Post-hardcore outfit Thrice is hitting the road this fall in support of their latest release, Horizons/West, which drops October 3rd. Modern Color and Downward are support on this 29-date run. Tickets and VIP are available at thrice.net!
10/17 – San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park
10/18 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
10/20 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues
10/21 – Austin, TX – Emo’s
10/23 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (Heaven)
10/24 – St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live
10/25 – Lake Buena Vista, FL – House of Blues
10/27 – Charleston, SC – Charleston Music Hall
10/28 – Norfolk, VA – The NorVa
10/29 – Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
10/31 – Boston, MA – Citizens House of Blues
11/1 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza
11/2 – Philadelphia, PA – TLA
11/4 – Toronto, ON – The Danforth Music Hall
11/5 – Montreal, QC – Théâtre Beanfield
11/7 – Cleveland, OH – Globe Iron
11/8 – Detroit, MI – The Majestic Theatre
11/9 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues
11/11 – Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore
11/13 – Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
11/14 – Fort Collins, CO – Washington’s
11/15 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union Event Center
Spiritbox has announced a North American trek this spring. Alongside Loathe, Dying Wish, and Gel, the Canadian metal band will start the US/Canadian leg of the tour promoting their latest record – Tsunami Sea, out March 7th – in Dallas, Texas. Tickets are available at spiritbox.com!
4/3 – Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom
4/4 – San Antonio, TX – Boeing Center at Tech Port
4/5 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center
4/7 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy
4/8 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live
4/11 – Oxon Hill, MD – The Theater, MGM National Harbor
4/12 – Moon Township, PA – UPMC Events Center
4/14 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
4/15 – Montclair, NJ – The Wellmont Theater
4/18 – New York, NY – Hammerstein Ballroom
4/19 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
4/21 – Montréal, QC – M TELUS*
4/23 – Toronto, ON – Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto
4/25 – Chicago, IL – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
4/26 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee
4/27 – Grand Rapids, MI – GLC Live at 20 Monroe
4/29 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
4/30 – Waukee, IA – Vibrant Music Hall
5/2 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium
5/3 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
5/6 – Vancouver, BC – PNE Forum
5/7 – Tacoma, WA – Temple Theatre
5/9 – San Francisco, CA – The Masonic
5/10 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium*
5/11 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium (Added date!)
Switchfoot, Blue October, and Matt Nathanson have announced a co-headlining tour. Each night, the lineup order will change. The “Help From My Friends Summer Tour” kicks off July 24th in Charlotte, North Carolina. You can get tickets at switchfoot.com, blueoctober.com, and mattnathanson.com! Switchfoot and Blue October are also offering VIP meet-and-greets.
7/24 – Charlotte, NC – Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre
7/25 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater
7/26 – Salem, VA – Salem Civic Center
7/27 – Bethlehem, PA – The Wind Creek Event Center
Grunge/alternative rock legends Pearl Jam are touring this year in support of their new album, Dark Matter, released April 19th. This world tour commences May 4th in Vancouver, BC, and draws to its conclusion November 23rd in Sydney, AU. Support varies by date/location. Tickets are available at pearljam.com!
5/4 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena*
5/6 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena*
5/10 – Portland, OR – Moda Center*
5/13 – Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center*
5/16 – Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena*
5/18 – Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena*
5/21 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum*
5/22 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum*
5/25 – Napa Valley, CA – BottleRock Festival 2024^
5/28 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena*
5/30 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena*
6/22 – Dublin, IE – Marlay Park
6/25 – Manchester, UK – Manchester Co-Op Arena+
6/29 – London, UK – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium+%
7/2 – Berlin, DE – Waldbühne+
7/3 – Berlin, DE – Waldbühne+
7/6 – Barcelona, ES – Palau Sant Jordi+
7/8 – Barcelona, ES – Palau Sant Jordi+
7/11 – Madrid, ES – Mad Cool Festival 2024^
7/13 – Lisbon, PT – NOS Alive Festival 2024^
8/22 – Missoula, MT – Washington-Grizzly Stadium&
8/26 – Indianapolis, IN – Ruoff Music Center&
8/29 – Chicago, IL – Wrigley Field&
8/31 – Chicago, IL – Wrigley Field&
9/3 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden&
9/4 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden&
9/7 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center&
9/9 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center&
9/12 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena&
9/15 – Boston, MA – Fenway Park&
9/17 – Boston, MA – Fenway Park&
11/8 – Auckland, AU – Go Media Stadium Mt. Smart#
11/10 – Auckland, AU – Go Media Stadium Mt. Smart# (Second show added!)
