Taking Back Sunday

Taking Back Sundays announces new show dates! The band will play six shows through the end of June at select venues before entering the studio to record their upcoming Fall release. The venues were chosen based off the support the group has received from different cities over their careers and the sentiment they hold for each particular stage. Go to http://www.takingbacksunday.com/ for where you can see them and the VIP ticket packages available. Tickets are going fast so be sure to get yours today!

Rise Against

Rockers in revolution, Rise Against, have announced they are on the ballet for the 2010 Bonnaroo Music Festival. See them hit the stage Sunday June 13th. Go to www.bonnaroo.com/ for the complete artist line up!

The Used

The Used have regretfully announced they have been forced to cancel their upcoming tour appearances scheduled to hit the majority of Europe through out June and July. Unforeseen circumstances resulted in an unfortunate parting of ways between the band and their management team, but the band wants to assure fans the shows will be rescheduled. For now the group has begun writing and recording for an upcoming album the release date still unannounced. Check out www.theused.net/ for more band info!

Silversun Pickups

Check out Silversun Pickups on tour through all of June and July with Against Me! and The Henry Clay People! Tour dates available at http://www.silversunpickups.com/tour/!

Four Year Strong

Worcester’s own, Four Year Strong, are back with their newest release “Enemy of the World” available now in stores and for digital download. FYS took the scene by surprise with their 2007 release of Rise or Die Trying, offering one track after another of fist pumping, chest pounding rock, appeasing listeners from any end of the alternative spectrum. They are currently promoting their second installment of seamless pop, punk, and hardcore infusion on tour through the UK, but you can catch them when they tour the states of the ballet of this years Warped Tour! Go to http://www.vanswarpedtour.com/warpedtour/index.asp to see when they will be near you!

Thrice

Rock experimentalists, Thrice, announce that they are canceling the end of their spring tour with Manchester Orchestra and O’Brother. A situation arising with singer Dustin Kensrue’s father was the deciding factor to go ahead with a hiatus in touring, an option that had been discussed earlier in the tour when the father of the group’s drummer and bassist was diagnosed with Cancer. However the band intends to overcome this rough patch by pressing ahead with their summer tour set to kick off June 3rd in San Francisco. Check them out when they come to the Boston House of Blues on June 17th!

Spare the Legion

Fresh faces to the metal scene, Spare the Legion, have the sound you want piercing your eardrums. The five piece from Denver, CO released one 3 song demo in Fall of 2008, but recently have been awarded a spot on the compilation CD “Monuments”, to be released the 23rd of June. The group will be featured alongside 21 of today’s best blistering metal bands including big names of the scene like Bleeding Through, Bring Me the Horizon, God Forbid, and many more. Make sure you check out their Myspace for info on their upcoming shows.

http://www.myspace.com/sparethelegion

Rage Against the Machine

The legendary rebels of rock, Rage Against the Machine, announce a victory party to end all parties. The single, “Killing in the Name of”, off their self titled album released in Nov, 1992, attained the coveted Christmas Number One slot on the UK Singles Chart after the launching of a Facebook campaign to award the song the spot. The campaign toppled the tradition of the debut single from the winner of X-Factor Contest going straight to the top spot and the band plans to celebrate by holding a free concert. They hit the stage June 6th at Finsbury Park in London alongside Gallows, Roots Manuva, and Gogol Bordello. To see more information about the show and the Rage Factor campaign go to http://www.theragefactor.co.uk/