The Mostly Music 2025 Playlist, Pt. 11 (Updated 11/30/25)

I hope you all had a lovely Thanksgiving! Now it’s time to shift gears and focus on Christmas – and all the new music that I have to sort through to put together the top 50 of 2025. For now, though, here are the songs that have been added to part 11 of The Mostly Music Playlist since November 15th.

Three Days Grace: Alienatiøn Tøur 2026 [U.S. Dates]

Three Days Grace has announced a slew of 2026 dates. In early winter (February/March) and early fall (October/November), the alt-rock band will be trekking across the U.S., joined by I Prevail and The Funeral Portrait. Tickets and VIP (for Three Days Grace) are available at threedaysgrace.com!

Winter 2026

  • 2/21 – Fort Wayne, IN – Allen County War Memorial Center
  • 2/24 – Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena
  • 2/26 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Arena
  • 2/27 – Atlantic City, NJ – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
  • 3/1 – Hershey, PA – Giant Center
  • 3/3 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena
  • 3/5 – Milwaukee, WI – HOG Fest*
  • 3/6 – Minneapolis, MN – 93X Twin City Takeover*
  • 3/8 – Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena
  • 3/9 – Rosemont, IL – Allstate Arena
  • 3/10 – Cincinnati, OH – Heritage Bank Center
  • 3/12 – Belmont Park, NY – Loud Island Bite Bash*
  • 3/13 – Baltimore, MD – 98ROCK Spring Thing
  • 3/14 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
  • 3/17 – Raleigh, NC – Lenovo Center
  • 3/18 – St. Augustine, FL – Planet Band Camp*
  • 3/20 – Clearwater, FL – 98 RockFest*
  • 3/21 – Orlando, FL – JRR’s Earthday Birthday*

*Festival date

Fall 2026

  • 10/23 – Biloxi, MS – Mississippi Coast Coliseum & Convention Center
  • 10/25 – Houston, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
  • 10/26 – San Antonio, TX – Frost Bank Center
  • 10/28 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP
  • 10/30 – Huntsville, AL – The Orion Amphitheater
  • 11/1 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
  • 11/3 – Peoria, IL – Peoria Civic Center Arena
  • 11/4 – Indianapolis, IN – Gainbridge Fieldhouse
  • 11/6 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center
  • 11/7 – St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center
  • 11/9 – Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center
  • 11/11 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena
  • 11/14 – Nampa, ID – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater
  • 11/15 – Spokane, WA – Numerica Veterans Arena
  • 11/17 – Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center
  • 11/18 – San Jose, CA – SAP Center at San Jose
  • 11/20 – San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena
  • 11/21 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
  • 11/22 – Los Angeles, CA – Intuit Dome

The Mostly Music 2025 Playlist, Pt. 11 (Updated 11/15/25)

Happy Holidays!

We’re getting so close to the end of 2025, and I’m going to say it now – choosing my top 50 this year is going to be hard. There has been a lot of great music released, and there’s still a month-and-a-half to go! Whyyy do I do this to myself? Ha!

Anyway, here are the singles I’ve added so far in November.

The Mostly Music 2025 Playlist, Pt. 10 (Updated 10/31/25)

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Here are the singles that have been released since October 16th.

Goodreads Reading Challenge 2025 [Updated 10/31/25]

Happy Halloween!

I felt like I didn’t accomplish much reading this month, but as it turns out, I did. I finished eight books! Maybe it was simply that I expected to knock out a few more Halloween-themed cozy mysteries. Or maybe it’s because it took me so long to get through Jane Eyre

Anyway, here is what I read in October, complete with my ratings.

***

Don’t Look Behind You (Emily Kazmierski)

Rating: 3.5/4

The Girl from Rawblood (Catriona Ward)

Rating: 4/5

Suicide Forest (Jeremy Bates)

Rating: 3/5

Listen for the Lie (Amy Tintera)

Rating: 4/5

Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë)

Rating: 2/5

What Lies in the Woods (Kate Alice Marshall)

Rating: 4/5

Eat, Pray, Hex (Tara Lush)

Rating: 3/5

Pretty Girls (Karin Slaughter)

Rating: 4.5/5

***

I am currently reading Survive the Night (Riley Sager) and The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde).

Progress: 65/75

Lord of the Lost: Dark Winter Tour [USA + Canada 2026]

German dark rock band Lord of the Lost has announced dates for the U.S. and Canada in early 2026. With support from dark wave outfit The Birthday Massacre and horror punk icon Wednesday 13, this winter run spans sixteen dates and cities ranging from Baltimore, Maryland, to Berkeley, California. Tickets are on sale now at lordofthelost.de!

  • 1/19 – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
  • 1/20 – Philadelphia, PA – TLA
  • 1/21 – New Haven, CT – Toad’s Place
  • 1/23 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
  • 1/24 – Worcester, MA – The Palladium
  • 1/25 – Montreal, QC – Beanfield Theatre
  • 1/26 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
  • 1/28 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
  • 1/29 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogarts
  • 1/30 – Detroit, MI – St. Andrew’s Hall
  • 1/31 – Chicago, IL – Concord Music Hall
  • 2/2 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
  • 2/4 – Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
  • 2/5 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
  • 2/7 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda
  • 2/8 – Berkeley, CA – UC Theatre

The Mostly Music 2025 Playlist, Pt. 10 (Updated 10/16/25)

IT’S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR!

Sorry, y’all. I just love spooky season!

Anyway, here is the first batch of October releases. Be sure to check out the other installments of The Mostly Music 2025 Playlist; this year has seen some bangers, and we still have two months to go!

It’s Been A While

I haven’t shared a life update with pictures in ages, it seems, so here we go!

I turned 38 back in August. I was spoiled by my BFF and her husband that weekend. They took me to dinner, then I crashed at their place and did nothing but eat junk, watch movies, and swim. (Oh, and indulge in her fantastic cooking!) It was a much needed break from reality and did wonders for my depression. When we went out, I got dolled up and, honestly, I looked cute as hell. So cute, in fact, that we were barely inside the restaurant before a waitress ran over to tell me how cute I was. Lol.

My two work besties showed up, as well, which completed the perfection that weekend was. I spent Sunday with my parents, who bought me a red velvet cake. Then, on Tuesday, one of my older coworkers left a homemade lemon cake for me. I felt very loved.

In early September, I attended the Carbonstone show in Birmingham. They opened for Julien-K, Spineshank, and The Union Underground. Hanging out with Corey and Chrystal again was a balm to my soul. I also got to meet Ryan Shuck and Amir Derakh from Julien-K. I almost chickened out, but Chrystal made me say hi to Ryan when he walked past their merch table, then Ryan was like “Come over here” and led me to their merch table. I bought a vinyl of my favorite album, Death to Analog, and we took a couple of selfies. It was an extremely good night, capped by my college football team winning their game.

And now, it’s October. My favorite time of year – spooky season – is here. Which means, of course, that I’ve been living on fall drinks from Starbucks and Dunkin, and my mom and I have been exploring local cemeteries. Our most recent day out was spent at Athens City Cemetery. We actually have family buried there, but we kept our ventures to the older graves.

October, November, and December are my favorite three months of the year, even if Christmas doesn’t excite me the way it did as a child. This year, though, my brother and his wife are back in Alabama, so maybe Christmas will regain some of its magic!

Hope all of you are doing well ❤️

EPs Released From July to September 2025

Albums Released From July to September 2025

  • Shovel Monster – Shane [7/1]