The Altercation Punk Comedy Tour, an underground collective of standup comics from across the country handpicked by headliner and founder JT Habersaat, has announced an October 2009 spanning national tour. Bypassing traditional comedy clubs almost entirely in favor of music venues, burlesque halls and indie cafes, the tour has gone on to perform alongside such acts as Bad Brains, The Revival Tour, Bouncing Souls, Dead Milkmen and many more, in addition to receiving critical raves from ‘Amp’, ‘The Onion’, ‘Revolver’ and more.

Check out the Full Story page for more info including dates.

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Southern California’s Channel 3 is releasing “To Whom It May Concern: The 1981 Demos” Limited LP.  The album will contain Channel 3’s original 1981 demos, which originally gained the band the attention of Posh Boy Records’ Robbie Fields, and the rest, as they say, was Punk Rock history. Included are songs that became CH3 classics, previously unreleased tracks, and a WHO cover thrown in for good measure. More info here.

The release is limited to 1,000 copies on purple & white vinyl (includes CD version) and is available through TKO Records.

So for those of you who are attending Riot Fest and are 21(and like to consume alcohol), well you are in for a magical treat. Apparently, Riot Fest is allowed to serve absinthe there. If you don’t know, absinthe is a liquor that has been banned from the U.S.

For more details you can click here.

Although this isn’t really music news worthy we figure it’s still worth mentioning because it’s about punk music breaking down barriers.

Boston punk act Dropkick Murphys announced a November tour with Youth Brigade, The Flatliners, and The Insurgence.

You can head over to the Dying Scene Shows page to check out the dates and locations.

Check out Seattle metal act Fall From Grace‘s music video “Pictures on the Wall” from their latest album “Sitting through the Wreckage.” The album was released on Fontana Records in November 2008.

You can watch the video on the Full Story Page.

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MXPX‘s front man Mike Herrera talks about their upcoming EP “Left Coast Punk.” The release date has not yet been announced but we do know  the EP will feature 6 songs and perhaps some pictures and videos. Mike states that he is not sure what else should be on the EP but if you have any ideas you can shoot them a message to their MySpace.

According to Mike, the EP is “ready to go” but you can watch the video here.

The band’s latest album “On the Cover II” was released on Tooth & Nail Records this past March.

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Guitar Hero fan? If so, then definitely check this out. Lordsburg metal act The Syncope Threshold‘s music video features their song “Definite Behavior” in a Guitar Hero style. The song is from their latest album “Tale of the Complex Circuit,” which was released on Razorheart Records this past May.

Personally I get a headache watching all those colors flying at me but for those who are into Guitar Hero, head over to the Full Story page for the video.

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Check out Young Liver‘s “A Sad State in Affairs,” which will probably be on their upcoming album. The band mentioned they will be posting  a whole album’s worth of new material. No word yet whether or not the songs eventually become an official release.

You can head over to the band’s MySpace page to check out their new song.

The band’s latest album ” The New Drop Era” was released on No Idea Records in September 2007.

Gatorface has a new track from their upcoming album “Wasted Monuments” and it is streaming now on their MySpace music player. The song is called “Luxury Lost” and appears as number 5 on the new album which will drop on November 10th via No Idea Records.

As Florida natives, you bet your bottom dollar Gatorface will be playing at The Fest 8 in Gainesville, Florida. Check their Dying Scene Shows page.

Exactly how good are you at Guitar Hero? Good enough to show up the guys from Senses Fail? If you think so, you might want to enter this contest where the winner gets to play Guitar Hero with the band on their tour bus and also receive a copy of Guitar Hero 5 for XBOX 360.