EMPIRE! EMPIRE! (I WAS IN A LONELY STATE) announced that CERTAIN PEOPLE I KNOW (which includes members of BRAID, HEY MERCEDES, and THE CITY ON FILM) have joined them on the label, and will release their self titled album this spring on the label.  You can listen to them, as well as other bands on the Count Your Lucky Stars label at this link. 

The label will be presenting a SXSW Showcase on March 14^th at the Mellow Mushroom in Austin, Texas.

CERTAIN PEOPLE I KNOW live:

In support of their new album “Port of Morrow”, which will be released on March 20th, they begin their tour at South by Southwest in Austin Texas on March 13 and will wrap up the first leg of their tour on June 9 in Louisville, Kentucky.

Here are the dates for the 2012 North American Tour:
03/13-18 – Austin, TX
03/22 – London, UK
03/23 – London, UK
03/25 – Amsterdam, NL
03/26 – Paris, FR
04/28 – Berlin, DE
03/30 – Stockholm, SE
04/13 – Las Vegas, NV
04/14 – Indio, CA
04/17 – Honolulu, HI
04/18 – Maui, HI
04/21 – Indio, CA
04/22 – Santa Cruz, CA
04/23 – Davis, CA
04/25 – Reno, NV
05/25 – Bend, OR
05/26-27 – George, WA
05/28 – Salt Lake City, UT
05/29 – Morrison, CO
05/31 – Council Bluffs, IA
06/04 – St. Louis, MO
06/05 – Columbus, OH
06/06 – Detroit, MI
06/08 – Cleveland, OH
06/09 – Louisville, KY

THE SHINS live:

Here’s the official statement:

Canada’s punk pioneers recorded the bed tracks this past December and have just finished all the overdubs, Sho Murray and Chon (co-producers) start mixing this week. The album will be out in June on Sudden Death Records. We Come In Peace takes a determined political stance with songs like: We Occupy, Dirty Bastards, We’re Bloodied But Unbowed and Fuck It. The album also features a heavy slice of ska, reggae and dub, with five songs in this vein, including a stirring version of Toxic Reason’s classic: War Hero. You’ll also get your head ripped off with crushing anthems like: Boneyard, Bring Out Your Dead and Who The Hell Do You Think You Are. Joe Shithead Keithley, Canada’s godfather of hardcore also took his old friend Jello Biafra’s advice and recorded an acoustic version of D.O.A.’s classic General Strike, as a sign of the times.

D.O.A. have also recorded a great version of the Beatles Revolution.

D.O.A. The Men of action will take their frantic and all powerful, devil may care live show to Europe this May. Joe’s blitzkrieg vocal and guitar attack is driven along by the incredible rhythm section of Dirty Dan Sedan on bass and new drummer JJ Heath. The 20 date tour features stops in six different countries. Six shows in Germany, four in Italy, four in France, three in Spain, two in Switzerland and one stop in the Netherlands.

D.O.A. May European Tour
May 8th – Kult 41, Bonn, Germany
May 9th – Miroiterie, Paris, France
May 10th – La Bartol, Perigueux, France
May 11th – Andoian, Spain
May 12th – TBA, Spain
May 13th – Badalona, Spain
May 14th – Secret Place, Montpelier, France
May 15th – Warm Audio, Lyon, France
May 16th – United Club, Torino, Italy
May 17th – Atlantide, Bologna, Italy
May 18th – TBA, Italy
May 19th – Magazzino 47, Brescia, Italy
May 20th – TBA Geneva, Switzerland
May 21st – Dynamo, Zurich, Switzerland
May 22nd – Zentral im Kunstlerhaus, Nurnberg, Germany
May 23rd – Musa, Gottingen, Germany
May 24th – Wild At Heart, Berlin, Germany
May 25th – Kling Klang, Wilhelmshaven, Germany
May 26th – Buze, Steenwijk, Netherlands
May 27th – Ruhrpott Rodeo Festival, Hunxe, Germany

Win a free copy of D.O.A.’s new album We Come In Peace. All you have to do is pass this press release along to 10 friends and then email info@suddendeath.com with a short story about a D.O.A. show you’ve been to over the years. We will then send you a link where you will be able to download the new album. Then the busy beavers at Sudden Death will go through the stories and pick out the 10 best and send the winners special prize packs of either the CD or LP version (which ever you prefer) a D.O.A. t-shirt, badges, stickers and a pair of free tickets to any D.O.A. tour date in 2012 and 2013. We will feature all the stories sent in on a new section of our website.

For more information: info@suddendeath.com

D.O.A. live:

CRIMINAL TANGO is a punk rock / rock’n'roll band from Warsaw, Poland.

