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April 15, 2009 · 1:07 PM

FACT INVOLVED IN SERIOUS VAN ACCIDENT ON DAY OF ALBUM RELEASE

The members of Japanese rock band FACT were involved in a serious van accident yesterday afternoon. The band had played a show in Montgomery, AL the night before and was headed to their next gig in Altoona, PA, when another vehicle crossed the median on Interstate 85 just outside of Atlanta, striking the band’s van and causing the two vehicles to collide head on. The van flipped over on its side.

Everyone survived, but singer Hiro sustained a concussion and drummer Eiji remains hospitalized with a broken arm. Tour manager John Kim was originally thought to have suffered internal injuries but turned out to be OK and was released from the hospital. The other band members suffered minor injuries.

Due to Eiji’s arm injuries, FACT will be forced to cancel the remaining dates on their North American run and will return to Japan to recuperate. There were two US shows left and a string of Canadian dates that will be rescheduled at a later date.

To read an article about the accident visit: http://www.times-herald.com/local/Five-injured-in-two-car-wreck-on-Interstate-85-715174.

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April 14, 2009 · 9:50 AM

IDA MARIA – FORTRESS ROUND MY HEART DEBUT ALBUM SET FOR APRIL 14TH RELEASE!

A relentless west coast tour by Norwegian “Punk-Pop Spitfire” Ida Maria (as she was characterized in Rolling Stone magazine’s April 2nd issue), has focused attention on her debut album, FORTRESS ROUND MY HEART and its two interna­tional hit singles “I Like You So Much Better When You’re Naked” and “Oh My God.” The tour will now be extended a week past her date at Coachella Festival next Saturday, April 18th, to make room for appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (April 21st) and Last Call with Carson Daly (May 8th).

Coinciding with Ida Maria’s West Coast stay, a one-week free Discovery Download of “Oh My God” starts April 14th on iTunes, and has been chosen to air on all the Gossip Girl tv promos for this season (which started in February).

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April 13, 2009 · 3:51 PM

A Skylit Drive: Official Tracklisting and Album Art

A Skylit Drive has released new cover art and track listing for their upcoming album Adelphia,releasing June 9, 2009! Check it out here!

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April 13, 2009 · 11:46 AM

CHICKENFOOT ANNOUNCE FIRST NORTH AMERICAN LIVE SHOWS

Chickenfoot, the highly anticipated new rock group, comprised of guitar hero Joe Satriani, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ drummer Chad Smith, former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony and frontman Sammy Hagar, will take the stage for a limited number of live shows, featuring music from their self-titled debut album, Chickenfoot, set for a June 9th release.

Playing a series of intimate venues, this initial tour is set to launch on May 14th at the El Corazon in Seattle, WA and coincides with the release of the band’s first single “Oh yeah.” The shows will conclude at TLA in Philadelphia, PA on May 29th, with ticket prices throughout averaging $50 per show. The new album will be released through major retailers and digitally on June 9th and will be available for pre-sale through Best Buy beginning April 19th at www.bestbuy.com/chickenfoot. Following the North American tour, Chickenfoot will head to Europe for four weeks of festivals and headline dates starting June 20th at the Nova Rock Festival in Austria.

May 14 El Corazon – Seattle, WA – On Sale 4/18
May 15 Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, BC – On Sale 4/17
May 17 The Fillmore – San Francisco, CA – On Sale 4/19
May 19 The Roxy Theatre – West Hollywood, CA – On Sale 4/18
May 22 Park West – Chicago, IL – On Sale 4/17
May 24 The Mod Club Theatre – Toronto, ON – On Sale 4/18
May 26 Middle East Upstairs – Cambridge, MA – On Sale 4/18
May 28 The Fillmore NY @ Irving Plaza – New York, NY – On Sale 4/17
May 29 TLA – Philadelphia, PA – On Sale 4/18

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April 10, 2009 · 7:06 PM

KARATE HIGH SCHOOL POSTS NEW TRACK ON MYSPACE

Karate High School has posted a new track called “Zombies Everywhere” (off their Eyeball Records debut Invaders) on the band’s new MySpace page http://www.myspace.com/karatehighschool. Invaders will be in stores May 19th.

Pre-order the CD for $8 at: http://www.eyeballstore.com/servlet/the-226/karate-high-school-invaders/Detail.

