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Invitro Get Family Values
Blabbermouth reports: INVITRO, the California-based band featuring ex-SNOT/SOULFLY guitarist Mikey Doling, has been confirmed for the second stage at this summer's Family Values tour. The trek, which is scheduled to kick off July 20 in St. Louis, MO[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Mom sues RIAA
Idolator.com reports: A disabled single mother from Beaverton has filed a federal lawsuit against the Recording Industry Association of America, claiming that she is the victim of abusive legal tactics, threats and illegal spying as part of an overzealous campaign to crack down on music pirating.

The recording industry sued Tanya J. Andersen, 44, in 2005, accusing her of violating copyright laws by illegally downloading music onto her computer. Andersen claims in a suit she filed last week in U.S. District Court in Oregon that the recording industry refused to drop its case after its own expert supported her claims of innocence.

Instead, industry officials threatened to interrogate Andersen's 10-year-old daughter, Kylee, if she didn't pay thousands of dollars. The intimidation included attempts to contact Kylee directly. A woman claiming to be Kylee's grandmother called the girl's former elementary school inquiring about her attendance, according to Andersen's suit. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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New Supergroup
punkbands reports: Last of the Believers is a new band featuring current and former members of Rise Against, Ignite, Reach The Sky and Spark Of Life. They have some songs up now and will be releasing their debut EP, Paper Ships Under A Burning Bridge, soon.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Rage Against Vegoose
PR reports: According to billboard.com, Rage Against The Machine will be one of the headliners at the 3rd annual Vegoose Music Festival, which is set for October 28th and 29th at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Bands with Widgets
PR reports: This summer, some of the biggest bands on the planet are going Web 2.0 thanks to a new event widget from Attendio (www.attendio.com)--a social event discovery service that automatically connects you to local events that match your interests. 

The Attendio event widget is currently available on the official websites for The Police, Gwen Stefani, Beyonce, 311, the Van's Warped Tour, Third Eye Blind and Counting Crows, so that fans can stay in the know about their summer tour schedules. Built to be 'grabbed' and shared virally across the Web, the Attendio widget enable bands to leverage their fanbases to promote their tours.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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The Chieftains and Dubliners DVDs
PR reports: Eagle Vision Classics will release an enticing tandem of Irish culture on DVD in July. On July 10, Live Over Ireland: Water From The Well by The Chieftains will see these beloved folk artists travel to those geographical locales that have stayed in their souls to influence their art over the course of their long and celebrated career. The stories they tell, the songs they sing, the lilting music they play, will ring out on this special DVD experience with profound resonance as the viewer accompanies Derek Bell, Kevin Conneff, Martin Fay, Sean Keane, Matt Malloy and Paddy Maloney throughout the heart of Ireland. 

On July 24, Live In Concert: On The Road Live In Germany by The Dubliners will feature an entire evening of traditional Irish revelry as performed by this most pre-eminent Irish institution of alltime, as well as an "on-the-road" documentary, all in one 106-minute DVD $11.98. Formed in 1962, it's been 45 years of reels, sea shanties, hoedowns, folk, pop, country, Celtic, gospel, waltzes, ballads, bluegrass, dances and humor�not to mention wisdom�in their grooves. This 27-track concert experience puts it all together to create a seamless whole, one borne in the amazing�almost telepathic�interplay between the musicians and the unerring sense of family and love that pours out of these internationally acclaimed legends. [see full story for more info on both]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Ben Jelen Road Plans
PR reports: Ben Jelen will kick off his new CD and tour with a record release party headlining the Bowery Ballroom in NYC on July 16th and in-store performance to follow on July 17th at the Virgin Megastore in Union Square. Jelen will then set out on tour with Pete Yorn on his East Coast tour starting in St. Louis on July 21st. See all confirmed tour dates below.

