Rap icon Ludacris is coming to Claremont, that's right I said Claremont!  He is going to be putting on a performance for the Claremont Colleges at the Bridges Auditorium.  The Bridges Auditorium is much smaller than most of the venues Ludacris plays, so an opportunity to see him their is one not worth missing.  The concert is for Claremont College students as well as the public.  Tickets are available on Ticketmaster for $45.00 plus Ticketmaster charges.  You can get your tickets here.  Ludacris just recently dropped a new record entitled "Theatre Of Mind" which is well worth a listen.  For more information on Ludacris check out his Myspace here.

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Last night, the legendary Mike Ness completed his solo tour with a performance at Pomona's Glasshouse.  I had the privilege of attending the show.  Seeing Social Distortion (Mike Ness's main band) is always a treat but being able to see him perform his solo work is something every Social D fan should experience.  He opened the show with a twangy version of Social D's "Reach for the Sky" and then jumped into songs from his two solo records.  Brent Harding and Johnny "two bags" Wickersham from Social D backed up Ness on guitar and bass as well as Dave Raven on drums and Chris Lawrence on pedal steel.  Ness played songs spanning his solo album and his solo cover album which were both released in the late nineties as well as a couple countrified Social Distortion songs.  The show not only complemented Ness's superb talent but also showed off his love and respect for the older generation of American Rock.  Being able to see Ness and his band perform at such an intimate venue was a real treat as well.  Next time Ness comes around, I highly recommend attending.

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Taste Of Chaos is coming to southern California for it's fifth time.  The line up for 2009 is Thursday, Bring Me The Horizon, Four Years Strong, Pierce the Veil and Cancer Bats.  The show is on February 14th at the Hollywood Palladium.  Tickets are $24.50 plus Ticketmaster charges and go on sale to general public on December 20th.  KROQ is having a ticket pre-sale starting tomorrow (December 19th) at 10:00 AM. You can get your tickets here, the password is KROQCHAOS. The pre-sale lasts until 10:00 PM tomorrow night so if you miss out, you can still try and get some the following day when they are on sale to the general public.  For more information on Taste Of Chaos, check out their website here.

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Myspace is hosting a free show featuring pop-punk band The All American Rejects.  The concert is on Wednesday, December 17th at the Chain Reaction in Anaheim.  The show is completely free and tickets are one a first come first serve basis meaning that to guarantee a ticket, you should get there pretty early to wait in line.  The doors open up at 8:00 P.M. and the show goes until around 11:00 P.M.  The Chain Reaction is a pretty small venue, so being able to see such a big band in that setting is pretty rare.  The All American Rejects also have a new album coming out on December 16 entitled "When The World Comes Down". For more information, visit their Myspace here.

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A few months back, Coheed and Cambria put on a four day concert called "Neverender", where each night they performed one of their albums in its entirety.  They did this a few times in different parts of the world.  For those unable to attend, Coheed has announced that they will be releasing a box set entitled "Neverender: Children of the Fence" containing a DVD with the entire Neverender Performance.  Included in the box set will be a CD version of the show, A DVD documentary on the band, A hardcover photo book and a Dragonfly keepsake.  The box set does not release till March, however; Coheed is taking pre-orders now.  If you do pre-order the box set before December 16th,  The band will put your name in the thank you section of the book and the first 3,000 copies sold will be hand signed by all the members of the band.  The box set runs for $110.00 but is well worth the price for all that's included.  For more information on the box set, visit Coheed and Cambria's website here.

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Ohio Hardcore band, The Devil Wears Prada, is headlining a full U.S. tour this March with A Day To Remember, Sky Eats Airplane and Emarosa.  On April 23rd, They will be playing at The Glasshouse in Pomona.  Tickets do not go on sale to general admission for another week but can be purchased through pre-order here.  You will have to sign up for the website service which only takes a few minutes.  The tickets are $20.00 which is cheaper than Ticketmaster and are only available until they go on sale for general admission, (meaning you will have to use Ticketmaster).  For more information on The Devil Wears Prada, visit their Myspace here.

