Congratulations to Bayside frontman Anthony Raneri and his fiance Mia, who are expecting their first child.

Bayside frontman Anthony Raneri got engaged to his girlfriend over the weekend. Congratulations to the happy couple.

Anthony Raneri is working on new solo material for an upcoming split.

Head to the replies to check out Jon Foreman of Switchfoot and Anthony Raneri of Bayside performing Switchfoot's "Only Hope" for Nervous Energies.

PropertyOfZack has a nice handful of content to share with us today. Check out some live acoustic performances from Anthony Raneri, playlists from Daybreaker and The American Scene, and a song stream from Stop Dead.

Bayside will release some new music - not an album - in the fall. Speculate in the replies. Today is also frontman Anthony Raneri's birthday, so wish him a happy one.

Watch full acoustic sets from Anthony Raneri (Bayside), Transit and A Loss For Words in the replies.

Anthony Raneri's debut EP, New Cathedrals, is coming to vinyl via Paper + Plastick, and pre-orders are going fast. Before they sell out entirely, we're giving away a copy. Leave a comment about your favorite Anthony Raneri or Bayside song and explain why it means so much to you. The best response wins. For inspiration, you can stream the EP's closing track, "Please Don't Leave," in the replies.

Pre-orders for Anthony Raneri's New Cathedrals and What's Eating Gilbert's The Nashville Session on vinyl are now available from Paper + Plastick.

Anthony Raneri of Bayside and Steve Soboslai of Punchline recently wrapped a brief tour together, and I captured the final date at T.T. the Bear's Place in Cambridge, MA on April 29 for our Live Sessions. Head to the replies to watch full acoustic sets from each musician.

Anthony Raneri's New Cathedrals will be released on vinyl - with powdered coffee pressed into it - on June 19 via Paper + Plastick.

Watch Anthony Raneri cover Alkaline Trio's "Do You Want To Know" in the replies.

We are excited to announce that this summer's Warped Tour will feature a new stage/tent called The Acoustic Basement. As the name suggests, the stage will showcase acoustic performances from acts such as Anthony Raneri, Kristopher Roe, Vinnie Caruana, Transit, A Loss For Words, Into It. Over It., Koji, Brian Marquis and more. Hit the replies for a video announcement and additional details - including a chance to play your local date of the tour.

Anthony Raneri (Bayside) and Steve Soboslai (Punchline) will be playing some acoustic shows together in the northeast. Dates are in the replies.

Anthony Raneri has posted "Sandra Partial" up for free download.

Anthony Raneri will be re-joining the "Where's the Band Tour," and will be singing while others play guitar - after being worried he'd have to leave the tour due to an infection.

Anthony Raneri has an infection in his finger that spread through his hand. As a result, he will miss a few dates of the Where's the Band? Tour.

A video update from Anthony Raneri can be found in the replies.

"For Heaven's sake, will you stop the car?"

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Anthony Raneri will release his debut solo EP, New Cathedrals, tomorrow, but you can stream its closing track, "Please Don't Leave," on his AP.net profile now. The material is a departure from his work in Bayside, but both fans of the band and new listeners will find something to enjoy. Leave your thoughts in the replies, and if you like what you hear pick up a copy tomorrow.

EDIT: The chat is now over. Thanks to Anthony for answering our questions!

Anthony Raneri will be chatting in this thread at 7pm EST/4pm PST. Come talk him about his debut solo EP, New Cathedrals, his new song, "Sandra Partial" (download), his upcoming stint on the Where's the Band? tour and his band, Bayside. Be sure to come back on Monday when we will premiere another track.

Listen to a new Anthony Raneri (Bayside) song entitled "Sandra Partial" here. Pre-order his debut EP, New Cathedrals, here. Don't forget that he'll be chatting on AbsolutePunk tomorrow night at 7pm EST. We'll also have a new track for you next week.

Bayside frontman Anthony Raneri will be chatting about his forthcoming solo album and more on the site this Wednesday, January 11, at 7pm EST. He will also be debuting a song tomorrow.

EDIT: Raneri has also posted an update about his solo project here. He will be self-releasing the music as Gumshoe Records.

Anthony Raneri (Bayside) posted an acoustic version of "The Ballad of the Bill the Saint" on bandcamp.

Bayside frontman Anthony Raneri will enter Hurley Studios in CA tomorrow to record a solo EP, which is due out in mid-January. Planned guests include Steve Choi (RX Bandits), Davey Warsop (Beat Union) and Jarrod Alexander (My Chemical Romance). Read the press release in the replies.

