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

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!

10 Years: The Autumn Effect 20th Anniversary Tour

Alternative rock/metal band 10 Years is celebrating the 20th anniversary of their third studio album, The Autumn Effect. They will be performing the record in its entirety each night. With them will be dark synth act Snakes of Russia and hard rockers Kamenar. Tickets and VIP options are available at 10yearsmusic.com!

  • 9/23 – Lawrence, KS – The Granada
  • 9/24 – Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theatre
  • 9/26 – Denver, CO – The Oriental Theater
  • 9/27 – Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep
  • 9/28 – Salt Lake City, UT – Metro Music Hall
  • 9/30 – San Francisco, CA – The Independent
  • 10/1 – Los Angeles, CA – Echoplex
  • 10/3 – Phoenix, AZ – The Rebel Lounge
  • 10/4 – Tucson, AZ – Club Congress
  • 10/7 – Waco, TX – The Backyard
  • 10/8 – Corpus Christi, TX – Brewster Street Ice House
  • 10/9 – Houston, TX – Scout Bar
  • 10/11 – Birmingham, AL – Saturn
  • 10/12 – Destin, FL – Club LA
  • 10/14 – Greenville, SC – Radio Room
  • 10/15 – Richmond, VA – Canal Club
  • 10/16 – Huntington, WV – The Loud
  • 10/18 – Knoxville, TN – Bijou Theatre

Wednesday 13: There’s No Such Thing as Monsters Tour 2025

Horror punk icon Wednesday 13 is hitting the road stateside next spring. The “There’s No Such Thing as Monsters” tour features support from Stitched Up Heart, The Dead Rabbitts, and I Ya Toyah. You can snag tickets at officialwednesday13.com! (VIP packages are available through the venues, according to the initial tour announcement post on Facebook.)

  • 3/14 – Las Vegas, NV – Count’s Vamp’d
  • 3/15 – Los Angeles, CA – Whisky A Go Go
  • 3/16 – Berkeley, CA – Cornerstone Craft Beer & Live Music
  • 3/18 – Portland, OR – Bossanova Ballroom
  • 3/19 – Seattle, WA – El Corazón
  • 3/21 – Roseville, CA – Goldfield Trading Post Roseville
  • 3/22 – Pomona, CA – The Glass House
  • 3/23 – San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick
  • 3/25 – Mesa, AZ – The Nile Theater
  • 3/26 – Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad
  • 3/28 – San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger
  • 3/29 – Dallas, TX – Trees
  • 3/30 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
  • 4/1 – Birmingham, AL – Saturn
  • 4/2 – Knoxville, TN – Open Chord
  • 4/4 – Atlanta, GA – The Loft @ Centerstage
  • 4/5 – Raleigh, NC – Chapel of Bones
  • 4/6 – Greenville, SC – Radio Room
  • 4/8 – Baltimore, MD – Zen West
  • 4/9 – Leesburg, VA – Tally Ho
  • 4/10 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
  • 4/12 – Hampton Beach, NH – Wallys
  • 4/13 – Montreal, QC – Foufounes Electrique
  • 4/15 – Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace
  • 4/16 – Buffalo, NY – Rec Room
  • 4/18 – New York, NY – The Gramercy
  • 4/19 – Stroudsburg, PA – Sherman Theater
  • 4/20 – Lititz, PA – Mickey’s Black Box
  • 4/22 – Pittsburgh, PA – Crafthouse
  • 4/23 – Cleveland, OH – Mercury
  • 4/25 – Columbus, OH – The King of Clubs
  • 4/26 – Flint, MI – The Machine Shop
  • 4/27 – Cadillac, MI – Venue Event Center
  • 4/29 – Joliet, IL – The Forge
  • 4/30 – Madison, WI – The Annex
  • 5/2 – Denver, CO – Oriental Theater
  • 5/3 – Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep

Thirty Seconds to Mars + AFI: Seasons World Tour North America 2024

Thirty Seconds to Mars and AFI are teaming up again this summer for the first leg of their Seasons World Tour. From late July to early September, the two bands will be making their way across North America with special guests Poppy and KennyHoopla. Tickets are available at thirtysecondstomars.com and afireinside.net! (30STM is also offering VIP experiences.)

  • 7/26 – Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre
  • 7/27 – Ridgefield, WA – RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater
  • 7/30 – West Valley City, UT – Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
  • 7/31 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
  • 8/2 – Maryland Heights, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
  • 8/3 – Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheater
  • 8/6 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre
  • 8/7 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center
  • 8/9 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center
  • 8/10 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
  • 8/12 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
  • 8/14 – Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
  • 8/15 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion
  • 8/17 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
  • 8/18 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
  • 8/20 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
  • 8/21 – Atlanta, GA – Lakewood Amphitheatre
  • 8/23 – West Palm Beach, FL – iThink Financial Amphitheatre
  • 8/24 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
  • 8/27 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
  • 8/29 – The Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
  • 8/30 – Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater
  • 9/1 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
  • 9/4 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre