Fresh off the heels of a successful co-headlining tour with Trey Anastasio and his band, Goose has announced new dates for their 2023 Spring Tour. It’s one that will see the band tour 14 cities over a five-week span that literally crosses the country. After a five-night run at the legendary Capitol Theatre in NY in early March that’s already sold out, the tour is scheduled to begin in Boston on March 23 at Roadrunner.
The spring tour also features two-night stands at such iconic venues as Philadelphia, PA’s The Met (March 24-25), Nashville, TN’s Ryman Auditorium (March 31-April 1), Seattle, WA’s Paramount Theatre (April 22-23), and San Francisco, CA’s The Warfield (April 27-28).
A ticket request lottery for all these newly announced Goose Spring Tour 2023 shows is currently underway at the band’s website and will continue through Wednesday, December 7, at 5 pm (ET). Lottery winners will be notified via email before the start of venue presales, set to run Thursday, December 8 from 10 am-10 pm (local). All remaining tickets go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, December 9 at 10 am (local). A variety of VIP packages and accommodation discounts will also be available.
This week also sees Goose marking yet another milestone in what has proven a momentous 2022 with their first-ever live performance on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, set for Wednesday, December 7 at 11:35 pm (ET)/10:35 pm (CT) (check local listings).
Goose Spring Tour 2023
MARCH
8-12 – Port Chester, NY – Capitol Theatre
23 – Boston, MA – Roadrunner
24 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met
25 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met
26 – Cleveland, OH – Agora
31 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
APRIL 2023
1 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
2 – Birmingham, AL – Avondale Brewing Co.
13 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee
14 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed
15 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed
16 – St. Paul, MN – Palace Theatre
18 – Bozeman, MT – The Elm
19 – Bozeman, MT – The Elm
21 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
22 – Seattle, WA – The Paramount Theatre
23 – Seattle, WA – The Paramount Theatre
25 – Eugene, OR – The McDonald Theatre
27 – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield
28 – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield
29 – San Diego, CA – CalCoast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
Country star Morgan Wallen announces One Night at a Time 2023 World Tour along with the release of three singles, “One Thing At A Time,” “Tennessee Fan,” and “Days That End In Why.”
Morgan Wallen performs onstage at Madison Square Garden on February 10, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images)
Wallen wrote in an Instagram statement that “2023 is gonna be a special year… I got a lot in store for y’all and thought we’d start with this,” alluding to the tour drop. This tour comes off the heels of his wildly successful 55-city Dangerous Tour, that wrapped up on Oct. 8.
Morgan Wallen has over 12.3 billion on-demand streams, multi-platinum certifications and seven chart-toppers at Country radio. His critically-acclaimed, 4x platinum ACM Album of the Year Dangerous: The Double Album topped 2021’s all-genre Billboard 200 Albums year-end chart with 4.1 million units sold earning him 2022 Billboard Awards Country Male Artist top honor.
Man, what a year 2022 has been with the Dangerous Tour. I had the time of my life, and I cannot begin to express how grateful I am that my fans connected with the Dangerous album the way they did. I’ve had so many people ask me if I wanted to take some time off; but the truth is – I have been writing and making so much music in my off-time because I feel as inspired as I ever have. It feels like new songs are pouring out of me, and I love that feeling. We are going to run it back next year with the One Night At A Time World Tour. Bigger venues. New countries. Bigger memories. See y’all there.
Morgan Wallen
The tour kicks off in New Zealand before returning to the US. Morgan Wallen will be performing at MetLife Stadium on May 20 with special guests Parker McCollum, ERNEST, and Bailey Zimmerman. Tickets are being sold through a verified fan sale, and for more information on that and to sign up, go here.
Morgan Wallen Tour 2023
March 15 — Auckland, N.Z. @ Spark Arena March 19 — Ipswich, Australia @ CMC Rocks March 21 — Sydney, Australia @ Judos Bank Arena March 24 — Melbourne, Australia. @ Rod Laver Arena April 14 — Milwaukee, Wisc. @ American Family Field — NEW April 15 — Milwaukee, Wisc. @ American Family Field April 20 — Louisville, Ky. @ KFC Yum! Center April 22 — Oxford, Miss. @ Vaught-Hemingway Stadium April 27 — Grand Rapids, Mich. @ Van Andel Arena April 28 — Moline, Ill. @ Vibrant Arena April 29 — Lincoln, Neb. @ Pinnacle Bank Arena May 4 — Jacksonville, Fla. @ VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena May 5 — West Palm Beach, Fla. @ iThink Financial Amphitheatre May 6 — Tampa, Fla. @ MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre May 18 — Hershey, Pa. @ Hersheypark Stadium May 19 — East Rutherford, N.J. @ MetLife Stadium — NEW May 20 — East Rutherford, N.J. @ MetLife Stadium May 24 — Austin, Texas @ Moody Center May 26 — Houston, Texas @ Minute Maid Park June 1 — Atlanta, Ga. @ Truist Park — NEW June 2 — Atlanta, Ga. @ Truist Park June 3 — Panama City Beach, Fla. @ Gulf Cost Jam June 8 — Virginia Beach, Va. @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach — NEW June 9 — Virginia Beach, Va. @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach June 10 — Myrtle Beach, S.C. @ Carolina Country Music Fest June 14 — Pittsburgh, Pa. @ PNC Park — NEW June 15 — Pittsburgh, Pa. @ PNC Park June 17 — Philadelphia, Pa. @ Citizens Bank Park June 22 — Chicago, Il. @ Wrigley Field — NEW June 23 — Chicago, Il. @ Wrigley Field June 29 — Detroit, Mich. @ Ford Field — NEW June 30 — Detroit, Mich. @ Ford Field July 6 — St. Louis, Mo. @ Busch Stadium — NEW July 7 — St. Louis, Mo. @ Busch Stadium July 14 — San Diego, Calif. @ Petco Park — NEW July 15 — San Diego, Calif. @ Petco Park July 19 — Phoenix, Ariz. @ Chase Field — NEW July 20 — Phoenix, Ariz. @ Chase Field July 22 — Los Angeles, Calif. @ SoFi Stadium Aug. 3 — Detroit Lakes, Minn. @ WE Fest Aug. 5 — Camrose, Alb. Canada @ Big Valley Jamboree Aug. 12 — Columbus, Ohio @ Ohio Stadium Aug. 17 — Boston, Mass. @ Fenway Park — NEW Aug. 18 — Boston, Mass. @ Fenway Park Aug. 26 — Washington, D.C. @ Nationals Park Sept. 14 — Toronto, Ont. Canada @ Budweiser Stage — NEW Sept. 15 — Toronto, Ont. Canada @ Budweiser Stage — NEW Sept. 16 — Toronto, Ont. Canada @ Budweiser Stage Sept. 18 — London, Ont. Canada @ Budweiser Gardens Sept. 21 — Ottawa, Ont. Canada @ Canadian Tire Centre Sept. 22 — Quebec City, Quebec, Canada @ Videotron Centre Sept. 23 — Montreal, Quebec, Canada @ Bell Centre Sept. 28 — Winnipeg, Mant. Canada @ Canada Lie Centre Sept. 29 — Saskatoon, Sask. Canada @ SaksTel Centre Sept. 30 — Calgary, Alb. Canada @ Scotiabank Saddledome Oct. 3 — Vancouver, B.C. Canada @ Rogers Arena — NEW Oct. 4 — Vancouver, B.C. Canada @ Rogers Arena Oct. 7 — Tacoma Wash. @ Tacoma Dome
On Monday, Nov. 21, country’s beloved Parker McCollum announced the extension of his 2023 tour. Dates revealed for the second leg of his upcoming tour for this summer, which includes a performance at the ArtPark in Buffalo on August 17 and St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheatre at Lakeview in Syracuse on August 19.
