Release from Old Shoe Records:

“Since the band’s spring release of their fourth studio effort simply titled IV, The Aggrolites have been the ambassadors of their brand of dirty reggae. A potent mix of sweaty soul, base driven funk, and reggae remeniscent of the Kingston legacy of the 1960s, The Slidebar in Fullerton was at capacity with a line out the door to watch the Aggrolites own the stage. With an opening set from Warped tour cohorts LONGWAY, the healthy mix of rude boys, punk rocks, and party people equated to a few circles, followed by an hour of dancing. Aggrolites capped the night with their sing-along rendition of The Beatles “Don’t Let Me Down” that echoed through the building. Drawing members of Reel Big Fish, Chase Long Beach, The Street Dogs, and Civet all out to support, Old Shoe Records turned a free show into an epic party.”

Happy anniversary to Old Shoe Records!! Keep your eyes peeled for more great shows put on by the label by following them on Twitter @OldShoeRecords!

photographs by Ronnie Raffaniello

After spending last year’s Halloween at the Palladium with Alkaline Trio, Thrice, Rise Against, and The Gaslight Anthem, we decided it was an absolute must to cover a show again this Halloween. Lucky for you, this year we will be featuring the Bouncing Souls’ 20th anniversary tour! In honor of their 20th anniversary, the band has been releasing one track a month throughout 2009. If you’re interested in checking out the music, please visit www.bouncingsouls.com!

The quintet is currently co-headlining Alternative Press magazine’s Fall Ball with the Academy Is… Other bands on the bill include Set Your Goals, the Secret Handshake, and You Me At Six. To see if the tour will be stopping through a town near you, check out the schedule below!

OCTOBER

02?Minneapolis, MN Station 4
03?Omaha, NE Sokol Auditorium
04?Denver, CO Gothic
06?Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
07?Boise, ID Knitting Factory
08?Seattle, WA El Corazon
09?Portland, OR Wonder
10?Chico, CA Senator Theatre
11?San Francisco, CA Regency Ballroom
13?Bakersfield, CA The Dome
14?Los Angeles, CA Avalon
15?Pomona, CA Glasshouse
16?San Diego, CA House Of Blues
17?Tucson, AZ Rialto
18?Phoenix, AZ The Marquee
20?San Antonio, TX White Rabbit
21?Dallas, TX The Door
22?Houston, TX Warehouse
24?Ft. Lauderdale, FL Culture Room
25?Jacksonville, FL Freebird
27?Orlando, FL House Of Blues
28?Atlanta, GA Masquerade
29?Nashville, TN Rocketown
30?Charlotte, NC Amos
31?Norfolk, VA The Norva

NOVEMBER

01?Washington, DC 9:30 Club
03?Philadelphia, PA Theatre Of Living Arts
04?Clifton Park, NY Northern Lights
05?Boston, MA House of Blues
06?New Haven, CT Toad’s Place
07?Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
08?Long Island, NY Crazy Donkey SOLD OUT!
10?Allentown, PA Crocodile Rock
11?New York, NY Irving Plaza
12?Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom
13?Toronto, ON Guvernment
14?Cleveland, OH House Of Blues
15?Pittsburgh, PA Altar Bar

It was announced today that Chiodos has parted ways with their singer Craig Owens. The second member kicked out this year, Owens offered a lot of energy and talent to the band; it is no doubt Chiodos will not be the same without him. The band let fans know about their decision through a statement in a MySpace blog, which reads as follows:

“To all of our friends, family, and fans: We would like to let you know that we have let Craig Owens go as the singer of Chiodos. This decision was a necessary one. Out of respect for all of the hard work that we have put in together for all of these years we will not be discussing the specific reasons that this needed to happen. We wish Craig well . We will absolutely be continuing on as a band and we will keep you informed as this next chapter unfolds. Chiodos fans are the best fans in the world and all we can ask of you, after everything you have already given us, is to share in our excitement for this next album. We promise you will not be disappointed…………Brad, Jason, Pat, and Matt”

Best of luck to Craig Owens in all his future endeavours!

