Firefall Reunion Live

The list of recognizable songs is impressive: "Just Remember I Love You," "Strange Way," "Cinderella," "You Are The Woman‚" "Livin Ain't Livin," "Mexico," "So Long," "Goddbye I Love You" and many others. There's also the newest Firefall single, "Walk More Softly." Their vocals and musicianship are at an extremely high level; the solos feature spontaneous fiery interaction between lead guitars, sax and flute. One thing is certain, Firefall isn't just a 'ballads' band, these guys rock! - more on this story

Cursive Late Night

PR reports: Cursive is confirmed to make their late night television debut on the Late Show with David Letterman on Friday March 13th, just three days after the release of their sixth studio album, Mama, I'm Swollen, March 10th on Saddle Creek.

The band will also head out on a eight-date run of shows surrounding the release of Mama, I'm Swollen, beginning with a sold-out show in Brooklyn, NY at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on March 9th and leading up to numerous performances at this year's SXSW.

More Cursive touring news to come soon; March itinerary - here

Manchester Orchestra U.S. Tour

Sony reports: Manchester Orchestra have confirmed headlining US Tour dates. The tour will kick off on April 21st in Nashville, TN and come to a close on June 4th in Orlando, FL. Joining them on these dates will be the band FUN (featuring ex-members of The Format and Anathallo) as well as Audrye Sessions and Winston Audio.

Fan presale tickets for the tour go on sale February 27th and will be available to the public on March 5th. The start of the tour marks the date of the band's much anticipated second full-length release. Entitled Mean Everything To Nothing, the new record delivers the most honest sound the band has created to date. It's everything that a rock record should be: raw, urgent and authentic. - more on this story

Acid Drinkers Thrashback

MMP reports: Acid Drinkers are to this day the best and the most spectacular thrash metal band in Poland. During their long and eventful career they played over 500 concerts, including still well remembered gigs at Jarocin festival, Metalmania, Węgorzewo, Przystanek Woodstock or Odjazdy. They supported such metal giants as Deep Purple, Megadeth, Bruce Dickinson, Sepultura, Paradise Lost or Slayer. Acid Drinkers won Fryderyk Award (Polish equivalent of Grammy Award) in 1998, 2000 and 2004 for "Best Hard & Heavy Act".

And today Metal Mind Productions will re-release first three albums from the band's wide discography: Are You A Rebel?, Dirty Money, Dirty Tricks, and Streap Tease.

All three titles are limited to 1000 copies. Digitally remastered using 24-Bit process. Metal Mind Productions set the release date for 23rd March in Europe and 5th May in USA (via MVD). - more on this story

MxPx Rolling Out CD Preview

PR reports: Starting this week MxPx will be launching two sets of promotions for their upcoming covers album, On The Cover II, coming out via Tooth & Nail Records on March 24.

Available on the band's MySpace page each consecutive Monday until the album release, the band will be streaming a new cover song for the week.

This week, look out for their version of the Dead Milkmen's "Punk Rock Girl", which guitarist Tom Wisniewski believes "is one of the best love songs ever written!" - (We hope this is the right link, we had to Google since it wasn't included in the announcement)

Mat Kearney Hitting The Road With Keane

PR reports: Aware/Columbia Records artist Mat Kearney has just announced that he will join Keane on their U.S. tour in May, hitting major markets including Los Angeles, Denver, Chicago and New York. Full tour dates can be found below.

Additionally, the critically acclaimed singer-songwriter is set to release his new album, City of Black & White, on May 19 on Aware/Columbia Records.

After spending five years traveling the country establishing himself as a new artist, Mat dug his roots into his new hometown of Nashville, TN, allowing the songs on City of Black & White to evolve from various places and sources – in the back room of a studio where he stopped in to visit a friend, writing with people he met at coffee shops, hearing someone fiddling around with the guitar and humming along. He opened up the writing process to friends and to the community of musicians in Nashville, and crafted songs such as "Fire and Rain," "Here We Go," and "Closer To Love," the first single off of City of Black & White. - more on this story

The Blue Aeroplanes Books First US Shows in 13 Years

PR reports: The Blue Aeroplanes hit the US shores for the first time in 13 years with appearances at South by Southwest Music and Media Conference.

A long time part of the Bristol, England, music scene that spawned great bands like Massive Attack, Portishead, and Tricky, the Aeroplanes hold a special place in the history of British pop music. The current schedule includes two gigs with more to be announced.

With a new album in the can, When Things Are Good, sounding like a collision between the Hold Steady, Lou Reed with a British accent and Bright Eyes, the Aeroplanes are heading to Austin with their greatest statement of intent yet. - more on this story

The Bloody Beetroots US Tour

PR reports: Italian producer and polymath Bob Rifo, a.k.a. The Bloody Beetroots, is getting ready to take his traveling party on the road for its first US tour. As usual he will be joined by his onstage partner Tommy Tea. The mysterious, masked-wearing duo will no doubt incite an all night dance floor riot every stop along the way with their clever, genre-bending aesthetics.

Rifo has a packed schedule, including several guest star collaborations, leading up to the release of his project's highly-anticipated debut album this summer via Dim Mak Records. On the horizon is the new single "WARP 1.9," due March 24th.

In addition to the hard-hitting dancefloor bangers he is best known for, Rifo's influences range from classical, Stravinsky-esque soundscapes to the grit of Britain's punk rock and Oi! Movements – as evident by his two EP's, Cornelius and Rombo. - more on this story

Hey Ocean! North American Tour

PR reports: Often described as one of Canada's best up-and-coming talents, Hey Ocean! is excited to announce their upcoming 25-date North American tour.

The young Vancouver-based band with a remarkable talent for blending various musical styles into a brand of infectious pop that is uniquely their own will start their upcoming tour February 26 at Seattle's High Dive and end off April 24 at the infamous Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto, hitting Austin's SXSW Music Festival in March and LA's Musexpo Conference in April along the way.

Settling down for only a short time after their September 2008 release of It's Easier To Be Somebody Else and the album's subsequent tour, Hey Ocean! is ready to take to the road again. - more on this story

. Jazz Icons: Series 3 DVD Boxset

The third set in the Jazz Icon series offers proof-positive that there is more variety than meets the ear (and in this case, also the eye) when it comes to appreciating jazz. These DVDs present the great, the strange, and the beautiful. (5 stars) - Read the full Jazz Icons: Series 3 DVD Boxset review

. Outlaw Order - Dragging Down the Enforcer

Given the talent involved (four fifths of the original Eyehategod lineup as well as a bassist who has served time in Goatwhore and Crowbar) this should be a winner. Instead, this delivers short blasts of largely unmemorable and insipid sludge. - Read the full Outlaw Order - Dragging Down the Enforcer review

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