Parker McCollum (Photo Credit: Chris Kleinmeier)
The second part of the Texas native’s tour is to be co-produced through the collaboration of Live Nation and Emporium Presents and will feature support from rising country artists including Larry Fleet, Jackson Dean and the Randy Rogers Band. McCollum is scheduled to close off his tour in New York on August 19 in Syracuse.
Parker McCollum 2023 Tour Dates
May 18 2023 – Toledo, OH -Toledo Zoo Amphitheater *with Larry Fleet
June 3 2023 – Wilmington, NC – Live Oak Bank Pavilion *with Jackson Dean
June 9 2023 – Midland, TX – La Hacienda Event Center *with Larry Fleet
June 10 2023 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion *with Larry Fleet
June 24 2023 – Indianapolis, IN – TCU Amphitheatre at White River State Park *support TBD
June 29 2023 – Saint Augustine, FL – The St. Augustine Amphitheatre *with Larry Fleet
July 14 2023 – Huntsville AL – The Orion Amphitheatre *with Flatland Cavalry
July 29 2023 – Nampa ID – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater *with Jackson Dean
August 10 2023 – Morrison CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre *with Randy Rogers Band
August 17 2023 – Buffalo NY – ARTPARK *with Larry Fleet
August 19 2023 – Syracuse NY – St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheatre at Lakeview *with Larry Fleet
Fun Lovin’ Criminals have released their first EP in more than a decade, The Roosevelt Sessions, with a national tour kicking off in November. The jazz-laden four-track cut is sprinkled with biting political satire, nostalgic samples that romanticize life in New York, and their signature world-weary commentary on rising above a life of crime.
The last album of original music from Fun Lovin’ Criminals was Classic Fantastic, released in 2010, and The Roosevelt Sessions gives fans a taste of the new Criminals sound ahead of more new music slated for release in 2023. The trio features multi-instrumentalist Brian ‘Fast’ Leiser on lead vocal duties following the departure of Huey Morgan in November last year; drummer Frank Benbini and guitarist Naim Cortazzi, formerly with the Manchester band Happy Mondays and soul star Beverley Knight, to restore the trio.
“Shake It Loose”, the second track on the EP, addresses the mental health issues that inspired Fast and Frank to create new music and perform to their fans worldwide after the departure of Morgan.
With silky backing vocals from Benbini, Fast, with his smokey Brooklyn drawl, laments, “back then you didn’t listen, to what was true, now it’s all we wanna hear from you. It’s not about right, it’s not about wrong.”
Fun Lovin’ Criminals are entering a new chapter, with a steely focus on creating new music that our fans will love. Our new EP is a return to our gritty early days in NYC, particularly with the way the music has been composed.
Brian ‘Fast’ Leiser
Fun Lovin’ Criminals began in 1993 after Brian ‘Fast’ Leiser met Huey Morgan at The Limelight nightclub in NYC. Their debut album Come Find Yourself reached no.7 in the UK charts and was certified Platinum in the UK and Gold in the Netherlands. The biggest hit “Scooby Snacks” contains dialogue from Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs. The track peaked at no.12 in the UK singles chart in 1997 and was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) in July 2022.
Fun Lovin’ Criminals Fall Tour dates can be found below, with the tour kicking off in Boston on November 3, and stopping in their hometown of Brooklyn on November 4 at Elsewhere.
Depeche Mode, the influential English electronic duo of Martin Gore and Dave Gahan, will embark on their first tour in over five years, in support of the band’s forthcoming studio album, Memento Mori, due in Spring 2023. They’ll make one stop in the Empire State at Madison Square Garden on April 14, before heading over the Europe for four months of shows across the continent. Stella Rose & The Dead Language will join as support. Just announced – they’ll play later this year at MSG on October 28, with an additional performance at Barclays Arena on October 21.
