Trainwreck Riders in car crash

The tour van of San Franciscan folk-punks the Trainwreck Riders was struck by a drunk driver this past weekend. The band explained the incident:

For those of you who have not heard (or maybe you have, and that’s why you’re here), we were side-swiped by a drunk driver late Saturday night / Sunday morning (6/24). Our van was flipped and rolled. Luckily (miraculously), the van itself and our equipment took the worst of it. As far as we can tell, we did not sustain any serious injuries – various scrapes and bruises, a broken arm, maybe a rib – sticks and stones stuff mainly. We feel very lucky to have been able to walk away from this sort of accident. The drunk driver was caught a few miles down the road…

We are currently headed home to San Francisco, where we will spend some time to gather ourselves and maybe heal up a bit. A genuine thank you to all who have taken an interest in our well-being, and rest assured, we will do our best to make it back on the road as soon as possible.

Trainwreck Riders was touring with Nashville punk-blues duo Black Diamond Heavies. The Heavies will continue the ongoing tour.
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Sainte Catherines and Fifth Hour Hero members form Les Chats de Ruelle

Members of the Sainte Catherines and the recently departed Fifth Hour Hero have formed a folk-country-rock band called Les Chats de Ruelle ( Alley Cats in French ). Featuring Hugo Mudie, Louis Valiquette, Fred Jacques and Rich Bouthillier of The Sainte Catherines/Yesterday’s Ring and Mathieu Guilbault of Fifth Hour Hero, the group has posted three songs online, and promise an album and shows soon.

You can check out more information (if you understand French) at their MySpace page.
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The Donnas start label through Redeye

In a move similar to that recently taken by the Pietasters, the Donnas have formed their own label through distributor Redeye USA. The label’s name doesn’t seem to have been announced yet.

The band will release their as-yet-untitled new record, the follow up to 2004’s Gold Medal, this coming September. It was produced by Jay Ruston (The Polyphonic Spree, Meatloaf, Diana Ross). One new song from the release, “Don’t Wait Up for Me,” is available now on the band’s MySpace site.
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Last Of The Belivers (Rise Against, Ignite, Reach the Sky, Spark of Life)

Current and former members of Rise Against, Ignite, Reach the Sky, Spark of Life have come together in a new project called Last Of The Believers. The band draws from the hardcore influences of their previous endeavors with a more melodic style of vocals and choruses. With a roster featuring vocalist Steve Jennings, guitarist/vocalist Chris Chasse, bassist, Brett Rasmussen, guitarist Nik Piscitello and drummer Phillip Lee, the Los Angeles based group promises to have demos available soon.

You can check out some music at their MySpace page.
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Union Label Group announce stage for Montreal and Barrie Warped Tour dates

The Union Label Group has announced the line-up for their stage at this year’s Warped Tour. The stage will feature bands such as Subb, The Flatliners, The Planet Smashers, Big D and the Kids Table, The Toasters, Ceremonial Ships, The One Night Band, The Saint-Alvia Cartel and The Johnstones.

The stage and line-up will appear August 11 in Barrie and August 12 in Montreal.
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Weezer announce new album for 2008

WeezerAfter more than a year’s worth of inactivity while frontman Rivers Cuomo finished an English degree at Harvard, Weezer has announced they will return with a new album in 2008. According to a recent post from Rivers on the band’s website:

We’re just polishing up a batch of songs for a recording session that is going to start at the beginning of July, this will be the final recording session for our sixth album, which we aim to put out in the first half of 2008.

The band’s last proper release was 2005’s Make Believe.
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