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South by Southwest is where the party is at every spring in Austin, Texas. This year, hordes of bands will play on over 80 stages during the music festival. The uber-popular Web site BrooklynVegan will host a special showcase during the event on March 17 featuring bands like Califone and Serena Maneesh...

Torche will be playing a string of tour dates with Coheed and Cambria and Circa Survive starting April 22. 04/22 -- Charlotte , NC. -- The Fillmore Charlotte 04/23 -- Atlanta , GA. -- Tabernacle 04/24 -- Lake Buena Vista , FL. -- House of Blues (Orlando) 04/25 -- Lauderdale , FL...

Many have wondered if the sugar-coated stoner outfit Floor would ever grace a stage again. Well the answer has officially been made a yes, but the band that bore Torche, Dove and House of Lightning in its wake will only be playing again for three shows in the South: March 27 in Miami, April 2 in Gainesville, Fla...

A few months back, Scion launched a new Web site jamming all areas of art and entertainment into one place, calling it ScionAV. To coincide with the site the car company contacted labels to shoot exclusive videos for some bands and foot the bill for the whole thing...

Technically speaking, Atlanta is not where the members of Baroness call home, that's Savanna, Ga. Atlanta grabbed them and claimed them back when 'Red Album' began to take off back in 2007. But now is the time of 'Blue Record,' and Baroness are carrying with them enough praise to make the end of their headlining tour at the Masquerade back on Dec...

In fall of 2008, I watched a show at Bowery Ballroom that made me want to toss my camera and join the pit. Just a year later, the same dudes are on the same stage and I'm having the same feelings. (Note: I really love my cameras. They pay the bills...

For all the damage it has done on the music business, the internet has had a great effect on heavy metal. Besides the mountains of information and new avenues of music discovery, one of the most important things the internet has accomplished is giving every fan the ability to have a voice...

The Quietus is the sort of pop culture meta-rag that writes about what its staff finds particularly worthwhile, so it's no surprise that they recently interviewed John Baizley of Baroness about his artwork. With their latest release, 'Blue Record,' just out on Relapse Records, singer/guitarist Baizley is in a good place to promote his visually creative side, too...

"I'm really glad the Wu-Tang Clan got represented, I love that s---," Municipal Waste vocalist Tony Foresta tells Noisecreep, referring to his 'Your iPod is Showing' submission. The list begins with the Wu's 'Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthin' ta F--- Wit' and also features Ghostface Killah's 'Assassination Day...

Austin, Texas' fourth annual Fun Fun Fun Fest, set to take place Nov. 7 and 8 at Waterloo Park, has announced a solidified lineup, including headliners Danzig, the Jesus Lizard, Ratatat, the Cool Kids, Of Montreal, the Whitest Kids U Know, Pharcyde and Brian Posehn...