Albums Released January to June 2024

There have been several albums released so far in 2024, and I decided to compile them in a post separate from the EPs. Much as with the other list, I am sure I’ve missed a few, so if there are any you know of that are not shared here, feel free to tell me in the comments!

Be sure to check out my list of EPs that have dropped over the past 6 months, as well!

Scotty Austin: The King of Rock Tour 2023

Scotty Austin, formerly of Saving Abel, is taking The King of Rock Tour across the U.S. for much of 2023. He will be playing with several different bands, hitting festivals, jumping on a date of the Revival Tour with Rehab, and even doing a TV show recording in March!

For more info, visit scottyaustinofficial.com. Tickets available through the venues’ sites. I will update this list if/when more dates are announced.

  • 1/26 – Ft. Walton Beach, FL – The Sound Cafe
  • 1/28 – Clearwater, FL – OCC Roadhouse
  • 2/2 – Owensboro, KY – Milligan’s Bar
  • 2/9 – Seattle, WA – Funhouse
  • 2/10 – Hayden, ID – Razzles
  • 2/11 – Lava Hot Springs, ID – Blue Moon Bar & Grill w/White Trash Romeo
  • 2/12 – Salt Lake City, UT – Liquid Joe’s
  • 2/17 – Angola, IN – Eclectic Room w/Saints Among Us
  • 3/1-3/12 – Tour w/Flaw and Shallow Side
  • 3/30 – TV show recording
  • 4/1 – Sturgis, SD – Kickstands
  • 4/14 – Columbus, MS – Muddy Waters w/Rehab
  • 4/15 – Memphis, TN – Rockhouse Live w/Voxx
  • 4/22 – Fort Smith, AR – The Majestic w/Pump 5
  • 4/23 – San Angelo, TX – The Deadhorse w/Pump 5
  • 4/28 – Warrensburg, MO – Bodies w/Pump 5
  • 4/29 – Omaha, NE – Dream on the Green w/Pump 5
  • 5/4 – Chicago, IL – The Cubby Bear w/Citrus Orange
  • 5/5 – Genoa City, WI – 2 Brothers Bar w/Citrus Orange
  • 5/6 – Battle Creek, MI – Music Factory w/Citrus Orange
  • 5/7 – Kaukauna, WI – Maloney’s w/Citrus Orange
  • 5/10 – Buffalo, NY – Stamps the Bar w/Wild Planes
  • 5/11 – Teaneck, NJ – Debonair Music Hall w/Look Back Luna
  • 5/12 – Hallam, PA – Tourist Inn w/Look Back Luna
  • 5/13 – Hanover, PA – Rock on the Hill Festival w/Trapt, Sponge, & Flaw
  • 5/18 – Lawton, OK – Red Dirt Reloaded
  • 5/19 – San Antonio, TX – Fitzgerald’s
  • 5/25 – Baxter Springs, KS – Bricks & Brews w/Saints Among Us
  • 5/26 – Holladay, TN – Keeper of the Flame w/Saints Among Us
  • 5/27 – St. Louis, MO – The Attic Music Bar w/Saints Among Us
  • 5/28 – Madison, WI – BratFest
  • 6/8 – Unity, WI – Monster Hall Music Fest
  • 6/10 – Cave in Rock, IL – Hogrock
  • 6/14-7/6 – Revival Tour w/Rehab and Framing the Red
  • 7/7, 7/8 – Branson, MO – Branson Star Theater w/Saint Tragedy
  • 7/13 – Bloomington, IL – Nightshop w/The Lion Within (New date!)
  • 7/14 – Kaukauna, WI – Farm Stock Biker Bash w/The Lion Within
  • 7/15 – Lake City, MI – Tiki Craft Festival w/The Lion Within
  • 7/22 – Springville, IN – ABATE of Indiana w/Bobaflex
  • 7/23 – Hazel Green, WI – Sandy Hook Tavern w/Perfectly Still
  • 8/2, 8/6 – Sturgis, SD – Kickstands Campground, Sturgis Bike Rally
  • 8/12 – Minneapolis, MN – The Cabooze w/Embers Rise
  • 8/21-9/1 – Carnival Valor Cruise w/Big Smo and more
  • 9/15 – Stroudsburg, PA – Sherman Theater
  • 9/16 – Oakmont, PA – Oaks Theater
  • 9/23 – Mansfield, TX – Fat Daddy’s w/Dark Below
  • 9/28 – Orangevale, CA – The Boardwalk
  • 9/29 – San Francisco, CA – Bricks & Mortar Music Hall
  • 10/6 – Chickasha, OK – Legends Pub w/Gravel Switch
  • 10/7 – Kansas City, KS – Vivo w/Gravel Switch
  • 10/13 – Natchez, MS – Locust Alley w/Gravel Switch
  • 10/14 – Columbus, MS – Rocktoberfest w/Shallow Side
  • 10/19 – Westland, MI – Token Lounge w/Saints Among Us
  • 10/21 – Appleton, WI – BreastFest
  • 11/4 – Hallam, PA – Tourist Inn w/Wild Planes
  • 11/11 – Holladay, TN – Keeper of the Flame w/Below 7
  • 12/1 – Columbia, SC – The Venue w/Bear Within Us
  • 12/16 – Frenchtown, NJ – Artie’s Bar & Grill

