The most unexpected story on the latest episode of Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade is not about grunge, Saturday Night Live, or Pearl Jam. It is about Martin Short and a cigarette. Eddie Vedder stops by to reflect on the early Seattle scene, his 1991 SNL debut with Spade (including the rarely pulled-off feat of performing three songs in one night), and his new Netflix documentary ‘Matter of Time’ about epidermolysis bullosa, but the moment that has everyone talking is how Short somehow managed to do what years of conventional wisdom could not: convince Vedder to quit smoking for good. The episode is out now on the Fly on the Wall YouTube channel.
Nashville Alt.Rockers Cinema Stereo Release “So Sorry, My Dear” and Announce Debut European Tour
Cinema Stereo have released “So Sorry, My Dear,” their newest single and video, out now on all major streaming platforms. Pairing driving rhythms, soaring melodies and a timeless rock sensibility with modern urgency, the track showcases the Orlando-born, Nashville-based band at their most emotionally charged, drawing on a wide range of influences including Queen, The Police, Tame Impala, Aerosmith and The Killers. Alongside the digital release comes a limited edition 7-inch vinyl featuring an exclusive B-side, “Keep Me Down,” available only on the physical pressing and not available on any streaming platform, making it a genuine collector’s item for anyone who wants the full picture of where Cinema Stereo’s sound is heading.
The single arrives alongside the announcement of their debut European tour, kicking off October 15 in Verviers, Belgium and running through late November across Belgium, Germany, France, Spain and the Netherlands. It marks the first time the band has brought their high-energy live show overseas, a significant milestone for a band steadily carving out space as one of the most exciting new voices in modern rock.
Tour Dates:
October 15 | Verviers, Belgium | Spirit of 66
October 16 | Krefeld, Germany | Kulturrampe
October 17 | Bully-les-Mines, France | Bully On Rocks Festival
October 20 | Santander, Spain | Niagara
October 21 | Leon, Spain | Babylon
October 22 | A Coruña, Spain | Mardi Gras
October 23 | Ourense, Spain | Cafe Cultural
October 24 | Sevilla, Spain | Sala Even
October 25 | Jerez, Spain | La Guarida del Angel
October 27 | Orihuela, Spain | La Gramola
October 28 | Valencia, Spain | Loco Club
October 29 | Castellon, Spain | Sala Because
October 30 | Zaragoza, Spain | Rock ‘n Blues Cafe
October 31 | Valles, Spain | AMC Bocanegra
November 1 | Vitoria, Spain | Urban Rock Concept
November 3 | Barcelona, Spain | Razz 3
November 4 | Chambery, France | Brin de Zinc
November 5 | Eppstein, Germany | Wunderbar Weite Welt
November 6 | Regensburg, Germany | VAZ
November 7 | Lauchhammer, Germany | Real Music Club
November 10 | Frankfurt, Germany | Nachtleben
November 11 | Bremen, Germany | Meisenfrei
November 12 | Dortmund, Germany | Musiktheater Piano
November 14 | Heilbronn, Germany | Umma23
November 15 | Norderstedt, Germany | Music Star
November 18 | Hamburg, Germany | Cowboy un Indianer
November 21 | Coevorden, Netherlands | MFC
Blues-Rock Trio The Zac Schulze Gang Announce Six-Date UK Tour Behind Debut Album ‘Straight To It’
Two consecutive UK Blues Awards wins and a debut album that grabs you by the throat, The Zac Schulze Gang are arriving at their November UK tour with serious momentum behind them. ‘Straight To It,’ released in September 2025, is exactly what the title promises from the Kent-based trio: blues-infused rock and roll that combines classic British R&B with punk energy, outstanding musicianship and the kind of raw, visceral kick that comes from years of relentless live work. Frontman and guitarist Zac Schulze brings precision, speed and passion to every track, riding the thunder generated by his drummer brother Ben Schulze and bassist Ant Greenwell. Together the three create a massive roar without ever losing sight of the song.
