All it took was for me to hear the opening guitar riff in V.V. Brown’s single “Shark In The Water” and I was in love. Then I heard the chorus. Words cannot express how insanely catchy that song’s hook is. The horn section! The layered vocals! The chord progression! The voice! The beat and groove! The guitar riff! The clapping! There is not one tiny thing wrong with that chorus. It is absolutely perfect. It serves its purpose: to get stuck in the listener’s head and have that person singing or humming along to the melody over and over all day long. That’s what it did to me upon hearing it the first time. “Shark In The Water” is still on repeat when I listen to it (over and over again). I am not only in love with the song, but in love with the woman singing it. Again, all it took was 20 minutes of conversing with V.V. Brown over the phone and my respect and admiration for her skyrocketed. V.V. Brown is by far my new favorite artist of 2010 and she should be yours as well.

Read on to hear what the British singer/songwriter had to say to The Dead Hub…

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New Found Glory
House of Blues – Chicago, IL
March 5, 2010

To commemorate the 10 Year Anniversary of their self-titled debut album, New Found Glory performed at the House of Blues last Friday night to a jam-packed house full of the band’s most die-hard fans in Chicago. The first half of the show featured songs from the New Found Glory record played from front to back in their original sequenced order. New Found Glory formed in 1997 in Coral Springs, Florida with lead singer Jordan Pundik, lead guitarist and composer Chad Gilbert, rhythm guitarist and lyricist Steve Klein, bassist Ian Grushka, and drummer Cyrus Bolooki.

More photos of New Found Glory and the complete Chicago set list after the jump…

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BYO RECORDS PRESENTS THE 12TH ANNUAL PUNK ROCK BOWLING & MUSIC FESTIVAL
MAY 6-9 AT SUNSET STATION HOTEL AND CASINO IN LAS VEGAS;
TICKETS GO ON SALE MONDAY MARCH 8TH AT PUNKROCKBOWLING.COM
AND MARCH 29TH THROUGH TICKETMASTER;
WEEKEND PASSES, HOTEL DISCOUNTS AND BOWLING TEAM REGISTRATION NOW AVAILABLE
SPECIAL DISCOUNTED EARLY BIRD WEEKEND PASSES AVAILABLE FOR TWO MORE DAYS
FINAL LINEUP AND SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED:

FLOGGING MOLLY, NOFX, D.R.I, AGAINST ME!, HOT WATER MUSIC, ME FIRST AND THE GIMME GIMMES, THE REVIVAL TOUR,
F**CKED UP, TSOL, 7 SECONDS, THE DICKIES AND MANY MORE

BYO Records is excited to announce that tickets for the 12th Annual Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival in Las Vegas, NV, will go on sale Monday, March 8th at www.PunkRockBowling.com. This year’s event runs May 6-9, 2010 at Sunset Station Hotel and Casino. Hotel discounts and bowling team registration are also available on the PRB site.

Tickets will go on sale through Ticketmaster on March 29th.

The final lineup for the biggest punk rock party of the year has also been announced, and it’s a DOOZY! A virtual who’s who of the punk scene’s biggest names, past, present and future, the event includes such acts as Flogging Molly, NOFX, D.R.I, Against Me!, Hot Water Music, F**ked Up, TSOL, Swinging Utters, The Revival Tour featuring Chuck Ragan/Ben Nichols, Youth Brigade, The Dickies, 7 Seconds, Cobra Skulls, Teenage Bottlerocket and many more (see full schedule of shows below).

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Cobra Lounge Celebrates 4th Anniversary with St. Patrick’s Day Bash March 17th
Street Dogs, Shot Baker & The Infected Play Free Show!

“If Jack White opened a bar, Cobra Lounge would be it.” – Chicago Centerstage

Four years ago, Sean McKeough opened the doors to the Cobra Lounge, bringing Chicago a rock club with style. He offered a wide range of quality libations and a killer kitchen at the ready, serving the best burgers in town, exceptional salads and other snacks. Founded on the belief that rock n’ roll needn’t be uncomfortable, Cobra Lounge features bars covered in automotive paint, comfy booths, cool artwork and a killer jukebox stoked with Motorhead, John Lee Hooker, MC5, Black Angels and The Sonics among many others.

