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Mercy Mercedes and the Dangerous Summer announce tour

Tim Karan on 10/19/09 @ 5:17 PM

Mercy Mercedes and the Dangerous Summer have revealed dates for a tour this November featuring special guests Between The Trees and Single File. Dates are below.

11/10 - THE BALCONY BAR @ Trocadero - Phildelphia, PA
11/11 - CROCODILE ROCK CAFÉ - Allentown, PA
11/12 - WEBSTER UNDERGROUND - Hartford, CT
11/13 - THE ELODLYN TERRACE - Altoona, PA
11/14 - VIBE LOUNGE - Rockville Centre, NY (without the Dangerous Summer)
11/15 - SCHOOL OF ROCK - South Hackensack, NJ
11/17 - BUFFALO, NY
11/18 - MR SMALL's THEATRE - Pittsburgh, PA
11/19 - GROG SHOP - Cleveland Heights, OH
11/20 - PARLOUR AT SOUTHGATE HOUSE - Newport, KY
11/21 - ROCKETOWN - Nashville, TN
11/22 - THE MASQUERADE - Atlanta, GA
11/24 - JAMMIN JAVA - Vienna, VA

Motion City Soundtrack release "Disappear" single

Scott Heisel on 10/19/09 @ 12:26 PM

Motion City Soundtrack have issued the first music from their upcoming fourth album, My Dinosaur Life. The song, titled "Disappear," can be streamed below or downloaded for free here. My Dinosaur Life will be out in early 2010 on Columbia Records.

Mew, Jay Reatard, more announced as support for the Pixies "Doolittle Tour"

Tim Karan on 10/19/09 @ 10:49 AM

The Pixies have revealed support acts for their tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of their 1989 album, Doolittle. Mew, Jay Reatard, Bad Lieutenant (featuring Bernard Sumner of New Order and Joy Division), No Age, Black Gold and Rain Machine (featuring Kyp Malone of TV On The Radio). In addition, the Pixies added a third and final Chicago show to the U.S. leg of the tour which launched September 30 in Dublin, Ireland.

The Pixies will be performing all of the songs from Doolittle and its B-sides like "Weird At My School," "Dancing The Manta Ray" and "Bailey's Walk."

U.S. dates are as follows:
NOVEMBER
4 The Palladium, Los Angeles, CA - No Age
5 The Palladium, Los Angeles, CA - Black Gold
6 The Palladium, Los Angeles, CA - Rain Machine
8 Fox Theater, Oakland, CA - Rain Machine
9 Fox Theater, Oakland, CA - No Age
10 Fox Theatre, Oakland, CA - Black Gold
12 Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA - Rain Machine
13 Paramount Theatre, Seattle, WA - No Age
14 Hult Center, Eugene, OR - Rain Machine
16 The Fillmore, Denver, CO - No Age
17 The Fillmore, Denver, CO - TBA
19 Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL - Bad Lieutenant
20 Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL - No Age
21 Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL - Jay Reatard
23 Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, NY - Bad Lieutenant
24 Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, NY - Jay Reatard
25 Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, NY - Rain Machine/early show, no support for late show
27 Wang Center, Boston, MA - Jay Reatard
28 Wang Center, Boston, MA - Rain Machine
30 Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C. - Jay Reatard
DECEMBER
1 Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C. - Mew

Altpress.com Exclusive: Listen to a new Rocket Summer song!

Tim Karan on 10/19/09 @ 7:00 AM

Last week we brought you a 30-second clip of the title track from the Rocket Summer's upcoming EP, You Gotta Believe, and today we've got an exclusive first-listen to the entire song. The EP doesn't come out until Oct. 27, but listen to the song here! Let us know what you think!

A Day To Remember scold security after a fan is punched

Tim Karan on 10/18/09 @ 1:11 PM

A Day To Remember frontman Jeremy McKinnon went off Saturday night after a security guard allegedly punched a teenager at their show in Ocala, Florida. During the nearly three-minute, curse-laden onstage response to the violence, McKinnon says, "These are my fuckin' friends, this is our fuckin' show and you don't put your fuckin' hands on one of these kids." McKinnon also goes onto thank the security guards at the show who didn't take part in the incident: "It is not cool to disrespect security at any cost. They are here to protect you guys. They are here to make sure this show goes over right. And by all means, to the security guards who are doing their job, thank you so much for being a part of this."

Check out video of the incident below.

New Found Glory debut "Don't Let Her Pull You Down" video

Tim Karan on 10/17/09 @ 3:09 PM

New Found Glory have debuted a zombie-themed music video for their song "Don't Let Her Pull You Down". In celebration of the release of the video, the band have also put together a special poster, vinyl, and shirt bundle.
Along with "Don't Let Her Pull You Down", the 7" vinyl features the B-side "I'm the Fool" which was originally only available through iTunes and their Japanese release of Not Without A Fight.

Check out the music video below: