Fozzy is celebrating 25 years as a band! If you’re like me, you weren’t properly introduced to these hard rockers until they were fronted by pro wrestler Chris Jericho; however, the band was actually formed back in 1999 by lead guitarist Rich Ward and drummer Frank Fontsere.
The 25th Anniversary Tour kicks off in October and features special guests The Nocturnal Affair and Clozure. You can snag tickets and VIP now at fozzyrock.com!
Alternative rock/metal outfit No Trees Touch The Sky released their latest single, “See This Through,” today! The track was produced by Fred Mascherino (ex-Taking Back Sunday, The Color Fred, Say Anything) and recorded, mixed, and mastered by Stephen Angello at Diver Down Studios in West Chester.
Staying true to their roots, “See This Through” is a mix of musical modernity and early 2000s nostalgia. The influence of such acts as Saosin and Circa Survive is heavily felt in both vocal and instrumental style: the song would not be out of place on a current edition of Warped Wednesdays!
“See This Through” starts with a mellow ambience that, when paired with the smooth, melodic vocals, sets a tone of solemnity, a tone further emphasized by the lyrical content. “…And in time you will see that we mean nothing at all/’Cause you were never the kind to see things through to the end…”
The mood shifts with the change in the music, the band launching into a heavier and faster pace. Singing artfully interlaced with growls/screams carry the listener through a range of emotions – frustration bordering on anger, and a certain amount of resigned acceptance. “I should have known.”
“See This Through” seems to tell a tale as old as time. A narrator lamenting that (s)he saw the signs, the truth about someone, and either missed them or ignored them in favor of the good, at least for a while. This is a universal human weakness, in both personal relationships and on the much larger scale of our society. And when the tides turn, we feel disappointed, defeated, yet we must resign ourselves to what we didn’t want to know. “I should have known who you were from the start.”
A track that is deeply relatable and wonderfully reminiscent, “See This Through” is playlist worthy for any rock, metal, post-hardcore, ambient, alternative…any fan of music, period, and is now available everywhere!
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Singer/songwriter Lacey Sturm, most well-known as the vocalist for Flyleaf, is touring this summer in support of her second solo record, Kenotic Metanoia. With support from Islander and Amethyst Michelle, this 15-date run kicks off June 28th in Frenchtown, New Jersey, and wraps July 18th in Birmingham, Alabama. Tickets and VIP are available at laceysturm.com!
Alt-rock veterans Stone Temple Pilots and Live will be sharing the stage this summer for a co-headlining tour! STP is celebrating 30 years of their sophomore album, Purple, and Live is celebrating the same anniversary of their third record, Throwing Copper. With special guests Soul Asylum or Our Lady Peace, The Jubilee Tour starts August 16th in Concord, California. You can get tickets at stonetemplepilots.com or livetheband.com! (Live is also offering VIP packages.)
8/16 – Concord, CA – Toyota Pavilion at Concord*
8/18 – Los Angeles, CA – YouTube Theater*
8/19 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre^
8/22 – The Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion^
8/23 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion^
8/24 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP^
8/27 – Pelham, AL – Oak Mountain Amphitheatre^
8/28 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre^
8/30 – Jacksonville, FL – Daily’s Place^
8/31 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre^
9/1 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater^
9/4 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live^
9/5 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center^
9/6 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center^
9/8 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage^
9/10 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center^
9/11 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island^
9/13 – Battle Creek, MI – FIREKEEPERS CASINO^ (New date!)
9/14 – Milwaukee, WI – American Family Insurance Amphitheater^
Electronic/nu metal outfit Powerman 5000 hits the road this summer with support from Sponge, Tantric, and Clozure. The tour kicks off July 2nd in Tempe, Arizona, and winds its way through cities such as Houston, Flint, and Manchester before concluding on July 29th in Parker, Colorado. Tickets are available at powerman5000.com!
7/2 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
7/3 – Roswell, NM – The Liberty
7/5 – Lubbock, TX – Jake’s Backroom
7/6 – Fort Worth, TX – The Rail Club
7/7 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live Midtown
7/8 – Austin, TX – Come and Take It Live
7/9 – The Colony, TX – Lava Cantina, The Colony
7/11 – McHenry, IL – The Vixen
7/12 – Flint, MI – The Machine Shop
7/13 – Harrison, OH – The Blue Note
7/14 – Lansing, MI – Grewal Hall at 224
7/16 – Liverpool, NY – Sharkey’s Banquets & Events
7/17 – Plattsburgh, NY – Strand Center for the Arts
7/18 – Sanford, ME – Pilots Cove Cafe
7/19 – Hermon, ME – Morgan Hill Event Center
7/20 – Worcester, MA – Palladium
7/21 – Clifton, NJ – Dingbatz
7/23 – Ashland, KY – The Paramount
7/24 – New Berlin, IL – Danenberger Family Vineyards
Switchfoot, Blue October, and Matt Nathanson have announced a co-headlining tour. Each night, the lineup order will change. The “Help From My Friends Summer Tour” kicks off July 24th in Charlotte, North Carolina. You can get tickets at switchfoot.com, blueoctober.com, and mattnathanson.com! Switchfoot and Blue October are also offering VIP meet-and-greets.
7/24 – Charlotte, NC – Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre
7/25 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater
7/26 – Salem, VA – Salem Civic Center
7/27 – Bethlehem, PA – The Wind Creek Event Center
Hard rockers The Lonely Ones, a vocal-oriented quartet from Columbus, Ohio, are touring this summer! They will be support for Scotty Austin and Rehab on many dates, but there are a few headlining shows interspersed throughout. Dates and details below!
Pop-punk/alt-rock veterans New Found Glory are celebrating twenty years of their fourth studio album Catalyst this summer and fall. On this run, the band will perform the record in its entirety. With support from Sincere Engineer, the “Catalyst 20 Years Later” tour will start in Orlando on August 16th and pass through such cities as Atlanta, Boston, Nashville, and Dallas, before concluding at Mission Ballroom in Denver on October 23rd.
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