Ded: The Anti-Everything Tour 2026

Nu metal outfit Ded has announced a string of dates with Dropout Kings and VRSTY. The Anti-Everything Tour starts July 11th in Phoenix, Arizona, and treks all the way to New York before circling back to its conclusion in Grand Junction, Colorado. Tickets are available at dedband.com!

  • 7/11 – Phoenix, AZ – The Rebel Lounge+
  • 7/13 – Lubbock, TX – Jake’s Sports Cafe
  • 7/14 – Oklahoma City, OK – 89th Street
  • 7/15 – Lawrence, KS – The Bottleneck+
  • 7/17 – Mansfield, OH – Inkcarceration Music & Tattoo Festival 2026#
  • 7/18 – Cadott, WI – Rock Fest 2026#
  • 7/19 – Minneapolis, MN – Skyway Theatre+
  • 7/20 – Joliet, IL – The Forge+
  • 7/21 – Des Moines, IA – XBKX Live+
  • 7/22 – Iowa City, IA – Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon
  • 7/23 – Madison, WI – The Annex*
  • 7/24 – Westland, MI – The Token Lounge
  • 7/25 – Rochester, NY – Montage Music Hall+
  • 7/26 – Pittsburgh, PA – Crafthouse Stage & Grill
  • 7/28 – Clifton, NJ – Dingbatz
  • 7/29 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
  • 7/30 – Reading, PA – Reverb+
  • 8/1 – Lansing, MI – Rock Lansing 2026#
  • 8/3 – Sauget, IL – Pop’s Venue
  • 8/4 – Wichita, KS – WAVE
  • 8/6 – Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep
  • 8/7 – Denver, CO – HQ
  • 8/8 – Grand Junction, CO – Mesa Theater

+ No Dropout Kings

# Festival; Ded only

* No VRSTY

Anberlin: Never Take Friendship Personal 20th Anniversary Tour

Veteran alt-rockers Anberlin are still celebrating twenty years of Never Take Friendship Personal, their second studio album. The band will be touring this spring with Emery and Watashi Wa, performing the record in its entirety. Tickets and VIP can be found at anberlin.com!

  • 5/14 – Destin, FL – Club LA
  • 5/15 – Birmingham, AL – Workplay
  • 5/16 – Louisville, KY – Headliners Music Hall
  • 5/17 – Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival 2026
  • 5/19 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Big Room
  • 5/20 – Madison, WI – Atwood Music Hall
  • 5/22 – Bloomington, IL – The Castle Theater
  • 5/23 – Columbia, MO – The Blue Note
  • 5/24 – Omaha, NE – Barnato
  • 5/26 – Jackson, MS – Hal and Mal’s
  • 5/28 – Columbia, SC – The Senate
  • 5/29 – Greensboro, NC – The Pyrle
  • 5/30 – Norfolk, VA – The NorVa
  • 5/31 – Harrisburg, PA – Capital City Music Hall
  • 6/2 – Amityville, NY – Amity Music Hall
  • 6/3 – Albany, NY – Empire Live
  • 6/4 – Portland, ME – Aura
  • 6/5 – Granby, QC – Festival au Lac 2026
  • 6/6 – Worcester, MA – Palladium
  • 6/8 – Asbury Park, NJ – Asbury Lanes
  • 6/9 – Buffalo, NY – Electric City
  • 6/10 – New Kensington, PA – Preserving Hardcore
  • 6/11 – Ranson, WV – Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races
  • 6/13 – Greenway, DC – Warped Tour Washington, DC 2026

Coheed and Cambria: This Is Our War Tour 2026

Prog rockers Coheed and Cambria have announced the “This Is Our War” tour. These are headlining dates that are interspersed among Coheed’s run with Shinedown, and they feature support from Cicada Rhythm, Arm’s Length, Narrow Head, or Kaonashi. Tickets are available at coheedandcambria.com!

