God's gift to Boise, Idaho, BUILT TO SPILL have just confirmed their first-ever tour of Australia. Dec/Jan 2008 dates(it's summer downunda!)are still shifting slightly but the itin looks something like this:
Dec 29 - Melbourne/Corner Hotel (home of The Birthday Party!)
Dec 30 or 31 - The Falls Festival - Victoria or Marion Bay
Jan 2 - Brisbane/The Zoo (ah, home of The Saints!)
Jan 3 - Sydney/The Metro (God Bless You Am I!)
Jan 5 - Margate River Southbound Festival
Clearly excited about his highly anticipated antipedian trek, Doug Martsch says: "We're psyched."
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MoZella will be headlining the acoustic stage of the Summer Strummer Sunday, Sept 2nd in Santa Monica, CA. The 4-stage concert event will be presented by Star 98.7 - www.myspace.com/thesummerstrummer.
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Fresh off the road from the Van's Lucky 13 Warped Tour, our it's better in burbank insiders hopped on the bus with Meg and Dia from Cleveland to New York. First up, Cleveland. Unfortunately, we have no real pictures due to unsightly weather problems. Oh yes, it rained, it poured, it roared. Oh, and it hailed too.
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Talib Kweli had a challenge on his hands this weekend while trying to fill the massive main stage with just himself and a DJ at the Rock The Bells festival in NYC this weekend. He had a little help from his friend and Blackstar bandmate, Mos Def. Here's the duo throwing down their classic "Definition" in front of the sold-out crowd at Randall's Island.
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Taking Back Sunday drummer Mark O’Connell is taking a leave of absence from the band's spot on the current Projekt Revolution Tour due to suffering a herniated disc. After undergoing an MRI, O’Connell has been advised to return home for treatment until further notice. “I’m really sorry. I feel like I’m letting people down,” O’Connell says.
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Mastodon have joined the line-up to play this year's Vegoose Festival in lovely Las Vegas! The fest will take place from October 26th thru October 28th this Fall.
Here's a recent photo of them from the Pitchfork Festival, expect similar signs of aggression at Vegoose:
Photo credit: Jason Bergman (http://jbergs.com/)
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Regina Spektor, Against Me!, Muse and Bang Bang Bang at Lollapalooza Aug 3, 4 and 5
Posted: Jul 31, 2007
Make sure to check out Sire's Regina Spektor, Against Me!, and Warner Bros.' Muse and Bang Bang Bang at Lollapalooza this August 3, 4 and 5!! Make sure to follow the link below to get all the details for the concert...
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Hot Hot Heat get the crowd going with the new songs ("Harmonicas and Tambourines", "Let Me In") and old favorites ("Talk to Me, Dance With Me," "Bandages") at The Greek theatre last week in Los Angeles. They opened for Snow Patrol (no inserting clever pun about snow and heat---so done already), and are excited about their upcoming new record Happiness LTD out September 11, 2007.
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At a recent concert at the University of Massachusetts, Talib Kweli slammed on the Eurhythmic's "Sweet Dreams (are made of these)" and then appropriately free styled a whole verse over the 80's pop tune, creating a mash-up not even DJ Z-Trip could think of.
(watch the video http://youtube.com/watch?v=Zbvoj_aop7I)
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The boys of Evaline are enjoying their second summer on ALL Warped Tour tour dates... gracing the "Ernie Ball Stage." Evaline has been consistently on the road in 2007 playing all dates on this year's "Rockstar Taste of Chaos, " and then North American tour dates as direct support for Placebo.
The band released a 6 song EP "Postpartum Modesty: A Portrait of Skin," on WB last year, and has since been writing songs in secluded places in Nothern California for the LP debut on WB - out sometime next year.
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