On St. Patrick’s Day, the Cobra Lounge celebrates their 4th Anniversary with a huge party. The Street Dogs, one of Boston’s best Irish Punk bands will headline – they are joined by Shot Baker and The Infected. The show is free and starts at 7pm. Cobra Lounge is located at 235 N. Ashland.

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BYO RECORDS PRESENTS THE 12TH ANNUAL PUNK ROCK BOWLING AND MUSIC FESTIVAL
MAY 6-9 AT SUNSET STATION HOTEL AND CASINO IN LAS VEGAS

3 DAYS OF PUNK ROCK, BOWLING, GAMBLING AND BOOZE

MORE BANDS ADDED TO AN ALREADY STELLAR LINEUP!!

JUST ADDED:
AGAINST ME!, ME FIRST AND THE GIMME GIMME’S, TSOL,
ADOLESCENTS, FILTHY THIEVING BASTARDS STRETCH MARKS

BANDS JOIN PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED LINEUP THAT INCLUDES

FLOGGING MOLLY, NOFX, YOUTH BRIGADE, F**CKED UP, THE REVIVAL TOUR
AND MANY MORE!

LIMITED EARLY BIRD SPECIAL WEEKEND PASSES
GO ON SALE THIS MONDAY FEB. 22
$70 FOR ALL THREE NIGHTS!!

TOURNAMENT REGISTRATION AND HOTEL BOOKING
AVAILABLE NOW AT PUNKROCKBOWLING.COM

February 19, 2010-BYO Records is excited to announce that AGAINST ME!, ME FIRST AND THE GIMME GIMMES, TSOL, ADOLESCENTS, FILTHY THIEVING BASTARDS and STRETCH MARKS have been added to the lineup for the 12th annual Punk Rock Bowling & Music Festival. The bands join a previously announced lineup that includes FLOGGING MOLLY, NOFX, YOUTH BRIGADE, F**CKED UP, THE REVIVAL TOUR and many more.

This year’s event will take place May 6-9, 2010 at Sunset Station Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hotel and bowling registration is now available at the newly revamped PunkRockBowling.com site. Beginning this Monday, Feb. 22, a limited number of “Early Bird Special Weekend Passes” will be available for purchase on the PRB website. The passes, selling for $70, include admission for all 3 nights of the festival in the outdoor amphitheatre at Sunset Station.
There is NO service charge for all tickets purchased directly through www.PunkRockBowling.com .

Now in its 12th year, Punk Rock Bowling features an all ages outdoor amphitheatre as well as a 21+ indoor lounge for late night shows. Celebrating the independent music community, this year 850 bowlers are expected to be among 210 participating teams. Made up of industry insiders (bands, agents, managers, fanzines, radio stations, labels, punk rock clothing and merchandise companies), and now, for the first time in the 12 year history, open to the general public, Punk Rock Bowling is one of the largest and most recognized indie music events of the year.

The hugely popular Texas Hold ‘Em poker tournament is back to kick off the weekend as well as an expanded music program over a 3-day span in Las Vegas. The entire hotel has been blocked out for event attendees along with additional rooms at surrounding hotels. Book your hotel and register your bowling team at the PunkRockBowling.com site.

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PIERCED ARROWS RELEASE NEW ALBUM DESCENDING SHADOWS, FULL ALBUM STREAMING NOW AT VICERECORDS.COM

Pierced Arrows, the Portland-based trio comprised of legendary members Fred and Toody Cole of the seminal punk band Dead Moon and drummer Kelly Halliburton are releasing their sophomore album Descending Shadows today on VICE Records.

