alternative pop

Five Songs I’m Obsessed With [1/1 – 1/4]

January 4, 2026 — Leave a comment

It has been 2026 for, like, three seconds and already, we have soooo much good music to listen to. I am building a playlist, as per usual, which you can check out here. However, I am going to share new releases a bit differently this year.

Instead of doing bi-weekly posts with everything I’ve found during that period – and twelve separate playlists, one for each month – I will be hitting the highlights each week and adding all songs to a single 2026 playlist. I will share as much as I can to my Facebook page, but I intend to share posts directly from the musicians/artists rather than doing my own. Shares and likes help them, and that’s my main goal.

So here are five songs that were released this week that I absolutely adore. Please give them a listen and add them to your playlists!

ENMY Shares January 2026 Dates With Softspoken and Summer Hoop

January 1, 2026 — Leave a comment

Ohio metal band ENMY will be touring this January with fellow Cincinnatians Softspoken and the Florida-based Summer Hoop. This 2-week run kicks off on the 16th in Orlando, Florida. Tickets are available at enmymusic.com!

  • 1/16 – Orlando, FL – Conduit
  • 1/17 – Tampa, FL – The Orpheum
  • 1/18 – Jacksonville, FL – The Albatross
  • 1/19 – Fort Walton Beach, FL – Downtown Music Hall
  • 1/20 – Atlanta, GA – 529 Bar
  • 1/22 – New Orleans, LA – Gasa Gasa
  • 1/23 – Dallas, TX – TX Tea Room
  • 1/24 – Austin, TX – Come and Take It Live
  • 1/25 – Corpus Christi, TX – House of Rock
  • 1/27 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
  • 1/28 – Biloxi, MS – The Sanctuary
  • 1/29 – Birmingham, AL – Workplay
  • 1/30 – Nashville, TN – The End
  • 1/31 – Jeffersonville, IN – Losers 812

DeathbyRomy: Hollywood Forever Tour, North America 2025

March 17, 2025 — Leave a comment

Alternative/dark pop artist Romy Flores, known professionally as DeathbyRomy, is embarking on her first North American headlining tour this spring. This run is to promote her debut album, Hollywood Forever, which will be released April 25th, and kicks off the same day in Anaheim, California. Support varies by city and will be either bodyimage, heffy, or PrettyUgly. Tickets are available at deathbyromy.com!

  • 4/25 – Anaheim, CA – Chain Reaction*
  • 4/26 – San Diego, CA – Voodoo Room at House of Blues*
  • 4/27 – Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar*
  • 4/29 – Dallas, TX – Dada*
  • 4/30 – Austin, TX – Empire Control Room*
  • 5/2 – Orlando, FL – The Social^
  • 5/3 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade^
  • 5/4 – Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506^
  • 5/6 – Brooklyn, NY – Elsewhere^
  • 5/8 – Washington, DC – Atlantis^
  • 5/9 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall^
  • 5/10 – Philadelphia, PA – The Foundry at The Fillmore^
  • 5/12 – Columbus, OH – A&R Music Bar^
  • 5/13 – Toronto, ON – Adelaide Hall^
  • 5/14 – Pontiac, MI – Pike Room at The Crofoot^
  • 5/16 – St. Louis, MO – Blueberry Hill Duck Club^
  • 5/17 – Chicago, IL – Beat Kitchen^
  • 5/18 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th Street Entry^
  • 5/20 – Denver, CO – Meow Wolf^+
  • 5/23 – Seattle, WA – Madame Lou’s^+
  • 5/27 – Sacramento, CA – Goldfield+
  • 5/28 – Berkeley, CA – Cornerstone+
  • 5/30 – Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom+

* w/bodyimage

^ w/heffy

+ w/PrettyUgly

Avril Lavigne: Greatest Hits Tour, North America 2025

January 15, 2025 — Leave a comment

Pop/punk princess Avril Lavigne has announced the spring/summer 2025 leg of her Greatest Hits Tour. This run features support from Simple Plan and We The Kings. Fefe Dobson will be replacing Simple Plan for the Canadian dates. Tickets are on sale now at avrillavigne.com!

  • 5/18 – Moncton, NB – Avenir Centre*
  • 5/20 – Halifax, NS – Scotiabank Centre*
  • 5/25 – Boston, MA – Harvard University Athletics Complex
  • 5/27 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Broadview Stage at SPAC
  • 5/28 – Syracuse, NY – Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview
  • 5/30 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
  • 6/3 – London, ON – Canada Life Place*
  • 6/4 – Niagara Falls, ON – Fallsview Casino Resort* (New date!)
  • 6/5 – Niagara Falls, ON – Fallsview Casino Resort*
  • 6/7 – Hershey, PA – HersheyPark Stadium
  • 6/8 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
  • 6/10 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center
  • 6/12 – Maryland Heights, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
  • 6/14 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival 2025+
  • 6/17 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
  • 6/18 – Charleston, SC – Credit One Stadium
  • 6/20 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
  • 6/21 – Hollywood, FL – Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino^
  • 6/23 – Jacksonville, FL – Daily’s Place^
  • 6/26 – Burgettstown, PA – The Pavilion at Star Lake
  • 6/27 – Bethel, NY – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
  • 6/29 – Oro-Medonte, ON – All Your Friends Fest 2025+

* Fefe Dobson to replace Simple Plan

+ Festival date

^ We The Kings not appearing