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Cataclysmic Release Second Single “Entropy” Blending Djent Riffs With Atmospheric Shoegaze Textures

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Cataclysmic fire back with their second single “Entropy”, following the momentum of their explosive debut “Death Is Just a Doorway”. The rising metalcore force, formed in early 2025 by multi-instrumentalists and producers Ava Toton and Derek Romero, intensifies their sound with a track built on punishing riffs, atmospheric tension, and a fierce emotional core. Blending influences from Spiritbox, Alpha Wolf, Periphery, and Loathe, the duo forges a modern identity rooted in djent-driven guitar work, ambient shoegaze textures, and a dynamic interplay between screamed verses and soaring melodic choruses. Both Ava and Derek share lead guitar duties while commanding all instrumentation and production, with Ava fronting the track with razor-edged vocals supported by Derek’s layered backing screams.

At just 16, California’s Ava Toton brings an impressive, fast-growing catalog including two solo EPs, numerous singles, and a wide range of collaborations. From picking up the guitar at age five under instructor Rafael Macedo to releasing ‘A.V.A.’ in 2021 and ‘Charm School Dropout’ in 2022, she has consistently expanded her sonic universe with 2023 singles “Embers” and “Like a Girl” showcasing her signature mix of intensity and melody. Her 2025 tracks “Decay” and “Phoenix” reveal a shift toward darker, heavier, more intricate production, a trajectory fully realized in Cataclysmic where her emotional storytelling, sharp riffing, and modern metalcore sensibilities reach a powerful new peak. Texas native Derek Romero, now 15, has rapidly evolved from a prodigious young guitarist into a fully developed songwriter and producer whose sound centers on blistering riffs, groove-heavy breakdowns, and tight rhythmic control. Derek’s weighty, percussive approach blends seamlessly with Ava’s melodic shredding and dynamic vocal delivery, shaping Cataclysmic’s unmistakable identity as a fusion of youthful ambition and professional-level execution that reinforces their arrival as one of metalcore’s most promising new acts.

DARSOMBRA Presents Two-Day Transmission Festival Celebrating Ann Everton At Baltimore’s Ottobar

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DARSOMBRA announces Transmission, a two-day festival celebrating the life and art of Ann Everton, taking place February 28 and March 1 at Baltimore’s Ottobar. The gathering honors Everton, who tragically passed away in a vehicle accident in early October when the band was beginning their latest tour. Brian Daniloski, Everton’s husband and founding DARSOMBRA member, worked directly with Ottobar staff and several artists to organize the event, bringing together almost thirty acts who are friends of the band to perform in Everton’s memory. Two full days of performances will take place on both upstairs and downstairs stages, featuring a large contingent of Baltimore area friends including Acoustic War On Women, Curse Consumer Culture, Moth Broth, 50′ & The Worms, Quattracenta, Holy Fingers, and Celebration, alongside acts from beyond the local scene like Cultic and Stinking Lizaveta from Pennsylvania, Ala Muerte and Gridfailure from New York, and more.

DARSOMBRA also unveils a new video for “Mellow Knees” from their sprawling 2xLP ‘Dumesday Book’, one of the final pieces of visual art Ann Everton completed before her passing. The video captures a wide array of nature footage and more she filmed over various tours supporting the album during the past few years. “This video was completed in 2024,” Daniloski reveals. “It is the ending sequence of what was supposed to be the Dumesday Book video album. Ann wanted to create a video for every song on the 75-minute album and have them all connect its pandemic-tymes storyline, from when we were all told to shelter in place in Spring 2020, to its conclusion about a year or so later, which, for DARSOMBRA and this video, meant being able to leave our home to go back out on the road and tour again. She had completed videos for over half of the album, including this one, before her passing in October 2025.”

Tigers Jaw Share “Ghost” Ahead Of ‘Lost On You’ Album Arriving March 27

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Tigers Jaw release “Ghost”, the gripping latest single from their upcoming album ‘Lost on You’, arriving March 27 via Hopeless Records. Ben Walsh explains the song stemmed from a chance run-in with someone he grew up with, an encounter that would have been warm and cherished at one point but held no significance after the slow steady passage of time and growing apart. “The quick flash of memories with this person felt like a glimpse into a past life, or like seeing a ghost,” Walsh says. “Some people don’t stay in your life forever and that’s OK, but it’s very interesting which memories get dredged up when you see a once familiar face.” The track follows lead single “Head is Like a Sinking Stone”, released in early December to praise from Rolling Stone, Alternative Press, Stereogum, Brooklyn Vegan, and The Needle Drop.

