Altsounds — CT's Hostage Calm will be supporting Rival Schools on tour this fall. The trek begins October 14 in Philadelphia and wraps up October 28 in Teaneck, NJ. Select dates will also feature Tigers Jaw and Balance & Composure. Hostage Calm's latest sel... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Walter Schreifels on stage with Rival Schools at Union Pool (more by Redboy) It's hot time, summer in the city and I'm playing a residency at my new favorite bar in Greenpoint, Saint Vitus!!! I've been jonesing to... more info

NME — White Denim, Foster The People and Rival Schools also join bill more info

Altsounds — Over a decade since the release of their beloved debut album, *Rival Schools* have finally delivered their follow-up, Pedals (Photo Finish/Atlantic Records), much to the delight of their fans. In between playing sold out shows, including recent Euro... more info

NME — Ad-Rock puts his twist on remix of '69 Guns' more info

MTV.co.uk News — Legendary post-hardcore pioneers Rival Schools first formed in 1999, with former Quicksand and Gorilla Biscuits man Walter Schreifels on guitar and vocals, Ian Love on guitar, Cache Tolman on bass... more info

DrownedInSound — Tao of the Dead has been received, almost across the entirety of the critical spectrum, as the Texan band’s finest work since their 2002 major label debut – and on the evidence presented here tonight, where ‘Summer of All Dead Souls’ cracks a... more info

MTV.co.uk News — It's taken a decade, but legendary Post-Hardcore pioneers Rival Schools are finally back with the follow-up to their seminal debut album United By Fate.The quartet have just released their new LP... more info

DrownedInSound — Pedals feels dated, preserved in the clinical amber of Pro Tools-centric production that was so prevalent when Rival Schools were last on the scene. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Addict Music — So after a long ten year wait, is Pedals as good as we hoped? Well, sadly it’s not, and compared with their debut, it falls rather short. more info