Until I Wake: A Tour Inside My Head 2023 (Updated 2/13/23)

February 13, 2023 — Leave a comment

Update: A Winter Park, FL, date has been added!

Until I Wake is touring throughout March and into April with Dark Divine and Catch Your Breath. Grab your tickets at untiliwake.com.

  • 3/16 – West Chicago, IL – WC Social Club
  • 3/17 – Urbana, IL – Canopy Club
  • 3/18 – Chesterfield, MI – Hear This! Fest 2023
  • 3/19 – Lakewood, OH – The Winchester
  • 3/21 – Providence, RI – Fête Music Hall Lounge
  • 3/22 – Hartford, CT – Webster Theater
  • 3/23 – New York City, NY – The Meadows
  • 3/24 – Whitehall, PA – The Galaxy Room at Planet Trog
  • 3/25 – Rochester, NY – Montage Music Hall
  • 3/26 – Mckees Rocks, PA – Black Forge Coffee
  • 3/28 – Mechanicsburg, PA – Lovedraft’s Brewing Co.
  • 3/29 – Baltimore, MD – Metro Gallery
  • 3/30 – Greensboro, NC – Hangar 1819
  • 3/31 – West Columbia, SC – New Brookland Tavern
  • 4/1 – Winter Park, FL – The Conduit (New date!)
  • 4/2 – West Palm Beach, FL – Respectable Street
  • 4/3 – Fort Walton Beach, FL – Downtown Music Hall
  • 4/5 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
  • 4/6 – Austin, TX – Come and Take It Live
  • 4/8 – Dallas, TX – Cheapsteaks

West Coast dates (and NE, MO, and IN)

  • 4/9 – San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger
  • 4/11 – El Paso, TX – Rockhouse
  • 4/12 – Phoenix, AZ – Rebel Lounge
  • 4/13 – San Diego, CA – Voodoo Room at House of Blues
  • 4/14 – Anaheim, CA – Parish Room at House of Blues
  • 4/15 – Fresno, CA – Full Circle Brewery
  • 4/16 – San Francisco, CA – DNA Lounge
  • 4/18 – Sacramento, CA – Harlows (Starlet Room)
  • 4/21 – Grand Junction, CO – Mesa Theater
  • 4/23 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theater
  • 4/24 – Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep
  • 4/26 – Lincoln, NE – 1867 Bar
  • 4/27 – Kansas City, MO – Vivo
  • 4/28 – Springfield, MO – The Riff
  • 4/29 – Indianapolis, IN – Hoosier Dome

Update: Goodreads Reading Challenge 2023 (2/13/23)

February 13, 2023 — Leave a comment

I didn’t intend to do this exactly one month from the last update, but maybe I should actually start scheduling them this way. Haha. Once a month is enough, right? 🙂

I finished A.M. Shine’s The Creeper, and while it was an eerie tale (reminiscent of The Bye Bye Man, in my opinion), I didn’t love it overall. The twist at the end wasn’t terrible, but…the story lost something with the revelation. I enjoyed Shine’s writing style, though, and I still intend to read The Watchers.

Rating: 3.5/5

I also read Poltergeist by Kat Richardson. It has been sitting on my bookshelves since I found it in an apartment my friends and I cleaned out. I’m not sure if I’d have gotten more out of it if I’d read the first book in the series, well, first. However, I didn’t love this book. I think there is potential for Richardson to build an interesting fantasy/supernatural world, so I will certainly try at least one more from the Greywalker series.

Rating: 3/5

The third book I completed since my last post is the final in Katherine Arden’s Small Spaces series, Empty Smiles. This was my least favorite of the four. The build-up was so promising, but the ending was rushed and fell flat. I still say these books are worth the read; I just wish the conclusion had been…more.

Rating: 4/5

I am currently reading two books. (I’m the world’s worst to start a second book before finishing the one I initially started.) I finally decided to check out Emilie Autumn’s The Asylum for Wayward Victorian Girls, and I also dove into my second Riley Sager novel, The Last Time I Lied. I’ll let y’all know my thoughts in about a month!

Any recommendations for me? Please leave them in the comments!

Fire Follows Announces Dates With Smile Empty Soul, Tantric, and Horizon Theory

February 11, 2023 — Leave a comment

Heavy melodic rock project Fire Follows is sharing the stage with Smile Empty Soul, Tantric (on specified dates), and Horizon Theory for The Dead Inside Tour. Tickets are on sale through the venues.

  • 3/16 – Lafayette, LA – Freetown Boom Boom Room
  • 3/17 – Biloxi, MS – Canary Bar & Grill (w/Tantric) [Fire Falls was just added to this show!!!]
  • 3/19 – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West (w/Tantric)
  • 3/20 – Melbourne, FL – Wynfields (w/Tantric)
  • 3/21 – Tampa, FL – Brass Mug (w/Tantric)
  • 3/22 – Fort Myers, FL – Buddha Live (w/Tantric)
  • 3/23 – Pompano Beach, FL – Pipers Pub (w/Tantric)
  • 3/24 – Fernadina Beach, FL – Sadler Ranch (w/Tantric)
  • 3/25 – Summerfield, FL – DJ and Gina’s (w/Tantric)
  • 3/26 – Pensacola, FL – The Handlebar
  • 3/28 – Memphis, TN – Lafayettes
  • 3/30 – Fort Worth, TX – Tulips
  • 3/31 – Houston, TX – Scout Bar
  • 4/1 – Corpus Christi, TX – House of Rock
  • 4/2 – Austin, TX – Come and Take It Live

Please note that these are only the shows Fire Follows is playing. For a full list of dates, visit Smile Empty Soul’s Facebook page.

New Music Friday Ft. Linkin Park, Attack Attack!, and This Dying Hour

February 10, 2023 — Leave a comment

Linkin Park: “Lost”

Attack Attack!: “Paralyzed (Until We Meet Again)”

This Dying Hour: “Age Of The Coward”