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Modern Mimes and Reign Of Z Team Up for the Down and Dead Tour
Tickets are available through the venues, or you can check for links on the event pages on Facebook. I checked both bands’ official sites and the dates weren’t even posted there yet. I’ll update this post when/if that changes.
- 9/21 – Carrboro, NC – The Station
- 9/22 – Chesapeake, VA – The Riffhouse
- 9/23 – Fredrick, MD – Cafe 611
- 9/24 – Mechanicsburg, PA – JB Lovedraft’s (Supporting Wednesday 13)
- 9/27 – Newark, OH – Newark Hub
- 9/28 – Centerville, OH – Hidden Gems Music Club
- 9/29 – Greenwood, IN – The Release (Hoosier Brewery)
- 9/30 – Lombard, IL – Brauer House
- 10/1 – Spring Valley, IL – Jay’s Bullet Hole Saloon
- 10/2 – South Bend, IN – Cheers Pub
- 10/5 – Green Bay, WI – The Lyric Room
- 10/6 – Chicago, IL – Live Wire Lounge
- 10/7 – Janesville, WI – The Back Bar
- 10/8 – Neilsville, WI – Silverdome Ballroom
- 10/9 – Rockford, IL – Stockyard Burger Bar
- 10/12 – Springfield, MO – Kiss Bar & Grill
- 10/13 – Natchez, MS – Locust Alley
- 10/14 – Baton Rouge, LA – The Varsity Theatre (Modern Mimes only)
- 10/14 – Lafayette, LA – Artmosphere (Reign of Z only)
- 10/15 – Pascagoula, MS – Celtic Irish Pub
- 10/16 – Chalmette, LA – Battlefield Bar
Song of the Day — Alice Cooper: “Detroit City 2021”
Alice Cooper: Detroit Muscle Tour 2022
Shock rock legend Alice Cooper is bringing his Detroit Muscle Tour to a city near you! Tickets/VIP available at alicecooper.com.
- 9/7 – Bethlehem, PA – Vision Nightclub at Wind Creek Event Center
- 9/9 – Alton, VA – Blue Ridge Rock Festival
- 9/11 – Windsor, ON – The Colosseum at Cesar’s
- 9/13 – Buffalo, NY – Shea’s Buffalo Theatre
- 9/14 – Binghamton, NY – Visions Arena
- 9/16 – Albany, NY – The Palace Theater
- 9/17 – Atlantic City, NJ – Tropicana Casino & Resort
- 9/18 – Wallingford, CT – Toyota Oakdale Theatre
- 9/20 – Muncie, IN – Emens Auditorium
- 9/21 – Grand Rapids, MI – DeVos Hall
- 9/22 – Hammond, IN – The Venue at Horseshoe Casino
- 9/24 – Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life Festival
- 9/25 – Chattanooga, TN – Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium
- 9/27 – Memphis, TN – Orpheum Theater
- 9/28 – St. Louis, MO – Stifel Theatre
- 9/30 – Cedar Rapids, IA – Paramount Theater
- 10/1 – Springfield, IL – Bank of Springfield Center
- 10/4 – Loveland, CO – Budweiser Event Center
- 10/6 – Prescott Valley, AZ – Findlay Toyota Center
- 10/7 – Highland, CA – Yaamava’ Resort & Casino
- 10/8 – Henderson, NV – The Dollar Loan Center**
** With Ace Frehley
Alter Bridge Unveil Epic New Track, “Pawns & Kings”
This is the title track from Alter Bridge’s upcoming release, Pawns & Kings, which will be available October 14th.
All I’m gonna say is, Myles sounds great and I’m liking the mix – everything is clear and distinguishable. And that guitar…
Song of the Day — Dorothy: “Rest in Peace”
Song of the Day — Mac Saturn: “Mr. Cadillac”
Dirty Honey: California Dreamin’ North American Tour 2022
The North American leg of Dirty Honey’s California Dreamin’ Tour kicks off August 25th in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The opening acts will be Mac Saturn and Dorothy. You can get your tickets at dirtyhoney.com.
