From Jim Daniels and the Moonshiners’ latest album, Moonshine, which was released in March 2023.
hard rock
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”
Song of the Day — Avenged Sevenfold: “(O)rdinary”
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]
Fame on Fire: The Chaos Tour 2023
The genre-bending Fame on Fire is touring in support of their latest album, Welcome to the Chaos, in late summer/early fall. With support from the Texas-based rock quartet Kingdom Collapse, The Chaos Tour kicks off September 2nd in St. Louis, following Fame on Fire’s appearance at Rocklahoma.
Tickets: fameonfireband.com or kingdomcollapse.com
- 9/1 – Pryor, OK – Rocklahoma 2023*
- 9/2 – St. Louis, MO – The Old Rock House
- 9/3 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theatre+
- 9/5 – Nashville, TN – The End
- 9/7 – New York, NY – Mercury Lounge+
- 9/8 – Vienna, VA – Jammin’ Java
- 9/9 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
- 9/10 – Alton, VA – Blue Ridge Rock Festival 2023*
- 9/12 – Hartford, CT – Webster Theater
- 9/14 – Montreal, QC – Bar Le Ritz PDB
- 9/15 – Toronto, ON – Velvet Underground
- 9/16 – Pittsburgh, PA – The Crafthouse Stage & Grill
- 9/19 – Lakewood, OH – Mahall’s
- 9/21 – Ferndale, MI – The Loving Touch
- 9/22 – Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life Festival 2023*
- 9/23 – Chicago, IL – Cobra Lounge
- 9/24 – Minneapolis, MN – 7th St. Entry
- 9/26 – Denver, CO – Globe Hall
- 9/27 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
- 9/29 – Seattle, WA – Madame Lou’s
- 9/30 – Vancouver, BC – Fox Cabaret
- 10/3 – Portland, OR – McMenamins Mission Theater
- 10/5 – Los Angeles, CA – The Echo
- 10/6 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues
- 10/7 – Sacramento, CA – Aftershock Festival 2023*
- 10/9 – Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar
- 10/11 – Dallas, TX – The Cambridge Room at House of Blues
- 10/13 – Atlanta, GA – Purgatory at The Masquerade
- 10/14 – Orlando, FL – The Social
* Fame on Fire festival appearance
+ No Kingdom Collapse
Escape The Fate: Out Of The Shadows Tour 2023
Escape The Fate is kicking off their Out of the Shadows Tour on August 31st in Salt Lake City. With them will be D.R.U.G.S., Point North, Stitched Up Heart, and Garzi. You can get your tickets and VIP at escapethefate.com. (VIP is also available for Stitched Up Heart.)
- 8/31 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot
- 9/1 – Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
- 9/2 – Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theatre
- 9/3 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave/Eagles Club
- 9/5 – Chicago, IL – Concord Music Hall
- 9/7 – Alton, VA – Blue Ridge Rock Festival 2023 (Escape The Fate and Stitched Up Heart only)
- 9/8 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
- 9/9 – Providence, RI – The Strand Ballroom & Theatre
- 9/10 – Philadelphia, PA – Brooklyn Bowl
- 9/12 – Warrendale, PA – Jergel’s Rhythm Grille
- 9/13 – Columbus, OH – The KING of CLUBS
- 9/15 – Pontiac, MI – The Crofoot Ballroom
- 9/16 – Covington, KY – Madison Theater
- 9/17 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl
- 9/19 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (Heaven)
- 9/20 – Birmingham, AL – Iron City
- 9/22 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live
- 9/23 – Dallas, TX – The Factory in Deep Ellum
- 9/24 – San Antonio, TX – Vibes Event Center
- 9/26 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
- 9/27 – Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco Theater
- 9/29 – Riverside, CA – Riverside Municipal Auditorium
- 9/30 – Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl
- 10/1 – San Francisco, CA – DNA Lounge
- 10/3 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox
- 10/5 – Portland, OR – Bossanova Ballroom
- 10/7 – Sacramento, CA – Aftershock Festival 2023 (Escape The Fate only)
Call of Sirens Gives Listeners a Catchy and Relatable Track With New Single “Never Enough” (Review)
UK-based alternative rock band Call of Sirens has penned a musically catchy, lyrically relatable masterpiece with their new track, “Never Enough.”
With a surface layer of synth-pop underscored by the heavier alternative sounds listeners have come to expect from the band, “Never Enough” offers a glimpse into another side of Call of Sirens. Vocalist Leilani shows off her exquisite singing, playing with a range that reflects the emotions expressed in both the lyrics and the instrumentation to create a song one can actually feel.
“Why am I here, just to tell you how amazing you think you are?/Just sitting there with your glasses, your papers, your lovers, and your haters/It was never enough, never enough for you…”
“Never Enough” tells a story with which we can all connect: the tale of someone who has power over us and who is never satisfied, no matter how we try to please them. A parent, a spouse, a friend, there is always that person we strive to make happy or proud, but (s)he will not be appeased. With the aforementioned mix of music, words, and powerhouse vocals, Call of Sirens captures the frustrated powerlessness and painful resignation of never being enough.
“Never Enough” is the start of something new for Call of Sirens. The band has expertly walked the fine line between crafting a style that appeals to a wider audience while maintaining the familiar elements that attracted their old fans in the first place. I have been a fan since first hearing “Kenopsia,” and I am excited for this upcoming chapter in the band’s career!
“Never Enough” will be available everywhere on July 14th! You can pre-save the track here.
Song of the Day — Mortis, the Devil’s Reject: “Sweet Like Novocaine”
Black Veil Brides & Ville Valo Share Dates For Their 2023 Co-Headlining Tour
Black Veil Brides and Ville Valo will be sharing the stage this fall alongside special guest Dark Divine. Tickets are available at blackveilbrides.net, Ville Valo’s Bandsintown, or dark-divine.com. Black Veil Brides are also offering VIP experiences!
- 9/10 – Louisville, KY – Old Forester’s Paristown Hall
- 9/11 – Birmingham, AL – Avondale Brewing Company
- 9/12 – St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live
- 9/14 – North Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues
- 9/15 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live!
- 9/16 – Niagara Falls, NY – The Rapids Theatre
- 9/17 – Toronto, ON – HISTORY
- 9/19 – Montreal, QC – MTELUS
- 9/20 – Hampton Beach, NH – Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
- 9/22 – Wallingford, CT – Toyota Oakdale Theatre
- 9/23 – Bethlehem, PA – Wind Creek Event Center
- 9/24 – Montclair, NJ – The Wellmont Theater
- 9/25 – Huntington, NY – The Paramount
- 9/27 – Grand Rapids, MI – GLC Live at 20 Monroe
- 9/28 – Gary, IN – Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana
- 9/29 – Columbus, OH – KEMBA Live!
- 9/30 – Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
- 10/1 – Chesterfield, MO – The Factory
- 10/3 – Austin, TX – 3TEN Austin City Limits Live
- 10/5 – Tulsa, OK – Brady Theater
- 10/6 – Omaha, NE – Steelhouse Omaha
- 10/7 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee
- 10/9 – Winnipeg, MB – Burton Cummings Theatre
- 10/11 – Edmonton, AB – Edmonton Convention Centre
- 10/12 – Calgary, AB – Grey Eagle Event Centre
- 10/14 – Vancouver, BC – Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre
- 10/15 – Spokane, WA – The Podium
- 10/16 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
- 10/18 – Garden City, ID – Revolution Concert House
- 10/19 – Wheatland, CA – Hard Rock Live
- 10/20 – Riverside, CA – Riverside Municipal Auditorium
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