Louder Than Life is taking place September 22nd-25th this year, on the Highland Festival Grounds at the KY Expo Center in Louisville, Kentucky. For all the FAQs, festival information, and to get passes, visit louderthanlifefestival.com.
This tour kicks off on my birthday, and I would really love to see Bush! Added support comes in the form of The L.I.F.E. Project, Thunderpussy, or Plush, depending on the date. Tickets are available at bushofficial.com, aliceinchains.com, and breakingbenjamin.com.
+ The L.I.F.E. Project
# Thunderpussy
^ Plush
* Breaking Benjamin not appearing (it’s only 9/23)
I will write more about the show and both bands in a later post, but for now, enjoy these random pictures from a really kickass concert!
Actually, first and foremost, check out this version of “Nutshell” by Alice in Chains, performed by Magnolia Bayou. This is my favorite AIC song. (Their sets consist of mostly originals, but they throw in a couple of interesting covers.)
Wheels of Fire: “Scratch That Bitch”
This Gift Is A Curse: “Monuments for Dead Gods”
Torche: “Slide”
Hate: “Sovereign Sanctity”
Autopilot: “Undisguised”
The Virginmarys: “S.O.S.4.U.N.I.”
Slipknot: “Unsainted”
HellYeah: “Welcome Home”
Meridian: “Circle The Drain”
99 Crimes: “Devil In Your Dreams”
The Hives: “I’m Alive”
The Black Keys: “Go”
Grayscale: “Painkiller Weather”
Vulvodynia ft. Martin Matousek: “Nyaope”
Volbeat: “Leviathan”
Imminence: “Saturated Soul”
Alice In Chains: “Rainier Fog”
Trivium: “Drowning In The Sound”
Flight Paths: “Washed Away”
The Beautiful Monument: “Stay”
Yonaka: “Don’t Wait ‘Til Tomorrow”
Eat Your Heart Out: “Cold Hands”
Eat Your Heart Out: “Closer to the Sun”
One Bloody Reason: “Encore”
The Lacs: “Where My Rednecks At?”
The Treatment: “Luck of the Draw”
Crobot: “Keep Me Down”
Majesty: “Wasteland Outlaw”
Liv Sin: “Blood Moon Fever”
Take The Day: “Save Me Now”
Aviana: “My Worst Enemy”
Alice in Chains — “Nutshell”
This is the Alabama edition! We have a lot of talent in my home state and I wanted to share it with the rest of you!
1. Common Rarity
Self-proclaimed “alternative odd rock.” I discovered these guys when I added bassist JD Smalley on Facebook. (I always check out my FB friends’ bands.) For fans of The Cure, The Clash, The Smashing Pumpkins, etc. Common Rarity is currently working on their second album and booking shows to spread their brand of rock.
Facebook – Instagram – Spotify – Official Site
2. By All Means
Rock/Alternative/Heavy Metal. For fans of Sevendust, Shinedown, Tremonti, etc. By All Means have released the Buried EP, which you can hear on their official site or Soundcloud.
Official Site – Twitter – Facebook
3. Burn the Harlot
Hard Rock/Heavy Metal. For fans of Skindred, Avenged Sevenfold, Alice in Chains, etc. Burn the Harlot’s album Calm Before the Storm is now available!
Facebook — Instagram — Twitter
4. All or Nothing
Alternative/Metal. For fans of Escape the Fate, Black Veil Brides, Rise Against, etc. All or Nothing just released their self-titled EP, available on Spotify and iTunes. Listen to “Napalm” and “Mauled By Jackalopes” here:
5. Who Shot Lizzy?
Southern Rock/Country. I am familiar with Who Shot Lizzy? because of Roger Jones, who is an extremely talented musician that spans multiple genres. For fans of Zac Brown Band, David Allan Coe, Eric Church, etc. Who Shot Lizzy? is playing in Lyons, Georgia, at Kerrigan’s Lounge, July 5th — 7th.
Threefold Maze ft. Caitlin Smith: “If I”
Trophy Eyes: “More Like You”
Satan: “The Doomsday Clock”
Paramore: “Caught in the Middle”
Alice in Chains: “So Far Under”
Threefold Maze: “Beyond the Grey”
Impending Doom: “Paved With Bones”
The Night Flight Orchestra: “Turn To Miami”
Crosson: “Hero”
The Edge of Reason: “Loved a Liar”
Coheed & Cambria: “Unheavenly Creatures”
Primal Fear: “King of Madness”
Sinful Lilly: “Wait Your Turn”
Fnkhouser: “Everywhere I Go”
Alice in Chains is back with “The One You Know” from their upcoming, still untitled album.
August 22nd was a big day in The Beatles’ history. In 1962, their first TV appearance was recorded as they played The Cavern Club in Liverpool.
In 1963, Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas were at number one on the UK singles chart with “Bad to Me,” a song written for them by John Lennon.
In 1968, Ringo Starr quit the band during the recording of The White Album. He returned in September.
And in 1969, The Beatles met at John Lennon’s home for their final photo shoot.
Layne Staley, front man for Alice in Chains, was born on this day in 1967.
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