Ear Candy, a website focused on the music scene in Seattle, Washington, is reporting that the influential early emo group Sunny Day Real Estate has reunited. Travis Hay from the site had this to say:

Last night Ear Candy caught wind of a strong rumor that Sunny Day Real Estate, one of the most influential and underappreciated post-grunge groups to come out of Seattle, has reunited with its original members and plan on touring this year.

There has been no official word on when the band will tour, but according to my source, current KEXP and former 107.7 The End jock Marco Collins, the original lineup is rehearsing and planning on touring.

This remains a rumour, so take it as such.
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Equal Vision Records has signed Detroit’s We Came As Romans. The band previously released the Dreams EP and will be working with producer Joey Sturgis (The Devil Wears Prada, Emarosa, Before Their Eyes) at his Foundation Recording Studio in Connersville, IN this June.

Currently putting the final touches on the new material, Cotton promises “the full length will be similar to the EP but with a new edge to it.” It is planned for a Fall 2009 release.

Check out some music on their myspace page.
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Our stream today comes from Doylestown, PA-based War Pigs. We’ve got a stream of the band’s new full length, Degeneration.

You can check it out on their Punknews.org Profile
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Bring Me the Horizon have posted the new video from their 2008 Epitaph Records debut, Suicide Season.

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Dicky Barrett, lead singer of the The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and announcer for Jimmy Kimmel Live, sat down with Adam Corolla in a podcast interview. The podcast can be found here.

Adam Corrolla is formerly of the Adam Corolla Show in syndicated radio markets. You can find some more details about Dicky’s appearance here.
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This year’s Chaos In Tejas will take place in Austin on Memorial Day Weekend. The event, now in its fifth year, will kick off in the 21st and run through the 24th. A number of venues in the city will host bands like Propagandhi, Trash Talk, Cro-Mags, Annihilation Time, Fuk (england / ex Chaos UK), Cock Sparrer, Brutal Knights, The Thermals, World Burns to Death, Career Suicide, Amebix, Pierced arrows (2/3 of Dead Moon), Times New Viking, The Business, Krum Bums, Eyehategod and Iron Age.

. A flyer promoting the event can can be found here.
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In celebration of Record Store Day, taking place tomorrow, April 18, Alternative Press has collected picks for the best independent record stores in America, as chosen by members of the Lawrence Arms, the Bouncing Souls, Dillinger Four, Slayer, Gwar, Sugarcult, Coheed And Cambria, Unearth and more.

You can view the list here.
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Universal Music Group has announced their participation in tomorrow’s Record Store Day. The largest US-based label is promising special independent record store exclusives from artists like The Killers, BB King, Queen, Sublime, Whiskeytown, and many others.

The label’s president, Jim Urie, also spoke about the label’s commitment to the indie record store event.
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The Lawrence Arms will be playing Reckless Records in Chicago, IL tomorrow as part of the Record Store Day celebrations. According to the record store, the bill will feature cover band Blasted Diplomats, The Lawrence Arms and Disappears at the Wicker Park Store at 1532 N. Milwaukee Ave.

The Broadway store will include Lair of the Minotaur and The Lawrence Peters Outfit and the Loop store will host Dylan Posa & Three Cheers For One Dead Man, Coins and Mark Solotroff/Bruce Lamont/Right-Eyed Rita .
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Cursive will release a split 10″ picture disc with label mates Ladyfinger (ne) in honor of the second annual Record Store Day on April 18th via Saddle Creek Records. This limited edition vinyl – only1,500 copies printed – will include “From The Hips” from Mama, I’m Swollen and “Universal Shrug,” a fan favorite from the band’s shows last spring, recorded during the Mama sessions and previously unreleased.

Ladyfinger will contribute “Little Things” from their recent album, Dusk and the previously unreleased “Old News.” Next week, Cursive will be hitting the road with Man Man for a few weeks of shows.
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Brand New has begun mixing their next full length. They posted this update:

We have started the mixing process with Dave Sardy. Please adjust your schedule accordingly, as we are hoping for a summer release.

The album will be their first since 2006’s The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me.
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The Grammy Museum has announced plans to host the premiere screening of The Warped Tour, a forthcoming documentary about the longest-running music festival in the United States. The premiere is set to Wednesday, April 29, 2009; 7:30 pm.

Along with the film, the venue will host a discussion with Warped Tour’s Kevin Lyman, director Jonathan Rach, members of Warped Tour band Fishbone, and other special guests. The event will close with a live performance by the The Phenomenauts.

Admission is $10.00; $5.00 for Museum members (call the Membership Department at 213.765.6800 ext. 4).

You can find more details about the film here.
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The Chariot have posted another song from their upcoming album. The record is titled Wars and Rumors of War and is due out May 5, 2009. It is the follow-up to The Fianceé which was released in 2007.

Check out “Daggers” on their myspace page.
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