Home Blog Page 212

Black Label Society, Zakk Sabbath And Dark Chapel Ignite 2026 North American Tour

Eric Alper
-
0
Black Label Society, Zakk Sabbath And Dark Chapel Ignite 2026 North American Tour

Black Label Society storms back to the road for the first time since 2021 with a massive North American run kicking off February 27. Fueled by new singles “The Gallows,” “LordHumungus,” and “Broken and Blind,” the tour marks the beginning of a new era ahead of a soon to be announced album. Zakk Sabbath, Zakk Wylde’s thunderous tribute to the architects of heavy metal, joins as direct support with Dark Chapel opening each night.

The tour arrives after years of explosive momentum for Wylde, who has balanced BLS’s relentless energy with his role honoring Dimebag Darrell Abbott as part of Pantera’s reformed lineup. Onstage and in the studio, BLS remains a raw extension of Wylde’s musical instincts: heavy, blues soaked, wild and built for catharsis. Their live shows continue to stand as gatherings of one of metal’s most loyal legions, with Doom Crew Inc. riding shotgun as the heartbeat of the entire operation.

With decades of riffs, road stories and battle vest unity behind them, Black Label Society’s 2026 run promises a crushing, full force display of the band’s signature grit. From Texas to Canada and back to the East Coast, these shows are built as a full scale celebration of BLS, the Doom Crew and the fans who keep the black and gold colors flying.

Black Label Society 2026 North American Tour Dates:
Feb 27 – San Antonio, TX @ Boeing Center at Tech Port
Feb 28 – Dallas, TX @ The Bomb Factory
Mar 1 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom
Mar 3 – Chesterfield, MO @ The Factory at the District
Mar 4 – North Kansas City, MO @ VooDoo at Harrah’s Kansas City
Mar 6 – Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom
Mar 7 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Union Event Center
Mar 9 – Albuquerque, NM @ Revel Entertainment Center
Mar 10 – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre
Mar 12 – Funner, CA @ Harrah’s Resort Southern California
Mar 13 – Inglewood, CA @ YouTube Theater
Mar 14 – San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
Mar 16 – Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
Mar 17 – Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum Theater
Mar 19 – Calgary, AB @ Grey Eagle Event Centre
Mar 21 – Edmonton, AB @ Midway Music Hall
Mar 23 – Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theatre
Mar 25 – Prior Lake, MN @ Mystic Lake Casino
Mar 27 – Madison, WI @ The Sylvee
Mar 28 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit
Mar 29 – Toronto, ON @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Mar 31 – Montreal, QC @ MTELUS
Apr 2 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
Apr 3 – Montclair, NJ @ The Wellmont Theater
Apr 4 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway
Apr 6 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore Philadelphia
Apr 7 – Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
Apr 9 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
Apr 10 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte
May 10 – North Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
May 11 – Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore Silver Spring
May 12 – Salem, VA @ Salem Civic Center
May 14 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium

Black Rose Burning Share New Teasers For ‘When The Master Calls’ And ‘Roses In The Dark’ From Their Dark New Album ‘The Fear Machine’

Eric Alper
-
0
Black Rose Burning Share New Teasers For ‘When The Master Calls’ And ‘Roses In The Dark’ From Their Dark New Album ‘The Fear Machine’

NYC post punk duo Black Rose Burning unveil two new teasers for “When The Master Calls” and “Roses In The Dark,” standout cuts from their new album ‘The Fear Machine,’ a return to the darker, synth heavy pulse that defined their debut ‘The Year of the Scorpion.’ Made up of George Grant and Luis Infantas, the band blends shadowy synth work, melodic guitar lines and soaring vocals to create their signature sound. Produced, engineered and mixed by Grant, the album embraces a sci fi concept he imagined in childhood, centered on a world kept in perpetual fear to power a machine that feeds on human anxiety and agitation.

Grant says, “We tried to get back to the basics of the sound we make as Black Rose Burning… The Fear Machine comes back to balancing the interplay between keys and guitars, both working in tandem with quite a bit more subtlety concerning the guitars… I think we managed to have the same melodic sensibility, and we definitely brought the hooks.” The band taps into darker themes shaped by the current moment, weaving emotional tension into the record’s driving sound. Drawing from shared fascination with ancient Mayan and Aztec cultures, the album art nods to myth, astronomy and the cosmic questions fueling the band’s imagination.

