Less Than Jake has announced a special hometown performance to benefit a friend whose daughter is undergoing chemotherapy. The event will take place June 8th, 2007 at the Common Grounds in Gainesville, Florida.

Vinnie adds:

Come out and give your support please. Fact is helping out friends and keeping loved ones close, healthy and happy top the the list of important things. See you there.

Tickets are $10.00 and you can buy them here.
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Atlanta flower punks the Black Lips have unleashed the video for their song “Cold Hands.” The song will appear on a new 7″ single from the UK branch of Vice Records on June 4th. .

The “Cold Hands” single will appear in two versions, one backed by “My Struggle” and the other by a live version of “Hippie Hippie Horray.” The much buzzed about band are heading to Europe soon in support of their recent John Reis recorded live album Los Valentes Del Mundo Nuevo. A new studio full length is due from the band in September of this year.
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Last year, melodic hardcore/pop-punk group Set Your Goals released their breakthrough album, Mutiny! and have been on a touring rampage.

On Sunday, May 27th, the group pulls into Richmond, VA, and the fine folks over at the Trigger System are offering an exclusive prize to Punknews readers. We’ve teamed up to send three lucky winners and a friend to see the show, plus the winners will also have an exclusive meet and greet with the band.

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Senses Fail have posted the latest video from their 2006 full length, Still Searching. The band will soon be hitting the road with labelmates From Autumn to Ashes in support of the record.

You can check out the video here: “Can’t Be Saved.”
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The future’s uncertain for Milwaukee’s Modern Machines. Frontman Nato Coles is now living in Brooklyn and playing with two new bands. This playing guitar and singing in the Radio Faces with Bent Out Of Shape’s Jimbo on guitar, the Ergs‘ Mikey on bass and Justin Sullivan of Ringers drumming. Nato’s also playing guitar as part of the Headless Hookers.

As for the Modern Machines, their drummer quit in late 2006 and they never moved to seek a replacement. Bassist Danny himself is heading to Brooklyn this fall, but there’s no word if he and Nato will continue the band there or not. The Machines have declared that “regardless of the state of the union” they will definately play this year’s Fest VI in Gainesville, FL this October.

Nato meanwhile has a number of songs online via MySpace, including some rare demos, a classic from the Machines and something from the Radio Faces.

The Modern Machines most recently released ’Take It, Somebody!’ in 2006 via Dirtnap.
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Deathwish, Inc. has announced the launch of their new website. The updated site includes new audio players, podcasts, a revamped e-store, and much more.

You can check it out here.
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No Harm Done has posted the dates for their summer tour.

The band is touring in support of their Anchorless Records full-length Our Day of Days which you can still hear in it’s entirety on their Punknews band profile.
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Drive-Thru Records act An Angle have posted two new songs on MySpace. The tracks are featured on the band’s forthcoming June 12 release The Truth Is That You Are Alive.

The Truth Is That You Are Alive is the follow-up to 2006’s 5 Days, 5 Songs EP and 2005’s last proper, We Can Breathe Under Alcohol.
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Strike First Records act Call to Preserve has posted the dates for a tour with Jump the Shark.

The band is touring in support of Unsinkable.
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Cardiff, UK-based The Automatic Automatic recently aired some live footage recorded at SXSW and recorded for DirectTV. The popular UK band has been performing in advance of the release of their UK debut, Not Accepted Anywhere in North America. The record will be available June 26, 2007 and the release coincides with the band’s upcoming stint on the Warped Tour.

Described in the UK press as equal parts Blur, Blood Brothers and Futureheads, the album has proven wildly popular in the UK. Two singles from the album, “Monster” and “Raoul” are still available on their Punknews.org Profile.

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Pinky Ring Records has announced the signing of Brooklyn natives the Braves. The band formed in late 2004, released a mixtape entitled Random Ish I Threw Together Vol.1 in early 2005 and will release their debut full-length Reporting Live this summer through the label.

You can check out some of the band’s material on MySpace.
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The North Atlantic has posted another new demo online entitled “Lotion Party.” You can check out the new track, which according to the band was “inspired by actual tour events,” on MySpace.

The band released Wires in the Walls last year.
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You can now stream all 10 tracks of Tim Armstrong’s upcoming solo record A Poet’s Life which will be fully available to download or own in CD/DVD format Tuesday, May 22nd, on Hellcat Records. You can stream it the release on Rancid’s myspace page.

This Friday Tim will be playing this years KROQ Weenie Roast backed by The Aggrolites and then will begin working on the next full-length Rancid record.
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