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Meg And Dia steam Here, Here And Here

Ben Sailer on 4/16/09 @ 8:39 PM

Draper, Utah pop rockers Meg And Dia's third full-length, Here, Here And Here has found its way online for streaming.

You can check out the entire album on their MySpace page.

Here, Here And Here is due out on April 21 through Warner Bros.

For Today to tear it up through the upper Midwest

Tim Karan on 4/16/09 @ 8:15 PM

Facedown Records metalcore act For Today recently announced a little over a week's worth of dates with Cincinnati, Ohio's Beneath The Sky and Minneapolis, Minnesota's Venia. You can find all the dates here:

June 5 Omaha, NE @ Sokol Underground
June 6 Kearney, NE @ KC Hall
June 7 Kansas City, MO @ Beaumont Club (For Today only)
June 8 Iowa City, IA @ The Picador
June 9 La Crosse, WI @ The Warehouse
June 10 Alexandria, MN @ Club 1
June 11 Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium
June 12 Bismarck, ND @ The Light House
June 13 Sioux City, IA @ The Underground

He Is Legend sign to Tragic Hero

Brian Shultz on 4/16/09 @ 7:30 PM

Southern rockers He Is Legend have signed with Tragic Hero after their considerable stint with Solid State.

The band's new album, It Hates You, is set for release on June 23rd, following up 2006's Suck Out The Poison.

Cursive / Ladyfinger to release split 10" EP for Record Store Day

Brian Shultz on 4/16/09 @ 6:15 PM

Cursive will be releasing a split 10" EP with Ladyfinger in support of Record Store Day.

Their side will feature a track from the recent Mama, I'm Swollen and one previously unreleased song. Ladyfinger will do the same with their own recent album, Dusk. Saddle Creek released both.

You can check out the artwork below.

Cursive have also planned some dates in the UK, to follow their upcoming U.S. schedule.

We recently spoke with frontman Tim Kasher.

Cursive / Ladyfinger split 10" track listing:
A-Side:
Cursive
1. From The Hips (from Mama, I'm Swollen)
2. Universal Shrug (previously unreleased)

B-Side:
Ladyfinger (ne)
1. Little Things (from Dusk)
2. Old News (previously unreleased)

MAY 12 LONDON, UK DINGWALLS
MAY 13 CARDIFF, UK CLWB IFOR BACH
MAY 15 BRIGHTON, UK THE GREAT ESCAPE
MAY 16 BIRMINGHAM, UK HARE AND HOUNDS
MAY 17 NORWICH, UK ARTS CENTRE
MAY 18 MANCHESTER, UK ACADEMY 3
MAY 19 YORK, UK FIBBERS
MAY 20 NEWCASTLE, UK ACADEMY 2
MAY 21 LONDON, UK STAG & DAGGER FESTIVAL
MAY 22 LEEDS, UK STAG & DAGGER FESTIVAL
MAY 23 GLASGOW, UK STAG & DAGGER FESTIVAL
MAY 24 NOTTINGHAM, UK DOT TO DOT FESTIVAL

The Audition Post New Album Stream

Max Weinberg on 4/16/09 @ 5:06 PM

Chicago pop-punkers The Audition have posted their entire new album, entitled simply Self-Titled Album, on their Victorstream page. The album can be found here, and will be in stored on April 28th via Victory Records.

You can also check out the band this spring on the Let It Rock Tour, featuring Kevin Rudolph, Hyper Crush, and Cash Cash. Dates can be found on the band's myspace

We Came As Romans sign to Equal Vision

Tim Karan on 4/16/09 @ 4:49 PM

Detroit's We Came As Romans have signed to Equal Vision Records. The band were the top unsigned band in AP's Hometown Heroes special, as voted on by fans. We Came As Romans will begin work on their Equal Vision debut full-length this June with producer Joey Sturgis (the Devil Wears Prada, Emarosa) at Foundation Recording Studio in Connersville, IN. The album is slated for a fall release.

Check out a video from We Came As Romans below.