With ‘The Fear Machine’ now available on major platforms including Spotify, Apple Music and Bandcamp, Black Rose Burning prepares for an extensive 2026 tour, including long awaited European dates that will bring their atmospheric live show to new audience across borders.

TRACK LIST:
01 The Herald Of The Change
02 Winter Fields
03 Odysseus
04 Into The Black
05 The Fear Machine
06 Retro
07 When The Master Calls
08 Sadness
09 Roses In The Dark
10 Beautiful Disaster
11 Before The Wall

Kesha Drops Her Fan Favorite “Holiday Road” Worldwide As Demand Explodes

Eric Alper
-
0
Kesha Drops Her Fan Favorite “Holiday Road” Worldwide As Demand Explodes

Kesha launches the Christmas season early with the wide digital release of her fan loved cover of Lindsey Buckingham’s “Holiday Road,” now available on every major streaming platform. First issued in 2024 as a “Spotify Singles Holiday” exclusive, the track has already pulled in nearly 52 million streams and hit #2 on Billboard’s Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart. Produced by longtime collaborator Zhone, the song becomes even bigger this month with its first ever 7 inch vinyl edition arriving November 28 for Record Store Day Black Friday, limited to 1,750 copies and backed by “A Very Merry Christmas from Kesha,” a rare version of “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” recorded in 2010.

The multiplatform release of “Holiday Road” caps one of the most eventful years in Kesha’s career, powered by her chart topping album ‘.’ and her massive Tits Out Tour, which filled arenas across North America. The tour picks back up in February with her first Australian headline dates in more than ten years, followed by a full UK and European run beginning March 4 in Berlin and ending March 31 in Dublin. She also returns next summer for headline shows, festival dates and special performances supporting Pitbull, marking a triumphant global stretch for one of pop’s boldest voices.

Ringo Starr Heads Back On The Road With His All Starr Band For Spring 2026 Tour

Eric Alper
-
0
Ringo Starr Heads Back On The Road With His All Starr Band For Spring 2026 Tour

Ringo Starr returns to the stage next spring with a fresh run of All Starr Band shows, marking his first tour dates since Summer 2025. Joined by Steve Lukather, Colin Hay, Warren Ham, Hamish Stuart, Gregg Bissonette and Buck Johnson, Ringo brings his signature joy and live energy across the West and Southwest. “I am happy to be touring again in the Spring,” Ringo said. “See you all in June. Peace and love.” With a lineup loaded with fan favourite players, the shows promise a lively celebration of Ringo’s catalog, All Starr classics and the brotherhood that has defined this touring unit for decades.

The tour follows the release of ‘Look Up,’ Ringo’s country record produced by T Bone Burnett and featuring Billy Strings, Alison Krauss, Larkin Poe and others. The album added a new chapter to his genre roaming spirit and expanded his musical world even further. Ringo and T Bone Burnett are already deep into another record together, set for release in 2026, continuing a creative partnership rooted in warmth, experimentation and craft.

This run gives fans a chance to see Ringo in top form with a band built for live fireworks. From California to Arizona, Colorado to New Mexico, the shows offer a full sweep of rhythm, harmony and the unmistakable spark Ringo brings to every performance.

Spring 2026 Tour Dates:
May 28 Pechanga Resort Casino, Temecula, CA
May 29 Humphreys Concerts by the Bay, San Diego, CA
May 31 Findlay Toyota Center, Prescott, AZ

June 1 Eccles Theater, Salt Lake City, UT
June 3 Linda Ronstadt Music Hall, Tucson, AZ
June 5 Thunder Valley Casino, Lincoln, CA
June 6 Vina Robles Ampitheatre, Paso Robles, CA
June 8 Kiva Auditorium, Albuquerque, NM
June 9 Bellco Theatre, Denver, CO
June 11 San Jose Civic, San Jose, CA
June 12 Gammage Auditorium, Phoenix, AZ

Squeeze Announce New Album ‘Trixies’ Built From Their Teenage Songwriting Origins

Eric Alper
-
0
Squeeze Announce New Album ‘Trixies’ Built From Their Teenage Songwriting Origins

Squeeze return with Trixies, a full studio album arriving March 6 2026, built from a remarkable stash of songs Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook wrote as teenagers. Unearthed from an old cassette and reborn half a century later, the album feels like a secret doorway into the band’s earliest creative spark. Their new single “Trixies Part One” sets the tone, offering a glimpse into a fictional nightclub world the pair imagined long before they ever recorded their debut.