11/13 – Gold Coast, AU – Heritage Bank Stadium#
11/16 – Melbourne, AU – Marvel Stadium#
11/18 – Melbourne, AU – Marvel Stadium# (Second show added!)
11/21 – Sydney, AU – ENGIE Stadium#
11/23 – Sydney, AU – ENGIE Stadium# (Second show added!)
Six Scars is a one-man metal project hailing from southwest Virginia. Heavily influenced by the many subgenres of rock and metal, Six Scars began his journey by exploring the more melodic and ethereal realms of shoegaze on his debut album, To Wilt and to Bloom. He has played with other subgenres, such as nu metal and alt-rock, in the intervening years, yet now, in 2024, he has returned to his roots.
The Silence and the Withering, the latest EP from Six Scars, was released on February 16, 2024. Driven by introspection, this record offers six hauntingly beautiful songs, written with self-reflection and painted in sounds.
The EP opens with “Another Scar,” a track lamenting wasted time and a life not lived. “Another scar, another excuse to not get off your ass and move/There’s a whole world waiting, but you already died,” the chorus erupts in frustration, and how often is this the case? How many times have we had plans, goals, dreams, that we were too afraid to pursue, and then suddenly, we’re looking back on the years that have passed with regret? “I wanna rewind, I wanna live my life,” our narrator says in conclusion, but that is an impossibility.
The next four songs – “Damaged From the Start,” “Dead Nothing,” “Dionysius,” and “Mausoleum” – are a tableau dedicated to the one thing none of us are immune from: love. Six Scars pendulums from the depths of heartbreak to a seemingly idyllic representation of that endlessly discussed emotion. For instance, in “Damaged From the Start,” he writes, “I owned you, you owned me, this orgasmic catastrophe,” hinting at a mutually toxic relationship.
“Dead Nothing” ventures a step further, diving into the depths of manipulation and torment the narrator experiences – and the resulting desire for vengeance. “You played me like a puppet, dancing to your every whim/But not the tables have turned, and it’s your turn to face this sin.”
We are then taken back to when the love was new, pure, perfect, though there is still an acknowledgment that it was tainted from the start. In “Dionysius,” the narrator fondly reminisces on the past. “My Dionysius, my odyssey…we’d fly away into the ether, never knowing what we were leaving/And the cosmos united for us when we retreated…” However, he soon admits that he lost himself to his lover and their shared addictions, including what could be the most damaging one – each other.
The lovers’ tale ends with “Mausoleum,” and despite the title, it is not as dark as one would assume. “Holding onto each other’s energy to feel the grip of love, a burning desire to become one/Holding onto each other’s energy to feel the grip of love/A burning desire to fill this mausoleum.” In the throes of passion, perhaps our narrator finds himself so happy he could die? Their union is still referred to as “unholy,” the underlying awareness that they are not meant to be ever-present, yet it is easy to overlook when “I’m dreaming, I’m feeling alive for the first time/I’m holding onto you.”
The Silence and the Withering closes with “My Finale,” a song that seems to tie together the opening and the four-part tableau. He mentions wanting there to be “no regrets about the life that I have led,” then says “Leaving ever-after, I’ll see your face again one day.” This could be a reference to any number of people in his life, but I perceived it to be aimed at his lover. Interestingly, his final line is “I, the villain, close the curtain.” Was our narrator truly his own worst enemy?
This EP is an unflinching study of the storyteller, and there are parts that will universally resonate with listeners. We have all wasted time, feared rejection, dragged our heels when we should have been chasing dreams. We have all fallen in love, romantically or otherwise, and been burned for our efforts. And we have all, by necessity, played the villain at some point in our own story.
The Silence and the Withering is available to stream everywhere now!
