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Andrew Bird heading out on tour with Loney Dear

Alternative Press - Brian Shultz on 11/19/08 @ 1:43 PM - altpress.com

Andrew Bird has announced a month's worth of tour dates for next year, with Loney Dear accompanying in support.

Dosh will take Loney Dear's spot on the first date, at New York City's Carnegie Hall.

Bird will release his next album, Noble Beast, January 27th, 2009 on Fat Possum. He released the Soldier On EP earlier this year on Grimsey, and prior to that, 2007's Armchair Apocrypha on Fat Possum.

Loney Dear will be supporting Dear John, coincidentally due out the same day as Noble Beast--but on Polyvinyl. Their last was 2006's self-released Sologne, though Sub Pop reissued 2005's Loney, Noir in 2007.

28-Jan CARNEGIE HALL NEW YORK, NY
30-Jan THE ORPHEUM THEATRE BOSTON, MA
3-Feb CLUB 9:30 WASHINGTON, DC
4-Feb THE VARIETY PLAYHOUSE ATLANTA, GA
6-Feb THE PLAZA THEATRE ORLANDO, FL
7-Feb HOUSE OF BLUES NEW ORLEANS, LA
12-Feb THE PARAMOUNT THEATER AUSTIN, TX
13-Feb THE EL REY THEATRE ALBUQUERQUE, NM
14-Feb THE RIALTO THEATER TUCSON, AZ
18-Feb THE ORPHEUM THEATRE LOS ANGELES, CA
19-Feb THE FILLMORE SAN FRANCISCO, CA
20-Feb THE FILLMORE SAN FRANCISCO, CA
21-Feb THE ROSELAND THEATER PORTLAND, OR
23-Feb THE MOORE THEATER SEATTLE, WA
24-Feb THE KNITTING FACTORY BOISE, ID
25-Feb THE MURRAY THEATER MURRAY, UT
26-Feb THE OGDEN THEATER DENVER, CO
27-Feb SLOWDOWN OMAHA, NE

The Dangerous Summer enter studio

Alternative Press - Brian Shultz on 11/19/08 @ 1:35 PM - altpress.com

The Dangerous Summer have entered Valencia Studios with producer Paul Leavitt (All Time Low, I Am Ghost, Gwen Stacy) to record their debut full-length.

The album is slated for a 2009 release on Hopeless, following up last year's If You Could Only Keep Me Alive EP.

The band has also announced a few tour dates for January 2009 with School Boy Humor and Select Start.

1/16/2009 Virginia Beach, VA - Club Relevant
1/17/2009 Vienna, VA - Jammin Java
1/19/2009 Blairsville, PA - The Corner Pocket
1/20/2009 Parlin, NJ - Cagneys
1/21/2009 Westchester, PA - Union Ramp Park
1/22/2009 Pompton Lakes, NJ - Mainstage
1/30/2009 Altoona, PA - Jaggard

Metal Blade signs Malefice

Alternative Press - Brian Shultz on 11/19/08 @ 1:30 PM - altpress.com

Metal Blade has inked UK thrash metal act Malefice.

The band's label debut is expected in early 2009, following on 2007's Entities (Anticulture).

Supersuckers post new track, add tour dates

Alternative Press - Mike Scales on 11/19/08 @ 11:14 AM - altpress.com

Seattle's own Supersuckers have just posted another new track, "I'm A Fucking Genius," from their forthcoming full-length Get It Together on their MySpace page. They've also added some new dates to their current touring cycle (see below).

Get It Together will be out November 25 on the band's own Mid-Fi Recordings.

11/19 Continental Club Houston, Texas
11/20 Lakewood Bar and Grill Dallas, Texas
11/21 Scoot Inn Austin, Texas
11/22 Diamond Ballroom Oklahoma City, Oklahoma w/ Rev. Horton Heat and Nashville Pussy
11/29 Showbox - 20th Anniversary Show Seattle, Washington w/ Green River and Zeke
12/5 North Star Bar Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
12/6 The Ottobar Baltimore, Maryland
12/7 The Outback Lodge Charlottesville, Virginia
12/9 The Jewish Mother Virginia Beach, Virginia
12/10 The Handlebar Greenville, South Carolina
12/12 The Jigsaw Stage & Salloon Parma, Ohio
12/27 House of Blues W. Hollywood, California
12/31 Dante's Portland, Oregon

Mark Hoppus on Tom DeLonge: "We're reconnecting as friends"

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 11/18/08 @ 11:38 PM - altpress.com

Mark Hoppus, frontman of (+44) and former bassist/vocalist of multi-platinum punk act Blink-182, has updated his blog for the first time since the tragic plane crash that took the lives of four and critically injured his bandmate and friend, Travis Barker, nearly two months ago. In the blog, Hoppus touches on spending time with Barker during his recovery, as well as throws in this bombshell regarding a possible reconciliation with former Blink bandmate Tom DeLonge:

"in the midst of everything else that has happened lately, tom, travis, and i have all spoken together. first through a number of phone calls, and then a couple of weeks ago we all hung out for a few hours. they've all been great, very positive conversations. we're just reconnecting as friends after four years of not talking. it's a good thing. obviously the first question for a lot of people will be "does this mean a blink-182 reunion?" the answer is none of us know. we haven't talked about it at all. right now it's just good for the three of us to see one another, reconnect, and let the past be the past. the events of the past two months supersede everything that happened before. life is too short."

Blink split acrimoniously in early 2005, with Hoppus and Barker forming (+44) while DeLonge created Angels & Airwaves. Both acts are expected to release new albums in 2009.

Thursday unveil title, release date

Alternative Press - Brian Shultz on 11/18/08 @ 1:10 PM - altpress.com

Thursday have unveiled the title and release date for their fifth full-length. It's called Common Existence and is due out on Epitaph February 17th, 2009.

The band recently finished mixing the record according to their Twitter page after recording it with producer Dave Fridmann, who also tracked their last proper studio effort, 2006's A City By The Light Divided on Island.

In that interim, the band's also released the CD/DVD rarities combo Kill The House Lights last year on Victory and this year's split 12" with Envy on Temporary Residence Ltd.