May

  • 5/11 – Columbia, SC – The Senate*
  • 5/20 – Fayetteville, AR – Ozark Music Hall
  • 5/25 – Macon, GA – Macon City Auditorium*

June

  • 6/1 – Destin, FL – Club LA
  • 6/4 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel*
  • 6/9 – Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian Theatre Presented by Citizens+^
  • 6/10 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theatre+^
  • 6/11 – Buffalo, NY – Buffalo RiverWorks+^
  • 6/13 – Worcester, MA – The Palladium+^

July

  • 7/14 – Ottawa, ON – Hard Rock Live
  • 7/26 – Birmingham, AL – Avondale Brewing Company#
  • 7/28 – Fort Worth, TX – Tannahill’s Tavern & Music Hall#
  • 7/29 – San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theatre#

August

  • 8/18 – Calgary, AB – The Palace Theatre

* with Cicada Rhythm

+ with Arm’s Length

^ with Kaonashi

# with Narrow Head

Between the Buried and Me: The Blue Nowhere U.S. Spring Tour 2026

Between the Buried and Me are bringing The Blue Nowhere Tour to thirty U.S. cities this spring. Support varies by date and will consist of some combination of Imperial Triumphant, Fallujah, Thank You Scientist, and The World is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die. Tickets are available at betweentheburiedandme.com!

  • 5/15 – Richmond, VA – The National+
  • 5/16 – Allentown, PA – Archer Music Hall+
  • 5/17 – Worcester, MA – The Palladium+
  • 5/18 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club+
  • 5/20 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom+
  • 5/21 – McKees Rocks, PA – Roxian Theatre Presented by Citizens+
  • 5/22 – Detroit, MI – The Majestic Theatre^
  • 5/23 – Cleveland, OH – Globe Iron^
  • 5/24 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s+
  • 5/26 – Indianapolis, IN – The Vogue#
  • 5/28 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant#
  • 5/29 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave/Eagles Club#
  • 5/30 – Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater#
  • 5/31 – Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theatre#
  • 6/2 – Boulder, CO – Boulder Theater#
  • 6/3 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Grand at The Complex#
  • 6/5 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades#
  • 6/6 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre#
  • 6/7 – San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park#
  • 6/8 – Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom#
  • 6/10 – Austin, TX – Mohawk (Outside)#
  • 6/11 – Fort Worth, TX – Tannahill’s Tavern & Music Hall#
  • 6/12 – Oklahoma City, OK – Tower Theatre#
  • 6/13 – Little Rock, AR – The Hall#
  • 6/15 – Tampa, FL – The Orpheum#
  • 6/16 – Jacksonville, FL – FIVE#
  • 6/17 – Pensacola, FL – Vinyl Music Hall#
  • 6/18 – Birmingham, AL – Saturn#
  • 6/19 – Pelham, TN – The Caverns#
  • 6/20 – Winston-Salem, NC – The Ramkat & Gas Hill Drinking Room#

+ w/Industrial Triumphant & TWIABP

^ w/Thank You Scientist & TWIABP

# w/Imperial Triumphant & Fallujah

Five Songs I’m Obsessed With [4/27 – 5/3]

Jiluka: [Devils] World Tour, U.S. 2026

Japanese visual kei outfit Jiluka is coming to the U.S. as part of their [Devils] World Tour. Boasting support from Illinois-based metalcore act VCTMS and French metal band TSS, this May run kicks off in Greenville, South Carolina, on the 8th. Tickets can be purchased at jiluka-web.com, and VIP packages are available at themasterpass.com!

