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MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK PLAN JULY SHOWS WITH THE SPILL CANVAS

Posted by Scott Heisel on 13-May-08 @ 03:22 PM

After their current stint on the Honda Civic Tour with Panic At The Disco ends (dates), Minneapolis pop-rockers Motion City Soundtrack will head back out on a brief headlining tour of mainly the Midwest as well as some Canadian stops with opening acts the Spill Canvas and labelmates Sing It Loud. Pre-sale tickets are available here; dates below:

JUL 15 Fargo, ND The Venue At Playmaker's
JUL 16 Billings, MT Bones Brewing
JUL 17 Spokane, WA The Big Easy
JUL 19 Edmonton, AB Starlite Room
JUL 21 Winnipeg, MB Garrick Theatre
JUL 23 Sioux Falls, SD Ramkota Exhibit Hall
JUL 24 Duluth, MN Grandmas Sports Garden
JUL 25 Green Bay, WI Riverside Ballroom (no Spill Canvas)
JUL 26 Traverse City, MI Streeters (no Spill Canvas)

Interestingly, their headlining shows wrap up right before Warped Tour swings through the area.

Interesting.

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METALLICA, THE SWORD, SHADOWS FALL, MORE AT ONE-DAY OZZFEST

Posted by Scott Heisel on 13-May-08 @ 02:46 PM

AS has been heavily rumored in recent weeks, OZZfest has been downgraded from a summer tour to a one-day festival, scheduled for Aug. 9 at Pizza Hut Park in Dallas, Texas. The three-stage event will be headlined by the festival's namesake, Ozzy Osbourne, as well as Metallica. Also appearing on the bill will be Serj Tankian, Shadows Fall, DevilDriver, Kingdom Of Sorrow, the Sword and more.

"We're going to be a stadium destination festival for now," says organizer Sharon Osbourne. "We have to keep evolving OZZfest."

Tickets for the one-day event will go on sale May 31; the current stage breakdown is below, with more bands TBA.

MAIN STAGE
Ozzy Osbourne
Metallica
Serj Tankian
Hellyeah
Jonathan Davis
Cavalera Conspiracy
Shadows Fall
Apocalyptica
In This Moment
All-star tribute to Dimebag Darrell

SECOND STAGE
Sevendust
DevilDriver
Kingdom Of Sorrow
Soilent Green
Witchcraft
Goatwhore

"TEXAS" STAGE
The Sword
Drowning Pool
Rigor Mortis

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JIMMY EAT WORLD SCHEDULE CANADA/U.S. DATES FOR JULY

Posted by Scott Heisel on 13-May-08 @ 11:12 AM

Proud Arizonans Jimmy Eat World keep on truckin' in support of 2007's Chase This Light with another batch of North American tour dates scattered across the Midwest and West Coast as well as Canada. No opening acts have been confirmed yet, but all shows go on sale this weekend. Dates:

June 18th - Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theater
July 1st - Montreal, QC - Le Medley
July 3rd - Kitchener, ON - Elements
July 4th - Toronto, ON - Sound Academy
July 5th - Pontiac, MI - The Crofoot
July 7th - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
July 8th - Winnipeg, MB - Burton Cummings Theatre
July 9th - Saskatoon, SK - Odeon Events Centre
July 11th - Edmonton, AB - Edmonton Events Centre
July 12th - Calgary, AB - Flames Central
July 14th - Vancouver, BC - Croation Cultural Center
July 15th - Seattle, WA - Showbox
July 16th - Portland, OR - Roseland Theatre
July 18th - San Francisco, CA - Fillmore

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BOYS LIKE GIRLS AND GOOD CHARLOTTE TO CO-HEADLINE THIS SUMMER

Posted by Rachel Lux on 13-May-08 @ 10:39 AM

Massachusetts pop-rock quartet Boys Like Girls and Good Charlotte have announced dates for their summer co-headlining run. The bands will be joined on the road with Metro Station and the Maine.

Dates & venues
Tue 7/8 Chicago, IL Congress Theatre
Wed 7/9 Milwaukee, WA The Rave
Thur 7/10 Des Moines IA Val-Air Ballroom
Fri 7/11 Denver, CO The Fillmore Auditorium
Sat 7/12 Salt Lake City, UT Salt Air Theater
Mon 7/14 Seattle, WA Showbox SoDo
Tue 7/15 Portland, OR Roseland Ballroom
Thur 7/17 Berkeley CA Berkeley Community Theatre
Fri 7/18 Anaheim, CA The Grove
Sat 7/19 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern
Sun 7/20 Alpine, CA Concerts in the Park
Mon 7/21 Mesa, AZ Mesa Amphitheater
Thur 7/24 Houston, TX Verizon Theater
Sat 7/26 Baton Rouge, LA Dixie Landin' Theme Park
Tue 7/29 Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall
Wed 7/30 Orlando, FL House of Blues
Thur 7/31 Boca Raton, FL Mizner Park Amphitheatre
Fri 8/1 St. Augustine FL St. Augustine Amphitheatre
Sat 8/2 Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues
Sun 8/3 Richmond VA 18th Street - Shockoe Bottom
Wed 8/6 Indianapolis, IN The Lawn at White River
Thu 8/7 Detroit MI The Fillmore at State Theater
Fri 8/8 Cleveland OH Time Warner Cable Amp.
Sat 8/9 Cincinnati OH National City Pavilion
Sun 8/10 Charlotte NC Amos' Southend
Wed 8/13 Toronto ON Kool Haus
Thu 8/14 Montreal QC Metropolis
Fri 8/15 Lowell MA Tsongas Arena
Sat 8/16 Uniondale NY Nassau Coliseum Parking Lot
Sun 8/17 Poughkeepsie NY Mid Hudson Civic Center
Wed 8/20 Philadelphia PA Festival Pier @ Penn's Landing
Thu 8/21 Jackson NJ North Star Arena @ Six Flags NJ

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FOXBORO HOT TUBS REVEAL MAY TOUR DATES

Posted by Scott Heisel on 12-May-08 @ 11:37 PM

Strangely familiar punk outfit Foxboro Hot Tubs (known to the rest of the world as Green Day) have revealed the routing for their first-ever tour. Tickets will be $20 at the door only with a two-ticket maximum per person; unfortunately, advance tickets are not available for any show, so prepare to stand in line. Furthermore, no cameras will be allowed in any of the venues (sorry, YouTube!). Dates:

May 19 2008 8:00P Juanita's Cantina Little Rock, Arkansas
May 20 2008 8:00P One Eyed Jacks New Orleans
May 21 2008 8:00P The Loft Dallas
May 22 2008 8:00P Emo's Austin
May 25 2008 8:00P The Brick House Phoenix
May 26 2008 8:00P Soma (Sidestage) San Diego
May 27 2008 8:00P The Roxy West Hollywood
May 28 2008 8:00P Alex's Bar Long Beach

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AP EXCLUSIVE: WATCH THE NEW 2*SWEET MUSIC VIDEO!

Posted by Scott Heisel on 12-May-08 @ 04:59 PM

After Chicagoland progressive pop-punk quintet 2*Sweet took the No. 1 spot in our "Hometown Heroes" unsigned band countdown by a landslide, we knew we had to help bring their rock to the masses. So when they came to us with their music video for "Rested Eyes Tell No Lies," the first single off their debut LP Sleep Without Dreams (out May 20), we jumped at the chance to debut it. Peep the Revenge Of The Nerds-inspired clip below, then pre-order the album right away!


2*Sweet - Rested Eyes Tell No Lies (altpress.com exclusive) from Alternative Press on Vimeo.

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