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Calico System Say Goodbye to Sucky Music Biz

antiMusic reports: Calico System have realized something; The music business sucks a big one. As a result the band made the painful decision to toss in the towel and let the suits win. Guitarist Rick Giordano issued a statement about the band's demise. 

"Well there is no IS really, we already have. Reasons? You want reasons? I don't have to explain myself to you!! But I'll sum it up by saying that it just didn't make sense to remain a band anymore. Music rules, but the music BUSINESS sucks and had taken its toll on all of us. 

"A farewell tour will be happening. I can't say when or where yet, but it will happen. We hope to hit a handful of select cities possibly this fall to party with all our friends one last time." He had more to say and you can check that out at- Lambgoat

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Cut Off Your Hands Set EP Release

PR reports: Hailing from a land where there are more sheep than people, then venturing Stateside only to be threatened with a legal suit from a Portland, OR based band with the same name. It would seem the odds of making a name for yourself on an international level, both on the street and in the press are somewhat slim. 

Cut Off Your Hands (formerly Shaky Hands) however, have defied all reason and pricked the ears of many with their raw riffs and rampant rhythms, their energy comparable to those of Punk popsmiths Klaxons and The Pigeon Detectives, be very excited for these New Zealanders who are about to shake your world with the release of their debut Shaky Hands EP on October 9th (IAMSOUND) and a US tour soon to be announced.- more on this story

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Dead Hearts Tour

Lambgoat reports: Dead Hearts will be hitting the road in August for a U.S. tour with Seventh Star and Daggermouth. Here are the dates:

dates w/ Soldiers
8/6 Baltimore, MD @ Knights Of Columbus
8/7 Lemoyne, PA @ Championship
8/8 Glenville, NY @ Good Sheperd Lutheran Church
8/9 Manchester, NH @ American Legion Post 79
8/10 Utica, NY @ Skate a Rama
8/11 Trenton, OH @ Trenton Fisherman's Club
- more dates

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Hey Lets Sue Barbers!

Jam reports: The musical free ride is about to end for your local hairdresser or barber shop. 

The umbrella group for Canada's music composers is cracking down on thousands of hair salons that don't pay licensing fees for the soothing music they play while you get a trim or dye job. 

Anne Richard of the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) says the law has always required hairdressers and barbers to pay for playing CDs, MP3s or other recordings in public.- more on this story

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Ibanez Hot For Doris

PR reports: With Ozzfest, just around the corner�beginning in Auburn, Washington on July 12th�Doris, the bassist of the Taiwanese black metal phenoms, ChthoniC, has been cordially invited to represent international music instrument manufacturer Ibanez. Doris will debut a new custom-made bass guitar specifically tailored to her image on this first date of Ozzfest.

Other Ibanez endorsees include such internationally recognized names as Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Linkin Park, KillSwitch Engage, Korn and Slipknot, thus making Doris's invitation to join the Ibanez roster particularly exceptional.

As the insatiable thirst for ChthoniC reaches its peak, Doris � the sole female member of the band � has become the focus of much international fan affection. One even launched a webpage dedicated to her - www.DorisBaby.com.

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Viva La Bands Tour

PR reports: The Viva La Bands Tour hits 30 cities in the US and Canada September 24th through November 3rd 2007. Featured acts include Grammy nominated British metal act Cradle of Filth, hard rockers CKY (featuring Bam's brother, Jesse Margera) and hot Swedish band Vains of Jenna, who Bam recently signed to his Filthy Note records. Another very special guest act will be announced later this summer. Bam and some of his well-known friends will also be hosting a number of the live shows.

The tour comes on the heels of the release of "Viva La Bands: Volume 2", a compilation CD/DVD that will appear in stores nationwide on September 4, 2007 through a joint venture between Filthy Note and Ferret Music. The double disc CD/DVD includes twenty bands from around the globe, rare Bam DVD footage, and seven exclusive tracks recorded just for the project (brand new selections from Clutch, Bloodhound Gang, Children Of Bodom, In Flames, CKY, and more).- tour dates

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Haste The Day Leading Benefit

PR reports: Indianapolis' own, Haste The Day, is lending a hand to help out Demiricous, The Dream Is Dead, Whiskey Tits and Black Arrows to raise money for them to buy back stolen equipment in a Benefit Show. 

Butler Scion presents Haste The Day, Demiricous and The Dream Is Dead on August 15th at 7PM at Kights of Columbus (2100 E. 71st Street, Indianapolis, IN 46220). Tickets are on sale now and are $15 in advance, available through www.kulture-entertainment.com and at Indy CD & Vinyl in Broad Ripple, or charge by phone at 877-548-3237 (Monday-Friday, 9 AM-7 PM EST). Tickets are $15 day of show.- more on this story

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Ben Harper Adds Dates

antiMusic reports: We told you earlier this week that Ben Harper was going to be taking his show on the road to American theatres in support of the new album Lifeline (in stores Aug 28th). We gave you a ton of dates in a bunch of towns at a bunch of theatres. But one place was curiously absent from the announcement: Los Angeles. 

Ben has now rectified that oversight and added not one, but two dates in the graffiti covered city of angels. Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals' two night stand is set to occur at Orpheum Theatre on October 8th and 9th. 

