rock music
Icon For Hire: Emo Dreams Tour 2023
Alt-rockers Icon For Hire are setting out on the appropriately named Emo Dreams Tour this September-October. Support is date specific and in the form of Conquer Divide, The Funeral Portrait, and/or Concrete Castles. You can get your tickets and VIP now at iconforhire.net!
- 9/13 – Greenville, SC – Radio Room*
- 9/15 – Rochester, NY – Montage Music Hall*
- 9/16 – Elmira, NY – The L (The Pit)*#
- 9/17 – Leesburg, VA – Tally Ho Theater*#
- 9/18 – Mechanicsburg, PA – Lovedrafts*#
- 9/19 – Hamden, CT – Space Ballroom*#
- 9/20 – Brooklyn, NY – The Kingsland*#
- 9/22 – Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace*#
- 9/23 – Erie, PA – Basement Transmissions*#
- 9/24 – Lakewood, OH – The Winchester*#
- 9/25 – Columbus, OH – A&R Music Bar*#
- 9/26 – Indianapolis, IN – Hoosier Dome*#
- 9/27 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Stache at The Intersection*#
- 9/29 – Joliet, IL – The Forge*#
- 9/30 – Des Moines, IA – Lefty’s Live Music*#
- 10/1 – Fargo, ND – The Aquarium*
- 10/3 – Billings, MT – Pub Station*
- 10/4 – Great Falls, MT – The Newberry*+
- 10/6 – Boise, ID – The Shredder*+
- 10/7 – Spokane, WA – The Big Dipper*+
- 10/8 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon*+
- 10/10 – San Francisco, CA – Brick & Mortar Music Hall*+
- 10/12 – Fresno, CA – Full Circle Brewing Co.*+
- 10/13 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues*+
- 10/14 – Los Angeles, CA – The Mint*+
- 10/15 – San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick*+
- 10/17 – Las Vegas, NV – The Space*+
- 10/18 – Phoenix, AZ – The Rebel Lounge*+
- 10/19 – El Paso, TX – Rockhouse*+
- 10/20 – Roswell, NM – The Liberty*+
- 10/21 – Lubbock, TX – Jake’s Sports Cafe and Backroom*+
- 10/22 – San Antonio, TX – The Paper Tiger*+
- 10/24 – Houston, TX – Scout Bar*+
- 10/25 – Corpus Christi, TX – House of Rock*+
- 10/27 – Destin, FL – Club LA*+
- 10/28 – Winter Park, FL – Conduit+
- 10/29 – Jacksonville, FL – Underbelly+
- 10/30 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (Hell)+
- 10/31 – Memphis, TN – Growlers+
* The Funeral Portrait
# Conquer Divide
+ Concrete Castles
The Mostly Music Podcast, Ep. 1: Fun With Carbonstone
My none-too-serious interview with Carbonstone is now live on YouTube! Give it a watch!
Song of the Day — Carbonstone: “Plaything” (ft. Chrystal of Anoxia)
Song of the Day — Soul Stir: “Bring Me in From the Storm”
Song of the Day — Shouts At Clouds: “Saving Grace”
The Word Alive: The Hard Reset Tour 2023, Leg 1 (Updated 7/27)
Update: The show in Fort Worth, Texas, on August 23rd has been moved to Tulips!
The Word Alive has announced the first leg of The Hard Reset Tour, promoting their forthcoming record Hard Reset. The metalcore quartet will be playing a career-spanning set and are bringing along special guests Dark Divine and Nerv. You can get tickets and VIP at wearethewordalive.com!
