Wretched Announce Lineup Change

Wretched have announced a lineup change which sees Adam Cody coming as their new vocalist, whilst Andrew Grevey joins on bass.

6/17 - Baltimore, MD - Bourbon Street
6/18 - Trenton, NJ - Championships
6/19 - Syracuse, NY, US - Lost Horizon
6/20 - Middletown, NY, US - Sound Asylum
6/23 - Chesapeake, VA, US - Rodger's Sports Pub
6/24 - Charlotte, NC, US - Milestone
6/25 - Lancaster, SC, US - The Hot Box
6/26 - Charleston, SC - Oasis
6/27 - Marietta, GA - Swayzes
6/29 - Gainesville, FL - 1982 BAR
6/30 - Pensacola, FL - Handlebar
7/1 - Jensen Beach, FL - Rockstar Lounge
7/2 - Satellite Beach, FL - Wynfields Sports Bar
7/4 - Birmingham, AL - The Nick
7/6 - Nashville, TN - The Muse
7/7 - Brandenburg, KY - Senior Citizens Hall
7/8 - Wheeling, WV - Yesterday's
7/9 - Murfreesboro, NC - Zakk's Coffeehouse

William Beckett Speaks Out About The Academy Is.. Line-Up Changes

A new interview with William Beckett of The Academy Is… speaking about the band's new album and recent line-up changes can be read here.

From the interview:

"It’s a divide, you know, it’s basically just a natural progression of people at different places in their lives with different goals. And there’s absolutely no animosity. We’ve known it was coming for a while; we took some time after that tour to decompress and sort of reevaluate ourselves and where we were going to head with the record and what we wanted exactly. We had written a bunch of songs on that tour that we liked a lot.

Basically, we came to a crossroads in our lives: Michael got married and he wanted to focus on production and co-writing, and to be honest, he came into the band on [2007’s] Santi to help us progress in sound and help us finish that record. So it’s kind of a natural thing for him to move on. Particularly with the nucleus of our band, the writing has always come from Mike [Carden] and I.

As far as Andy goes, he really just wants to focus on the Animal Upstairs and being the captain of his own ship. We support him, and I’ll always be his biggest fan. He’s a great artist, he’s a great friend. Our friendship [has] actually only gotten stronger recently through the phone calls and conversations of getting to this point. For us, it was important that it didn’t come off like there was any drama. Sorry to say, but it’s not a big, sexy story."

Such Gold Announce Line-Up Change

Such Gold have announced Skylar Sarkis will be guitarist Tim Heald. Sarkis has reecently been provinding vocals for the band after Ben Kotin's recent stabbing.

In addition Hit The Lights' Kevin Mahoney will be playing guitar for the band on their forthcoming May tour dates.

Message from the band:

"Last week we announced that our good friend Skylar Sarkis will be filling in for Ben on vocals for our upcoming May dates with Living With Lions. This week we would like to announce that after our May tour, Skylar will permanently replace Tim Heald on guitar. Tim is leaving on good terms and he will be missed.
Although Skylar currently lives and attends school in Boston, he is an old friend of ours from home, and was the first person we considered contacting when it was time to find a replacement. He is a talented guitar player, a dedicated band-mate, and we're confident that he'll be a great addition to Such Gold. We look forward to touring and writing our full-length with him this Spring.

With Tim gone and Skylar on vocal duty, our good friend Kevin Mahoney from Hit The Lights will be filling in on guitar for a few of our May dates.

See you on the road!"

w/The Wonder Years, Fireworks, MDAM, Living With Lions:
05/07 – Raleigh, NC @ The Brewery – 6PM – $12/14

w/Fireworks, MDAM, Living With Lions:
05/08 – Richmond, VA @ The Camel – 3PM – $10