The writing is vivid, brash and bursting with youthful nerve, shaped by the pair’s early obsession with concept albums and the pulp energy of Damon Runyon’s storytelling. Tracks like “The Place We Call Mars,” “Don’t Go Out In the Dark,” and “Why Don’t You” crackle with the swagger of two young writers dreaming far bigger than their musical chops allowed at the time. Now, with decades of craft behind them, Squeeze finally give these songs the muscle, colour and finesse they once lacked, completing a creative loop fifty years in the making. Tilbrook says the rediscovery moved him to tears, while Difford calls the songs a revelation.

The revived Trixies stands not as nostalgia but as a celebration of instinct, imagination and unfinished business finally finished. And with another brand new Squeeze album already lined up to follow, the band’s next chapter looks unexpectedly electric.

Trixies Tracklist:
What More Can I Say
You Get The Feeling
The Place We Call Mars
Hell On Earth
The Dancer
Good Riddance
Dont Go Out In the Dark
Why Dont You
Anything But Me
Its Over
The Jaguars
Trixies Part One
Trixies Part Two

Kelsea Ballerini, Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert, Chris Stapleton And More Join ‘The 59th Annual CMA Awards’ Lineup

Eric Alper
-
0
Kelsea Ballerini, Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert, Chris Stapleton And More Join ‘The 59th Annual CMA Awards’ Lineup

The Country Music Association and ABC have revealed another round of performers for “The 59th Annual CMA Awards.” Kelsea Ballerini, Brandi Carlile, Kenny Chesney, Riley Green, Miranda Lambert, Patty Loveless, Old Dominion, The Red Clay Strays, and Chris Stapleton join the growing list of performers for this year’s star-studded CMA Awards. Hosted by Lainey Wilson, Country Music’s Biggest Night™ broadcasts live from Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Wednesday Nov. 19 (8:00-11:00 PM/ET) on ABC and is available next day on Hulu.  

CMA Female Vocalist of the Year nominee Kelsea Ballerini is set to debut her brand-new song, “I Sit In Parks,” while Brandi Carlile will hit the CMA stage for a can’t-miss performance. Four-time CMA Entertainer of the Year winner Kenny Chesney will mark his 2025 induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame with a special performance celebrating his career milestone. Reigning CMA Musical Event of the Year winner and four-time nominee this year, Riley Green will bring a captivating performance of his hit “Worst Way” while Patty Loveless will take the stage for a show-stopping performance. Old Dominion, seven-time reigning CMA Vocal Group of the Year winners and nominees in the category again this year, will perform a medley of their hits “Break Up With Him,” “Memory Lane,” “One Man Band,” “Hotel Key,” and “Snapback.” Fellow CMA Vocal Group of the Year nominees this year The Red Clay Strays will deliver an electrifying performance of their song “People Hatin’.” Reigning CMA Male Vocalist of the Year and three-time nominee this year Chris Stapleton takes the stage for a powerful performance of “Bad As I Used To Be” from “F1: The Movie.” 

The collaborations continue as CMA Female Vocalist of the Year nominee Miranda Lambert joins Chris Stapleton for a must-see performance of their duet “A Song To Sing.”  

Additional performers already announced include BigXThaPlug, Luke Combs, Ella Langley, Megan Moroney, Shaboozey, Zach Top, Tucker Wetmore, Lainey Wilson and Stephen Wilson Jr.   

Presenters for “The 59th Annual CMA Awards” will be announced soon. Stay tuned to CMAawards.com for more details. 

Tickets for “The 59th Annual CMA Awards” are on-sale now at CMAawards.com/tickets.  

SiriusXM Unites Goo Goo Dolls, Rob Thomas, And Lisa Loeb For One-Night-Only ‘PopRocks The Holidays’ Spectacular

Eric Alper
-
0
SiriusXM Unites Goo Goo Dolls, Rob Thomas, And Lisa Loeb For One-Night-Only ‘PopRocks The Holidays’ Spectacular

SiriusXM will host a one-night-only holiday spectacular that brings together three music legends – Goo Goo Dolls, Rob Thomas and Lisa Loeb. The iconic artists are joining forces with SiriusXM and Pandora to headline an intimate concert event celebrating the season at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City on Tuesday, December 9.

