The Darkness: Permission to Land Tour (USA 2023)

July 17, 2023 — Leave a comment

The Darkness is celebrating the 20th anniversary of their debut album, Permission to Land, with some October U.S. dates! They are also reissuing the record on both CD and vinyl. To grab your tickets, or to preorder the album itself, visit thedarknesslive.com! I haven’t seen any support listed yet, but I will update as soon as any special guests are announced.

  • 10/3 – San Francisco, CA – The Masonic
  • 10/4 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
  • 10/6 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
  • 10/7 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
  • 10/8 – Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl
  • 10/10 – Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
  • 10/11 – Kansas City, MO – The Truman
  • 10/13 – Chicago, IL – The Vic Theatre
  • 10/14 – Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue
  • 10/15 – Detroit, MI – Saint Andrew’s Hall
  • 10/17 – Boston, MA – Big Night Live
  • 10/18 – New York, NY – Terminal 5
  • 10/19 – Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall
  • 10/21 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
  • 10/22 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club

Song of the Day — Sköld: “Rat King”

July 15, 2023 — Leave a comment

The first single from Sköld’s forthcoming record, Seven Heads, which will be released on July 28, 2023.

New Music Friday ft. Xero Hour, Death Valley High, and Call of Sirens

July 14, 2023 — Leave a comment

Xero Hour: “Witches Fire”

Death Valley High: “Saviour Horreur”

Call of Sirens: “Never Enough”

The Space Turtles Address Artificial Intelligence in New Song “Unplug”

July 14, 2023 — Leave a comment

The advances – and dangers – of AI have been a hot topic for years, but with the introduction of Snapchat’s My AI and all the AI-generated images on social media lately, this is a subject that now hits close to home for all of us. Indie grunge rockers The Space Turtles are no exception.

In their most recent single, “Unplug,” this Long Island based band writes about the extremes of our AI fascination and how it’s going off the rails. Reality has become twisted. In fact, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to discern between what’s real and what’s not. What do The Space Turtles recommend? Unplug, and live the simple life.

“We are living a lie/Dear God/Zeroes and ones, what have we done?/I need to unplug…”

“Unplug” is a warning wrapped in a funky, grungy melody and delivered with the frustration of our endless obsession with the digital world. Check it out on your favorite streaming service, or listen on YouTube below!

Powerman 5000: The Devil in the Dark Tour 2023 [Updated 7/12/23]

July 12, 2023 — Leave a comment

Update: Shows have been added on 7/15 and 7/21!

Powerman 5000 is hitting the road this summer with Julien-K and Priest! Tickets available at powerman5000.com, or via the venues’ sites. Some dates are not yet showing up on bandsintown, so I’ll link the venue pages for those.

  • 7/7 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues [Tickets]
  • 7/8 – Roseville, CA – Goldfield Trading Post
  • 7/10 – Bellingham, WA – Wild Buffalo [Tickets]
  • 7/11 – Portland, OR – Rustix [Tickets]
  • 7/12 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
  • 7/14 – Filer, ID – Rally in the Valley [Tickets]
  • 7/15 – Salt Lake City, UT – Liquid Joe’s (New date!) [Tickets]
  • 7/16 – Denver, CO – HQ [Tickets]
  • 7/17 – Colorado Springs, CO – The Black Sheep [Tickets]
  • 7/19 – Sioux Falls, SD – Bigs Bar [Tickets]
  • 7/20 – Menahga, MN – Mid Summer Music Fest [Tickets]
  • 7/21 – Beaver Dam, WI – Stormy’s (New date!) [Tickets]
  • 7/22 – East Moline, IL – The Rust Belt
  • 7/23 – Belvidere, IL – Apollo Theatre AC [Tickets]
  • 7/25 – Lakewood, OH – The Foundry [Tickets]
  • 7/26 – Wyandotte, MI – District 142 [Tickets]
  • 7/27 – Columbus, OH – The KING of CLUBS
  • 7/28 – Marietta, OH – The Adelphia Music Hall [Tickets]
  • 7/29 – Harrison, OH – The Blue Note [Tickets]
  • 7/30 – Braidwood, IL – Top Fuel Saloon [Tickets]
  • 7/31 – Hobart, IN – Hobart Art Theater [Tickets]
  • 8/2 – Pittsburgh, PA – The Crafthouse Stage & Grill
  • 8/3 – Clifton, NJ – Dingbatz [Tickets]
  • 8/4 – Mechanicsburg, PA – Lovedraft’s [Tickets]
  • 8/5 – Fredericksburg, VA – Hard Times [Tickets]
  • 8/6 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (Hell)
  • 8/7 – Jefferson, LA – Southport Hall
  • 8/8 – Ft. Worth, TX – Rail Club [Tickets]
  • 8/9 – Austin, TX – Come and Take It Live [Tickets]
  • 8/10 – Odessa, TX – The Ector Theatre [Tickets]
  • 8/11 – El Paso, TX – RockHouse Bar & Grill
  • 8/12 – Scottsdale, AZ – Pub Rock [Tickets]

Fame on Fire: The Chaos Tour 2023

July 10, 2023 — Leave a comment

The genre-bending Fame on Fire is touring in support of their latest album, Welcome to the Chaos, in late summer/early fall. With support from the Texas-based rock quartet Kingdom Collapse, The Chaos Tour kicks off September 2nd in St. Louis, following Fame on Fire’s appearance at Rocklahoma.

Tickets: fameonfireband.com or kingdomcollapse.com

  • 9/1 – Pryor, OK – Rocklahoma 2023*
  • 9/2 – St. Louis, MO – The Old Rock House
  • 9/3 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theatre+
  • 9/5 – Nashville, TN – The End
  • 9/7 – New York, NY – Mercury Lounge+
  • 9/8 – Vienna, VA – Jammin’ Java
  • 9/9 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
  • 9/10 – Alton, VA – Blue Ridge Rock Festival 2023*
  • 9/12 – Hartford, CT – Webster Theater
  • 9/14 – Montreal, QC – Bar Le Ritz PDB
  • 9/15 – Toronto, ON – Velvet Underground
  • 9/16 – Pittsburgh, PA – The Crafthouse Stage & Grill
  • 9/19 – Lakewood, OH – Mahall’s
  • 9/21 – Ferndale, MI – The Loving Touch
  • 9/22 – Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life Festival 2023*
  • 9/23 – Chicago, IL – Cobra Lounge
  • 9/24 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th St. Entry
  • 9/26 – Denver, CO – Globe Hall
  • 9/27 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
  • 9/29 – Seattle, WA – Madame Lou’s
  • 9/30 – Vancouver, BC – Fox Cabaret
  • 10/3 – Portland, OR – McMenamins Mission Theater
  • 10/5 – Los Angeles, CA – The Echo
  • 10/6 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues
  • 10/7 – Sacramento, CA – Aftershock Festival 2023*
  • 10/9 – Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar
  • 10/11 – Dallas, TX – The Cambridge Room at House of Blues
  • 10/13 – Atlanta, GA – Purgatory at The Masquerade
  • 10/14 – Orlando, FL – The Social

* Fame on Fire festival appearance

+ No Kingdom Collapse