The album opens with the breathless hooks of “The Rocker,” sustains that energy through the blitzkrieg rush of “High Roller,” and balances its hard edge with the bright power-pop of “Angeline” and the soaring alt-rock anthem “Betterland.” The Gang’s sound draws on the live dynamic and touring work ethic of 70s icons Rory Gallagher and Dr Feelgood while incorporating elements of AC/DC and Thin Lizzy alongside contemporary influences like Turnstile, Royal Blood and Queens of the Stone Age. Zac Schulze won Emerging Artist of the Year at the UK Blues Awards 2024 and followed it with Young Artist of the Year in 2025, with sold-out shows in the Netherlands, Germany and London’s legendary 100 Club cementing their reputation as one of the most formidable live acts working in British rock right now.
Tour Dates:
November 10 | Leeds | The Key Club
November 11 | Manchester | Night & Day
November 12 | York | Crescent
November 13 | Norwich | Waterfront Studio
November 14 | Brighton | Hope & Ruin
November 15 | Nottingham | Rescue Rooms
Metal Heavyweights Bleed From Within Launch UK and North American Tours With Live Video for “Zenith”
Bleed From Within have released a live video for “Zenith,” cut together from footage captured across their Zenith UK/EU Headline Tour in September and October 2025, the biggest headline run in the Glasgow metal band’s 21-year history. Filmed by longtime collaborator Tom Armstrong, the video documents a tour that culminated in two sold-out nights at the Glasgow Barrowlands. “The Zenith tour was a massive step up for our band,” the band says. “We were consistently blown away by the support shown by our fans. The Glasgow Barrowlands is the venue we’ve been dreaming of headlining since we started this band 21 years ago. Surrounded by fans, friends and family, we celebrated everything we’ve worked towards over the last two decades.” The video arrives as the band prepares to launch two major touring runs this week.
The Dying Sun Tour opens in Edinburgh on March 1 (two sold-out nights at The Liquid Room) before running through the UK and Ireland with support from Disembodied Tyrant and Baest, followed immediately by the North American Zenith Tour beginning April 2 in Worcester, Massachusetts, with Sylosis, Great American Ghost and Life Cycles in support. Several dates are already sold out or selling fast across both runs.
Tour Dates:
UK & IRELAND – THE DYING SUN TOUR
March 1 | Edinburgh | The Liquid Room (SOLD OUT)
March 2 | Edinburgh | The Liquid Room (SOLD OUT)
March 3 | Aberdeen | Lemon Tree
March 5 | Dublin | The Academy
March 6 | Liverpool | O2 Academy (SELLING FAST)
March 7 | Leeds | Stylus
March 8 | Nottingham | Rock City
March 10 | Norwich | Epic Studios (SELLING FAST)
March 12 | Bristol | Electric Bristol
March 12 | Southampton | The 1865 (SOLD OUT)
March 14 | Birmingham | O2 Institute (SELLING FAST)
NORTH AMERICA – THE ZENITH TOUR
April 2 | Worcester, Massachusetts | The Palladium (SELLING FAST)
April 3 | Montreal, Quebec | Theatre Beanfield (SOLD OUT)
April 4 | Toronto, Ontario | Opera House (SELLING FAST)
April 6 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Theatre of the Living Arts
April 7 | Lakewood, Ohio | The Roxy
April 8 | Millvale, Pennsylvania | Mr Smalls
April 10 | Detroit, Michigan | St. Andrew’s Hall
April 11 | Grand Rapids, Michigan | Elevation
April 12 | Chicago, Illinois | House of Blues
April 14 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Varsity Theatre
April 15 | Lincoln, Nebraska | Bourbon Theatre
April 17 | Englewood, Colorado | Gothic Theatre
April 19 | Boise, Idaho | Shrine Social Club
April 20 | Seattle, Washington | The Crocodile
April 21 | Portland, Oregon | Hawthorne Theatre
April 22 | Roseville, California | Goldfield Trading Post
