Friday random bits

In lieu of one huge juicy piece of news, we thought this Friday would be the perfect time for some random noteworthy nuggets of information.

-During their set at the Do Division Festival in Chicago, Ted Leo and The Pharmacists broke out a cover of Touch & Go/Quarterstick labelmates the Mekons and their song �Teeth.� The rousing interpretation elicited quite an enthusiastic crowd response, and the video is a definitely worth checking out. Thanks to You Ain�t No Picasso for providing the post.

Ted Leo and The Pharmacists played their first of nine tour dates opening for Pearl Jam last night. All remaining dates can be found here.

-The Uglysuit just finished a tour leg with Iron & Wine and are now preparing for their forthcoming self-titled album release on 8/19. The song �Chicago� is currently being featured as Insound�s Recommended Track of the Week and you can preorder the album at Insound right here.

-The New Year, in the form of the Kadane Brothers, will be playing some shows starting next Thursday at Emo�s in Austin, TX. The rest of their tour dates can be found here.

-Dead Child is going on their fifth consecutive week on MTV�s Headbanger�s Ball with the video for "Sweet Chariot", and we couldn�t be more thrilled! The Ball airs on Saturday nights from 11 PM until 1 AM, EST.

-This weekend, Polvo will be gettin� down at sold-out shows in Cambridge, MA (tonight @ Middle East), New York (tomorrow at Bowery Ballroom), and Hoboken, NJ (Sunday @ Maxwell�s). This is an old clip, but they�ll probably look and sound something like this.