w/Living With Lions:
05/09 – Baltimore, MD @ Charm City Art Space – 6:30PM
05/10 – Brooklyn, NY @ The Acheron – 8PM – $10
05/11 – Revere, MA @ Wonderland Ballroom – 5PM – $10/12
05/12 – Burlington, VT @ 242 Main – 7PM – $8
05/13 – Scotia, NY @ Beukendaal Masonic Temple – 6:30PM – $10
05/21 – Montreal, QC – Pouzza Fest @ Underworld
05/22 – Ottawa, ON @ Mavericks – 7PM – $12
05/23 – Barrie, ON @ The Mansion Nightclub – 8PM – $10
05/24 – St. Catherines, ON @ L3 Nightclub – 7PM – $10
05/25 – Toronto, ON @ Sneaky Dee’s – 9PM – $10/12
05/26 – London, ON @ London Music Hall Lounge – 8PM – $7
05/27 – Windsor, ON @ Blind Dog – 5:30PM – $10/12
05/28 – Howell, MI – Bled Fest @ Hartland PAC

In Fear and Faith Line-Up Changes

In Fear and Faith have announced vocalist Jarred DeArmas has re-joined the band. In addition Sean Bell has replaced Noah Slifka on rhythm guitar.

Kids Can't Fly Announce Band Members Departure

Kids Can't Fly have announced three of its members will be leaving.

The a statement from the band, by clicking read more.

Of Mice and Men Release Line-Up Change Statement

Of Mice and Men have released an official statement about the recent line-up changes, which saw vocalist Austin Carlile and guitarist Alan Ashby rejoin the band.

Click read more to read the statement.

The Black Pacific Announce Line-Up Changes

The Black Pacific have undergone a line-up change. Gavin Caswell has replaced Davey Latter on bass, while ex-Dropkick Murphys member Marc Orrell has joined the band on second guitar.

Dani Artaud Leaves Millionaires

Dani Artaud have confirmed she has left Millionaires.

A blog post from Artaud, can be viewed by clicking read more.

Man Overboard Line-Up Change

Man Overboard guitarist Wayne has left the band. As a result Justin Collier has moved over from drums to guitar, with Mike Hrycenko joining the band on drums.

The band posted the following MySpace blog:

"For those of you who were not at the show the other night in Phoenix, AZ, we announced that Wayne is leaving Man Overboard. No hard feelings, he just has some personal things to take care of and we wish him the best of luck. Justin, who has always been more of a guitar player than a drummer anyway has moved to guitar and our good friend Mike Hrycenko (who was in Front Page with Justin & Zac) will be joining the band on drums. Mike has been a best friend of ours since we were kids so we could not be happier to have him on board. Follow him on Twitter via @herchanks. Our friend Joe will be filling in on drums for the rest of this tour before Mike joins us. Big thanks to him! Hes in a great band called Shotgun Bang that everyone should check out - www.myspace.com/shotgunbang"

Millionaires Line-Up Change?

According to their Facebook, Dani Artaud is no longer a member of Millionaires. Although no statement from the band has been released yet.

Annotations Of An Autopsy Line-Up Change

Annotations Of An Autopsy have announced guitarist Sam Dawkins and drummer Brad Merry have left the band. Neil Hayward will take over on drums, with Don Jones returning to the band on guitar.

Pharaohs Posts Update and Announce Line-Up Change

Pharaohs have posted a update, which states the band have gone through a line-up change.

The blog stated:

"Hello all.

Back in February 2010 Josh (previously bass) decided to leave Pharaohs for other commitments. Since then we have been tampering with replacement ideas for the continuation of Pharaohs. We have opted for quite a change.

Rob, who previously played drums, has gone onto guitar, whilst Joe, who played guitar, will now be playing bass. This leads to the introduction of our new drummer. He goes by the name of Inigo Martin-Quirk. Inigo is a fantastic drummer who has come in and learn all the songs, so we can pick up where we left off.

We are currently writing for future releases. Roughly 9 songs are in the pipeline, all taking our previous sound and pushing it as far as we can. We want the next record to be catchier, yet more complex in areas. You can hear some of these tracks live at future dates.

We plan to record over summer and get some songs out so you can all hear what we are doing.

Thanks for reading.

Pharaohs x"

Dance Gavin Dance Line-Up Change

Various sources are reporting that Jon Mess and Eric Lodge have rejoined Dance Gavin Dance with Josh Benton, formerly of No Not Constant also joining the band. Dance Gavin Dance are expected to record a new album soon.