April 24 | Los Angeles, California | The Regent Theatre
April 25 | Pomona, California | The Glass House
April 26 | Phoenix, Arizona | Crescent Ballroom
April 28 | Austin, Texas | Come and Take It Live
April 29 | Dallas, Texas | Granada Theater
May 1 | Tampa, Florida | The Orpheum
May 2 | Atlanta, Georgia | The Masquerade (Hell)
May 3 | Greensboro, North Carolina | Hangar 1819
May 5 | Richmond, Virginia | Canal Club
May 6 | Baltimore, Maryland | Nevermore Hall
May 7 | New York, New York | Gramercy Theatre
SUMMER EU HEADLINE DATES
August 10 | Stuttgart, Germany | Im Wizemann
August 11 | Nuremberg, Germany | Hirsch
August 13 | Aschaffenburg, Germany | Colos-Saal
Garage Rock Legends The Hives Drop Stop-Motion Video for “Roll Out The Red Carpet”
The Hives have unveiled a stop-motion animation video for “Roll Out The Red Carpet,” directed by artist Cissi Efraimsson, and it is the latest dispatch from their long-awaited album ‘The Hives Forever Forever The Hives,’ released last August on Play It Again Sam Records. Crafted in Sweden with producers Pelle Gunnerfeldt and Mike D of Beastie Boys, the record arrived to rapturous reviews and has already spawned standout tracks “Enough Is Enough,” “Paint A Picture,” “Legalize Living” and the title track. “Roll Out The Red Carpet” adds another anthem to that run, and Efraimsson’s visual treatment gives it a life all its own.
Fresh off a run of packed European dates, The Hives head to the United States this month for a string of headline shows with support from The Chats. Two Nashville and Toronto dates are already sold out.
Tour Dates:
March 13 | Nashville, Tennessee | Brooklyn Bowl Nashville (SOLD OUT)
March 14 | Asheville, North Carolina | Orange Peel (SOLD OUT)
March 16 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | The Fillmore
March 18 | Brooklyn, New York | Brooklyn Paramount
March 19 | New Haven, Connecticut | Toad’s Place
March 20 | Boston, Massachusetts | House of Blues
March 22 | Toronto, Ontario | HISTORY (SOLD OUT)
March 23 | Toronto, Ontario | HISTORY
March 24 | Detroit, Michigan | The Fillmore
March 26 | Chicago, Illinois | The Salt Shed (Indoors)
Neo-Classic Rock Outfit Sons of Silver Release Live Video for “Hold Tight” From Tour With Myles Kennedy
Sons of Silver have released a live video for “Hold Tight,” filmed on tour with Myles Kennedy at the Ace of Spades, and it captures exactly what makes this band worth watching. Tight, cinematic and emotionally charged, the performance draws from their acclaimed debut full-length ‘Runaway Emotions’ (January 2025), the record that led Classic Rock to hail the band for “fully formed ‘big’ music, purpose-designed for large crowds and larger arenas.” New Noise praised its “multiplexity of soaring vocals, alternative rock, and riffs,” adding that “every song pours emotion and energy.” The video makes the case in real time.
The band brings serious pedigree to every show. Singer and guitarist Peter Argyropoulos comes from Last December and Pete RG, bassist Adam Kury from Candlebox, guitarist Kevin Haaland from Skillet, drummer Marc Slutsky from Adam Ant and Peter Murphy, and keyboardist Brina Kabler rounds out the lineup. That chemistry is on full display in the “Hold Tight” video, and it carried through their 2025 Art of Letting Go Tour with Myles Kennedy and Tim Montana, which produced the live EP ‘7 Cities 7 Songs’ (October 2025). The band has also shared the stage with Dogstar, with Folk N Rock noting that “the riffs sound phenomenal, with a strong clarity that gives the performance its live action energy.”
New music is already in the works, with new songs and videos set to begin dropping in early spring leading into a new full-length album slated for later in 2026. “Hold Tight” is out now.
Math-Pop Innovators Wot Gorilla? End 15-Year Album Wait With ‘Stay Home’
Fifteen years is a long time to wait, and ‘Stay Home’ makes every one of them count. The new full-length from Halifax math-pop innovators Wot Gorilla?, out now via Drongo Records, is a self-produced record built over nearly three years of DIY tracking at Grant’s house and the band’s rehearsal space, anchored by two intense days of drum tracking at Hope Mill Studio in Manchester, and mastered by Joe Gibb (digital) and Pete Maher (vinyl). Louder, leaner and more precise than anything in their catalog, it incorporates post-hardcore intensity and pop sensibility with new warmth and bite. “Wot Gorilla? have always thrived on tension, between precision and chaos, melody and math,” says vocalist and guitarist Mat Haigh. “Stay Home is the sound of us reconnecting with why we started this band in the first place.”
To mark the release, the band have shared two performance pieces that showcase exactly what makes them so compelling. A video of album cut “15q11.2” performed in the round at Elland Studios puts their precision and emotional range on full display, while drummer Jason Howard delivers the first in a series of detailed, notated playthroughs of recent single “Clowns,” a focused breakdown of technique and shifting time signatures that is as illuminating as it is technically staggering. Further installments covering each band member on their respective instruments are on the way.
The title nods to the isolation of the pandemic, not just the literal instruction of lockdown but the inward focus required to rebuild momentum when the scene went silent. Some of the material dates back to before 2020, meaning the recording process became a way of rediscovering songs that started life in an entirely different world. Formed in Sowerby Bridge in 2009, Wot Gorilla? are veterans of Reading and Leeds, ArcTanGent, 2000trees and Live at Leeds, and have shared stages with Vennart, The Get Up Kids, Delta Sleep, Cursive and Rolo Tomassi.
Tour Dates:
February 26 | Bradford | 1 in 12 Club
February 27 | Birmingham | The Rainbow
February 28 | Norwich | Voodoo Daddys
March 5 | Sowerby Bridge | The Blind Pig
March 6 | Bristol | Cafe Kino
March 7 | Luton | The Castle
Des Rocs Returns With Arena-Sized New Single “When The Love Is Gone”
“When The Love Is Gone” is the kind of rock song that announces itself immediately. Built on hard-hitting drums, a driving bassline, gritty guitar riffs and soaring solos, the new single from New York rocker Des Rocs (Danny Rocco) channels the swagger of 1970s heavy rock through a modern, stadium-sized lens without slipping into nostalgia. “This one’s a gut punch,” Rocco says. “It’s about losing something that was everything to you. The riffs are aggressive but it’s all tied up in these vulnerable moments. When you mix rock with real pain and real stories it hits harder than any detuned riff or breakdown on the planet. That’s what I’m always chasing.” The track follows “The Juice” and Borderlands 4 theme song “This Land,” which broke into the Top 20 at rock radio, and points clearly toward his forthcoming album, confirmed for 2026 via Sumerian Records.
Known for explosive live shows and a magnetic stage presence honed on tours with The Rolling Stones, Muse, The Cult and Bring Me The Horizon, Des Rocs heads back out on a North American headline run this spring, kicking off March 17 in Atlanta. The full tour dates are as follows.
March 17 | Atlanta, Georgia | Terminal West
March 21 | Orlando, Florida | Central Florida Fairgrounds
March 24 | Dallas, Texas | The Cambridge Room at House of Blues
March 25 | Houston, Texas | The Bronze Peacock at House of Blues Houston
March 27 | El Paso, Texas | Lowbrow Palace
March 28 | Albuquerque, New Mexico | Backstage at Revel
March 29 | Phoenix, Arizona | The Rebel Lounge
March 31 | Los Angeles, California | El Rey Theatre
April 1 | San Francisco, California | Rickshaw Stop
April 3 | Portland, Oregon | The Get Down
April 4 | Seattle, Washington | Hidden Hall
April 5 | Spokane, Washington | The District Bar
April 7 | Boise, Idaho | Knitting Factory Concert House
April 8 | Salt Lake City, Utah | Soundwell
April 10 | Denver, Colorado | The Marquis Theater
April 11 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Black Sheep
April 14 | Chicago, Illinois | Bottom Lounge
April 15 | St. Louis, Missouri | Delmar Hall
April 17 | Columbus, Ohio | Skully’s Music Diner
April 18 | Ann Arbor, Michigan | The Blind Pig
April 19 | Toronto, Ontario | Horseshoe Tavern
April 21 | Worcester, Massachusetts | The Palladium Upstairs
April 22 | New York, New York | Gramercy Theatre
Americana Singer-Songwriter Danny Golden Releases Deeply Personal New Single “War Fever”
Danny Golden has released “War Fever,” the second single from his upcoming album ‘The Big Blue,’ due June 24, 2026. The Austin-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist wrote the track as a meditation on addiction, recovery and the aftermath of living in survival mode, taking its title from an opening line in a foundational recovery text. “Early in my sobriety, I sat in a meeting where those four words were the topic of discussion,” Golden says. “Hearing the different images and memories they stirred, and how people saw them as metaphors for their lives in addiction, was a profound moment for me.” The song took shape over months, unlocked finally by a chance encounter with a Special Forces veteran who shared his journey with PTSD and his road to healing. “War Fever is as much their song as it is mine,” Golden says.
The single follows “Hungry Ghost,” which earned placement on Spotify’s Indigo and Tidal’s Wildflowers playlists, and builds on a rising profile that has included national touring alongside Shakey Graves, David Ramirez, Rob Baird and Matthew Logan Vasquez of Delta Spirit, along with coverage from Billboard, NPR Austin, NBC Austin and Under the Radar. Golden’s music sits at the intersection of Americana, indie rock and confessional storytelling, and “War Fever” is among his most direct and emotionally grounded work yet. ‘The Big Blue’ arrives June 24.
Cat Power and Dirty Delta Blues Expand “The Greatest” 20th Anniversary Tour With New North American Dates
Cat Power has expanded “The Greatest 20th Anniversary Tour,” adding a new run of North American headline dates beginning July 16 in Miami and continuing through mid-August. The tour, named among the “Most Anticipated Tours of 2026” by both Pitchfork and Consequence, sees Chan Marshall and her all-star backing band Dirty Delta Blues performing 2006’s ‘The Greatest’ in its entirety. Ticket pre-sales begin Wednesday, February 25 at 10 a.m. local time, with general on-sale this Friday, February 27 at 10 a.m. local time. Shows have already sold out in multiple markets, including New York City’s Webster Hall on March 7 and Paris’s Salle Pleyel on October 31, with tickets extremely limited elsewhere.
The tour coincides with the release of ‘Redux,’ a new three-song EP available now digitally and on 10-inch vinyl via Domino Recording Company, recorded at Austin’s Church House Studios by Grammy Award-winning engineer Stuart Sikes (Loretta Lynn, The White Stripes). The EP opens with a stunning rendition of Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2 U,” recorded as a tribute to the late Teenie Hodges, the legendary guitarist and member of The Memphis Rhythm Band who backed Cat Power on ‘The Greatest’ and with whom Marshall formed a close bond before his passing in 2014. Also included is a newly completed recording of James Brown’s “Try Me,” first attempted during the original ‘The Greatest’ sessions but never finished, and a re-imagined version of Marshall’s own “Could We,” performed in the live arrangement developed with Dirty Delta Blues on the original tour.
The response to ‘Redux’ has been immediate and enthusiastic. SPIN raved that Marshall “does what she has always done best, crafted inspired music that both soulful youngsters and their grandparents could dance to.” DIY awarded it four and a half stars and declared the tour “unmissable,” while FLOOD wrote that Marshall “doesn’t just rehash the past, she excavates it with a weary, newfound wisdom,” calling her “a singular, spectral force in American indie rock.” For a record celebrating its twentieth year, ‘The Greatest’ is generating some of the most alive critical writing of 2026.
