My favourite band from South Dakota(okay, the only band I know from SD), Nodes of Ranvier, have a new song called 'Glass Half Nothing' up over here; it'll be on their upcoming Facedown Records album The Years To Come. I've always liked this band, and this new song reveals way harsher vocals, real rough, and, maybe unfortunately, a succumbing to the current sing-your choruses-real-pretty trend that's so prevalent in hardcore and metal lately. It sounds good though. [hxc]
Yo, more love for my upstate New York boys Marathon! Woohoo! What a rad band. And the interview was conducted during the ExoFest in Quebec City recently, sponsored by an equally-rad skate shop called Exo(duh). Go there if you're in the area. Wild selection of shoes/shirts/hats.
It's a sad commentary on today's youth, but at least this article on the cellphone addiction craze name drops Ace Troubleshooter. Registration required to read it, but it's free. [buzzgrinder]
I'm pretty excited about this: Stavesacre, one of my absolute favourite bands, are close to signing with a new record label; they've been homeless(as it were) since their last album was a relative flop on Nitro Records. Yay for new music.
Essential Listening for today is, ironically, the second band I've ever heard of from South Dakota: The Spill Canvas know how to write some good rock songs. Go listen!
This band Dredg that I've never heard before but keep hearing good things about are touring:
July 23rd Spokane, WA - Big Easy
July 24th Boise, ID - Big Easy
July 26th Salt Lake City, UT - Club Sound
July 27th Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
July 29th Lubbock, TX - Jake's Sports Cafe
July 30th Odessa, TX - Dos Amigos
July 31st Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom
August 01st Oklahoma City, OK - Bricktown Live
August 02nd Memphis, TN - Newbys
August 06th Covington, KY - The Madhatter
August 07th Cleveland, OH - The Odeon Concert Club
August 09th Milwaukee, WI - The Eagles Club
August 22nd Montreal, QC - Cabaret Music Hall
August 26th Grand Rapids, MI - The Intersection
August 28th Lincoln, NE - Knickerbockers
mewithoutYou are expected to play most of the August shows. [theprp]