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New Regulations To Increase Cost For International Artists To Perform In Canada

New regulations in Canada, enacted July 31, makes it significantly harder for international artists to perform in the country. While dedicated venues are exempt, establishments with a primary business other than music will face dramatically increased fees when booking non-Canadian talent. Read a full explanation here. Many bar owners, booking agents and promoters are bemoaning changes to the federal regulations surrounding foreign workers entering Canada which will see them hit with heavier financial burdens that could deal a crippling blow to live music at the club level. The new rules, which quietly came into effect July 31, will double, triple[Read More…]

The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die

The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die Announce Fall Tour Dates With Pity Sex

The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die have announced plans for a fall tour, which includes dates with Pity Sex, Modern Baseball, Brand New, Toe, The Front Bottoms, Daylight and The Menzingers. Dates below: w/ Pity Sex & Modern Baseball 8/24/2013 – Bay Shore, NY @  Even Flow Bar & Grill w/ Dads 8/25/2013 – Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Lanes w/ One Hundred Year Ocean w/ Brand New 9/13/2013 – Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s 9/14/2013 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection 9/15/2013 – Indianapolis, IN @ Hoosier Dome (without Brand New) 9/16/2013 –[Read More…]

Motley Crue

Mötley Crüe To Call It Quits After Farewell Tour

Mötley Crüe will be calling it quits after a farewell tour in 2014 in hopes to go out on top. Read what the band said to Rolling Stone below: “We’ll do one more time around the world and kinda call it quits,” Neil said. “It’s just that time. We’re going out on top. We don’t want to be some band that people are like, ‘Oh, they’re playing a club now,’ that kind of band. We still sell out arenas, have stadium stuff and things like that, so let’s go out when it’s a big deal.

The Calling

The Calling Vocalist Beaten And Left For Dead

Alex Band (vocalist of The Calling) was found by his bandmates left for dead on train tracks over the weekend. Alex had reportedly been walking circa 4 a.m. on Sunday in Lapeer, Michigan following a festival appearance when assailants approached him demanding money. They allegedly beat Alex with police batons then left him for dead at railroad tracks where his band later found him. The Calling had just announced plans to reunite for the first time in 8 years days prior to the attack. Watch their Extra reunion video below: video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player

Bayside

Bayside Sign To Hopeless Records

Bayside have signed to Hopeless Records. The label, With the signing of Bayside, we have solidified what will be one of the biggest year’s in Hopeless Records history. We are so excited to work with our long time friends and can not wait for fans to see what is in store. Anthony Raneri said, In our 13 years as a band we have released records through a bunch of labels and different situations. When we were looking for a label this time around, we really set out to find a label that could be our last label. We wanted to be[Read More…]