  • 5/8 – Greenville, SC – Radio Room
  • 5/9 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (Purgatory)
  • 5/10 – Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome to Rockville 2026*
  • 5/12 – Greensboro, NC – Hangar 1819
  • 5/13 – New York, NY – The Brooklyn Monarch
  • 5/15 – Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival 2026*
  • 5/16 – Cudahy, WI – X-Ray Arcade
  • 5/17 – Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
  • 5/19 – Oklahoma City, OK – 89th Street Collective
  • 5/20 – Dallas, TX – Puzzles
  • 5/22 – Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep
  • 5/23 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theater
  • 5/25 – Mesa, AZ – The Nile Theater
  • 5/26 – Las Vegas, NV – Grey Witch
  • 5/28 – Sacramento, CA – Harlow’s
  • 5/29 – Berkeley, CA – Cornerstone
  • 5/30 – Pomona, CA – The Glass House

* Festival; Jiluka only

Five Songs I’m Obsessed With [4/20 – 4/26]

Dayseeker: The Pale Moonlight Tour 2026

Dayseeker will be hitting the road this May with special guests Northlane, Wind Walkers, and sace6. The Pale Moonlight Tour kicks off May 1st in Huntington, New York. Tickets and VIP can be found at dayseeker.band!

  • 5/1 – Huntington, NY – The Paramount
  • 5/2 – Wallingford, CT – The Dome at Toyota Oakdale Theatre
  • 5/3 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom
  • 5/5 – Allentown, PA – Archer Music Hall
  • 5/6 – Buffalo, NY – Buffalo RiverWorks
  • 5/8 – Grand Rapids, MI – GLC Live at 20 Monroe
  • 5/9 – Green Bay, WI – EPIC Event Center
  • 5/10 – West Des Moines, IA – Val Air Ballroom
  • 5/12 – Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom
  • 5/14 – Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival 2026
  • 5/15 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
  • 5/16 – Kansas City, MO – Grinders KC
  • 5/19 – Winnipeg, MB – Burton Cummings Theatre
  • 5/20 – Saskatoon, SK – Coors Event Centre
  • 5/22 – Edmonton, AB – Midway Music Hall
  • 5/23 – Calgary, AB – MacEwan Hall
  • 5/25 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom
  • 5/26 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
  • 5/28 – Wheatland, CA – Hard Rock Live
  • 5/29 – Pomona, CA – Fox Theater
  • 5/30 – San Diego, CA – SOMA, Mainstage

Female-Fronted Friday: Hooked Like Helen

When: Formed in 2016, writing music for TV and movies. Began focusing on touring in 2023.

Where: Northeast Ohio

Genre: Alt-rock/Sad glam

FFO: Evanescence, Tori Amos, Jewel, Lacuna Coil

At its core, Hooked Like Helen is made up of husband-and-wife Nikki and Jon Stipp. The band explores topics such as mental health, unresolved trauma, and addiction recovery in their music, fostering a safe space for healing for both themselves and their fan base. They have provided music for films and TV, and they have opened for such artists as Scott Stapp, Jewel, and Hinder.

Hooked Like Helen’s latest single, “I Don’t Mind,” deals with the subject of unrecognized and therefore unprocessed trauma. Check it out below, along with a few of my other favorite HLH tracks! And be sure to follow/subscribe to their various socials for tour dates, new music announcements, and much more!

“I Don’t Mind”

“Promise Me You’ll Run”

“Fraud”

“Sleepwalker”

The Mostly Music Podcast, Ep. 2: Rock ‘n’ Roll Messiah 101

I had the chance to interview Muscle Shoals, Alabama-based Chase “The Ace” West, aka Rock ‘n’ Roll Messiah! We chatted about his musical journey, from what inspired him to pick up a guitar as a kid all the way to this new project. 

A little bit of background: I have known Chase since 2013, when he joined The Velcro Pygmies as their new guitarist. You might think that would make this interview easier, but… I guess it did in some ways, not so much in others.

Also, enjoy my brother’s cat and his inability to be ignored 😂 He’s a giant furball and I was distracted by the risk he posed to my laptop, cords, lighting, etc.

Hope y’all like it!

Be sure to visit this page for all things Rock ‘n’ Roll Messiah, including music, merch, and his socials!