- 8/14 – Albuquerque, NM – Revel Entertainment Center*
- 8/15 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre*
- 8/18 – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield*
- 8/19 – Santa Ana, CA – Observatory*
- 8/20 – Tucson, AZ – The Rock
- 8/21 – El Paso, TX – The Rockhouse Bar and Grill
- 8/22 – Lubbock, TX – Jake’s Sports Cafe
- 8/23 – Fort Worth, TX – Tulips
- 8/25 – Nashville, TN – The End
- 8/26 – Greensboro, NC – Hangar 1819
- 8/27 – Richmond, VA – Canal Club
- 8/29 – London, ON – London Music Hall**
- 8/30 – Pittsburgh, PA – Enclave
- 8/31 – Bloomington, IL – The Castle Theatre
- 9/1 – Iowa City, IA – Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon
- 9/2 – Wichita, KS – TempleLive at Wichita Scottish Rite Center
- 9/3 – Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep
* Supporting Underoath, The Ghost Inside, and We Came As Romans
** Nerv not performing
Shinedown Shares Upcoming 2023 Dates With Papa Roach and Spiritbox
Shinedown is embarking on their fall leg of The Revolutions Live Tour 2023. Support for this stretch of shows comes in the form of Papa Roach and Spiritbox. Tickets are available at shinedown.com, and VIP experiences for both Shinedown and Papa Roach can be purchased through ticketmaster.com (limited availability).
- 9/3 – Maryland Heights, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
- 9/4 – Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center
- 9/6 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center
- 9/8 – Burgettstown, PA – The Pavilion at Star Lake
- 9/9 – Alton, VA – Blue Ridge Rock Festival 2023+
- 9/12 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre*
- 9/13 – Syracuse, NY – St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater at Lakeview
- 9/15 – Ocean City, MD – Ocean City Bike Fest 2023+
- 9/16 – Camden, NJ – MMRBQ 2023 at Freedom Mortgage Pavilion#
- 9/19 – Gilford, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
- 9/21 – Bangor, ME – Maine Savings Amphitheater
- 9/23 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
- 9/24 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center*
- 9/26 – Simpsonville, SC – CCNB Amphitheatre at Heritage Park
- 9/27 – Atlanta, GA – Lakewood Amphitheatre
- 9/29 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
- 9/30 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live
- 10/3 – Franklin, TN – FirstBank Amphitheater
- 10/5 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP
- 10/6 – Allen, TX – Credit Union of Texas Event Center
- 10/8 – The Woodlands, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
- 10/9 – San Antonio, TX – Freeman Coliseum
- 10/12 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
- 10/13 – Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena
- 10/15 – Irvine, CA – FivePoint Amphitheatre
- 10/17 – West Valley City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
- 10/19 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
- 10/20 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena
+ Shinedown only
* No Papa Roach
# Shinedown solo radio show
Bad Omens Announces Fall 2023 Dates With Erra and I See Stars
Riding high on the success of their latest studio album, The Death of Peace of Mind, Bad Omens is hitting the road again in the late summer/early fall for the Concrete Forever Tour. Kicking off September 1st in Houston, Texas, the tour features special guests Erra and I See Stars.
Tickets: badomensofficial.com
- 9/1 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center
- 9/2 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
- 9/4 – New Orleans, LA – Orpheum Theater
- 9/5 – St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live
- 9/6 – Lake Buena Vista, FL – House of Blues Orlando
- 9/8 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy
- 9/9 – Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works
- 9/10 – Alton, VA – Blue Ridge Rock Festival 2023
- 9/12 – New York, NY – Terminal 5
- 9/13 – Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall
- 9/14 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
- 9/15 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
- 9/16 – Boston, MA – Roadrunner
- 9/18 – Montreal, QC – MTELUS
- 9/19 – Toronto, ON – REBEL
- 9/21 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed
- 9/22 – Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life Festival 2023
- 9/23 – Clarkston, MI – WRIF Riff Fest 2023
- 9/24 – Columbus, OH – KEMBA Live!
- 9/26 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave/Eagles Club
- 9/27 – Maplewood, MN – Myth Live
- 9/29 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
- 9/30 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union Event Center
- 10/2 – Portland, OR – McMenamins Crystal Ballroom
- 10/3 – Vancouver, BC – Vogue Theatre
- 10/4 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo
- 10/6 – Sacramento, CA – Aftershock Festival 2023
- 10/8 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
- 10/9 – Las Vegas, NV – The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas
- 10/10 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
- 10/11 – Albuquerque, NM – Revel Entertainment Center
- 10/13 – Dallas, TX – The Factory in Deep Ellum
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