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2020 inductees, Depeche Mode remains an ever-evolving and singularly influential musical force. An indelible inspiration to fans, critics and artists alike, Depeche Mode continues to press on as the Memento Mori album and tour represents the opening of the newest chapter of a peerless and ongoing legacy.
We started work on this project early in the pandemic, and its themes were directly inspired by that time. After Fletch’s passing, we decided to continue as we’re sure this is what he would have wanted, and that has really given the project an extra level of meaning.
Martin Gore
Fletch would have loved this album. We’re really looking forward to sharing it with you soon, and we can’t wait to present it to you live at the shows next year.
Dave Gahan
Memento Mori (Latin for “remember that you must die”) will be Depeche Mode’s 15th studio album and the follow-up to 2017’s critically acclaimed Spirit. Memento Mori will be released worldwide in Spring 2023 via Columbia Records.
Opening Acts for Depeche Mode
Darkly poetic and industrial leaning, Stella Rose and her band The Dead Language have graced venues all over their native New York City and Brooklyn. With a confidence that belies the band’s relative newness, The Dead Language has quickly built a distinctive sonic and visual identity on the foundation of Stella Rose’s lyricism and stage presence. Myles Mullen completes The Dead Language’s assault on the senses, painting the stage with imagery that meshes with and reacts to the music, creating a visceral story for the audience. The result is utterly unique and new—while paying homage to the downtown NYC golden age(s) that gave us the Velvet Underground, Patti Smith, Blondie, and Warhol’s Factory. Stella Rose’s first two singles, “Muddled Man” and “Angel” were released in Fall 2022.
Wales-born London-bred musician and producer Kelly Lee Owens’ unique melding of electronic music’s coolness and warmth has built her an eclectic following of fans, critics, and fellow musicians including St. Vincent, Bjork, John Cale, and of course Depeche Mode. With vocals as confident and captivating as her beats, Owens has built a formidable solo discography that includes the albums Kelly Lee Owens, Inner Song, and her latest record LP.8, released in spring 2022 to unanimous critical praise, including Clash magazine’s lauding its “giant leap in her evolution as an artist, continuing to build on an ever-growing discography of limitless promise”
For further information on the tour routing and ticket on-sale dates, please go to depechemode.com.
Depeche Mode Memento Mori World Tour 2023
Memento Mori World Tour 2023 – Leg One
March 23 Sacramento, CA Golden 1 Center
March 25 San Jose, CA SAP Center
March 28 Los Angeles, CA Kia Forum
March 30 Las Vegas, NV T-Mobile Arena
April 2 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
April 5 Chicago, IL United Center
April 7 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena
April 9 Quebec City, QC Videotron Centre
April 12 Montreal, QC Centre Bell
April 14 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
May 16 Amsterdam, NL Ziggo Dome
May 18 Amsterdam, NL Ziggo Dome
May 20 Antwerp, BE Sportpaleis Antwerpen
May 23 Stockholm, SE Friends Arena
May 26 Leipzig, DE Leipziger Festwiese
May 28 Bratislava, SK Národný Futbalový Štadión
May 31 Lyon, FR Groupama Stadium
June 2 Barcelona, ES Primavera Sound Festival
June 4 Dusseldorf, DE Merkur Spiel-Arena
June 6 Dusseldorf, DE Merkur Spiel-Arena
June 9 Madrid, ES Primavera Sound Festival
June 11 Bern, CH Stadion Wankdorf
June 14 Dublin, IE Malahide Castle
June 17 London, UK Twickenham Stadium
June 20 Munich, DE Olympiastadion
June 22 Lille, FR Stade Pierre Mauroy
June 24 Paris, FR Stade de France
June 27 Copenhagen, DK Parken
June 29 Frankfurt, DE Deutsche Bank Park
July 1 Frankfurt, DE Deutsche Bank Park
July 4 Bordeaux, FR Matmut Atlantique
July 7 Berlin, DE Olympiastadion