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Metalcore band Underoath has teamed up with fashion designer Paul Frank to bring the fans a limited edition wallet based on the art work from the cover of Underoaths latest release entitled "Lost in the Sound of Separation".  The wallet comes in a limited edition box set.  The box set includes the wallet, a copy of "Lost in the Sound of Separation", Underoath guitar picks and headphones.  There are two options for the box set.  The first option is the box set with a regular copy of  the new album for $85 and the second is the box set with the deluxe version of the CD for $90.  The box sets are kind of expensive, but well worth it because these are only being distributed once.  After they sell out the only way you will be able to get this item is by paying an absurd amount of money for it on Ebay. You can get your Paul Frank Underoath wallet box set by clicking here.  For more information on Underoath, visit their Myspace here.

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Live Nation made a scene this past year when they announced that they would no longer be selling tickets to their shows through Ticketmaster and instead selling them through their very own Live Nation provider.  Before this announcement Ticketmaster had been the main way to purchase tickets to shows online or via phone.  Ticketmaster has also been known to have an absurd amount of extra charges on it's ticket stub.  For example, a ticket listed on Ticketmaster for the price of $40.00 really ends up being around $55.00 after convenience charges, taxes, etc.  Live Nation acknowledges the outcry from many consumers and decided to cut Ticketmaster out and provide tickets with very low extra charges.  Many major artists have already signed with Live Nations new venture such as Madonna, Jay-Z and U2.  This past week, Live Nation made an announcement that they have recently partnered up with Blockbuster and will be providing tickets for sale at many local Blockbuster locations starting in 2009.  This new venture that Live Nation has taken goes to show that they are proving to be a worthy opponent to Ticketmaster.

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Tom Morello, The former guitarist for Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave is currently on tour with his latest project The Nightwatchman which is a political Folk alter-ego created by Morello.  Also on the tour, Morello plays some new songs for a project that he was been working on with Boots Riley entitled Street Sweeper.  This act consists of more Rap and Rock put together with Morello on guitar and Riley doing vocals.  Morello is stopping by the House of Blues in Anaheim to do a show on the 12th of December, which is this Friday.  House of Blues is offering two tickets to his show for the price of one, which in my opinion is a pretty good deal.  In order to take advantage of this deal, you will need to sign up for their mailing list, which only takes a few minutes. You can do all of that here.  For more information on Tom Morello, you can visit the website for his latest project, Nightwatchman here.

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The masked metal band, Slipknot is going on a full U.S. tour in support of their latest album entitled "All Hope Is Gone" which came out earlier this year.  Progressive rock group, Coheed and Cambria have jumped on the tour as one of the opening acts.  The bands will be coming to Southern California to play two shows.  The first show is going to be at the Forum in Inglewood on Saturday March 7th.  Tickets range from $25.00 to $45.00 and are available now.  Tickets for that date can be found here.  The second show is at the brand new Citizens Bank Arena in Ontario on Tuesday March 10th.  Tickets for this show range from the same cost as the previous one and can be found here.  These shows are likely to sell out, so if you are planning on going I would recommend purchasing them asap.  For more information on Slipknot, visit their Myspace here. and for more information on Coheed and Cambria visit their Myspace here.

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Hip-Hop icon Lil Wayne is currently on tour and is stopping by So Cal to play two shows.  He will be performing at The Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City.  The shows are being held on Sunday December 21st and Monday December 22nd.  Both shows start promptly at 7:30 PM.  The opening acts are Keyshia Cole, T-Pain, Gym Class Heroes and Keri Hilson.  Lil Wayne was originally only going to put on one show but due to the high demand and how quickly the first night sold out, he added on another.  Tickets for the December 22nd show go on sale today at noon.  You can get your tickets here.  For more information on Lil' Wayne, visit his Myspace here.

