Icon For Hire: Emo Dreams Tour 2023

Alt-rockers Icon For Hire are setting out on the appropriately named Emo Dreams Tour this September-October. Support is date specific and in the form of Conquer Divide, The Funeral Portrait, and/or Concrete Castles. You can get your tickets and VIP now at iconforhire.net!

  • 9/13 – Greenville, SC – Radio Room*
  • 9/15 – Rochester, NY – Montage Music Hall*
  • 9/16 – Elmira, NY – The L (The Pit)*#
  • 9/17 – Leesburg, VA – Tally Ho Theater*#
  • 9/18 – Mechanicsburg, PA – Lovedrafts*#
  • 9/19 – Hamden, CT – Space Ballroom*#
  • 9/20 – Brooklyn, NY – The Kingsland*#
  • 9/22 – Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace*#
  • 9/23 – Erie, PA – Basement Transmissions*#
  • 9/24 – Lakewood, OH – The Winchester*#
  • 9/25 – Columbus, OH – A&R Music Bar*#
  • 9/26 – Indianapolis, IN – Hoosier Dome*#
  • 9/27 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Stache at The Intersection*#
  • 9/29 – Joliet, IL – The Forge*#
  • 9/30 – Des Moines, IA – Lefty’s Live Music*#
  • 10/1 – Fargo, ND – The Aquarium*
  • 10/3 – Billings, MT – Pub Station*
  • 10/4 – Great Falls, MT – The Newberry*+
  • 10/6 – Boise, ID – The Shredder*+
  • 10/7 – Spokane, WA – The Big Dipper*+
  • 10/8 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon*+
  • 10/10 – San Francisco, CA – Brick & Mortar Music Hall*+
  • 10/12 – Fresno, CA – Full Circle Brewing Co.*+
  • 10/13 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues*+
  • 10/14 – Los Angeles, CA – The Mint*+
  • 10/15 – San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick*+
  • 10/17 – Las Vegas, NV – The Space*+
  • 10/18 – Phoenix, AZ – The Rebel Lounge*+
  • 10/19 – El Paso, TX – Rockhouse*+
  • 10/20 – Roswell, NM – The Liberty*+
  • 10/21 – Lubbock, TX – Jake’s Sports Cafe and Backroom*+
  • 10/22 – San Antonio, TX – The Paper Tiger*+
  • 10/24 – Houston, TX – Scout Bar*+
  • 10/25 – Corpus Christi, TX – House of Rock*+
  • 10/27 – Destin, FL – Club LA*+
  • 10/28 – Winter Park, FL – Conduit+
  • 10/29 – Jacksonville, FL – Underbelly+
  • 10/30 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (Hell)+
  • 10/31 – Memphis, TN – Growlers+

* The Funeral Portrait

# Conquer Divide

+ Concrete Castles

Bad Omens Announces Fall 2023 Dates With Erra and I See Stars

Riding high on the success of their latest studio album, The Death of Peace of Mind, Bad Omens is hitting the road again in the late summer/early fall for the Concrete Forever Tour. Kicking off September 1st in Houston, Texas, the tour features special guests Erra and I See Stars.

Tickets: badomensofficial.com

  • 9/1 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center
  • 9/2 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
  • 9/4 – New Orleans, LA – Orpheum Theater
  • 9/5 – St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live
  • 9/6 – Lake Buena Vista, FL – House of Blues Orlando
  • 9/8 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy
  • 9/9 – Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works
  • 9/10 – Alton, VA – Blue Ridge Rock Festival 2023
  • 9/12 – New York, NY – Terminal 5
  • 9/13 – Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall
  • 9/14 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
  • 9/15 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
  • 9/16 – Boston, MA – Roadrunner
  • 9/18 – Montreal, QC – MTELUS
  • 9/19 – Toronto, ON – REBEL
  • 9/21 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed
  • 9/22 – Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life Festival 2023
  • 9/23 – Clarkston, MI – WRIF Riff Fest 2023
  • 9/24 – Columbus, OH – KEMBA Live!
  • 9/26 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave/Eagles Club
  • 9/27 – Maplewood, MN – Myth Live
  • 9/29 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
  • 9/30 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union Event Center
  • 10/2 – Portland, OR – McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
  • 10/3 – Vancouver, BC – Vogue Theatre
  • 10/4 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo
  • 10/6 – Sacramento, CA – Aftershock Festival 2023
  • 10/8 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
  • 10/9 – Las Vegas, NV – The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas
  • 10/10 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
  • 10/11 – Albuquerque, NM – Revel Entertainment Center
  • 10/13 – Dallas, TX – The Factory in Deep Ellum

Song of the Day — Sköld: “Rat King”

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

Xero Hour: “Witches Fire”

Death Valley High: “Saviour Horreur”

Call of Sirens: “Never Enough”

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

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]

Avenged Sevenfold: Life is But a Dream… North American Tour Pt. 2

Fingers crossed I get to attend the Nashville show!!!!!!! Tickets available at avengedsevenfold.com.

