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Boys Like Girls: The Speaking Our Language Tour 2023
Alt-rockers Boys Like Girls are embarking on The Speaking Our Language Tour this fall with State Champs. Presented by Emo Nite, this tour will also feature one of a list of special guests in each city: either Four Year Strong, 3OH!3, The Summer Set, The Ready Set, LoLo, Every Avenue, SayWeCanFly, and/or Max Bemis. Tickets available at boyslikegirls.com.
- 9/17 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore Charlotte☆
- 9/18 – Nashville, TN – Brooklyn Bowl☆
- 9/19 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle☆
- 9/21 – New Orleans, LA – Fillmore New Orleans☆
- 9/23 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Revolution Live☆
- 9/24 – Lake Buena Vista, FL – House of Blues☆
- 9/26 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater☆
- 9/27 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center☆
- 9/28 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory☆×
- 9/30 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren+
- 10/1 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium+^
- 10/2 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues+^
- 10/4 – San Diego, CA – Soma+
- 10/6 – San Francisco, CA – The Masonic*
- 10/8 – Portland, OR – McMenamins Crystal Ballroom*
- 10/10 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom*
- 10/11 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre*
- 10/13 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot*
- 10/14 – Denver, CO – Fillmore Auditorium*
- 10/16 – Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore Minneapolis*
- 10/18 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee*
- 10/19 – Chicago, IL – Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom*~
- 10/21 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues*~
- 10/22 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore Detroit*~
- 10/23 – McKees Rocks, PA – Roxian Theatre*
- 10/24 – Toronto, ON – History*•
- 10/26 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway*
- 10/27 – New York, NY – Hammerstein Ballroom*
- 10/30 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore Philadelphia*
- 10/31 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore Silver Spring*
- 11/1 – Raleigh, NC – The Ritz*
☆ Four Year Strong appearing
+ 3OH!3 appearing
* The Summer Set appearing
^ The Ready Set appearing
~ Every Avenue appearing
● SayWeCanFly appearing
× Max Bemis appearing
Song of the Day — The Teardrop Phase: “Video Nasty”
Duran Duran: Future Past North American Tour 2023
Duran Duran is touring in North America in the late spring/early summer with Bastille and Nile Rodgers & CHIC. The Future Past dates officially begin May 28th in San Jose, but Duran Duran is also appearing at BottleRock Napa Valley 2023 on the 27th. (Also note that there are no July dates; the tour jumps from late June to late August.)
Tickets: duranduran.com
- 5/28 – San Jose, CA – SAP Center at San Jose
- 5/31 – Seattle, WA – The Climate Pledge Arena
- 6/1 – Portland, OR – The Moda Center
- 6/3 – Salt Lake City, UT – Vivint Arena
- 6/6 – Austin, TX – The Moody Center
- 6/7 – New Orleans, LA – The Smoothie King Center
- 6/9 – The Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
- 6/10 – Dallas, TX – The American Airlines Center
- 6/13 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
- 6/15 – Atlanta, GA – The State Farm Arena
- 6/17 – Tampa, FL – The Amalie Arena
- 6/18 – Sunrise, FL – The FLA Live Arena
- 8/24 – Sacramento, CA – The Golden 1 Center
- 8/26 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena
- 8/28 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
- 8/29 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
- 8/31 – St. Paul, MN – Minnesota State Fair
- 9/1 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion
- 9/3 – Canandaigua, NY – CMAC
- 9/6 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
- 9/7 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
- 9/9 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena
- 9/10 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center
- 9/13 – Washington, DC – The Capital One Arena
- 9/15 – Louisville, KY – Bourbon & Beyond 2023
- 9/16 – Detroit, MI – The Little Caesars Arena
- 9/19 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
Ministry Announces US Dates With Gary Numan and Front Line Assembly
Tickets: ministryband.com
- 4/19 – San Francisco, CA – DNA Lounge*
- 4/20 – Reno, NV – Grand Sierra Resort & Casino
- 4/21 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union Event Center
- 4/23 – Albuquerque, NM – Revel Entertainment Center
- 4/25 – San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theatre
- 4/26 – Austin, TX – Emo’s Austin
- 4/27 – New Orleans, LA – Fillmore
- 4/29 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
- 4/30 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
- 5/1 – Richmond, VA – Richmond Hall*
- 5/3 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore
- 5/4 – Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall
- 5/5 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theater & Ballroom
- 5/6 – Fort Wayne, IN – Clyde Theatre
- 5/7 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave/Eagles Club
- 5/8 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue**
- 5/9 – Sioux Falls, SD – The District
- 5/11 – Billings, MT – Pub Station
- 5/12 – Denver, CO – Reel Works*
* Front Line Assembly only
** Front Line Assembly + Gary Numan (no Ministry)
Lacuna Coil Announces West Coast Dates For 2023
Lacuna Coil is touring the West Coast this May alongside The Birthday Massacre, Blind Channel, and Edge of Paradise. Tickets and VIP are on sale now at lacunacoil.com.