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As I Lay Dying front man, Tim Lambesis has a side-project that goes by the name of Australian Death Machine.  With the exception of a Arnold Schwarzenegger impersonator singing back up on some of the songs,  Lambesis does all the vocals and plays all of the instruments in this parody metal core band.  As I Lay Dying is currently on tour throughout the United States, but Lambesis is taking a short break to play four shows as Australian Death Machine. The Chain Reaction in Anaheim is hosting one of these shows.  The show is at 7:30 on Saturday December 27th and tickets cost $12.00 at the door.  For more information on Australian Death Machine, check out their Myspace here.

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Mike Ness, The frontman for the infamous Social Distortion is currently doing a solo tour.  He has been playing a slew of California dates and selling out just about every one of them.  The solo Mike Ness strays from the classic Social D sound and burrows into a more country feel.  He rarely tours as a soloist so getting the chance to see him is one not to miss. Just last week it was announced that Ness will be playing The Glasshouse in Pomona.  The Glasshouse is a much smaller venue than most of the ones he has been playing so the performance will a lot more intimate.  Tickets are $30.00 and can be purchased through Ticketmaster here.  For more information on Mike Ness solo work, visit his Myspace here.

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A lot of new things have been going for the infamous alternative rock group, The Smashing Pumpkins with some new songs, a full U.S. Tour and plans to release a new album. The Pumpkins are keeping busy and have released a new music video.  The video is for their latest single entitled "G.L.O.W." and was released exclusively on their Myspace this past week.   "G.L.O.W." is not related to the new studio album that the Pumpkins have planned and is solely just a single.  For More information on The Smashing Pumpkins, visit their Myspace here. To watch the new video please click here. Enjoy!

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Metalcore group, Bleeding Through is going on tour in support of their latest album "Declaration" and  is playing at The Glasshouse on February 14th.  Yes, that's right Valentines Day with Bleeding Through!  The opening acts are Impending Doom, As Blood Runs Black and The Acacia Stream.  Tickets are $15.00 and can be purchased through Ticketmaster or at the The Glasshouse Record Shop.  For more information on Bleeding Through, visit their Myspace here.

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Last night I was able to see The Smashing Pumpkins perform at the Rimac Arena on the UCSD campus in San Diego.  The Pumpkins have been celebrating their 20th anniversary by doing a full U.S. Tour which if you know anything about them, is a really rare experience these days.  The show was nothing short of amazing.  The band came on promptly at 7:30 P.M. with no opening acts and played for two and half hours straight.  The set list varied songs from the entire past discography, Songs like "Bullet With the Butterfly Wings" and my personal favorite "Eye". They also had tracks from their latest album and latest E.P. and they even threw in a few progressive jams in between it all.  The Smashing Pumpkins are still playing two more shows at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City and a few tickets are still available at the box office.  I recommend going, it is unclear when they will be back again. For more information visit their Myspace here.

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Last Tuesday, Kany West released his follow up to the 2007 hit "Graduation".  The new record is entitled "808s & Heartbreak" and features twelve new tracks.  The album is receiving mostly positive reviews and is also noted for being the first West album to not have a parental advisory sticker on the cover. You can get a copy of the album at any record store or in Itunes with some extras for $9.99.  For more information on Kanye West, visit his Myspace here.

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The Killers released their third full length album last Tuesday.  The album is entitled "Day & Age" and features ten new songs.  The album is $9.99 at  most stores and $11.99 on Itunes.  The Itunes release costs a few dollars more but comes with three extra tracks that are only available through them.  The Killers are also playing night two of this years KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas with several other bands.  For more information on The Killers, you can visit their Myspace here and for more information on Almost Acoustic Christmas 2008, go here.

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Canadian Synth-pop group, The Birthday Massacre are going to be playing The Glasshouse in Pomona on Saturday, November 29th.  The opening acts are Tub Ring and Creature Feature.  Tickets cost $17.00 at the door and are still available for the time being.  The doors open at 7 PM and the show will probably start at 8 PM.  I have seen The Birthday Massacre a few times now, they always put on an amazing show.  For $17.00, you will not be disappointed.

