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Hinder Adds Dates With Saving Abel

Hinder, Saving Abel, My Darkest Days and Default will all go on tour in November. Dates below: November 17th in Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues November 18th in Libertyville, IL @ Austin’s Fuel Room November 19th in Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s November 20th in Pontiac, MI @ The Crofoot November 24th in Des Moines, IA @ Val Air Ballroom November 26th in Little Rock, AR @ The Village November 27th in Miami, OK @ Buffalo Run Casino December 10th in Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance December 11th in Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock Cafe December 12th in Sayreville, NJ[Read More…]

The Friday Night Boys Are Breaking Up

The Friday Night Boys have announced that they’re officially breaking up. Guitarist Mike Toohey is in a new band called Time Travel. Bassist Robby Dallas Reider will be performing with him and taking a day job working for a member of Congress. Drummer Chris Barrett will be releasing solo material and frontman Andrew Goldstein will be writing and producing for other artists. A statement released by Goldstein: After three and a half years as band, The Friday Night Boys are officially splitting up. Many of you know that things don’t always go the way they are originally planned, but it[Read More…]

D.R.U.G.S. Headlining Ernie Ball Battle Of The Bands Showcase Party

D.R.U.G.S. will be headline the annual Vans Warped Tour/Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands showcase taking place December 3rd at the Key Club in Hollywood. The event features four contest finalists My Arcadia, the Suit, Freshman 15 and Machree. They are competing to win a $15,000 Guitar Center shopping spree, a three-song EP with producer Matt Squire, a slot on the 2011 Warped Tour and more. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased here.

2010 Monster Mosh Music Festival Lineup

The lineup for this year’s annual Monster Mosh Music Festival in northern Texas has been revealed. The all-day Halloween event will feature The Devil Wears Prada, Whitechapel, Black Veil Brides, and more. The show is October 31st at the Dr. Pepper Arena in Frisco, Texas. Get your tickets. Lineup below: Performing: The Devil Wears Prada Enter Shikari Whitechapel Black Veil Brides William Control Motionless In White For All Those Sleeping A Tragedy At Hand Set The Sun Lizard Professor Werewolf Therewolf Crown The Empire Wings Of A Seraphim We The Fearless

D.R.U.G.S. Adds Adam Russell And Announce First Show

D.R.U.G.S.[featuring vocalist Craig Owens (formerly of Chiodos), guitarist Nick Martin (Cinematic Sunrise, Isles & Glaciers), guitarist/vocalist Matt Good (formerly of From First To Last) and drummer Aaron Stern (formerly of Matchbook Romance)] have added Story Of The Year bassist Adam Russell to the band. And the band announced their first show will be November 28th at the Pike Room in Pontiac, Michigan. Check out Adam’s introduction video below.

Confide Announces They’re Breaking Up

Confide have announced that they’ll part ways when they return from their tour of Japan. The band plan to play a handful of farewell shows on the West Coast. Frontman Ross Kenyon: I want to let our fans know that the breakup is a positive thing and that everyone in the band is still friends without any hard feelings. We decided Confide would come to an end after our Japan tour in early October. A statement released on behalf of the band: We want to thank fans with [farewell shows] and let them know we truly appreciate their support over the[Read More…]

As Tall As Lions “Retiring For The Forseeable Future”

As Tall As Lions have announced that they are “retiring for the forseeable future” and have set a string of farewell tour dates for December. Band wrote: After eight years of music, friendship, laughter, adventure, bliss, blood, sweat, tears and everything else that goes along with it, As Tall As Lions are retiring for the forseeable future. There is no sadness on our side, and we hope there is none on yours. We will be playing a handful of shows across the country to try and give everyone an opportunity to see us one last time. Our sincerest apologies to[Read More…]

Say Anything Bassist Leaves The Band

The bassist for Say Anything, Alexander T Kent has decided to leave the band. Kenny Vasoli of Person L and The Starting Line will fill in on bass for Say Anything while on the road. Kent posted on the band’s official website: It really has been a wild ride. I remember so well the fairly warm December night 6 years ago at Chain Reaction when Max asked me to play in Say Anything. I’ve learned and grown so much while being in this band and these words will not come close enough to expressing the gratitude to everyone in the[Read More…]

Boys Like Girls Drummer Arrested For Breaking And Entering

According to Massachusetts newspaper The Sun Chronicle, Boys Like Girls drummer John Keefe was charged with breaking and entering into a motor vehicle last Friday. Keefe allegedly got into a confrontation that morning with a neighbor outside his Mansfield condominium over the noise of a carpet cleaning van parked outside. Police say Keefe opened the van door several times and turned the keys to stop the cleaning equipment which was powered by a compressor. Keefe told responding officers that he was up late into the previous night writing music and was trying to sleep before the police were called around[Read More…]

Nominees For Rock Hall’s Class Of 2011

The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame has announced the nominees for their Class of 2011. Among the artists being considered for inclusion into the Hall of Fame include the Beastie Boys, Tom Waits, Alice Cooper, Bon Jovi and more. You can see the full list of this year’s nominees here. Ballots will now be sent to 500 rock experts for voting on which nominees should be inducted.

