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John 5 Announces 2024 Winter Dates With Marty Friedman and Liliac

December 12, 2023 — Leave a comment

John 5 will be touring early in the new year, and he’s bringing along some special guests! From February 1st to February 7th, Liliac will be accompanying him, and the week of the 21st to the 28th, Marty Friedman will be appearing. Grab your tickets and VIP upgrades at john-5.com!

  • 1/26 – Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory
  • 1/27 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre
  • 1/28 – Las Vegas, NV – Count’s Vamp’d
  • 1/30 – Colorado Springs, CO – Sunshine Studios Live
  • 2/1 – St. Charles, IL – Arcada Family Theatre at Pheasant Run Resort#
  • 2/2 – Turtle Lake, WI – St. Croix Casino#
  • 2/3 – Green Bay, WI – EPIC Event Center#
  • 2/4 – Kansasville, WI – 1175 Sports Park & Eatery#
  • 2/6 – Angola, IN – The Eclectic Room#
  • 2/7 – Harrison, OH – Blue Note Harrison#
  • 2/8 – Lakewood, OH – Winchester Music Tavern
  • 2/9 – Flint, MI – The Machine Shop
  • 2/10 – Columbus, OH – The KING of CLUBS
  • 2/12 – Warrendale, PA – Jergel’s Rhythm Grille
  • 2/13 – Lititz, PA – Mickey’s Black Box
  • 2/14 – Derry, NH – Tupelo Music Hall
  • 2/15 – New York, NY – Gramercy Theatre
  • 2/16 – New Bedford, MA – The Vault Music Hall & Pub
  • 2/17 – Rochester, NY – Montage Music Hall
  • 2/18 – Sellersville, PA – Sellersville Theater
  • 2/19 – Leesburg, VA – Tally Ho Theater
  • 2/20 – Greenville, SC – The Radio Room
  • 2/21 – Atlanta, GA – The Loft*
  • 2/23 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall (Dallas System)*
  • 2/24 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theater*
  • 2/25 – Tulsa, OK – The Shrine*
  • 2/27 – Denver, CO – Oriental Theater*
  • 2/28 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater*
  • 2/29 – Mesa, AZ – The Nile
  • 3/1 – San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park

# w/Liliac

* w/Marty Friedman

Mostly Music Halloween 2023 Playlist

October 29, 2023 — Leave a comment

I think I actually created this playlist last year, but it has undergone some changes since then! So click the link to visit the actual list on Spotify (this is NSFW), or simply read what made the cut below! Happy Halloween, y’all!

  • Type O Negative: “Love You to Death”
  • Type O Negative: “Black No. 1 (Little Miss Scare-All)”
  • Small Town Titans: “Monster Mash”
  • Marilyn Manson: “This is Halloween”
  • Ed Ivory, Ken Page: “Oogie Boogie’s Song”
  • Danny Elfman: “Remains of the Day”
  • Bruno Coulais, The Children’s Choir of Nice: “Coraline End Credits”
  • London After Midnight: “The Black Cat”
  • Avenged Sevenfold: “A Little Piece of Heaven”
  • Alice Cooper: “Feed My Frankenstein”
  • Depeche Mode: “Enjoy the Silence – 2006 Remaster”
  • Marilyn Manson, Sneaker Pimps: “Long Hard Road Out of Hell”
  • Sneaker Pimps: “6 Underground”
  • Little Nell, Patricia Quinn, Richard O’Brien: “Time Warp”
  • Lana Del Rey: “Season of the Witch”
  • Eagles: “Witchy Woman – 2013 Remaster”
  • Collide: “White Rabbit”
  • Rob Zombie: “Dragula”
  • Crosses: “Bitches Brew”
  • White Zombie: “Thunder Kiss ’65”
  • Fall Out Boy: “Uma Thurman”
  • Backstreet Boys: “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)”
  • The Weeknd: “Blinding Lights”
  • The 69 Eyes: “Lost Boys”
  • Ghost: “Dance Macabre”
  • Keith David: “Friends on the Other Side” (from The Princess and the Frog)
  • The Alan Parsons Project: “The Raven”
  • The Alan Parsons Project: “(The System Of) Dr. Tarr and Professor Feather”
  • Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds: “Red Right Hand”
  • Front Line Assembly: “Ghosts”
  • Creature Feature: “The Greatest Show Unearthed”
  • Jyrki 69, Steve Stevens: “White Rabbit”
  • Die Krupps: “The Vampire Strikes Back”
  • Panzer AG: “Monster”
  • Rob Zombie: “House of 1000 Corpses”
  • Rob Zombie: “Pussy Liquor”
  • John 5: “Beat It”
  • Anarchy Club: “Behind the Mask”
  • Graveyard BBQ: “Cheat on the Church”
  • Bobaflex: “I’m Glad You’re Dead”
  • Rammstein: “Mein Teil”
  • Ghost: “Call Me Little Sunshine”
  • Ghost: “Hunter’s Moon”
  • Atlanta Rhythm Section: “Spooky”
  • Alice Cooper: “Welcome To My Nightmare”
  • Tom Petty: “Zombie Zoo”
  • Wednesday 13: “I Walked With a Zombie”
  • Murderdolls: “Love at First Fright”
  • Escape the Fate: “Zombie Dance”
  • Escape the Fate: “Gorgeous Nightmare”
  • Escape the Fate: “Lost in Darkness”
  • Powerman 5000: “Black Lipstick”
  • Deftones: “Change (In the House of Flies)”
  • Muse: “You Make Me Feel Like It’s Halloween”
  • Strvngers: “Crucifixxx”
  • Strvngers: “Necromancer”
  • Crywolf: “Halloween, 1987”
  • Andrew Gold: “Spooky, Scary Skeletons (Undead Tombstone Remix)”
  • People in Planes: “Vampire”
  • Roxy Lane: “Graveyard”
  • Vampires Everywhere!: “Cry Little Sister”
  • Rob Zombie: “Living Dead Girl”
  • No Resolve, From Ashes To New: “Thriller”
  • The 69 Eyes: “We Own The Night”
  • Powerman 5000: “Horror Show”
  • London After Midnight: “Spider and the Fly”

John 5 Posts August/September Dates With KrashKarma

June 7, 2022 — Leave a comment

These dates are actually a continuation of the Sinner Tour and include the rescheduled shows in San Diego and Albuquerque. Tickets available at john-5.com, and VIP meet-and-greets can be purchased at john5store.com. Please note: previously purchased VIP packages for the rescheduled shows can be transferred to the new dates!

  • 8/24 – Albuquerque, NM – Launchpad
  • 8/25 – Phoenix, AZ – The Nile Theater
  • 8/26 – Las Vegas, NV – Count’s Vamp’d
  • 8/27 – Reno, NV – Peavine Taphouse
  • 8/28 – Boise, ID – The Shredder
  • 8/29 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
  • 8/30 – Vancouver, BC – The Rickshaw
  • 8/31 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
  • 9/3 – San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick

Welcome to Rockville 2022: Full Lineup (Updated 5/18)

May 18, 2022 — Leave a comment

News: Jane’s Addiction has pulled out of the festival, but Porno For Pyros will be taking their place!

Welcome to Rockville is back!!!!

The annual rock/metal festival is taking place May 19th through May 22nd at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. There will also be a kickoff party featuring Steel Panther that Wednesday, the 21st. Day/weekend passes, campground reservations, and other information are available at welcometorockville.com.

Welcome to Rockville 2022: Full Lineup

May 9, 2022 — Leave a comment

Welcome to Rockville is back!!!!

The annual rock/metal festival is taking place May 19th through May 22nd at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. There will also be a kickoff party featuring Steel Panther that Wednesday, the 21st. Day/weekend passes, campground reservations, and other information are available at welcometorockville.com.

Song of the Day — John 5 and The Creatures: “Land of the Misfit Toys”

March 23, 2022 — Leave a comment

John 5: Sinner Tour 2022

March 23, 2022 — Leave a comment

John 5 and The Creatures will be hitting the road this spring and summer for the Sinner Tour. The Haxans are the special guests for several shows, but John will also be playing alongside Fozzy on a couple of dates and is appearing at multiple festivals over the summer. You can get your tickets and VIP meet-and-greets at john-5.com.