  • 9/16 – West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
  • 9/17 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
  • 9/19 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
  • 9/20 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
  • 9/22 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
  • 9/23 – Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life 2023
  • 9/25 – Maryland Heights, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
  • 9/26 – Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center
  • 9/28 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena*
  • 9/30 – West Valley City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
  • 10/2 – Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Dome
  • 10/3 – Portland, OR – Moda Center
  • 10/5 – Sacramento, CA – Aftershock Festival 2023
  • 10/7 – Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
  • 10/8 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
  • 10/10 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
  • 10/12 – The Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
  • 10/13 – Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater
  • 10/15 – Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena

* No Falling in Reverse

Alesana: The Trilogy Tour, Part II – A Place Where the Sun is Silent (2023)

Alesana has announced The Trilogy Tour, Part II. They will be playing the second installment of The Annabel Trilogy, A Place Where the Sun is Silent, from front to back! Joining them on this tour will be Limbs, Vampires Everywhere!, and Across the White Water Tower. Tickets are available at bandsintown.com/alesana, and you can purchase Alesana VIP packages at meetandscream.com.

  • 6/15 – Nashville, TN – The Basement East
  • 6/16 – Birmingham, AL – TrimTab Brewing Company
  • 6/17 – Pensacola, FL – Vinyl Music Hall
  • 6/19 – Corpus Christi, TX – House of Rock
  • 6/21 – Houston, TX – Scout Bar
  • 6/22 – San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger
  • 6/23 – Austin, TX – Empire Control Room & Garage
  • 6/24 – Oklahoma City, OK – 89th Street
  • 6/25 – Dallas, TX – So What? Music Festival 2023
  • 6/27 – Kansas City, MO – recordBar
  • 6/29 – Madison, WI – The Annex at The Red Zone
  • 6/30 – Joliet, IL – The Forge
  • 7/1 – St. Louis, MO – Old Rock House
  • 8/10 – Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
  • 8/11 – Jacksonville, NC – Hooligans Music Hall
  • 8/12 – Spartanburg, SC – Ground Zero
  • 8/13 – Orlando, FL – Level 13 Event Center
  • 8/14 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade
  • 8/15 – Richmond, VA – The Canal Club
  • 8/16 – Pittsburgh, PA – Crafthouse Stage & Grill
  • 8/17 – Horseheads, NY – The L
  • 8/18 – Brooklyn, NY – The Brooklyn Monarch
  • 8/19 – Frenchtown, NJ – Artie’s Bar & Grill
  • 8/20 – Harrisburg, PA – HMAC
  • 11/9 – Mesa, AZ – The Nile Theater
  • 11/10 – Las Vegas, NV – The Space
  • 11/11 – San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick
  • 11/13 – West Hollywood, CA – Whiskey a Go Go
  • 11/14 – Fresno, CA – Full Circle Brewing Co.
  • 11/15 – Roseville, CA – Goldfield
  • 11/16 – Reno, NV – Virginia Street Brewhouse
  • 11/17 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
  • 11/18 – Colorado Springs, CO – The Black Sheep
  • 11/19 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theater

Vampires Everywhere! Releases Cover of “Cry Little Sister”

Check out Vampires Everywhere’s rendition of the theme from the 1987 cult classic, The Lost Boys. This has been a long time coming, given that the band’s name was taken from the title of a comic book in the movie (the comic book that explains the rules of vampires and how to kill them).

Smash Into Pieces Announces North American Headline Tour for 2023

Smash Into Pieces is embarking on their first ever headlining tour in North America starting April 14th in Montreal. Support comes in the form of Citizen Soldier. Tickets are running low in multiple cities, so grab yours ASAP at smashintopieces.com!

  • 4/14 – Montreal, QC – Petit Campus
  • 4/15 – Toronto, ON – Velvet Underground
  • 4/17 – Columbus, OH – Rumba Cafe
  • 4/18 – Chicago, IL – Subterranean
  • 4/19 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th St. Entry
  • 4/21 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
  • 4/22 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Urban Lounge
  • 4/24 – Seattle, WA – Sunset Tavern
  • 4/25 – Portland, OR – Dante’s
  • 4/27 – Sacramento, CA – Goldfield Trading Post
  • 4/28 – North Hollywood, CA – Knitting Factory NoHo
  • 4/29 – Phoenix, AZ – The Rebel Lounge
  • 5/1 – Dallas, TX – The Cambridge Room at House of Blues
  • 5/2 – Memphis, TN – Growlers
  • 5/3 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (Purgatory)
  • 5/4 – Greensboro, NC – Hangar 1819
  • 5/5 – Wilmington, DE – The Queen
  • 5/6 – New York, NY – Racket