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Smooth Hound Smith, who released their third album, Dog In A Manger, last month on Tone Tree and will be performing at Club Cafe on Oct. 6th. On Dog In A Manger, Zack Smith and Caitlin Doyle-Smith channel deep emotion into arrangements that somehow feel at once timeless and immediate. The songs […]
The Melvins were formed in Montessano, Washington in 1983 by Buzz Osborne, Matt Lukin and Mike Dillard. Lukin and Dillard left the band and drummer Dale Crover stepped in shortly thereafter. Osborne and Crover have been the Melvins’ mainstays throughout their 30 + year metamorphosis. To […]
Jesse Cook—the internationally acclaimed guitarist, composer and producer—has announced fall dates for his “Follow The Road” U.S. tour. Kicking off on October 9 in Pittsburgh, PA at the Byham Theatre, the 33-date headlining trek will take Cook and his vibrant band across the country with stops in Cleveland, OH, Boston, MA, Philadelphia, PA, New York, NY, Denver, CO, San Diego, CA, Las Vegas, […]
City Of The Sun, The Brooklyn based group of John Pita, Avi Snow, and Zach Para came together in 2013, and since their early days of busking in NYC the band has always seamlessly merged alternative, flamenco, gypsy jazz, and rock into a signature style. Bonding over everything from Dire Straits, Pink […]
Best known as the singer/songwriter/guitarist of Cinderella, TOM KEIFER and his bandmates #keiferband–Savannah Keifer (Vocals, Percussion, Piano), Tony Higbee (Lead & Rhythm Guitars, Vocals), Billy Mercer (Bass, Vocals), Kendra Chantelle (Vocals, Percussion), Jarred Pope (Drums), Kory Myers (Keyboards, Vocals)–are ready to RISE to yet another peak in their ongoing music […]
Brent Cobb recently released a new song, “Feet Off The Ground” featuring Jade Bird. Check out the “serendipitous” story behind the new duet featured on The Boot. Last month, Cobb unveiled a three-part series titled “Come Home Soon” –which premiered via Rolling Stone last month. The series gives an intimate view […]
Ali Shaheed Muhammad (A Tribe Called Quest) & Adrian Younge are performing with their celebrated 10-piece ensemble THE MIDNIGHT HOUR in Pittsburgh on October 1 @ Club Cage. They’ll be joined by vocalists Loren Oden and Angela Muñoz and guitarist Jack Waterson, who all appeared with TMH during their 2018 NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert and are signed to Younge’s Linear Labs label. Ali […]
Amy Rigby will be reading from her new memoir and playing some songs solo on Tues Oct 29th Pittsburgh, PA at City Books, 7 – 9 pm FROM THE SINGER-SONGWRITER ACCLAIMED FOR HER HONEST, INSIGHTFUL LYRICS AND ROCK & ROLL SPIRIT, A POIGNANT AND UNFLINCHING STORY ABOUT COMING OF AGE […]
Grammy Award-winning artist/producer duo The Chainsmokers kick off their fall arena tour this month with a show at PPG Paints Arena on Friday, 10/11. Packed with their highest level of show production elements to date, the tour comes in support of the duo’s ongoing building album, World War Joy, […]
Movie Club was formed in October 2018 with Jessamyn Violet on drums and Vince Cuneo on guitar, the Venice-based, high-energy project was formed to play a show at Fonogenic Studios that local legend Robbie Krieger (The Doors) was headlining. They went on to drop their 1st EP, Kraken, just […]
Looking at the line-up of Saturday night’s (9/21/2019) concert at Stage AE seemed to be just a bit incongruent. The Alt-Rock legends Stone Temple Pilots were co-headlining with classic rock throwback band Rival Sons and openers blues-based rock band Tyler Bryant and The Shakedown. But upon further inspection […]
Rap stars Lil Yachty and Taylor Bennett will be joining Chance the Rapper on his expansive The Big Tour across North America. Both artists will be opening for the Grammy award-winner on all 2020 dates of the tour. Fans have a chance to catch an incredible hometown show on September 28 in Chicago, IL […]
Rival Sons have shared an acoustic performance of their single “Too Bad,” which was recorded live at Bonnaroo’s Haybale Studio. The new acoustic take is streaming now on Rolling Stone Country and is available today at all DSPs. Rival Sons’ full Haybale Session, which includes acoustic performances of fan favorites “Do You Worst” and “Jordan,” will […]
Hard to believe that it has been 25 years since the pivotal records of Sixteen Stone and Throwing Copper was on everyone’s radio and CD player. Fast forward to August 26, 2019, and a sold-out crowd at Stage AE was witness to three bands that dominated that area […]
(Photos and Review by Tess Casto) On any ole Sunday, most people are at rest with their family at home. That was not the case for many patrons at The House of Blues in Cleveland this past Sunday night. Many people dwelled to the concert venue in support […]
