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New Bowerbirds streaming online

Posted in MP3s on March 7, 2012

The Clearing, Bowerbirds latest record that was released on March 6 by Dead Oceans, is streaming at Stereogum. The North Carolina band will be playing a several shows across the US, Canada, and Europe over this spring.

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BOWERBIRDS' TOUR DATES:

Sat. March 17 -- Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle

Sun. March 18 -- Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle w/ Mandolin Orange

Mon. March 19 -- Charlottesville, VA @ The Southern w/ Dry the River

Wed. March 21 -- Washington, DC @ Black Cat w/ Dry the River

Thu. March 22 -- Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's w/ Dry the River

Fri. March 23 -- New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom w/ Dry the River

Sat. March 24 -- Boston, MA @ Paradise w/ Dry the River

Mon. March 26 -- Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa w/ Dry the River

Tue. March 27 -- Toronto, ON @ The Garrison w/ Dry the River

Thu. March 29 -- Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall w/ Dry the River

Fri. March 30 – Iowa City, IA @ The Mill (Mission Creek Festival) w/ Sharon Van Etten

Sat. March 31 -- Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Centre w/ Dry the River

Tue. April 3 -- Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile w/ Dry the River

Wed. April 4 -- Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge w/ Dry the River

Fri. April 6 -- San Francisco, CA @ The Independent w/ Dry the River

Sat. April 7 -- Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour w/ Dry the River

Sun. April 8 -- San Diego, CA @ Casbah w/ Dry the River

Wed. April 11 -- Austin, TX @ The Parish w/ Dry the River

Thu. April 12 -- Dallas, TX @ The Loft w/ Dry the River

Sat. April 14 -- Birmingham, AL @ The Bottletree w/ Mandolin Orange

Sun. April 15 -- Atlanta, GA @ The Earl w/ Mandolin Orange

Fri. April 20 – Rotterdam, NL @ Motel Mozaique Festival

Sun. April 22 – Copenhagen, DK @ Vega

Mon. April 23 – Stockholm, SE @ Debaser Slussen

Tue. April 24 – Goteborg, SE @Pusterviksbaren

Wed. April 25 – Hamburg, DE @ Uebel & Gefahrlich

Thu. April 26 – Berlin, DE @ Lido

Fri. April 27 – Munich, DE @ Feierwerk

Sat. April 28 – Zurich, CH @ El Lokal

Mon. April 30 – Paris, FR @ Café De La Danse

Tue. May 1 Antwerp, BE @ Trix

Thu. May 3 – Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club

Fri. May 4 – Manchester, UK @ Deaf Institute

Sat. May 5 – Brighton, UK @ The Haunt

Mon. May 7 – London, UK @ Cargo

Tue. May 8 – Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique

Wed. May 9 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso

New High on Fire forthcoming

Posted in Records on March 7, 2012

High on Fire will be releasing De Vermis Mysteriis (or "Mysteries of the Worm") on April 3 via eOne Music. The 10-song affair, recorded by Kurt Ballou (Converge), promises to be "direct, eye-opening and powerfully supernatural," and follows 2010's Snakes for the Divine. The album takes its name from the … Read more

Brighter Than a Thousand Suns on tour

Posted in Tours on March 6, 2012

Tragic Hero artists Brighter Than a Thousand Suns will be on tour this March, including a mid-tour stopover at SXSW in Austin, TX. The New Milford, CT band formed in 2007 and recently released Survival Machines. Read more Tour Dates: Fri, Mar 9 -- Brooklyn, NY @ The CharlestonSat, Mar … Read more

Details emerge on new Hot Water Music

Posted in Records on March 6, 2012

Hot Water Music has announced information about their debut for Rise Records. On May 15, 2012 the band will release Exister, their first since 2004's The New What Next. Last year the band released a 7", and members Chuck Ragan and Chris Wollard have active solo projects. SPB talked with … Read more

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Kind Turkey new releases

Posted in Labels on March 6, 2012

Kind Turkey Records has announced the release of two new cassette releases, both from Wisconsin bands, The Midwest Beat (Milwaukee) and The Arkoffs (Madison). Both are limited editions. Read more

Iron Chic Announce Short Tour to Ottawa Explosion Fest

Posted in Tours on March 6, 2012

Iron Chic have announced a short run of dates up the US East Coast on their way to the Ottawa Explosion Fest in Canada. Joining them will be New Mexico's, Low Culture (Shang-A-Lang/Marked Men). Dates below: Sat. June 9th: Brooklyn, NY. Sun. June 10th: Long Island, NY. Mon. June 11th: … Read more

