Allister have announced a couple of shows in the Tri-state area set for later this month. The band will be playing at Crocodile Rock on September 16th and The Studio at Webster Hall on September 19th. Allister reunited at this year's Bamboozle Chicago festival . The band recently released their latest album Countdown to Nowhere on Universal Japan. If you've never heard of this band before then check out the video for their song "A Lotta Nerve".

Man Overboard have announced that their guitarist Wayne is leaving the band.

For those of you who were not at the show the other night in Phoenix, AZ, we announced that Wayne is leaving Man Overboard. No hard feelings, he just has some personal things to take care of and we wish him the best of luck. Justin, who has always been more of a guitar player than a drummer anyway has moved to guitar  and our good friend Mike Hrycenko (who was in Front Page with Justin & Zac) will be joining the band on drums. Mike has been a best friend of ours since we were kids so we could not be happier to have him on board. Follow him on Twitter via @herchanks. Our friend Joe will be filling in on drums for the rest of this tour before Mike joins us. Big thanks to him! Hes in a great band called Shotgun Bang that everyone should check out - www.myspace.com/shotgunbang

Man Overboard are currently on tour with The Swellers,Fireworks and Tranist. The tour will hit up The Studio at Webster Hall on September 21st and Hangar 84 on September 24th.

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)

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

Two more bands from New Jersey have made Absolutepunk.net's Absolute 100 list: South Jersey's Bright and Early and Bergen County's Exit She Calls. Make sure to read the write ups on both groups here. The other NJ bands that have made the list are I Call Fives, Washington Square Park and River City Extension.

The tracklisting and artwork for I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business' all request acoustic album have been released. The album entitled Dust'n Off the Ol' Gee-Tar will be self-released next week. Another album entitled I Can Make A Mess With Friends will be released in the fall. That album will feature a different guest on each song. I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody's Business recently announced a tour alongside NeverShoutNever and The Maine.

MP3's of artists playing the NJ area this week!

Cage The Elephant - In One Ear

Tourmaline - Save Me

Built To Spill - Center Of The Universe

Iggy And The Stooges - Search And Destroy

Sonic Youth - Hey Joni

Augustana - Sweet & Low

The Wonder Years - Everything I Own Fits In This Backpack

Deerhunter - Lake Somerset