The Toasters / Voodoo Glow Skulls / Deal’s Gone Bad (Ska is Dead IV)

The lineup and dates have been announced for the second leg of Ska is Dead IV. The bill will feature The Toasters, Voodoo Glow Skulls and Deal’s Gone Bad on all dates. Some shows will include Mustard Plug, The Filgers and one-off dates will include The Johnstones, Independents, Taj Motel Trio, The Pinstripes, We Are the Union, Hub City Stompers, Fatter Than Albert and many others.

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Loren Cass film screening in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Tampa

Loren Cass, a punk rock-influenced film first reported on in 2003 has picked up distribution and is being screened in New York City this week with further screenings in Los Angeles, Chicago and Tampa planned in the coming weeks. The movie is described as “a gritty tale of growing up and fading out. The film follows Cale, Nicole, and Jason through a few weeks of alcohol abuse and loneliness as they struggle to find what’s missing.” The movie features a live show by Leftover Crack and contributions from Keith Morris and Blag Dahlia

The New York Times had this to say about the film:

Overtly, ingeniously experimental in form, “Loren Cass” cuts among these three and an assortment of local wasted youth in an elliptical, intuitive manner, alternating listless scenes of opaque introspection and booze-fueled bumming around with sharp bursts of violence. The movie is a tour de force of mood and milieu, marshalling a hundred vivid details of landscape: parking lots, packing crates, shopping carts, peeling wallpaper, broken bottles, cheap salads, over-lighted diners, oily garages.

For information on New York showings, visit Cinema Village. Further showings around the country will be announced via the official website.
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Endwell / Thick as Blood / Lionheart / Venia

Endwell will be heading out on The Raising Hell Tour alongside Thick as Blood, Lionheart and Venia. They will, however, be absent for approximately the last week of the tour, so for them, perhaps it does not…end well.

Endwell recently released their Mediaskare debut, Consequence. Thick as Blood recently issued Embrace on Eulogy, Lionheart released The Will to Survive on Stillborn in 2008 and Venia will be supporting their upcoming July release, Frozen Hands, on Blood & Ink.
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B9 updates: Strike Anywhere, Ruiner, Polar Bear Club

Bridge Nine has a number of updates with their bands.

Firstly, the artwork and track listing for Strike Anywhere‘s upcoming label debut, Iron Front, has been unveiled. It’s due out October 6.

Secondly, the artwork has been posted for Ruiner‘s upcoming sophomore full-length, Hell Is Empty, due out September 22. You can check it out on its release page.

Finally, Polar Bear Club’s beloved The Redder, The Better EP has been released on 12″ vinyl for the first time.
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