Alternative Press 2010 US Tour Details.

Details for the 2010 Alternative Press tour have been altered. The tour will feature Never Shout Never, Hey Monday, The Cab, Every Avenue and The Summer Set on most dates. Bands not appearing on certain dates will be stated on the tour dates below.

MARCH
19 DALLAS, TX House of Blues
20 AUSTIN, TX Emo’s FREE SHOW
21 HOUSTON, TX Warehouse
23 TUCSON, AZ Rialto Theatre
24 PHOENIX, AZ Marquee Theatre
25 BAKERSFIELD, CA The Dome
26 SAN DIEGO, CA House of Blues
27 LAS VEGAS, NV Extreme Thing
30 LOS ANGELES, CA House of Blues
31 SAN FRANCISCO, CA Grand Ballroom

APRIL
01 CHICO, CA Senator Theatre
02 PORTLAND, OR Hawthorne Theatre
03 SEATTLE, WA El Corazon
05 SALT LAKE CITY, UT In The Venue
06 DENVER, CO Gothic Theatre
08 DES MOINES, IA People’s Court
09 MINNEAPOLIS, MN Station 4
10 CHICAGO, IL House of Blues
11 MILWAUKEE, WI The Rave
13 KANSAS CITY, MO The Beaumont Club
14 SAUGET, IL Pop’s
15 NASHVILLE, TN Rocketown
16 ATLANTA, GA Masquerade
17 JACKSONVILLE, FL Freebird Live
18 ORLANDO, FL House of Blues (no Hey Monday)
19 FT. LAUDERDALE, FL Culture Room
21 CHARLOTTE, NC Amos’ Southend
22 NORFOLK, VA The NorVa (no Hey Monday, The Maine replace them)
23 PHILADELPHIA, PA Theatre of Living Arts
24 ALLENTOWN, PA Crocodile Rock
25 WASHINGTON, DC 9:30 Club
27 NEW YORK, NY Irving Plaza
28 BUFFALO, NY Club Infinity
29 BOSTON, MA House of Blues
30 NEW HAVEN, CT Toad’s Place (no Hey Monday or the Summer Set)

MAY
01 ALBANY, NY Northern Lights (no Hey Monday)
04 PITTSBURGH, PA Altar Bar
05 TORONTO, ON Phoenix Theatre
06 DETROIT, MI Crofoot Ballroom
07 COLUMBUS, OH Newport Music Hall
08 CLEVELAND, OH House of Blues

Vice On Victory Line-Up Changes

According to their record label, Standby Records, Vice On Victory are going through some line-up changes.

Messege from the label:

"We have been informed that Vice On Victory is going through some member changes, never fear the band will be back at it in a few weeks.

Trevor Boggs from the band states, "There were some serious differences in opinion on our first tour and a few of the members decided it was best to start their own project. We wish them nothing but good luck in the future."

All shows with the name Vice On Victory are not official and VonV will not be at those shows. Any official shows will be mentioned here, on Standby's site, along with an update from Trevor and gang on the new members, new tours, Warped Tour appearances, etc."

The Bled Announce Line-Up Changes

The Bled have announced a series of line-up changes. Drummer Mike Pedicone, bassist Darren Simoes and guitarist Ross Ott have departed the band for various reasons. Brad Murray will take over on bass and Robbie Burbidge and Josh Skeebar will take over guitars and drums respectively.

The band posted a full myspace blog here.

Amber Pacific Line-Up Changes

Amber Pacific have posted a youtube video, announcing their recent line-up changes.

The video can be seen here.

You, Me and Everyone We Know Announce Member Changes

You, Me and Everyone We Know have announced some line-up changes.

I Wrestled A Bear Once Make Line Up Changes

I Wrestled A Bear Once have made some changes to their line up. The band have posted a blog on myspace about the changes here.

Hellogoodbye Line-Up Changes

Hellogoodbye have announced the departure of keyboardist Jessie Kurvink and the addition of Ryan Daly on guitar. Joe Marro (ex-The Early November) will be taking Kurvink's place.