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Following up on an exciting summer which kicked off with the release of The Chaos, a sold-out East Coast tour, UK festival run and the announcement of an acapella album in the works, the The Futureheads are thrilled to announce a batch of West Coast/Southwest performances, kicking off in Seattle on September 29 and will wrap in Houston on October 13. The tour will be hitting major cities on along the Pacific coast including LA on October 6.

Don’t miss your opportunity to catch them live in your city – they aren’t to be missed!

Check out the dates and some mp3 goodies “after the jump” …read full article…

Little Gold is the Brooklyn-based act from former Woods/Meneguar member Christian DeRoeck, who released a full length (On The Knife) last year and a 7″ with Heart Break Beat Records (Beach House) last month. The trio is currently on a national tour to support the 7″ and get their name out there.

Keep reading to get more rad shizz …read full article…

Back in April, we were totally stoked to let you all know about this year’s Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. We might have only been doing it for our buddy “Salty” then, but now, we’ve got incentive. Well, now we’ve been offered a pretty great opportunity for you all: we’ve got two (2) great lawn tickets for the winners of Radio Exile’s great Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Tour. These winners gets to specify the venue of their choosing from the dates “after the jump”

Please make sure that you note that all tickets being given away are LAWN ONLY. You WILL be allowed to pick the venue of your choice (transportation not included)

To enter, leave a comment telling us, me, whomever, as to why YOU should win tix. Make sure to leave your valid email so that we can contact you should you be chosen as a winner.

So, again, leave a comment, tell us why you deserve the tickets and four lucky readers will win (2) lawn seats at the tour stop of their choice.

Gnarly?

(Glad we could give you something for free!)

The four (4) winners will be picked at 6 PM ET on Thursday, 8/4, so comment before then to be eligible!

Get more info “after the jump” …read full article…

Photo Credit: Alex Kacha

With the release of “Sleep Forever” (the band’s sophomore release), Crocodiles will be on the road a great deal over the next few months. They’ve just released some tourdates in support of the release (including at stop at NYC’s Mercury Lounge on Sept. 22nd), but check out some tunes “after the jump” and see what you think. …read full article…

Remember when we first brought Parades into your lives a few months back? (Damn, that video for “Loserspeak in New Tongue” was awesome!) Now, the band are readying their debut, which will be coming out on Dot Dash, and we’ve got a preview at one of the great new tracks.

Check out a sample of what the band’s been up to “after the jump” …read full article…

Uh oh, I am swamped so it’s “cut-and-paste” news time!

“With a rousing new collection of songs and an inspirational live show that has captivated audiences and critics worldwide, Wintersleep are proud to extend their US touring schedule and join The Hold Steady for a three-week tour. Beginning September 20th in Richmond, VA and including a performance at The Beacon Theatre in New York City, this tour will see the band playing songs from their latest album, NEW INHERITORS, an intoxicating album full of meticulously crafted rock songs released this June.”

Get more info about the tour “after the jump” …read full article…

For Conor Oberst fans like myself who own every piece of material that the dude has ever put out (I know, it’s an unexpected development, right?) but Omaha, Nebraska’s own Desaparecidos have announced a reunion show, July 31st at the Concert For Equality.

[mp3] Desaparecidos – “Mall of America”

[A big ol' hat tip to MPLS EFN RCKS on this one]

After quick examination, one might think we’re falling in love with Pitchfork TV. Truth-be-told, we’ve never been offered a video premiere and since these guys have them all, we tend to post those. Ha. About this clip:

“Fang Island began, oddly enough, as an art school project while the band members were attending the prodigious Rhode Island School of Design (also the foundation for Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Les Savvy Fav, Six Finger Satellite, Lightning Bolt and some band called the Talking Heads.)

Today, Pitchfork premieres the quintet’s latest video, “Careful Crossers” which was shot in Los Angeles in the storied Glassroom at Sargent House. This marks the band’s third video to debut via the popular site which previously featured the quirky videos for “Daisy” and “Life Coach“.

“Careful Crossers” is the third single off their self-titled debut (out now via Sargent House)

Check out the video and some mp3s“after the jump” …read full article…

Check out the great new clip for “White Night” off the EP of the same name. Having seen them a while back at the Taste of Williamsburg after-party, we’re big fans. This song is incredible and we’re glad to share with you guys. Pick up a free MP3 download of the single at http://thepostelles.com.