The 2012 incarnation of the Where's The Band? tour will feature Anthony Raneri (Bayside), Chris Conley (Saves The Day), Matt Pryor (The Get Up Kids), Ace Enders (The Early November) and Evan Weiss (Into It. Over It.), as well as Dustin Kensrue (Thrice) on select dates. Tour dates can be found in the replies.

Anthony Raneri (Bayside) has confirmed he will be doing "almost a full US tour" in January/February and that he will do some sort of solo release in early 2012.

From the Interview

I’m doing a really cool solo tour in January and February. I promise it rules. It’s almost a full US tour, which I haven’t done solo wise. It’s a pretty extensive solo tour though with four guys from other bands.

Watch full sets from Anthony Raneri (of Bayside), Brian Marquis (ex-Therefore I Am) and Bright and Early here. During his set, Raneri reveals plans to release a solo album next year.

Anthony Raneri (Bayside) announced three more solo acoustic shows. Details in the replies.

Bayside frontman Anthony Raneri will be playing some solo acoustic shows this summer. Details on the first three can be found in the replies.

Anthony Raneri of Bayside is providing guest vocals on the new I Am the Avalanche album.

Check out our interview with Bayside here.

From the Interview

The title track on the record, the chorus lyric is, “I spent all my life waiting for a moment to come.” That’s where we are in our personal lives and that’s definitely where we are as a band. This is a big, coming out record for us.

Full acoustic sets from Chris Conley (Saves the Day) and Anthony Raneri (Bayside) can be seen here.

Happy Birthday to Bayside frontman Anthony Raneri.

Chad Gilbert of New Found Glory is having surgery on his thyroid today. He'll be missing the first three dates of NFG's anniversary tour, but Anthony Raneri will be filling in for him.

Message from Chad

Two weeks ago when I went to the Doctor with pneumonia.. they found some nodules in my thyroid , and one of them is a little bigger then a quarter. They did a biopsy and the report came back that there are some suspicious cells in the cyst. So due to the size and to be safe, Today at 2:45 I am having surgery and getting half of my thyroid removed. Immediately after removing it they will observe it and see if it looks like a cancer. If they find anything they will remove the rest of my...

This week's Before They Were Stars feature takes a look at Bayside frontman Anthony Raneri. Before his mouth was shooting blanks and portraits were bruised just like you, he was a 16-year-old guitarist in a band called The Saints of 35th Street. Check out the song "K.Y.G." in the replies along with Ant's reflection of his time in the band. Oh how different things could have been...

Anthony Raneri posted his first solo demo, "The Ballad of Bill the Saint", on myspace.

Anthony Raneri's first solo song, "The Ballad of Bill the Saint," will be posted at midnight tonight on his myspace. He'll be playing it at all the "Where's the Band Tour" shows w/Dustin Kensrue, Matt Pryor and Chris Conley on the west coast and his solo headline shows on the east coast in January.

West Coast dates for the Where's the Band Tour? 2010 featuring Dustin Kensrue, Matt Pryor, Chris Conley, and Anthony Raneri are in the replies.

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Happy belated birthday to Anthony Raneri of Bayside.

Anthony Raneri (Bayside) has updated his blog with thoughts on today's trends on the Warped Tour.

From the Blog

The most disappointing thing that I am seeing these days is just completely fake bands. And I don’t mean fake in intentions and attitudes. I remember when that was the problem with the scene and I wish that was all it was. Things have gotten a lot worse then I could have imagined. The amount of “bands” that I see using autotune live, playing to drum tracks with a drummer pretending to play along, people even straight up lip syncing. It’s outrageous. Bands that use professional songwriters and bands that use sex appeal to win over 13 year old girls. It’s just awful. It almost...

A video of Anthony Raneri playing "The Ballad of Bill The Saint" can be seen in the replies. It will appear on his upcoming solo album.

Anthony Raneri will be playing a few solo acoustic shows next week with a few special guests.

Tour Dates

June 18th - Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwells w/Vinny Caruana (I am the Avalanche) and Destry (Michelle Nolan of Straylight Run)
June 19th - Tampa, FL @ Crowbar w/Andy Jackson (Hot Rod Circuit)
June 20th - Gainesville, FL @ 1982 Bar w/Andy Jackson (Hot Rod Circuit) and Jamie Tworkowski of To Write Love on Her Arms speaking
June 21st - Orlando, FL @ Backbooth w/Andy Jackson (Hot Rod Circuit) and Jamie Tworkowski of To Write Love on Her Arms speaking

Tickets info is up at www.myspace.com/anthonyraneri

Atticus have announced two more shirts in their signature series of collaborations with artists. These new shirts come from Anthony Raneri of Bayside and one from August Burns Red. You can view them here.

Anthony Raneri (Bayside) now has a twitter.