SiriusXM & Pandora Present PopRocks The Holidays will transport fans to the ultimate party, with festive twists. Featuring live performances from Goo Goo Dolls, Rob Thomas, and Lisa Loeb, this magical night will have audiences singing along to the generation-defining hits that are resonating with fans more than ever, reimagined with a holiday flair. Adding to the celebration, celebrity guests – fan favorites of anyone who grew up with these musicians and bands – will make surprise appearances throughout the night to spread more cheer… and we have your chance to be there!

One lucky winner will receive a trip for 2 to attend this event! The prize includes round-trip airfare, hotel accommodations for 2-nights, and 2 premium tickets to the show on December 9th.

The show will air in its entirety on SiriusXM’s PopRocks (ch. 6) on Tuesday, December 16 at 6pm ET and will also be available to stream following the premiere anytime on the SiriusXM app. Select songs from the performance will also air on SiriusXM’s The Pulse, 90s on 9, Pop2k.

PABST Launch New Single “Big Big Heart” With snake eyes Ahead of ‘This is normal now’

Eric Alper
-
0
PABST Launch New Single “Big Big Heart” With snake eyes Ahead of ‘This is normal now’

German trio PABST return with their new track “Big Big Heart,” a collaboration with Brighton grit pop duo snake eyes and the final single from their forthcoming album This is normal now, out November 28, 2025 via Alcopop! Records and Ketchup Tracks. The song follows their earlier team up on snake eyes’ “Hug Me” and delivers sharp commentary on male hubris and manipulative behavior. Blending fuzz, rave rock flashes and dance punk energy, the track adds another layer to PABST’s multi dimensional sound. “Is rock‘n‘roll dead? Not as long as Pabst and Snake Eyes carry on!” the band says. You can pre-save it here.

snake eyes vocalist Jim Heffy adds: “we love pabst and we love this tune. earlier this year we entertained the idea of doing a ‘response’ to ‘hug me’ where we jump on a pabst track. to finish our vocals in time for the deadline i had to set up a mini studio in a hotel room somewhere in america—baltimore i think? it probably annoyed the shit out of the other guests but totally worth it. the rock can’t be stopped.” The collaboration arrives as PABST continue to evolve their hyper rock identity with a decade of shows, festival appearances and international touring.

Their new album This is normal now, recorded, mixed and mastered by Magnus Wichmann at lala Studios, Leipzig, presents PABST at full sharpness. With praise from BBC R1, sold out shows and major festival slots from Rock am Ring to Sziget, the trio prepare to bring their sound to global audiences. The band launches their “Sorry For Hyper Rocking” headline tour in December, with more international dates to follow.

This is normal now album Tracklist:

A1/01) Limbo No. 5 (03:09)
A2/02) Cool Car, Stupid Decisions (02:13)
A3/03) I felt all there is to feel – feat. DZ Deathrays (03:22)
A4/04) Song on the Radio (2:49)
A5/05) twenty three – feat. Blush Always (03:49)
A6/06) Happy Birthday (You’re not a Fighter) (03:42)
B1/07) Heavy Metal Junk Island (03:27)
B2/08) Big Big Heart – feat. Snake Eyes (02:37)
B3/09) (No) Taking it Slow (03:32)
B4/10) Destroy Everything (02:37)
B5/11) Orca Whale (03:39)
B6/12) Prepaid (04:10)
B7/13) this is normal now (Outro) (02:36)

Live Dates:
10.12.2025 DE Dresden – GrooveStation
11.12.2025 DE Nürnberg – Z-Bau
12.12.2025 AT Wien – B72
13.12.2025 DE München – Strom
14.12.2025 CZ Prag – Rock Cafe
21.01.2026 DE Stuttgart – Im Wizemann
22.01.2026 DE Wiesbaden – Schlachthof
23.01.2026 DE Köln – Gebäude 9
24.01.2026 DE Hamburg – Molotow
28.01.2026 DE Dortmund – FZW
29.01.2026 DE Hannover – Mephisto
30.01.2026 DE Leipzig – UT Connewitz
31.01.2026 DE Berlin – Lido







                

            


        

            

            

                

                    
                        FKA twigs Unveils New Single “Predictable Girl” Ahead of Her ‘EUSEXUA Afterglow’ Album Release                    
                


                

                    

                    

                        Eric Alper
                        
 - 

                    


                    
                        
                    

                    

                        
                            
                            0                        
                    

                


                                    

                        
                        
