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Punknews.org Harvest of Hope Fest coverage preview
11 March 2010 | 8:00 pm
Starting tomorrow afternoon, hundreds of bands and thousands of people will converge on the small agricultural town of Elkton, FL, just outside St. Augustine, for the second annual Harvest of Hope Fest. The three day event will raise funds and awareness for the Harvest of Hope Foundation, a wonderful organization that aims to provide migrant farmworkers with emergency relief and financial assistance. Bands scheduled to perform include Billy Bragg, Leatherface, Small Brown Bike, forgetters, 7 Seconds, Broken Social Scene, The Mountain Goats, A Wilhelm Scream and dozens of others, but for those unable to make it, Punknews.org will be bringing you (maybe) the next best thing with live coverage of the festivities all weekend.
Yours truly will be, as far as I know, the lone Punknews staff member attending. Here's what you can expect this weekend and beyond:
- Mixed media dispatches featuring photos, video and words, likely to be posted on Saturday, Sunday and Monday
- Tons of photos. Be sure to check out the Punknews.org flickr group as well as my personal flickr account throughout the weekend for updates
- Plenty of video of your favorite bands performing live. The Punknews Vimeo page will be updated throughout the weekend with high-quality video
- Our social media editor Justin has been kind enough to grant me access to the Punknews twitter account, which I'll be updating incessantly from the fairgrounds
- More!
Video of the Week: Small Brown Bike: "So I Fall" (live at Park Ave CDs)
11 March 2010 | 7:00 pm
Yesterday afternoon, Mike and Travis of Small Brown Bike stopped by Orlando, FL indie institution Park Ave CDs to play an intimate acoustic set before the band's rock show at The Social later that night. The duo closed the half-hour set with "So I Fall," the country-tinged curveball track from their 2003 EP Nail Yourself To The Ground.
The band will be playing in Gainesville, FL tonight before appearing at this weekend's Harvest of Hope Fest and hitting the northeast in May. Their new 7", Composite Vol. 2, was released this week by No Idea Records.
Green Day: Rock Band due out in June
11 March 2010 | 6:00 pm
Details have been revealed for the forthcoming rhythm game, Rock Band: Green Day. As the name suggests, the game will feature 47 songs from the titular band including "Brain Stew," "Jaded," "Hitchin' a Ride," "American Idiot," "Wake Me Up When September Ends" and "Boulevard of Broken Dreams." Like Harmonix's previous single band game, Rock Band: The Beatles, the game will feature progress through the career of the trio, unlocking collectible images and some 40 minutes of "rare and unreleased" footage from interviews, outtakes and performances.
Due out June 8, 2010, the game will feature the ability to export songs to Rock Band 2 as well as the kind of uncanny valley animated versions of the band you've come to expect from the series.
Check out a trailer here>.
Fat Mike opens Thistle Hill Tavern
11 March 2010 | 5:30 pm
Fat Mike of NOFX is the partner in a new dining and drinking destination in Park Slope, a neighborhood in the western section of Brooklyn of New York City. According to a Village Voice report, the restaurant is set to open in early April and features European and Mediterranean-influenced cooking with locally sourced, seasonal produce, dairy and meat. Wine and single-malt whiskeys sources from New York State are also featured.
The restaurant is also co-owned and operated by David Massoni, John Bush, Chef Rebecca Weitzman. Check out more details here.
Brutal Knights look ahead to next album
11 March 2010 | 5:00 pm
Nick Flanagan of irreverent Toronto hardcore act Brutal Knights has posted an update on the band's next record. The group was recently in the studio for their first recording since last year's "Total Rebellion" sessions, tracking a song for a DVD titled Fantasia In Best Show Minor, a collection being put together by WFMU's The Best Show On with Tom Scharpling. On the band's next album Flanagan commented:
Anyway, the plan is to write a bunch more songs this year, redo a couple of songs from Total Rebellion, and to cover two songs by Ottawa superpunx Furnaceface, and then release it as an album. What will the album be called? Only my mood this year will decide...thanks for all the nice messages and stuff you send us. It's nice that people are still excited about our pizza band.Brutal Knights released Feast of Shame in 2007 followed the next year by the Living By Yourself EP. Read all on punknews.org »
Coheed and Cambria: "The Broken"
11 March 2010 | 4:30 pm
Coheed and Cambria have posted a new video for "The Broken," a track from the band's upcoming full-length Year of the Black Rainbow. The album is slated for an April 13, 2010 release.
