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Owen touring with Joan Of Arc this September

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 8/22/06 @ 4:15 PM - altpress.com

Owen, the solo project of Chicago musician Mike Kinsella, has announced a short series of live dates this September in support of his upcoming album, At Home With, out Nov. 9 on Polyvinyl. On all shows are Joan Of Arc, the project of Mike's brother, Tim Kinsella, as well as Our Brother, The Native. Dates:

09/01/2006 Dayton, OH The Night Owl 18+/8:15PM
09/03/2006 Allston, MA Great Scott 18+/9:00PM
09/05/2006 Washington, DC Black Cat Backstage AA/9:00PM
09/06/2006 New York, NY Knitting Factory AA/7:00PM
09/07/2006 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church AA/8:00PM
09/08/2006 Cleveland Hts., OH Grog Shop AA/8:00PM

Paramore postpone two U.S. shows, drop off Reading/Leeds

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 8/22/06 @ 3:18 PM - altpress.com

Tennessee-based pop-rock act Paramore have been forced to cancel two of the dates on their ongoing headlining tour due to problems with singer Hayley Williams' voice. The affected shows are August 22 at the Living Room in Providence and August 23 at School of Rock in South Hackensack; both shows have been rescheduled to Sept. 27 and 28, accordingly. Ticket holders are advised to hold onto their existing tickets, as they will be honored.

"I was really hoping I could make it through the first leg of the tour, but due to the problems I am having with my voice, we decided to take this week off so I can heal," Williams said in a statement. "We will pick back up in Seattle to finish the rest of the tour and we can't wait to be back out on the road to see all of you. We are all very sorry and we thank you for the support you have all shown."

The band have also had to drop off the U.K.'s Reading and Leeds festivals, both slated for this weekend. The fests will both still go on as planned.

Paramore's headlining tour, with opening acts Hit The Lights, Cute Is What We Aim For and This Providence, will pick up again Aug. 30 in Seattle; the remaining dates are below:

Wed/Aug-30 Seattle, WA El Corazon
Thu/Aug-31 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre
Fri/Sep-01 Orangevale, CA Boardwalk
Sat/Sep-02 San Francisco, CA Slim's
Sun/Sep-03 Anaheim, CA House of Blues
Wed/Sep-06 West Hollywood, CA Knitting Factory
Thu/Sep-07 San Diego, CA Soma Sidestage
Fri/Sep-08 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues
Sat/Sep-09 Phoenix, AZ Clubhouse
Mon/Sep-11 Salt Lake City Avalon
Tue/Sep-12 Denver, CO Cervantes
Thu/Sep-14 Lawrence, KS Bottleneck
Fri/Sep-15 Dallas, TX The Door
Sat/Sep-16 Spring, TX Java Jazz
Sun/Sep-17 San Antonio, TX White Rabbit
Tue/Sep-19 Atlanta, GA Masquerade
Wed/Sep-20 Jacksonville, FLJ ack Rabbits
Thu/Sep-21 Gainesville, FL Common Grounds
Fri/Sep-22 West Palm Beach, FL Rays Downtown Blues
Sat/Sep-23 St. Petersburg, FL State Theatre
Sun/Sep-24 Orlando, FL The Social
Wed/Sep-27 S. Hackensack, NJ School of Rock
Thu/Sep-28 Providence, RI Living Room
Sat/Sep-30 Nashville, TN Rocketown
Thu/Oct-05 Cardiff, UK Barfly
Fri/Oct-06 Oxford, UK Zodiac
Sun/Oct-08 Newcastle, UK Northumbria University
Mon/Oct-09 Glasglow, Scotland Garage
Tue/Oct-10 Birmingham, UK Academy 2
Thu/Oct-12 Portsmouth, UK Wedgewood Rooms
Fri/Oct-13 Manchester, UK Academy
Sat/Oct-14 Leeds, UK Cockpit
Sun/Oct-15 London, UK Mean Fiddler

Good Charlotte touring with the Pink Spiders this fall

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 8/22/06 @ 2:58 PM - altpress.com

Good Charlotte have followed through on last week's promise of an intimate club tour slated for this fall. The band plan on debuting new material from their forthcoming album on the trek, which will also include openers the Pink Spiders. Dates:

9/27 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
9/29 - Ventura, CA @ Majestic Ventura Theatre
9/30 - Hollywood, CA @ The Avalon
10/1 - Santa Ana, CA @ Galaxy Theatre
10/2 - San Diego, CA @ SOMA
10/4 - Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
10/5 - Omaha, NE @ Sokol Auditorium
10/6 - Minneapolis, MN @ Quest Club
10/8 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
10/9 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
10/10 - Pontiac, MI @ Clutch Cargo
10/11 - Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
10/13 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
10/14 - Providence, RI @ Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
10/15 - Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock Cafe
10/16 - Hartford, CT @ Webster Theatre
10/17 - Sayerville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
10/18 - Boston, MA @ Avalon
10/20 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
10/21 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
10/22 - Baltimore, MD @ Sonar

The Casualties post full-album stream

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 8/22/06 @ 2:33 PM - altpress.com

Street-punk band the Casualties have posted a full-album stream online of their new album, Under Attack, out now on SideOneDummy (details). The 12-song, 40-minute disc was recorded by Bill Stevenson (A Wilhelm Scream, Rise Against), and can be streamed in full over at Punknews.org.

AP Exclusive: Stream the new Against Me! album right now!

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 8/21/06 @ 6:05 PM - altpress.com

We here at AP HQ are all about giving you the rock, whereever, whenever and however possible. It's in that spirit that we bring you a full-album stream of Americans Abroad!!! Against Me!!! Live In London!!!, the new live album from Against Me!, out Aug. 22 on Fat Wreck Chords. Head to the AP Media Page right now to hear some brand new tunes, and if you like what you hear, pick up the album on Aug. 22. Head to FatWreck.com or AgainstMe.net for more information.

Saosin on From First To Last: "We f**cking hate that band."

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 8/21/06 @ 2:52 PM - altpress.com

Post-screamo buzz band Saosin have been on the other end of the sh!t-talking stick for long enough, it seems: The band recently decided to lay down a little smack of their own in a recent interview.

When recently asked by punk-gossip website Absolutepunk.net what bands they couldn't stand, drummer Alex Rodriguez responded with, "From First To Last. We fucking hate that band, and you can print that, They're on our label. I think they're so clichéd."

Guitarist Justin Shekoski threw in his two cents on the matter, saying, "[From First To Last] is the kind of band that is going to be here today, gone tomorrow."

The band also listed Aiden and Panic! At The Disco as bands they didn't like in the interview, the full text of which can be found here. Saosin's self-titled debut album comes out Sept. 26 via Capitol (details); they're currently on the road with Mikoto, the Outline and Forgive Durden (dates).