To kick off the release, VICE Records is hosting an exclusive stream of the full album today. Along with this news, longtime fan and supporter Eddie Vedder provided a personal note, exclusively at Spinner.com, touching on the Cole’s major influence and honest impressions they’ve made on rock and roll throughout a career spanning multiple decades.

Listen to the full album stream of Descending Shadows at VICERecords.com!

Purchase Pierced Arrows’ Descending Shadows here:

iTunes
Vice Records

For more info:
http://www.piercedarrows.com
http://www.myspace.com/piercedarrowspdx
http://www.vicerecords.com

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DROPKICK MURPHYS TO JOIN FINAL SEVEN DATES OF 2010 VANS WARPED TOUR
NEW CD AND DVD ‘LIVE ON LANSDOWNE, BOSTON MA’ OUT MARCH 16
U.S. HEADLINING DATES START FEBRUARY 24

DROPKICK MURPHYS have signed on to play the final seven dates of this summer’s Vans Warped Tour®, starting with the August 7 show at the Utah State Fairgrounds in Salt Lake City, UT and ending at the Washington County Fairgrounds in Hillsboro, OR on August 15.

Meanwhile, DROPKICK MURPHYS are currently on the road in Europe in advance of the March 16 release of their live CD/DVD LIVE ON LANSDOWNE, BOSTON MA on the band’s own Born & Bred Records (ILG). Headlining U.S. dates kick off February 24 in Montclair, NJ, concluding with the band’s annual run of hometown shows at Boston’s House of Blues St. Patrick’s Day week (March 12-17). Fans can keep up with the band on the road by checking out their regular video tour diaries at www.dropkickmurphys.com/news.

LIVE ON LANSDOWNE captures the intensity and camaraderie of last year’s St. Patrick’s Day shows. Following in the tradition of 2002’s Live On St. Patrick’s Day From Boston MA—which has sold over 250,000 copies worldwide—LIVE ON LANSDOWNE features an entirely different 20-song set list and a guest appearance by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones on DKM’s platinum-selling single “I’m Shipping Up To Boston.”

DROPKICK MURPHYS’ U.S. tour dates are below…

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Smash Magazine Presents: Rock The Block featuring A DAY TO REMEMBER

Thursday, May 6, 2010, 6:00 p.m.

With Special Guests: August Burn Red, Silverstein, Enter Shikari, Go Radio

Event Info:

A Day To Remember, August Burn Red, Silverstein, Enter Shikari, Go Radio

Tickets are on sale now – Tickets are $20 in advance, $23 day of show plus any service charges

Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-800-734-3000.

Fremont East Entertainment District is located at 500 E. Fremont Street; Las Vegas, NV 89101

Show is all ages.

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Smash Magazine Presents: The Chariot at Area 702 Skatepark

Sunday, February 14, 2010, 5:00 p.m.

With Special Guests: Greely Estates, Inhale/Exhale, Memphis May Fire, The Color Morale

Event Info:

The Chariot, Greely Estates, Inhale/Exhale, Memphis May Fire, The Color Morale

Tickets are on sale now – Tickets are $13 in advance, $15 day of show plus any service charges

Tickets can be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-800-734-3000.

Area 702 Indoor Skatepark is located at 3040 Simmons S #104; North Las Vegas, NV 89032

Show is all ages.

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Motion City Soundtrack will be doing an acoustic performance in support of their new CD “My Dinosaur Life” which just came out TODAY at the Best Buy in Aurora! Their debut “I Am The Movie” was released in 2003 and later that year they toured Europe with Blink-182. They supported their next 2006release ”Commit This To Memory” by spending playing all summer on the Warped Tour before heading to Europe with OK Go in the fall. For their third studio recording, Motion City Soundtrack worked with producers Adam Schlesinger (of Fountains of Wayne), Eli Janney (of Girls Against Boys), and Ric Ocasek (of the Cars). “Even If It Kills Me” was released in 2007.

Come hang out with me to listen to some great tunes and get an autographed copy of “My Dinosaur Life”!

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