New Music (4/29 — 5/5)

Slash ft. Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators: “Boulevard of Broken Hearts”

Trench Dogs: “Homesick Parade”

Lonely Avenue: “Ready For Home”

Shinedown: “GET UP” (Piano version)

New Years Day: “Shut Up”

Issues: “Tapping Out”

Sabaton: “Fields of Verdun”

Daron Malakian and Scars on Broadway: “Angry Guru”

Abbath: “Calm in Ire of Hurricane”

Marshmello: “Paralyzed”

Angels and Airwaves: “Rebel Girl”

Of Mice & Men: “Mushroom Cloud”

Northlane: “Bloodline”

Freternia: “Reborn”

The Gloom In The Corner: “Survivor’s Guilt”

The Veronicas: “Think Of Me”

The Three Tremors: “Fly or Die”

Tanith: “Under the Stars”

Chon: “Petal”

Abnormality: “Monarch Alpha”

Neon Animal ft. The Healthy Junkies: “Vive Le Rock”

Pröwess: “Lookin’ For A Bullet”

The Wildhearts: “Let ‘Em Go”

The Unlikely Candidates: “Novocaine”

THEM: “As The Sage Burns”

New Dialogue: “Pilgrims”

Framing The Red: “Holy Water”

BAT!: “Villain”

Music & Family

Music has always been a big thing in my family. Ever since I can remember, we’ve been going to shows together. I know for a fact that my parents took me to shows while I was still in a stroller, and I can clearly remember seeing Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers for the first time…when I was six.

For years, my brother and I tagged along with Mom and Dad, watching classic rock acts of which they were fans. Now, however, we are much older and we have begun carrying our parents to shows. Well, our mom, at any rate. Dad isn’t very sociable anymore.

I am a huge fan of local acts, as everyone who follows this blog has surely realized. I hang out at shows so much that I’m recognized by bands, staff at the venues, etc. I made it my mission to introduce my mom to that world (she didn’t frequent the local scene when she was younger). I was most insistent that she attend a Lynam show with me, for they are the band that I am closest to. She has now seen them four or five times, and she adores vocalist/guitarist Jacob Bunton almost as much as I do.

Anyway, a little over a week ago, she and I hit a Lynam show. My brother joined us after work. I had the best time with two of my family members there. Jacob even gave my mom a shout-out from the stage.

And now, pictures!

Mom, Jacob, and me

David Lynam and me

Framing the Red

Song of the Week: “Country Band Man”

I saw this band for the first time on Saturday and it was instantaneous love! They put on a great show. Even more importantly, they are extremely talented musicians. I could be biased because they hail from the South–ha!–but seriously, y’all should listen to this song, love it (because you will), then go stalk their YouTube channel for more! 🙂

Framing the Red — “Country Band Man,” from the album Welcome to the Show (2012).