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Pickathon lineup set

Posted in Shows on May 16, 2012

Pickathon 2012, an annual festival at Pendarvis Farm near Portland, OR, has announced several key artists for the August 3-5 event, including Neko Case, Thee Oh Sees, Dr. Dog, The War on Drugs, Blitzen Trapper, and more.

The eco-friendly festival has announced that no single-use items will be distributed by vendors, meaning attendees will receive branded stainless steel containers for beer, water, dishware, etc. The move last year reduced total waste by 21% per attendee.

See below for a full lineup thus far.

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PICKATHON 2012 LINE-UP (in alphabetical order)

AA Bondy

Abigail Washburn

Alela Diane

The Barr Brothers

Blitzen Trapper

Bowerbirds

Bruce Molksy Band

Cajun Country Revival, ft. Jesse Lége and Joel Savoy

Captain Bogg & Salty

Cardboard Songsters

Cass McCombs

The Cave Singers

CW Stoneking

Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass

Doug Paisley

Dr. Dog

Foghorn Stringband

Genticorum

Heartless Bastards

Hot 8 Brass Band

Kitty, Daisy & Lewis

Lake Street Dive

Langhorne Slim

Laura Gibson

Lonnie Walker

Los Cojolites

Lost Bayou Ramblers, ft. Gordon Gano

Midtown Dickens

The Mynabirds

Neko Case

Petunia & The Vipers

Phosphorescent

Reverend KM Williams

Robert Ellis

Shovels & Rope

Sonny & The Sunsets

Southeast Engine

Ted Jones and the Tarheel Boys

Thee Oh Sees

THEESatisfaction

Two Man Gentlemen Band

Typhoon

Vieux Farka Touré

The War on Drugs

White Denim

Whitey Morgan & The 78's

The Wood Brothers

Y La Bamba

Crucial Blast sampler available for download

Posted in MP3s on May 16, 2012

Crucial Blast has issued Heresies, an online compilation downloadable here, sampling the label's 2012 releases with 23 tracks ranging from Gnaw Their Tongues, Wold, Funerary Call, and more. Read more

Neil Hamburger tour dates

Posted in Tours on May 15, 2012

Currently wrapping up an Australia tour, comedian Neil Hamburger will soon be travelling the US East Coast before attending the Sled Island Music Festival in Calagary, AB, Canada in late June. Here's a clip of Hamburger from Fox News Red Eye. Read more NEIL HAMBURGER TOUR DATES: Wednesday, June 13 … Read more

New Hawthorne Heights EP

Posted in Records on May 15, 2012

Ohio's Hawthorne Heights have announced the second in a trilogy of EPs to be released on their own Cardboard Empire Records. On June 5, the band will issue Hope, as well as kicking off a tour in support, with Forever Came Calling, Failsafe, and Super Prime joining them. SPB talked … Read more

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Cannibal Corpse in Australia

Posted in Tours on May 15, 2012

Cannibal Corpse, who just wrapped a US tour and will also be playing on the Summer Slaughter tour later this summer, have announced plans for five dates in Australia in October. The band released Torture on Metal Blade Records earlier this year. Check out the dates below. Read more CANNIBAL … Read more

The Goodtime Boys sign with Bridge Nine

Posted in Labels on May 14, 2012

Bridge Nine has added UK band Goodtime Boys to their roster, with the band hitting the studio to record a five song What's Left to Let Go EP to debut for the label. The EP will be packaged with the band's previous release, the Are We Now or Have We … Read more

Second New Bruises announced

Posted in Records on May 14, 2012

Tampa, FL's New Bruises, interviewed by SPB here in a pre-Fest feature, will be releasing their long-awaited sophomore full-length on June 5. Chock Full of Misery will be issued on frontman Bryon Lippincott's Kiss of Death Records. The pop-punk band also released a digital b-sides record (available here). The band's … Read more

Mean Jeans on the road

Posted in Tours on May 13, 2012

Portland, OR's Mean Jeans, who just released On Mars for Dirtnap Records, have hit the road for a North American tour. Read more Mean Jeans Tour Dates: May 25 San Francisco, CA - Thee ParksideMay 26 Oakland, CA - 1234 Go! Fest @ Vitus Jun. 8 Baltimore, MD - Golden … Read more

