the summer set

UPDATE at 9:36 p.m. ET: Stephen Gomez's tweet about the Summer set has since been deleted. Original story: The Summer Set's Stephen Gomez has responded to a fan's question on Twitter about the uncertainty of the band's future.  When asked whether the Summer Set is “still a thing,” Gomez responded: “We have no plans to […]

[Photo credit: Jesse Deflorio] Earlier this month, The Summer Set's Brian Dales released his debut solo song, “Young for the Summer” under his last name, DALES, and we can't stop listening to it. Read more: 25 song lyrics perfect for your graduation cap While he's had the song hidden away for two years, his first solo song arrives just […]

No matter what your future looks like post-graduation, especially if it’s, gulp, the real world, we have the perfect songs to prove that growing up won’t bring you down. The Academy Is…— “Summer Hair = Forever Young” Lyrics For Your Cap: “We're forever young” Sure, there are plenty of uncertainties for post-grad life. But this […]

After taking to social media to tease the “Jean Jacket” movie, the Summer Set have released a beautiful thriller of a music video for their track “Jean Jacket.” Watch the video in full below! Read more: 5 Seconds Of Summer’s Luke Hemmings performs at Warped Tour with the Summer Set—watch The band's intense new video is […]

Last night, President Barack Obama delivered his farewell address in Chicago. “My fellow Americans, it has been the honor of my life to serve you. I won’t stop; in fact, I will be right there with you, as a citizen, for all my remaining days. But for now, whether you are young or whether you’re […]

If a band includes a ukulele in their music, it’s always got a feel-good vibe. It doesn’t even matter what kind of song they’re writing or what genre they’re going for. Even if the lyrics are depressing as hell, it’s got a ukulele, so it’s automatically pretty happy. The ukulele is basically a magical ray […]

The Maine have announced the lineup for the first ever 8123 Fest, to be held in celebration of their tenth anniversary as a band. Along with the Maine, the Summer Set, Beach Weather, the Technicolors and more will play the event. Grab tickets here, and check out the lineup and a statement from the Maine […]

From country singers to a lot of Bon Jovi, we got some pretty interesting answers when we asked around about musicians’ first concerts. Here are the best responses: Jaime Preciado, Pierce The Veil Korn, Papa Roach and Powerman 500. The APMAs were the second time I've seen Papa Roach live, which was very nostalgic and […]

If you’ve had the chance to keep up with the Alt Press Instagram over the past few months, you’ve probably noticed that we shared some pretty rad shots of our favorite artists on Warped Tour all summer long. Photographer Bryce Hall hopped on Warped for Alt Press this summer and joined us for the APMAs to capture some […]

The Summer Set have announced an unconventional headlining tour dictated completely by fans. Fittingly named the “Made For You” tour, fans picked the dates and will also decide on the set list. Check out how it's working and how you can still contribute to the tour's design below. Read more: 5 Seconds Of Summer’s Luke Hemmings […]

[Photo credit: Bryce Hall (Falling In Reverse), Tyler Church (Underoath)] When you’re a touring musician, you see a lot of bands live. We asked a bunch of bands (and one actor) who were their favorites to see time and time again. The answers might surprise you… Brian Dales, the Summer Set Springsteen. Easy. Well, maybe Jimmy […]

5 Seconds Of Summer lead vocalist Luke Hemmings made an appearance at Warped Tour’s Pomona date to sing “Lightning In A Bottle“ with the Summer Set. You can watch fan-recorded video of the epic moment below. How cool is it to see a member of 5SOS at Warped?! Watch: 5 Seconds Of Summer guitarist’s hair catches […]

Brian Logan Dales of The Summer Set sat down with MGK, Matty Mullins, Papa Roach, and Jenna McDougall for an interview after their 2016 APMAs supergroup performance.  Besides starting the interview off with a duet sung by all, the musicians discussed touring, upcoming movies, preparing for their performances and even slipped out a collaboration leak.  […]

A lot happens online in our scene each week. In an attempt to capture what you might've missed, we gather up noteworthy internet moments and package them in one convenient post every weekend. Check out this week's roundup below! Read more: Alex Gaskarth’s new clothing line and 19 other things you might have missed last week 1. […]

Photographer: Grizzlee Martin All Time Low’s Jack Barakat celebrated his birthday June 18 with the grand opening of his very own music-themed bar in Los Angeles. Barakat teamed up with Jon Nichols of Dirty Model Movement to start The Riff, a home for those with an inclination toward rock culture. Read our interview with Barakat about […]

Through our endless scrolling and clicking, we inevitably come across a massive amount of content that doesn't necessarily warrant a news story on its own—but is amusing nonetheless. Instead of letting those small, yet noteworthy, moments slip through the cracks, we decided to gather them up in one convenient, post. Check out the best internet […]

In this video from AP Sessions, the Summer Set performs a mini-concert at Cleveland's historic venue, the Agora. Their three-song show includes scenes of each band member rocking out, close-ups of their bare feet and even a moment where Brian Dales forgets the words to “My Own Worst Enemy” by LIT. Don't worry; Dales gets […]

In this APTV interview, the Summer Set opens up about their new album, Stories For Monday, which came out in early April. It's their first self-produced album, and no acoustic instruments appear on it, based off of a rule that bassist Stephen Gomez had while producing the work. The band, dressed in fancy clothes during the interview, […]