Richmond, VA’s The Riot Before are preparing to spend the rest of the winter on the road. The band, who recently released a split 7″ with Broadway Calls as well as the EP So Long, The Lighthouse, added

Right now it feels like we have been sitting at home for a long time, and we feel a little bit lazy, but in just two weeks we go back into high gear. February 6th we leave on a tour of the South, hitting Texas and Florida. We are going to meet up with plenty of friends, old and new, and have multiple dates planned with Worn in Red, O Pioneers!, Jaguar Shark, imadethismistake, Dirty Money, Rowdy Towdy, and Revolution Radio. Then, in March and April, we are going to work on writing and pre-production for a new full length. We are planning on a few shows during that time, including a weekend with Dirty Tactics. We will road test the new material when we go out again in May, with Dirty Money. The tentative routing for that trip has us heading up to New England and out to Chicago. As soon as we get home from our trip north, we are going to record the new album and prepare for its release. Finally, in August, we are going to leave on a full US tour that should last through October, with the album coming out sometime during that tour on Say-10 (www.say-10.com). When we get home from seeing the country it will be the holiday season again. For us the Holidays means being lazy, spending time with friends and family, and making lots of plans for the next year.

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Jacksonville, Florida’s Whole Wheat Bread will hit the road in March with Mesa, Arizona’s Authority Zero. The current routing has more than a few holes in it so keep an eye on the bands’ for updates.

Whole Wheat Bread is still working on the follow up to 2006’s Punk Life and the person filling their vacant bass position has not yet been announced.
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Eulogy Recordings has signed New Jersey’s Years Spent Cold. The band commented on their upcoming plans:

Definately looking forward to working with everyone at Eulogy and the bands that are a part of it. With this all being said, YES, the new CD will be coming out in Late Spring/Early Summer. We will be heading into the studio at The Machine Shop (Lamb Of God, White Zombie, The Banner, Reign Supreme, etc.) with our good friend Will. There are roughly 10 or 11 tracks and there will most likely be more guest vocals than any Wu-Tang Clan CD haha.

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Insubordination Records have begun confirming details for the upcoming 2008 edition of the pop-punk extravaganza Insubordination Fest. The event has been tentatively scheduled for June 26th, 27th and 28th in Baltimore. Specific details are expected to be announced in March.

This past December the first two bands were confirmed for the event: The Queers and a reunion from 80s-era Lookout! act Sweet Baby. The band was also an early project from Samiam‘s Sergie Loobkoff. No word on which lineup will be appearing yet.

2007’s edition of the fest featured Ben Weasel, the Mr.T Experience, Groovie Ghoulies, Teenage Bottlerocket, the Methadones, the Apers, the Ergs and many more.
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Trever Keith from Face to Face will be going on tour to support his debut solo record, Melancholics Anonymous. The first two dates have been announced for pre-sale of a limited quantity of tickets. By purchasing tickets in advance, fans will be able to save money on service fees. The tickets are available here.

The confirmed dates so far include a March 8th gig in Hollywood, CA at the Troubadour and an April 26th show in Hoboken, NJ at Maxwell’s.

This news comes on the heels of the announcement that Face to Face will be reuniting for live shows this summer.

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Bradford Cox of Deerhunter and Cole Alexander of the Black Lips have formed a new band dubbed Ghetto Cross. Cox described the group and their recording plans:

Present Tense: Cole Alexander (Black Lips) and I have a new thing called Ghetto Cross. The name is old. We first talked about having a band called that when we first met and started hanging out. Then he used it for a Black Lips song title. Now we take it back to the streets. He came over saturday night and we knocked out a song for a 7″ we are going to do for Chunklet Magazine guy Henry Owing’s new label. Is it the label still called Drug Racer, Henry? We hope to have it done in time for the Atlas Sound tour, and upcoming Black Lips dates.

The duo recently posted a song online titled “Dog Years,” which you can download via Deerhunter’s blog.
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Washington, DC’s Bad Brains has been chosen by MTV to be a part of the television channel’s 52/52 campaign. Starting February 4th, the channel will be airing over 1500 spots, nearly 11 hours, of interviews, videos, songs and behind the scenes footage of the band between shows and during commercials. Each band selected is given a week’s worth of coverage. Previous bands featured include Against Me!, Tegan And Sara, and Paramore.

The band released Build a Nation, their first studio album in a over decade in 2007. It was produced by Adam Yauch (Beastie Boys).
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New York City ska luminaries The Slackers have completed their new full length, entitled Self Medication. The album marks the band’s first release for the the Pietasters founded Indication Records label. The record will be in stores on April 29, 2008.

Self Medication follows up 2006’s Hellcat released Peculiar, but the Slackers are rather prolific between “proper full lengths” so that’s not quite the whole story. Since `06 the band has released a DVD documentary, the Slack In Japan live import and most recently the The Boss Harmony Sessions LP featuring LA DJ Boss Harmony.
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Equal Vision has announced that Alive in Wild Paint‘s debut full length, Ceilings, with be released on March 18th. The band recorded the album with Mark Trombino (Jimmy Eat World, Rilo Kiley, Mineral) at Music Friends Studio in Pasadena, CA.

The band has three songs from the new album available for streaming on their MySpace page.
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East Bay, California’s Wolves and Thieves have posted songs from their new demo online. The band was formed shortly after the demise of Dispute, a band who toured with AFI and the Explosion last year.

Chicago’s The Gunshy have announced tour dates in support of their new release There’s No Love In This War. Check their MySpace page for details. Members of Mustangs And Madras, in addition to playing their own full set on the tour, will also playing as a backing band for the Gunshy for “louder, full band arrangements.”

Cranford, New Jersey’s 9:18 will host an EP release show on February 23rd at the Westfield, New Jersey YMCA, Brauer Branch. That night they’ll have their new EP Deep Dish available. It was put out jointly by the band and Stufend Records. Check their MySpace page for some samples.
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