Aggrotech/industrial metal band Combichrist is touring this spring with Dead Animal Assembly Plant and Esoterik. They also have a revolving assortment of special guests, which includes Curse, Unitcode: Machine, Treasvre, and Cultus Black. Tickets and VIP are available at dsolprod.com!
3/14 – Anaheim, CA – The Parish at House of Blues*%
3/16 – Los Angeles, CA – Whisky A Go Go*%
3/17 – San Francisco, CA – Neck of the Woods*@
3/18 – Eugene, OR – WOW Hall*%
3/19 – Portland, OR – Star Theater*%
3/20 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon*%
3/22 – Idaho Falls, ID – The Gem*
3/23 – Salt Lake City, UT – Leatherheads*@
3/24 – Denver, CO – Kulture Music Hall*@
3/26 – St. Louis, MO – Red Flag*@
3/27 – Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater*@
3/29 – Madison, WI – Annex*@
3/30 – Chicago, IL – Distro Music Hall*@
3/31 – Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace*@
4/2 – Detroit, MI – Magic Bag*@
4/3 – Albany, NY – Empire Underground*@
4/4 – Montreal, QC – Foufounes Electriques*@
4/5 – Providence, RI – Fete Hall*@
4/6 – Mechanicsburg, PA – Lovedraft’s*@
4/7 – Philadelphia, PA – Warehouse on Watts*@
4/8 – New York City, NY – Brooklyn Made*@
4/9 – Pittsburgh, PA – Preserving Underground*@
4/10 – Columbus, OH – King of Clubs*@
4/11 – Piedmont, SC – Tribbles*
4/12 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade (Hell)*
4/13 – Tampa, FL – Crowbar*
4/14 – Orlando, FL – Conduit*
4/15 – Miami, FL – Gramps*
4/18 – Houston, TX – Scout Bar#
4/19 – Austin, TX – Come and Take It Live#
4/21 – Dallas, TX – Haltom Theater#
4/23 – El Paso, TX – Rockhouse#
4/24 – Phoenix, AZ – Rebel Lounge#
4/25 – Albuquerque, NM – Inside/Out#
4/27 – Las Vegas, NV – Sick New World Fest 2024 (Combichrist only)
Alt-rockers Blue October have announced part 2 of their Spinning the Truth Around Tour. This leg kicks off February 28th in Amarillo, Texas, and wraps April 20th in Irving, Texas. Tickets and the Soundcheck Experience are available at blueoctober.com!
2/28 – Amarillo, TX – Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts
2/29 – Abilene, TX – The Paramount
3/1 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall
3/2 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall
3/6 – Cedar Rapids, IA – Paramount Theatre (Cedar Rapids)
3/7 – Nashville, IN – Brown County Music Center
3/8 – Cleveland, OH – TempleLive at Cleveland Masonic
3/9 – Chicago, IL – The Riviera Theater
3/10 – Grand Rapids, MI – GLC Live at 20 Monroe
3/13 – Buffalo, NY – Riviera Theatre
3/14 – Ridgefield, CT – Ridgefield Playhouse
3/15 – Huntington, NY – The Paramount (Huntington)
3/16 – Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian Theatre
3/17 – Ashland, KY – Paramount Arts Center
3/20 – Englewood, NJ – Bergen PAC
3/21 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore (Silver Spring)
3/22 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore (Philadelphia)
3/23 – Boston, MA – Orpheum Theatre (Boston)
3/24 – Portland, ME – State Theatre
3/27 – Norfolk, VA – The NorVa
3/28 – Greensboro, NC – Piedmont Hall
3/29 – Chattanooga, TN – The Walker Theater
3/30 – Athens, GA – Georgia Theatre
3/31 – Nashville, TN – The Ryman Auditorium
4/10 – Syracuse, NY – The Oncenter Crouse Hinds Theater
4/11 – Montreal, QC – Théâtre Beanfield
4/12 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
4/13 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore (Detroit)
4/14 – Moline, IL – The Rust Belt
4/17 – Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore (Minneapolis)
4/18 – North Kansas City, MO – VooDoo at Harrah’s Kansas City
4/19 – Tulsa, OK – Tulsa Theater
4/20 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
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