We have all of the dates for you, but if you're too far away or just too cheap to buy a ticket you can still catch Ben Harper and The Innocent Criminals on late night TV. They will perform on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on August 28th, Late Night with Conan O'Brien on September 21st and The Late Show with David Letterman on October 1st.- the promised dates are here

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Vodafone TBA

PR reports: They don't come much bigger than this- a series of one off spontaneous gigs in a secret setting announced by text message just hours before the event. Each episode of Vodafone TBA features a different band in a unique location, using the host city as a backdrop for the show.

The next spur of the moment gig features NME's best live act of 2007, Kasabian. It is a welcome return to their home town for the lads as they give viewers an exclusive tour of their home town Leicester, including the spot where they played their first gig. An in depth interview will give a unique insight into what makes Britain's coolest band tick. 

Fresh from headlining the biggest festivals in the UK including and appearance at Glastonbury's pyramid stage, Live Earth and T in the Park- this is the best chance to see the band in up close and personal. The show also follows two die hard fans as they make their way to the intimate venue for the once in a lifetime concert. The pair know they will be seeing Kasabian, in Leicester but nothing more is revealed until just hours before. It's not just the super fans that have to dash to the location�it's also the hundreds of people who signed up to get a free ticket. The venue is announced just hours before via text and local radio. Will the fans make it to the gig in time? Broadcasting on T4 Saturday 4th August - 4 Music on Saturday 11th August- 

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Rooney Calling the Road

PR reports: Rooney's hitting the road again, this time in support of their brand spankin new album Calling the World. They will joined on the trek by The Hush Sound and Hello Stranger. 

The new tour starts 8/14 in NYC and will run til the hot last day of August in Cincinnati. (rumor has it Venus Flytrap will MC that show since Dr Fever isn't available)

8/14 New York, New York Irving Plaza 
8/16 Ashbury Park, New Jersey Stone Pony
8/17 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Trocadero 
8/18 Towson, Maryland Recher Theatre - more dates

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Every Avenue Preview

PR reports: Every Avenue, from Marysville, Michigan, debut Fearless EP, AH! is available for pre-order today. Every Avenue is set to release a the EP titled Ah! on August 14, 2007.

The band has posted two new tracks from their EP, "Where Were You" and "Think of You (Empty Room)" on their Myspace page. Every Avenue will be supporting Holiday Parade on a brief tour this summer and then head home to write and record their new full length album with Producers Zach Odom and Kenneth Mount (Cartel, Mayday Parade, Sum-41, No Doubt). Expect a full-length release in early 2008.- preview is here

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The Plain White T's Find Gold

PR reports: The Plain White T's hit a triumphant milestone in their career as the band hits gold for the first time with their newly certified-gold album, Every Second Counts

Fans of the T's can also catch the boys on the T.V. screen with a special appearance on The Today Show and Live with Regis and Kelly on August 1st, as well on the July 23rd and August 13th episodes of GREEK, the new ABC Family series in which the band has recurring roles. The show airs Mondays on ABC Family 9/8c and encores on the ABC network Fridays at 9/8c.

The band continues to tour in support of their gold headlining the 2007 mtvU Summer Concert Series at Six Flags as part of their nationwide tour with new tour dates to follow in their upcoming tour with Fall Out Boy.
- dates, dates, dates!

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South of the Snooty Fox in August

PR reports: South of the Snooty Fox is the title of the forthcoming album from Sterling Harrison, a veteran soul singer whose approach is the very definition of the term "old school." The album will be released August 21 by HackTone Records, distributed through Rhino/ADA. 

South of the Snooty Fox describes an actual geographical location in the inner city as well as serving for a metaphor for the plight of a gifted artist whose professional life was, for the most part, spent out of the spotlight of the mainstream music business. Accordingly, The L.A. Weekly headlined a piece on Harrison "The Best Soul Singer You Never Heard Of."- more on this story

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Wattstax Reissue

PR reports: In the summer of 1972, Stax Records had an idea that was larger than life. Stax's co-owner, Al Bell, had wanted to expand the soul label's West Coast presence and develop its Stax Films arm. The ideal way to do both was to stage the biggest soul concert in history � termed by one former staff member "the black Woodstock" � right in the center of South Central Los Angeles, a vast portion of which had been destroyed by fire in the Watts Riots. The concert, called Wattstax, proved a crowning moment for Stax as 112,000 people united at the Los Angeles Coliseum in a spirit of joy, pride and celebration. The resultant movie was a blockbuster and plays to this date in many music film festivals. And now the original two-LP soundtrack has been expanded to three CDs, including material from the original Wattstax album (which sold seven million copies in the SoundScan era alone) as well as from its sequel, Wattstax: The Living Word, along with samplings from Wattstax-related individual artist albums released in 1972-73. 

On August 28, Stax Records � reactivated by new owner Concord Music Group � will release the first domestic reissue of the complete Wattstax soundtrack, housed in a collectible Digipack featuring rare photographs and reproductions of vintage Wattstax-era posters. The package also contains a multi-page booklet on the story of Wattstax by noted soul music historian Rob Bowman. List price is $24.98. Digitally remastered from the original tapes, the package is one of the highlights of Stax's 50th anniversary celebration, which has also featured live concerts, a film to be premiered on PBS, a film festival and an array of reissues and DVDs.- find out who is included

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