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Alternative rock band, Coldplay released a new E.P. yesterday.  The E.P. is titled "Prospekt's March" and features eight new tracks.  Six of the new songs are tracks that did not make their full length album that was released earlier this year.  Along with the B-sides is the song "Lost" redone with additional vocals from Jay-Z and a remix of the song "Lovers in Japan".  The E.P. itself is $4.95 on Itunes and at your local Best Buy or for $13.99, you can get a special edition of the full length album, "Viva La Vida" that also contains the "Prospekt's March" E.P.

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Aaron Gillespie, The drummer/vocalist for post-hardcore band Underoath has another band which he fronts called The Almost.  They released their successful debut in 2007 entitled "Southern Weather".  The Almost decided to release an E.P. to tide their fans over until the next full length is released.  The E.P. is titled "No Gift To Bring" and features four new tracks as well as a remix of a song from their past full length.  The album is in stores today and cost only $4.95.

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KROQ announced the line up for its infamous Almost Acoustic Christmas last night.  The bands playing night one are The Offspring,  Stone Temple Pilots, Rise Against, AFI, Staind, Three Days Grace, Slightly Stoopid and Hollywood Undead.  The bands for night two are The Cure, The Killers, Death Cab for Cutie, Paramore, Franz Ferdinand, Scott Weiland, Snow Patrol and Vampire Weekend.  The line-up this year is pretty good.  Night one is on December 13th and Night Two is on December 14th.  Ticket availability is to be announced so be sure to check out KROQ's website here.

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Snow Patrol is playing a free show at The House of Blues in San Diego on Saturday, December 13th, That's right I said FREE show.  Tickets become available tomorrow, November 21st and are on a first come first serve availability.  In order to get your tickets, go here for more information.  Snow Patrol also released a new album last Tuesday, the album is titled "A Hundred Million Suns", you can get your copy at your local Best Buy for $9.99 or on Itunes for the same price.

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The post-hardcore band from South Carolina, Emery released a brand new E.P. a few weeks ago entitled "While Broken Hearts Prevail". I was finally able to give it a listen and was very pleased with what I heard.  The E.P. features seven songs and carries a heavier sound, much like that of Emery's earlier releases.  The E.P. goes for about $8.99 at most stores and for $9.99 on Itunes, The Itunes version comes with an extra track that can only be obtained through purchasing the entire album.  For more information on Emery, you can visit their Myspace here.

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Underoaths' latest release, "Lost in the Sound of Separation" is being released in a Deluxe Edition on the 25th of November.  The deluxe edition comes with the CD, a DVD containing a making of documentary, 2 saw blade cut 10" vinyls and a 56 page booklet.  The set is packaged in a 4 fold box that is hand numbered and signed by the band.  This release is limited to 5,000 copies and most places are already sold out of Pre-orders, however, Amazon still has a few left.  The set goes for $80.00 plus shipping and is well worth the price.  To get your own deluxe edition of this amazing album, go here.

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Saosin has released a new EP entitled "The Grey EP" and it is only be sold exclusively through Hurley.  The EP is limited edition, features three new songs and an acoustic version of "Come Close".  There are only going to be 3,000 copies made and then EP will no longer be available.  The CD costs 6.95 and is only available here.  For more information on Saosin, the link to their Myspace can be found here.

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Underoath is going to be doing an in-store signing today at 1:30 P.M. at Best Buy in Costa Mesa, Ca.  The address is 901 S. Coast Dr. Costa Mesa, Ca 92626.  Underoath is also playing at the UCI Bren Events Center tonight with Saosin and The Devil Wears Prada, which is an amazing line up. The show starts at 7 P.M. and I believe there are still a few tickets available which cost $26.00.

