The Smashing Pumpkins and Jane’s Addiction: Spirits on Fire Tour 2022

This has been the year of all the bands we used to listen to hitting the road and helping us relive our younger years. The nostalgia continues this fall with a tour that features The Smashing Pumpkins and Jane’s Addiction, with support from Poppy. Get your tickets at smashingpumpkins.com.

  • 10/2 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
  • 10/3 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
  • 10/5 – Austin, TX – Moody Center
  • 10/7 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena
  • 10/8 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live (in Seminole Hard Rock)
  • 10/10 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
  • 10/11 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
  • 10/13 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
  • 10/14 – Belmont Park, NY – UBS Arena
  • 10/16 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
  • 10/18 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena
  • 10/19 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
  • 10/21 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
  • 10/22 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena
  • 10/24 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
  • 10/26 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
  • 10/27 – Quebec City, QC – Centre Vidéotron
  • 10/29 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
  • 10/30 – Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Forum
  • 11/1 – St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center
  • 11/2 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
  • 11/4 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
  • 11/5 – Chicago, IL – United Center
  • 11/7 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena
  • 11/9 – Spokane, WA – Spokane Arena
  • 11/11 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
  • 11/12 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
  • 11/13 – Portland, OR – Moda Center
  • 11/15 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center
  • 11/16 – Anaheim, CA – Honda Center
  • 11/18 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center
  • 11/19 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl

AWOLNATION: Falling Forward Tour 2022

AwolNation is touring this fall with Badflower and The Mysterines. Tickets are available at awolnationmusic.com.

  • 10/6 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex, Rockwell
  • 10/7 – Denver, CO – The Fillmore
  • 10/8 – Omaha, NE – Barnato
  • 10/10 – Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore
  • 10/11 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
  • 10/13 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre
  • 10/14 – Columbus, OH – KEMBA Live! Indoor Pavilion
  • 10/15 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
  • 10/16 – Newport, KY – PromoWest Pavilion at Ovation
  • 10/18 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore
  • 10/19 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theatre
  • 10/21 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
  • 10/22 – New York, NY – The Rooftop at Pier 17
  • 10/23 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
  • 10/25 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
  • 10/26 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
  • 10/28 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
  • 10/29 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
  • 10/31 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl
  • 11/2 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
  • 11/4 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center
  • 11/5 – Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom
  • 11/6 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
  • 11/8 – Albuquerque, NM – Revel
  • 11/9 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
  • 11/11 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
  • 11/12 – Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl
  • 11/13 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater
  • 11/16 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater
  • 11/18 – Seattle, WA – The Moore Theatre

Song of the Day — Aesthetic Perfection: “Bark at the Moon”

In 2021, Daniel Graves embarked on his “12 Songs in 12 months” project. This was the 10th installment. The twelve tracks will be released collectively as an album entitled MMXXI in October 2022.

Aesthetic Perfection Share North American 2022 Dates

Aesthetic Perfection is touring North America, with support from Josie Pace and GENCAB!!!! I may have to make the drive to Atlanta for this one, seeing as I’ve been a fan for…well, more years than I care to remember.

  • 10/11 – Baltimore, MD – Soundstage
  • 10/12 – New York, NY – Le Poisson Rouge
  • 10/13 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
  • 10/14 – Montreal, QC – Bar le “Ritz”
  • 10/15 – Toronto, ON – Garrison
  • 10/17 – Buffalo, NY – Rec Room
  • 10/18 – Pittsburgh, PA – Crafthouse
  • 10/19 – Cleveland, OH – HOB, Cambridge Room
  • 10/20 – Columbus, OH – Summit Music Hall
  • 10/21 – Hamtramck, MI – Small’s
  • 10/22 – Indianapolis, IN – Black Circle Brewing
  • 10/23 – Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
  • 10/25 – St. Paul, MN – Amsterdam Bar & Hall
  • 10/26 – Kansas City, MO – VIVO
  • 10/27 – Omaha, NE – Reverb Lounge
  • 10/28 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theater
  • 10/29 – Salt Lake City, UT – Loading Dock
  • 10/30 – Boise, ID – The Shredder
  • 10/31 – Seattle, WA – Madame Lou’s @ The Crocodile
  • 11/1 – Vancouver, BC – The Red Room
  • 11/2 – Portland, OR – Dante’s
  • 11/4 – San Francisco, CA – DNA Lounge
  • 11/5 – Los Angeles, CA – EchoPlex
  • 11/6 – San Diego, CA – Casbah
  • 11/7 – Phoenix, AZ – The Rebel Lounge
  • 11/8 – Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad
  • 11/9 – El Paso, TX – Rockhouse
  • 11/11 – Dallas, TX – Trees
  • 11/12 – Austin, TX – Elysium
  • 11/13 – Houston, TX – Scout Bar
  • 11/15 – New Orleans, LA – HOB, The Parish
  • 11/16 – Atlanta, GA – Purgatory @ The Masquerade
  • 11/17 – Tampa, FL – The Orpheum
  • 11/18 – West Palm Beach, FL – Respectables
  • 11/19 – Orlando, FL – The Abbey
  • 11/21 – Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506
  • 11/22 – Richmond, VA – Fallout
  • 11/23 – Atlantic City, NJ – Anchor Rock Club
  • 11/25 – Newark, NJ – QXT’s

New Music + Forgive My Absence

I’m actually going to start with the second half of my title. I haven’t posted in almost four months. Things have been really hectic since the start of Covid-19, as all of you know. In my case, I got a new job right as everything was shutting down. Lucky, right? I’ve been working a lot and the hours have been fairly steady, but the shifts aren’t very consistent. I’m tired more often than not, and I don’t do much on my days off. I guess this site just fell to the wayside. I would love to say that I’m back; however, I can’t promise that at the moment.

Now, for the important part of this post: NEW MUSIC!

Today, I woke up to a couple of songs from artists I adore (and have mentioned here frequently) — Third Realm and Aesthetic Perfection. The first is a collaboration between Vizion X and Third Realm, entitled “Joker,” while the second is Aesthetic Perfection’s ode to spooky season: a cover of “Pet Sematary,” originally by the Ramones. I will post the videos below.

I also wanted to take this opportunity to tell y’all about the new EP from my favorite Canadian duo, Strvngers. They have used their time in lockdown to record and the result is an EP that will drop December 15th. For a taste of what’s coming, keep an eye out for the first single/video, “Vita Brevis,” which will be released October 9th. And of course I will share it on my blog!

I hope this entry finds all of you well! Happy first day of Halloween! 🖤🧡

Playlist Challenge, Day 828

Blaqk Audio — “Infinite Skin”