Pop punk powerhouse All Time Low just announced a string of exclusive in store signings and special acoustic performances just in time for their latest album release. “Last Young Renegade” drops June 2nd and Alex, Jack, Rian, and Zack are generously taking time from their jam packed tour schedule to meet their die hard fans, sign the brand new record and even play a couple new tracks. We love how much these guys love their fans! Check out the signings schedule below. You must pre-order the album from each retailer for entry to the signings.
All Time Low “Last Young Renegade” In Store Signings
May 27th – Fingerprints – Long Beach, CA – More Info
June 2nd – Rough Trade – Brooklyn, NY – More Info
June 3rd – The Sound Garden – Baltimore, MD – More Info
June 4th – Creep Records – Philadelphia, PA – More Info
June 4th – Gallery Of Sound – Wilkes-Barre, PA – More Info
June 5th – Vintage Vinyl – Fords, NJ – More Info
June 6th – Looney Tunes – West Babylon, NY – More Info
June 7th – Newbury Comics – Boston, MA – More Info
Watch the brand new video for “Nice2KnoU” below.
If you can’t make it out to an in store signing or if you want a couple of instant grat tracks, pre-order your copy of “Last Young Renegade” on iTunes and Amazon now!
Richmond, VA is overflowing with musical talent, gracing the world with some of the most influential hard rock and metal bands to top the charts including GWAR and Lamb of God, Conditions, Carbon Leaf, even touting R&B artist D’Angelo as a Richmond resident! Our newest Artist to Watch is the pop punk band Broadside, natives of RVA who are currently based in Los Angeles.
Consisting of singer Ollie Baxxter, guitarists Dorian Cooke and Niles Gibbs, and bassist Pat Diaz, these four friends are no strangers to the road, coming together from the ashes of other projects. Broadside have honed their song writing skills and hands down, are releasing some of the most exciting and thought provoking pop punk songs we’ve heard to date!
The band is currently gearing up for the release their sophomore studio album “Paradise” on June 16th through Victory Records. The second official single, “Hidden Colors” kicks the album off with a bang and the video is filled with bright neon colors matching perfectly to their unorthodox love song. When asked about about the new single, vocalist Ollie explains “We wanted to represent the women in our life with the utmost respect and how grateful we are for them…‘Hidden Colors’ is about young lovers in the night. It’s about telling that person just what you appreciate about them. You can NEVER tell someone enough how much they actually mean to you.”
Spoken like a true romantic, Ollie delivers the heartfelt lyrics in with sincerity that’s been missing in pop punk lately. Watch the video for “Hidden Colors” below!
Broadside are currently on tour with Real Friends, Tiny Moving Parts, and Nothing, Nowhere that includes a stop at NYC’s Irving Plaza on June 2nd. Check out all of the tour dates HERE and don’t miss your chance to say “I saw them way back when…!” Stay tuned for even more Summer and Fall tour dates from Broadside coming soon!
Pre-order Broadside’s brand new album “Paradise” on iTunes and Amazon or through their official merch store for exclusive pre-order bundles before it drops on June 16th! Bundles include exclusive “Paradise” themed merch like tank tops, a beach towel, sunglasses, and even a palm tree enamel pin. Colored vinyls are also available through pre-orders!
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FOB are the kings of teasing their fans and since they released a bizarre trailer in some Chicago movie theaters, fans went into a frenzy trying to decode it. Pete, Patrick, Joe, and Andy dropped a brand new single, album pre orders, and Fall tour dates in one fell swoop which is overwhelming for some but has us super excited!
The brand new album, “M A N I A ” is due out September 15th with pre-orders available now as well as exclusive bundles that include new merch like backpacks, enamel pins, hoodies, and socks! The tour starts in October and brings FOB through Brooklyn and across the US through November.
Check out all of the tour dates below and get your tickets when they go on sale Monday May 1st at 10am local time.
