21 things you need to know that happened this week
A lot happens in our scene each week. In an attempt to capture what you might've missed, we gather up noteworthy moments and package them in one convenient post every weekend. Check out this week's roundup below!
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1. With all this Asking Alexandria craziness going on, don’t forget that Danny Worsnop is also releasing his debut solo country album, The Long Road Home, as well. Watch a teaser for his “Mexico” video:
2. Wanna watch Avenged Sevenfold play a “grand stage” live? Of course you do! Well, here’s your chance.
The band announced this week that they will be streaming their show on Oct. 28 at 8:30 p.m. PDT via Facebook. On Avenged Sevenfold’s website, you’ll be able to watch in 3D 360° and Virtual Reality. How cool?!?!
3. Sorority Noise and the World Is A Beautiful Place & I'm No Longer Afraid To Die released the Leaf Ellis/Smoke & Felt split. Listen below!
4. Everyone Dies In Utah released their new, self-titled album on Oct. 7 and premiered a new video for the track “Dying Light.” Watch that below, and be sure to check out Everyone Dies In Utah headlining the InVogue Records tour!
Dates:
Oct. 06 Walters | Houston, TX
Oct. 07 Twist of Lime | New Orleans, LA
Oct. 08 The Estate | Columbus, GA
Oct. 09 Local 662 | St Petersburg, FL
Oct. 10 BackBooth | Orlando, FL
Oct. 11 The Hideaway | Johnson City, TN
Oct. 12 Fearcliff Skatepark | Woodbridge, VA
Oct. 13 Championship Bar | Trenton, NJ
Oct. 14 Fuze Box | Albany, NY
Oct. 15 The Vault | Syracuse, NY
Oct. 16 The Rialto Theatre | Akron, OH
Oct. 17 Frankies | Toledo, OH
Oct. 18 Spinelli's | Downtown Louisville, KY
Oct. 19 Fubar | St. Louis, MO
Oct. 20 The Riot Room | Kansas City, MO
Oct. 21 SoWhat Fest?! | Dallas, TX
Oct. 22 All Bottoms Up | Harker Heights, TX
5. Moose Blood released a new music video for their track, “Cheek.” Check it out below:
6. Touché Amoré covered Pearl Jam’s “Corduroy.” What do you think?
7. Life Lessons dropped their acoustic session Reflection/alright this past Tuesday. Reflection is an acoustic rendition of the track “Reflecting” from their EP I Know What I’m Not, and “alright” is an unreleased track from the same EP that shows a more in-depth and raw side of the band. They’ll be heading out on tour with Mariner and the Weekend Classic this fall.
8. Watch Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco in a behind-the-scenes look of Every Time I Die’s “It Remembers” video:
Also, Panic! At The Disco said #ImWithHer this week on Twitter in a big way. Check it out:
Are you nasty? #ImWithHer pic.twitter.com/TDh0o3Mmvv
— Panic! At The Disco (@PanicAtTheDisco) October 21, 2016
9. Radkey announced a US headlining tour for the fall with the Fame Riot. Their new record, Delicious Rock Noise (pre-order here) drops Nov. 11—the first day of the tour. Check out the dates, album artwork and music video for their single “Dark Black Makeup” below:
Dates:
Friday, November 11th – The Black Sheep (Colorado Springs, CO)
Sunday, November 13th – Neurolux (Boise, ID)
Wednesday, November 16th – High Dive (Seattle, WA)
Thursday, November 17th – Hawthorne Theatre – Lounge (Portland, OR)
Friday, November 18th – The Boreal (Eugene, OR)
Saturday, November 19th – The Ritz (San Jose, CA)
Sunday, November 20th – Neck Of The Woods – Downstairs (San Francisco)
Monday, November 21st – Resident (Los Angeles, CA)
Tuesday, November 22nd – Soda Bar (San Diego, CA)
Wednesday, November 23rd – 191 Toole (Phoenix, AZ)
Friday, November 25th – Lowbrow Palace (El Paso, TX)
Saturday, November 26th – Sundown @ Granada Theater (Dallas, TX)
Sunday, November 27th – Sidewinder – Insider (Austin, TX)
Tuesday, November 29th – Hi-Tone (Memphis, TN)
Wednesday, November 30th – The Saturn (Birmingham, AL)
Thursday, December 1st – Drunken Unicorn (Atlanta, GA)
Friday, December 2nd – Evening Muse (Charlotte, NC)
Saturday, December 3rd – Comet Ping Pong (Washington, D.C.)