Dirty Delta Blues, the supergroup assembled for the world tour that followed ‘The Greatest,’ brings serious pedigree to the stage. Guitarist Judah Bauer comes from The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, keyboardist Gregg Foreman from The Delta 72 and Jesse Malin, bassist Erik Paparozzi from Lizard Music, and drummer Jim White from Dirty Three and Hard Quartet. Together they are the engine behind one of the most celebrated live runs of the year, and the newly announced dates give North American audiences a second wave of opportunities to experience it.
The full tour schedule is as follows.
February 26 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | First Avenue
February 27 | Chicago, Illinois | Riviera Theatre
February 28 | Detroit, Michigan | Saint Andrew’s Hall
March 1 | Toronto, Ontario | History
March 3 | Kingston, New York | Ulster Performing Arts Center
March 4 | Boston, Massachusetts | Roadrunner
March 6 | Brooklyn, New York | Brooklyn Steel (SOLD OUT)
March 7 | New York, New York | Webster Hall (SOLD OUT)
March 8 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Union Transfer
March 10 | Washington, D.C. | 9:30 Club
March 12 | Atlanta, Georgia | The Eastern
March 13 | Asheville, North Carolina | The Orange Peel (SOLD OUT)
March 14 | Nashville, Tennessee | Brooklyn Bowl Nashville
July 16 | Miami, Florida | ZeyZey Miami
July 17 | Tampa, Florida | The Ritz Ybor
July 18 | Orlando, Florida | The Beacham
July 19 | Charleston, South Carolina | Charleston Music Hall
July 21 | Saxapahaw, North Carolina | Haw River Ballroom
July 22 | Richmond, Virginia | The Broadberry
July 24 | Norwalk, Connecticut | District Music Hall
July 26 | Portsmouth, New Hampshire | The Music Hall
July 27 | Montreal, Quebec | Théâtre Beanfield
July 29 | Geneva, New York | Smith Opera House
July 30 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Mr. Smalls Theatre
July 31 | Louisville, Kentucky | Headliners Music Hall
August 1 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Deluxe at Old National Centre
August 3 | Boulder, Colorado | Chautauqua Auditorium
August 4 | Steamboat Springs, Colorado | Strings Music Pavilion
August 6 | Bozeman, Montana | The Elm
August 7 | Calgary, Alberta | The Palace Theatre
August 10 | Vancouver, British Columbia | Commodore Ballroom
August 11 | Victoria, British Columbia | Capital Ballroom
August 13 | Forest Grove, Oregon | McMenamins Grand Lodge
August 14 | Boise, Idaho | Knitting Factory Concert House
August 17 | Menlo Park, California | The Guild Theatre
August 18 | Ojai, California | Libbey Bowl
October 7 | Helsinki, Finland | House of Culture
October 9 | Johanneshov, Sweden | Fållan
October 10 | Oslo, Norway | Sentrum Scene
October 11 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Vega
October 12 | Hamburg, Germany | Docks
October 14 | Warsaw, Poland | Stodola
October 15 | Berlin, Germany | Huxleys Neue Welt
October 17 | Cologne, Germany | Live Music Hall
October 19 | Vienna, Austria | Wiener Konzerthaus
October 20 | Munich, Germany | Muffathalle
October 21 | Strasbourg, France | La Laiterie
October 23 | Lausanne, Switzerland | Les Docks
October 24 | Lyon, France | Le Radiant
October 25 | Ramonville-Saint-Agne, France | Le Bikini
October 26 | Rennes, France | Le MeM
October 28 | Antwerp, Belgium | De Roma
October 29 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Paradiso
October 30 | Luxembourg, Luxembourg | Philharmonie Luxembourg (SOLD OUT)
October 31 | Paris, France | Salle Pleyel (SOLD OUT)
November 2 | Bristol, United Kingdom | Bristol Beacon
November 3 | London, United Kingdom | Roundhouse
November 4 | Manchester, United Kingdom | Albert Hall
November 5 | Glasgow, United Kingdom | Barrowland
November 7 | Dublin, Ireland | Vicar Street
November 9 | Paris, France | Salle Pleyel
November 10 | Rouen, France | Le 106
November 11 | Brest, France | La Carene