Pop Evil: Flesh & Bone Tour 2023
Pop Evil is kicking off their Flesh & Bone Tour in two weeks! Featuring special guests Fame on Fire and LYLVC, this 18-date run starts the 28th in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and wraps up on November 22nd in Grand Rapids, MI. Tickets and VIP experiences are available now at popevil.com!
- 10/28 – Fort Smith, AR – TempleLive Fort Smith
- 10/29 – Wichita, KS – TempleLive Wichita
- 10/31 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee
- 11/1 – Angola, IN – The Eclectic Room
- 11/3 – Reading, PA – Reverb
- 11/4 – Asbury Park, NJ – The Stone Pony
- 11/5 – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
- 11/7 – Columbia, SC – The Senate
- 11/9 – Lake Buena Vista, FL – House of Blues
- 11/10 – Charleston, SC – Music Farm
- 11/11 – Johnson City, TN – Capone’s
- 11/12 – Birmingham, AL – Iron City
- 11/14 – Louisville, KY – Mercury Ballroom
- 11/16 – Flint, MI – The Machine Shop
- 11/17 – Flint, MI – The Machine Shop
- 11/18 – Cleveland, OH – TempleLive Cleveland Masonic*
- 11/19 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
- 11/21 – Columbus, OH – The Bluestone
- 11/22 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection
* No Fame on Fire
Song of the Day — The Mummy Cats: “Wolverine”
Saving Abel: Into the Fire Tour 2023
Saving Abel is touring this fall with special guests (on select dates) Autumn Kings, King Falcon, and Harmless Habit. You can visit savingabel.com for tickets, VIP, and more information!
- 10/20 – St. Charles, IL – Arcada Theatre*
- 10/21 – Ft. Wayne, IN – Piere’s*
- 10/22 – Mount Vernon, IL – The Granada Theatre*
- 10/24 – Lansing, MI – Hall 224*
- 10/25 – Chesterfield, MI – Diesel Concert Lounge*
- 10/27 – Saginaw, MI – The Vault Saginaw*
- 10/28 – Lorain, OH – Lorain Palace Theatre
- 10/30 – Syracuse, NY – The Lost Horizon#
- 11/1 – Manchester, NH – Angel City Music Hall Bar & Eatery LLC#
- 11/3 – Erie, PA – Basement Transmissions+
- 11/4 – Ashland, KY – Paramount Arts Center+
- 11/5 – Jacksonville, NC – Hooligans Music Hall+
- 11/7 – Charlotte, NC – Amos’ Southend+
- 11/8 – Greenville, SC – Radio Room+
- 11/9 – Fernandina Beach, FL – Sadler Ranch+
- 11/11 – Corinth, MS – Crossroads Arena
- 11/14 – Houston, TX – House of Blues+
- 11/15 – Dallas, TX – Sundown at Granada+
- 11/16 – Buda, TX – Buck’s Backyard+
- 11/19 – Colorado Springs, CO – Sunshine Studios Live+
- 11/20 – Denver, CO – HQ+
- 11/22 – Tucson, AZ – 191 Toole#
- 11/24 – Las Vegas, NV – The Sand Dollar Lounge#
- 11/25 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre#
- 11/27 – San Diego, CA – Casbah#
- 11/29 – Reno, NV – Virginia Street Brewhouse#
- 11/30 – Roseville, CA – Goldfield Trading Post#
- 12/1 – Chico, CA – Senator Theatre#
- 12/2 – Grants Pass, OR – The Hivve: Coworking & Venue (New date!)
- 12/3 – Portland, OR – McMenamins Mission Theater#
- 12/8 – Sioux City, IA – The Marquee#
- 12/9 – Iowa City, IA – First Avenue Club#
- 12/10 – Urbana, IL – Canopy Club#
* Autumn Kings
# King Falcon
+ Harmless Habit
Song of the Day — The Pretty Wild: “Xanax & Champagne”
A/S/L?
Remember the days of AIM and chat rooms and people asking “a/s/l”? Haha! Today’s kids will never know…
Anyway, I don’t actually want to know your age, sex, and location, but if you’re seeing this, it would be cool for you to tell me something good about your day! I feel like I don’t do nearly enough personal posts. I keep intending to change that and I always fail miserably – then I do a post like this, explaining how I’m trying to do more personal posts and that I always fall short. Lol. In my defense, the focus here is music, movies, and books.
