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Fat Mike to auction off his first guitar for charity

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 5/25/06 @ 9:18 PM - altpress.com

NOFX leader and Fat Wreck Chords label head Fat Mike has donated his first guitar to Unite The United, a charity formed to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Of course, what's interesting about this is that Fat Mike doesn't play guitar in NOFX; he plays bass.

"It was my first guitar," he says. "I bought it from Lynn Strait [the late singer of Snot] for $50 who actually stole it in the first place, so I bought a stolen guitar. I wrote all of Liberal Animation on it. It never toured since I don't play guitar on tour. Oh, and the E string never stays in tune."

You can check the auction for it, as well as other items being auctioned for charity, here.

Chiodos forced to drop off Between The Buried And Me tour

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 5/25/06 @ 4:18 PM - altpress.com

Equal Vision buzz band Chiodos have announced that, due to singer Craig Owens falling ill, the band have had to drop off the remainder of their tour with Between The Buried And Me.

"I woke up this morning with a severe shortness of breath," says Owens. "Since I had been sidelined once before, I have to be cautious with my health."

The band's current tour itinerary, including their cancellations, is below; remember, the BTBAM shows are still on, just sans Chiodos. Dates:

05/25 Worcester, MA Palladium (261 Main St) 6:30pm $13 CANCELLED
05/26 Quebec City, QC Anti (725 Cote d'Abraham) 7pm $15/20 CANCELLED
05/27 Montreal, QC Foufounes Electriques (87 Ste-Catherine E) 7pm $13/15 CANCELLED
05/28 Ottawa, ON Babylon (317 Bank St) 5pm $13.50/15 CANCELLED
05/29 Toronto, ON Kathedral (651 Queen St W) 7:30pm $13.50/15 CANCELLED
05/30 London, ON Call The Office (216 York St) 7pm $13.50/15 CANCELLED
05/31 Hamilton, ON Underground (41 Catherine St N) 7pm $13.50/15 CANCELLED
06/01 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Smalls Theatre (400 Lincoln Ave) 6pm $10/12 CANCELLED
06/10 Fredricksburg, VA KCs (1917 Princess Anne St) 1pm $20/25 w/ Dillinger Escape Plan, Haste The Day, From A Second Story Window, The Showdown
06/13 State College, PA Crowbar (420 East College Ave) 8pm $12/14 CANCELLED
06/14 Pittsburgh, PA Rex Theatre (1602 E Carson St) 7pm $11/13 CANCELLED
06/15 Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom (681 Main St) 6pm $12 w/ It Dies Today, Haste The Day, The Showdown, Flee the Seen
06/16 Toledo, OH Headliners (4500 N. Detroit Ave) 7pm $12/15 w/ It Dies Today, Haste The Day, The Showdown, Flee The Seen
06/17 Detroit, MI St. Andrew's Hall (431 E. Congress) 6pm $12 w/ it Dies Today, Haste The Day, The Showdown, Flee The Seen
06/18 Indianapolis, IN Knights Of Columbus (2100 East 71st St) 6pm $14 w/ It Dies Today, Haste The Day, The Showdown, Flee The Seen
6/19 Grand Rapids, MI The Intersection (133 Grandville Ave. SW) TBA $13/15 w/ It Dies Today, Haste The Day, The Showdown, Flee The Seen
06/21 Minneapolis, MN The Ascot Room (110 North Fifth St) 6:30pm $14 w/ It Dies Today, Haste The Day, The Showdown, Flee The Seen
06/22 Madison, WI The Loft (827 East Washington Ave) TBA $12 w/ It Dies Today, Haste The Day, The Showdown, Flee The Seen
06/23 St. Louis, MO Creepy Crawl (3524 Washington Ave) 7pm $12 w/ It Dies Today, Haste The Day, The Showdown, Flee The Seen
06/25 Nashville, TN Rocketown (401 6th Ave South) TBA $12 w/ It Dies Today, Haste The Day, The Showdown, Flee The Seen
06/26 Cordova, TN Skatepark of Memphis (7740 Trinity Rd #118) 6pm $12 w/ It Dies Today, Haste the Day, The Showdown, Flee The Seen
06/27 Little Rock, AR Vinos (923 W 7th St) TBA $12 w/ It Dies Today, Haste The Day, The Showdown, Flee The Seen
06/30 Houston, TX Reliant Center TBA TBA *WARPED TOUR on Smartpunk stage*
07/01 Dallas, TX TBA TBA TBA *WARPED TOUR on Smartpunk stage*
07/02 San Antonio, TX Verizon Wireless Amphitheater TBA TBA *WARPED TOUR on Smartpunk stage*
07/03 Las Cruces, NM New Mexico State University TBA TBA *WARPED TOUR on Smartpunk stage*
07/05 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Pavillion TBA TBA *WARPED TOUR on Smartpunk stage*
07/06 San Diego, CA Coors Amphitheater TBA TBA *WARPED TOUR on Smartpunk stage*
07/07 Pomona, CA LA County Fairgrounds TBA TBA *WARPED TOUR on Smartpunk stage*
07/08 San Francisco, CA Pier 30/32 TBA TBA *WARPED TOUR on Smartpunk stage*
07/09 Fresno, CA Selland Arena TBA TBA *WARPED TOUR on Smartpunk stage*
07/10 Anaheim, CA Chain Reaction (1652 W. Lincoln Ave) 7pm $12/14 w/ Goodbye Tomorrow, The Fully Down, Stilleto Formal
07/11 Ventura, CA Seaside Park TBA TBA *WARPED TOUR on Smartpunk stage*
07/12 Los Angeles, CA Dodger Stadium TBA TBA *WARPED TOUR on Smartpunk stage*
07/13 Sacramento, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre Lot TBA TBA *WARPED TOUR on Smartpunk stage*
07/14 Boise, ID Treasure Valley Speedway TBA TBA *WARPED TOUR on Smartpunk stage*
07/15 George, WA Gorge Amphitheatre TBA TBA *WARPED TOUR on Smartpunk stage*
07/16 Spokane, WA The Big Dipper (171 S. Washington) 6:30pm $12/15 w/ Fear Before The March Of Flames, The Sleeping, Royden, Downers
07/17 Boise, ID The Venue (521 Broad St) TBA $10 w/ Fear Before The March Of Flames, The Sleeping, Royden, Downers
07/18 Ogden, UT Club Boom (2701 Washington Blvd) 6pm $10/12 w/ Fear Before The March Of Flames, The Sleeping, Royden, Downers
07/19 Denver, CO Marquis Theatre (2009 Larimer St) 7:30pm $10 w/ Fear Before The March Of Flames, The Sleeping, Royden, Downers
07/20 Wichita, KS Headway Skatepark (200 North Orange) TBA $12 w/ Fear Before The March Of Flames, The Sleeping, Royden, Downers
07/22 Dekalb, IL The House Cafe (368 East Lincoln Hwy) 6pm $12/14 w/ Fear Before The March Of Flames, The Sleeping, Royden, Downers
07/23 Chicago, IL Logan Square Auditorium (2539 N. Kedzie Blvd) 6:30pm $12/14 w/ Fear Before the March Of Flames, The Sleeping, Royden, Downers

Hawthorne Heights team up with Boost Mobile for free shows

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 5/25/06 @ 2:45 PM - altpress.com

Victory Records band Hawthorne Heights have announced a series of free, intimate club shows scheduled throughout the summer in conjunction with Boost Mobile RockCorps. While the shows are free, the only way to guarantee admission is to become a part of the RockCorps, which entails signing up on their website and participating in pre-scheduled community service sessions in specific cities. Those participants, and only those participants, get to attend the show in question for free. Dates:

July 2nd The Beat Kitchen Chicago
July 7th Warehouse Live Houston
July 17th Magic Stick Detroit
July 27th Troubadour Los Angeles
August 2nd 9:30 Club Washington

A Static Lullaby sign to Fearless

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 5/25/06 @ 11:46 AM - altpress.com

Pastepunk is reporting that screamo-rock act A Static Lullaby have signed to Fearless Records. The label will release the band's new album on Sept. 26; you can hear some of the band's new demos here.

