Boys Like Girls: The Speaking Our Language Tour 2023

Alt-rockers Boys Like Girls are embarking on The Speaking Our Language Tour this fall with State Champs. Presented by Emo Nite, this tour will also feature one of a list of special guests in each city: either Four Year Strong, 3OH!3, The Summer Set, The Ready Set, LoLo, Every Avenue, SayWeCanFly, and/or Max Bemis. Tickets available at boyslikegirls.com.

  • 9/17 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore Charlotte☆
  • 9/18 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl☆
  • 9/19 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle☆
  • 9/21 – New Orleans, LA – Fillmore New Orleans☆
  • 9/23 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution Live☆
  • 9/24 – Lake Buena Vista, FL – House of Blues☆
  • 9/26 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater☆
  • 9/27 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center☆
  • 9/28 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory☆×
  • 9/30 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren+
  • 10/1 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium+^
  • 10/2 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues+^
  • 10/4 – San Diego, CA – Soma+
  • 10/6 – San Francisco, CA – The Masonic*
  • 10/8 – Portland, OR – McMenamins Crystal Ballroom*
  • 10/10 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom*
  • 10/11 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre*
  • 10/13 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot*
  • 10/14 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium*
  • 10/16 – Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore Minneapolis*
  • 10/18 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee*
  • 10/19 – Chicago, IL – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom*~
  • 10/21 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues*~
  • 10/22 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore Detroit*~
  • 10/23 – McKees Rocks, PA – Roxian Theatre*
  • 10/24 – Toronto, ON – History*•
  • 10/26 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway*
  • 10/27 – New York, NY – Hammerstein Ballroom*
  • 10/30 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore Philadelphia*
  • 10/31 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore Silver Spring*
  • 11/1 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz*

☆ Four Year Strong appearing

+ 3OH!3 appearing

* The Summer Set appearing

^ The Ready Set appearing

~ Every Avenue appearing

● SayWeCanFly appearing

× Max Bemis appearing

Duran Duran: Future Past North American Tour 2023

Duran Duran is touring in North America in the late spring/early summer with Bastille and Nile Rodgers & CHIC. The Future Past dates officially begin May 28th in San Jose, but Duran Duran is also appearing at BottleRock Napa Valley 2023 on the 27th. (Also note that there are no July dates; the tour jumps from late June to late August.)

Tickets: duranduran.com

  • 5/28 – San Jose, CA – SAP Center at San Jose
  • 5/31 – Seattle, WA – The Climate Pledge Arena
  • 6/1 – Portland, OR – The Moda Center
  • 6/3 – Salt Lake City, UT – Vivint Arena
  • 6/6 – Austin, TX – The Moody Center
  • 6/7 – New Orleans, LA – The Smoothie King Center
  • 6/9 – The Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
  • 6/10 – Dallas, TX – The American Airlines Center
  • 6/13 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
  • 6/15 – Atlanta, GA – The State Farm Arena
  • 6/17 – Tampa, FL – The Amalie Arena
  • 6/18 – Sunrise, FL – The FLA Live Arena
  • 8/24 – Sacramento, CA – The Golden 1 Center
  • 8/26 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena
  • 8/28 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
  • 8/29 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
  • 8/31 – St. Paul, MN – Minnesota State Fair
  • 9/1 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion
  • 9/3 – Canandaigua, NY – CMAC
  • 9/6 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
  • 9/7 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
  • 9/9 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena
  • 9/10 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center
  • 9/13 – Washington, DC – The Capital One Arena
  • 9/15 – Louisville, KY – Bourbon & Beyond 2023
  • 9/16 – Detroit, MI – The Little Caesars Arena
  • 9/19 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena

New Music Friday With Steve Vai, Blutengel, and Clint Lowery

Steve Vai: “She Saved My Life Tonight”

From Steve Vai’s new album Vai/Gash, set to be released January 27, 2023. This is a collection of songs recorded in the 90s by Vai and Johnny “Gash” Sombretto, but it is only now seeing the light of day.

Blutengel: “Tief”

From Blutengel’s upcoming album Un:Sterblich – Our Souls Will Never Die, available everywhere May 12, 2023.

Clint Lowery: “Devil Leather”

The first single from Clint’s latest EP Ghostwriter, which is set to be released February 17, 2023.

30 Day Song Challenge: Day 13 – A Song for Working Out

The first time my mom heard this song, she said it would be a good one to work out to.

The Weeknd: “Blinding Lights”

30 Day Song Challenge: Day 2 – A Song With a Color in the Title

Blutengel: “Black”

Song of the Day — Aesthetic Perfection: “Supernatural”