Dangerbird Records will be releasing the next full-length from Minus the Bear this spring. Bassist Cory Murchy had this to say about the signing:

“After months of looking under rocks and in dark caves, we’ve found a nice place to nest with Dangerbird Records. … They are a label of artists for artists and we are very excited to work with their creative minds to continue to bring you quality craftsmanship and the very best we can provide for our fans, both old and the newly educated.”

Once out, the record will follow up 2007’s Planet of Ice and serve as the band’s first full-length not released via longtime label Suicide Squeeze Records.
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Alkaline Trio have posted a stream of their new album, This Addiction, due February 23, 2010. The record is their first in a new partnership with Epitaph Records.

Check out the stream on their MySpace page.
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Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra have posted the video for “I Built Myself A Metal Bird.” The track comes from the Montreal-based band’s new CD/EP Kollaps Tradixionales. The band is heading out on a European tour in March and April and a North American run in May. Dates can be found here for the European run.

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Chicago’s Chinese Telephones are having a hard time quitting each other. The band broke up in 2008 and have played a few shows since then.

Their latest reunion show is set for May 20th at Ronny’s in Chicago. Also appearing on the bill are That’s Incredible, The Gateway District, The Dopamines and Be My Doppelganger.
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New Jersey’s It’s A King Thing have posted their new album, Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo, as a free download. Check it out here.

The band, which notably features members of Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A Start, has plans to shoot videos for each song on the new record; three of them are viewable here.
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Straylight Run have announced that they are going on an indefinite hiatus. The band issued a statement saying

Dear friends and fans of Straylight Run,

We are very sad to announce to you that we will be going on an indefinite hiatus. We call it a hiatus and not a break up because the band still enjoys working together and is open to the idea of doing so in the future. If it was up to us we would continue making music throughout this year and the years to come, but the unfortunate reality is that being in a band is a business and when business isn’t good you can only keep going for so long.

We are still making plans to release the live album that we recorded at the end of our last tour. As of now there is no release date though, so stay tuned for more information on that.

We would like to thank everyone one of you who ever came to a show, bought one of our records, took us on tour or supported us in any way at all over the nearly seven years that we’ve been a band. We’d also like to thank everyone that has worked for us, especially Dave Stein, Andrew Buck, Dayna Ghiraldi, Shannon Kimball and everyone at Padell. We have had an amazing time and feel so incredibly grateful to you all for everything we’ve experienced throughout our years as a band. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

The band is also selling some rare vinyl in an effort to raise money for Haitian relief.
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