‘Lost on You’ was produced and engineered by longtime collaborator Will Yip at his famed Studio 4 in Philadelphia, continuing what fans have always loved about Tigers Jaw with powerful pounding rhythm sections, melodic leads that shift from instrument to instrument, and interchanging overlapping vocals. The record exists decidedly in the present while remaining deeply embedded in their history, with moments that would feel at home sung along to at the defunct Scranton venue Test Pattern or in huge halls like Philadelphia’s Union Transfer, a venue probably ten times as large that the band now sells out. The scene’s present moment owes a lot to Tigers Jaw, whose contributions have helped pave the way for this entire world as the group continues forward.

Foreigner Launch 50th Anniversary Tour With Acoustic Colorado Shows Commemorating First Rehearsal

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Headline: Foreigner Launch 50th Anniversary Tour With Acoustic Colorado Shows Commemorating First Rehearsal

Tags: Foreigner, Mick Jones, Al Greenwood, Luis Maldonado, Jeff Pilson, Michael Bluestein, Bruce Watson, Lou Gramm, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Vilar Performing Arts Center, Venetian Hotel, Wasserman Music, Dan Weiner, Georg Leitner Productions GmbH, Georg Leitner, Songwriters Hall of Fame, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Mountain America Center, Spokane Tribe Resort & Casino, Ilani Cowlitz Ballroom, Muckleshoot Casino Resort, Vejle Musikteater, Die Freudenburg, Stadtpark Open Air, Amphitheater Gelsenkirchen, Waldbühne Northeim, Zitadelle Mainz, Poppodium 013, AO Arena, OVO Arena Wembley, Graspop Metal Meeting, BÜRGER Freilichtbühne Killesberg, Hallenstadion, Olympic Tennis Centre, Sofia Arena, Tollwood Sommerfestival, Rotary Green, San Diego Symphony,

Blog Post: Foreigner mark their 50th anniversary with two acoustic shows in Beaver Creek, Colorado on February 25-26 at the Vilar Performing Arts Center, exactly 50 years after the band’s first rehearsal took place in New York. Al Greenwood, the first band member recruited by founder and band leader Mick Jones, remembers that February 25, 1976 rehearsal as the day he first heard “Feels Like The First Time” and knew they had something special. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers will present Foreigner The Hits Unplugged featuring band members Luis Maldonado on lead vocals, Jeff Pilson on bass, Michael Bluestein on keyboards, and Bruce Watson on guitar. The milestone celebration continues throughout 2027 when the band marks the 50th anniversary of the March 8, 1977 release of their iconic self-titled debut album, which delivered timeless hits including “Feels Like The First Time”, “Cold As Ice”, and “Long, Long Way From Home”.

The 50th anniversary tour runs throughout 2026 in multiple formats, starting with the acoustic Colorado run that adds dates February 28 in Greeley and March 1-2 in Aspen. An orchestral tour commences with a March 6-14 residency at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas before hitting Redding, Folsom, San Diego, Napa, and San Jose in California. The band plays Idaho Falls, Airway Heights, Ridgefield, and Auburn in the Pacific Northwest before heading to Florida in April with original vocalist Lou Gramm as special guest for Foreigner 4 Deluxe, presenting ‘4’ in its entirety alongside the band’s Top 10 hits. “When I started Foreigner in 1976, I never could have imagined that these songs would carry us through fifty years and still resonate with audiences around the world,” Jones says. “This anniversary is a celebration not just of the music, but of the fans who have been with us every step of the way.”

Tour Dates:

Feb. 25, 2026
Beaver Creek, CO
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Feb. 26, 2026
Beaver Creek, CO
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Feb. 28, 2026
Greeley, CO
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Mar. 1, 2026
Aspen, CO
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Mar. 2, 2026
Aspen, CO
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Mar. 6, 2026
Las Vegas, NV
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Mar. 7, 2026
Las Vegas, NV
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Mar. 11, 2026
Las Vegas, NV
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Mar. 13, 2026
Las Vegas, NV
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Mar. 14, 2026
Las Vegas, NV
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Mar. 17, 2026
Redding, CA
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Mar. 18, 2026
Folsom, CA
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Mar. 20, 2026
San Diego, CA
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Mar. 21, 2026
Napa, CA
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Mar. 22, 2026
San Jose, CA
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Mar. 25, 2026
Idaho Falls, ID
Mountain America Center

Mar. 27, 2026
Airway Heights, WA
Spokane Tribe Resort & Casino

Mar. 28, 2026
Ridgefield, WA
Ilani Cowlitz Ballroom

Mar. 29, 2026
Auburn, WA
Muckleshoot Casino Resort

Apr. 17, 2026
St. Augustine, FL
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Apr. 18, 2026
Clearwater, FL
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Apr. 19, 2026
Estero, FL
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Apr. 21, 2026
Orlando, FL
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Apr. 22, 2026
Davie, FL
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Apr. 23, 2026
Key West, FL
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Jun. 6, 2026
Vejle, Denmark
Vejle Musikteater

Jun. 7, 2026
Bassum, Germany
Die Freudenburg

Jun. 9, 2026
Hamburg, Germany
Stadtpark Open Air

Jun. 10, 2026
Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Amphitheater Gelsenkirchen

Jun. 12, 2026
Northeim, Germany
Waldbühne Northeim

Jun. 14, 2026
Mainz, Germany
Zitadelle Mainz – Open Air

Jun. 16, 2026
Tilburg, Netherlands
Poppodium 013

Jun. 18, 2026
Manchester, United Kingdom
AO Arena

Jun. 19, 2026
London, United Kingdom
OVO Arena Wembley

Jun. 21, 2026
Dessel, Belgium
Graspop Metal Meeting 2026
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Jun. 23, 2026
Stuttgart, Germany
BÜRGER Freilichtbühne Killesberg

Jun. 24, 2026
Lörrach, Germany
Marktplatz Lörrach

Jun. 25, 2026
Zürich, Switzerland
Hallenstadion

Jun. 27, 2026
Marousi, Greece
Olympic Tennis Centre

Jun. 30, 2026
Sofia, Bulgaria
Sofia Arena

Jul. 2, 2026
München, Germany
Tollwood Sommerfestival – Musik Arena

Jul. 17, 2026
Elk Grove Village, IL
Rotary Green

Jul. 23, 2026
Alpharetta, GA
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Jul. 24, 2026
Charlotte, NC
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Jul. 25, 2026
Bristow, VA
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Jul. 26, 2026
Holmdel, NJ
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Jul. 30, 2026
Toronto, ON
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Jul. 31, 2026
Clarkston, MI
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Aug. 1, 2026
Grand Rapids, MI
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Aug. 6, 2026
Maryland Heights, MO
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Aug. 7, 2026
Noblesville, IN
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Aug. 8, 2026
Cincinnati, OH
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Aug. 14, 2026
Kansas City, MO
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Aug. 16, 2026
Prior Lake, MN
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Aug. 20, 2026
Camden, NJ
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Aug. 21, 2026
Wantagh, NY
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Aug. 22, 2026
Mansfield, MA
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Aug. 23, 2026
Saratoga Springs, NY
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Aug. 27, 2026
The Woodlands, TX
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Aug. 28, 2026
Dallas, TX
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Aug. 29, 2026
Rogers, AR
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Chris Stapleton Expands All-American Road Show With Over 20 New Dates Through October

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11x Grammy, 19x CMA and 21x ACM Award-winner Chris Stapleton will continue his “All-American Road Show” through this fall with over 20 newly confirmed stops, including Nashville’s Nissan Stadium, Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium and Detroit’s Ford Field with very special guest Lainey Wilson as well as Toronto’s Rogers Stadium and Boston’s Fenway Park with very special guest Zach Top among many others. See below for complete tour itinerary. 

Tickets for the Live Nation produced tour, which will also include Allen Stone, Ashley McBryde, Carter Faith, Grace Potter, Maggie Rose, Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs, Molly Tuttle, Nikki Lane and The Teskey Brothers on various dates, will go on-sale next Friday, January 16 at 10:00am local time. Stapleton’s fan club will have early access to tickets with pre-sale starting Tuesday, January 13 at 10:00am local time until Thursday, January 15 at 10:00pm local time. Full details can be at www.chrisstapleton.com/tour

Citi is the official card of the “All-American Road Show.” Citi cardmembers will have access to pre-sale tickets beginning Tuesday, January 13 at 10:00am until Thursday, January 15 at 10:00pm through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete pre-sale details, visit www.citientertainment.com.

Verizon will offer customers an exclusive pre-sale for select stadium shows along the “All-American Road Show” – no strings attached, simply for being a Verizon customer. The pre-sale for select shows runs from Tuesday, January 13 at 10:00am until Thursday, January 15 at 10:00pm. Visit myAccess in the MyVerizon app for more details. Learn more about Verizon Access here.

The new dates add to yet another monumental run for Stapleton, who is nominated for four awards at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards—Best Country Song (“A Song To Sing” with Miranda Lambert), Best Country Solo Performance (“Bad As I Used To Be”) and two nods in the Best Country Duo/Group Performance category (“A Song To Sing” with Lambert and “Honky Tonk Hall of Fame” with George Strait)—and recently released the official music video for his Grammy and CMA Award-winning song, “White Horse,” starring acclaimed actor Josh Brolin. Watch/share HERE.

Stapleton also celebrated the ten-year anniversary of his groundbreaking debut album, Traveller, last year. Beloved by critics, fans and fellow artists and recorded at Nashville’s historic RCA Studio A with producer Dave Cobb, Traveller won Best Country Album at the 58th Grammy Awards, Album of the Year at both the CMAs and ACMs and went on to become the best-selling country album of the 2010’s. Following a historic turn on the 2015 CMA Awards—where Stapleton became the first artist to ever win Album of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year and New Artist of the Year in the same year—Traveller became the first album in history to re-enter the Billboard 200 all-genre album chart at #1, where it stayed for two straight weeks. With global sales over 11 million, the album is certified RIAA 7x Platinum in the U.S. and has been streamed over 11 billion times around the world. Additionally, the album has spent over 500 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart—the first country album to do so. In celebration of the milestone, special-edition vinyl variants are now available here.

Stapleton has gone on to release four more studio albums including his most recent, 2023’s Higher (Mercury Records, stream/purchase here). Produced by Dave Cobb, Morgane Stapleton and Chris Stapleton, the record landed on several “Best of” lists including Billboard, Esquire, Vulture and Rolling Stone, who praised, “dazzling…the best evidence yet for the way one man’s voice has become synonymous with the very idea of a musical genre.” Additionally, GQ declared, “In an age rife with division, he’s maybe the only thing Americans all agree on…one of the most reliable hit makers in music” and NPR Music proclaimed, “Higher puts him where he always really was—in that classic kind of rock and soul, Tom Petty, Eagles, going beyond the confines of the genre.”

In the past year, Stapleton has released several additional songs including “Heart Letting Go” from Netflix’s hit show “Nobody Wants This,” “A Song To Sing” with Miranda Lambert and “Bad As I Used To Be” from F1 the Album.

Additional highlights over the past decade include the National Anthem performance at 2023’s Super Bowl LVII, three appearances on “Saturday Night Live,” countless sold-out shows worldwide and collaborations with Adele, Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran, Justin Timberlake, P!nk, Sheryl Crow, Santana, Post Malone, Dua Lipa, Slash, George Strait and many more.

In addition to their work as musicians, the Stapletons are founders of the Outlaw State of Kind charitable fund, which supports a variety of causes that are close to their heart. Moreover, in 2024, Stapleton unveiled Traveller Whiskey, a first-of-its-kind collaboration created in partnership with Buffalo Trace Distillery’s Master Distiller Harlen Wheatley, which went on to become last year’s Most Awarded Super Premium Whiskey and was announced as the first official whiskey of Major League Baseball.

CHRIS STAPLETON CONFIRMED TOUR DATES
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on-sale next Friday, January 16 at 10:00am local time

January 10—Hollywood, FL—Hard Rock Live (SOLD OUT)

January 11—Hollywood, FL—Hard Rock Live (SOLD OUT)

February 4—Las Vegas, NV—Dolby Live at Park MGM (SOLD OUT)

February 5—Las Vegas, NV—Dolby Live at Park MGM (SOLD OUT)

February 7—San Francisco, CA—Bill Graham Civic Auditorium (SOLD OUT)

February 20—Thackerville, OK—WinStar Lukas Oil Live (SOLD OUT)

February 21—Thackerville, OK—WinStar Lukas Oil Live (SOLD OUT)

February 27—Uncasville, CT—Mohegan Sun Casino (SOLD OUT)

February 28—Uncasville, CT—Mohegan Sun Casino (SOLD OUT)

April 19—Georgetown, TX—Two Step Inn

May 23—Nashville, TN—Nissan Stadium*

May 29—Panama City, FL—Gulf Coast Jam

June 11—Jacksonville, FL—Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena

June 13—Tampa, FL—Raymond James Stadium*

June 17—Burgettstown, PA—The Pavilion at Star Lake

June 20—Charlotte, NC—Bank of America Stadium*

June 24—Hershey, PA—Hersheypark Stadium#

June 26—North Charleston, SC—North Charleston Coliseum#

July 8—Mountain View, CA—Shoreline Amphitheatre

July 10—Chula Vista, CA—North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre

July 14—Paso Robles, CA—California Mid-State Fair‡

July 17—Portland, OR—Providence Park#

July 19—Whitefish, MT—Under The Big Sky Festival

July 22—Vancouver, BC—Rogers Arena%

July 24—George, WA—The Gorge#

July 29—Shakopee, MN—Mystic Lake Amphitheater

August 1—Cincinnati, OH—Paycor Stadium*

August 6—Toronto, ON—Rogers Stadium+

August 8—Detroit, MI—Ford Field*

August 14—Boston, MA—Fenway Park+

August 18—Virginia Beach, VA—Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach~

August 21—Atlanta, GA—Mercedes-Benz Stadium^

August 26—Wantagh, NY—Northwell at Jones Beach Theater**

August 28—Philadelphia, PA—Freedom Mortgage Pavilion**

October 2—Bristow, VA—Jiffy Lube Live††

October 7—Lincoln, NE—Pinnacle Bank Arena‡‡

October 9—Kansas City, MO—Morton Amphitheater‡‡

*with special guests Lainey Wilson and Allen Stone

†with special guest Allen Stone

‡with special guest Molly Tuttle

#with special guest Grace Potter
+with special guests Zach Top and Allen Stone

%with special guest The Teskey Brothers
~with special guest Maggie Rose
^with special guests Lainey Wilson and Ashley McBryde
**with special guest Carter Faith
††with special guest Mike Campbell & The Dirty Knobs
‡‡with special guest Nikki Lane

National Music Centre Opens 2026 OHSOTO’KINO Recording Bursary Applications For Indigenous Artists

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National Music Centre has opened applications for the 2026 OHSOTO’KINO Recording Bursary, offering two Indigenous artists or groups week-long recording sessions at Studio Bell in Calgary. The program welcomes First Nations, Métis, and Inuit artists across Canada working in all musical genres, with access to world-class studios and NMC’s renowned living collection of musical instruments. Applications are now open at studiobell.ca/ohsotokino and close on March 1, 2026, at 11:59 pm MT. Past bursary winners include JUNO Award-winning powwow and round dance artist Joel Wood, Inuit-style throat singing duo PIQSIQ, country singer Chelsie Young, singer-songwriter Raymond Sewell, and traditional groups Blackfoot Singers and Warscout.

The initiative, supported by TD Bank Group since 2022 and recently renewed for three additional years, operates on three pillars: music creation in NMC’s recording studios, artist development through a music incubator program, and the annually updated Speak Up! exhibition showcasing Indigenous trailblazers. David McLeod, NMC Board Member and Chair of NMC’s National Indigenous Programming Advisory Committee, emphasizes the program’s impact. “With access to world-class recording studios, a vast collection of instruments, and expert guidance, artists are given the creative tools to make their dreams possible,” McLeod says. Studio Bell sits in the heart of Calgary’s East Village in Mohkinstsis on Treaty 7 territory, housing four Canadian music halls of fame and a collection spanning over 450 years of music history and innovation.

Joyce Manor Release “I Know Where Mark Chen Lives” From ‘I Used To Go To This Bar’

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Headline: Joyce Manor Release “I Know Where Mark Chen Lives” From ‘I Used To Go To This Bar’

Tags: Joyce Manor, Barry Johnson, Chase Knobbe, Matt Ebert, Brett Gurewitz, Bad Religion, Epitaph Records, Mark Chen, Summer Vacation, Winter Break, Jason Link, Rowan Daly, Tony Hoffer, Tom Lord-Alge, Jared Shavelson, David Hidalgo Jr., Joey Waronker, Weezer, John Mulaney, Oasis, M83, Beck, Social Distortion,

Blog Post: Joyce Manor drop “I Know Where Mark Chen Lives”, the opening track from their new album ‘I Used To Go To This Bar’, arriving January 30 via Epitaph Records. The explosive track comes with a black and white performance video directed by Jason Link and Rowan Daly, kicking off a record produced by SoCal punk legend and Epitaph CEO Brett Gurewitz. Barry Johnson explains the song pays tribute to Mark Chen, singer and songwriter for bands Summer Vacation and Winter Break, while the lyrics capture early days of weed clubs when budtenders would share dabs with customers in those Wild West moments before full legalization. The imagery stemmed from Johnson and Chase Knobbe hanging out, drinking and laughing about the dark humor of cash businesses getting robbed, painting a gnarly picture of those chaotic times.

Gurewitz came aboard after Johnson brought him an early mix of first single “All My Friends Are So Depressed” in early 2023, leading the Bad Religion legend to suggest producing the entire album. The Torrance trio of Johnson, Knobbe, and bassist Matt Ebert continue finding rich new veins in their short-and-sweet songcraft without losing the bite that earned their reputation, channeling AFI’s rapid-fire burn, Weezer’s power-pop acumen, and The Smiths’ dusky emotionalism across nine tracks. Gurewitz’s immediacy-first production approach resulted in nonstop fireballs, with the producer working fast to keep things creative and fun while legitimizing the band’s early influences. Mixing pro Tony Hoffer and engineer Tom Lord-Alge, who brought his ‘Enema of the State’ magic to several cuts including “All My Friends Are So Depressed”, joined an all-star crew of collaborators that includes drummers Jared Shavelson, Social Distortion’s David Hidalgo Jr., and Joey Waronker, currently hitting the skins for Oasis’ reunion tour.

‘I Used To Go To This Bar’ follows 2023’s ’40 oz. to Fresno’, which the New York Times praised as a relentlessly tuneful 17-minute collection and Pitchfork called a loving, uncynical refinement of the band’s best. Joyce Manor has stayed busy touring and collaborating with Weezer, making their television debut on Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney performing “Constant Headache”, a song also featured in Season 3 of FX’s The Bear, while celebrating the 10th anniversary of ‘Never Hungover Again’. The new album cements their legacy as California pop-punk royalty, with Gurewitz declaring them a quintessential South Bay punk band writing timeless songs for the American Songbook, comparing Johnson’s writing to Ernest Hemingway while calling them among the most important bands of the last two decades.

Daniel Bukszpan Chronicles Rush’s ‘2112’ In Richly Illustrated 50th Anniversary Hardcover Volume

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Rock historian and avid Rush fan Daniel Bukszpan delivers ‘Rush and 2112: Fifty Years’, a richly illustrated slip-cased hardcover arriving March 10 that tells the complete story of the most revered prog rock album of all time. Bukszpan presents bold photography, insightful interviews and commentary, plus rarely seen performance and off-stage images capturing how the Toronto trio shot into the stratosphere of global rock after ‘2112’ transformed their trajectory in 1976. The book coincides with the band’s Fifty Something tour, exploring how Rush formed in 1968, debuted in 1974, weathered middling reviews for their second and third albums, then launched a wave of successful records as their sound continued evolving through the decades.

Bukszpan provides deep dives into how ‘2112’ came together and why it stands as a masterpiece, with track-by-track analyses of the studio cut and insight into the 20-minute “2112” suite that anchors the record. The volume examines the state of rock in the mid-’70s and evolving ’80s, detailing how the virtuosity of lyrics and music from original trio Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart created an unforgettable sound across shifting musical landscapes that led to over 40 million records sold. Bukszpan’s work joins ‘The Great Albums’ series alongside volumes exploring Pink Floyd’s ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’, The Who’s ‘Quadrophenia’, Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’, Queen’s ‘A Night at the Opera’, and Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Born to Run’ as authoritative explorations of rock’s most groundbreaking releases.

