Amsterdam's Bettie Serveert have announced a full US tour, which includes a date at Hoboken's Maxwell's as the tour kicks off and then a date at Bordentown's Record Collector Store when the tour reaches it's tale end. The two-decade strong indie-rock group put out their ninth studio album titled Pharmacy Of Love this past March. You can preview and pick up the record here. All of Bettie Serveert's local tour dates can be found below.

Bettie Serveert - Deny All  (Buy)

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Last Friday Brick + Mortar headed down to Virginia Beach to play the East Coast Surf Championship. During the event Brick + Mortar of course thought doing an illegal performance from their hotel balcony would be a good idea. Footage of the performance and their visit from VB's finest can be seen above. Photos of their actual Virginia Beach performance can be seen here and here. The group also just announced that they will be opening up for Jimmy Eat World @ Starland Ballroom 9/24. Tickets are available here. If you missed it, check out our coverage of Brick + Mortar opening for Galactic @ The Stony Pony a few weeks back.

Brick + Mortar - 20 lb

A new compilation titled Cause A Scene is now available for digital download for only $5. The sampler was put together by newly established Bright & Barrow Records and features 22 NJ & NY punk bands. The Measure [SA] and Banquets are among the groups featured on the compilation. Luckily, you can stream all 22 songs before you buy over at Paste Magazine. Banquets, The Tattle Tales, Up For Nothing and more will be playing the compilation release show tomorrow night (9/3) at Manhattan's Arlene's Grocery. You can pick up the comp. here.

Banquets - Eleanor, I Need a Garden