Pop/rock artist Charlotte Sands has shared September dates with support from Yonaka and Hooked Like Helen. You can get tickets and VIP experiences at charlottesands.com!
9/9 – Nashville, TN – Exit/In
9/11 – Washington, DC – Union Stage
9/12 – Cambridge, MA – Middle East Restaurant and Club
Sleeping With Sirens has announced a North American trek alongside Rain City Drive and Shyeye, with special guest Hate It Here or Shade House on select dates. The “An Ending in Itself Tour” is promoting their latest album of the same name which was released in June. Tickets and VIP are available at sirensmusic.co!
10/3 – Sacramento, CA – Aftershock Festival 2026*
10/5 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
10/6 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren#
10/8 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union#
10/10 – Denver, CO – The Fillmore Auditorium
10/12 – Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom
10/14 – Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom
10/15 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center
10/16 – San Antonio, TX – Boeing Center at Tech Port
10/18 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
10/20 – Saint Paul, MN – Myth Live
10/21 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee
10/24 – Grand Rapids, MI – GLC Live at 20 Monroe^
10/25 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed
10/27 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
10/28 – Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
10/30 – Montreal, QC – MTELUS
10/31 – Ottawa, ON – HISTORY Ottawa
11/1 – Toronto, ON – History
11/3 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
11/4 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
11/6 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
11/7 – New York, NY – Manhattan Center Hammerstein Ballroom
In July, I knocked out my last couple of summer themed cozy mysteries, and I’m ready to dive into the ones set in autumn. I think I’m actually going to make a TBR just for October (starting with Ray Bradbury’s Something Wicked This Way Comes). But that’s neither here nor there at the moment…
Anyway, here are the books I finished this month!
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The Resting Place (Camilla Sten)
Rating: 4/5
Beth is Dead (Katie Bernet)
Rating: 4/5
The Starless Sea (Erin Morgenstern)
Rating: 5/5
A Killer Cupcake (Fiona Grace)
Rating: 2/5
The Midnight Feast (Lucy Foley)
Rating: 4/5
A Berry Flavored Obituary (Rosie A. Point)
Rating: 2/5
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
Rating: 3/5
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I am currently reading Little Eve (Catriona Ward) and Let’s Split Up (Bill Wood).
Metal outfit A Killer’s Confession has announced the “Everything Comes Full Circle Tour.” Promoting Victim 3, the final album in their conceptual trilogy, this late 2026 run features special guests Dizasterpiece and Dead Things. The tour kicks off November 4th in Raleigh, North Carolina. Tickets and VIP packages are available at akcglobalrecords.com!
11/4 – Raleigh, NC – Chapel of Bones
11/5 – Baltimore, MD – Fish Head Cantina
11/6 – Lowell, MA – Taffeta Music Hall
11/7 – Pottstown, PA – Cosmic Arts
11/8 – Clifton, NJ – Dingbatz
11/10 – Warrendale, PA – Jergel’s
11/11 – Flint, MI – The Machine Shop
11/12 – McHenry, IL – The Vixen
11/13 – Louisville, KY – The Fox Den
11/14 – Columbus, OH – The King of Clubs
11/17 – Lawrence, KS – The Bottleneck
11/18 – Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theatre
11/19 – Des Moines, IA – XBK Live
11/20 – Sioux Falls, SD – Bigs Bar
11/21 – Rapid City, SD – The Park
11/22 – Denver, CO – HQ
11/24 – Glendale, AZ – The 44
11/25 – West Hollywood, CA – The Whisky
11/27 – Anaheim, CA – The Parish at House of Blues Anaheim
Post-grunge peers Smile Empty Soul and Revis are teaming up for The Spin The Bottle Tour. This August run kicks off on the 8th in Flint, Michigan, and tickets are still available at revissounds.com!
8/8 – Flint, MI – The Machine Shop
8/9 – Mount Vernon, OH – Legends Sports Bar & Grill
8/10 – Lakewood, OH – The Winchester
8/11 – Columbus, OH – The King of Clubs
8/13 – Altoona, PA – McGarvey’s Bar and Grill
8/14 – Rochester, NY – Montage Music Hall
8/15 – Niagara Falls, NY – Evening Star Concert Hall
8/16 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Putnam Place
8/18 – Agawam, MA – The Well Burger Bar
8/19 – Vernon, CT – Rocking Horse Bar & Grill
8/20 – Millersville, PA – Phantom Power
8/22 – Newark, DE – Halftime Sports Bar and Music Venue
8/23 – Frenchtown, NJ – Artie’s Bar and Grill
8/25 – Baltimore, MD – Zen West [New date!]
8/26 – Virginia Beach, VA – Scandals Live [New date!]
Many moons ago, I went to Taste of Chaos. It was…2008? Avenged Sevenfold was headlining. Fantastic show! And now, 18 years later, TOC is set to return.
Featuring co-headlining acts Hollywood Undead and In This Moment, with support from I See Stars, Vana, and Melrose Avenue, this triumphant return is stacked! The tour begins September 22nd in Charlotte, North Carolina. Tickets are on sale now at tasteofchaostour.com!
9/22 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
9/23 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz
9/25 – Virginia Beach, VA – The Dome
9/26 – Reading, PA – The Santander Arena
9/28 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
9/29 – Worcester, MA – The Palladium
9/30 – New Haven, CT – College Street Music Hall
10/2 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore
10/3 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave/Eagles Club
10/5 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theater & Ballroom*
10/6 – Grand Rapids, MI – GLC Live at 20 Monroe
10/8 – Omaha, NE – Steelhouse Omaha
10/9 – Waukee, IA – Vibrant Music Hall
10/11 – Chicago, IL – Aragon Ballroom
10/13 – Kansas City, MO – The Midland Theatre
10/14 – Chesterfield, MO – The Factory
10/16 – Houston, TX – House of Blues
10/17 – Dallas, TX – The Bomb Factory
10/19 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
10/20 – Salt Lake City, UT – Rockwell at The Complex
10/21 – Garden City, ID – Revolution Concert House & Event Center
10/22 – Reno, NV – Grand Sierra Resort and Casino
10/25 – Las Vegas, NV – The Theater at Virgin Hotels
What’s a song lyric that has stuck with you forever?
There are a LOT of lyrics that have stuck with me over the years, but I’ll start with the most obvious.
“Now is not forever.”
This is a line from the Alter Bridge track “I Know It Hurts,” from their 2010 release AB III. That song got me through a very tough time, and that particular lyric stood out so much that it became my first tattoo.
“…your destiny is not defined by what you failed to see.”
Another Alter Bridge lyric, this one from “My Champion” (The Last Hero, 2016). This is another reminder that I think everyone could occasionally use.
“If you believe in nothing else, just keep believing in yourself.”
I swear, this is the last Alter Bridge lyric! But to be fair, Myles Kennedy is a hell of a songwriter. Anyway, this is taken from “All Ends Well” (Fortress, 2013). The full segment continues with “There will be times of trouble/It’s gonna hurt like hell/This much I know: all ends well/It all ends well.”
And last but not least – also last because I have to stop at four or we’ll be here all day. Music is such a huge part of my life that I could discuss this for hours.
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