The Night Marchers

As discussed, Gainesville's The Fest is returning this year from October 31 to November 3, and they've just expanded their lineup to include more artists...

The Night Marchers at Santos Party House in 2008 (more by Faith-Ann Young) San Diego rockers The Night Marchers, who are fronted (who also fronts Rocket from the Crypt and Sultans) and also features two of John's Hot Snakes bandmates (Gar Wood and Jason Kourkounis) are set to release their second album, and first since 2008, Allez Allez, on January 22 via John Reis' own Swami Records...

The Night Marchers come back to NYC soon to play a 4pm set at the tenth annual Siren Festival on Saturday. Those who miss it can also check out the band, whose lineage includes Pitchfork, Drive Like Jehu, Rocket from the Crypt, and Hot Snakes, at Maxwell's in Hoboken on Sunday, July 18th with No Pasaran...

We already know the lineup for Austin's 4th annual Fun Fun Fun Fest on November 7th and 8th will include 7 Seconds, The Jesus Lizard, Red Sparrowes, and Atlas Sound and Broadcast...

Headliners Paul McCartney, The Killers and The Cure are among the 130-plus acts set for the tenth COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL (APRIL 17, 18 AND 19) at the beautiful Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA, the same grounds where the COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL debuted in 1999...

Obits , Night Marchers Both bands, together, on the same bill. They packed the house last night at Santos (12/17). More pictures below...

Quasi This time of year is usually pretty slow, show-wise, but this seems to be an especially-packed week for shows. Here's some of the stuff I'm considering attending while I procrastinate on holiday gift shopping and doing all my year-end lists over on my own blog...

DOWNLOAD: The Night Marchers - "In Dead Sleep (I Snore ZZZZ)" (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Night Marchers - Live @ The Interface (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Night Marchers - Live @ The Interface (M4V Video) The Night Marchers @ Mess With Texas 2008 (more) The Night Marchers (featuring John Reis of Hot Snakes) are playing a show with Obits (featuring Rick Froberg of Hot Snakes) at Santos Party House in NYC on Dec 17th...

John Reis (b. 1969 and also known by the pseudonyms Speedo, Slasher, and The Swami) is an American musician, singer, guitarist, record label owner, and disc jockey...

Brooklyn band Obits is playing Brooklyn venue Union Hall tonight (March 8). Advanced tickets are sold out, but Union Hall's website says "tickets MAY be available at showtime"...