Jack’s Mannequin Bassist Leaves Band

Jack’s Mannequin bassist Jon “Dr. J” Sullivan has left the band to pursue his other band Kid Is Qual. Frontman Andrew McMaho: This has been an eventful summer to say the least, and the following news is certainly no exception. To any of you who will be attending the upcoming college shows, you will notice that Jack’s has undergone a change in personnel. Our dear friend, Dr. J, will be moving on to pursue new horizons with his band Kid is Qual. He will be sorely missed by us and the fans who have grown to love him, but we[Read More…]

Black Veil Brides Drummer Joins Modern Day Escape

Former Black Veil Brides drummer Sandra Alvarenga has joined Modern Day Escape. She replaces Corey Good, who parted ways with the band to spend time with his family. Modern Day Escape released this statement: “We are happy to announce that Sandra Alvarenga, formerly of Black Veil Brides, will be joining us as drummer! Corey has decided that he needs to focus on family right now, and wish him the best in everything he does. He will always be considered a brother to us. We are excited to have Sandra join us on the skins, and we can’t wait for you[Read More…]

Therefore I Am Breaks Up

Therefore I Am have announced that they have broken up. The band will play their last two shows on November 19 at Rocko’s in Manchester, NH and November 20 at Lupo’s in Providence, RI. Official statement below: I met Alex, Brian, Chris and Jim on Pratt Street in Allston, MA during the spring of 2006. Therefore I Am played music before I came into the picture but my accompaniment marked the beginning of something new. I joined their band on a whim. I dropped out of school, bought an amp and hit the road. The aforementioned members of Therefore I[Read More…]

Shadows Fall Set Date For Live DVD

Shadows Fall’s live DVD ‘Madness In Manila: Shadows Fall Live In The Philippines 2009‘ was originally scheduled for an August release, it will now come out on October 26th. Track list below: 1. The Light That Blinds 2. Forevermore 3. Failure Of The Devout 4. Crushing Belial 5. Burning The Lives 6. A Public Execution 7. Casting Shade 8. Destroyer Of Senses 9. What Drives The Weak 10. The Power of I and I 11. Enlightened By The Cold 12. Thoughts Without Words 13. Inspiration On Demand 14. War 15. The Great Collapse 16.  Redemption

Something Corporate And Jack’s Mannequin Will Play The Same Show

For the first time ever Andrew McMahon’s bands Something Corporate and Jack’s Mannequin will perform at the same show. The event is the first annual benefit for McMahon’s Dear Jack Foundation taking place Nov. 18 at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles. Tickets go on sale Sept. 18 on Ticketmaster. McMahon said: “This is going to be a really special night. To share a stage with so many close friends is a blessing in itself, but to do so while working on behalf of young adults with cancer gives me great joy. Hopefully this is a tradition that will[Read More…]

A Day To Remember Special Announcement

A Day To Remember will make a “special announcement” during a live video chat on Ustream. They will be online beginning at 7 p.m. EST on Sept. 20 and once the room has 1,000 viewers, the band will make the announcement.

Sing It Loud Breaking Up

Sing It Loud have announced that they are breaking up. Statement below: “After three years of playing music together, we (Pat, Ben, Nate, Chris and Kieren) have decided to step away from Sing It Loud. We would like to thank everyone who has supported us through this amazing part of our lives.  We have been given a rare opportunity to do something many people never get the chance to do, and for that we are eternally grateful.  There is no drama or bad blood between any of us, we are all going out together the same way we came into[Read More…]

The Felix Culpa Sign With No Sleep Records

The Felix Culpa have signed with indie label No Sleep Records (the Wonder Years, La Dispute, Balance And Composure). No Sleep will reissue the band’s new album, ‘Sever Your Roots,’ on Nov. 16. “We’re incredibly stoked to be working with No Sleep—It’s a perfect fit for us,” says frontman Marky Hladish. “They’re a smart, aggressive label that obviously cares about signing quality bands that they genuinely enjoy listening to and working for, and we’re thrilled to fall into that category. We’ve been a band with a pretty fierce DIY work ethic for a long time and they’re a label that[Read More…]