Ben Jelen's sophomore CD ex-sensitive will be available in stores on July 17th through Linda Perry's Custard label. Jelen is the first artist release for 2007 from Custard, home to multi-platinum selling "You're Beautiful" singer James Blunt. Jelen recorded the tracks for the album with producer/label head Linda Perry whom also mixed the majority of the songs in addition to two mixes from famed producer Bill Bottrell (Shelby Lynne, Tom Petty, Rosanne Cash, Elton John).[see full story for tour dates]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Zohar To Invade US
PR reports: World beats specialists, Zohar trek to the U.S. in July for a limited club tour, bringing their brand of Middle Eastern-inspired jazzy electronica to the masses. The tour is in support of the band's second release Do You Have Any Faith? out now on CIA Records. The album is a crosspollination of global sounds and instruments, layering traditional Middle Eastern folk melodies and American jazz over atmospheric trance beats and dub grooves. With international guest vocalists like Tunisian Paris-based singer Amina and the incomparable Kawali singer Riffat Sallamat, Zohar's music is an entirely fresh and modern experience hailed as, "enchanting -- an eclectic musical mix" by Billboard magazine.

Led by Erran Baron Cohen (composer of the "Borat" film score), Zohar's peerless sound in the musical landscape is what prompted their lead off performance in the Los Angeles Skirball Cultural Center's Sunset Concert Series, spotlighting distinctive voices in world music. The Skirball's concert series commences on Thursday, July 19.[see full story for dates]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Ford & Fitzroy Piano's Residents
PR reports: After a year of creating music together and a lifetime of loving it, Ford & Fitzroy will take a three-week residency during the month of July at the Lower East Side hotspot, Piano's (158 Ludlow Street). Their attendance will debut at the infamous music venue that has spawned many a career, on Thursday, July 12. The residency continues on Thursday, July 19 and Thursday, July 26. Each show begins at 10pm.

With influences such as The Flaming Lips, Pavement, Phil Spector and Neil Young, Ford & Fitzroy use these legends and their enthusiasm for catchy 50's melodies to weave their eclectic new sound. The New York City based band got their name from Van Morrison's song Madame George, an eight minute opus from the album Astral Weeks, one of the major influences on the band's song writing.- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Unreleased The Kingston Trio Recordings Coming
PR reports: Collectors' Choice Music has announced plans to issue a series of unreleased Kingston Trio recordings, beginning with an ending: the last appearance by the Trio's second classic roster � Nick Reynolds, Bob Shane and John Stewart � at the legendary San Francisco venue the Hungry i on June 17, 1967. The Kingston Trio: Nick, Bob & John � The Final Concert provides a 14-song overview of the folk group's 10-year career, and though it was the last show these three played as the Kingston Trio, it was not a somber occasion by any means but a celebration, full of onstage antics and humor at the expense of friends in the audience. Release date is set for July 17, 2007.[see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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The Cure for 65Daysofstatic
PR reports: British post-rock quartet 65Daysofstatic has been hand-picked by goth-pop legends The Cure to support its entire North American tour this fall. The tour begins September 13th and runs through October, taking the band to arenas and amphitheaters nationwide -- including the legendary Madison Square Garden in NYC and Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles

But, that won't be the first chance for American audiences to experience the band that's been all the rage in the UK, Europe and Asia for several years now. 65Daysofstatic launches its first U.S. tour on July 18th with co-headliners Fear Before the March of Flames. [see full story for all of the dates]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Slide Show Baby Preview
PR reports: In celebration of their debut album release, Celtic pop-punk group Slide Show Baby have made their entire self-titled record available for streaming this week at DrivenFarOff.com (see full story link). The album will be available nationwide tomorrow, June 26, through Moriath Records.- Click Here for the Full Story 

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Wall to Wall Guitar Festival
PR reports: The return of Krannert Center for the Performing Arts' biennial Wall to Wall Guitar Festival erupts September 13-15, 2007. This three-day festival rejoices in all things guitar in a nearly-round-the-clock celebration and exploration of an instrument that holds an essential place in almost every musical tradition around the globe. The Wall to Wall Guitar Festival, Take Two , boasts over 30 diverse musicians, from as close as Krannert's Central Illinois backdoor all the way to the deep south, Hawaii, and beyond. International artists taking part call places like India, Scotland, Spain, France, and Iraq home, but for three days this fall, they'll all reside in this teeming guitar bazaar filled with uncommon collaborations, unbelievable legends, and undeniable energy. [see full story for more]- Click Here for the Full Story 

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