Fall Out Boy “M A N I A Fall Tour” 2017
Oct 20th – Quicken Loans Arena – Cleveland, OH – Buy Tickets
Oct 21st – Scottrade Center – St. Louis, MO – Buy Tickets
Oct 22nd – XCEL Energy Center – St. Paul, MN – Buy Tickets
Oct 24th – Little Ceasars Arena – Detroit, MI – Buy Tickets
Oct 25th – Air Canada Centre – Toronto, ON – Buy Tickets
Oct 27th – TD Garden – Boston, MA – Buy Tickets
Oct 28th – Barclays Center – Brooklyn, NY – Buy Tickets
Oct 29th – Wells Fargo Center – Philadelphia, PA – Buy Tickets
Nov 2nd – EagleBank Arena – Fairfax, VA – Buy Tickets
Nov 3rd – Spectrum Center – Charlotte, NC – Buy Tickets
Nov 4th – Phillips Arena – Atlanta, GA – Buy Tickets
Nov 5th – Amalie Arena – Tampa, FL – Buy Tickets
Nov 7th – Toyota Center – Houston, TX – Buy Tickets
Nov 8th – America Airlines Center – Dallas, TX – Buy Tickets
Nov 10th – Pepsi Center – Denver, CO – Buy Tickets
Nov 12th – KeyArena – Seattle, WA – Buy Tickets
Nov 14th – Oracle Arena – Oakland, CA – Buy Tickets
Nov 15th – Viejas Arena @ Aztec Bowl – San Diego, CA – Buy Tickets
Nov 17th – The Forum – Inglewood, CA – Buy Tickets
Nov 18th – Talking Stick Resort Arena – Phoenix, AZ – Buy Tickets
Watch the official video for “Young And Menace” below!
Pre order your copy of “M A N I A” on iTunes or Amazon!
Patent Pending are setting out on their UK Spring Break Tour and the guys just announced that they will release a new album called “Other People’s Greatest Hits” on May 26th. The band recorded a bunch of new renditions of songs like “Spice Up Your Life” by the Spice Girls and “Livin La Vida Loca” by Ricky Martin.
Pre-orders are available on iTunes now and they will be selling physical copies of the album at every show on the UK Spring Break Tour! Listen to Patent Pending’s version of “Spice Up Your Life” below!
Patent Pending are joining Simple Plan on tour later this Summer! Check out the dates for the next US leg of the “No Pads, No Helmets, Just Balls” Anniversary tour here!
New Jersey is known for being a musical breeding ground and they’ve gifted the world with the best and brightest stars from pop and rock alike. The Stolen are no different. Last year, they released an insanely solid album but they’ve resurfaced after some hibernation with a new album, “Fragile Heart,” due out May 19th and a fun throwback video for the lead single, “Eurphoric.”
The first track from the forthcoming album is super dreamy with surf rock waves that make you wish Summer lasted forever. “Euphoric” builds on The Stolen’s past releases and showcases the musical prowess of each member creating a track that could easily become the soundtrack to our Summer!
Surrounded by posters featuring “Back To The Future,” The Cure, and Bowie, the band set up a classic 80s short film for the new single. The guys are decked in their denim jackets, sneaking out of bedroom windows and meeting up with their friends “Stranger Things” style for a late night bonfire bonding session!
Catch The Stolen on tour this Spring supporting their brand new album “Fragile Heart” due out May 19th! Check out the dates below.
The Stolen Spring Tour 2017
May 19th – Brighton Bar – Long Branch, NJ – Buy Tickets
May 21st – Amityville Music Hall – Amityville, NY – Buy Tickets
May 28th – Voltage Lounge – Philadelphia, PA – Buy Tickets
June 2nd – The Ballroom @ Harmony House – Webster, NY – Buy Tickets
June 3rd – Sugar City – Buffalo, NY – Buy Tickets
June 4th – Scarlet and Grey Cafe – Columbus, OH – Buy Tickets
June 8th – Out Of The Blue Art Gallery – Cambridge, MA – Buy Tickets
San Diego’s own heavy pop punk band For The Win are set to release their most honest album yet this April. “Heavy Thoughts” is due out April 14th on Artery Recordings and features the band’s most personal lyrics to date blended seamlessly with high energy instruments and vocal harmonies. We got an early listen of the band’s new album and there’s no sign of a sophomore slump with For The Win!
The album kicks off with a declaration “This is a song for the beaten and broken,” and quickly shifts gears with guitars chugging alongside a steady drum beat on “Us Versus Them.” Singer Kyle Christensen promises the listener doesn’t have to walk this world alone, which is the overarching message of this album. Almost every song speaks from the heart about some of those thoughts that sit in the back of your mind all the time. The first two singles from the album, “Crash And Burn” and “Dancing Shoes” show the dynamic writing both lyrically and musically from the band.
For The Win found the ideal balance between light pop sing along choruses and heavy breakdowns that we’re sure will get the crowd moving during their live shows. There are a few stand out tracks on this album, “Nowhere To Run” and “How Can I (Get Back To You)” are two of them. These are two of the more pop hook laden tracks on the album, but lyrically they have the right amount of weight to hold their own against the other tracks on a truly solid sophomore album.
For The Win showcase their softer side as well on the album with the closing track “Until The End Of Time.” The final track starts as a slow acoustic jam questioning “Do I sit around and wait for change or move ahead to better days without you” and later moves towards a more bitter tone as the drums and a string section fade in.
All in all, these guys are proving that the next generation of melodic hardcore and pop punk are in very good hands. This is an album that not only passed the “driving test” (you know, the one where you plug in the aux cord and just drive aimlessly around town while blasting the album) but it also gets us excited for what’s next from For The Win!
Be sure to grab a copy of “Heavy Thoughts” when it drops April 14th on iTunes, Amazon, and through the band’s official webstore. Pre-order bundles are available and feature exclusive merch and more!
Catch For The Win on the “Heavy Thoughts Tour” with Rookie Of The Year and The New Low this April!
April 8th – Analog Cafe – Portland, OR – Buy Tickets
April 13th – Malone’s – Santa Ana, CA – Buy Tickets
April 15th – Loading Dock – Salt Lake City, UT – Buy Tickets
April 16th – Moon Room – Denver, CO – Buy Tickets
April 17th – Black Sheep – Colorado Springs, CO – Buy Tickets
April 20th – Grizzly Hall – Austin, TX – Buy Tickets
April 21st – Jack’s Patio Bar – San Antonio, TX – Buy Tickets
April 23rd – The Nile Theater – Mesa, AZ – Buy Tickets
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For The Win have been keeping busy in 2017 so far and they’re ready to kick it into high gear! The guys just announced that they will be releasing their brand new album, “Heavy Thoughts” through Artery Recordings on April 14th. The band’s second single off of their highly anticipated second album, “Dancing Shoes” comes out of the gate at a blistering pace and hits the listener a little harder than the last single, “Crash and Burn.”
Kyle Christensen says “‘Dancing Shoes’ is the heaviest song we’ve written as a band so far, instrumentally and lyrically. This song reflects a lot on how cutthroat the world can be, and how so many people are out for themselves. I felt like I was losing touch with my own self confidence and let too many opinions get to me and my drive. As you grow older you realize how naive you can be to others and their ulterior motives.”
Watch the official video for “Dancing Shoes” below.
For The Win are the special guest on Alesana’s “Ten Frail Years Of Vanity and Wax” Tour this Winter. Check out the dates below!
“Ten Frail Years Of Vanity and Wax” ft. Alesana and For The Win
Feb 7th – DNA Lounge – San Francisco, CA – Buy Tickets
Feb 8th – The Glass House – Pomona, CA – Buy Tickets
Feb 9th – Soda Bar – San Diego, CA – Buy Tickets
Feb 10th – Club Red-Mesa – Mesa, AZ – Buy Tickets
Feb 11th -The Roxy Theatre – Hollywood, CA – Buy Tickets
Feb 12th – The Rock – Tucson, AZ – Buy Tickets
Feb 15th – Fubar – St. Louis, MO – Buy Tickets
Feb 16th – Aftershock – Merriam, KS – Buy Tickets
Feb 17th -Marquis Theater – Denver, CO – Buy Tickets
Feb 18th – In The Venue – Salt Lake City, UT – Buy Tickets
Pre-order For The Win’s sophomore album “Heavy Thoughts” on iTunes or Amazon. Pre-orders are available on the band’s official website now.
Shawn Mendes just announced an early Christmas gift for his fans – he’s dropping a new album this week! Shawn is releasing a special live album recorded at Madison Square Garden from his “Illuminate” album release show earlier this year. The concert was Shawn’s first time (and we’ll bet not the last time!) headlining MSG. In case you couldn’t get tickets to Shawn’s show because it sold out in like, 3 minutes, or if you want to relive the concert forever and ever, this special “Live at Madison Square Garden” album will be released this Friday, December 23rd….just in time for Christmas! Check out the track listing below.
Shawn Mendes “Live at Madison Square Garden”
1. “The Weight”
2. “Treat You Better”
3. “Lights On”
4. “I Don’t Even Know Your Name,” “Aftertaste,” “Kid In Love” and “I Want You Back”
5. “Bad Reputation” (medley)
6. “Ruin”
7. “Life of the Party”
8. “Three Empty Words”
9. “Don’t Be a Fool”
10. “Mercy”
11. “Never Be Alone” and “Hey There Delilah” (medley)
12. “Stitches”
Thieves are on the verge of releasing one of our favorite post punk records this year! The Texas bred band recently signed to Revival Recordings backed by Alesana front man Shawn Milke with their sights set on the stars. Thieves’ debut album, “No Motive,” is nothing short of pure pop punk aggression that revived our love of the genre.
