orlando

Coheed And Cambria and the Used to co-headline summer amphitheater tour

Coheed And Cambria and the Used just announced a summer amphitheater co-headline tour that will begin Aug. 27—and we can’t wait. The U.S. tour will feature Meet Me @ The Altar and carolesdaughter during special performances. The tour is set to hit 18 cities across the country and will run through the end of September. […]

THE DEV bring rock fury on the video for “Queen Of The Damned”—watch

Today, AltPress is premiering the new video from Florida rock brigade THE DEV, “Queen Of The Damned.” Fronted by commanding and demanding lead singer Nikollaj, the quintet deliver the riffs, as well as a message that permeates both their music and their name. “Our name definitely has a significant meaning for a purpose,” Nikollaj explains. […]

Ice Nine Kills combat Disney ban with Orlando "revenge" show

Following their ban from playing a show on Disney property, Ice Nine Kills have announced they are “back for revenge” with a show in Orlando, Florida. It looks like INK are determined to turn Mickey Mouse’s hometown into one of the most magical—and metal—places on earth. Read more: Michael Clifford on “the best guitar that [he’s] […]

Op-ed: Re-evaluating the scene's culture of artist-fan interaction in the wake of tragedy

The senseless murder of YouTube star and The Voice alum Christina Grimmie shook artists and fans alike. After all, music in the modern day thrives on musician-to-fan interaction, either via social media platforms or meet-and-greets with signings and photo-ops.  One of the scene's biggest emblems, Warped Tour, is a hub of musician-to-fan meetings, hugs and expressions of love […]

Taking Back Sunday, New Found Glory, Real Friends, more featured on Orlando benefit compilation

The aptly named Forever Beautiful: A Collection Of Love For Orlando is a benefit compilation released today by 49 of our favorite artists on Bandcamp. Proceeds of the compilation will support victims of the devastating Pulse shooting through the OneOrlando fund. Donate for a copy of the compilation here, and read the collective statement from the participating […]

Help us give back to the victims of the Orlando mass shooting

In the wake of the mass shooting at an Orlando gay nightclub that left 49 dead and 53 injured, Alternative Press is releasing a limited-edition T-shirt to benefit the victims of the shooting. All proceeds will be donated to the Pulse Victims' Fund. We stand in solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community and mourn the lives that […]

Op-Ed: ‘I was in the club when Suge Knight was shot’—why we need to be prepared

I heard six pops before the music stopped. Half of the people on the dance floor hit the deck. The rest of the fans and industry figures in attendance seemed to look in the direction of the shots, in a daze. A few people screamed. “What was that?” more than one person exclaimed. The lights […]

Panic! At The Disco release limited edition t-shirt benefiting Orlando shooting victims

Following the example of artists like PVRIS and Beartooth, Panic! At The Disco are releasing a limited-edition t-shirt to benefit victims of the Orlando shooting that left 49 dead and 53 injured.  Read more: PVRIS release limited edition T-shirt benefiting Orlando shooting victims The design, an homage to their song “Girls/Girls/Boys,” is a reprint of an […]

Beartooth release pride T-shirt benefiting victims of Orlando shooting

Beartooth are showing their support for victims of the Pulse shooting in Orlando with a pride T-shirt. All proceeds will benefit the Pulse Victim Fund. Grab one of the T-shirts here. Read more: PVRIS release limited edition T-shirt benefiting Orlando shooting victims “To say what happened in Orlando the other day is a tragedy, would be an […]

Panic! At The Disco organize blood drive before show for Orlando shooting victims

Panic! At The Disco have joined forces with OneBlood to organize a blood drive before their show in Miami this Tuesday, June 14. Donations will benefit victims of Sunday's tragic shooting in Orlando at LGBT bar Pulse. .@my1blood will be out front Bayfront Park Amphitheater Tuesday before the show from 3-7pm https://t.co/gbdIxakU8E pic.twitter.com/MIU0PwXsMo — Panic! […]

PVRIS release limited edition T-shirt benefiting Orlando shooting victims

PVRIS recently released a limited edition T-shirt benefiting Pulse victims from Sunday night's shooting in Orlando.  All profits will be donated to the Pulse Victims Fund. Order here: https://t.co/q0qfcvUItI pic.twitter.com/DpQL7SyNRt — PVRIS (@ThisIsPVRIS) June 13, 2016 Due to demand we have added an extra 50 shirts All profits donated to the Pulse victims fund https://t.co/tg4ekJL2eA […]

You Blew It! (Jade Tree Records) drop demos/rarities EP benefiting Orlando LGBT center

You Blew It! call Orlando, FL, the site of incredibly tragic violence over this past weekend, their hometown.  In response to the shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando that left 49 dead, the band has dropped a five-track EP of demos and rarities called Pulse, named after the nightclub that was the site of the […]

Openly gay Grizzly Bear frontman offers perspective on Orlando shooting

Following America's deadliest mass shooting in history on June 12, which took place at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Grizzly Bear frontman Ed Droste has offered a heartwrenching take on the situation. Droste has been openly gay since 2004 in the early days of the band's career, and has served as a role model in […]