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Last night Taking Back Sunday played the new Club Nokia in Los Angeles.  Club Nokia is a new venue in LA that just recently started playing artists.  The venue itself is a step up from what is left of the more intimate venues, with a full bar and clean bathrooms. The lineup for the show was Taking Back Sunday, The International Noise Conspiracy and 3OH3!.  I arrived at the show late and ended up missing 30h3! but was able to catch the full INC set.  International Noise Conspiracy is a rock band from Sweden, their set was all right but just not really my type of music and not really the sound one would expect to hear while attending a TBS show.  After INC, Taking Back Sunday took over the stage. I've seen TBS a few times and they always put on a good show.  They played songs spanning their entire catalog and even played two new tracks from their new album "New Again," which has not been released yet.  The new songs were cool to hear because it marks the first time TBS has played them in southern California.  Next time TBS is in town, be sure to check them out and if a band you like is playing Club Nokia, I recommend seeing them at this new venue.

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Jimmy Eat World is embarking on their Clarity x 10 Tour and is going to be playing at the Club Nokia on March 5, 2009. The Clarity x 10 Tour is a celebration of the ten year anniversary of their album "Clarity". These shows are once in a lifetime because they will be playing "Clarity" in its entirety during the show and are only doing this for 10 dates. Tickets go on sale through Ticketmaster on November 15th, which is this Saturday.  Tickets can also be purchased tomorrow through pre-sale with a password.  The password is KROQCLARITY.  Tickets are $36.50 plus Ticketmaster fees.  The link to the tickets can be found here.  If you miss the Pre-sale, don't worry, you still have a chance on Saturday. This show will sell out.  You can visit Jimmy Eat World's Myspace here.

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Horror punk band, Calabrese is coming down from Arizona and playing a show in San Marcos this Friday night. The lineup consists of Calabrese, The Bombpops!, The Rotten Livers, Jason Lee & the RIPtides and Zombie Surf Camp.  Tickets are $10 bucks and the doors open at 8 P.M.  The show is at the Jumping Turtle, the address is 1660 Capalina Rd.  San Marcos Ca.  If you are unfamiliar with the brothers Calabrese, then you have been missing out.  They are the best Horror punk band on the scene today. Give them a listen, you won't be disappointed. You can get to their Myspace here.

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Alternative Rock group, The Smashing Pumpkins are back with a new single released exclusively for Itunes.  The Digital single is titled G.L.O.W. and features two new tracks, The first being G.L.O.W. and the second song being SuperChrist. The single is $1.49 via US Itunes. Today is also the release date for "If All Goes Wrong," which is the first feature length documentary spanning the entire career of The Smashing Pumpkins.  This two disc DVD set can be found at your local Best Buy for the low price of $16.99.

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Southern California punk band, Pennywise is going to be playing the Hollywood Palladium on Janurary 16th.  The address is 6215 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles Ca, 90028.  Tickets go for $19.00 are already on sale. They can be purchased here.  Hope to see you there!  For more information on Pennywise, visit their Myspace here.

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If you don't have any plans this Saturday night, So Cal horror punk band, The Order Of The Fly is playing a show in Costa Mesa.  The address is 1980 Placentia Ave. Costa Mesa Ca 92627.  The show is all ages and cost 8 bucks which is cheaper than a drink at a lame Saturday night club.  The line up is The Spooky, The Order of the Fly, The Returners and Bad Form.  The show starts at 7:30 p.m.  In case you have never heard of The Order of the Fly, check them out here.

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Taking Back Sunday has a new album coming out this year and they just released the title for it.  The title is "New Again" and is coming to stores soon. Taking Back Sunday is also currently playing a few shows in the states.  For more information, check their Myspace out here.

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Electronica band, Shiny Toy Guns released a new album in all major stores today.  The album is titled "Season of Poison."  This is the first album since the departure of their female lead singer, Carah Faye Charnow.  The album features a new female vocalist by the name of Sisely Treasure.  The album goes for about $9.99 at all major outlets and the same on Itunes.  You can find the Myspace for Shiny Toy Guns here.

