Altsounds — *Manchester Orchestra* has jumped on the *Downtime* bandwagon as of October 4th, supporting the cause *The Pablove Foundation* and the fight against pediatric cancer. For more information on the organization from the band, see *Related Links*. Lif... more info

Scotsman.com — Manchester Orchestra ABC, Glasgow *** more info

Altsounds — The Honda Civic tour has been on the road since the 5th of August with headliners My Chemical Romance and Blink 182 and featuring Rancid, Matt & Kim and the Manchester Orchestra. While on stage at Tinley Park, Illinois, My Chemical Romance announced... more info

Altsounds — Having just toured the UK with Charlie Simpson (Fightstar) performing a special stripped back acoustic set and taking the stage by storm at T in the Park, Hevy and Belladrum festivals **THE XCERTS** are now ready to announce that they will also be ta... more info

Altsounds — Manchester Orchestra has been nominated for two MTV VMAs for their "Simple Math" music video. The band is up for "Best Special Effects" and "Best Editing". The video premiered on IFC.com earlier this year and was directed by the Daniels. "Simple M... more info

NME — The Georgia indie rock band touch down in the UK this October more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Live review: Manchester Orchestra, Sleeper Agent, Twilight Sleep unite to please at the Henry Fonda Music Box Theater. more info

Totally Fuzzy — Andy Hull knows the fears that accumulate with miles, having spent the last two years on the road as the front-man for Manchester Orchestra. It is with those fears that he has channeled the second installment of Right Away, Great Captain!, his solo ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — "The music we like to put together is dark, but so is the subject matter, so the medium has to be as well," O' Brother’s lead singer/guitarist Tanner Merritt spells out the Georgia band's EP The Death of Day, a necessary darkness for a debut. ... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — This should have come out last week if not for Blogger's two-day hiatus. Took a long road trip this weekend.  Started to grade music on a new scale.  The road trip scale. I was surprised by how many of my favorite albums are not the most enjoyab... more info