  • 4/19 – Redding, CA – The Dip
  • 4/20 – San Francisco, CA – DNA Lounge*
  • 4/21 – Roseville, CA – Goldfield Trading Post*
  • 4/22 – Garden Grove, CA – Garden Grove Amphitheatre*
  • 4/23 – Las Vegas, NV – Count’s Vamp’d Rock Bar & Grill*
  • 4/24 – San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick*
  • 4/26 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater*
  • 4/27 – Austin, TX – Come and Take It Live
  • 4/29 – Houston, TX – Warehouse Live, Ballroom (w/Fozzy)
  • 4/30 – San Antonio, TX – The Rock Box (w/Fozzy)
  • 5/4 – Belvidere, IL – The Apollo Theater*
  • 5/5 – Joliet, IL – The Forge*
  • 5/6 – Flint, MI – The Machine Shop*
  • 5/7 – Warrendale, PA – Jergel’s Rhythm Grille*
  • 5/8 – Sellersville, PA – Sellersville Theater*
  • 5/9 – Millersville, PA – Phantom Power*
  • 5/11 – Poughkeepsie, NY – The Chance*
  • 5/12 – New Bedford, MA – The Vault Music Hall
  • 5/13 – Derry, NH – Tupelo Music Hall*
  • 5/14 – Hartford, CT – Webster Underground*
  • 5/15 – Annapolis, MD – Rams Head On Stage*
  • 5/16 – Alexandria, VA – The Birchmere*
  • 5/18 – Winston-Salem, NC – The Ramkat
  • 5/20 – Atlanta, GA – Vinyl
  • 5/21 – Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome to Rockville
  • 6/7 – Ottawa, ON – Brass Monkey Bar & Billiards
  • 6/8 – Montreal, QC – Foufounes Électriques
  • 6/9 – Toronto, ON – The Phoenix
  • 6/10 – New York, NY – Iridium
  • 6/11 – New York, NY – Iridium
  • 6/12 – Atlantic City, NJ – Orange Loop Rock Festival

(* The Haxans as support)

It’s Been A While

March 12, 2022 — Leave a comment

Hello!

I fell off the face of the earth during Covid, but as some of you have surely noticed, I’m back! There has been so much to share – from new music to tour dates – that I am just now getting the chance to post a little personal blog and tell y’all what’s up with me.

Well, I honestly haven’t been doing much besides working. My best friend and her family moved to Kentucky last year, so I’ve driven up there twice to visit them. I had never been to Kentucky before, and they took me to the Indiana state line so now I can say I’ve been there as well. Ha!

I also flew out to Colorado in February 2021 to see my brother and his wife. They have lived there since 2017 and that was my first time going to them, and my first time flying. (They have flown home three times, once for a memorable weekend in Dauphin Island.) Colorado was beautiful! We knocked out a couple of other firsts: me gambling and both of them getting tattooed. It was so much fun, but a very short trip. No worries, though. Mom and I are heading out there next week!

Other than that, I’ve been to a few concerts. I saw A Killer’s Confession (and met Waylon Reavis and Church, both formerly of Mushroomhead). I went to a John 5 show and met him, which made my life as I’ve been a fan since I was 12. Small Town Titans came to town, as did Smith & Myers, Tommy Vext, South of Eden, and Blacktop Mojo. And I hung out a lot with Alabama’s very own Throne of Eden.

Now, I’m really just crossing my fingers that the Rammstein tour happens this year. I guess I would be satisfied with an Alter Bridge run in the fall/winter instead; they keep hinting that they’ve begun writing for a new album.

I hope this blog finds all of you well, and that your 2022 is going much better than the last two years! I’m gonna wrap this up with a few pictures. Until next time! 🙂

Small Town Titans
Colorado
My and my brother’s tattoos
My Rammstein tattoo
Blacktop Mojo
Mom with “Catt” (Blacktop Mojo)
John 5
Waylon Reavis
Church
With the besties at the haunted woods for Halloween
Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville
My newest tattoo

Tour Announcements From Alice Cooper, Nita Strauss, Atreyu, and More!

March 7, 2019 — Leave a comment

2019 is shaping up to be quite a year for live music — and it’s only March! I’m sure I will be sharing more tour announcements in the coming weeks, but for now, here are a few that piqued my interest.

Alice Cooper w/Halestorm and Motionless in White

The nineteen city tour kicks off July 17th in Allentown, PA. Tickets go on sale this Friday, March 8th!!!! For a full list of dates and ticket info, visit any of the bands’ official sites.

–Halestorm

–Motionless in White

–Alice Cooper

Atreyu, Motionless in White, and Wilson

Speaking of Motionless in White, the Scranton, PA natives will be hitting the road with Atreyu and Wilson, starting April 15th.

Nita Strauss

Nita Strauss, guitarist for Alice Cooper, is hitting the road solo. She will be offering support for John 5 at the San Diego stop of his Invasion 2019 Tour. Her North American trek also includes a handful of dates with Fozzy and Paul Gilbert. Nita’s tour kicks off April 10th in Hermosa Beach, California, and wraps up June 8th in Poughkeepsie, NY. Visit Loudwire for more!

The “ALT-IMATE” Tour ft. Live, Bush, and Our Lady Peace

This is the dream lineup for all you 90’s alternative rock lovers! The tour is in honor of the 25th anniversaries of both Live’s Throwing Copper and Bush’s Sixteen Stone. The tour begins June 6th in Mashantucket, CT, and ends September 8th in Rochester, MI. Tickets go on sale March 11th.