The headline says it all... Silversun Pickups are headed out on the road with Viva Voce. Both bands have new releases you should check out, Carnavas and Get Yr Blood Sucked respectively.

Young American Recordings will release a double disc DVD / CD combo from South entitled Up Close And Personal. The DVD features live concert footage, behind the scenes goodies, live in-studio performances, and music videos. The audio CD features live versions of "classic" South songs as well as the New Order cover "Bizarre Love Triangle." The band will also be joining The Strokes on the road..

I hear through the grapevine that the new release from Favourite Sons via VICE is one of their best in awhile. You can judge for yourself by hitting our Downloads section and snagging "Hang On, Girl" and "No One Ever Dies Young." Look for the full-length, Down Beside Your Beauty, on September 12th.

Apparently Polyvinyl Records recording artists like to stick together (as well they should). Headlights will be hitting the road with labelmates Decibully August and September.

Sludge metal quintet Isis will release their Ipecac debut, In The Absence Of Truth, on October 31st. Snag an MP3 of "Dulcinea" in the Downloads.

Amy Millan has launched a new website for her new album, Honey From The Tombs, due today. It's worth noting, you can now preview the entire album in her "Music" section. In support of the release, Millan has announced a mostly Canadian tour, with a few US dates, starting in September.

The Hidden Cameras have announced a US tour in support of their forthcoming album, AWOO, due September 19th on Arts & Crafts. A limited-edition 7" of "Death of a Tune" (backed with "Reaper In Mind") will be released on September 5th.

Finally, it looks as if the new album from The Cardigans, Super Extra Gravity, will hit the US on September 19th (deja vu, anyone?). We've been following this record since July of last year, so it's long overdue in our book. In related news, Pitchfork recently posted a short interview with Cardigans goddess Nina Persson.

Dredg have scheduled two shows in September at the The Catalyst Club in Santa Cruz, CA for a special purpose. On the 14th, they will perform their debut, Leitmotif, in its entirety as well as selections from Catch Without Arms. On the 15th, they will (you guessed it) perform El Cielo in its entirety with some Catch Without Arms thrown in. Their entire catalog in two days. You can order what's left of the tickets at catalystclub.com.

We knew Menomena were hard at work on a new album and now they've broken their silence. First, they officially signed on dotted line with Barsuk. Second, their new album will be titled Friend and Foe, but sadly won't be released until January 2007. In the meantime, they will release a single for "Wet and Rusting" through FILMguerrero in mid-September.

This is a lot of information in one news post, but it's all related, so bear with us. Mike Kinsella's group Make Believe have a new record out on Flameshovel on October 3rd; it's entitled Of Course. Meanwhile, brother Tim will issue another album under the Owen moniker; it's called At Home With and comes out from Polyvinyl Records on November 7th. The boys will coalesce in their band Joan of Arc for a short tour with Owen as support, and after that Make Believe hits the road alone.

Despite having been released in the UK over a year ago it appears that the Soulwax re-worked album Nite Versions will finally be available in North America on September 12th thanks to Modular People. Even greater news than that is that the band will be doing a bit of touring, an event not to be missed.

Los Angeles-based trio The Oohlas will release Best Stop Pop on September 26th through the Stolen Transmission label. The grungy popsters who comprise the group include Greg Eklund (formerly of Everclear), Matt Eklund (a bro, I'm assuming?) and vocalist Olivia Stone. There's a track for you in the downloads section.

Go stream the new Basement Jaxx album, Crazy Itch Radio, in its entirety on Myspace. The record hits stores on September 12th through XL.

Just in case you forgot, Page France jumped from the MD-based Fall Records to Washington's Suicide Squeeze earlier in the spring. The band plans on re-releasing Hello, Dear Wind from their new label on September 12th.

The Gossip, Erase Errata and Mika Miko will head out on tour from September 2nd through the 17th. After that date, Swan Island will replace Erase Errata through October 1st. Indie-eclecticism abound!

If you missed the two or three other Be Your Own Pet tours this year, you can catch the band continuing to support their debut full-length across the US from September 16th through November 12th.

The Killers have announced the first wave of dates to support their upcoming album, Sam's Town. This leg of their "world tour" will run October 6th through October 28th. Tickets go on sale August 22nd at 10:00am through Concertmaps. In other news, the full video for "When You Were Young" popped up on YouTube.

Springsteen-lite Jerseyan Pete Yorn will release his new album, Nightcrawler, on August 29th. The set features apperances from Dave Grohl on the first single, "For Us," and the Dixie Chicks on "The Man." You can either preview an album mix in the Downloads or catch one of the handful of album release shows in LA, Chicago or New York.

Xiu Xiu have a lot going on, but we really only need to let you know about two pertinent matters: The Air Force and their upcoming tour. As you may remember, Xiu Xiu's fifth full-length, The Air Force, is due on September 12th. Well, Stewart, McElroy and newest member Ches Smith (Congs for Brums) will head out on tour to support the album from September 22nd through November 10th. For all other projects in development, check out xiuxiu.org.