horror punk

Alesana Share Dates For Part One of The Trilogy Tour: The Emptiness

June 17, 2022 — Leave a comment

Alesana will be touring this summer alongside Palisades, Vampires Everywhere!, and a special guest still to be announced. Additional dates and cities will be added, so keep an eye out for updates, either here or via the band’s Facebook. Tickets and VIP meet-and-greets are available at meetandscream.com.

  • 7/7 – Louisville, KY – Headliners
  • 7/8 – Belvidere, IL – Apollo Theater
  • 7/9 – St. Louis, MO – Old Rock House
  • 7/10 – Kansas City, MO – Record Bar
  • 7/11 – Oklahoma City, OK – 89th Street
  • 7/13 – Houston, TX – Scout Bar
  • 7/14 – Corpus Christi, TX – Brewster Street
  • 7/15 – San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger
  • 7/16 – Austin, TX – Come and Take It Live
  • 7/17 – Dallas, TX – Trees
  • 8/19 – Jacksonville, NC – Hooligans
  • 8/20 – Spartanburg, SC – Ground Zero
  • 8/21 – Orlando, FL – Henao
  • 8/22 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade (Purgatory)
  • 8/23 – Charlotte, NC – Neighborhood Theater
  • 8/24 – Pittsburgh, PA – Craft House
  • 8/25 – Horseheads, NY – The L
  • 8/26 – New York, NY – The Brooklyn Monarch
  • 8/27 – Frenchtown, NJ – Arties*
  • 8/28 – Harrisburg, PA – HMAC

* No Palisades

Cancerslug: Revenant Tour 2022

April 6, 2022 — Leave a comment

Ticket links available at cancerslug.org.

  • 4/30 – Huntsville, AL – Shagnasty’s
  • 5/11 – New Orleans, LA – Santos Bar
  • 5/12 – Houston, TX – The Concert Pub North
  • 5/13 – San Antonio, TX – Vibes Underground
  • 5/14 – Haltom City, TX – The Haltom Theatre
  • 5/15 – Austin, TX – Kick Butt Café
  • 5/17 – Tulsa, OK – The Shrine
  • 5/18 – Springfield, MO – Southland
  • 5/19 – Wichita, KS – Barleycorns
  • 5/20 – Kearney, NE – The Other Side
  • 5/21 – Denver, CO – Globe Hall Live
  • 5/22 – Grand Junction, CO – Mesa Theatre
  • 5/25 – Albuquerque, NM – TBA
  • 5/26 – Bisbee, AZ – The Quarry Bisbee
  • 5/27 – Mesa, AZ – The Underground
  • 5/28 – Las Vegas, NV – The Dive Bar
  • 5/29 – West Hollywood, CA – Whisky A Go-Go
  • 5/31 – Ventura, CA – GiGi’s Cocktail Bar
  • 6/1 – San Francisco, CA – Bottom of the Hill
  • 6/2 – Sacramento, CA – Café Colonial
  • 6/3 – Salem, OR – TBA
  • 6/4 – Portland, OR – Dante’s
  • 6/5 – Seattle, WA – The Funhouse
  • 6/7 – Bozeman, MT – Filling Station
  • 6/8 – Billings, MT – TBA
  • 6/10 – Fargo, ND – TBA
  • 6/11 – Minneapolis, MN – James Ballentine Uptown VFW
  • 6/12 – Des Moines, IA – Lefty’s Live Music
  • 6/14 – Green Bay, WI – The Lyric Room
  • 6/15 – Chicago, IL – Reggies
  • 6/16 – Bloomington, IL – Nightshop
  • 6/17 – Indianapolis, IN – Black Circle Brewing
  • 6/18 – Knoxville, TN – Brickyard Bar & Grill
  • 6/19 – Macon, GA – Hummingbird Stage & Taphouse

Wednesday 13: 20 Years of Fear Tour

March 15, 2022 — Leave a comment

Wednesday 13 is about to set off on their first US headlining tour in four years. The band is celebrating twenty years of their unique brand of horror punk, plus paying tribute to friend/band mate Joey Jordison. Tickets and meet-and-greets are on sale through the venues and via officialwednesday13.com.

3/23 – Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad

3/25 – Austin, TX – Come and Take It Live

3/26 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live

3/27 – Dallas, TX – Amplified Live

3/29 – Nashville, TN – The Basement East

3/30 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade

3/31 – Spartanburg, SC – Ground Zero

4/1 – Harrison, OH – Blue Note Harrison

4/2 – Columbus, OH – The KING of CLUBS

4/3 – Pittsburgh, PA – The Crafthouse Stage & Grill

4/5 – Harrisburg, PA – Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center

4/6 – Clifton, NJ – Dingbatz

4/8 – New Bedford, MA – The Vault Music Hall

4/9 – Poughkeepsie, NY – The Chance Theater

4/10 – Syracuse, NY – The Lost Horizon

4/13 – Leesburg, VA – Tally Ho Theatre

4/14 – Buffalo, NY – Buffalo Iron Works

4/15 – Lakewood, OH – The Winchester Music Tavern

4/16 – Flint, MI – The Machine Shop

4/17 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Stache

4/19 – Fort Wayne, IN – Piere’s

4/20 – Hobart, IN – The Hobart Art Theater

4/22 – Angola, IN – The Eclectic Room

4/23 – Joliet, IL – The Forge

4/24 – Bloomington, IL – Castle Theatre

4/26 – Green Bay, WI – EPIC Event Center

4/27 – Belvidere, IL – Apollo AC

4/29 – Colorado Springs, CO – Sunshine Studios Live

4/30 – Denver, CO – HQ

5/1 – Grand Junction, CO – Mesa Theater

5/3 – Scottsdale, AZ – Pub Rock Live

5/5 – San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick

5/6 – West Hollywood, CA – Whisky A Go-Go

5/7 – Sacramento, CA – Goldfield Trading Post

Weekly Focus: Songs About Halloween, Day Seven

November 3, 2019 — Leave a comment

Wednesday 13 — “Halloween 13-13,” from the album Spook & Destroy (2012).

And I end my list with none other than Wednesday 13, an artist who seems to eat, sleep, and breathe all things horror and Halloween.

Weekly Focus: Songs About Halloween, Day Five

November 1, 2019 — Leave a comment

Misfits — “Halloween,” from the album Legacy of Brutality (1985).

This song was also covered by AFI on their All Hallow’s EP!

Top 5: Wednesday 13 Videos

October 26, 2019 — Leave a comment

Wednesday 13 and horror go hand in hand. From his days with Maniac Spider Trash, all the way to 2019 and his current band, Wednesday’s subject matter — both lyrically and visually — is always an ode to the macabre.

For this list, I am going to stick to videos from his later days as front man of the band bearing his stage name. Choosing only five was difficult, but here are my picks.

1. “I Walked With a Zombie”

2. “Blood Sick”

3. “Condolences”

4. “What the Night Brings”

5. “Bad Things”

Though it is not a horror-themed video, I had to include this one. I love this song, and I love videos that show live footage and behind-the-scenes clips.

Let’s Talk Covers (Pt. 48)

March 23, 2019 — Leave a comment

Spineshank: “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” (The Beatles cover)

Leo Moracchioli ft. Mary Spender: “Sultans of Swing” (Dire Straits cover)

Wednesday 13: “Runnin’ Down a Dream” (Tom Petty cover)