By Ronnie Raffaniello

As you may or may not know, just last week I was traveling through California to cover some shows. On Tuesday night I found myself in San Jose at the HP Pavilion, photographing one of the biggest (if not the biggest) rock bands of our generation. Green Day is a band that I’ve grown up listening to and the first time I saw them play was almost ten years ago now. The first time I saw them was incredible, and they’ve blown my mind every time since. Green Day has the best live performance I’ve ever seen from a band. Whether it’s

playing a gig for less than 200 people (been there) or playing at a sold out arena or stadium (been there, too), these guys give it their all and make sure the crowd is having just as much fun as they are. And don’t you hate it when you go to see a band you love, but they sound terrible live? Green Day is one of those bands that sounds just as good, if not better than their actual albums, which adds so much to the show. I have seen this band FIFTEEN times and still have just as much fun as the first time I saw them when I was just a kid.

In addition to their show in San Jose, I attended the show last night at the Forum in Los Angeles (well, technically Inglewood). Being the last show of the U.S. leg of the tour, the guys were going to make sure the went out with a bang. As the music started playing, the whole band entered from the back of the arena and walked through the crowd to get up on stage (how many bands as big as Green Day can you say that about?). They had a really amazing set where they played some of their new music, some from American Idiot, and then played old (some really old) music for the rest of the night. Literally TWO-AND-A-HALF hours later, Green Day was playing their “last song” before the encore. It was amazing!!

If you’re interested in attending AP’s Fall Ball, you better get your presale tickets now–they’re going quick! Onsale to the public tomorrow, the now semi-annual AP Tour will feature Mayday Parade, The Academy Is…, Set Your Goals, The Secret Handshake, and You Me At Six.  While not required, AP is encouraging fans to dress up for the event! With the purchase of a ticket and an additional $9.99, you’ll get all three newsstand covers of The AP Fall Tour issue! Don’t miss out!

To see the dates for the Fall Ball along with presale links, please click “read more” below.

SEPTEMBER

24?Pittsburgh, PA?Altar Bar
25?Pontiac, MI?Clutch Cargos
26?Columbus, OH?Newport Music Hall
27?Grand Rapids, MI?Intersection
28?Chicago, IL?House Of Blues
29?St. Louis, MO?Pops
30?Milwaukee, WI?The Rave

OCTOBER

02?Minneapolis, MN?Station 4
03?Omaha, NE?Sokol Auditorium
04?Denver, CO?Gothic
06?Salt Lake City, UT?In The Venue
07?Boise, ID?Knitting Factory
08?Seattle, WA?El Corazon
09?Portland, OR?Wonder
10?Chico, CA?Senator Theatre
11?San Francisco, CA?Regency Ballroom
13?Bakersfield, CA?The Dome
14?Los Angeles, CA?Avalon
15?Pomona, CA?Glasshouse
16?San Diego, CA?House Of Blues
17?Tucson, AZ?Rialto
18?Phoenix, AZ?The Marquee
20?San Antonio, TX?White Rabbit
21?Dallas, TX?The Door
22?Houston, TX?Warehouse
24?Ft. Lauderdale, FL?Culture Room
25?Jacksonville, FL?Freebird
27?Orlando, FL?House Of Blues
28?Atlanta, GA?Masquerade
29?Nashville, TN?Rocketown
30?Charlotte, NC?Amos
31?Norfolk, VA?The Norva

NOVEMBER

01?Washington, DC?9:30 Club
03?Philadelphia, PA?Theatre Of Living Arts
04?Clifton Park, NY?Northern Lights
05?Boston, MA?House of Blues
06?New Haven, CT?Toad’s Place
07?Sayreville, NJ?Starland Ballroom
08?Long Island, NY?Crazy Donkey
10?Allentown, PA?Crocodile Rock
11?New York, NY?Irving Plaza
12?Buffalo, NY?Town Ballroom
13?Toronto, ON?Guvernment
14?Cleveland, OH?House Of Blues

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