July 9 Berlin, DE Olympiastadion
July 12 Rome, IT Stadio Olympico
July 14 Milan, IT San Siro
July 16 Bologna, IT Stadio Renato Dall’Ara
July 21 Klagenfurt, AT Wörthersee Stadion
July 23 Zagreb, HR Arena Zagreb
July 26 Bucharest, RO Arena Națională
July 28 Budapest, HU Puskás Aréna
July 30 Prague, CZ Letňany Airport
August 2 Warsaw, PL PGE Narodowy
August 4 Krakow, PL Tauron Arena
August 6 Tallinn, EE Tallinna Lauluväljak
August 8 Helsinki, FI Kaisaniemen Puisto
August 11 Oslo, NO Telenor Arena
– New dates just added –
September 21 Mexico City, MX Foro Sol
September 29 Austin, TX Moody Center
October 1 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
October 4 Houston, TX Toyota Center
October 7 New Orleans, LA Smoothie King Center
October 10 Orlando, FL Amway Center
October 12 Miami, FL Miami-Dade Arena
October 19 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
October 21 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center
October 23 Washington, DC Capital One Arena
October 25 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
October 28 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
October 31 Boston, MA TD Garden
November 3 Montreal, QC Centre Bell
November 5 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena
November 8 Detroit, MI Little Caesars Arena
November 10 Cleveland, OH Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
November 13 Chicago, IL United Center
November 16 Denver, CO Ball Arena
November 18 Salt Lake City, UT Vivint Arena
November 21 Edmonton, AB Rogers Place
November 24 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
November 26 Seattle, WA Climate Pledge Arena
November 28 Portland, OR MODA Center
December 1 Las Vegas, NV T-Mobile Arena
December 3 San Francisco, CA Chase Center
December 6 San Diego, CA Pechanga Arena
December 10 Los Angeles, CA Kia Forum
December 15 Los Angeles, CA Crypto.com Arena
Kelly Lee Owens supports on all dates except * Stella Rose & The Dead Language
Sci-fi Middle Eastern fusion prog rockers Consider the Source announced their fall “Maxx Power Tour” and released a cover video of Opeth’s “Death Whispered a Lullaby”.
Maxx Power Tour
Consider the Source is a Sci-fi fusion trio blends progressive rock and improvisatory jazz, soaked in Indian and Middle Eastern styles. Their latest electric album, You Are Literally a Metaphor, reaches a peak of their fifteen-year musical journey. It includes he same fury and dazzling virtuosity of their previous work, Metaphor is also a portrait of three musicians reaching new levels of maturity.
Consider the Source
The “Maxx Power Tour” will be their return to a fully electric performance since they performed a hybrid acoustic electric tour with their “Hybrid Vol. 1: Such As A Mule”. From the bluesy swing of “When You’ve Loved and Lost Like Frankie Has” to the ethereal electro-synths of “Sketches From a Blind Man”, they continue to infuse minimalist pop, progressive metal, and freewheeling improvisation in their omnivorous musicality.
Three of Metaphor’s nine songs are Eastern European traditionals. Bassist John Ferrara’s new Taurus bass pedals and guitarist Gabriel Marin’s new custom Vigier double-neck guitar add new dimensions to the band’s already diverse sound.
As for their new cover music video, Opeth is one of the few bands who influenced the three of Consider the Source individually during our adolescent years and later collectively as a group.
They write extended compositions that are emotionally dark and brilliantly tie together sections of extreme heaviness with mellow acoustic passages. Their top-notch production, tight rhythms and catchy melodies have become something we strive for in our own original music. We’ve wanted to cover one of their songs for a long time but couldn’t pick just one favorite. We hope you enjoy our interpretation of “Death Whispered A Lullaby” with a couple of our favorite riffs added in at the end from “Closure” and “Deliverance”.
