PureVolume will be back at SXSW this year with the "PureVolume Bake Sale" event featuring The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Wavves, The So So Glos, Weekend, and Marnie Stern. You can RSVP and find more details here.

Below is a message from My Chemical Romance in regards to the cancellation of the shows they had scheduled for this weekend.

Message

We got some really bad news in the past 48 hours. As a result of complications with a previous injury, Bob ended up in the hospital with a staph infection. He's being monitored all weekend and we want to be by his side the whole time. Unfortunately, this means we can't make this weekend's shows in Allentown and Syracuse because we need to be there by his side. A lot of people suggested we use a different drummer, but we need to stay true to Bob and our band. One of the major disappointments of this, other than seeing Bob in pain, is missing Taking Back...

Classic Case will begin recording their Fearless debut this weekend with Page Hamilton of Helmet. Expect the album to be out early next year.

Here's a list of small band submissions we've recieved this weekend. It's been a slow news day/week so if you get bored, why don't you check out some new music?

Small Band Round Up

Confident Years are in the running to perform live on Carson Daly's Last Call. You can vote for them right here.

Urgency has their whole new EP up for streaming at their myspace page.

Ellington will be heading into the studio with SK records in december to record there first full band EP The Joy We Keep In.The bands previous acoustic EP is up for streaming and downloading in its entirity at there myspace. The band is also looking for US bands to tour with soon, so if your band, or a band you know is...

Hit the Lights will be shooting their video for “Bodybag” this weekend! This is their first video off This is a Stickup...Don't Make it a Murder. The video will be directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson (The Early November, Waking Ashland). You can catch the boys on tour all summer long with Hawthorne Heights (6/19-6/29), Warped Tour (6/30-7/15), and in August/September with Paramore, Cute Is What We Aim For and This Providence.

Check out some videos from Brand New's free show at UVA this past weekend; yes, it includes the full band version of "Yeah."

Set Your Goals played a couple shows in Southern California this past weekend. Eulogy Recordings has posted a mini-doc of the shenanigans as edited by singer Jordan Brown. Reminder, the Set Your Goals "Reset" EP will hit stores through Eulogy Recordings on April 11th. The re-release will include brand new artwork, a Jawbreaker cover, and some cool exclusive video content. A debut full length release through Eulogy is expected in July.