The band have a few shows on their slate, including two Warped Tour stops. Dates:

Jun 12 2006 7:00P Chain Reaction Anaheim , CA
Jul 7 2006 12:00A Warped Tour - LA COUNTY FAIR GROUNDS POMONA, CA
Jul 12 2006 12:00A Warped Tour - DODGER STADIUM LOS ANGELES , CA

High On Fire, Oxbow, Matmos, more playing Ovrcast Festival

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 5/25/06 @ 10:55 AM - altpress.com

Organizers have announced details on the first-ever Ovrcast Festival, set to take place on June 5-6 in Los Angeles. The free festival takes place on June 6, and features High On Fire, Matmos, Oxbow, Saviours, Wires On Fire, Bastard Noise and more; there is also a pre-party on June 5, and an art fest (featuring showings from Matmos and more) running throughout the month. Details are below:

MUSIC PORTION, PART 1 FEATURING:
Conifer (N.A.)
Splatterhouse (RAZORBACK)
Sulaco (WILLOWTIP)
Lions of Tsavo (OVRCAST)
BOOTLEG RE-MIX and HEAVY METAL MASH-UP D.J. sets by: D.J. DESTROYER (Inhumanz) and D.J. MYXLPLIX
DATES:         6/5/06
LOCATION: Mountain Bar
                       473 Gin Ling way
                       Los Angeles, Ca.
                       90012
 
MUSIC PORITON, PART 2 FEATURING
Bastard Noise (VARIOUS LABELS)
Boyjazz (FRENETIC)
Crom (Pessimiser)
Damion Romero (P-tapes)
David Scott Stone (N.A.)
D.J. Swamp (Various Labels)
Earthless (GRAVITY)
Everlovely Lightningheart (HYDRAHEAD)
Gregg Kowalsky (KRANKY)
High On Fire (RELAPSE)
Indian Jewelry (TIGERBEAT6)
John Wiese (HELICOPTER)
Matmos (MATADOR)
Nachtmystium (SOUTHERN LORD)
Oxbow (HYDRAHEAD)
Saviours (LEVEL-PLANE)
WIRES ON FIRE (BUDDYHEAD)
DATES:         6/6/06       
LOCATION: The Vanguard
                       6021 Hollywood Blvd.
                       Los Angeles, Ca.

ART FEST FEATURING:
Matmos (SCULPTURE/PORTAITURE)
James Welling (Photography)
Tom Allen (Painter)
Violet Hopkins (Mixed Media)
John Divola(Photography)
Matthew Brannon(Mixed Media)
Frances Stark  (Drawing + mixed Media)
Larry Johnson (photography)
Brian Kennon  (Publishing,sound, mixed media)
Kevin Hanley   (video/photography)
DATES RUNNING:
Exhibition on view June 6th-June 25th; Opening reception on June 9th  7:00pm
LOCATION: Roski MFA Gallery
                       3001 S. Flower St.
                       Los Angeles, CA.
                       9007

H2O DVD to get official release this July

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 5/24/06 @ 5:40 PM - altpress.com

Long-running hardcore punk band H2O have announced that their new DVD, One Life, One Chance, will be officially released in stores via Music Video Distributors on July 18. The DVD has already been made available only via the band's website.

The DVD includes the band's 10-year anniversary show from the Knitting Factory in New York City last year (tracklisting below), as well as music videos for "Spirit of '84," "Family Tree," "Everready," "One Life One Chance" and "Role Model," as well as their cover of Ice Cube's "It Was A Good Day." Also included on the DVD is the band's 1999 home video, F.T.T.W., previously available only on VHS.

You can view the cover art for the DVD here; the tracklisting for the live show is below:

5 Year Plan
Scene Report
Spirit Of 84
I Know Why
Friend
Generic
Surrounded
Here Today Gone Tomorrow
Hi Low
My Curse
Everready
I See It In Us
Role Model
Boot Straps
Faster Than The World
Not Just Boys Fun
Liberate
Empty Pockets
Memory Lane
One Life One Chance
Family Tree
Thicker Than Water
Guilty By Association