Consider the Source
FULL SCHEDULE:
09.02 Millersville, PA – Phantom Power * 09.03 Stuart, VA – Front Porch Fest 10.13 Baltimore, MD – The 8×10 ** 10.14 Abingdon, VA – Between the Vines 10.15 Pamplin, VA – Fly High CROPtober Fest 11.04 Portland, ME – Bayside Bowl 11.05 Hartford, CT – Arch Street Tavern *** 11.10 Saratoga Springs, NY – Putnam Place 11.11 Burlington, VT – Nectar’s 11.12 Asbury Park, NJ – Wonder Bar **** 11.17 Sellersville, PA – Sellersville Theater * 11.18 Pembroke, MA – Soundcheck Studios ***** 11.19 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Made **** 12.01 Charlottesville, VA – The Southern 12.02 Asheville, NC – Asheville Music Hall 12.03 Charlotte, NC – Heist Brewery and Barrel Arts 12.08 Atlanta, GA – Smith’s Olde Bar 12.09 Raleigh, NC – The Pour House Music Hall * w/ Chestnut Grove ** w/ Seven Teller *** w/ The Mushroom Cloud **** w/ Baked Shrimp ***** w/ Bella’s Bartok
Phish played the Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio on August 2, following a night off after a fantastic run in Maryland. The Blossom Music Center is a special place, a beautiful wooden, wedge-like structure nestled in the forests of Ohio. If you are from New York, I would highly recommend you make the trip if you have not yet, it’s certainly up there with the best sheds around. This was my first time there, but it certainly won’t be my last.
The band started the night off with a nice acapella version of “Strawberry Fields Forever,” which they played for only the second time. “Crowd Control” was up next, and then a mid-set “Punch You In The Eye.” After this was a short “46 Days” before delighting the crowd with a “You Enjoy Myself.” They did a short vocal jam before dropping back into another second “YEM” jam, which the crowd ate up. Keeping the funk going, was a short “Tube” before slowing things down with a “Shade.” A gorgeous “Reba” was a perfect soundtrack to the color leaking from the sunset sky. They wrapped the set up with the staple set closer of “Cavern.”
Phish has really been feeling “Free” this summer, and they opened up the second set with a monster 25-minute version. “Esther” was next, which they unfortunately struggled through due to Trey’s guitar being out of tune. “Blaze On” followed, the jam was on the shorter side, and then Trey started off “Scents and Subtle Sounds.” As they worked their way through the composition, the sound twice completely cut out for a few seconds. The band played through it and either didn’t notice or they tried to make it up with what was probably the jam of the night. This version was heavy on the dark funk, with a gorgeous ambient outro. Maybe it was a nod to the night being the 19th anniversary of the IT music festival from 2003, which was the band at their peak in ambient jamming, but probably not. A short but sweet “2001” got the whole place dancing, before a wild and beautifully cacophonous “Split Open and Melt” had some in the crowd staring at the stage in awe.
It was amusing to see the confusion and then elation as the Page started up “Bathtub Gin” for the encore. Even though the band was a little bit short on time, they were able to cut out the fat and immediately get right to the good stuff as the jam matured into a some very opulent themes and textures before wrapping up the night.
Phish Blossom Music Center – Cuyahoga Falls , OH 8/2/22
Soundcheck: Funky Bitch, My Soul, Crowd Control (this soundcheck is possibly incomplete)
Set 1: Strawberry Fields Forever, Crowd Control, Punch You in the Eye > 46 Days > You Enjoy Myself, Tube > Shade, Reba, Cavern
Set 2: Free > Esther > Blaze On > Scents and Subtle Sounds > Also Sprach Zarathustra > Split Open and Melt
Encore: Bathtub Gin
Strawberry Fields Forever was performed for the first time since July 22, 2017 (168 shows). Fish quoted Strawberry Fields Forever in the YEM vocal jam and in the jam that followed. Trey teased Also Sprach Zarathustra at the end of Gin.
God knows we all love a good gimmick. Especially when it wildly exceeds our expectations and produces something that is profoundly eye-opening, or in this case, ear-opening! Such is the case with Uncaged, an album of much-loved rock covers, rendered in a supremely deep and darkly delicious heavy metal style, by Milwaukee-based lap steel slasher, Sean Williamson, aka Velocihamster.