For those interested, I’ve been working a lot. I had a doctor’s appointment Monday, but there’s no diagnosis yet: I have to have an ultrasound to check my gallbladder, and I’m on meds to help alleviate the acid in my system, in case I have an ulcer. I’m not super worried; I simply hope I feel better by the end of the month, when I’m going to Colorado to visit my brother again. We plan to celebrate Halloween in Albuquerque, New Mexico, then we’re going to see Wednesday 13 performing Murderdolls. And my brother bought me the VIP meet-and-greet experience for my birthday. Eeeeek!
Hope y’all are having a fabulous October so far! I started Frankenstein, by the way. I don’t know if I like it or not. Victor annoyed me, the way he avoided a situation he created. But we’ll see. I’m about halfway through.
If you’ve made it this far, please leave me a comment, as I mentioned earlier, about your day. Or something you like. Or…whatever. I just want to connect with my followers a bit.
Song of the Day — Suffering Overload: “Paint in Blood”
Bands You Should Know: Shadow Reborn
You may remember my mentioning Shadow Reborn back in May, when I wrote this review of their EP, Realm of the Wicked. Well, I’m here to insist, again, that you check out this band!
Shadow Reborn is from Florida and offers all the glitz and glam of the 80s hair metal era with the darker macabre element of bands such as The 69 Eyes, Type O Negative, and Lacrimosa. A self-proclaimed theatrical goth metal act, this quintet has time traversing imagery, lyrics that delve straight into the human psyche, heavy riffs, and catchy anthemic choruses. Thus far, they have released two EPs – Intricacies (2015) and Realm of the Wicked (2022) – and several singles.
Below are my favorite track from Shadow Reborn, as well as their most recent single, and links to their socials. Be sure to follow them to keep up with any news, show announcements, and/or music releases.
The Mostly Music 2023 Playlist, Pt. 3 (Updated 10/8/23)
Link to the playlist on Spotify: Check it out!
Welcome to the first list of additions for October! The past two weeks have brought more hard rock for mental health from Above Snakes, a playfully dark metalcore anthem from Not Enough Space, and more! Here are the songs that have been added since my last update:
- K/lank: “Les Roses”
- Above Snakes: “All In My Head”
- Lovely Machine: “Chemical”
- Not Enough Space: “Goth Girl Dinner” (ft. Spider Inside Her)
- The Stone Eye: “Raindrops”
- Citizen Soldier: “Give Up to Ghosts”
- Monowhales: “Backbone”
- Hand of Juno: “Destroy the Line”
- Matt James: “Chainsmoking Whiskey”
- Soul Stir: “She Belongs With Me”
- Stain The Canvas: “In Reverse”
- Seven Year Witch: “Black and Blue”
Suicide Silence and Chelsea Grin Announce Fall North American Co-Headline Tour
Suicide Silence and Chelsea Grin are kicking off their North American co-headline tour October 13th in San Antonio! The two legendary deathcore bands are bringing along I Am and PeelingFlesh. Tickets and VIP are available at suicidesilence.net!
- 10/13 – San Antonio, TX – Vibes Event Center
- 10/14 – Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom
- 10/15 – Dallas, TX – Monster Mosh 2023
- 10/17 – Jefferson, LA – Southport Hall
- 10/18 – Memphis, TN – Black Lodge
- 10/19 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
- 10/20 – Lakewood, OH – The Roxy
- 10/21 – Rochester, NY – Water Street Music Hall
- 10/22 – Albany, NY – Empire Live
- 10/24 – Québec, QC – Le Capitole
- 10/25 – Ottawa, ON – Bronson Centre
- 10/26 – London, ON – London Music Hall
- 10/27 – Fort Wayne, IN – Piere’s
- 10/28 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection
- 10/29 – St. Louis, MO – Pop’s Blue Moon
- 10/31 – Des Moines, IA – Wooly’s
- 11/2 – Winnipeg, MB – Park Theatre
- 11/3 – Saskatoon, SK – Louis’ Pub
- 11/4 – Calgary, AB – MacEwan Hall Concerts
- 11/5 – Edmonton, AB – The Starlite Room
- 11/7 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theatre
- 11/8 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory Concert House
- 11/9 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
Mostly Music 