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KISS Now Playing State Fairs

antiMusic reports: First casinos and now fairs? Maybe KI$$ should have retired after that retirement tour? Blabbermouth has the details: The California Mid-State Fair has announced that legendary rock and roll band KISS has been signed to perform at the 2009 Fair on Tuesday, July 28.

KISS will be part of the California Mid-State Fair's 2009 Budweiser Concert Series and be performing in the Main Grandstand Arena at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets for the show will be $67, $52 and $42, and go on sale Thursday, May 21, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. - more on this story

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Talking Halford & Autumn Hour

PR reports: The latest episode of "Talking Metal" features interviews hosts Mark Strigl and John Ostronomy conducted with Rob Halford of Judas Priest and Dave Lescinski of Autumn Hour.

The Rob Halford interview topics include Judas Priest, the "British Steel" album, Metal God Apparel, the Halford band, Mickey Rourke, and Ray Brown.

The Dave Lescinski interview topics include Autumn Hour, Alan Tecchio, Hades, and Factory Studios. Additional podcast topics include Heaven and Hell, Pantera, and Witch. The 60-minute podcast can be downloaded at this - location

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The Number 12 Looks To Be Touring With Almost Everyone

PR reports: The Number 12 Looks Like You just announced an early June tour with fellow Jerseyite's Dillinger Escape Plan that begins June 9 at the Crazy Donkey in Farmingdale, NY.

The Number 12 finish their dates with Protest The Hero on the 'Heads Will Roll' tour this week, then headline two dates in Wisconsin on their way northward for their headlining 'Makin' Canadian Bacon' tour on May 21. First stop? The Chubby Pickle.

The New Jersey-based experimental metal band will be bringing the Tony Danza Tap Dance Extravaganza and Stray From The Path along for the Canadian tour before they return home in early June to make-up a NJ headlining hometown-area show in Vineland, NJ at Hangar 84 that was rescheduled from earlier this year. - more on this story

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Graham Colton, Curtis Peoples and Bryan Greenberg Tour

PR reports: Following up on their successful run in December of last year with multiple sold out performances, Graham Colton and Bryan Greenberg are teaming up once again and have invited up and coming Los Angeles based singer-songwriter Curtis Peoples to join them.

Fans are encouraged to join artist event pages on Facebook to enter-to-win two free tickets for every show!

The trio will perform a series of intimate acoustic performances - here

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7 Inch Yacht

PR reports: Yacht is putting out their latest album See Mystery Lights (DFA Records) on July 28th, but as an added treat the duo is releasing a limited-edition 7" vinyl single called DON'T PUT OUT (Marriage Records) on June 16th. YACHT is also pleased to announce a new ten-date tour of the United Kingdom with Patrick Wolf, kicking off May 15th.

Don't Put Out is a small homage to the film Ladies And Gentlemen the Fabulous Stains, a 1981 film by Lou Adler about a fictional all-girl punk band called The Stains. The message of the film, and YACHT's single: "Don't be an old man in a young girls' world."

The two tracks on the single, "Waste Of Time" and "Professionals" (which features Suzi Corpso) are songs originally performed by The Stains. On DON'T PUT OUT, "Waste Of Time" is re-imagined as an apathetic bubblegum disco track, and "Professionals," sung by Suzi Corpso with three-chord guitar backing by Yacht's Claire L. Evans, as the sludgy protest song it was perhaps always meant to be. - more on this story

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My Favorite Highway Hitting The Road

PR reports: Virgin Records pop-rock quartet My Favorite Highway has announced plans to join Person L and The Dangerous Summer as support to Ace Enders on a summer trek beginning June 19th in Vineland, NJ and will play select dates with
The Secret Handshake and a month of dates with A Rocket To The Moon opening for The Cab starting July 5th in Columbus, OH.

My Favorite Highway recently played The Bamboozle festival and are now out with Danger Radio and Stereo Skyline.

Their debut album How to Call a Bluff was released on May 5th and has been selected as one of the titles in iTunes "Next Big Thing" sale from May 12th through June 2nd. - more on this story

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New OK Go and Liz Phair Songs and More for City Stories

PR reports: This summer Banana Republic celebrates the inspiration of urban life with the release of City Sounds, a new digital album featuring never-before-heard tracks from the nine music artists appearing in the City Stories national ad campaign, including exclusive first tracks from OK Go and Liz Phair's highly-anticipated new albums, as well as songs by Sara Bareilles, Ayo, Dashboard Confessional's Chris Carrabba, Tommy Torres and more.

The limited edition digital album, available as a gift-with-purchase only in Banana Republic stores starting May 13, reflects the diversity of these artists, ranging from acoustic soul to introspective pop, modern jazz to indie rock.

Paris-based R&B songstress Ayo sings of her travels through European metropolises, while Sara Bareilles and Dashboard Confessional search for love amid the bars and streets of their adopted cities. Both acclaimed violinist David Garrett and Grammy-winning saxophonist David S�nchez find solace at dawn in the canyons of Manhattan, and Latin pop star Tommy Torres and emerging jazz bassist/vocalist Esperanza Spalding celebrate their beloved hometowns (San Juan and Portland, respectively) across the continent from each other. Among the tantalizing selections are brand new songs from Liz Phair and OK Go's highly anticipated new albums due later in 2009, only available to customers who make a purchase in Banana Republic stores during the campaign. - what's on it?

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Little Foot Long Foot Set Release and Tour Dates

PR reports: Equal parts bluesy rock 'n roll and cleverly conscious lyricism, Little Foot Long Foot's May 26th release of Harsh Words is a comprehensive testament to moral tribulation.

An album insert recounts the tale of a damsel torn between two loves, while song titles including 'King Hipster,' 'Marriage Ain't A Promise,' and 'Isolation Blues' provide both visual and emotional depictions of adversity at it's finest.

Following the release of their EP Just About Broke Joan Smith (vocals, guitar, organ) and Isaac Klein (drums) gained success on college radio, multiple best of 2008 lists, all while building their quickly growing fan-base. - more on this story

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. Give Peace a Chance: John & Yoko's Bed-In for Peace

This coffee-table book, issued to commemorate the bed-ins fortieth anniversary, tells the story through the photographs of the late Gerry Deiter, the only photographer who was allowed to shoot the entire event. (4 stars) - Read the full Give Peace a Chance: John & Yoko's Bed-In for Peace review

. Psykup - We Love You All

In much the same way the Dillinger Escape Plan once walked up to genre conventions and handily obliterated them, Psykup synthesize a number of disparate parts into a fresh, cohesive whole. - Read the full Psykup - We Love You All review

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