Album art by Steven Bossler
For those not in the know, the lap steel guitar, also known as Hawaiian guitar, is a steel stringed guitar, sans pedals and frets, that is played with a slide in an open tuning while laid across a player’s lap. It was an outgrowth of Hawaii’s popular slack-key guitar style, which was incredibly popular in the earliest decades of the record industry. Like the traditional guitar, the lap steel would become electrified in the 1930s and eventually be employed in other musical styles – jazz, blues, gospel and especially country and Western swing. While not as popular or utilized as its cousins the traditional pedal steel or dobro, the lap steel has been a standout instrument in the hands of artists of the past like Roy Smeck and modern era ones like L.A. session ace and Jackson Browne sideman David Lindley.
In Williamson’s hands, the lap steel is another animal all together. It’s a roaring, screaming beast, an instrument of melodic assault and chordal crunch that brings to the ears a virtuosity that is way more Van Halen (Sean taps his ass off here too) than Bob Willis and The Texas Playboys.
Williamson has super-charged his lap steel with EMG humbucker-styled pickups, the kind favored by Judas Priest’s K.K Dowling, Primus’ Les Claypool, Metallica’s James Hetfield and dozens of other metal mavens. His sound is thick, lush, layered and fuzzy, with his instrument further empowered with everything from distortion and chorus pedals to wah wah and harmonizer.
Photo by Greg Vorobiov
My favorite tracks are the instrumentals. His mysterioso take on Led Zeppelin’s Middle Eastern-y “In the Evening,” his jam on Edgar Winter’s “Frankenstein” and his uber dirty, nasty interpretation of the Sneaker Pimp’s “6 Underground.” Williamson does the Beastie Boys proud with his wanky, wah wah driven cover of “Gratitude,” one for which he also provides the appropriately juvenile sounding vox (that’s a compliment, Sean!)
Another highlight is the album opener, a super-caffeinated version of Motorhead’s “Ace of Spades,” with a guest vocal by Alice Cooper bassist and Beasto Blanco frontman Chuck Garric. Williamson also admirably covers of classics like Santo & Johnny’s “Sleepwalk” and AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck.” And while a lot of this is shred-centric, Williamson never loses sight of the melodies that have made these songs so memorable.
Uncaged is an album that will delight metal and classic rock lovers by breathing new life into songs you have heard hundreds of times before. But it does something even bigger. It uncages a sleep instrument in music’s arsenal and lets it roar and thrive in new avenues and genres of sound.
Grammy-nominated artist Post Malone has announced a month-long, 33-city North American tour that will see him headline UBS Arena at Belmont Park on October, 9 and Madison Square Garden three nights later. The “Twelve Carat Tour” comes on the heels of Post Malone’s highly-anticipated fourth studio album, Twelve Carat Tootache.
Produced by LiveNation, the tour kicks-off on September, 10 in Omaha, NE and will see Post Malone perform throughout the Mid-West before heading East for a layover of performances. The “Sunflower” crooner will grace the stage at DC’s Capital One Arena, The Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, and Newark’s Prudential Center. The East-coast portion of the tour culminates in performances at UBS Arena at Belmont Park on October, 9 — where Roddy Rich will make a guest-apperance — and Madison Square Garden on the 12th. The Twelve Carat Tour continues down south before concluding on November, 15 at L.A.’s Crypto.com Arena.
Twelve Carat Tootache was released on June, 3 and debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200. The album was heavily anticipated with the high-charting singles “Cooped Up,” “One Right Now” and “I Like You (A Happier Song),” and an all-star cast of features which includes Doja Cat, Gunna, Roddy Rich and The Weeknd.
Since coming onto the scene with his breakthrough hit “White Iverson,” Post Malone has become one of the most successful pop-stars of the last decade with 66 entries in the Billboard Hot 100 — including 11 top 10 hits — and is a 9-time Grammy-nominee. In 2019, he became youngest artist in history to have a total of three diamond-certified singles with the records “Congratulations,” “Rockstar” and “Sunflower” reaching the 10 million sales plateau.
