Snapcase has been forced to cancel their previously announced European reunion shows due to the eruption of Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull and its resulting ash plume engulfing much of Europe’s airspace. The band remarked on their twitter account that it could be at least three weeks before they’d be able to book different flights. No word yet on when or if the shows will be rescheduled.

The band is still slated to perform in their hometown of Buffalo, NY on May 8.
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NPR is hosting a stream of the upcoming full-length from The Hold Steady. The record is titled Heaven Is Whenever and it’s due out May 4, 2010, following up 2008’s Stay Positive. Check it out here.

The band is fresh off a fortnight of dates around the US will continue to tour into July.
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The new album from Compton, CA’s Pour Habit will be titled Got Your Back according to the band’s Facebook page.

Once out, it’ll follow up 2007’s Suiticide, which was reissued last year by Fat Wreck Chords after the band signed to the label.
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Buffalo, NY’s Failures’ Union recently stopped by The Punkyard show to perform “Lake Erie Nosedive” and “Hard to Sea” live in the studio.

The band released In What Way in 2009.
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Creator-Destructor Records have announced the signing of Los Angeles, CA’s Seahaven. The band features former members of Final Fight and will release their debut EP, Ghost, on May 25.

A couple of demos can be heard at the band’s MySpace page.
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Kylewilliam Campol of imadethismistake is currently out on a solo acoustic tour in support of the band’s upcoming full-length, Bow & Quiver, which is due out on May 11, 2010.

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Boca Raton, FL melodic hardcore outfit Protagonist have uploaded a new tour webisode, chronicling shenanigans at Harvest of Hope Fest, an Orlando, FL show with Less Than Jake and The Swellers and a hometown gig alongside Crime In Stereo, The Wonder Years and Fallen From The Sky.

The band released The Chronicle in 2009.
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Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground will be joining The Dear Hunter for four shows in California and Colorado starting on Thursday.

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Five albums into their career, Bloomington, Indiana’s Murder By Death have truly honed in on something special with their newest full length, Good Morning, Magpie. Plucking all the high points from albums past, and exploring new territory along the way, MBD’s newest effort touts their signature Americana gothic sound behind singer Adam Turla’s whiskey-soaked, haunting baritone howl. Just prior to their current U.S. tour, Turla took a break from cleaning squid to chat with Michael Dauphin about touring, writing, DIY ethics, labels and the lack of female producers in the music industry.

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Starting tonight, the Briggs will be performing at Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA during Los Angeles Kings home NHL playoff games. “This is L.A.” comes from the band’s 2008 full-length Come All You Madmen and has been played before and during each Kings home game in the regular season.

The Kings’ first two home playoff games against the Vancouver Canucks are tonight and Wednesday, April 21.
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Ten indie music blogs have joined forces to give away the upcoming full-length from Philadelphia, PA’s Everyone Everywhere. The ten sitess will each host one song from the LP for free download, starting today and going through the album’s official release date, May 4, 2010. The Ripple Effect is hosting the album’s opener, “Tiny Planet,” right here.

Tiny Engines will be releasing the LP.
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Gogol Bordello have launched a stream of their new album, Trans-Continental Hustle. The record will drop on April 27, 2010 and is their first for Columbia Records.

Check out the whole album here.
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The inaugural Rad Fest is a little less than a month away (May 14-15, to be exact), giving folks who enjoy budget beer, flannel and bad facial hair another city upon which to converge (in this case, Wilmington, NC) and party to the sounds of bands such as Leatherface, None More Black, The Sainte Catherines, New Mexican Disaster Squad, The Riot Before, Lemuria and a slew of others.

Today, we’re stoked to team up with the organizers of the festival to give away two pairs of weekend passes as well as two pairs of Rad Fest t-shirts, designed by Sharkguts.
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