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SONIC YOUTH EARLY SUMMER SHOWS - Dates are starting to surface for the summer tour. This is what's confirmed so far. More will be posted as details are ironed out and the calendar will be updated as soon as I get out of Camber Sands and back to civilization. For now, let's focus on Jersey and Australia/New Zealand.

Sunday, June 6th, Sonic Youth is playing The Great Bamboozle at The Stone Pony Festival Area in Asbury Park , New Jersey . 3 day passes went on sale on March 20th and daily ticket sales begin on March 26th. The fest is all ages. For more info, check out:
www.thestonepony.com
www.thegreatbamboozle.com

Then the Sonics are off to Australia and New Zealand for a whirlwind whip with J Mascis in tow. Tickets for all of these shows go on sale April 2nd. Check www.ticketek.com or the venue for tickets unless otherwise noted.

Tues. June 15th - Canberra A.N.U

Thurs. June 17th - Sydney Enmore Theatre

Sat. June 19th - Brisbane Arena

Monday June 21st - Fremantle Metropolis
(Buy tickets at 78's, Beat, Planet or Mills)

Wednesday June 23rd - Melbourne Forum

Saturday June 26th - Auckland St. James

The Bronx News - in other bricks related news. got some records coming out. “they will kill us all (without mercy)” is being released later this month as a hit single in the UK – on a tradish 7” piece of wax with a smoking b-side recorded by Alfredo Parmesan Ortiz on his mini disk player at our record release at the 3 clubs in los angeles last year. he happens to get into a fight (due to pit beef) mid-tune, thus giving it the slow hickory smoked flavor. the false alarm video is being played on some music channels – so we went ahead and made a video for “they will kill us all” that probably won’t see the light of day because people get killed in it – since when is PBS more violent than MTV? enough shows about how stupid the married and famous contingent is.

More news from the world's busiest corpse, Shai Hulud. - Shai Hulud may be dead, but that body is alive and kicking. Click READ MORE to see just what they're doing, including news on their retrospective CD and DVD.

Between the Buried and the fact that Victory just posted their video - Victory Records has just posted the video for Between the Buried and Me's "Mordecai". It can be found here.

Scouts Honor hits the road - Scouts Honor, a 2-piece post-hardcore band half-jokingly branded as "emo-billy" from Peoria , IL , recently signed to Thinker Thought Records (home of The Great Redneck Hope and The Forecast) and will be recording a full-length album with Stan Wood at Volume Studios in Chicago in April/May for release later this year. In celebration of this great meeting of the minds, they'll be hitting the road with new material this month. Click READ MORE to see the duo's itinerary, which takes them all over the Midwest and East Coast, as well as a few shows in the Mountain time zone.

Bunnyfest lineup announced - April 3rd and 4th will see Augusta , GA taken over by the hardcore extravaganza known as Bunnyfest. Bands playing include Hopesfall, Scars Of Tomorow, Evergreen Terrace, Stretch Arm Strong, Between The Buried And Me, The Red Chord, Death Threat, and dozens more. Tickets are $20 for one day, or $30 for a two day pass. Click READ MORE to see the fest's full lineup.

Flipside Festival lineup announced - The 2004 Flipside Festival will be taking place in Franconia , VA on April 17th. Bands scheduled to play thus far include Sugarcult, Fall Out Boy, Maxeen, The Goodwill, and more. For the current confirmed lineup, click READ MORE. For information on purchasing tickets, head to FlipsideFestival.com.

Midtown/Armor For Sleep/Your Enemies Friends - According to Midtown's web site, they will be going on tour in the end of April to the start of June with Armor for Sleep and Your Enemies Friends will be playing all dates with support from Time and Distance, The Working Title, Stars Hide Fire, Vise Versa, Emanuel, and Lance's Hero on various dates throughout the tour. Click READ MORE for the tour's schedule.

New England Hardcore and Metal DVD delayed, Nora video not - Although the New England Hardcore and Metal DVD were supposed to come out on March 23rd, it seems there was a minor problem. Trustkill commented on the whereabouts of the disc on their site: "Due to circumstances beyond our control, we are delaying the release of the "New England Hardcore And Metal Fest 2003" DVD that was to come out today. It should be out in about a month. We apologize to everyone who was waiting for it. Shit happens." However, in good news, the video for Nora's "I Should Have Sent Flowers", from their newest CD Dreamers and Deadmen is online here.

Beehive & The Barracudas, The Sultans, The Husbands, Dan Sartain - Buddyhead is reporting that Swami Records acts Beehive & The Barracudas, The Sultans, The Husbands and Dan Sartain are headed out on the road this April on the US west coast. The shows kick off on April 2nd in Las Vegas , NV and carry on for a few weeks through California . Click below for the available dates.