Celebrated pop rock trio HANSON are bringing their “Wintry Mix” tour to select cities across North America, this November and December. The concerts will feature an eclectic mix of Christmas and holiday classics, fan favorites and the live preview of brand new music from the band’s forthcoming seventh […]
DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL ANNOUNCES THE BEST ONES OF THE BEST ONES: FIRST-EVER CAREER-SPANNING COMPILATION OUT JANUARY 31st, 2020, PRE-ORDER NOWANNOUNCES 2020 20TH CELEBRATION TOURIncludes Full Album Plays of The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most & A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar in Select CitiesOfficial Dashboard Confessional Reverb Shop Launching September […]
Clutch announce the release of “Electric Worry.” The single is the third in a series of new studio recordings that comprise the newly launched Weathermaker Vault Series and the first new official music Clutch is making available since the release of their critically acclaimed album, Book Of Bad Decisions.The new live video uses footage from […]
“The Brooklyn band’s second record is bigger and darker… [An] ecstatic triumph.” –Pitchfork “Young Enough is going to fully establish them as one of the best guitar groups in the world.” –The FADER “Sparkling, soul-searching guitar rock” –NPR “Can someone remind me why they aren’t the biggest rock band in […]
Tickets On Sale Friday, September 20 Two-time GRAMMY Award winner Lauren Daigle, who has sold out every one of her shows to date, will open 2020 with her first headlining arena tour, the “Lauren Daigle World Tour.” It follows nearly 70 sold-out performances that have taken place since […]
Strange Ranger is going on tour in support of their just-released new album Remembering The Rockets, including a 9/19 date at Mr. Smalls. Remembering The Rockets, an album reflecting frontman Isaac Eiger’s anxiety about the chaotic and ecologically collapsing world has received universal acclaim for its hypnotic, shimmering sound and […]
Tell us a little about your punk rock/heavy metal experience playing in bands. I grew up in the punk/hardcore/metal scence outside Philadelphia in the late 90’s. Went to see bands like Dillinger Escape Plan, Converge, Lamb of God (when they were Burn the Priest), Snapcase, Lifetime, Boysetsfire, Propagandhi, […]
Grammy-nominated, pop-rock icon Avril Lavigne has announced her first tour in 5 years. The 15-date North American “Head Above Water” tour will kick off on September 14 in Seattle, WA and will hit cities such as Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, and Boston before concluding in Philadelphia, PA on October 11. The tour is […]
LOS ANGELES (Sept 09, 2019) – Chance the Rapper will be moving The Big Day tour to 2020. Chance posted on Instagram the following message out to his fans this morning: “I thought it over for the past week and I’ve decided to push back my tour. This year has been one of the […]
KORN has shared “Can You Hear Me,” the latest single from their widely anticipated new album THE NOTHING, set for release September 13th via Elektra Records / Roadrunner Records. The new track arrives alongside the announcement of the band’s groundbreaking dramatized anthology podcast series, ‘The Nothing,’ which was written and […]
Since the release of Living Mirage, their single “Missed Connection” has been ruling the alternative songs chart reaching No. 1 on Billboard’s Alternative Songs airplay chart. Additionally, The Head And The Heart have been playing packed rooms across the U.S. as well as performing on The Today Show, […]
The Bros. Landreth will release their sophomore album ’87, Sept. 27th via Birthday Cake/The Orchard, performing at the Thunderbird Music Hall on Oct. 16th. The Winnipeg brothers, Joey & Dave, premiered a new single, “Good Love”, last week via Billboard, who called it, “impeccable songwriting with ear-grabbing guitar riffs, infectious percussion, […]
It’s always cause for rejoicing when New York rocker WILLIE NILEmakes a new album. His twelfth studio album (actually fewer than you’d think, considering that his debut was released in 1980) was released on July 27th of last year, titled Children of Paradise. With this album and its title track, […]
The Standby’s new EP Over, Under dropped today- has accumulated over 40K streams on Spotify. Recent singles have gotten The Standby dubbed a “Modern day Nirvana” and “Falling somewhere between Kurt Cobain and emo fame”. The upcoming EP Over, Under was produced by Gary Cioni (Free Throw, Kayak […]
Morning In May’s debut single “At Least I Still Have My Personality” is coming to you straight from Needful Things Records, after signing early this month. The song tells a tale of an existential crisis about a man at war with himself. Self-loathing makes us feel like we’re […]
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