Small Brown Bike have detailed their next 7″. Composite, Volume Two is slated for a March 9, 2010 release through No Idea Records, following up 2009’s Composite, Volume One. The new record will be limited to 1,100 copies and the band commented that the songs “feel a little slower and colder than Composite Vol. 1’s material. That’s what a winter in Michigan will do to a band.”

The band will be doing some touring in March and May, including a performance at Harvest of Hope Fest.
Source Continue reading Small Brown Bike detail ‘Composite, Vol. 2’ →

Rise Against have announced a few European festival appearances for the summer around their already announced US festival gigs.

While the band continues to support 2008’s Appeal to Reason, a new album is planned for 2010.
Source Continue reading Tours: Rise Against (Europe) →

Pennywise has formally announced vocalist Zoli Teglas of Ignite as their new lead singer. Teglas replaces longtime Pennywise vocalist Jim Lindberg who left last year. Teglas will (again) join Pennywise on its upcoming European tour which kicks off this April. That tour will be preceded by a few warm up West Coast dates that start on March 17 in San Diego, CA. Pennywise is currently at work on a new record, its first featuring the new lineup.

Bassist Randy Bradbury explains,

What started out as a temporary position was just too good to put an end to. Zoli brings to the table a tremendous vocal ability, creativity, and a die hard work ethic. There is a bond that makes this change feel like it was simply meant to be, and considering the recent unfortunate events, having Zoli join the band is a well needed shot of positive energy.

Pennywise released Reason to Believe in 2008.
Source Continue reading Pennywise officially names Zoli Teglas of Ignite as new vocalist →

Sick Of It All have added a few dates around their upcoming UK tour with AFI; the band will also be performing at the Love and Peace Festival in Sweden in June.

The band’s new album, Based On A True Story, is slated for a April 20, 2010 release.
Source Continue reading Tours: Sick of It All (UK) →

Vagrant Records has signed Baltimore, MD outfit J-Roddy Walston and The Business. The label will released the band’s new, as-yet-untitled album sometime this spring; once out, it’ll follow up 2007’s Hail Mega Boys.

The band also has a tour booked around their scheduled appearance at SXSW.
Source Continue reading Vagrant signs J-Roddy Walston and the Business →

Joey Cape has posted a new video for “Okay,” his second new song of 2010. As previously reported, Cape will be releasing one song per month this year that will eventually make up his sophomore full-length, Doesn’t Play Well with Others.

Source Continue reading Joey Cape: “Okay” →

Chicago, IL’s Scouts Honor have posted another new song from their upcoming posthumous CD/DVD set. Buried is due out on March 9, 2010 through Thinker Thought Records and will follow up 2006’s I Am the Dust.

Check out “Vultures” at the band’s MySpace page.
Source Continue reading Scouts Honor: “Vultures” →