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Punk Goes Acoustic 2 Gains Two New Artists

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Anti-Flag and Silverstein are the next bands to contribute acoustically to the Punk Goes Acoustic 2 compilation. These bands will join The All-American Rejects, Relient K, Sherwood, The Spill Canvas, Jacks Mannequin, Say Anything, theAudition, Set Your Goals and Mayday Parade on the compilation set to street May 8, 2007.

Punk Goes Acoustic 2 is the next album in the compilation following Punk Goes Acoustic, Punk Goes Metal, Punk Goes Pop, Punk Goes 80’s and Punk Goes 90’s. Check out the MySpace page for more information about the album and bands announced.

Set Your Goals Joins Saosin

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It looks as though the tour year is going to kick off a little early for Set Your Goals, and in 12 days to be exact. The band has just been added to the very tail end of the SAOSIN, SENSES FAIL, and ALEXISONFIRE tour and they are rather excited, they must say. If you can make it out to these last minte shows, SYG will be opening the following nights:

January 31st @ Cain’s Ballroom: Tulsa, OK
February 1st @ The Foundry: Joplin, MO
February 2nd @ The Village: Little Rock, AR
February 3rd @ The Skatepark of Memphis: Cordova, TN

All of the band’s upcoming tour dates including their March/April run with ANTI-FLAG, ALEXISONFIRE, and BIG D AND THE KIDS TABLE can be found on myspace.com/setyourgoals

Acoustic Songs From Alternative Press Sessions

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Alternative Press has posted new acoustic songs from Cartel and The Early November on their MySpace page. The songs come from their recent acoustic sessions that aired on their weekly XM Radio show. You can also stream stream acoustic songs from Gym Class Heroes, Relient K and soon Sparta, Set Your Goals, and Hellogoodbye.

Albums In Stores 7/11/06

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Here are some albums that will be in stores tomorrow.

The Early November – The Mother, The Mechanic, And The Path
Set Your Goals – Mutiny
The Living End – State Of Emergency
I Voted For Kodos – My New Obsession
Evaline – Postpartum Modesty, A Portrait Of Skin
North Atlantic – Wires In The Walls
The Starrs – Silhouette
Bury Your Dead – Beauty And The Breakdown
The Finals – Plan Your Getaway
Valient Thorr – Legend Of The World
Bleed The Dream – Asleep/No Apologies CD/DVD
Boy Hits Car – Passage
Across Five Aprils – Collapse
Greg Graffin – Cold As The Clay