Tickets for the Twelve Carat Tour are live at livenation.com
TWELVE CARAT TOUR DATES: *With Roddy Ricch
Sat, Sep 10 – Omaha, NE – CHI Health Center Sun, Sep 11 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center* Wed, Sep 14 – Chicago, IL – United Center* Thu, Sep 15 – Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Forum* Sat, Sep 17 – St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center* Sun, Sep 18 – Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena* Tue, Sep 20 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena Fri, Sep 23 – Boston, MA – TD Garden Tue, Sep 27 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Wed, Sep 28 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena Sat, Oct 01 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena Sun, Oct 02 – Indianapolis, IN – Gainbridge Fieldhouse Tue, Oct 04 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena* Thu, Oct 06 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
Fri, Oct 07 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center* Sun, Oct 09 – Belmont Park, NY – UBS Arena* Wed, Oct 12 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden*
Thu, Oct 13 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden* Sat, Oct 15 – Columbia, SC – Colonial Life Arena* Sun, Oct 16 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena* Tue, Oct 18 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena* Fri, Oct 21 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center* Sat, Oct 22 – Austin, TX – Moody Center* Tue, Oct 25 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center* Wed, Oct 26 – Ft. Worth, TX – Dickies Arena* Fri, Oct 28 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center* Sun, Oct 30 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena* Tue, Nov 01 – Salt Lake City, UT – Vivint Arena* Thu, Nov 03 – Portland, OR – Moda Center* Sat, Nov 05 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena* Sun, Nov 06 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena* Thu, Nov 10 – Los Angeles, CA – The Kia Forum* Fri, Nov 11 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena* Tue, Nov 15 – Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena*
Riot Fest, one of the longest running independent music festivals, has announced its 2022 lineup with tickets going on sale next week. The three-day festival will return to Douglass Park in Chicago, IL this fall with headliners that include My Chemical Romance, Nine Inch Nails and The Original Misfits performing their debut album Walk Among Us which turned 40 years old this year. Riot Fest will be spread across five stages and features a vast array of music that is rich in punk, indie rock, hip hop, goth, industrial and more.
On July 19, it was announced that Taking Back Sunday, Coolio, Marky Ramone’s Blitzkrieg, Zola Jesus, Reece Young, Poliça and cumgirl8 will join the diverse lineup of bands playing September 16-18 in Douglass Park.
Attendees will also enjoy reunion sets from Yellowcard (performing their sole 2022 show), The Academy Is… and Midtown—as well as returning punk heroes like Alkaline Trio, Bad Religion, and Descendents, hip-hop acts like Ice Cube and Action Bronson, and fest favorites Sleater-Kinney, Jimmy Eat World, The Front Bottoms, and The Wonder Years. “I think this year’s lineup really speaks to who we are,” says festival founder Mike Petryshyn, “It’s been a minute since we’ve gotten to curate a lineup like this. I’m especially excited for what this is leading into: the stuff that’s happening in the next few weeks, and the years to come.”
Founded in 2005, Riot Fest is an independent music festival featuring the best of punk, rock ‘n’ roll, hip hop, metal, alternative, and just about everything in between. Founder Riot Mike is credited with helping to reunite iconic bands like Naked Raygun, the Replacements, The Original Misfits, and Jawbreaker, among many other reunions—a staple of Riot Fest, alongside full album performances, carnival rides, and the occasional butter sculpture. It was named #1 Music Festival by USA Today, and in 2021 it was voted Best Music Festival in a poll for Chicago Reader. In addition to the festival, Riot Fest promotes shows year-round at a myriad of music venues across Chicago.
Tickets are now on sale for Riot Fest 2022 and can be purchased through the festival’s website here. Options for 1-day, 2-day and 3-day tickets are all available.