- 8/25 – Oshkosh, WI – Waterfest*
- 8/26 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line*
- 8/27 – Fargo, ND – Fargo Brewing Company*
- 8/29 – Winnipeg, MB – The Park Theatre*
- 8/31 – Saskatoon, SK – Louis’*
- 9/2 – Edmonton, AB – Starlite Room*
- 9/3 – Calgary, AB – Commonwealth*
- 9/5 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw*
- 9/7 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall^
- 9/8 – Seattle, WA – The Neptune^
- 9/9 – Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory^
- 9/11 – Billings, MT – The Pub Station^
- 9/13 – Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theatre^
- 9/14 – Des Moines, IA – Val Air Ballroom^
- 9/16 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues^
- 9/17 – Waterloo, NY – Del Lago Casino#
- 9/19 – Montreal, QC – Club Soda*
- 9/21 – Harrisburg, PA – HMAC^
- 9/24 – Detroit, MI – Pine Knob, WRIF Radio Show (Festival)
- 9/25 – Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life 2022 (Festival)
- 9/27 – Grand Rapids, MI – The Intersection^
- 9/28 – Joliet, IL – The Forge^
- 9/30 – Belvidere, IL – Apollo Theater AC^
- 10/1 – St. Louis, MO – Red Flag^
- 10/2 – Fort Smith, AR – TempleLive^
- 10/5 – Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theatre^
- 10/6 – Ventura, CA – Ventura Music Hall^ (New date!)
- 10/7 – Santa Cruz, CA – The Catalyst^
- 10/9 – Sacramento, CA – Aftershock 2022 (Festival)
^ Mac Saturn and Dorothy supporting
* Only Mac Saturn supporting
# Only Dorothy supporting
Album Review: Shinedown’s Planet Zero
Band: Shinedown
Album: Planet Zero
Genre: Rock
Release Date: July 1, 2022
Standout Tracks: “Dysfunctional You,” “Dead Don’t Die,” “America Burning,” “A Symptom of Being Human,” “Sure Is Fun,” and “What You Wanted”
I know it’s been more than two weeks since Planet Zero dropped, but I was instructed to give this album my full attention before forming an opinion and, unfortunately, my first 3-4 plays of it were in my car while driving. I don’t consider that a deep dive, since I was trying to focus on the road at the same time. Lol.
I have since run through the album in its entirety several times, and the only thing I can say is… I love it. I love everything about it. There’s not a single track I find it necessary to skip, and there are several – even more than listed above – that I absolutely must hear every day.
It’s Shinedown. I don’t know how else to explain it. Planet Zero encompasses all the elements that make this band great. It’s raw and emotional. They hit the listener straight out of the gate with “No Sleep Tonight” and the title track, a no-holds-barred commentary on cancel culture. Then they strike the emotions with the encouraging “Dysfunctional You.” After that, we’re back to the unfiltered anger and frustration in “Dead Don’t Die” and “America Burning” before again offering a sense of solace with “A Symptom of Being Human” and “Hope.”
The second half of the record seems to stem from that – hope. While “Clueless and Dramatic” continues the theme of our current WTF society, it simultaneously serves up a solution. “Turn it off!” vocalist Brent Smith insists in the closing refrain. “Save yourself from the clueless and dramatic!”
We next enter the might-as-well-enjoy-it phase with “Sure Is Fun,” a personal favorite of mine. This is followed by the heartfelt, meaningful “Daylight,” because what would a Shinedown album be without at least one tear-jerking balladesque song? (Be ready for that track live; I’ve seen it and it’s magical.)
The record concludes with that sense of hope still intact, if fatalistic, and an acknowledgement that this is our reality and despite the state of things, none of us can look away. But there is also a rationale, a kind of plea to those in power – and all of us, in general. “Is this what you wanted?” the band asks, to which the answer should be a very plaintive no.
There are a lot of complexities on this album, a confusion and angst that reflects what many of us are feeling these days. However, I think that, at the core, the band maintains the one thing they have always preached: we are all human, we all have flaws and shortcomings, we are all victims of the human condition, so just be good and be kind. Turn it off and focus on being a human. We don’t need the media – social, mainstream, whatever – telling us how to do that. It’s simply in our nature.
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