                            FKA twigs Unveils New Single “Predictable Girl” Ahead of Her ‘EUSEXUA Afterglow’ Album Release
                        
                    

                
                

                    

FKA twigs releases “Predictable Girl,” the second single from her upcoming album ‘EUSEXUA Afterglow,’ arriving this Friday. The single lands days after EUSEXUA earned a GRAMMY nomination for Best Dance/Electronic Album and follows the album’s Mercury Prize shortlist. Accompanied by a music video directed by Jordan Hemingway, the new track expands the world she introduced on her earlier album EUSEXUA. Afterglow grew from a planned deluxe edition into a complete body of work that reflects the hours after a rave, carrying the pulse of movement and the lingering high long after leaving the dancefloor.














The album builds on the foundation twigs has shaped across her catalog. Afterglow draws on techno’s heartbeat but twists it into fractured, playful shapes while weaving in the hooks of CAPRISONGS, the rawness of MAGDALENE, the sensuality of LP1 and the fluid experimentation of her earliest EPs. The era began in Seoul with an intimate listening party and a sold out rave where she first played “Cheap Hotel” and “Predictable Girl.” She later teased the track in New York at PC Music’s Halloween event with PinkPantheress. EUSEXUA continues to explore her own term for the moment before an emotional or physical release, with production from Koreless, Dylan Brady, Eartheater, Ethan P Flynn, G Dragon, Jeff Bhasker and Nicolas Jaar.





‘EUSEXUA Afterglow’ tracklist:





1. Love Crimes
2. Slushy
3. Wild And Alone [Feat. PinkPantheress]
4. Hard
5. Cheap Hotel
6. Touch A Girl
7. Predictable Girl
8. Sushi
9. Piece Of Mine
10. Lost All My Friends
11. Stereo Boy






                

            


        

            

            

                

                    
                        Aquakultre Releases New Single and Video “Gallows” Highlighting the Wrongful Conviction of Daniel P. Sampson                    
                


                

                    

                    

                        Eric Alper
                        
 - 

                    


                    
                        
                    

                    

                        
                            
                            0                        
                    

                


                                    

                        
                        
                            Aquakultre Releases New Single and Video “Gallows” Highlighting the Wrongful Conviction of Daniel P. Sampson
                        
                    

                
                

                    

Aquakultre releases the new single and video for “Gallows,” a reflective prison song rooted in the story of his great great grandfather Daniel P. Sampson, the last person to be executed in Halifax. The song brings attention to his wrongful conviction in 1935 and the systemic anti Black racism that shaped his case. “My great great grandfather, Daniel Perry Sampson, was wrongfully convicted of murder and executed in 1935. His story was told to me by my grandmother, Carolyn Sampson, who always recognized that there was something fishy, something not right about what happened to her grandfather. I got on that research 90 years later, and she was right; his case was a miscarriage of justice. The song is written from his perspective, in his final moments before being hanged at the Halifax courthouse,” Aquakultre says.














The “Gallows” music video, directed by Sobaz Benjamin, presents scenes tied to spirituality, tyranny, protest and redemption. Benjamin, known for the documentary Race Is a Four Letter Word, explains, “‘Gallows’ is not simply about death, punishment, or execution; it is a metaphor for the centuries long weight placed upon Black bodies, Black families, Black memory, and Black imagination. It is about the architecture of oppression, yes, but far more profoundly, it is about what we have done with that. It is about the miracle of transformation.”





On March 7, the 90th anniversary of Daniel Sampson’s execution, the Sampson family filed an application to have the case reviewed by the Minister of Justice. They have authorized their lawyer to set up a Fundrazr to support the legal costs of the appeal, including court fees, disbursements and travel expenses.

                

            


        

    
1...211212213...3,103Page 212 of 3,103
                            

                        

                        

                            

                                
		                            

                        

                            
 
    
 

 


    

                

            









Follow us on Instagram @thatericalper








That Eric Alper


Eric Alper is a 6-time nominee for Publicist of the Year during Canadian Music Week and has overseen the publicity campaigns for over 183 JUNO Award-nominated albums (and 16 in 2025), 45 Grammy-nominated albums, including 47 JUNO Award, 58 Canadian Folk Music Award, 126 Maple Blues Award-winning albums and is also truly honoured to work with some of the biggest and most important artists of our time. 



Contact me: eric@thatericalper.com








Popular posts





Popular category








© Copyright - That Eric Alper