Black Lips at Emo's (more by Tim Griffin)

Black Lips have announced more tour dates. After playing Webster Hall last month as part of a tour with Vivian Girls, the band will return to the NYC-area in July, but this time they're not thinking so big. You can cach the band back at Bowery Ballroom on July 29th (tickets go on AmEx presale Wednesday), and at the even more intimate Maxwell's in Hoboken on July 30th (tickets on sale Friday at noon).

In June the Black Lips are touring with Cerebral Ballzy who are currently out on the road with Strung Out and face To Face. That tour hits Best Buy Theater in NYC on Wednesday night. Black Lips are currently in Europe. All tour dates are listed below.

Meanwhile, don't forget that Vivian Girls play a Brooklyn show at 285 Kent TONIGHT (5/17), alongside Widowspeak and Colleen Green. $10 gets you in to the all ages show.

Black Lips recently shot a video for the song "New Direction" from their new LP Arabia Mountain due on June 7th. The video is not ready yet, but you can download that new Mark Ronson-produced song HERE. Watch other recent videos with all tour dates below...

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August 25th, 2009 (Austin, TX) - Transmission Entertainment is pleased to announce the lineup for the 2009 Fun Fun Fun Fest, taking place on November 7th and 8th at Waterloo Park in Austin. Fun Fun Fun Fest made its first appearance on a cold Friday evening in 2006, offering a unique approach to festival booking, filling stages with talent bubbling from the underground: what sounded great, and what was making an impact, regardless of what mainstream media said was cool. What started out as a show for a few touring acts and local favorites has become a movement -- a festival that fans and bands alike realize needs to be experienced year after year.

Now in its fourth year, Fun Fun Fun Fest has made a significant impact on the country's winter calendar, successfully combining the vast worlds of indie, punk, rap, electronica and comedy while showcasing some of the city's most unique local businesses.

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by Black Bubblegum

Pegboy circa 1990s

Pegboy are hitting the east coast with recently reunited left-coast pop-punks face to face and Polar Bear Club in September. The tour includes a pair of NYC dates including Gramercy on 9/17 (here) and Irving Plaza on 9/22 (here). Both shows go on sale 7/9 at 1PM.

Pegboy was founded by ex-Naked Raygun guitarist John Haggerty, and both bands are scheduled to play Riot Fest Chicago in October. Five day passes for Riot Fest are sold out, but individual shows are still available. Naked Raygun are coming to NYC in September.

face to face recently returned from a European tour and played Bamboozle East. Founding member Trever Keith recently twittered that he is working on material for a new Face To Face LP, with the band rehearsing the tunes in July.

All dates below...

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