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A Lot Like Birds To Tour Early 2014 With Sianvar, Stolas, The Venetia Fair

After the release of their excellent No Place, Sacramento’s A Lot Like Birds toured in support of the album with HRVRD, Night Verses, and My Iron Lung, having just wrapped up the outing earlier this month. The band will take but only a minor break for the holidays before heading back out on the road […]

Sianvar (Members of DGD, ALLB, Stolas, Hail The Sun) Release First Single As A Band

We’ve been anxiously awaiting any activity from Sianvar ever since the band announced their supergroup existence. Last week, the five-piece released a very brief song teaser and announced that their debut EP is set to come out on January 5, 2014 via Blue Swan. Today, we get the first full track from Sianvar, which is […]

Sianvar Release Brief Teaser For Upcoming Debut EP

There has been a lot of supergroup chatter this year but for fans of post-hardcore, Sianvar is a stellar synthesis of talents containing members of elite genre acts (and good friends) Dance Gavin Dance, Stolas, A Lot Like Birds, and Hail The Sun. While all four bands certainly have similar styles, they all bring their […]

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REVIEW: A Lot Like Birds – ‘No Place’

Artist: A Lot Like Birds Album: No Place Genre: Post-hardcore Label: Equal Vision Records Among the several post-hardcore albums to have been released over the past couple of years, A Lot Like Birds sure did make their mark when they released their 2011 Doghouse Records debut, Conversation Piece. More than simply being just another album that earned […]

ALBUM STREAM: A Lot Like Birds – ‘No Place’

Experimental post-hardcore outfit A Lot Like Birds have teamed up with diffuser.fm to premiere a stream of the group’s forthcoming third full-length, No Place, in its entirety. The record officially hits stores today via Equal Vision Records, so if it makes a nice first impression, just remember No Place is available to purchase on iTunes […]

MUSIC VIDEO: A Lot Like Birds – “Next To Ungodliness”

A Lot Like Birds will be dropping their next album, No Place, this coming Tuesday, October 29. They’ve released some singles since they initially announced the release, and now they’ve premiered a music video for a new song, titled “Next To Ungodliness.” This is yet another awesome song from the band, and is worth checking […]

Listen To A Lot Like Birds’ New Single “Kuroi Ledge”

A Lot Like Birds will be releasing their highly anticipated third studio album, No Place, on October 29 via Equal Vision Records. The band has now revealed a brand new single from the album, titled “Kuroi Ledge.” The song is unexpectedly different from songs in their previous album, but in a fantastic way. This is […]

A Lot Like Birds Announce New Album

A Lot Like Birds, the Californian experimental post-hardcore act featuring ex-Dance Gavin Dance vocalist Kurt Travis, have announced plans for the release of their third full-length. Entitled No Place, the album is set to hit stores October 29 via Equal Vision Records. To see the record’s virtually indescribable artwork along with its confirmed tracklisting, follow […]

Strawberry Girls Announce Physical Release For ‘French Ghetto’

Strawberry Girls, one of our favorite up and coming bands, released their first album, French Ghetto, independently, but then signed to Tragic Hero Records for a physical release. That physical release now has a date: October 1, 2013. No vinyl appears to be available (hipster me is sad), but there is a CD for a mere […]

Members Of Dance Gavin Dance, A Lot Like Birds And More Start New Band

Yes, you heard right! Will Swan (Dance Gavin Dance guitarist), Joseph Arrington (A Lot Like Birds drummer), Michael Littlefield (A Lot Like Birds bassist), Donovan Melero (Hail The Sun vocalist), and Sergio Medina (Stolas guitarist) all joined together to form the new group, Sianvar. According to their Facebook, they will begin recording music starting this […]

Strawberry Girls Sign To Tragic Hero Records

Salinas, California rock outfit Strawberry Girls are very pleased to announce their signing to Tragic Hero Records today. Congratulations to the entire band on this exciting news! If you are unfamiliar, Strawberry Girls released their debut album French Ghetto earlier this year. Appearances on the record come from Kurt Travis (A Lot Like Birds), Nic […]

MUSIC VIDEO: A Lot Like Birds – “Vanity’s Fair”

A Lot Like Birds have released their long-awaited music video for “Vanity’s Fair” on AltPress today. The band’s guitarist, Michael Franzino, has deemed this music video as “a goodbye to the Conversation Piece era and get people excited for what is to come.” Personally, I can’t fathom the direction the band will go with their […]