DEATH CABIN FOR CUTIE / LOMELDA
Death Cab for Cutie has announced new May/June dates with Lomelda including Indianapolis, Toronto, Milwaukee, Calgary, Vancouver and more. Meanwhile, they have West Coast dates with Yo La Tengo this week.
NEKO CASE
Neko Case has announced early 2023 tour dates that include stops in Roanoke, Wilmington, Orlando (with Patty Griffin) and more. All dates are here.
BELLE & SEBASTIEN
Belle and Sebastian were in North America this summer and just announced they will be back in the spring.
Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish has added two more LA shows in her hometown to her Happier than Ever tour, which will take place at The Forum on December 15-16. She also has dates in South America in March.
VENOM CANCELLATION TOUR; EYEHATEGOD AND RINGWORM TOUR
Venom Inc – the branch of Venom with founding Venom guitarist Jeff “Mantas” Dunn, vocalist/bassist Tony “Demolition Man” Dolan (who was in Venom in the late 80s and early 90s) and new drummer Jeramie “Warmachine” Kling – were supposed to tour with Ringworm and Eyehategod this fall but had to cancel due to visa issues. The tour is cancelled, but Eyehategod is still touring, including a few dates with Ringworm, as well as shows with Brat and Total Hell. The locations have also changed. The NYC show is now Oct. 27 at Sovereign.
THE VELVET TEEN
The Velvet Teen will be touring later this fall with Covet, as well as Tsosis and No Stranger on select dates.
CAR SEAT HEADREST
Car Seat Headrest has canceled its West Coast tour dates and pulled out of this month’s When We Were Young festival. Singer Will Toledo cited ongoing health issues.
DEADGUY & AVAIL SHOWS
AVAIL plays two shows at Irving Plaza this weekend with amazing openings Paint It Black, Kill Your Idols and School Drugs on 10/21 and The Suicide Machines, Deadguy and Fuck It…I Quit! on 10/22. (You can enter to win tickets to those shows here.) Just before that, Deadguy will play Garwood, NJ’s Crossroads on October 20 along with The Banner, Never Again and Died Out.
ECHO CHAMBER OF MELODY
Melody’s Echo Chamber has added additional shows in Los Angeles and New York to its 2023 schedule. There are now three shows at LA’s Lodge Room from March 28-30 and two nights at Brooklyn’s Music Hall in Williamsburg on April 1-2.
DARK FORCE FESTIVAL
Dark Force Fest is a three-day “dark alternative” music festival taking place March 31 through April 2 at the Sheraton in Parsippany, NJ. The range includes HEALTH, Combichrist, Suicide Commando, Actors, Empathy Test, Solar Fake, Vision Video, Rabbit Junk, Bile, Psyclon NIne and more.
CALI VIBES 2023
Goldenvoice fest Cali Vibes fest returns in 2023 February 17-19 at Marina Green Park in Long Beach, CA. This year is headlined by Jack Johnson and the lineup also includes Rebelution, Dirty Heads, Slightly Stoopid, Stick Figure, Damian Marley, Tash Sultana, 311, Method Man & Redman, Stephen Marley, Ben Harper, Soja, Steel Pulse, Protoje , Warren G, Sister Nancy, and more.
JESSE MALIN
Jesse Malin will celebrate the 20th anniversary of his solo debut with a New York special featuring Lucinda Williams, Tommy Stinson and more.
RAGANA
The Flenser have signed Ragana, whose first proper feature in six years will arrive in 2023 via their new in-house label. They will also be on tour.