You can read more about Invaders here: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=1574894&blogId=462128332.

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April 10, 2009 · 4:43 PM

THE TOADIES ANNOUNCE SPRING TOUR

THE TOADIES have announced plans for a two month tour that will take them coast to coast April – June in support of their latest release, No Deliverance. Last year, The Toadies reunited after a seven year absence, released No Deliverance and played a US Tour that sold out in many major markets including New York City, Los Angeles, Boston, Atlanta, Washington DC, Seattle, Minneapolis and of course all over Texas including Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin. This time around, The Toadies have joined the Twitter nation (www.twitter.com/thetoadies) and give tickets away to every show to fans who are keeping up with their tweets. The band also have a new single available entitled ‘Song I Hate’ which can be downloaded here: kirtlandrecords.com/download/toadies/ToadiesNoDeliverance/SongIHate-Single.mp3.

04/08 – College Station, TX – Hurricane Harry’s
04/09 – Waco, TX – Whiskey River
04/10 – Abilene, TX – Midnight Rodeo
04/12 – Albuquerque, NM – Launch Pad
04/14 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre
04/15 – San Francisco, CA – Bottom Of The Hill
04/17 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
04/18 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
04/21 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot
04/22 – Englewood, CO – Gothic Theatre
04/23 – Kansas City, MO – Beaumont
04/24 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
04/25 – St Louis, MO – The Pageant
04/26 – Fayetteville, AR – George’s Majestic Lounge
05/08 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s
05/09 – Corpus Christi, TX – Concrete Street Pavilion
05/10 – Houston, TX – BUZZfest @ Woodlands Pavilion
05/13 – Ruston, LA – Raab’s Steak House
05/14 – Shreveport, LA – The Warehouse
05/15 – Tyler, TX – Click’s
05/16 – Dallas, TX – WildflowerFest
05/18 – Des Moines, IA – People’s Court
05/19 – St Paul, MN – Station 4
05/20 – Chicago, IL – The Metro
05/21 – Detroit, MI – Magic Stick
05/22 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogarts
05/24 – Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony
05/27 – NYC, NY – Irving Plaza
05/29 – Washington DC – Black Cat
05/30 – Boston, MA – The Roxy
06/01 – New Haven, CT – Toad’s
06/02 – Allentown, PA – Crocodile Rock
06/04 – Nashville, TN – Exit In

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April 10, 2009 · 12:49 PM

THE COLOR FRED ANNOUNCES VIRTUAL TOUR

Unlike most tours whose tickets include service charges, handling fees, and parking costs, the upcoming “Virtual Tour” for THE COLOR FRED will be accessible through the internet with no fees whatsoever! In support of the upcoming THE INTERVENTION EP which hits stores on April 18th, this “virtual tour” consists of five exclusive and very intimate acoustic performances by singer/songwriter Fred Mascherino that are spread out on five different websites and portals. AltPress.com, MySpace, AOL, Peta2 and Shockhound will debut one video each on Monday, April 12th. To see the whole tour, fans will need to visit each of the five sites and view the videos.

Set for release on “National Record Store Day” (Saturday, April 18th), this EP was recorded specifically for this year’s event. “I want to remind everyone out there that independent record stores still exist,” Fred explains. “[The Intervention EP] won’t be available at Best Buy, Target, or any of the major retailers. It’ll only be available at indie retail stores. It’s my way of supporting indie stores since they’ve always supported me.” (a list of stores is available on the band’s MySpace page). The Color Fred will be celebrating the release with an in-store at Vintage Vinyl (51 Lafayette Rd., Fords, NJ 08863) at 1:00pm on April 18th.

The “tour” begins at the band’s MySpace page at www.myspace.com/thecolorfred. The corresponding blog on the page will offer a “road map” with links to the different “stops” on the tour. The participating sites and videos will be:
Myspace: “Intervention” (www.myspace.com/thecolorfred)
AltPress.com: “Complaintor” (www.altpress.com)
Shockhound: “Terrible Things” (shockhound.com)
PETA2: “Dark Clouds” (peta2.com)
AOL’s “Spinner”: “If I Surrender” (spinner.com)

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April 9, 2009 · 2:09 PM

FIREWORKS: US TOUR STARTS APRIL 14TH

Starting April 14 in Cincinnati, FIREWORKS–Brett Jones (guitars), Chris Mojan (guitars), David Mackinder (vocals), Kyle O’Neil (bass), Tymm Rengers (drums)—will hit the road to promote their debut album, ALL I HAVE TO OFFER IS MY OWN CONFUSION, which was released March 24 on Triple Crown Records.

