AC/DC: Power Up North American Tour 2025

AC/DC is hitting the road in North America next spring! This will be their first time playing the States in nine years. You can snag tickets at acdc.com!

  • 4/10 – Minneapolis, MN – US Bank Stadium
  • 4/14 – Arlington, TX – AT&T Stadium
  • 4/18 – Pasadena, CA – Rose Bowl
  • 4/22 – Vancouver, BC – BC Place
  • 4/26 – Las Vegas, NV – Allegiant Stadium
  • 4/30 – Detroit, MI – Ford Field
  • 5/4 – Foxborough, MA – Gillette Stadium
  • 5/8 – Pittsburgh, PA – Acrisure Stadium
  • 5/12 – Landover, MD – Northwest Stadium
  • 5/16 – Tampa, FL – Raymond James Stadium
  • 5/20 – Nashville, TN – Nissan Stadium
  • 5/24 – Chicago, IL – Soldier Field
  • 5/28 – Cleveland, OH – Huntington Bank Field

Coroner Announces March 2025 Dates

Swiss thrash metal band Coroner is hitting the road in North America next year to celebrate their 40 year career. With special guest Deceased, this tour will begin March 5th in Philadelphia and concludes March 22nd in Houston. Tickets are on sale now at coroner-reunion.com!

  • 3/5 – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
  • 3/6 – Baltimore, MD – Metro Gallery
  • 3/7 – Brooklyn, NY – The Meadow
  • 3/8 – Boston, MA – Sonia Mideast
  • 3/9 – Montreal, QC – Piranhabar
  • 3/11 – Ottawa, ON – Overflow Beer
  • 3/12 – Toronto, ON – Velvet Underground
  • 3/13 – Cleveland, OH – No Class
  • 3/14 – Chicago, IL – Reggie’s
  • 3/15 – Indianapolis, IN – Black Circle
  • 3/18 – St. Louis, MO – Red Flag
  • 3/19 – Nashville, TN – The End
  • 3/20 – Atlanta, GA – The Earl
  • 3/21 – New Orleans, LA – Siberia
  • 3/22 – Houston, TX – Hell’s Heroes/White Oak Music Hall

The Mostly Music 2024 Playlist, Pt. 6 (Updated 12/8/24)

Christmas is rapidly approaching, and with it, the Top 50 of 2024! I have started short-listing tracks for that honor, but it’s gonna be tough choosing just fifty. Thank goodness I don’t actually attempt to rank them in any particular order!

Make sure you check out all six installments of this year’s playlist.

Pt. 1 – Pt. 2 – Pt. 3 – Pt. 4Pt. 5Pt. 6

Here are the songs that have been added since November 24th.

Ra: The Last Hur-Ra Tour 2025

Alt-metal outfit Ra has announced their final headlining tour, aptly named “The Last Hur-Ra Tour,” which will take place in early 2025. Killakoi is joining the party, and Lines of Loyalty will be appearing on select dates. Tickets and VIP are available at raband.net!

  • 1/7 – Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theater
  • 1/8 – Denver, CO – HQ
  • 1/9 – Colorado Springs, CO – Sunshine Studios
  • 1/11 – Las Vegas, NV – The Wall
  • 1/12 – Phoenix, AZ – Last Exit Live
  • 1/15 – Lubbock, TX – Jake’s
  • 1/16 – Austin, TX – Come and Take It Live
  • 1/17 – Katy, TX – Wildcatter Saloon
  • 1/18 – Shreveport, LA – Strange Brew
  • 1/20 – Nashville, TN – The End
  • 1/21 – Knoxville, TN – Open Chord*
  • 1/22 – Greensboro, NC – Hangar 1819*
  • 1/23 – Jacksonville, NC – Hooligans*
  • 1/25 – Reading, PA – Reverb*
  • 1/26 – Leesburg, VA – Tally Ho Theater*
  • 1/27 – Clifton, NJ – Dingbatz*
  • 1/28 – Lakewood, OH – Winchester Music Tavern*
  • 1/30 – Flint, MI – The Machine Shop*
  • 1/31 – Battle Creek, MI – Music Factory*
  • 2/1 – Beaver Dam, WI – Stormy’s*

* with Lines of Loyalty

Nonpoint: Painful Statements Tour 2025

Nonpoint will be playing a handful of shows in January 2025, celebrating the 20th anniversary of To The Pain and the 25th anniversary of Statement. With special guests Crobot and Heartsick, this month-long run kicks off January 10th in Lakewood, Ohio. Tickets and VIP are now on sale at nonpoint.com!

  • 1/10 – Lakewood, OH – The Roxy
  • 1/11 – Pittsburgh, PA – Preserving Underground
  • 1/12 – Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom
  • 1/14 – Greensboro, NC – Hangar 1819
  • 1/15 – North Chattanooga, TN – Barrelhouse Ballroom
  • 1/17 – St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live
  • 1/18 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room
  • 1/19 – Orlando, FL – The Beacham
  • 1/21 – Greenville, SC – Radio Room
  • 1/22 – Virginia Beach, VA – Elevation 27
  • 1/23 – Fredericksburg, VA – Hard Times Cafe/Four Mile Fork
  • 1/25 – Columbus, OH – The King of Clubs

Goodreads Reading Challenge 2024 (11/30/24)

Happy (belated) Thanksgiving!!! I hope y’all enjoyed your holiday, however you chose to celebrate it. Next stop: Christmas!

I have achieved my reading goal for 2024. Surpassed it, actually, and have three more books I’ve started. I may not finish those, though, because I like to reread the Harry Potter series this time of year.

Here are the books I completed in November.

Finale (Stephanie Garber)

Rating: 4/5

One of Us is Lying (Karen M. McManus)

Rating: 4/5

One of Us is Next (Karen M. McManus)

Rating: 4/5

One of Us is Back (Karen M. McManus)

Rating: 4/5

Good Girls Don’t Die (Christina Henry)

Rating: 1/5

Thanksgiving Day Massacre (Brian G. Berry)

Rating: 3/5

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I am currently reading The Quiet Tenant (Clémence Michallon), Nothing More to Tell (Karen M. McManus), and I’m still working on Chaos at the Lazy Bones Bookshop (Emmeline Duncan).

Progress: 76/75