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Mayday Parade confirm post-Fall Ball headlining tour

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 11/13/09 @ 5:25 PM - altpress.com

Not to be outdone by their current tourmates, fellow Fall Ball co-headiners Mayday Parade have scheduled a stretch of headlining shows to commence after Thanksgiving. Coming along for the ride on all dates will be There For Tomorrow and the Dangerous Summer; Vega Under Fire and City Lights will split opening duty.

w/Vega Under Fire
Nov 27 2009 7:00P Sector 7G Augusta, Georgia
Nov 28 2009 4:45P Greene Street Greensboro, North Carolina
Nov 29 2009 7:00P Tremont Music Hall Charlotte, North Carolina

w/City Lights
Dec 1 2009 7:00P The Canal Club Richmond, Virginia
Dec 2 2009 7:00P The Chameleon Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Dec 3 2009 6:30P Forward Hall Erie, Pennsylvania
Dec 4 2009 7:30P Musica Akron, Ohio
Dec 5 2009 7:00P Emerson Theater Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 6 2009 6:30P Mojoes Coffeehouse Orland Park, Illinois
Dec 7 2009 6:30P The Canopy Urbana, Illinois
Dec 9 2009 7:00P The Hub Cedar Falls, Iowa
Dec 10 2009 7:00P The Bottleneck Lawrence, Kansas

w/Vega Under Fire
Dec 12 2009 5:30P People's Court Des Moines, Iowa
Dec 13 2009 7:30P Firebird St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 14 2009 7:00P The Village Little Rock, Arkansas
Dec 15 2009 6:30P The Arbor Cordova, Tennessee
Dec 16 2009 6:30P WorkPlay Theatre Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 17 2009 6:00P American Legion Hall Pensacola, Florida (no Mayday Parade)

The Academy Is... set up post-Fall Ball headlining dates

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 11/13/09 @ 5:09 PM - altpress.com

With their co-headlining stint on the Fall Ball coming to a close this Sunday, Chicago rockers the Academy Is... have scheduled a handful of headlining gigs with their fellow Fall Ballers the Secret Handshake. Dance-pop act Hot Chelle Rae will open all shows. Dates:

11/17 Schine Underground Syracuse, NY (Syracuse University)
11/18 University of Illinois Urbana, IL
11/19 Chubby Rain Rockford, IL
11/20 Southgate House Cincinnati, OH
11/21 Bucknell University Lewisberg, PA

Brand New announce Australian tour

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 11/13/09 @ 4:12 PM - altpress.com

Brand New have announced a tour of Australia scheduled to take place in March 2010. The band will be gigging in support of this year's Daisy (dates). Dates:

Thursday March 25th - Sydney @ The Enmore
Saturday March 27th - Brisbane @ The Tivoli
Sunday March 28th - Melbourne @ The Palace
Tuesday March 30th - Adelaide @ HQ
Wednesday March 31st - Perth @ Metro Fremantle

MXPX post track from Left Coast Punk EP

Alternative Press - Leah Preble on 11/13/09 @ 3:14 PM - altpress.com

MXPX have posted the first track from their upcoming EP Left Coast Punk. Head over to their Myspace page to listen to "End" and make sure to grab yourself a copy of the EP when it's released on November 17.

Check out behind-the-scenes pics from Paramore's new video

Alternative Press - Tim Karan on 11/13/09 @ 10:29 AM - altpress.com

Photos have surfaced of Paramore frontwoman/recent blonde Hayley Williams along with guitarist Josh Farro from the set of the band's new video for "Brick By Boring Brick." The video was filmed Oct. 8 in Los Angeles with director Meiert Avis (U2, New Found Glory). Farro has reportedly likened the concept of the video to Pan's Labrynth. It'll debut in its entirety on Nov. 17 during an episode of MTV's The Hills. Check out the stills here.

Matt Skiba solo album pushed indefinitely

Alternative Press - Scott Heisel on 11/12/09 @ 6:46 PM - altpress.com

Last week, we brought you news of the release date for Alkaline Trio frontman Matt Skiba's debut solo album, Demos. Well, bad news, folks: According to Asian Man Records head honcho Mike Park, the disc has been delayed indefinitely--but, if you're a Trio fan, it's for a good reason. Park explains:

The MATT SKIBA Demos release slated for FEB 16th is going to be pushed back until after the new Alkaline Trio album is released. Yeah, bummer bummer bummer, but when you're in a big band like the trio, sometimes you have to play by the rules of the big wigs in charge of whatever big wigs do. Matt told me he'd let me know as soon as possible in terms of a release date. But shoootzzz......the album is finished, mastered, and ready to be delivered as soon as we are given an exact date. Sorry if this causes any heartache to anyone, but will keep you updated as soon as we know what's going on."

One can assume from this tidbit of info that the new Alkaline Trio album will be coming out this February, although a solid release date and label are still unconfirmed.