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Alkaline Trio To Re-Record Fan-Favorites For New Album

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Punk-rockers Alkaline Trio have released plans to immediately record a new album featuring a collection of stripped down songs.  The group will re-record tunes from their seven studio albums in addition to cranking out brand new songs for fans on the new album, which will be released by Epitaph/Heart & Skull this summer.

The following tour dates for Alkaline Trio have already been released, leading up to the release of the album:
4/27 – West Chester, PA – The Note
4/28 – Providence, RI – Lupo’s
4/29 – New Haven, CT – Toad’s Place
4/30 – East Rutherford, NJ – Bamboozle
5/1 – Towson, MD – The Recher Theatre

More Bands Added To Bamboozle 2011

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The Bamboozle 2011 has added more artists and announced the festival schedule. The annual three-day music extravaganza scheduled for April 29, 30 and May 1 at the New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, has announced additional main stage performers. Adding to an already exciting and diverse roster of today’s hottest artists, newly added main stage performers will include: Alkaline Trio, Sam Adams, Thrice, and Further Seems Forever featuring original members including Chris Carrabba (Dashboard Confessional).

Previously announced main stage performers include: Lil Wayne, Mötley Crüe, Taking Back Sunday, The Gaslight Anthem, Wiz Khalifa, Bruno Mars, LMFAO, Chiddy Bang, Dashboard Confessional, A Day To Remember, Boys Like Girls, New Found Glory performing their own set and a Ramones tribute featuring Marky Ramone, Circa Survive, Waka Flocka Flame, Streetlight Manifesto, and the RX Bandits. Tickets for three-day passes are currently available for purchase and beginning today, single day tickets will go on sale. For ticket information as well as additional artists announced and a day by day festival schedule please visit: www.thebamboozle.com. *The festival schedule will be posted today at 3:00PM EST. (SEE ATTACHED FLYER FOR LIST OF PERFORMERS AND DAY BY DAY SCHEDULE)

Epitaph iTunes Sale

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Epitaph is having a summer sale on iTunes. 18 albums (listed below) are currently going for only $7.99 on iTunes. Also pick up Epitaph’s compilation New Noise: Vol. 1 for the insanely low cost of $2.99, which features fourteen tracks from artists/bands like Alkaline Trio, Every Time I Die, Escape The Fate, Frank Turner, Parkway Drive and more.

$7.99 Epitaph Album Sale

Alkaline Trio ““ This Addiction
Bad Religion ““ All Ages
Bad Religion ““ New Maps of Hell
Bring Me The Horizon ““ Suicide Season
Converge ““ Axe To Fall
Escape The Fate ““ Dying Is Your Latest Fashion
Escape The Fate ““ This War is Ours
Every Time I Die ““ New Junk Aesthetic
Frank Turner ““ Poetry of the Deed
Hearsounds ““ Until We Surrender
I Set My Friends on Fire ““ You Can’t Spell Slaughter Without Laughter
New Found Glory ““ Not Without A Fight
Off With Their Heads ““ In Desolation
Our Last Night ““ We Will All Evolve
Rancid ““ Let The Dominoes Fall
Set Your Goals ““ This Will Be The Death Of Us
Sing It Loud ““ Everything Collide
Veara ““ What We Left Behind

Alkaline Trio To Tour With Cursive

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Taken from Spinner.com, Alkaline Trio newest album, This Addiction, is said to be out February 23rd via the bands partnership label with Epitaph, Heart and Skull. The band will also be kicking off a tour with the band Cursive later that month.  Tour dates have yet to be announced.

Warped Tour 2010 Bands Announced

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Warped Tour 2010Bands for the 2010 Warped Tour are starting to funnel in. Check out the first set of them below. To see the dates and what bands are playing them, head on over to the official Warped Tour site.

Let us know who you are happy to see on the list and who you hope is still going to be added.

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After Midnight Project
Alkaline Trio
The All-American Rejects
AM Taxi
Anarbor
Andrew W.K.
Artist Vs. Poet
Attack Attack!
Breathe Carolina
Breathe Electric
Bring Me The Horizon
The Cab
Call The Cops
The Casualties
Confide
The Dillinger Escape Plan
Disco Curtis
Emarosa
Emmure
Ace Enders
Enter Shikari
Every Time I Die
Fake Problems
Far From Finished
Fight Fair
Haste The Day
Hey Monday
In Fear and Faith
I See Stars
iwrestledabearonce
Motion City Soundtrack
NeverShoutNever
Of Mice and Men
Parkway Drive
Pierce The Veil
Polar Bear Club
Reel Big Fish
Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band
The Rocket Summer
Set Your Goals
Sparks The Rescue
Suicide Silence
The Summer Set
VersaEmerge
We Are The In Crowd
We The Kings
Whitechapel
The Word Alive
You Me at Six

Offspring, Alkaline Trio, Dropkick Murphys, Sum 41 Tour

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The Offspring have announced a full North American tour with special guests Alkaline Trio (5/19-6/9), Street Dogs (5/19-6/17), Shiny Toy Guns (6/10-6/17), Dropkick Murphys (6/19-6/30),  Sum 41 (7/7-7/18) and Pennywise (7/2). Check out the tour dates below.