- 5/4 – San Jose, CA – The Ritz
- 5/6 – Tacoma, WA – Spanish Ballroom
- 5/7 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom
- 5/9 – Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
- 5/11 – Ventura, CA – Majestic Ventura Theater
- 5/13 – Las Vegas, NV – Sick New World Festival 2023
- 5/15 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
- 5/16 – Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
- 5/17 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
- 5/18 – Mesa, AZ – Nile Theater
- 5/19 – Los Angeles, CA – The Belasco
New Music Friday With Steve Vai, Blutengel, and Clint Lowery
Steve Vai: “She Saved My Life Tonight”
From Steve Vai’s new album Vai/Gash, set to be released January 27, 2023. This is a collection of songs recorded in the 90s by Vai and Johnny “Gash” Sombretto, but it is only now seeing the light of day.
Blutengel: “Tief”
From Blutengel’s upcoming album Un:Sterblich – Our Souls Will Never Die, available everywhere May 12, 2023.
Clint Lowery: “Devil Leather”
The first single from Clint’s latest EP Ghostwriter, which is set to be released February 17, 2023.
30 Day Song Challenge: Day 18 – Favorite Song From a Movie
So many, but I’ve gotta go with one of my first loves.
David Bowie: “Within You” (Labyrinth soundtrack)
30 Day Song Challenge: Day 2 – A Song With a Color in the Title
Blutengel: “Black”
Blue October Share North American Dates For October – December 2022 (Updated 11/15/22)
Update: The Nashville show on 11/20 has been rescheduled due to weather conditions. The new date will be March 29, 2023.
Get your tickets/VIP at blueoctober.com.
As you can see, Blue October has been adding dates over the last few months. This is the most recent list as of 9/12. I will edit accordingly if it becomes necessary!
- 10/22 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater (New date!)
- 10/23 – Beaumont, TX – The Jefferson Theatre
- 10/25 – El Paso, TX – The Plaza Theatre
- 10/27 – Midland, TX – Wagner Noël
- 10/28 – Albuquerque, NM – KiMo Theatre
- 10/29 – Phoenix, AZ – Van Buren
- 10/30 – San Diego, CA – Magnolia
- 11/2 – Bakersfield, CA – Fox Theatre
- 11/3 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues (New date!)
- 11/4 – Wheatland, CA – Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Sacramento (New date!)
- 11/6 – Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl (New date!)
- 11/8 – Seattle, WA – Moore Theatre (New date!)
- 11/9 – Boise, ID – The Egyptian Theatre (New date!)
- 11/11 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex (New date!)
- 11/12 – Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre (New date!)
- 11/13 – Wichita, KS – Orpheum Theatre
- 11/16 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
- 11/17 – Omaha, NE – The Admiral (New date!)
- 11/18 – Omaha, NE – The Admiral (New date!)
- 11/19 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant (New date!)
- 11/20 – Nashville, TN – Skydeck on Broadway (Cancelled!)
- 11/22 – Red Bank, NJ – Count Basie Theatre (New date!)
- 11/23 – Albany, NY – The Egg (New date!)
- 11/25 – Portland, ME – Westbrook PAC
- 11/26 – Wilkes-Barre, PA – F.M. Kirby Center
- 11/30 – Norfolk, VA – The NorVa
- 12/1 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore (New date!)
- 12/2 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
- 12/3 – Myrtle Beach, SC – House of Blues
- 12/4 – Atlanta, GA – Atlanta Symphony Hall (New date!)
- 12/7 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL – Parker Playhouse
- 12/8 – Tampa, FL – Jannus Landing
- 12/9 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues
- 12/10 – New Orleans, LA – The Fillmore
- 12/15 – Fort Worth, TX – Tannahill’s Tavern and Music Hall (New date!)
- 12/16 – Fort Worth, TX – Tannahill’s Tavern and Music Hall (New date!)
- 12/17 – San Antonio, TX – Tech Port
