Aloha is still touring hard on last year's Some Echoes. You'll find all 28 dates here...

Kings Of Leon return on April 3rd with their third full-length, Because of the Times. The brothers Followill (and cousin) once again teamed up with Ethan Johns as well as Angelo Petraglia on the effort. Frontman Caleb Followill has stated there will be "no comparison" to past material this time out. The first single, "On Call," will drop on February 26th.

Alkaline Trio will release a b-sides and rarities compilation next Tuesday entitled Remains. The disc's 22 tracks are pulled from all sorts of locales in the band's tenure with Vagrant Records, from 7" singles to compilation exclusives to material from splits. More info here and cheesy sorta gruesome e-card here.

Pagoda will release its eponymous debut on February 27th through the Ecstatic Peace label (you know, the one we feel compelled to you remind you is owned by Thurston Moore). The band will kick off the disc's release with a show at The Cake Shop in New York City, so head over to hang out with 'em and grab some hot chocolate for me while you're at it. You can also grab "Lesson Learned" in the Downloads.

Camera Obscura will be tending to stateside tour duties in the coming weeks in support of Let's Get Out of This Country. They'll be doing a lot of the dates with Merge labelmates The Essex Green and will wrap up the last few with Portatastic on board.

Here's a final reminder that you'll be able to catch The Shins on The Late Show with David Letterman tonight--the band is promoting Wincing the Night Away, which is in stores today via Sub Pop.

The Broken West kicked off a tour last night in support of I Can't Go On, I'll Go On, which is in stores today through Merge Records. Here are the rest of those dates, which will take the band cross-country over the next two months.

Maximo Park announced today on their website the release of Our Earthly Pleasures. The new album will hit stores on April 3rd and will be preceded by the first single, "Our Velocity," on March 20th (which will be backed with b-sides). They've also released the full tracklist and the cover art.

Better known for his collaborations with the Beastie Boys, Beck and Blues Explosion, Money Mark will release his new solo album, Brand New By Tomorrow, on February 27th. The "break-up album made to be cherished" will be released by Jack Johnson's Brushfire Records. Listen to "Everyday I Die a Little" and "Pick Up the Pieces" over on moneymark.com.

The Nein will release their second full-length album, Luxury, out February 20th via Sonic Unyon. The disc was recorded in both home and studio spaces throughout 2006 with engineers Nick Peterson and Matt Kalb.

Mute Records has announced the release of Ode To Ochrasy, the third album from Swedish five-piece Mando Diao, on April 24th. The band looks forward to visiting the United States this Spring for extensive touring, including appearances at South By South West.

Chapel Hill's The Never will be touring for a couple months to support their latest release Antarctica (Trekky Records). Check the dates for sure if you're on the East Coast, as they'll be hitting quite a lot of those places.

Typically Coachella manages to pull out a rather wicked schedule of bands with a few surprises thrown in to get the stragglers on board. 2007 is no different. Bjork and Red Hot Chili Peppers headline on Friday and Saturday (respectively) with a reunited Rage Against The Machine topping things out on Sunday evening. The list of additional artists goes on for days but AIR, Arcade Fire and Interpol are some fairly notable mentions. Check the full lineup here.

The Ligion debut External Affairs is slated for a March 20th release through Maple Jam/Bellum Records. You can grab the track "On the Way" in the Downloads.

In further preparation for the release of A Weekend In The City on February 6th, Bloc Party has announced a US tour in March (complete with a stop at SXSW). The Observer Magazine has also recently published online a great interview with Kele Okereke.

Brand New will be touring starting in March in support of their new record The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me. Tour support will be Kevin Devine, who recently released Put Your Ghost to Rest.

This one's for all you California kids--Birdmonster has a couple of weeks stocked exclusively with shows in their home state, to support last year's No Midnight.

Bad Religion will has entered the studio for a follow-up to 2004's The Empire Strikes Back. The album is slated to come out on July 10 via Epitaph, coinciding with the band's summer-long appearances with the Vans Warped Tour.

Jeff Tweedy announced that the next Wilco album will be entitled Blue Sky Blue - the first since the 2004 release A Ghost Is Born. The disc will be released by Nonesuch on May 15th.

In continuing support of Everything All The Time, Band of Horses will be hitting the road in early March, though mostly in Florida.