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Taking Back Sunday and Envy on the Coast to play hometown show

Julie Nguyen on 7/7/09 @ 1:02 AM

Taking Back Sunday and Envy on the Coast are playing a special hometown show in Long Island, NY with surprise guests. The show will go down August 28th at the Bay Stage at Jones Beach.

Pre-sale tickets through Ducat King are currently available. Pre-sale tickets through Live Nation will be available July 9th and it will be open to the public on July 11th.

TBS will be supporting their recent record release New Again on Warner Bros. Their single "Sink Into Me" has been nominated for a 2009 Teen Choice Award for Best Rock Track. Click here to vote and view other nominees

Brendon and Spencer discuss Panic At The Disco lineup change

Scott Heisel on 7/6/09 @ 6:12 PM

It seemed like only yesterday that we brought you news of guitarist/primary songwriter Ryan Ross and bassist Jon Walker splitting from Panic At The Disco. (Actually, it was about five hours ago.) Remaining members Brendon Urie (vocals) and Spencer Smith (drums) have issued a statement in response to Ross and Walker's departure on their blog:

"We just wanted to let you know, that the news of Ryan and Jon leaving the band is unfortunately true. It's been an amazing journey being in a band with them, but sometimes individual tastes take friends in different directions and you can't ignore it. They are some of the most talented guys we know, and we're sure that whatever they do next will be great. That said, Panic At The Disco is alive and very very well. We are working on new songs that we are excited for you to hear. Our dates with Blink and Fall Out Boy start in a little less than a month, and we wouldn't miss those for the world. We know everybody has a lot of questions at this point with everything being so out of the blue, most of those should be answered in the coming weeks. We appreciate every one of you, and hope you continue with us on this incredible ride."

UPDATE: Rumors are already swirling the internet regarding who will be replacing Ross and Walker on the band's upcoming tour with Blink-182. One gossip site in particular is reporting that Matthew Murphy and Tord Overlond-Knudsen from U.K. group the Wombats will be joining the band -- according to Panic's manager, Bob McLynn, this is "not true." He has also told us Urie and Smith have made no decision on new members as of yet, but when they do, the information will be exclusively on AltPress.com.

We'll have more on this story for you as it develops.

As I Lay Dying, Insted, Strife, Death By Stereo to play Liskfest 2.0

Scott Heisel on 7/6/09 @ 5:51 PM

The initial lineup has been announced for the second-annual Liskfest. Dubbed "Liskfest 2.0," the event will take place Sept. 5 at Oak Canyon Ranch in Irvine, California, and will feature headliners As I Lay Dying, as well as reunions from Insted and Strife. Also on the bill are Ignite, Death By Stereo, Born Of Osiris, Reign Supreme and more; the current confirmed lineup is below, with fest organizers promising "some huge acts that we can't mention yet," as well.

CURRENTLY CONFIRMED
After The Burial
Against The Wall
All Shall Perish
Alpha & Omega
As I Lay Dying
Born Of Osiris
Caliban
Chaser
Death By Stereo
Ignite
Insted
Monument To Thieves
Nations Afire
Reign Supreme
Revolution Mother
Strife

AP was a proud sponsor of last year's Liskfest, which featured Gorilla Biscuits, Every Time I Die, Bleeding Through, H2O and more; you can see our photo recap here.

AltPress Exclusive: Bridge Nine Tour lineup and routing revealed

Scott Heisel on 7/6/09 @ 5:09 PM

Alternative Press has exclusively obtained the lineup and routing for this fall's inaugural Bridge Nine Tour. Assembled by Boston label Bridge Nine Records, the tour will feature headliners (and recent B9 signees) Strike Anywhere, whose B9 debut, Iron Fist, drops Oct. 6.

Supporting them will be post-hardcore buzz band Polar Bear Club, whose B9 debut, Chasing Hamburg, hits stores Sept. 8. Opening the month-long U.S. tour will be Crime In Stereo (whose new album will be issued in February 2010) and fellow labelmates Ruiner, who will release their new album, Hell Is Empty, on Sept. 22.

"I think this is an awesome bill," label owner Chris Wrenn says, "and a great representation of different sides of punk, hardcore and Bridge Nine in 2009."

Tickets for the Bridge Nine Tour will be available starting July 10; dates are below:

10/02 @ The Black Cat- Washington DC
10/03 @ Gramercy Theatre- NYC NY
10/04 @ First Unitarian Church- Sanctuary- Philadelphia PA
10/05 @ Harpers Ferry- Allston MA
10/06 @ Asbury Lanes- Asbury Park, NJ
10/07 @ Altar Bar- Pittsburgh PA
10/08 @ Grog Shop- Cleveland Heights- OH
10/09 @ Smalls- Hamtramck IL
10/10 @ Beat Kitchen- Chicago IL - RIOT FEST matinee
10/11 @ Triple Rock Social Club- Minneapolis MN
10/12 @ Sokol Underground- Omaha NE
10/13 @ Marquis Theatre- Denver CO
10/14 @ Club Sound- Salt Lake City UT
10/15 @ The Venue- Boise ID
10/16 @ Hawthorne Theater- Portland OR
10/18 @ Chop Suey- Seattle WA
10/20 @ Bottom Of The Hill- San Francisco- CA
10/21 @ Chain Reaction- Anaheim CA
10/22 @ Knitting Factory- Los Angeles CA
10/23 @ Che Cafe- San Diego CA
10/24 @ The Sets- Tempe AZ
10/26 @ Emo's - Austin TX
10/27 @ Walter's On Washington- Houston TX
10/28 @ Sluggo's- Pensacola FL
10/29 @ The Social- Orlando FL
10/30 @ The Venue- Gainsville FL
10/31 @ New Brookland Tavern- West Columbia SC
11/01 @ The Peppermint Beach Club- Virginia Beach VA

Dillinger Four plan West Coast tour with the Riverboat Gamblers

Scott Heisel on 7/6/09 @ 4:08 PM

Minneapolis punks Dillinger Four are hitting the road for a week this September in continuing support of 2008's Fat Wreck-released C I V I L W A R. Joining these functioning alcoholics on this short West Coast trek will be the Riverboat Gamblers (who recently let us debut their new music video) as well as D4 bassist Paddy Costello's other band, the Arrivals. Looks like someone will be pulling double duty each night. Dates:

09/18/09 Seattle , WA El Corazon
09/19/09 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre
09/22/09 Santa Cruz, CA Blue Lagoon
09/23/09 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill
09/24/09 Hollywood, CA, CA Knitting Factory
09/25/09 San Diego, CA Casbah
09/26/09 Tempe, AZ The Sets

Paramore stream new single

Laila Hanson on 7/6/09 @ 3:35 PM

Head over to Paramore.net to check out the latest single from the group entitled "Ignorance." The song will appear on their upcoming full-length, Brand New Eyes which hits stores September 29. The band has been playing the song live on their current tour with No Doubt.

UPDATE:
The song is now available on the band's MySpace and PureVolume accounts as well.