Our buddies in Mastodon and The Dillinger Escape Plan killed it with a sold out show at Brixton Academy in London last night. Seriously. Our ear drums were splattered all over the place by the end of the night (not that we’re complaining one bit).

Next week marks the start of Mastodon’s month-long fall tour through the US and Canada, with support from The Dillinger Escape Plan and Red Fang. They kick it all off at The Wiltern in LA on November 1st. Don’t miss out!

In the mean time, The Dillinger Escape Plan are headlining some shows of their own before joining up with Mastodon next week. All y’all in Arkansas, Texas, and Arizona may just want to check that out.

The Dillinger Escape Plan (headlining dates):
10/25 - Little Rock, AR @ Downtown Music
10/26 - Austin, TX @ Emo’s East
10/27 - Dallas, TX @ The Door
10/29 - Scottsdale, AZ @ Martini Ranch
10/30 - Tucson, AZ @ The Rock

Mastodon/The Dillinger Escape Plan:
11/1 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
11/2 - Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
11/3 - San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield Theater
11/5 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
11/6 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox SOHO
11/7 - Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory
11/8 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
11/9 - Denver, CO @ The Ogden Theatre
11/11 - Chicago, IL @ The Riviera Theatre
11/12 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave Ballroom
11/13 - St. Louis, MO @ Pop’s
11/14 - Kansas City, MO @ The Beaumont
11/16 - Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore
11/17 - Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room
11/18 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Rex Theatre (**Dillinger Escape Plan headlining)
11/19 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5
11/20 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero
11/21 - Boston, MA @ House of Blues
11/23 - Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
11/25 - Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus
11/26 - Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
11/27 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
11/28 - Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
11/29 - Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel
12/1 - Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues
12/2 - Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle 

No Room for Rock Stars: The Vans Warped Tour documentary is slated to come out in 2012.  We know … that’s still a long ways off, but we’ve got a whole collection of clips to share with you guys to make the time pass a bit more quickly.  Check in with Dillinger Escape Plan in this first clip as they hit up Vegas for some antics that include some dude dancin’ it up in a pink wig. Yes, this Warped Tour documentary just gets more awesome as it goes. Keep an eye on vans.com/warped for more exclusive outtakes and to learn more about the film. 

    

    

Deftones and Dillinger Escape Plan are going on tour. Excited? We all are. Check out the spring dates below (and here’s to hoping more get added!):

4/14 Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
4/16 Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
4/18 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
4/22 Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
4/25 Kansas City, MO @ Harrah’s
4/26 St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
4/28 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
4/29 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
4/30 Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre
5/1 Detroit, MI @ Fillmore Theatre
5/4 Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
5/5 Hampton, NH @ Hampton Beach Casino
5/6 Providence, RI @ Lupo’s
5/7 Hartford, CT @ Webster Theatre
5/9 Boston, MA @ House of Blues
5/10 Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
5/11 Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
5/13 New York, NY @ Best Buy Theater
5/14 New York, NY @ Best Buy Theater

Light and Noise TV posted this interview with Billy & Greg from Dillinger - few cool moments with the band.

Part two of the Dillinger interview is on RaRaRa’s Vimeo.

Liam from Dillinger Escape Plan was cool enough to sit down and answer some questions from the Warped Tour Pit Reporter…who also happens to be me! He tells us who he’s liked working with, what it’s like getting this far on the band’s 10th year, new releases he likes and more- not to mention a prank the band pulled on The Bronx a few years ago on Warped.

If you haven’t already picked up the band’s latest album Option Paralysis, be sure to give it a good listen.

Darkest Hour and Dillinger Escape Plan were both at SXSW with us in Austin. We thought just throwing a microphone at them could turn out to be a good time. And it was indeed:

Yesterday was our Official SxSW Vans Showcase. Let me tell you, it was mental. We had our party at Emo’s in the middle of all the St. Patty’s Day chaos and hit capacity really quick. I couldn’t believe the line to get in…well considering the line up, maybe I could!

First up we had Goons of Doom. This set was so fun and I appreciate the gnarly sweaters. In the middle of the show, one of the guys jumped into the crowd fake-swimming while another fake-swam around him like a shark to the Jaws theme. My favorite part was this little kid trying to attack him with a toy dinosaur while he was on the floor- haha. Give these guys a listen because any band playing a tambourine in 2010 is worth it.

Following we had Year Long Disaster. I hadn’t heard much from these guys until the show and I totally dug them. Simple 3 piece and super throw back. I got a chance to talk to Rich, the bassist, before the set who talked about AC/DC and Motorhead being his favorite bands. You can tell these guys are so into it.

Now up until last night, I had only heard about Mariachi El Bronx. I think I was most excited to see this all night. It’s The Bronx, right? But it’s totally just mariachi style. Outfits and everything. It is the absolute best. And Matt, frontman for the group, looked SO stoked the whole time they played! The crowd was dancing around and just gave an awesome response. We talked about them playing my wedding. Let’s hope they are available…haha

Dillinger Escape Plan were next. Um. I can’t even describe this insanity in this show. I first watched DEP in college a few years ago and this is just like…on a whole other level. All I can say is they are totally going to be the band to look for on Warped this summer. I met up with the guys later and they are totally ready to melt your face on the tour.

Some how, and I think only by sheer wizardry, the entire crowd changed for NAS and Damian Marley. I’m pretty sure this is what made our showcase the talk of the night. So much, in fact, that Matthew freaking McConaughey stood next to Kurt and watched. Anyway, the set was one of those you know you are lucky to be watching. I mean…it’s Damian Marley and NAS for crying out loud.

We closed up our showcase with headliners She Wants Revenge. Just awesome, down to earth guys and such a solid show. I love those bands that you just can’t fit into a genre, ya know? It means they are doing something different. If you haven’t checked out their latest EP, do it.

The showcase, to sum it up, was effin’ sweet. And that’s all there is to it. I know how hard everyone at Vans works to get stuff like this together, and being able to enjoy something that my friends and co-workers accomplished makes me not only proud, but thankful to be a part of it. ::queue heart-warming music::. A fantastic time was had by all…and we are still have days left to go!

ALL PHOTOS FROM THE SET

VIDEO RECAP OF THE NIGHT

Here’s a clip from last night’s showcase. Full post later, but you have to see this: