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The Black Crowes and Whiskey Myers Team Up for the Southern Hospitality Tour This Summer

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Two of rock’s most compelling live acts just made summer 2026 a lot more interesting. The Black Crowes and Whiskey Myers have announced the Southern Hospitality Tour, a co-headlining North American run spanning more than 40 cities from May through August, with Southall opening across most of the run.

The Black Crowes hit the road behind ‘A Pound of Feathers’, released March 13, following a year that included a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Album for ‘Happiness Bastards’ and a first-time nomination for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. That kind of momentum on a stage this size is going to be something to watch. Whiskey Myers brings their own firepower, touring in support of ‘Whomp Whack Thunder’, an album that cemented their standing as one of the hardest-working outfits in American rock.

The tour launches May 17 in Austin at Moody Center and moves through Nashville, Tampa, Charlotte, Cincinnati, New York, Newark, Indianapolis, Toronto, Denver, Houston, and Salt Lake City before closing out August 20 in Mountain View at the Shoreline Amphitheatre. The routing is ambitious and the venues are serious.

The highlight of the entire run lands August 17 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, where The Black Crowes, Whiskey Myers, and Tedeschi Trucks Band share co-headlining billing for the first time at that storied venue. That night alone is an event.

Tickets are on sale now via LiveNation.com. Full details are available at the official websites for both acts.

Southern Hospitality North American Tour Dates:

May 17 – Austin, TX – Moody Center^

May 19 – Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP^

May 21 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena^

May 23 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheater^

May 24 – Birmingham, AL – Coca-Cola Amp^

May 26 – Brandon, MS – Brandon Amphitheater^

May 27 – Orange Beach, AL – The Wharf Amphitheater^

May 30 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live^

May 31 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre^

June 2 – St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre*

June 4 – Augusta, GA – Bell Auditorium*

June 6 – Charlotte, NC – Truliant Amphitheater^

June 7 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park^

June 9 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center^

June 10 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center^

June 12 – Camden, NJ – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion^

June 13 – New York, NY – Forest Hills Stadium^

June 16 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion^

June 17 – Bridgeport, CT – Hartford HealthCare Amphitheatre^

June 19 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center^

June 20 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center^

July 17 – Indianapolis, IN – Ruoff Music Center^

July 18 – Detroit, MI – Pine Knob Music Theater^

July 21 – Toronto, ON – RBC Amphitheatre^

July 22 – Grand Rapids, MI – Acrisure Amphitheater^

July 24 – Tinley Park, IL – Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre^

July 25 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheater^

July 28 – Shakopee, MN – Mystic Lake Amphitheater^

July 30 – Kansas City, MO – MORTON Amphitheater^

August 1 – Colorado Springs, CO – Ford Amphitheater^

August 2 – Denver, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre^

August 4 – Lincoln, NE – Pinewood Bowl Amphitheater*

August 6 – Tulsa, OK – Hard Rock Hotel & Casino=

August 8 – Houston, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion^

August 9 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion*

August 12 – Nampa, ID – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater^

August 13 – Salt Lake City, UT – Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre^

August 15 – Phoenix, AZ – Mortgage Matchup Center^

August 17 – Hollywood, CA – Hollywood Bowl-

August 19 – Wheatland, CA – Toyota Amphitheatre^

August 20 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre^

^ With The Black Crowes, Whiskey Myers & Southall

  • With The Black Crowes & Southall only
  • Co-headlining show with The Black Crowes, Tedeschi Trucks Band & Whiskey Myers

= The Black Crowes only

Breakaway Ohio Brings Kygo, GRiZ, Rezz, and Disco Lines Back to Columbus This May

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Breakaway Music Festival has a hometown, and Columbus knows it. The nationally touring electronic and dance festival returns to its roots for Breakaway Ohio on May 29 and 30 at the Historic Crew Stadium Festival Grounds, headlined by Kygo, GRiZ, Rezz, and Disco Lines across a stacked two-night run.

The full lineup stretches well beyond the headliners. Twenty national touring acts, including D.O.D, Lilly Palmer, Mersiv, Devault, and Hayla, share the bill alongside four Ohio-based artists: 2ŁØT, Stoney, Tano, and VryBad. That local commitment has been part of Breakaway’s identity since the beginning, and it shows in how the festival programs each year.

Co-Founder Zach Ruben put it plainly: “Columbus is where Breakaway began 13 years ago, and it’s still at the core of who we are.” That grounding in community gives the festival a genuine energy that bigger, more anonymous events rarely replicate. The lineup this year earns that legacy.

Breakaway Ohio lands as the fifth stop on a record-setting 2026 national tour spanning 14 cities, with new markets Houston and Salt Lake City added to the roster. CELSIUS returns as presenting sponsor for a third straight year, bringing activations and complimentary sampling across the weekend. Jimmy John’s presents the Silent Disco, with additional partners including BeatBox, Fumi x Cloud Nurdz, Hiyo, and NOYZ.

Tickets are on sale now at BreakawayFestival.com, with GA, VIP, Ultimate VIP, and Space Deck Terrace packages available.

Breakaway Music Festival 2026 National Schedule:

April 10–11: Breakaway Dallas

April 17–18: Breakaway Tampa

April 24–25: Breakaway Arizona

May 15–16: Breakaway Atlanta

May 29–30: Breakaway Ohio (Columbus)

June 26–27: Breakaway Minnesota

August 14–15: Breakaway Michigan

August 21–22: Breakaway Mass

September 11–12: Breakaway Philadelphia

September 25–26: Breakaway Carolina

October 2–3: Breakaway Utah

October 16–17: Breakaway Norcal

November 13–14: Breakaway Houston

Alice Cooper Hits the Road This Spring on the “Alice’s Attic” Tour

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Alice Cooper has a simple philosophy about touring: it keeps him alive. At 77, the shock-rock icon shows no signs of slowing down, and the newly announced “Alice’s Attic” tour makes that abundantly clear. The spring run kicks off April 14 in San Antonio and works its way across 19 dates before wrapping May 9 in Camden, New Jersey.

Cooper recently reflected on his longevity with characteristic directness. “I’ve been touring since I was 16-years-old,” he said. “I think I’m doing my best shows now. I get up and do 90 minutes a night 200 times a year. I feel great.” That kind of commitment translates to the stage every single night, and this tour delivers plenty of opportunities to see it firsthand.

The “Alice’s Attic” run hits a strong cross-section of markets, including Toledo, Virginia Beach, Albany, Fort Myers, Durham, and Spartanburg, with stops at storied rooms like the Durham Performing Arts Center and Freedom Mortgage Pavilion. The routing covers real ground and rewards fans in cities that don’t always land on major touring itineraries.

Beyond the spring dates, Cooper teams up with Criss Angel for the “Welcome to Our Nightmare” residency at the Criss Angel Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, with remaining dates in April and May. He also appears at Welcome to Rockville in Daytona Beach on May 7. Tickets for the “Alice’s Attic” tour are on sale now.

Alice Cooper | “Alice’s Attic” 2026 Tour Dates:

04/14 – San Antonio, TX @ Majestic Theatre

04/15 – Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory

04/17 – Topeka, KS @ Topeka Performing Arts Center

04/18 – Cedar Rapids, IA @ Alliant Energy PowerHouse

04/19 – Terre Haute, IN @ The Mill

04/21 – Toledo, OH @ Stranahan Theater

04/23 – Columbus, OH @ Mershon Auditorium

04/24 – Pikeville, KY @ Appalachian Wireless Arena

04/25 – Huber Heights, OH @ Rose Music Center at The Heights

04/27 – Virginia Beach, VA @ The Dome

04/28 – Durham, NC @ Durham Performing Arts Center

04/29 – Spartanburg, SC @ Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium

05/01 – Albertville, AL @ Sand Mountain Park & Amphitheater

05/02 – Albany, GA @ Albany Civic Center

05/03 – Pensacola, FL @ Pensacola Bay Center

05/05 – Fort Myers, FL @ Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall

05/06 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Broward Center @ Au-Rene Theater

05/07 – Daytona Beach, FL @ Welcome to Rockville

05/09 – Camden, NJ @ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion

Alice Cooper + Criss Angel | “Welcome to Our Nightmare” Las Vegas Dates:

04/03 – Las Vegas, NV @ Criss Angel Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino

04/04 – Las Vegas, NV @ Criss Angel Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino

05/22 – Las Vegas, NV @ Criss Angel Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino

05/23 – Las Vegas, NV @ Criss Angel Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino

Billy Strings Takes His 2026 Headline Run Coast to Coast With Summer Dates

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Billy Strings keeps the momentum going. The Grammy-winning guitarist and bluegrass powerhouse has expanded his 2026 headlining tour with a full summer run, adding seven new cities across the East Coast and Midwest to an already substantial year on the road.

The earlier stretch of the tour launched February 6 in Athens, Georgia and has moved through Asheville, Nashville, St. Augustine, Tampa, Savannah, Greensboro, Charlottesville, Charleston, and Fishers. Multiple nights in each city underscore the kind of demand Strings generates at every stop.

The summer leg opens July 14 in Roanoke, Virginia at Berglund Center, then moves through Portsmouth, Boston, Portland, Hartford, and Bethel before closing out with back-to-back nights in Ionia, Michigan on August 28 and 29 at the Ionia County Fairgrounds. Strings live is an experience that rewards repeat attendance, and this run gives fans plenty of chances.

Tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster, with Ionia tickets available separately. Full details and ticketing links are at Strings’ official website.

Billy Strings 2026 Tour Dates:

02/06 – Athens, GA @ Akins Ford Arena

02/07 – Athens, GA @ Akins Ford Arena

02/10 – Asheville, NC @ ExploreAsheville.com Arena

02/11 – Asheville, NC @ ExploreAsheville.com Arena

02/13 – Asheville, NC @ ExploreAsheville.com Arena

02/14 – Asheville, NC @ ExploreAsheville.com Arena

02/20 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena

02/21 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena

02/22 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium

04/02 – St. Augustine, FL @ St. Augustine Amphitheatre

04/03 – St. Augustine, FL @ St. Augustine Amphitheatre

04/04 – St. Augustine, FL @ St. Augustine Amphitheatre

04/08 – Tampa, FL @ Benchmark International Arena

04/10 – Savannah, GA @ Enmarket Arena

04/11 – Savannah, GA @ Enmarket Arena

04/14 – Greensboro, NC @ First Horizon Coliseum

04/17 – Charlottesville, VA @ John Paul Jones Arena

04/18 – Charlottesville, VA @ John Paul Jones Arena

04/22 – Charleston, WV @ Charleston Coliseum

04/24 – Fishers, IN @ Fishers Event Center

04/25 – Fishers, IN @ Fishers Event Center

04/26 – Fishers, IN @ Fishers Event Center

07/14 – Roanoke, VA @ Berglund Center

07/17 – Portsmouth, VA @ Portsmouth Pavilion

07/18 – Portsmouth, VA @ Portsmouth Pavilion

07/21 – Boston, MA @ Agganis Arena

07/24 – Portland, ME @ Cross Insurance Arena

07/25 – Portland, ME @ Cross Insurance Arena

07/28 – Hartford, CT @ PeoplesBank Arena

07/31 – Bethel, NY @ Bethel Woods Center for the Arts

08/01 – Bethel, NY @ Bethel Woods Center for the Arts

08/28 – Ionia, MI @ Ionia County Fairgrounds

08/29 – Ionia, MI @ Ionia County Fairgrounds

Movement Festival Marks 20 Years in Detroit With Carl Cox, Dom Dolla, and Sara Landry

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Twenty years in, Movement Festival still hits differently. Detroit’s flagship electronic music event returns to Hart Plaza from May 23 to 25, 2026, celebrating two decades as one of North America’s most essential gatherings for dance music culture. The lineup delivers.

Carl Cox headlines. That alone is a statement. The techno institution brings his singular command of a crowd to a city that practically invented the genre. Alongside Cox, Dom Dolla returns to a festival he clearly loves. “The history, the scope of performers and range of people coming together from multiple generations and backgrounds, make it one of the most meaningful events to play,” Dolla said.

Sara Landry rounds out the headliners with full conviction. “The energy in this city is undeniable,” she said. “I’m going to bring something extra special to my set.” Landry performing in the birthplace of techno is exactly the kind of full-circle moment Movement does better than anyone.

The supporting lineup keeps the energy high. The Dare, Josh Baker, Eli Brown, AYYBO, Carl Craig, Zack Fox, and The Martinez Brothers are all confirmed, giving the three-day event serious depth across styles and generations. This is a festival that programs with purpose and delivers on it.

Tickets and the full artist lineup are available now at the official Movement Festival website.

Movement Festival 2026 marks twenty years of Detroit doing it right. Don’t sleep on this one.

Nashville Rock Outfit Laney Jones and the Spirits Deliver Long-Awaited Self-Titled Debut Album

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Laney Jones and the Spirits have released their self-titled debut album, and it sounds like a band that has been waiting a long time to say exactly this. Co-produced by Jones alongside Andrija Tokic (Alabama Shakes, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Langhorne Slim), the record was born from genuine loss, written in the wake of losing their dog Hap and shaped by the isolation and grief that followed. That emotional weight runs through every track, from the guitar-clamoring grit of “Bitch Year” to the lyrically layered “Knowme,” which captures the specific alienation of pursuing a creative life among people who love you but cannot quite follow where you are going. Jones frames it with characteristic directness: “Anyone who’s pursuing a dream looks crazy from the outside, I guess.”

The band, rounded out by Dowd, Carson Lystad, and Glen Hruska, recorded the album as genuine collaborators for the first time, and that chemistry is audible. “We Belong Together,” inspired in part by Kurt Vonnegut’s Sirens of Titan, is the kind of rock song that feels physical from the first note, about belonging in the deepest sense rather than the romantic one. Jones puts the full picture plainly: “Being an indie artist these days without the help of a big team and money is a test of resilience and scrappiness. This record wrestles with that, and I believe this is our best work yet.”

Hawaii-Manchester Duo Still Blank Deliver Their Self-Titled Debut Album via Capitol Records

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Still Blank arrived from a chance encounter in Liverpool’s basement music scene in 2022, and their self-titled debut album, out now via National Anthem / Capitol Records, is the fully realized version of everything that meeting promised. Hawaii-born singer and multi-instrumentalist Jordy and Manchester guitarist Ben recorded across London, Los Angeles, and a cabin in Wales with producer Joel Pott (George Ezra, Shura) and later Flood (PJ Harvey, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds), building ten tracks that move between shoegaze, psych-folk, and post-punk without settling into any single lane. New single “Dead and Gone,” born from late-night improvisation on analog synths with a fire going and whiskey in hand, is a wistful and sprawling reflection on a relationship’s end. Jordy pulled the lyrics from a poem written years earlier, and the vocals on the final recording came straight from the demo because nothing they tried afterward carried the same feeling. Listen here.

The album’s creation was anything but straightforward, taking in Jordy’s unexpected deportation mid-process, a transatlantic move to Los Angeles, and songs written before the duo even had a name. Jordy describes it simply: “The whole creation of this album felt serendipitous, from a chance meeting between ourselves to magically finding likeminded collaborators who took a chance on 2 kids and allowed us to experiment without any pressure.” Drawing comparisons to Yo La Tengo, Big Thief, and Cat Power, and earning early praise from Stereogum, CLASH, and DIY, Still Blank are one of the more genuinely compelling new acts in alternative music right now.

Still Blank Tracklisting:

  1. What About Jane
  2. Ain’t Quite Right
  3. Dead and Gone
  4. Get Over It
  5. Sundown Dialogue
  6. Same Sun
  7. Vacancy
  8. Denial
  9. Cut Slack
  10. Rainman

‘HELP (2)’ Unites Arctic Monkeys, Olivia Rodrigo, Fontaines D.C., and Dozens More for War Child UK

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HELP 2 is out now, and the weight of what it represents is impossible to separate from the music. Recorded in just a few days at Abbey Road Studios with executive producer James Ford, the album follows the spirit of the original 1995 Help Album, which brought together Paul McCartney, Blur, Radiohead, Oasis, Massive Attack, and Sinéad O’Connor to raise over a million pounds for War Child UK. Thirty years later, the roster is equally staggering: Arctic Monkeys, Olivia Rodrigo, Fontaines D.C., Beck, Depeche Mode, Pulp, Beth Gibbons, Big Thief, King Krule, Wet Leg, The Last Dinner Party, Arlo Parks, Kae Tempest, Young Fathers, and many more. Creative Director Jonathan Glazer built the visual concept around children themselves, connecting with fixers and filmmakers in Ukraine, Gaza, Yemen, and Sudan to gather footage shot by kids on the ground in conflict zones. Ford puts the experience plainly: “To have the opportunity to help galvanize our music community into doing something as unarguably positive as helping children in war zones seemed like a no brainer. I’m extremely proud of the results.” All proceeds go to War Child UK.

Hollywood Friendship Ben Affleck and Matt Damon Ace GQ Friendship Quiz

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Longtime collaborators Ben Affleck and Matt Damon prove their bond is as sharp as ever in GQ’s Friendship Quiz, breezing through questions about each other’s early jobs, career ambitions, and creative choices with ease and plenty of humour. From Affleck’s first gig to Damon’s reasons for staying behind the camera less often, the duo trade answers and stories that highlight a partnership built on decades of trust, shared history, and mutual respect, offering fans a candid and entertaining look at one of Hollywood’s most enduring friendships.

Metalcore Heavyweights ERRA Release ‘silence outlives the earth’ and Hit the Road with Currents

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ERRA’s new album ‘silence outlives the earth’ is out now via UNFD, and the six-week co-headline North American tour with Currents is already deep into its run. The record explores existence and the human condition across eleven tracks, moving from the atmospheric opener “stelliform” through a closing three-part suite that pushes the band’s compositional range further than anything in their catalog. New single “further eden” marks a deliberate tonal shift. Guitarist Jesse Cash describes it directly: “The pentatonic leaning roots the song into a lighter energy than we typically employ, and the song feels like a fresh form of expression from the band.” That willingness to expand without losing the band’s core intensity is what makes ‘silence outlives the earth’ such a strong record.

The tour is selling fast. Chicago’s House of Blues is already gone, and multiple other dates are running low on tickets. The run continues through April, hitting Seattle, Portland, Sacramento, Anaheim, San Diego, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio before wrapping in Texas. ERRA and Currents co-headlining is one of the stronger metalcore bills of the year, and the remaining dates will not last.

‘silence outlives the earth’ Tracklisting:

  1. stelliform
  2. further eden
  3. gore of being
  4. black cloud
  5. cicada siren
  6. echo sonata
  7. lucid threshold
  8. spiral (of liminal infinity)
  9. i. the many names of god
  10. ii. in the gut of the wolf
  11. iii. twilight in the reflection of dreams

Remaining Tour Dates (w/ Currents):

March 28 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues (SOLD OUT)

March 31 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave

April 1 – Minneapolis, MN – Uptown Theater

April 3 – Lawrence, KS – Granada Theater

April 4 – Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall (low tickets)

April 5 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex

April 7 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox (low tickets)

April 8 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theater

April 10 – Sacramento, CA – Channel 24

April 11 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues (low tickets)

April 12 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues

April 14 – Tempe, AZ – The Marquee

April 15 – Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater

April 17 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues

April 18 – Houston, TX – House of Blues

April 19 – San Antonio, TX – Vibes Event Center