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Norma Jean to headline Explosions 2009 Tour

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 9/9/09 @ 2:39 PM - altpress.com

Norma Jean have been tabbed as headliners of the Explosions 2009 Tour, which runs from late November through the end of the year. Norma Jean handpicked the other bands on the bill including Horse The Band, the Chariot and Arsonists Get All The Girls. In select cities, Norma Jean will be playing their album Bless The Martyr And Kiss The Child in its entirety.

Tour dates are as follows:
Thu/Nov-19 New Orleans, LA The Hangar
Fri/Nov-20 Houston, TX Meridian
Sat/Nov-21 San Antonio, TX White Rabbit
Sun/Nov-22 Ft. Worth, TX The Door
Tue/Nov-24 Tempe, AZ The Clubhouse
Wed/Nov-25 Pomona, CA Glasshouse
Fri/Nov-27 San Francisco, CA Slims
Sat/Nov-28 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theater
Sun/Nov-29 Seattle, WA El Corazon
Mon/Nov-30 Boise, ID The Venue
Tue/Dec-01 Salt Lake City, UT Club Sound
Wed/Dec-02 Denver, CO Marquis Theater
Fri/Dec-04 St. Paul, MN Station Four
Sat/Dec-05 Chicago, IL Reggie's
Sun/Dec-06 Cleveland, OH Peabody's
Mon/Dec-07 Pittsburgh, PA Altar Bar
Tue/Dec-08 Toronto, ON Opera House
Wed/Dec-09 Montreal, QC Tulipe
Fri/Dec-11 New York, NY Gramercy
Sat/Dec-12 Lancaster, PA Chameleon Club
Sun/Dec-13 Towson, MD Recher Theatre
Mon/Dec-14 Richmond, VA Canal Club
Tue/Dec-15 Columbia, SC New Brookland Tavern
Thu/Dec-17 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Culture Room
Fri/Dec-18 St. Petersburg, FL State Theater
Sat/Dec-19 Atlanta, GA Masquerade

Max Bemis and Sherri DuPree form new band

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 9/9/09 @ 1:41 PM - altpress.com

Newlyweds Max Bemis of Say Anything and Sherri DuPree of Eisley have officially started a band together called Perma. Since Say Anything and Eisley are touring together this fall, the pair will be selling tour-exclusive singles from the new project, each with signed, one-of-a-kind, hand-drawn cover art from the Bemises.

Max Bemis has been updating on Twitter:

"What was once just an art project between me and sherri being sold on this tour has turned into something way cooler: we're going to sell the very first single from our new band Perma. You'll be able to get the first two Perma demos on a signed cd with a one of a kind drawing as the album art for each one. Yup, each artwork will be one of a kind and hand drawn by sherri and i."

Tour dates are as follow:
Oct 14 - House of Blues Anaheim, California
Oct 15 - Slim's San Francisco, California
Oct 16 - Wonder Ballroom Portland, Oregon
Oct 17 - El Corazon Seattle, California
Oct 19 - In The Venue Salt Lake City, Utah
Oct 20 - Cervantes Denver, Colorado
Oct 21 - The Beaumont Club Kansas City, Missouri
Oct 22 - Station 4 St. Paul, Minnesota
Oct 23 - Vic Theatre Chicago, Illinois
Oct 25 - Clutch Cargo's Pontiac, Michigan
Oct 26 - Mad Hatter Club Covington, Kentucky
Oct 27 - Beachland Ballroom Cleveland, Ohio
Oct 28 - Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto, Ontario
Oct 30 - House of Blues Boston, Massachusetts
Oct 31 - Webster Theatre Hartford, Connecticut
Nov 1 - Theatre of the Living Arts Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nov 3 - The Fillmore at Irving Plaza New York, New York
Nov 4 - Highline Ballroom New York, New York
Nov 6 - The Recher Theatre Towson, Maryland
Nov 7 - The NorVa Norfolk, Virginia
Nov 8 - Cat's Cradle Carrboro, North Carolina
Nov 10 - The Masquerade Atlanta, Georgia
Nov 11 - The Social Orlando, Florida
Nov 12 - The Social Orlando, Florida
Nov 13 - State Theatre St. Petersburg, Florida
Nov 15 - Republic New Orleans, Louisiana
Nov 16 - Warehouse Live Houston, Texas
Nov 17 - Emo's Austin, Texas
Nov 18 - The Door Dallas, Texas
Nov 20 - Marquee Theatre Tempe, Arizona
Nov 21 - House of Blues San Diego, California
Nov 22 - Troubadour West Hollywood, California

3OH!3 plan online press conference

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 9/9/09 @ 12:29 PM - altpress.com

3OH!3 are holding a live online press conference on Saturday, Sept. 12 in preparation for the VMAs the day after. The band are looking for votes in the "Best New Artist" category in which they're up against Lady Gaga, Asher Roth, Drake and Kid Cudi. Starting at 3 p.m. EST, fans will be able to ask Sean and Nat questions through Twitter and Facebook.

Paramore stream new song from Brand New Eyes

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 9/9/09 @ 10:33 AM - altpress.com

Paramore have posted online another song from their upcoming album, Brand New Eyes. You can listen to "Brick By Boring Brick" here. Brand New Eyes--the third full-length by Paramore--is due out Sept. 29.

The Secret Handshake plan Australian tour

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 9/9/09 @ 10:28 AM - altpress.com

After he wraps up his stint on the Fall Ball alongside the Academy Is... and Mayday Parade, Luis Dubuc -- aka the Secret Handshake, for those unfamiliar -- will head down under to Australia, the land of wallabies, Vegemite and Michael Guy Chislett. Dates are below, as well as a vlog from Dubuc about the trek:

Nov 26 @ Snitch in Brisbane - 18+
Nov 27 @ Top Floors in Brisbane - ALL AGES
Nov 28 @ Spectrum in Sydney - 18+
Nov 29 @ The Bald Faced Stag in Sydney - ALL AGES
Dec 2 @ TBA in Wheeler's Hill - 18+
Dec 3 @ Next in Melbourne - 18+
Dec 4 @ Underground in Adelaide - ALL AGES
Dec 5 @ The Rocket Room in Perth - 18+
Dec 6 @ HQ in Perth - ALL AGES

Death Cab For Cutie preview New Moon single

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 9/8/09 @ 3:14 PM - altpress.com

Death Cab For Cutie have unveiled a portion of their song on the upcoming soundtrack to the Twilight sequel, New Moon. Listen to the snippet of "Meet Me On The Equinox" here. The entire song premieres on MTV.com this Sunday during the VMAs.

The New Moon soundtrack is available for pre-order here. Fans who pre-order will receive a download of the Death Cab song on Sunday.