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Brooklyn's DIY punk band Suicide City is released their first DVD on the 1st of November.  The DVD consists of their performance at the infamous CBGB's underground club.  The DVD is $15.00 and can only be purchased online here.  In case you have never heard of Suicide City, then your missing out, check them out here.

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Post-Hardcore band, A Day To Remember rereleased their debut album entitled "And Their Name Was Treason" last Tuesday.  The Rerelease was put out by Victory Records and is titled "Old Record."  On the release are the same tracks from the original debut, however; they have been given new life by being remixed and re-mastered.  The album is available in all major stores and through Itunes for $9.99.  If you have not heard of A Day To Remember, check them out here.

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Funeral For A Friend is a Post-Hardcore band from the UK and last Tuesday they released their fourth full-length album on Victory Records.  The latest release entitled "Memory and Humanity," holds true to the authentic Funeral For A Friend sound but is also a huge leap forward in expanding their talents. You can pick up the album at your local record store or on Itunes for $9.99.  In Case you've never heard of Funeral For A Friend, here is the link to their official website.

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"Intimacy,"  The latest album from UK's Bloc Party hit stores yesterday.  The album is amazing, take my word for it.  Bloc Party never disappoints.  Their are two versions of the CD, The normal one which goes for $9.99 at Best Buy, The limited Edition which contains two bonus tracks which goes for $11.99.  If you decide to buy the album on Itunes, you can get it for $11.99 with three bonus tracks and a the video for their latest single entitled "Talons."  In my opinion, the Itunes purchase is the best one.  In case you have been living under a rock and have never heard of Bloc Party, you can check their Myspace out here.

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Senses Fail played The Glasshouse in Pomona last night, The show was intense.  The opening acts were Foxy Shazam, Sky Eats Airplane and Dance Gavin Dance.  Foxy Shazam was an explosive act of Rock and Roll, not only was the music good but their stage performance was a mixture of fun insanity.  If you have not heard of Foxy Shazam, check them out here.  The next band, Sky Eats Airplane is a band I've been listening to a lot lately.  Their stage performance had intense lighting that accented their music well.  You can find the link to Sky Eats Airplane's Myspace here.  Dance Gavin Dance put on a good show as well. Their Myspace can be found here.  After all the opening acts, Senses Fail exploded onto the stage and put on another amazing performance.  They played songs spanning their whole discography. Pictures will be put up soon.....

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Jersey Screamo band, Senses Fail is playing The Glasshouse in Pomona tonight at 6 p.m. The opening acts are Dance Gavin Dance and Foxy Shazam.  Tickets are still available at the door for $18.00.  Senses Fail has been one of my favorite Screamo bands for several years now and I have seen them over eight times because they always put on a great performance.  Anyone who is going will not be disappointed.  In case you have never heard of Senses Fail, you can swing by their Myspace and check them out here.

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Psychobilly band Tiger Army will be playing a show and Halloween at the Grove in Anahiem.  Tickets are $23.00 through Ticketmaster and can be found here.  There are only a few tickets still available.  For more information on Tiger Army, check their Myspace out here.

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If you are looking for something exciting to do this Halloween, The Horrorpops are playing a Halloween show at the House of Blues Anaheim with 7 Shot Screamers and Longway.  The Horrorpops usually throw a Halloween show every year in Southern California.  I was able to go to one a few years back and was not disappointed.  Tickets are $16.50 at Ticketmaster here and you can view The Horropops Myspace here.

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Michale Graves, Former front man for the 90's resurrection of The Misfits has been putting out solo albums for the past few years.  Since his departure from The Misfits he has had two other bands Gotham Road and Graves and has released three solo albums.  Graves was on tour for the past year in support of his latest studio album "Illusions" which is a collaboration between him and Damion Echols of The West Memphis Three.  While on tour, Graves recorded a live album entitled "Illusions Live!2008: Viretta Park,"  The record was released this past Tuesday and is available for $9.75 through Interpunk.  For more information on Michale Graves, you can visit his Myspace here. 