U.S. Tour Dates:
7/28 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
7/30 Allston, MA – Great Scott
9/18 Washington, DC – DC Nine

Turns out that there is news in the Wavves camp. This new clip (courtesy of YoursTruly) is a live performance from Origami Vinyl in Los Angeles with some discussion on the direction of the new album. It’s pretty neat. Their release, King of the Beach, will see it’s digital release on July 1st.

Get the mp3 of “Post Acid” and watch a live performance by the band “after the jump” …read full article…

Photo Credit: Andrew St. Clair

Radio Exile were lucky enough to be present to see Darwin Deez back home for their first show since NME’s Radar Tour. They’ve been described as “near-genius” pop and that’s what we heard and saw on Monday night; something worth taking lots of rad photos of. I am glad I was wearing shorts because my pants WERE charmed off. …read full article…

We’ve been swamped at RE the past week or so (if you couldn’t tell) but I want to let you know that we’re still working our butts off. Just want to finish some stuff to make this place more fun for you guys as well. In the mean time, here’s Woods’ new video. Well, actually, here’s a bit about their new album, At Echo Lake:

“With a title like At Echo Lake, the fifth album from New York’s Woods intimates a modern rock aesthetic fully informed by historical manifestations of teenage along with a concomitant feel for the specifics of time and place. The distance between 2007′s At Rear House and 2010′s At Echo Lake may at first seem only semantic but it more properly represents a move from a kind of informal back porch jam ethos to a fully-committed vision of the infinite possibilities of group playing.”

See, now you want to check it out, right? I know that I do.

Check out the video “after the jump” …read full article…

MGMT introduce “It’s Working,” the latest video from their critically acclaimed sophomore album Congratulations. The band are currently on tour. …read full article…

Photo: Andrew St. Clair

The Static Jacks may write about escaping their home state. But while you can take the band out of New Jersey, you can’t take the New Jersey out of the band. And boy, do they have that Garden State attitude with songs like ‘Parties and Friends (And Bullshit)’ and ‘My Parents Lied’. Their music is best described as the raw energy of a garage band… but with soul. …read full article…

Illinois-makers (ha!) Elsinore have put together an immaculate track here with the tune “Yes Yes Yes” (which you can grab in a minute, bear with us). With the announcement that the Yes Yes Yes full length will be dropping August 10th, we’re salivating. Or, we’re at least very happy. The band are a blast of fresh air, not a breath; knocking the wind from our lungs with fun, energetic melodies and tunes of “the simplistic bliss of life in the Midwest”.

More info and tour dates “after the jump” …read full article…

Small Black are currently busy with their first tour of Europe, but that hasn’t stopped them from releasing a video for “Bad Lover”. The clip was direct by Nick Bentgen and comes from their self-titled EP, which you can get here. The band will also have a string of U.S. tour dates starting in July, including a stop at West Fest in Chicago and will be finishing their full-length (*hopefully).

Check out the video and more “after the jump” …read full article…

Very few artists have attracted the sizable following that moe. has without the big budget rock label backing. They’re unique, they’re fun and they’ve never pretended to do anything other than create music that they would enjoy listening to themselves.

On June 1st , moe. will release Smash Hits, Volume 1 on the band’s Fatboy Records label. The album celebrates moe.’s 20th anniversary and includes newly recorded fan favorites that encompass the band’s entire career.

To celebrate the occasion, the band are giving away a ton of free stuff and touring like mad (*which isn’t all that unusual for them as it is) which you can check out “after the jump” …read full article…

On their latest LP, the forthcoming covers album if i had a hi-fi, Nada Surf deliver a solid experience of covers from front-to-back. This clip features the band walking us through the four seasons of the year to highlight the universality (*just kidding, I have no idea) of “Electrocution,” which was written by Cleveland musician Bill Fox. if i had a hi-fi is in stores June 8th via the band’s label Mardev Records, but fans may purchase the album in CD and Vinyl format exclusively at their upcoming US tour dates.

Check out Nada Surf’s “Electrocution” clip and upcoming tour dates “after the jump” …read full article…

One of my all-time favorite bands, Murder by Death, just released a new video for their song “White Noise”. The video for was created by the Australian animator/design team of MaricorMaricar (Architecture in Helsinki, The Living End) and is “based on a treatment by the band’s cellist, Sarah Balliet, and explores the “ominous undercurrent” of the song”.

I can’t express more eloquently how much I love the new album, Good Morning, Magpie, so I will let the clip and mp3s speak for themselves.

Check out the video, treats and more “after the jump” …read full article…