New York’s MX LONELY Preview ‘All Monsters’ With “Return To Sender” Ahead Of February Release

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MX LONELY, Rae Haas, Jake Harms, Gabriel Garman, Owen Lehman, Julia’s War Recordings, Market Hotel, bloodsports, Wiring, They Are Gutting A Body of Water, The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die, Trauma Ray, Cryogeyser, Midrift, SXSW, Gazed & Confused,

Blog Post: MX LONELY unveil “Return to Sender” from their debut album ‘All Monsters’, arriving February 20 via Julia’s War Recordings. The track warns that everything meant for you comes back around, a concept vocalist and synthesist Rae Haas explores in the official music video directed by Owen Lehman. Haas explains the song tackles trying to understand when someone directs indifference your way, a sentiment that spirals harder to process than straight hatred. Written off the dome from a viewpoint outside their own head, the repeated chorus phrase became an attempt to accept that outside perspective and recognize that when your side of the street stays clean, others’ opinions become burdens you don’t have to carry.

The Brooklyn band closed out 2025 with “Shape Of An Angel”, exploring addiction, neurodivergence, and codependency through destructive relationships with honest lyrics and heavy hooks. Last fall brought “Big Hips”, reflecting on the gender dysphoria of trans adolescence through angst-filled riffs and endlessly catchy lyrics that earned acclaim from FLOOD Magazine, Chasing Sundays, and Stereogum. The trio of Haas, guitarist Jake Harms, and bassist Gabriel Garman originally met at AA meetings while pursuing separate musical projects, bonding over everything from Pixies and Elliott Smith to Chat Pile and black midi before officially becoming MX LONELY in 2022.

‘All Monsters’ marks their first entirely self-recorded release, capturing a live, immediate, analogue sound that embodies their visceral performances while creating their most nuanced experience yet. The album stretches into the longest songs the band has made, with cavernous guitars, soaring vocals, and hulking low-end exploring lostness on “Kill The Candle”, codependency on “Shape Of An Angel”, and childhood nightmares on the haunting seven-minute closer “Whispers In The Fog”. Midpoint track “Blue Ridge Mtns” adapts a folk song Harms wrote in high school, depicting a drive to rehab while fading in and out of consciousness as both an ode to family and a bare look at addiction set to some of the band’s most powerful music.

MX LONELY headline Market Hotel on February 28 to celebrate the album release with support from bloodsports and Wiring, with festival appearances confirmed for SXSW in Austin and Gazed & Confused in Dallas. The band has built touring credentials supporting The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die, Trauma Ray, Cryogeyser, and Midrift, recently opening for They Are Gutting A Body of Water in New York City. The group continues building a community based on mutual catharsis while working on their own studio to maintain control of their sound and invite collaborators into that creative space.

Officer Lucifer Unleash “Far From Right” Featuring Helmet’s Page Hamilton

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Officer Lucifer drop their latest single “Far From Right” with Page Hamilton of Helmet lending his signature vocals and guitar work to a track that tears through complacency and false authority with zero restraint. The collaboration brings Hamilton’s venomous delivery into Officer Lucifer’s dystopian narrative world, where engineered hybrids wage war against their human creators in a reflection of real-world control and resistance. Recording took place across Ecuador, California, and Austin with production by Officer Lucifer and mixing and mastering from Jim Kaufman, creating an international sonic assault that refuses to be pinned down by geography or genre.

The song fuses metal, punk, grunge, and Latin rhythms into a confrontational statement that dissects moral decay, consumer worship, and hollow belief systems. Crushing riffs collide with volatile rhythms as the lyrics call out performative rage and manufactured ideology without relying on easy slogans or comfortable answers. This track hits like a warning shot, politically charged yet unwilling to compromise its aggression for palatability. The result is a blistering addition to Officer Lucifer’s growing catalog that started with debut single “Uncivil War” and continues building their cinematic universe of chaos and rebellion.

Officer Lucifer operates as a collective rather than a traditional band, with core creative vision shaped by Pancho Tomaselli, David Coloma, and Andrés Benavides. Their international careers fuel a foundation that shifts between disciplined and volatile, bringing in additional collaborators to expand the sound without diluting the central mission. Band members exist as hybrid soldiers with military-style ranks, reinforcing a shared identity rooted in defiance and unity that transforms each release into something beyond just music.

“Far From Right” demands awareness and rejects the systems that thrive on apathy, standing as both protest and provocation. The track expands Officer Lucifer’s genre-defying approach while anchoring deeper into the mythology that makes this project more than a collection of songs. Hamilton’s contribution elevates the intensity, locking into the project’s refusal to offer comfort or compromise while pushing the boundaries of what heavy music can accomplish when stripped of traditional expectations.