Sunday, December 4th – Kung Fu Necktie (Philadelphia, PA)
Tuesday, December 6th – Studio @ Webster Hall (New York, NY)
Wednesday, December 7th – Brillobox (Pittsburgh, PA)
Thursday, December 8th – Grog Shop (Cleveland, OH)
Friday, December 9th – The Pike Room (Pontiac, MI)
Saturday, December 10th – The Brass Rail (Ft. Wayne, IN)
Sunday, December 11th – The Stache (Grand Rapids, MI)
Tuesday, December 13th – Cobra Lounge (Chicago, IL)
10. Pop-punkers Seaway released a fun new music video for their song, “Slam.” Watch it below:
11. Our favorite holiday is coming, and Hot Topic is celebrating with an exclusive line of Funko POP! toys, recreating classic creepy movie characters in vinyl figures. The line includes Jason Voorhees of Friday The 13th, Beetlejuice, Pinhead of Hellraiser and Alex DeLarge of A Clockwork Orange.
Check out the cute little evil guys here!
12. Stream Sparrow Sleeps’ new children’s album, Sparrow And Friends Start A Band, here. It features the likes of Real Friends, Knuckle Puck, Cartel, the Swellers, the Early November, Yellowcard, Motion City Soundtrack and more!
13. SayWeCanFly released a new single, “I Didn’t Know,” from his upcoming album Blessed Are Those —slated to drop via Epitaph on Nov. 4. Check out AP’s feature on the record’s first single here.
14. British pop-punks WSTR dropped a new video for their track “Footprints.” Read their feature on the site from this week, and watch the video below!
15. Save Face dropped a fun, new music video for their track “Overdue.” Watch it below:
16. Pop Evil announced their “Rock N’ Roll Now: Right Now” headlining tour for early 2017. Red Sun Rising and Badflower are supporting. Check out the dates in the poster below!
17. Chasing Safety are releasing their new album, Nomad, on Jan. 6 via Outerloop Records. Watch their new studio music video for “Brand New Prison” here:
18. A new project from vocalist Sshh Liguz and guitarist Zak Starkey (Ringo Starr's son, ex-drummer for Oasis, current drummer for The Who), Sshh are releasing an album of covers called Issues, featuring rock celebrities like Eddie Vedder, Twiggy Ramirez (Marilyn Manson), Clem Burke (Blondie), Robert Fruze (Big Pink) and more. Here's their PledgeMusic campaign page.
Plus, the album is for Robert Daltry's Teen Cancer Trust charity. It’s out Nov. 11. Here’s their coverage of “Problems” with Paul Cook and Glen Matlock of the Sex Pistols:
19. Against Me!’s Laura Jane Grace will be heading out on a book tour to support her upcoming memoir, TRANNY: Confessions of Punk Rock’s Most Infamous Anarchist Sellout, out Nov. 15 via Hachette Books. Check out the dates in the poster below!
20. Australia’s Belle Haven released a new song and awesome video for their track, “The Carving Knife” —and it’s already climbing the Australian metal charts. Have a look at the one-shot, one-take video:
21. Following tours with Enter Shikari and Crossfaith, UK bass and drum rockers the Qemists released a new single, “The Jungle,” featuring the Hactivist, from their recent album Warrior Sound. Watch it:
What's your favorite moment from the past week? Let us know in the comments!
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