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The video, which shows the band in the studio working on various songs for the upcoming record “Oro:Opus Primum”, to be released April 17^th

The appears on the Record Store Day-exclusive EP “One Drop”, which precedes the band’s forthcoming 12-song full length, “This is PiL” due out this Spring.

PiL’s last full-length studio album, “What Is Not”, came out in 1992. After 17 years of silence, the band reunited in 2009.

Take a listen here.

Tour Dates:
04/05: Prague, CZ @ Matrix w/ Russian Circles
04/06: Vienna, AT @ Arena w/ Russian Circles
04/07: Munich, Germany @ Feierwerk w/ Russian Circles
04/08: Dresden, Germany @ Beatpol w/ Russian Circles
04/09: Berlin, Germany @ Festsaal Kreuzberg w/ Russian Circles
04/10: Warsaw, Poland @ Hydrozagadka w/ Russian Circles
04/11: Vilnius, Lithuania @ Propaganda w/ Russian Circles
04/12: Riga, Latvia @ Gertrudes 101 w/ Russian Circles
04/13: Tallinn, Estonia @ Electric Storm Festival at Tapper w/ Russian Circles
04/14: Helsinki, Finland @ Virgin Oil Company w/ Russian Circles
04/16: Stockholm, Sweden @ Strand w/ Russian Circles
04/17: Oslo, Norway @ Revolver w/ Russian Circles
04/18: Gothenberg, Sweden @ Truckstop Alaska w/ Russian Circles
04/19: Copenhagen, Denmark @ KB 18 w/ Russian Circles
04/20: Hamburg, Germany @ Hafenklang w/ Russian Circles
04/21: Utrect, Netherlands @ Tivoli w/ Russian Circles
04/22: Brussels, Belgium @ Magasin w/ Russian Circles
04/23: Esch-Sur-Alzette, Luxemburg @ Rockhal w/ Russian Circles
04/25: Glasgow, Scotland @ Stereo w/ Russian Circles
04/26: Belfast, Ireland @ Speakeasy w/ Russian Circles
04/27: Limerick, Ireland @ Dolan’s Warehouse w/ Russian Circles
04/28: Dublin, Ireland @ Button Factory w/ Russian Circles
04/29: Manchester, England @ The Ruby Lounge w/ Russian Circles
04/30: London, England @ Scala Theatrer w/ Russian Circles
05/02: Paris, France @ Point Ephemere w/ Russian Circles
05/03: Kortrijk, Belgium @ De Kreun w/ Russian Circles
05/04: Koln, Germany @ Gebaeude 9 w/ Russian Circles
05/05: Karlsruhe, DE @ Die Stadtmitte w/ Russian Circles
05/06: Zurich, Switzerland @ Rote Fabrik w/ Russian Circles
05/07: Geneva, Switzerland @ Le Kab w/ Russian Circles
05/08: Milan, Italy @ Magnolia w/ Russian Circles
05/09: Lyon, France @ Le Clacson w/ Russian Circles
05/11: Bilbao, Spain @ Azkena w/ Russian Circles
05/12: Porto, Portugal @ Hard Club w/ Russian Circles
05/13: Lisbon, Portugal @ Musicbox w/ Russian Circles
05/14: Madrid, Spain @ Ritmo & Compas w/ Russian Circles
05/15: Barcelona, Spain @ Apolo 2 w/ Russian Circles

Deathwish Inc. commented:

With only a few dates left on their current European run with Heirophant, Deafheaven have announced another European tour later this spring with Russian Circles. They are hitting every corner of Europe, so make sure not to miss them!

Sargent House adds:

Russian Circles will be headlining a six week long overseas tour in support of their latest critically praised release Empros out now on Sargent House. Direct support on all the shows except Moscow will be Deafheaven. Remember to always check with venues directly to confirm show times and age restrictions.

RUSSIAN CIRCLES live:

DEAFHEAVEN live:

Photo: RUSSIAN CIRCLES.

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What is punk or hardcore/screamo for you? do you feel like being part of a scene?

My relationship with punk and hardcore has been very interesting. I’ve been going to shows since I was 13 and I think the same can be said about my band-mates. When I was that young I never really had an understanding of the community, but I think that’s how it starts. You expose yourself to new experiences by spending time with people at shows, ultimately creating that community. But, it took me a long time to figure that out. You and your “scene” should have a symbiotic relationship, where you’re giving just as much as it’s giving back to you. And, as fickle as it can sometimes be, I wouldn’t trade this community for the world.

Read the rest of the interview here.

The track comes from the band’s forthcoming album entitled “Ex Lives”, to be released on March 6th, via Epitaph Records.