Light Years / The Fake Boys Spring Tourdates

Posted in Tours on March 5, 2012

Light Years will be launching an Eastcoast/Midwest tour with The Fake Boys (Animal Style Records) in early April. The band will be supporting their new 7” EP, Just Between Us, which is slated for an April 3rd release through Escapist Records. The label is currently taking pre-orders for the release … Read more

Fastway (ex-Motorhead) to release new record

Posted in Records on March 5, 2012

British band Fastway, whose last record was released in 1986, has reunited to issues Eat Dog, Eat on April 10. The band features Fast Eddie Clarke (ex-Motorhead) and the new album marks their first with vocalist Toby Jepson (ex-Little Angels). The band originally got back together in 2007 for a … Read more

Young Statues release Name-Your-Price EP

Posted in Records on March 5, 2012

Young Statues, on tour with A Great Big Pile of Leaves, and Mansions, have released an acoustic EP for a name-your-price download at bandcamp with 100 hand-stamped/numbered copies to be sold on the tour. The EP contains 4 re-recorded songs from their self-titled released in November 2011 on Run for … Read more

Hank3 plans free NYC show

Posted in Shows on March 5, 2012

Gramercy Theatre in New York, NY will host a free show featuring Hank3's Attention Deficit Dominion and 3 Bar Ranch as the launch of Metal Wreckage Night on Saturday March 17. The show will also be streamed live. While the show is free, attendees must RSVP on Eventbrite. In September … Read more

Wageslave Offer Up New Tracks

Posted in MP3s on March 5, 2012

Grindcore purveyors Wageslave have put a couple of pre-production tracks off their upcoming full length Career Suicide up over on their bandcamp page. Check it out and feel the fury. Read more

All-American Rejects and A Rocket to the Moon on tour

Posted in Tours on March 4, 2012

All-American Rejects have announced a tour with opening support from Fueled by Ramen act A Rocket to the Moon. The tour starts on April 2 in Albuquerque, NM and ends in Cincinnati, OH. A Rocket to the Moon recently played a few dates in The Philippines and will be issuing … Read more

In Defence on tour

Posted in Tours on March 4, 2012

With the recent issuing of Party Lines and Politics and Don't Know How to Break Dance albums on Profane Existence, In Defence has announced a tour that covers much of the eastern United States. The tour kicked off in Minneapolis on Feb. 25. For the remainder of the dates, see … Read more

Big Black Delta issues single

Posted in Bands on March 4, 2012

Los Angeles, CA band Big Black Delta (ex-Mellowdrone) has announced a single IFUCKINGLOVEYOU will be issued a limited vinyl release on April 30th. The single will be released both on 7" with a B-side, and on 12" with remixes. K7! Records and Nerve Management/Master of Bates Records will be involved … Read more

Countdown to Oblivion discography coming

Posted in Records on March 3, 2012

Countdown to Oblivion, a late 1990's Toronto, Ontario group featuring future members of Cursed, Burning Love, The Swarm, left for Dead, One Blood, and more, will have their collected works released on an LP from A389 Recordings. The LP will compile the band's nine song cassette and all their 7"s, … Read more

Melvins Go Lite

Posted in Bands on March 3, 2012

The Melvins, celebrating their 29th year in the business, have introduced a new, abbreviated three-piece line-up dubbed Melvins Lite. The variation features founding members Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover, paired with Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle, Tomahawk, Fantomas) and will release a 10-song record titled Freak Puke on June 5 for … Read more

Bright Eyes vinyl reissues in the works

Posted in Records on March 3, 2012

Saddle Creek has announced that six Bright Eyes reissues are in the works, with the new vinyl coming out as follows. March 6: A Collection of Songs (1998) and the Oh Holy Fools split EP with Son Ambulance (2000) April 3: Letting Off the Happiness (1998) and the Every day … Read more

Insubordination Fest line-up takes shape

Posted in Shows on March 2, 2012

Held from June 21-23 at The Ottobar in Baltimore, MD, Insubordination Records' hosted festival has slowly been leaking its line-up. Among bands announced thus far are Night Birds, Slow Death, Dear Landlord, Mixtapes, Mean Jeans, Beatnik Termites, Dopamines, and Teenage Bottlerocket. See below for additional listings. Read more Weekend Dads, … Read more

Neil Hamburger West Coast tour

Posted in Tours on March 2, 2012

Comedian Neil Hamburger, who has opened for Tenacious D, Tim & Eric, and Faith No More, and also has appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Tom Green, Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job!, among others, has announced a West Coast tour in March-April that will take him into the United … Read more

SPB turns 9

Posted in Site News on March 1, 2012

Started in 2003, Scene Point Blank has stuck it out through diverse movements ranging from Irish punk to dubstep. What trends will come with our ninth year in the biz? Who knows. While we have no formal celebration for this year's milestone, we wanted to put out thank our readers … Read more