Iron Rain: 'Silent Sins'
11 March 2010 | 4:00 pm
Our stream today comes from Chicago, IL-based Iron Rain. We've got a stream of the band's new seven inch, Silent Sins. The record was co-released by Panic Records and How Soon Is Now Records.
You can check it out on their Punknews.org Profile
Anchor Arms: "Shooting Northwestern"
11 March 2010 | 3:30 pm
Gainesville, FL's Anchor Arms have posted a new song. "Shooting Northwestern" comes from an upcoming split 7" with Vacation Bible School for Fail Safe Records.
Check out the song at the band's MySpace page.
Daughters: 'Daughters'
11 March 2010 | 3:00 pm
Revolver is hosting a stream of the new, self-titled album from Daughters. It's the band's first in four years, following up 2006's Hell Songs.
Check out the stream here.
Scott Reeder (Fu Manchu) joins Social Distortion
11 March 2010 | 2:30 pm
Scott Reeder of Fu Manchu has joined Social Distortion as their new drummer, replacing the recently departed Atom Willard. Reeder will be behind the kit for the band's upcoming tour of South America.
Social D is currently in the midst of recording a new album, which will be their first since 2004's Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll.
Japandroids to reissue two EPs as 'No Singles'
11 March 2010 | 2:00 pm
With a 7" singles series already planned for April 13, 2010, Vancouver, BC's Japandroids have also detailed a reissue of the band's two out-of-print EPs. Titled No Singles, the release will compile the band's 2007 EP Lullaby Death Jams as well as 2008's All Lies on deluxe CD and 180 gram double vinyl gatefold LP, which will include a 32 page booklet.
No Singles is slated for a May 11, 2010 release.
Tours: Native
11 March 2010 | 1:30 pm
Native will be touring down to SXSW next week with La Dispute.
The band's recent full-length, Wrestling Moves, is currently streaming at their Punknews.org page.
Murder by Death: "The Day"
11 March 2010 | 1:00 pm
Sputnik Music is hosting a new track from Murder by Death. "The Day" comes from the band's upcoming full-length, Good Morning, Magpie, due out April 6, 2010. Once out, it'll follow up 2008's Red of Tooth and Claw.
Check out the song here. And if you haven't already, check out our exclusive stream of "Foxglove," another track from the album.
Tours: The Murder City Devils (California)
11 March 2010 | 12:30 pm
Murder City Devils have announced four shows in California this April and May.
The reunited band has played a handful of shows in the last year or so, in conjunction with Sub Pop Records reissuing their entire back catalogue on vinyl.
Members of New York Dolls, Dead Boys form Batusis
11 March 2010 | 12:00 pm
Smog Veil has announced the debut recording from Batusis. The band features Sylvain Sylvain of New York Dolls and Cheetah Chrome of Dead Boys and Rocket From The Tombs. The band will make their live debut concert performance at SXSW, in Austin, Texas on March 18.
The self-titled 4-song EP will be released in the US and UK on May 4, 2010. The debut recordings will be released on collectable multi-colored vinyl, with eco-friendly recycled content jacket and full color two-sided insert, and also on digital download. The rhythm sections is borrowed from Joan Jett's backing band, featuring Enzo Penizzotto (bass) and Thommy Price (drums). The sound is described as "as a garage-glam dance party or a Harley-revving, speaker-melting guitar throwdown. "
Check out some music and upcoming dates on their MySpace page.