New Nekromantix track online - There's a new Nekromantix song online at Epitaph's website. The song "Struck by a wrecking ball" is from the Danish psychos' second Hellcat release Dead Girls Don't Cry, which comes out on April 27th. You can find the download here

New School Videos Adds NOFX and Sick Of It All - New School Videos.net have just added live DVD's of NOFX and Sick Of It All to their online catalog, and they look amazing. Swing over to www.newschoolvideos.net to check them out (you can even download Quick Time movie previews).

Should've Sent Nora - The first video from Nora's release, Dreamers And Deadmen has finally been posted up for viewing. "I Should've Sent Flowers" was directed by the talented Dale Restighini who has worked with the likes of Most Precious Blood, Hatebreed and others. This video's something worth getting excited over, so head over here to view it, and if you want even more Nora thereafter, this link's got you covered with a preview of another song from the record.

A Lot To Take In Via Name Taken - A whole bunch of things have been brewing for the kids of Name Taken, so sit tight and read up. The band's newest effort for Fiddler, Hold On, will hit shelves on April 13th. In support of the record, the band has shot a video for their single, "Control," and a bunch of photos from the shoot can be snagged here; the video itself will be on the way soon. An E-Card is also up at Name Taken's website where you can preview five of the tracks off of the new CD and get yourself excited for the release. Finally, the album cover and a bunch of new photos of the band are posted for your viewing pleasure, so get on the move and get your Name Taken now.

Once A Hero's Still A Hero Regardless - Sad news. The boys of Once A Hero have announced that after their three and a half years of endeavors, the band will cease to exist come this April. Once A Hero explains that after the explosion of their band on this summer's national tour and the abrupt end to the outing, the band realized that something had changed and as the New Year was approaching, they were headed in different directions. They have three more shows out in Michigan to finish themselves out; the final public show will happen at the Flint Local 432 Saturday, April 3rd. OAH thanks everyone for everything over the years and states that, "These last shows are for you." You'll be missed, boys.

Louden Up - Funk/punk superstars !!! have announced that their new album, recently announced as being entitled Louden Up Now will hit shelves June 8th in the US and June 7th in the UK . Expect to hear some tour dates and see a single release some time in the near future.

Brazil In the Indianapolis Star - The Indianapolis Star recently interviewed Johnathan Newby, frontman of the band Brazil about various topics such as the term "emocore", the comparisons of the band to At the Drive-In and the band's love of science fiction. Want to read more? Just click here. And if all that isn't enough you can hear 3 exclusive new clips from the sure to be amazing album!

Stiff Little Fingers Sign To Kung Fu - Yes, that Stiff Little Fingers. The UK punk legends have officially signed to Kung Fu Records, home of The Vandals and Tsunami Bomb, and will be releasing their next full lenth album, entitled Guitar and Drum, on July 13th 2004. The band, most famous for songs like "Alternative Ulster" and "Suspect Device" will tour the US in support of the album in July. And now you know why Kung Fu doesn't want your band's demo, how do you expect to compete with that?

Concert For Compassion Update - The Concert For Compassion will take place this Sunday, March 28, 2004, at The Oak Canyon Ranch next to Irvine Lake in Irvine , California . The net proceeds will benefit the Stop Hundingdon Animal Cruelty Organization (An Organization dedicated to ending the suffering of animals inside product testing laboratories). Animals need our help.... Do your part.

Tickets priced at $20.00 are on sale now and available at the gate. Gates will open at 10:30AM and the rock starts at 11:30AM. For further information go to www.concertforcompassion.com. The lineup is subject to change.

Main Stage A
Bullets N Octane 11:30AM-11:50
The Kinison 12:10-12:35
Hazen Street 1:00-1:25
A Static Lullaby 1:50-2:15
Story of The Year 2:40-3:05
Sugarcult 3:30-3:55
The Used 4:25-4:50

Main Stage B
Mean Reds 11:50-12:10
Stutterfly 12:35-1:00
Letter Kills 1:25-1:50
My Chemical Romance 2:15-2:40
Good Charlotte Members 3:05-3:30
Goldfinger 3:55-4:25
STUN 4:50-5:10

Side Stage
Wagner 11:00- 11:20
Anatomy of a Ghost 11:40- 12:00
The Moseleys 12:20- 12:40
California United 1:00-1:20
Here there be monsters 1:40- 2:00
Boy Hits Car 2:20- 2:40
Corporate Avenger 3:00- 3:20
Bad Acid Trip 3:40-4:00
Rosewood Falls 4:20-4:40

The (International) Noise Conspiracy on the Road - The (International) Noise Conspiracy will be on the road from April until the end of the summer supporting their upcoming American Recordings / Island release Armed Love, which hits stores on June 29. Throughout April and May the band will be in North America playing various dates with bands like The Icarus Line, Boss Martians, The Roger Sisters, The Start, The Offspring, Moving Units and more, wrapping up with the band's appearance at Coachella.

After that the Conspiracy will head to Europe for dates in May / June with support to be announced. Afterwards they return for the latter half of the 2004 Warped Tour in the US and Canada .

North America April / May 2004

mon april 5 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom (16+) w/ The Living Things, Icarus Line

tue april 6 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop w/ The Roger Sisters

wed april 7 Chicago, IL The Bottom Lounge w/ Boss Martians, The Roger Sisters

thu april 8 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock w/ Boss Martians, The Roger Sisters

fri april 9 Billings, MT Shrine Auditorium w/ The Front, Existing Away, The Roger Sisters

sun april 11 Seattle, WA The Premier w/ The Start, The Offspring

mon april 12 Vancouver, BC Commodore (19+) w/ Streets, Moving Units

tue april 13 Portland, OR Roseland Theatre w/ The Start, The Offspring

wed april 14 Sacramento, CA Empire w/ Moving Units + TBA

thu april 15 San Francisco, CA Warfield Theatre w/ The Start, The Offspring

fri april 16 Santa Cruz, CA Veterans Hall Auditorium w/ Moving Units + TBA

sat april 17 Goleta, CA GVC Ballroom w/ Moving Units + TBA

sun april 18 San Diego, CA SDSU Open Air Theatre w/ The Start, The Offspring

mon april 19 Las Vegas, NV Cox Pavillion w/ The Start, The Offspring

tue april 20 Mesa, AZ Mesa Amphitheatre w/ The Start, The Offspring

thu april 22 Salt Lake City, UT TBA w/ Moving Units + TBA

fri april 23 Denver, CO Climax Lounge w/ Moving Units + TBA

sat april 24 Omaha, NE Ranch Bowl w/ Moving Units + TBA

sun april 25 TBA

mon april 26 TBA

tue april 27 San Antonio, TX Sunken Garden Amphitheatre w/ The Start, The Offspring

wed april 28 Houston, TX Verizon Wireless Theater w/ The Start, The Offspring

fri april 30 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre w/ Spitafield, Engine Down, Posin The Well, Thursday

sat may1 Indio, CA Coachella Music Festival w/ lots of great bands

European tour May / June 2004. Support: TBA

tue may 18 Hamburg, Germany Fabrik
wed may 19 Puttlingen, Germany Rocco Festival Festival
thu may 20 Cologne, Germany Live music hall
fri may 21 Berlin, Germany SO 36
sat may 22 Munchen, Germany Elserhalle
sun may 23 Wien, Austria Planet music
tue may 25 Zurich, Switzerland Rote Fabrik
wed may 26 Milan, Italy Transilvania
thu may 27 Bologna, Italy Estragon
fri may 28 Stockholm, Sweden Popaganda Festival
sat may 29 Madrid, Spain Festimad Festival
sun may 30 St.Feliu de Guixols, Spain Venue: Atzavara - Palm Beach
tue june 01 Paris, France Le Nouveau Casino
wed june 02 Bruxelles, Belgium VK
thu may 03 Amsterdam, The Netherlands Melkweg
fri may 04 London, UK Mean Fiddler
sat may 05 Leeds , UK Cockpit
sun may 06 Glasgow , UK King Tuts
mon may 07 Manchester, UK Hope & Grape
tue may 08 Oxford , UK Zodiac
wed may 09 Birmingham, UK Academy

Warped 2004

wed july 28 Atlanta, GA Hi Fi Buys Amphitheatre Lot
thu july 29 Orlando, FL Central Florida Fairgrounds
fri july 30 Tampa, FL Vinoy Park
sat july 31 Miami, FL Pompano Beach Amp. Lot
sun aug 01 Jacksonville , FL Jacksonville Fairgrounds
mon aug 02 Charlotte , NC Verizon Wireless Amp. Lot
tue aug 03 Viginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Amp. Lot
wed aug 04 Washington D.C. Nissan Pavilion Lot
thu aug 05 Pittsburgh, PA Post Gazette Pavilion
fri aug 06 Philadelphia, PA Tweeter Center @ Waterfront
sat aug 07 New York, NY Randall's Island
sun aug 08 Asbury Park, NJ Englishtown Raceway
tue aug 10 Hershey, PA Hersheypark Pavilion
thu aug 12 Quebec City, PQ Colisee Pepsi Parking Lot
fri aug 13 Montreal, QB Parc Jean Drapeau
sat aug 14 Toronto, ON TBA
sun aug 15 Detroit, MI Pontiac Silverdome
mon aug 16 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center Lot
tue aug 17 Columbus, OH Germain Amphitheatre
wed aug 18 Buffalo, NY Darien Lakes PAC
thu aug 19 Boston, MA 3 County Fairgrounds

Armor For Sleep And Silverstein Tour - Armor for Sleep will be touring with Silverstein throughout April.

With Silverstein
04.10- The Harmony Grange- Wilmington, DE
04.11- The First Unitarian Church- Philadelphia, PA
04.12- The Middle East- Cambridge, MA
04.13- The Hawk’s Nest- West Hartford, CT
04.14- The Downtown- Farmingdale, NY (w/ Midtown)
04.15- UNCON- Storrs, CT
04.17- Club Crannel- Poughkeepsie, NY
04.18- Skate and Surf
04.19- Ottobar- Baltimore, MD







Midtown and Your Enemies Friends
Tour Dates

04.30.04- Pittsburgh, PA @ The World. Buy tickets here

05.01.04- Cleveland , OH @ Peabody's Downunder. Buy Tickets here

05.02.04- Detroit , MI @ The Shelter. Buy tickets here

05.03.04- OFF

05.04.04- St. Louis , MO @ Creepy Crawl

05.05.04- Chicago , IL @ Bottom Lounge

05.06.04- Minneapolis , MN @ Ascot Room (at the Quest). Buy tickets here

05.07.04- Iowa City , IA @ Gabe's Oasis

05.08.04- Lawrence , KS @ The Bottleneck. Buy tickets here

05.09.04- OFF

05.10.04- Denver , CO @ Rock Island

05.11.04- Salk Lake City , UT @ Lo-Fi Cafe

05.12.04- OFF

05.13.04- Seattle , WA @ Graceland. Buy tickets here

05.14.04- Portland , OR @ Aladin Theatre. Buy tickets here

05.15.04- San Francisco , CA @ TBA

05.16.04- Pomona , CA @ The Glasshouse. Buy tickets here

05.17.04- San Diego , CA @ The Epicentre. Buy tickets here

05.18.04- Tempe , AZ @ Marquee Theatre. Buy tickets here

05.19.04- OFF

05.20.04- Austin, TX @ Emo's

05.21.04- Dallas, TX @ The Door

05.22.04- OFF

05.23.04- Spring, TX @ Java Jazz

05.24.04- OFF

05.25.04- St. Petersburg, FL @ State Theatre

05.26.04- St. Lauderdale, FL @ The Factory

05.27.04- Orlando, FL @ The Social

05.28.04- Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits

05.29.04- Altanta, GA @ Eathlink Live

05.30.04- Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Craddle

05.31.04- Richmond, VA @ Alley Katz

06.01.04- OFF

06.02.04- Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar

06.03.04- Philadelphia, PA @ Northstar Bar

06.04.04- Worcester, MA @ Palladium (upstairs)

Also appearing will be:

Time and Distance from
04.30-05.02.

Emanuel from 05.03-05.08.

Lances Hero from 05.09-05.18.

Vice Versa from 05.20-05.25.

The Working Title from 05.26-05.30.

Stars Hide Fire from 05.31-06.04.

I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody’s Business - Go to purevolume.com to hear what Ace (The Early November) has been up to in between touring. The self-titled CD (due out in early summer) contains 13 diverse tracks with acoustic and electric guitars, steel guitar, keyboards, drums, strings, and even some bells and whistles (literally). This cd will sell for no more than $6.00, and Ace is working on planning his first tour in September to route though places that will only do free shows.

Download New Bad Religion Songs - Three songs from the upcoming Bad Religion album are available for download on The Bad Religion Page (click on news). The songs are: Sinister Rouge, Los Angeles Is Burning, and Let Them Eat War. The songs were recorded from a German radio show last evening. I just can’t wait for this album to drop in stores.

Strung Out Working On New Record! - Simi Valley 's beloved guitar shredders have been writing songs and have even tentatively titled their new record: Exile In Oblivion. Bear in mind that these boys know their way around the bong and pipe, so shit like that is bound to change. In fact I can see it now, five dudes in a smoky practice space talking about calling their record Dragons Over Tijuana or maybe River of Gargoyles. The important thing to note is that they have a new song on the Rock against Bush comp and some more wicked shit is on the way. Go here to learn more:

http://www.strungout.com

And that’s going to do it for this weeks Pit Stop hope everyone has a great weekend and to quote my bud “TK stay strait ahead!”   Late!