It’ll be quite an ambitious tour for the Detroit band. With 33 shows scheduled, they only have two days off. How will they manage it? “Witchcraft,” says bassist Kyle O’Neil.

4/14 Cincinnati, OH – Tee’s House
4/15 Corbin, KY – Corbin Tech Center
4/16 Nashville, TN – The Muse
4/18 New Orleans, LA – The High Ground
4/20 Tallahassee, FL – Big Daddy’s
4/21 Gainesville, FL – 1982 Bar
4/22 Tampa, FL – Transitions Skate
4/23 Miami, FL – Goo
4/24 Delray Beach, FL – Backbone Records
4/25 Cocoa Beach, FL – Bun Java Coffee
4/26 Orlando, FL – Black Box
4/27 Jacksonville, FL – The Pit
4/28 Marietta, GA – Swayzes
4/29 Spartanburg, SC – Ground Zero
4/30 Augusta, GA – Sector 7G
5/01 Wilmington, NC – Soapbox Laundrolounge
5/02 Virginia Beach, VA – Attitudz
5/03 Harrisonburg, VA – The Artful Dodger
5/04 Richmond, VA – The Czar
5/05 Baltimore, MD – Charm City Artspace
5/06 Philadelphia, PA – The Fire
5/07 Asbury Park, NJ -Asbury Lanes
5/08 Amityville, NY – V.P. South
5/09 Allston, MA – The ICC
5/10 Holyoke, MA – Water Front Tavern
5/11 New London, CT – El-N-Gee
5/12 Freehold, NJ – Freehold VFW
5/13 Lemoyne, PA – Champion Ship
5/14 Peekskill, NY – Popeye’s Pub
5/15 Bronx, NY – Bronx Underground @ FLC
5/16 Albany, NY – Jans Road House
5/17 Auburn, NY – Auburn Public Theatre
5/18 Buffalo, NY – Mohawk Place

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April 8, 2009 · 4:32 PM

NEVERSHOUTNEVER! IS ‘WHO’S NEXT’ ON YAHOO!

NeverShoutNever!, the brain child of singer/songwriter/guitarist Christofer Drew of Joplin, Missouri, has been selected as a Yahoo! ‘Who’s Next’ artist. Check it out here: http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/whosnext/2295/the-little-girls-shout-nevershoutnever/.

Currently, Drew is keeping busy in anticipation of the band’s Summer EP available in June by playing Hoodwink Festival 2009 tonight in Anaheim, CA where he will cover the songs of The Beatles, in addition to playing Bamboozle Left in Irvine, CA this Saturday, followed by the Bamboozle Road Show tour with We The Kings, Forever The Sickest, The Cab, and Mercy Mercedes, leading up to Bamboozle in East Rutherford, NJ on May 2. Drew will reprise his all-Beatles set for an east coast audience at Hoodwink in East Rutherford, NJ on May 1.

    THE SUMMER EP TRACK LISTING

1. Happy
2. Hummingbird
3. I Just Laugh
4. Simple Enough
5. On the Brightside
6. Losing It

    NeverShoutNever! Tour Dates

April 2 – Tempe, AZ @ Clubhouse
April 3 – Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues (Hoodwink 2009)
April 4 – Irvine, CA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (Bamboozle Left)

    BAMBOOZLE ROAD SHOW TOUR DATES

April 5 Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
April 7 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
April 8 – San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
April 10 – Tusla, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom
April 11 – St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
April 12 – Nashville, TN @ Rocketown
April 14 – St Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Landing
April 15 – Ft Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
April 16 – Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues
April 17 – Jacksonville, FL @ Freebird Live
April 18 – Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
April 20 – Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room
April 21 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
April 22 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
April 23 – Pontiac, MI @ Clutch Cargo’s
April 24 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
April 25 – Alfred, NY @ Alfred University
April 26 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of the Living Arts
April 28 – Towson, MD @ The Recher Theatre
April 29 – Worcester, MA @ The Palladium
April 30 – Farmingdale, NY @ The Crazy Donkey
May 1 – East Rutherford, NJ @ HOODWINK
May 2 – East Rutherford, NJ @ BAMBOOZLE

    NeverShoutNever! Tour Dates

May 14 – Little Rock, AK @ Revolution Music Room
May 15 – Birmingham, AL @ WorkPlay Theatre
May 16 – Columbia, SC @ Clemson Extension Center/Invisible Children Benefit

    VANS WARPED TOUR DATES – SMARTPUNK STAGE

July 31 – Detroit, MI
August 1 – Chicago, IL
August 2 – Minneapolis, MN
August 3 – St. Louis, MO
August 4 – Kansas City, MO
August 7 – Makuhari New City, Japan @ Chiba Marine Stadium
August 8 – Maishima, Japan @ Summer Sonic Festival
August 9 – TBA

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April 8, 2009 · 1:27 PM

ONE WIN CHOICE – ON TOUR

Beginning tomorrow, One Win Choice will embark on a short ten-day tour of the U.S. before heading to Europe in mid-May for a month’s worth of shows.

The New Jersey five piece is touring in support of its latest EP, Define / Redefine, which was released as a 3-song 7″ by Jump Start Records on February 16th, 2009.

Limited to 300 and pressed on clear vinyl, Define / Redefine contains an mp3 download for all the songs, including two additional tracks not included on the 7″. One Win Choice has also hand screen printed a CDEP version with all five songs that will be available at shows.

You can currently stream the EP in its entirely at Punknews.org.

Joining One Win Choice on their U.S. dates will be The Knockdown (Kiss of Death) while Jump Start label mates, Astpai, will share the stage with the band on their European tour.

U.S. Tour w/ The Knockdown
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APR 09 – Bloomfield, NJ @ The Danger House
APR 10 – Oswego, NY @ The Raven’s Pub
APR 11 – Rochester, NY @ The Basement
APR 12 – Buffalo, NY @ 19 Wadsworth House
APR 13 – Pittsburgh, PA @ The Smiling Moose w/ American Armada
APR 14 – Cleveland, OH @ Now That’s Class w/ Echoes of Harper’s Ferry
APR 15 – Lansing, MI @ Mac’s Bar
APR 16 – Mt. Pleasant, MI @ The Garage
APR 17 – Kalamazoo, MI @ Josh’s
APR 18 – Elkhorn, WI @ 7614 Bayshore Drive

European Tour w/ Astpai
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MAY 15 – Ljublana, Slovenia @ TBC
MAY 16 – Tapolca, Hungary @ Falo Pub
MAY 17 – Szeged, Hungary @ Garabonczias Borozo
MAY 18 – Zagreb, Hungary @ TBC
MAY 19 – Graz, Austria @ Musichouse
MAY 20 – Regensburg, Germany @ Purkelgut
MAY 21 – TBA, Germany @ Help Needed!
MAY 22 – Kassel, Germany @ K19
MAY 23 – Zwiesel, Germany @ Jugendcafe
MAY 24 – Lyon, France @ TBC
MAY 25 – Chanteix, France @ TBC
MAY 26 – Bordeaux, France @ TBC
MAY 27 – Laval, France @ TBC
MAY 28 – Le Havre, France @ TBC
MAY 29 – Weymouth, UK @ TBC
MAY 30 – TBA, UK @ Help Needed!
MAY 31 – Edinburgh, UK @ GRV
JUN 01 – Leeds, UK @ TBC
JUN 02 – Liverpool, UK @ TBC
JUN 03 – TBA, UK @ Help Needed!
JUN 04 – Newport, UK @ TBC
JUN 05 – Briston, UK @ The Junction
JUN 06 – London, UK @ The Gaff
JUN 07 – Portsmouth, UK @ The Fawcett Inn
JUN 08 – TBA, Belgium @ Help Needed!
JUN 09 – Antwerp, Belgium @ De Rots
JUN 10 – Linz, Austria @ Alte Welt
JUN 11 – Salzburg, Austria @ Rockhouse w/ Rentokill
JUN 12 – TBA, Austria @ TBC
JUN 13 – Wiener Neustadt, Austria @ Triebwerk

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