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The Get Up Kids playing reunion show this Sunday

Alternative Press - Brian Shultz on 11/13/08 @ 1:06 PM - altpress.com

News of the Get Up Kids playing a reunion show this coming Sunday, November 16th in their hometown of Kansas City, MO has leaked courtesy of The Kansas City Star music blog Back To Rockville.

It'll be the band's first show since their July 2005 breakup following their farewell tour. No word from the band on what this particular reunion show will lead to, but frontman Matt Pryor has hinted at the possibility of Vagrant releasing a 10th anniversary edition of 1999's fan-favorite Something To Write Home About.

The show will take place 8:00 P.M. at Record Bar. Admission is $10 and Chris Tolle (of Lawrence, KS's the Belles) will open.

Speaking of reissues, the band's 1997 debut, Four Minute Mile, will be repressed on colored vinyl and released by Doghouse December 9th.

In related news, if there happens to be any Long Islanders happening to drive to Missouri, oh, Saturday night, AP should be contacted immediately.
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Pelican video for "Lost In The Headlights" debuted

Alternative Press - Brian Shultz on 11/13/08 @ 12:53 PM - altpress.com

Pelican have premiered their video for "Lost In The Headlights."

The track comes from Hydra Head's 2007 release of City Of Echoes, which the band is currently supporting on the Champions Of Sound Tour with Kayo Dot and Stephen Brodsky. The band also released the live CD/DVD combo After The Ceiling Cracked earlier this year, and most recently released a split 10" EP with These Arms Are Snakes.

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Sargent House signs Native

Alternative Press - Brian Shultz on 11/13/08 @ 12:39 PM - altpress.com

Sargent House has inked Indiana indie rockers (and recent AP&R pick) Native.

The band's garnered comparisons to acts like Minus The Bear and Russian Circles.

No word yet on new recordings from the band, who self-released their We Delete; Erase EP earlier this year, as well as issuing summer and winter demos in 2007.
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Rivers Cuomo's "Brain Is Working Overtime"

Alternative Press - Brian Shultz on 11/12/08 @ 11:48 PM - altpress.com

Rivers Cuomo has unveiled another track from the second installment of Alone: The Home Recordings Of Rivers Cuomo, his self-explanatory demos / home recordings compilation. The song is called "My Brain Is Working Overtime" and can be found streaming on his MySpace page.

Alone II: The Home Recordings Of Rivers Cuomo is due out on Geffen November 25th.
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Anthony Green offers B-sides for charitable donations

Alternative Press - Brian Shultz on 11/12/08 @ 11:43 PM - altpress.com

Anthony Green is offering two previously unreleased songs, "Ripped Apart" and "Take A Giant Step" (originally by the Monkees), here in exchange for donations towards his cousin, Jacqui Haenn.

Haenn was involved in a car accident on November 1st and may be spending the next year recovering in a hospital. She'll have to be flown to the hospital via medical helicopter.

Costs are estimated at $13,000 for Haenn, and all donations will go towards the transportation cost itself.

Green released his solo debut, Avalon, on Photo Finish earlier this year.
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The Hush Sound's "Medicine Man" video posted

Alternative Press - Brian Shultz on 11/12/08 @ 11:36 PM - altpress.com

Speaking of new videos, the Hush Sound's "Medicine Man" has made its way online.

The track is taken from this year's Goodbye Blues on Fueled By Ramen / Decaydance.

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