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There was much speculation concerning the future of Post-hardcore band Escape The Fate when it was announced that their lead singer (Ronnie Radke) would no longer be fronting the band.  The rest of Escape The Fate decided to keep going and eventually recruited ex-Blessthefall vocalist Craig Mabbitt.  Their new album as well as first record to feature Craig Mabbitt as the vocalist was released in stores today.  The album is entitled "This War Is Ours" and is available at most record stores for the very low price of $9.99.  Although the album is a little different than the bands earlier releases, Mostly due to the fact that they have a new vocalist and is in my opinion a huge leap forward.  I recommend checking out the new Escape The Fate, you can view their Myspace here.  Escape The Fate is also currently on tour with Silverstein and Chiodos, the dates can also be seen on their Myspace page.

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Last Friday I went to see Tegan & Sara at the Henry Fonda Theatre in Hollywood.  I missed the first opening act which was Girl In a Coma, due to the obscene amount of traffic on the 101, however,  I was able to catch the second act which was City and Colour.  City and Colour is the acoustic side project Dallas Green (Rhythm guitarist for Alexisonfire), It is nothing like his main band but is really amazing and totally worth a listen.  Check City and Colour via Myspace here.  After the second act, Tegan and Sara came out and began playing. The thing about a Tegan & Sara show that makes it completely worth your money is the fact that the band plays different renditions of some of the songs you hear on the albums.  They played their major hits as well as many of their older songs making it enjoyable for all of the fans.  Next time they are in town be sure to check them out, for up to date information on the band or in case you've never heard of them, go to their Myspace here. Pictures from the show will be up soon.

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Saosin is releasing a new E.P. within the next couple of weeks that will be available only through Hurley.com or by going to one of their shows.  The new E.P. is simply stated "The Grey EP."  The exact release date is to be determined.  For more information check out Saosin's Myspace here.  Saosin is currently on tour with Underoath and The Devil Wears Prada.  The tour dates can be found via their Myspace as well. 

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Bleeding Through is celebrating the release of their latest album, "Declaration" by having two Record Release shows in southern California.  The first show is on Saturday October 25th in San Diego at the Soma Venue.  The second show is on Sunday, October 26th at the Chain Reaction in Anaheim.  Ticket prices range from $13 to $15 dollars.  The band will be selling a limited edition shirt as well as poster that will only be available at these two shows.  The opening bands are Stick To Your Guns, Oblige and Let Live.

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Metal-core band Haste The Day released their fourth full length album today on Solid State Records.  The album is titled Dreamer and shows off how much the band has grown since their previous release just one year ago.  You can pick up a copy at Best Buy for $11.99 or buy it on Itunes for $9.99.  If you have never heard of Haste The Day, check them out via Myspace here.  Haste The Day is currently on tour with Norma Jean and is playing at The Glasshouse in Pomona this Thursday.  I believe tickets are still available at The Glasshouse Record Store, maybe i'll see you there!

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Anyone want to hear an amazing instrumental band? Check out the group "This Will Destroy You."  They have one E.P. and one full length album, both of which are amazing.  So if your looking for some good instrumental music or even just some awesome tunes to play while you study.  I recommend checking them out.  You can hear some of their tracks  on their Myspace here.

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Post-hardcore band Rise Against released their follow up to "The Sufferer and The Witness" this past Tuesday.  The album entitled "Appeal To Reason" is the bands fifth full length release and yet again shows a band that keeps growing with every release they put out.  We live in a world where amazing bands get signed to major labels and then water down everything they put out.  This is not the case with Rise Against, Three major label albums in and the band still stays true to their convictions.  Be sure to pick up "Appeal To Reason" you will not be disappointed.  Rise Against is also on tour in support of the new album with Alkaline Trio and Thrice.  Check out the dates as well as some of the new tracks at the their Myspace here.

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