We just heard from the Constellation Room owner Jon Reiser that Youth Lagoon's Trevor Powers, featured in this week's issue, is ill. Tonight's show is canceled. According to Powers' publicist Daniel Gill, he was in Mexico for a show and got sick with a bad stomach bug there. More >>

​We repeat,  the Geekeasy--the video game-inspired music and art event that Ned Raggett wrote about this week--won't be held in Santa Ana this weekend.

Apparently the organizers couldn't get the proper city permits for the event. According to organizer Chris Lynch, securing a permit to sell alcohol would take 30 days, a permit to hang art would cost $400. WTF. And also, oops.



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Yes, this is a picture of Matt Skiba's foot

​Did you buy tickets to the recently announced Matt Skiba solo show Dec. 1 at the Constellation Room (inside the Galaxy Theatre) in Santa Ana? (The page is gone now, obviously.) And now are you all excited to see the Alkaline Trio singer/guitarist up close and personal with nothing more than a guitar, his enchanting voice and those sweet, sweet eyes that just make you want to skip through strawberry fields and rose gardens?

If so, I've got bad news: The show has been canceled. In fact, Skiba's entire "west coast" tour (I put this in quotation marks because the tour was really four California shows) is now gone the way of the buffalo thanks to his right foot being broken.
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UPDATE: Oct. 14, 9:03 p.m.:
Monster Massive finally released its official cancellation announcement on Facebook and on its website:

Due to unforeseen circumstances, and with great disappointment, Go Ventures announces that this year's Monster Massive scheduled for October 29, 2011 has been cancelled.

We would like to thank all of our loyal supporters, affiliates and staff for their hard work, commitment and efforts in support of this much loved event. Go Ventures upholds the belief of Quality Music, Stellar Production and Lifetime Memories. Go Ventures would not put on an event that did not meet these high standards.

We want to assure our fans that Monster Massive will return in 2012 better than ever, with a First Class Line-up and State of the Art Production, consistent with what our fans expect from Go Ventures.

UPDATE: Oct. 14, 11:33 a.m.: Monster Massive 2011 is officially canceled. Flav.or.us, the official ticketing site of the event, has stopped selling tickets and posted the news "canceled" on their website. CLICK HERE TO LEARN HOW TO GET YOUR REFUND.
 

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​According to the Hollywood Reporter, British singer Adele has canceled the rest of her sold-out North American tour due to laryngitis with nine dates remaining. She'd already postponed five shows under doctor's orders, but now have to cancel even her Palladium and Greek Theater shows in LA next week.

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Today, some more bad news: According to Verbicide, the Decemberists' keyboardist, Jenny Conlee, was diagnosed with cancer. In a note on their website and to fans on their mailing list, front man Colin Meloy said the band found out a month ago.

The good news is that Jenny caught it early. And while the prognosis is very, very good for a full recovery, tackling the disease will mean some intensive treatment for our Jenny, as well as a lot of important recovery time.

Meloy says that with Conlee's "fervent blessings," they're pushing forward with their scheduled tour dates this spring and summer.

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​Sadly, the LA Times blog reported Thursday that legendary punk songstress Exene Cervenka was forced to cancel her current tour due to health problems. In a lengthy statement published on the blog, Cervenka cited her struggles with MS as the driving force behind the decision.  More >>

​ According to Fingerprints Music's Facebook account, the in-store with the husband and wife duo that make up The Submarines, John Dragonetti and Blake Hazard, has been postponed. The duo is set to perform at Detroit Bar tomorrow still, with Nik Freitas opening.

Submarines just released their third set, Love Notes/Letter Bombs, yesterday. (They documented an early breakup on their debut Declare a New State!, while their sophomore set, Honeysuckle Weeks, was a sunnier collection of love stories.)

Here's what Fingerprints had to say:

Unfortunately, we've had to postpone the Submarines in-store scheduled for this weekend. We'll have a new date later today, or early tomorrow. Sorry for the inconvenience. Check the new emailer for more info.

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​Scott Ian, Anthrax's rhythm and lead guitar player, just announced he's not going to be touring with the band he formed 30 years ago due to the upcoming birth of his first child.

He said, "This decision to miss these shows was a deeply personal one. I co-founded this band July 18, 1981, and for almost 30 years, I have been there for everything we've ever done. . . . Becoming a father is the biggest, best thing that's ever happened to me, and it made the decision relatively easy. My priority is with my wife and the birth of our first child."

His wife, singer Pearl Aday (Meat Loaf's daughter), is expecting to give birth on July 9.

Ian will still be playing at Big 4 in Indio and the following show in Manila, Philippines, but beginning in May, he will sit out the rest of the tour, including the big Sonisphere shows in Europe. Andreas Kisser from Sepultura will replace Ian on the remaining dates of the tour. Read his whole statement after the jump.
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​We found out from the House of Blues early this morning that the K'naan show tonight at the House of Blues was canceled. Alas, neither the venue nor the publicist could give us a reason for the cancellation. Do you know why?More >>