The album comes out on Friday but we have the album review for you right here! Be sure to grab your copy of “No Motive” when it drops on 11/25 – consider it an early Christmas present to yourself.
1. “Drag Me Into Light”
“No Motive” kicks off with a strong start. “Drag Me Into Light,” the first single, immediately gets your head bopping before the first chorus even kicks in. When it hits that break down, the song goes to another level and you know this album is going to be stuck in your head for weeks!
2. “5748”
As the album progresses, we start finding ourselves hitting the repeat button more and more. “5748” is filled with atmospheric guitars and driving drums.
3. “Stone Eyelids”
We had to hit repeat on at least twice on “Stone Eyelids,” not only to soak in all of the layers in the song, but also because it’s just that good!
4. “Fade”
“Fade,” the second track released ahead of the album has a softer sound but lyrically hits the listener hard. It’s everything we’ve ever wanted to scream when we felt alone while the light at the end of the tunnel sinks further into the night.
5. “Pulse”
“Pulse” comes in as the climax of the ten track album as everything that’s been building finally escapes and bleeds into the next track, “Fair-Weather.”
6. “Fair-Weather”
What “Fair-Weather” lacks in an intro, the song makes up for in urgency throughout the three minute track and soothes your wounds with a sweet outro comforting you like a hug from a long lost friend.
7. “Decoder”
We all remember the first time a bridge really caught us with the hook and stuck with us. “Decoder” has the breakdown of the album that future bands will look back on, try to recreate, and just fall short of. We instantly hit repeat before this one even ended.
8. “Stay”
“Stay” should have a solid place in the Thieves live set for years to come. Even with the dreamy atmospheric start, when the chorus kicks in, it comes in strong, making you want to stay forever in such a solid album from start to finish.
9. “Generation Why”
If anyone tells you to pick just one favorite song on an album, look them in the face and play this track. “Generation Why” is going to hold a special place on our playlists for years to come. One listen to the lyrics and you’ll be hooked.
10. “No Motive”
They say “save the best for last” and that’s exactly what Thieves did. “No Motive” asks listeners “was it worth it to lose your soul?” in one of the heaviest songs on the album vocally, giving a stunning ending to a very impressive debut album.
Watch the official video for “Drag Me Into Light” below.
Purchase a copy of “No Motive” when it drops Friday, November 25th on iTunes and Amazon!
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Aussie pop rockers The Griswolds just released their new album “High Times For Low Lives” and every track is bangin’! Riding this high, the band also announced a headlining tour called “The Low Lives Tour” with DREAMERS and it’s coming to a city near you in early 2017.
Tickets are on sale now so be sure to get yours while they last! Check out all of the dates below.
The Griswolds “The Low Lives Tour” 2017
Feb 8th – Chop Suey – Seattle, WA – Buy Tickets
Feb 9th – Hawthorne Theater – Portland, OR – Buy Tickets
Feb 11th – Teragram Ballroom – Los Angeles, CA – Buy Tickets
Feb 12th – The Casbah – San Diego, CA – Buy Tickets
Feb 14th – Valley Bar – Phoenix, AZ – Buy Tickets
Feb 17th – Mohawk – Austin, TX – Buy Tickets
Feb 19th – HOB Cambridge Room – Dallas, TX – Buy Tickets
Feb 22nd – Masquerade – Hell Stage – Atlanta, GA – Buy Tickets
Feb 23rd – Cat’s Cradle Back Room – Carrboro, NC –Buy Tickets
Feb 24th – U Street Music Hall – Washington, D.C. – Buy Tickets
Feb 25th – The Foundry – Philadelphia, PA – Buy Tickets
Feb 26th – The Sinclair – Cambridge, MA – Buy Tickets
Feb 28th – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY – Buy Tickets
March 2nd – Velvet Underground – Toronto, ON – Buy Tickets
March 3rd – Waiting Room – Buffalo, NY – Buy Tickets
March 4th – Higher Ground – South Burlington, VT – Buy Tickets
March 7th – The A&R Music Bar – Columbus, OH – BuyTickets
March 9th – El Club – Detroit, MI – Buy Tickets
March 10th – Double Door – Chicago, IL – Buy Tickets
March 11th – The Frequency – Madison, WI – Buy Tickets
March 12th – Triple Rock – Minneapolis, MN – Buy Tickets
March 14th – Record Bar – Kansas City, MO – Buy Tickets
March 16th – Marquis Theatre – Denver, CO – Buy Tickets
Watch the official lyric video for “Out Of My Head” below.
Pick up a copy of “High Times For Low Lives” on iTunes or Amazon now so you can sing along on tour!
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