05/15/09 Nashville, TN Riverfront Park (Merrell Crawfish Boil Festival)
05/16/09 Washington, DC RFK Stadium Lot (DC101 Chilli Cook-Off)
05/17/09 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center (The 2009 MMR*B*Q festival)
05/19/09 Austin, TX Austin Music Hall
05/20/09 Dallas, TX Nokia Theatre
05/22/09 Kansas City, MO City Market (Buzz Under The Stars festival)
05/25/09 Sioux City, IA Gateway Arena
05/26/09 Rapid City, SD Rushmore Plaza Civic Center
05/28/09 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre (Punk Rocks festival)
05/29/09 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre (X96 Big Ass Show)
05/30/09 Las Vegas, NV Pearl Concert Theater
06/01/09 Phoenix, AZ Mesa Amphitheatre
06/03/09 San Diego, CA Open Air Theatre
06/05/09 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
06/09/09 Seattle, WA WaMu Theater
06/10/09 Vancouver, BC UBC Thunderbird Arena
06/12/09 Calgary, AB The Stampede Corral
06/13/09 Edmonton, AB Northlands – Hall D
06/15/09 Saskatoon, SK Prairieland Park
06/17/09 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
06/19/09 St. Paul, MN Roy Wilkins Auditorium
06/20/09 Chicago, IL Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island
06/21/09 Cleveland, OH Time Warner Amphitheater at Tower City
06/23/09 Columbus, OH The LC Pavilion
06/24/09 Cincinnati, OH PNC Pavilion at Riverbend
06/26/09 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest
06/27/09 Indianapolis, IN The Lawn
06/28/09 Detroit, MI Freedom Hill
06/30/09 Canandaigua, NY CMAC
07/02/09 Toronto, ON The Molson Amphitheater
07/03/09 St-Ephrem de Tring, QC Woodstock en Beauce Festival
07/07/09 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
07/08/09 New York, NY Roseland
07/10/09 Boston, MA Tsongas Arena
07/11/09 Gilford, NH Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion
07/14/09 Charlotte, NC Charlotte Boutique Amphitheatre at The Music Factory
07/16/09 Orlando, FL Hard Rock Live
07/17/09 St. Augustine, FL The St. Augustine Amphitheatre
07/18/09 Pompano Beach, FL Pompano Beach Amp

Via [AltPress.com]

Thrice To Release Double Live Album, DVD

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Thrice is set to release a double live album and DVD on December 9th. The Album titled Thrice Live at The House of Blues features an entire live concert on two CD’s plus a DVD from a May 28, 2008 show at the House of Blues in Anaheim, CA.  Also included is exclusive interview footage of the band fielding fan-submitted questions.

The Southern Californian quartet is currently touring with Alkaline Trio, Rise Against and The Gaslight Anthem in support of their critically acclaimed collection, The Alchemy Index Vols. I-IV.

THRICE LIVE AT THE HOUSE OF BLUES track listing (2-CD):

1. The Lion & The Wolf
2. Firebreather
3. The Messenger
4. Of Dust and Nations
5. Digital Sea
6. Flags of Dawn
7. Burn The Fleet
8. Open Water
9. The Earth Isn’t Humming
10. The Artist in the Ambulance
11. Trust
12. Cold Cash Colder Hearts
13. Broken Lungs
14. The Whaler
15. All That’s Left
16. Silhouette
17. Come All You Weary
18. Stare at the Sun
19. Daedalus
20. Don’t Tell and We Won’t Ask
21. Hold Fast Hope
22. For Miles
23. Red Sky
24. Deadbolt
25. The Earth Will Shake

THRICE on tour (w/ Alkaline Trio, Rise Against, Gaslight Anthem)

Oct 13 ““ New York, NY @ Roseland Ballroom
Oct 14 ““ New York, NY @ Roseland Ballroom
Oct 15 ““ West Chester, NY @ The Note
Oct 16 ““ Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
Oct 17 ““ Philadelphia PA @ The Electric Ballroom
Oct 19 ““ Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
Oct 20 ““ Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
Oct 21 ““ Tampa, FL @ Jannus Landing
Oct 22 ““ Pompano Beach, FL @ PB Amphitheatre
Oct 23 ““ Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
Oct 25 ““ Little Rock, AR @ LR Culture Shock at Clear Channel Metroplex
Oct 26 ““ Austin, TX @ Austin City Music Hall
Oct 27 ““ Houston, TX @ Verizon Wireless Theatre
Oct 30 ““ San Diego, CA @ The Cox Arena
Oct 31 ““ Hollywood, CA @ The Palladium
Nov 1 ““ Hollywood, CA @ The Palladium
Nov 2 ““ Hollywood, CA @ The Palladium
Nov 4 ““ Las Vegas NV @ House of Blues
Nov 5 ““ Las Vegas NV @ House of Blues
Nov 7 ““ San Jose, CA @ San Jose Events Center
Nov 8 ““ Portland, OR @ Roseland Ballroom
Nov 9 ““ Vancouver, BC @ Thunderbird Arena
Nov 11 ““ Salt Lake City, UT @ Salt Air
Nov 12 ““ Denver, CO @ The Fillmore
Nov 13 ““ Denver, CO @ The Fillmore
Nov 14 ““ Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theatre
Nov 16 ““ St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
Nov 17 ““ Milwaukee, WI @ Rave
Nov 18 ““ Minneapolis, MN @ The Myth
Nov 20 ““ Chicago, IL @ Congress Theatre
Nov 21 ““ Chicago, IL @ Congress Theatre
Nov 22 ““ Grand Rapids, MI @ Orbit Room
Nov 23 ““ Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore