In these parts, South by Southwest is primarily known as a five-day, alcohol-fueled music festival, where thousands of artists take to music venues, pizza shops, and even – uh – restrooms for a shot at music blog stardom. In fact, it was the best music festival of ‘em all last year. But South by Southwest is also a showcase for new films and documentaries, many of which focus on music-related topics. Today, the 2012 film schedule was revealed and Girl Talk, Big Star, Paul Simon, and Bad Brains are all featured subjects. These films and more, with their accompanying descriptions, via SXSW.com:

– Girl Walk // All Day: A feature-length dance music film that combines freestyle dance with the daily chaos of New York City, set to Girl Talk’s recent mashup album, All.

– Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me: A feature-length documentary about the massive critical acclaim, dismal commercial failure, and enduring legacy of pop music’s greatest cult phenomenon, Big Star. (Work in Progress)

– Under African Skies: Paul Simon returns to South Africa to explore the incredible journey of his historic Graceland album, including the political backlash he received for allegedly breaking the UN cultural boycott of South Africa designed to end the Apartheid regime.

– Bad Brains: Band in DC: How four young men from DC changed music forever. (World Premiere)

– The Comedy: Indifferent even to the prospects of inheriting his father’s estate, Swanson (Tim Heidecker), a desensitized, aging Brooklyn hipster, strays into a series of reckless situations that may offer the promise of redemption or the threat of retribution. Also starring Eric Wareheim and LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy

– Uprising: Hip Hop & The LA Riots: 20 years after riots ripped through Los Angeles, Uprising documents how hip hop forecasted – and some say ignited – the worst civil unrest of the 20th century. (World Premiere)

– An Evening With Sacred Bones Records: Brooklyn-based record label Sacred Bones presents an evening of original and curated programming of music videos, short films, works in progress, and a rare screening of their first film production, Twelve Dark Noons. (World Premiere)

– Charles Bradley: Soul of America:  The incredible late-in-life rise of 62-year-old aspiring soul singer Charles Bradley. (World Premiere)

– Rock ‘N’ Roll Exposed: The Photography of Bob Gruen: Iggy Pop, Debbie Harry, Yoko Ono, Alice Cooper, Billie Joe Armstrong and others discuss the incredible life and work of the world’s foremost rock ‘n’ roll photographer, Bob Gruen. (North American Premiere)

– Grandma Lo-fi: The Basement Tapes of Sigrídur Níelsdóttir: At the tender age of 70 she started making music – and then she couldn’t stop! A tribute to the Danish/Icelandic artist and late bloomer Sigrídur Níelsdóttir.

– Sunset Strip: The 100-year history of the loudest street on the planet, The Sunset Strip. (World Premiere)

As for the music portion, a number of new acts have been added (or re-added) to the schedule in recent days, including The Shins, Best Coast, Kasabian, Miike Snow, Neon Indian, OFF!, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Big Star’s Third, Sharon Van Etten, Deerhoof, Japandroids, Matthew Dear, Nneka, Rachel Yamagata, Shearwater, Murs, Tennis, Diamond Rugs, Cancer Bats, Caveman, Fake Problems, Fanfarlo, Gary Clark Jr., Doldrums, Machinedrum, Princeton, Cities Aviv, Eternal Summers, and James Husband. Check out a more complete list at Festival Outlook.

Badges are available via sxsw.com

Florida doesn’t have the best history with alternative-rock music festivals, but that hasn’t stopped Orlando’s Orange You Glad from going strong for four years. The festival’s 2012 iteration, set for March 8-11th, packs its biggest bill yet. Cults, Grimes, Tennis, Everything is Terrible, and Born Gold have already been confirmed, and today the festival added Fake Problems, Zambri, Mr. Gnome, Grandchildren, Deleted Scenes, and more. Check out the festival’s current lineup at our Festival Outlook and stay tuned for further lineup announcements.

We’re also excited to announce that Consequence of Sound will be curating a stage at Orange You Glad. Stay tuned for more details in the weeks ahead.

Weekend passes are now available for $25.00 via the festival’s website. The price increases to $30.00 beginning February 3rd. Individual show tickets are also available.

It’s been a long year. Scratch that, it’s been a veeerrrry long year. From social revolutions to the end of our occupation of Iraq, from the death of celebrities and dictators to a man who sneezes bullets and the mystery of planking, the world experienced a slew of emotions and all sorts of cultural and political upheaval in 2011. And that’s not even counting the plethora of music news that had the blogosphere abuzz this year.

So, as the question begs, what comes next? Well, 2012. If you were to believe certain factions, it’ll be the end of days. A more likely scenario, though, is that it will be another busy year, with people to meet, triumphs to celebrate, disasters to mourn, and a whole other set of memories to file away as we march perpetually onward toward the Great Unknown. A dreary prospect for sure, one that almost makes the impending Apocalypse sound warm and fuzzy. However, there is temporary respite in the form of New Year’s Eve.

New Year’s Eve is that magic night where one year is all but over. It’s the chance to stop worrying for a moment. It’s an opportunity to celebrate surviving the last 364. It’s the start of a whole new scheme or design for the upcoming 365. Rather than chugging cheap champagne and letting off fireworks, NYE should be commemorated with the one thing that makes any year bearable: music.

As we have for every other major celebratory occasion, CoS has your back with our handy-dandy New Year’s Eve 2011 Concert Guide. From the beaches of Miami to life in the City of Angels, and everywhere between, our guide has everything you’ll need to know to see your favorite bands live. Whether you’re planning to rock out with Patti Smith at New York’s Bowery Ballroom, get freaky with The Flaming Lips and Yoko Ono in Oklahoma City, or hit up BOTH of Kaskade’s NYE shows (in two different state mind you), our guide is the only New Year’s Eve accessory you need (save for maybe a noisemaker). Plus, if you’re not one to brave the weather and the sea of drunks, we’ll tell you what you should be watching on the old boob tube. The point is, if it’s happening on NYE, it’s in this guide. Your only concern will be how to get home and/or where to pass out at the end of the night.

If we’ve missed any gathering or shindig, please let us know in the comments below. Call this a cliché bit of writing, but we’d like to leave you with some parting words from the immortal Benjamin Franklin to guide you into what lies ahead: “Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man.”

See ya in 2012.

-Chris Coplan
News Editor

New York City

– AarabMUZIK, Balam Acab: 285 Kent

– Assembly of Dust: Mercury Lounge

– Avicii: Pier 34

– The Bad Plus: The Village Vanguard

– Charles Bradley, The Budos Band: Music Hall of Williamsburg

– Chuck Berry: B.B. King Blues Club

– Dark Star Orchestra: Wellmont Theatre (Montclair, NJ)

– Deadmau5: Pier 36

– Deer Tick, J. Roddy Watson and the Business, Dead Confederate: Brooklyn Bowl

– Fitz and the Tantrums: The Gramercy Theatre

– Gogol Bordello: Terminal 5

– Gov’t Mule: Beacon Theatre

– Infected Mushroom: Best Buy Theater

– The Knocks: Gansevoort Park Avenue

– Laidback Luke: Pacha

– Lee Fields & The Expressions: The Bell House

– Los Lobos: City Winery

– Matt and Kim, Super Mash Bros., Body Language: Hammerstein Ballroom

– Neru: Webster Hall

– The New Deal: B.B. King Blues Club

– New Kids on the Block, Boyz II Men: Roseland Ballroom

– Nick Catchdubs: Loreley

– Nosaj Thing: Glasslands

– O’Death: Spike Hill

– Patti Smith: Bowery Ballroom

– Phish: Madison Square Garden

– Steve Lawler: District 36

– Ted Leo and the Pharmacists: Maxwells (Hoboken, NJ)

Chicago

– Alkaline Trio: Metro

– Big Gigantic: Riviera Theatre

– Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears: Double Door

– Cage the Elephant, Sleeper Agent: Aragon Ballroom

– Cave: The Hideout

– Disco Biscuits, Future Rock: Auditorium Theatre

– The Hood Internet: Lincoln Hall

– Keys N Krates: Chicago Urban Art Society

– Local H: Bottom Lounge

– Murder By Death: Subterranean

– Old 97s: Intercontinental Hotel Grand Ballroom

– Rusko, Sinden, Switch: Congress Theater

– The Spits: Cobra Lounge

Los Angeles

– The Aggrolites: Alex’s Bar

– Benny Benassi, Paul Van Dyk, Kaskade, Dada Life: Anaheim Convention Center (White Wonderland)

– DJ Quik: Key Club

– Duck Sauce, Diplo, Chromeo, Felix da Housecat, The Bloody Beetroots, LA Riots: Oak Canyon Park (Together As One)

– The Henry Clay People, Races: The Satellite

– Give Up the Ghost: Ukrainian Culture Center

– Jenny and Johnny, Cults: The Standard Hollywood

– John Digweed: The Avalon

– Junkie XL: Detroit Bar

– L.A. Guns: Whisky A Go Go

– Lupe Fiasco: Hollywood & Highland Center

– Musiq Soulchild: House of Blues

– Wanda Jackson, Best Coast, Dan Sartain: Club Nokia

San Francisco

– The Fresh & Onlys, Thee Oh Sees: Brick and Mortar Music Hall

– Furthur: Bill Graham Civic Auditorium

– Kreayshawn: The Regency Ballroom

– The Limousines: Rickshaw Stop

– Maceo Parker: Yoshi’s

– Santigold, Amon Tobin Islam Live, Beats Antique, Claude Von Stroke,: Concourse Exhibition Center (Sea of Dreams)

– Primus: Great American Music Hall

– The Slip: Cafe du Nord

– Sonny & The Sunsets: Amnesia

– Talib Kweli: Sloane Squared

– Tedeschi Trucks Band, The New Mastersounds: The Warfield

– Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue: The Fillmore

– X: Slim’s

– Yeasayer (DJ Set): W Hotel

– DJ Z-Trip: Fort Mason Center

London

– The 2 Bears: XOYO

– Adam Beyer: Fabric

– Ferry Corsten: Brixton Academy

– Gabby Young and Other Animals: Royal Festival Hall

– Gary Numan: All Star Lanes

– Gross Magic: The Victoria

– Joker, Brekage, Roska, Plastician, Sigma: Electric Brixon

– Kasabian, Chase & Status, Zane Lowe: The O2

– Toddla T: The Nest

– The Wedding Present: Dingwalls

Elsewhere

Aspen

– Jane’s Addiction: Belly Up

Athens (Georgia)

– MartyParty, Dubconscious: New Earth Music Hall

– of Montreal: Go Bar

– Reptar: Georgia Theatre

Atlanta

– Against Me!, Fake Problems, Franz Nicolay: The Masquerade

– Cake: Fox Theatre

– JJ Grey & Mofro: Variety Playhouse

– Kylesa: The Earl

– Naughty By Nature, Ed Kowalczyk: Hyatt Regency

– Perpetual Groove: Center Stage

– STS9: The Tabernacle

– Zac Brown Band: Philips Arena

Atlantic City

– Brand New: House of Blues

Austin

– Big Freedia: The Mohawk

– The Black Angels, Wooden Shjips, Ume: Emo’s East

– Bob Schneider, Quiet Company: Paramount Theatre

– Designer Drugs: Austin Music Hall

– Gary Clark Jr.: Antone’s

– Groupo Fantasma: Beauty Bar

– Hayes Carll: La Zona Rosa

– Penguin Prison: American Legion Hall

– Russian Circles: Red 7

– White Denim, Royal Bangs: The Empire Space

– Willie Nelson: Moody Theater

Australia

– Arctic Monkeys, Crystal Castles, Dan Deacon, The Naked and Famous: The Falls Festival (Lorne)

– Fleet Foxes, Beirut, CSS, CANT, Unknown Mortal Orchestra: The Falls Festival (Marion Bay)

Baltimore

– Carbon Leaf: Hyatt Regency

– SOJA: Baltimore Soundstage

Boston

– David Wax Museum: Lizard Lounge (Cambridge, MA)

– Lucero: Paradise

– New York Dolls: New England Conservatory

Charlotte (North Carolina)

– Widespread Panic: Time Warner Cable Arena

Dallas

– Girl Talk, Ghostland Observatory, MSTRKRFT, Neon Indian, Pendulum (DJ Set): Lights All Night

– The Polyphonic Spree, Centro-matic: House of Blues

– Quinton and Miss Pussycat: Zubar

Denver

– Flux Pavilion, Doctor P: Colorado Convention Center

– Gauntlet Hair, Pictureplane: The Larmier Lounge

– Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad: Cervantes’ Other Side

– Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, Orgone: Cervatnes Ballroom

– Ladytron (DJ Set): City Hall

– Pretty Lights: 1stBANK Center (Broomfield, CO)

– Railroad Earth: Ogden Theatre

– Truckasauras: The Summit

– Ween: The Fillmore

Detroit

– The Detroit Cobras: Magic Stick

– Greensky Bluegrass, The Macpodz: Majestic Theatre

– Maze featuring Frankie Beverly: Masonic Temple

Greenville (South Carolina)

– The Avett Brothers: Bi-Lo Center

Houston

– Blue October: House of Blues

– Christopher Lawrence: Stereo Live

– Young Jeezy: Reliant Arena

Lake Tahoe

– Bassnectar, Pretty Lights, Thievery Corporation, The Glitch Mob, Childish Cambino, A-Trak, Theophilus London, YACHT: Snowglobe Music Festival

Las Vegas

– Chris Brown: Pure Nightclub

– Guns N’ Roses, Sebastian Bach: The Joint

– John Legend: Pearl Concert Theater

– Kaskade: Marquee

– NOFX, Lagwagon: House of Blues

– Paul Oakenfold: Rain

– Steve Angello: XS Nightclub

– Stevie Wonder: Cosmopolitan

Louisville (Kentucky)

– The Pass: Butchertown Pub Studios

Miami

– The Heavy Pets: Tobacco Road

– Spam All-Stars: The Catalina Hotel

Minneapolis

– Dawes: Varsity Theater

– EOTO: Skyway Theater

Milwaukee

– Skrillex, Dillon Francis: The Rave

Nashville

– Bassnectar: Bridgestone Arena

– Moon Taxi, Apache Relay: Exit/In

New Orleans

– Big Sam’s Funky Nation: The Joy Theater

– Black Lips: One Eyed Jacks

– Dr. John: House of Blues

– Funky Meters: Tipitina’s French Quarter

– Galactic, Anders Osborne: Tipitina’s Uptown

— Rebirth Brass Band: Howlin’ Wolf

Northampton (Massachusetts)

– Josh Ritter: Calvin Theater

– Rubblebucket: Pearl Street Nightclub

Oklahoma City

– The Flaming Lips, Yoko Ono: Brickstown Events Center

Orlando

– Trivium, Sevendust, Black Tide: House of Blues

– Slightly Stoopid, The Expendables: Hard Rock Live

Ottawa

– Electric Six: Mavericks

Philadelphia

– Clutch: Trocadero

– Eternal Summers, Bleeding Rainbow: Level Room

– Good Old War, River City Extension: Theatre of Living Arts

– Lotus: Festival Pier

– Man Man (DJ Set), Dr. Dog (DJ Set), Sun Airway (DJ Set): Johnny Brenda’s

– Smoking Popes: North Star Bar

Phoenix

– Meat Puppets: Clubhouse Music Venue

Portland (Maine)

– moe.: State Theatre

Portland (Oregon)

– Leftover Salmon: Roseland Theater

– Nurses, Radiation City: Mississippi Studios

– Pierced Arrows: Ash Street Saloon

– Red Fang: Star Theater

– Reverend Horton Heat, Supersuckers: The Crystal Ballroom

– Talkdemonic: Misson Theater

San Diego

– Fedde Le Grand, Porter Robinson, Hardwell, Bart B More: Valley View Casino Center (OMFG! NYE)

– Kinky: 4th & B

Seattle

– Mustard Pimp: King Cat Theatre

– Starfucker, Champagne Champagne: The Crocodile

St. Louis (Missouri):

– Cowboy Mouth: Old Rock House

– Devon Allman’s Honeytribe: Blueberry Hill

– Excision: Koken Art Factory

– Umphrey’s McGee: The Pageant

Toronto

– Elliot Brood: Lee’s Palace

– Kyuss! Lives: Cherry Cola’s Rock N’ Rolla Cabaret & Lounge

– The Sadies: Horseshoe Tavern

– Steve Aoki, Thomas Gold: Kool Haus

Vancouver

– Tiësto: Pacific Coliseum

Washington, DC

– Animal Collective (DJ Set), Le Tigre (DJ Set), ANR (DJ Set): 1800 L Street NW (BYT NYE)

– Drive-By Truckers, Booker T, Alabama Shakes: 9:30 Club

– Gucci Mane: Love Night Club

– Morgan Page: Fur Nightclub

– Painted Face: Rock and Roll Hotel

On TV

– Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve (ABC): Lady Gaga, Florence and the Machine, Blink-182, Nicki Minaj

– New Year’s Eve with Carson Daily (NBC): Drake, The Roots, Cee-Lo Green

– NYE in NYC (MTV): J. Cole

– Coldplay New Year’s Eve: An Austin City Limits Special (PBS)

Of the 14 gazillion acts that will end up playing South by Southwest 2011, here are some more to consider:

Widespread Panic, Emmylou Harris, Black Lips, and Okkervil River head the latest batch additions to this year’s lineup. Other newly confirmed notables include Diplo, Kylesa, Wavves, Times New Viking, Cold War Kids, Tim and Sam’s Tim and the Sam Band with Tim and Sam, Greenhornes, The Raveonettes, Friendly Fires, The Chain Gang of 1974, OFF!, Boys Noize, Richie Hawtin, Esben and the Witch, The Chapin Sisters, Cults, Tennis, and Tech N9ne.

Still going: Raphael Saadiq, The Moondoggies, Edwyn Collins, Deer Tick, Thao with the Get Down Stay Down, Fake Problems, Eli “Paperboy” Reed, Fang Island, Twin Shadow, Memoryhouse, April Smith and the Great Picture Show, and Kevin Devine and the Goddamn Band are also set to play, as are Dirty Ghosts, Ear Pwr, Emmure, Gold Panda, Ha Ha Tonka, The Hood Internet, Shabazz Palaces, Tape Deck Mountain, Denison Witmer, The Octopus Project, and Royal Bangs.

And while we’re on the subject, it’s also worth mentioning that Foo Fighters have announced that they will premiere their forthcoming documentary at this year’s festival. Hopefully we’ll get a show at Stubb’s, too.

For an exhaustive look at all of this year’s confirmed participants, head on over to Festival Outlook.

The music portion of South by Southwest 2011 runs from March 16-20 in Austin, Texas. For ticket information and all other necessary details, visit sxsw.com.

Murder By Death won’t be alone, either. For most of February, the band will get to know The Builders and The Butchers, who will open until Fake Problems takes over, starting in Chicago, IL. The last leg of the tour will feature an as-yet-undetermined opener, so keep checking back for more information. For now, head on over to the Murder By Death Web site for details on how to get your hands on tickets for the dates below. All confirmed tour dates can be found below.

Murder By Death 2011 Tour Dates:
12/31 – Lawrence, KS @ Granada ^
01/05 – Bloomington, IN @ Russian Recording *
01/06 – Fort Wayne, IN @ The Brass Rail ^
01/07 – Three Rivers, MI @ Riviera Theatre ^
01/21 – Bloomington, IN @ The Buskirk-Chumley Theatre^
02/01 – Lexington, KY @ Cosmic Charlie’s #
02/02 – Memphis, TN @ Hi-Tone Cafe #
02/03 – New Orleans, LA @ The Parish at House of Blues #
02/04 – Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves #
02/05 – Austin, TX @ Red 7 #
02/07 – Albuquerque, NM @ Low Spirits #
02/08 – Tucson, AZ @ Plush #
02/09 – San Diego, CA @ The Casbah #
02/10 – Costa Mesa, CA @ The Detroit Bar #
02/11 – Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex #
02/12 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill #
02/13 – Sacramento, CA @ Harlow’s #
02/15 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom #
02/16 – Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern #
02/17 -  Boise, ID @ Visual Arts Collective #
02/18 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Bar Deluxe #
02/19 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre #
02/20 – Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room #
02/24 – Chicago, IL @ Subterranean %
02/25 – DeKalb, IL @ The House Cafe %
02/26 – Lansing, MI @ Mac’s Bar %
02/28 – Morgantown, WV @ 123 Pleasant St. %
03/01 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom %
03/02 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s %
03/03 – West Chester, PA @ The Note %
03/04 – Baltimore, MD @ The Ottobar %
03/05 – Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Downstairs %
03/07 – Norfolk, VA @ Jewish Mother Backstage %
03/08 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl %
03/09 – Orlando, FL @ The Social %
03/10 – Ybor City, FL @ The Orpheum %
03/11 – Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds %
03/13 – Charleston, SC @ The Oasis %
03/14 – Asheville, NC @ Stella Blue ^
03/16 – St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway ^
03/17 – Madison, WI @ The Annex ^
03/18 – Indianapolis, IN @ Radio, Radio ^
03/19 – Bloomington, IL @ The Castle Theater ^

* = w/ Dreamers of The Ghetto
# = w/ The Builders and The Butchers
% = w/ Fake Problems
^ = w/ TBA

Now, with a new album and tour on the horizon, the folk-punkers out of Naples, FL, are looking to take some of that good fortune with them on the road. Their third LP, Real Ghosts Caught on Tape, drops on September 21st (via SideOneDummy), and the Ted Hutt-produced album is set to expound on the manic, yet mindful sound that the band created on their sophomore release, It’s Great To Be Alive.  Lead single “Soulless” has the same hyper-charged energy as Alive track “The Heaven & Hell Coalition”, but it trades some of the classic punk rhythms for jangly guitars and sun-kissed harmonies.

Pre-orders are going on now, or you can download “Soulless” for the price of an email address on the band’s website. If you like what you hear, then check them out as they wrap up their final Warped dates, or catch them on their upcoming fall tour supporting labelmates The Gaslight Anthem. Philadelphia indie-punks The Menzingers will also be on board, and tickets for select dates are available via Ticketmaster.com.

Real Ghosts Caught on Tape Tracklist:
01. ADT
02. 5678
03. Songs For Teenagers
04. RSVP
05. Soulless
06. Complaint Dept.
07. Done With Fun
08. The Magazines
09. White Lies
10. Grand Finale
11. Ghost To Coast

Fake Problems 2010 Tour Dates:
08/07 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Utah State Fair Ground *
08/08 – Denver, CO @ Invesco Field *
08/10 – San Diego, CA @ Cricket Amphitheatre *
08/11 – Ponoma, CA @ Ponoma Fairplex *
08/12 – Marysville, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
08/14 – George, WA @ Gorge Amphitheatre *
08/15 – Hillsboro, OR @ Washington County Fairgrounds
09/04 – Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theatre ^
09/05 – Fargo, ND @ The Venue ^
09/06 – Winnepeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theatre ^
09/08 – Edmonton, AB @ Edmonton Event Centre ^
09/11 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom ^
09/13 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo ^
09/14 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
09/16 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot ^
09/18 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave ^
09/19 – Madison, WI @ Majestic Theatre ^
09/30 – New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall ^

* = Vans Warped Tour
^ = w/ The Gaslight Anthem & The Menzingers

Wedged between two upcoming trips to Europe, The Gaslight Anthem’s September tour of North America will take them to parts often unseen, such as Lincoln, NE, Fargo, ND, Madison, WI, and New York City, all before capping off their travels with an appearance at this year’s Austin City Limits on October 9th. We’d also be remiss not to point out that the band also has a date scheduled for legendary New Jersey venue the Stone Pony on August 5th, because, you know, Gaslight would do something that.

Accompanying the band on their September leg will be The Menzingers and Fake Problems. Below, find a complete listing of all their upcoming dates and expect even more to come.

Tickets for these new dates will be available starting Friday, July 23rd via Ticketmaster.com.

The Gaslight Anthem 2010 Tour Dates:
07/21 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern *
07/22 – San Jose, CA @ “Music in the Park Series”
07/24 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre *
07/26 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue *
07/27 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues *
07/28 – Columbus, OH @ LC Pavillion *
07/29 – Philadelphia, PA @ Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing *
07/31 – Providence, RI @ Lupo’s *
08/01 – Montreal, QC @ Osheaga Music and Arts Festival
08/02 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues *
08/05 – Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony ^
08/11 – Oslo, NO @ Oya Festival
08/13 – Saarbrucken, DE @ Rocco Del Schlacko
08/14 – Eschwege, DE @ Open Flair
08/15 – Rothenburg, DE @ Taubertal Festival
08/18 – Brescia, IT @ Radio Onda D’Urto Festival
08/19 – St. Polten, AT @ Frequency Festival
08/22 – Ludinghausen, DE @ Area 4
08/27 – Leeds, UK @ Leeds Festival
08/28 – Reading, UK @ Reading Festival
09/01 – Allentown, PA @ The Great Allentown Fair
09/04 – Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theatre #
09/05 – Fargo, ND @ The Venue #
09/06 – Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theatre #
09/08 – Edmonton, AB @ Edmonton Event Centre #
09/09 – Calgary, AB @ MacEwan Hall #
09/13 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo #
09/14 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom #
09/16 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot #
09/18 – Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave #
09/19 – Madison, WI @ Magestic Theatre #
09/30 – New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall
10/09 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits
10/21 – London, UK @ Hammersmith Apollo
10/22 – Southampton, UK @ Guildhall
10/23 – Bristol, UK @ O2 Academy
10/24 – Wolverhampton, UK @ Civic Hall
10/26 – Cologne, DE @ Live Music Hall
10/27 – Hamburg, DE @ Grosse Freiheit
10/28 – Malmo, SE @ KB
10/29 – Goteborg, SE @ Brewhouse
10/31 – Stockholm, SE @ Debaser Slussen
11/02 – Helsinki, FI @ Tavastia
11/04 – Copenhagen, DK @ Vega
11/05 – Berlin, DE @ Astra
11/06 – Munich, DE @ Theatre Fabrik
11/10 – Zurich, CH @ Dynamo
11/11 – Neu-Isenburg, DE @ Hugenothalle
11/12 – Tilburg, NL @ 013
11/14 – Brussels, BE @ AB
11/16 – Nottingham, UK @ Rock City
11/17 – Leeds, UK @ O2 Academy
11/18 – Newcastle, UK @ O2 Academy
11/19 – Edinburgh UK @ Picture House
11/20 – Manchester, UK @ Apollo
11/21 – Dublin, IE @ Olympia
11/22 – Belfast, IE @ Mandela Hall

* = w/ Tim Barry and Chamberlain
^ = w/ Frank Turner and William Elliott Whitmore
# = w/ The Menzingers and Fake Problems

The album will be the band’s first album on their own imprint Party Smasher and will be distributed through Season of Mist. It also marks the end of the band’s 10-plus-year working relationship with Relapse Records. However, the band did decide to work with long-time collaborator Steve Evetts (who has also worked with Earth Crisis and Hatebreed). In true punk fashion, the band pounded through the recording process, beginning September 7th and wrapping up October 30th.

Option Paralysis is out March 23, 2010. The band will be on our with Thursday and Fake Problems in December. Sample the album courtesy of the band’s YouTube page . As always, stay tuned for more news and a tracklist.

The Dillinger Escape Plan 2009 Tour Dates:
12/04 – Farmingdale, NY @ The Crazy Donkey *^
12/05 – Syracuse, NY @ Lost Horizon *^
12/06 – Montreal, QC @ Foufounes Electriques *^
12/07 – Toronto, ON @ The Mod Club *^
12/09 – Poplar Grove, IL @ Chubby Rain House of Tunes *^
12/10 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection *^
12/11 – Covington, KY @ The Mad Hatter *^
12/12 – Sauget, IL @ Pop’s *^
12/14 – Millvale, PA @ Mr. Small’s Theatre *^
12/15 – Baltimore, MD @ Otto Bar *^
12/16 – Richmond, VA @ Canal Club Downstairs Lounge *^
12/17 – Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock *^
12/18 – Clifton Park, NY @ Northern Lights *^
12/19 – Cambridge, MA @ The Middle East Downstairs *^
12/30 – Sayerville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom *#%
02/01 – Vienna, AT @ Chelsea
02/02 – Zurich, CH @ Mascotte
02/03 – Milan, IT @ Circolo Magnolia
02/04 – Munich, DE @ 59 To 1
02/05 – Cologne, DE @ MTC
02/06 – Brussels, BE @ AB
02/08 – Berlin, DE @ Magnet
02/09 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
02/10 – Paris, FR @ La Maroquinerie
02/12 – London, UK @ Barfly

* = w/ Thursday
^ = w/ Fake Problems
# = #/ Glassjaw
% = w/ United Nations

Anvil:

What: Tour dates for North American tour

When: December – February

Tixs: Price varies depending on location

Buy: Ticketmaster.com at 10:00 AM EST

Devendra Banhart:

What: Tour dates for North American tour

When: November

Tixs: Price varies depending on location

Buy: Ticketmaster.com at 10:00 AM EST

Morrissey:

What: Tour dates for Seattle, WA & Portland, OR

When: November

Tixs: Price not listed

Buy: Livenation.com at 10:00 AM PDT

Raphael Saadiq:

What: Tour dates for North American tour

When: November – December

Tixs: Price varies depending on location

Buy: Ticketmaster.com at 10:00 AM EST

Thursday (w/ Dillinger Escape Plan & Fake Problems):

What: Tour dates for North American tour

When: December

Tixs: Price varies depending on location

Buy: Ticketmaster.com at 10:00 AM EST

The show kicks off on December 4th in Farmingdale, NY before winding down on December 19th in Cambridge, MA. But before you West Coast punks start thrashing in the streets, know that the tour will be playing mostly East Coast shows, going no further west than Illinois.

Now if we had to choose which band were to go on last, Thursday and its post-hardcore melodies would get our vote. Face it: they released their fifth studio album, Common Existence, back in February and they headlined this year’s Taste of Chaos tour, making bands like Four Year Strong their music underlings.

Of course, the boys of Dillinger Escape Plan are no slouches. They started their own label, Party Smasher, Inc., back in May, hit up Bonnaroo with Trent Reznor, and they’ve got the album Option Paralysis out in early 2010. Rounding out the trio is Fake Problems; sure the Naples, Florida band isn’t as big as their counterparts, but with a sophomore effort out back in February and a sound that draws from everyone from Blink 182 to Waylon Jennings, they’re sure to make the crowd scream, “Oy.”

Tickets go on sale October 10th via Ticketmaster.

Thursday 2009 Tour Dates:
12/04 – Farmingdale, NY @ The Crazy Donkey *^
12/05 – Syracuse, NY @ Lost Horizon *^
12/06 – Montreal, QC @ Foufounes Electriques *^
12/07 – Toronto, ON @ The Mod Club *^
12/09 – Poplar Grove, IL @ Chubby Rain House of Tunes *^
12/10 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The Intersection *^
12/11 – Covington, KY @ The Mad Hatter *^
12/12 – Sauget, IL @ Pop’s *^
12/14 – Millvale, PA @ Mr. Small’s Theatre *^
12/15 – Baltimore, MD @ Otto Bar *^
12/16 – Richmond, VA @ Canal Club Downstairs Lounge *^
12/17 – Allentown, PA @ Crocodile Rock *^
12/18 – Clifton Park, NY @ Northern Lights *^
12/19 – Cambridge, MA @ The Middle East Downstairs *^

* = w/ The Dillinger Escape Plan
^ = w/ Fake Problems