New music from Oranjuly man Brian E. King

In 2010, Oranjuly released a rather fine power pop album.  After two years of working on new music, Brian has put his former band to bed and and has resurfaced fronting a new outfit – Parks.

Parks have an album on the way (some of which is re-worked from song ideas intended for Oranjuly’s abandoned sophomore disc), but before that appears, here’s a taster – a great piece of jangly pop entitled ‘Sweater Weather’.

You can keep up to date with news from Brian and Parks at www.parksband.com.

Quicksand confirm live dates for early 2013

Having re-united for this year’s Revelation Records anniversary shows, hardcore/emo band Quicksand are to play more shows in 2013.

So far, the following shows have been confirmed, taking place in January 2013. It is not yet known whether the band have plans to tour further.

1/7 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
1/8 Montreal, QC Corona Theatre
1/9 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
1/11 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall
1/12 Chicago, IL Metro
1/13 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
1/17 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
1/18 Seattle, WA Showbox at the Market
1/19 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
1/21 San Francisco, CA Regency Ballroom
1/22 Los Angeles, CA The Fonda Theatre
1/25 San Diego, CA House of Blues
1/28 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer
1/29 Washington, DC Black Cat
1/30 New York, NY Webster Hall

Watch footage from one of Quicksand’s prior reunion shows here.

Sum 41: Confirmed west coast dates for early 2013

Sum 41 have confirmed a few dates for January 2013. Fans on the US west coast can catch the band at the following venues:

1/8/13 San Diego, CA House of Blues
1/10/13 Pomona, CA The Glass House
1/11/13 West Hollywood, CA House of Blues
1/12/13 San Francisco, CA Regency Ballroom
1/15/13 Sacramento, CA Ace of Spades
1/16/13 Reno, NV Knitting Factory
1/18/13 Portland, OR Roseland
1/19/13 Seattle, WA The Showbox at Market