Sham 69 out of Punk Rock Bowling

Posted in Shows on May 13, 2012

Due to family health concerns, Sham 69 has dropped out of the upcoming Punk Rock Bowling festival in Las Vegas, NV May 25-28. "In March my father was diagnosed with asbestosis lung cancer. Since then, the situation for my family has got worse," explains singer Jimmy Pursey. Organizers have announced … Read more

Krokmitën announce release date for "BWV565 Redux"

Posted in Records on May 12, 2012

Montréal tech death band Krokmitën have announced the release date for their new piece, "BWV565 Redux". The EP will be released for free download on 21 May at 9 PM for fans registered on the band's website and a week later for everyone else. The 10+ minute song is the … Read more

Motion City Soundtrack to be joined by The Front Bottoms

Posted in Tours on May 12, 2012

It has been announced that The Front Bottoms, who released their self-titled debut last year on Bar/None Records, will be opening for Motion City Soundtrack on their upcoming tour, specifically June 14-July 1, though they are playing a few solo shows beforehand as well. Check below for dates. Read more … Read more

Solo Eric Copeland on the way

Posted in Bands on May 12, 2012

Eric Copeland, member of Black Dice and Terrestrial Tones (along with Avey Tare of Animal Collective), will be releasing a solo record title Limbo on June 5 on Underwater Peoples. The LP will come with a foldout poster. Read more

Garden & Villa touring West Coast

Posted in Tours on May 12, 2012

Garden & Villa have started a West Coast tour in support of their recent Secretly Canadian self-titled release, following their appearance at Coachella. Read more TOUR DATES: 05/16/12 Riverside, CA - The Barn @ University of California 05/18/12 Santa Ana, CA - The Constellation Room @ The Observatory 05/19/12 Pioneer … Read more

My Fictions sign with Topshelf

Posted in Labels on May 12, 2012

Topshelf Records has added Boston, MA area band My Fictions to their roster. The band's most recent release was I Want Nothing on Flannel Gurl Records. Later this month the band will be play a few east coast dates. Read more May 18th: AS220 in Providence, RI w/ Verse May … Read more

Philm to offer webcast performance

Posted in Bands on May 11, 2012

Los Angeles, CA trio Philm, containing members of Slayer, War, and Civil Defiance, will be playing a live webcast on May 16 at 7pst/10est, recorded at Bob Wei'rs TRI Studios. The webcast will be shown from Weir's site and from yahoo. Philm's debut album, Harmonic, will release on Tuesday May … Read more

Derek Archambault of Defeater to release Alcoa

Posted in Bands on May 11, 2012

Bridge Nine Records will be releasing Alcoa, the solo project from Defeater's Derek Archambault this fall. Archambault, who has been with Defeater for four years, has actually been working on his Alcoa project for longer and is planning a debut release later this year. Commenting on the recording of the … Read more

Melvins Lite Canada

Posted in Tours on May 10, 2012

Melvins Lite, an abbreviated Melvins line-up and featuring Trevor Dunn on bass, have announced a tour run called Melvins Lite Canada +. The trio will release Freak Puke on June 5 on Ipecac, and the full Melvins line-up recently released a free EP on Scion A/V. Read more July 1 … Read more

Puscifer launching another tour

Posted in Tours on May 10, 2012

Puscifer, the Maynard James Keenan group who released Conditions of My Parole last year, will be playing a three week stretch of shows this summer, built around their appearance at Bonnaroo and also including the River's Edge Festival in St. Paul, MN. Read more Tour dates: June 9 -- Manchester, … Read more

Hear the Wolfbrigade's Damned

Posted in MP3s on May 10, 2012

Damned, the first Southern Lord release from Swedish crustpunks Wolfbrigade is now streaming at Brooklyn Vegan. The record released last month and was reviewed by SPB here. Read more

Mark Sultan solo show available for download

Posted in MP3s on May 9, 2012

Mark Sultan (aka BBQ) has released a live download entitled The War on Rock'n'Roll, which was also released in limited edition vinyl on Record Store Day courtesy of In the Red Records. To download the one-man show that covers a range of his material, visit his page here. Sultan is … Read more