Richmond’s The Riot Before have leaked an unreleased song from their forthcoming album “Rebellion.” You can currently stream “The Oregon Trail” on the band’s MySpace page.

“Rebellion” was tracked at The Magpie Cage in Washington, DC, with legendary producer J. Robbins (Jawbox, Jawbreaker, Against Me!). It will be released on LP and digitally through the band’s new home, Paper + Plastick, on April 27th. To celebrate, Paper + Plastick is giving away a free MP3 of “The Oregon Trail.” To get the free MP3, just email paperandplastickfreemusic@gmail.com and put TRB in the subject. The label will email you the free track.

The Riot Before is currently preparing to ship out for their first tour of 2010, which will include legs with Leatherface, Yesterday’s Ring, and Cheap Girls, as well as appearances at Harvest of Hope Fest and Rad Fest. You can check out the dates by clicking “more” below.

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Punknews.org has launched a stream of the new album from Sunderland, UK’s Leatherface. You can head over to the band’s profile page to stream “The Stormy Petrel” in its entirety.

“The Stormy Petrel” is the band’s ninth full-length album and will be released by various labels worldwide. The North American LP/CD version will be released March 23rd via No Idea Records. Their version will feature an entirely different cover art and overall layout than the European, Japanese, and Australian versions released this week.

BYO Records released the band’s last album, Dog Disco, in 2004.

Leatherface formed in August 1988, and their music has often been described as a bastardized cross between Hüsker Dü and Motörhead. Though never attaining much more than a cult following outside their native country, the band has been cited as an influence by higher-profile band such as Hot Water Music, Dillinger Four, and Tiltwheel. Jack Rabid, music critic and publisher of the music magazine Big Takeover, once listed Leatherface’s 1991 release Mush as one of the fifty greatest punk albums of all time.

Leatherface recently flew over to Canada to start their Canadian/US tour, which concludes in an appearance at this year’s Harvest of Hope Fest in St. Augustine, FL. They will be joined on the road with Canada’s Yesterday’s Ring, with select shows featuring Bridge & Tunnel and The Riot Before. You can check out the dates by clicking “more” below.

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The second annual Harvest of Hope Fest (HOH Fest) has announced another round of bands confirmed for their multiple-stage music festival that will take place March 12th – 14th in sunny St. Augustine, FL.

Added to the already impressive lineup will be High on Fire, Kid Sister, Gringo Star, Port O’Brien, We Are The Union, Cheap Girls, Avi Buffalo, The Dig, Yelawolf, Young Brother, Barnaby Jones, The Duppies, Umoja Orchestra, Sunbears, Liquid Limbs, The Takers, Glorious Johnson, Bent Left, No More, Cassette, Antarctic, Toby Foster, Paleface, The Pauses, The Attack!, Premadonnasaurs, Scum of the Earth, Towers of Hanoi, Company Man, Lighthouse Music, The Ones to Blame, The Cougs, The Ex-Boogeymen, Superfish, 3rd Stone, Made of Hemp, Mindrise, BLORR, and Christina Wagner.

Harvest of Hope Fest recently announced a diverse roster of national and international acts confirmed including Billy Bragg, Dr. Dog, The Mountain Goats, 7 Seconds, Leatherface, Rogue Wave, Delta Spirit, Senses Fail, Anti-Flag, Dead Prez, Kimya Dawson, Dead Confederate, Torche, Strike Anywhere, Anvil, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Dr. Octagon AKA Kool Keith, Small Brown Bike, Portugal. the Man, Black Sheep, Danielson, Man Man, forgetters, and over 150 more artists joining together to raise awareness to the plight of migrant farm workers! Harvest of Hope Fest is the only festival of its kind that has such a large group of musicians donating their time and performances to charity. A full list of confirmations can be seen by clicking “more” below.

Three-day tickets are on sale now and will rise in price as the festival draws closer. This will be the last week to get tickets at the early-bird price of $39.50. From February 12th to March 11th, they will jump to $49.50. Walk-up 3-day tickets will be $60.00. Single day tickets will be available for $25.00/day in advance and $35.00/day weekend of. Three-day camping passes are also now available at $19.50/person. A small number of VIP passes are available at $99.50 per person. The VIP pass includes access to the VIP camping area, a three-day festival pass, and extra surprises.

Proceeds from the charity fundraiser festival will benefit the Harvest of Hope Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides emergency and educational aid to some of the hardest working and often overlooked people keeping our agricultural economy moving – migrant farm workers. Harvest of Hope distributes funds to migrant farm workers and their families to help pay for food, medical services, clothing, rent, educational scholarships, and more.

For more information on the Harvest of Hope Festival, including ticket information, camping info, and the most up-to-date line-up, please visit http://www.harvestofhopefest.com.
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Suburban Home Records has just posted several live videos from a recent performance from Montreal’s Yesterday’s Ring.

The label is also giving away downloadable mp3s of live versions of “Scrabble Strip Club” and “Moving Back to Florida.” Both songs come from their recent album “Diamonds in the Ditch,” which Suburban Home released on double LP/CD this past April.

You can view the videos and download the mp3s here.

Suburban Home is the US label for Canada’s Yesterday’s Ring. The band features the vocal stylings of Hugo Mudie from Fat Wreck Chord’s The Sainte Catherines.

Yesterday’s Ring is also doing a Canadian tour to support the album, check out the dates by clicking “more.”
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Houston, TX’s burliest high-five dispensers O Pioneers! have announced the recent release of their album “Neon Creeps” on cassette format care of Mightier Than Sword Records. The limited-edition lime green cassettes are available now from Mightier Than Sword and the band themselves.

“Neon Creeps” was officially released on February 10, 2009 on CD by Asian Man Records and shortly thereafter on LP care of Kiss of Death Records. The record garnered much acclaim and respect from former fans and naysayers alike, receiving comparisons to Hot Water Music, Fugazi, and early-era Replacements. Evil Needles Website said of the band, “If the post-hardcore scene was to have an epileptic seizure, O Pioneers! would be the foam at it’s mouth.”

If you missed the boat the first time around, you can still stream the record over at their Punknews.org band profile.

O Pioneers! will be heading north in June for a short run through Canada with long-time tour buddies Bridge & Tunnel. They’ll also be joined by natives Yesterday’s Ring, Junior Battles, and Orphan Choir on select dates.

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