Suicide City, who feature members of Kittie, Biohazard and Groovenics, will hit the road next month in support of their recent debut full-length, Frenzy.
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Veteran post-rockers Do Make Say Think have unveiled some information on their next album. The record is titled Other Truths and is due out October 20 on Constellation.

Their sixth full-length, the album features four tracks — dubbed, in order, “Do,” “Make,” “Say” and “Think.”

The band has a number of tour dates coming up in both Europe and the U.S. as well.
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Electro-pop femme fatale LIGHTS has released some info on her debut full-length.

The record is titled The Listening and is due out October 6.

The Toronto singer/songwriter/producer/multi-instrumentalist promises “sparkling, otherworldly…inter-galactic electro-pop that is, in her words ‘soft, but not pussy-soft, you know?’”

Her last release was last year’s self-titled EP on Doghouse / Underground Operations.
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Metal act Castevet (not to be confused with the emo/punk/post-rockers of the same name) will enter the PAINcave studio early next month to record their debut album. The session will be engineered by Behold… The Arctopus’s Colin Marston (Genghis Tron, Jarboe, Capillary Action).

The recording will feature a guest appearance by instrumentalist/composer Tim Byrnes and act as the debut for bassist J. Scott (Defeatist, Anodyne).

The album is slated for a 2010 release, following on their recent 7″ on Paragon, Stones/Salts.

The band will play the “Show No Mercy” show — whether that entails a set of Slayer or Cro-Mags covers or just a general theme, the Org is unsure — at Brooklyn’s Public Assembly on September 6 with Gnaw and Mick Barr.
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Have Heart have unveiled some information on their final show. The band will play on October 17 in Boston, MA alongside Bane, Shipwreck A.D., Step Forward, Waste Management, Foundation and No Tolerance.

While the show will take place on National Edge Day, frontman Pat Flynn stresses that “this is NOT an ‘edge fest’ of straight edge bands, but just a show on Edge Day of edge and non-edge bands.” The actual venue has yet to be determined, however.

The show will also be acting as a benefit, with all proceeds going to the New Bedford Womens’ Shelter.

Flynn also accidentally leaked information on a second-to-last show in the works, which would take place at Anchors Up in Haverhill, MA on October 16 with Trapped Under Ice, Cruel Hand, Soul Control, the Rival Mob, Outrage, Maintain and Free Spirit. The lineup has not been 100% confirmed, however.

Have Heart decided to call it quits earlier this year. According to a recent lengthy interview with Flynn, the band is planning one final 7″ recording.
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Saosin have premiered the first single from their forthcoming sophomore full-length. You can check out “Changing” on their MySpace page.

The record is titled In Search of Higher Ground and is due out September 8 on Virgin, following up 2006’s self-titled.
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Brian: With anticipation for Brand New‘s Daisy continuing to mount (and the release date exactly a month away), I thought today to be appropriate to showcase a couple related projects I’ve been feeling recently.

One is Long Island duo Sainthood Reps, who just recently debuted some material on their MySpace page. One of the two guys is Derrick Sherman, who acts as third guitarist for Brand New on most tours. If you’re into this style of delicately atmospheric and progressive yet rather heady indie rock (sprouting up thanks to fellow acts like Robbers and Prawn), check them out. It’s fairly pensive and earnest sounding stuff and seems to have a ton of potential.

The other is another Long Island act, the Republic of Wolves, a new side project of indie-folk pair Tigers on Trains (I think these dudes like animals). Without telling TROW, a friend of the band recently leaked snippets of their demos onto YouTube claiming they were Daisy demos. I don’t think the band was too pleased with the stunt, but it certainly fooled a lot of people and garnered them a ton of publicity in the process. So, yeah, they sure sound quite a bit like Brand New, but I’d say their style mostly leans close to those leaked batch of demos from early 2006. There are some moments of brilliant restraint in their songs and I’d love to see where they can take this. Check them out on their MySpace.
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Some more additions to the upcoming FYF Fest (formerly Fuck Yeah Fest). The latest are Dan Deacon, Dillinger Escape Plan and Torche. They join a previously announced lineup which includes Matt Skiba from Alkaline Trio, The Black Lips, Converge, Darker My Love, Fucked Up, Har Mar Superstar, Japanther, Lightning Bolt, Lucero, Mika Miko, No Age, Nobunny, Carbonas, The Thermals, Times New Viking, AA Bondy, Avi Buffalo, Cold Cave, Crystal Antlers, Dios, Eat Skull, Glass Candy, Katie Stelmanis, Kurt Vile, NinjaSonik, Peanut Butter Wolf, Telepathe, The Strange Boys and Tim & Eric.

The event will take place September 5th, 2009 at Los Angeles Historic State Park.
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 Lucero recently stopped by Ardent Studios to play a set in celebration of their tenth anniversary as a band. You can listen to and download the session here.

The band recently unveiled their new album 1372 Overton Park and is going to release it October 6, 2009. Their last album was Rebels, Rogues, & Sworn Brothers in 2006. They’re about to head out on tour, including a stop at the FunFunFun Fest. Check out the dates below.

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The organizers of The Sandinista Project have decided to post a free download of the 36-song tribute to The Clash‘s famous album, Sandinista!.

First announced in 2007, the album assembled covers of all 36 songs from The Smithereens, Camper Van Beethoven, Jon Langford & Sally Timms, Amy Rigby, Katrina Leskanich (Waves), Wreckless Eric, Willie Nile, Matthew Ryan, Stew, Sex Clark Five, Sid Griffin & Coal Porters and many more. The profits were split between two charities near and dear to the Clash: Amnesty International and the Joe Strummer Memorial Forest.

The organizers commented:

Joe Strummer of the Clash would have been 57 today. So today seems like a good day to give Clash fans a present.

The download is only for August 21st, 2009 and you can find that here.
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In addition to their previously announced appearance at this year’s Riot Fest in Chicago, Murder City Devils have announced two more shows on their latest reunion tour. The band will be performing at The Mohawk in Austin, TX on October 10 and at First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN on October 11.

Sub Pop Records reissued the band’s entire back catalogue on vinyl earlier this year.
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We’ve posted some new reviews. You can check them out below:

• Killswitch Engage – Killswitch Engage
• Young Widows / Pelican – Split [7 inch]
• Project 86 – Picket Fence Cartel
• Anamanaguchi – Dawn Metropolis
• Sabertooth Zombie – …And Your Fathers Are Dead in the Ground.
• Rot in Hell – Hallways of the Always [12 inch]
• Into It. Over It. – 52 Weeks
• My Son My Executioner – The Burning
• Head Home – Outside My Window
• Intro5pect – Realpolitik!

You can check out any of our 8580 reviews right here
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Pennywise members Fletcher Dragge, Byron McMackin and Randy Bradbury have responded to the departure of vocalist Jim Lindberg that was announced earlier today. The trio commented:

After 19 years with Pennywise, Jim Lindberg has decided to step down as lead singer. Pennywise has long stood behind the motto that you should always follow your heart and pursue what makes you happy, and we wish Jim the best of luck in his new ventures, whatever they may be. Pennywise has become a way of life for a lot of people, and has definitely become a way of life for us. As the three remaining members of Pennywise we feel that we are not done delivering our message to our fans.

The band has always been about moving forward in life no matter what obstacles stand in front of you. We will begin our search for a new singer immediately. We will continue to tour the world and we are looking forward to writing new music. We’ve had a lot of good times and survived the hard times thanks to the undying support of our fans. We’re looking forward to what the future may bring.

The band last released Reason to Believe in 2008.
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