Sunday, October 18th, “Silk Chiffon” pop band MUNA brought their Gets So Hot Tour to the San Francisco Bay Area at Stanford’s beautiful Frost Amphitheater in celebration of Dancing on the Wall, their fourth studio album. Opening the show was indie pop artist Hemlocke Springs, promoting her newly released album, the apple tree under the […]
The fifth Mission Bayfest took over Mariner’s Point in the Mission Beach area of San Diego on October 16th through 18th, 2026. Co-founders Dominic Coleman (owner of local restaurant Single Fin Surf Grill), Joe Rinaldi (owner of the local venue Music Box), and DJ Mikey Beats (owner of Sleeping Giant Music) have spent half a […]
The name Taking Back Sunday has become so much more than just a household band name… TBS is a movement of innumerable emo nights, day-festivals, and inspiration for many artists to follow. More than two decades into their career, the Long Island natives continue to bring generations of fans together. As an Elder Emo, seeing […]
Danny Wimmer Presents delivered an impressive 2026 production of Aftershock Festival at Sacramento’s Discovery Park. Running October 1st through October 4th, the four-day festival expanded to five stages and featured more than 140 artists. After attending Aftershock several times over the years, I can confidently say this was my favorite year yet. I attended Day […]
Breaking Benjamin filled the Honda Center in Anaheim, California on Saturday, October 3rd with a crowd hungry for the best in modern rock. Heavyweights Chevelle gave direct support, while sci-fi rock pioneers Starset brought their full production after newcomer Kami Kehoe hit the ground running with and energetic opening set. Fans were stoked for the […]
Few things will get me out of the house on a rainy night in the middle of the work week, especially when I’m already running on fumes. It being the week before Halloween (my favorite), I’ve naturally already run myself into the ground in an effort to take full advantage of spooky season (as I […]
On October 3rd, the Observatory Festival Grounds in Santa Ana, California welcomed the inaugural Neverender Festival, bringing together an eclectic lineup of artists whose music has helped shape alternative rock across generations. What began as Coheed and Cambria’s tradition of performing full albums live has now evolved into something much bigger: a two-day celebration of […]
Scene Queen brought her Metalicious Tour to the House of Blues in downtown San Diego on October 1st, 2026. London nu metal duo Wargasm provided direct support with American newcomer Bailey Spinn opening the show. Spinn (born Bailey Rose Spinnenweber) got her start on TikTok doing comedy videos before gaining momentum covering songs in 2022 […]
UK-based band Tokyo Tea Room blessed Los Angeles with their presence on a Wednesday night at the Teragram Ballroom as part of their second tour ever in the United States. I had the pleasure of being able to go to their first US tour run back in April, so when I heard they were going […]
Candlebox brought their Can’t Quit You Tour to The Observatory North Park in San Diego, California on October 2nd, 2026. Fellow 90s grunge standouts Sponge opened the show. This show brought two bands on divergent career paths: Sponge having just released their purportedly “final” album, Recuerda Tu Muerte, on the day of the show joins […]
The Sound in Del Mar, California hosted an old-fashioned rock-and-roll show on a Sunday night in late September. Dogstar, featuring none other than Keanu Reeves on bass, has music that would fit comfortably on local alternative rock radio station 91X today, as well as at any time in the 1980s or 1990s — when the […]
You never know what to expect with community theater. Sometimes, it’s a three-hour cringe-inducing nightmare that you endure for the sake of your friends’ ambitions; sometimes, it’s absolute magic on a stage for only $17.50. When I ventured out to cover Innovation Family Community Theatre‘s rendition of the seemingly forgotten Broadway musical Do Black Patent […]
Brandi Carlile played the final date of her second North American leg of The Human Tour at the picturesque Rady Shell at Jacobs Park in downtown San Diego, California on September 22nd, 2026. Irish rising star Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson, who performs as CMAT, opened the show accompanied by The Very Sexy CMAT Band. The outdoor […]
Sevendust and Theory of a Deadman brought their Dead/Seven Tour to The Sound in Del Mar, California on September 19th, 2026. The Sound is one of the newest venues in the San Diego area, located at the front of the vast Del Mar Fairgrounds. Although part of a larger system, the venue itself is beautiful, […]
Long Beach got a little taste of the late 2000s and early 2010s on September 12th when CTRL + ALT + DEL: A Blog Era Celebration took over the F&M Bank Amphitheater. Headlined by Miguel and Big Sean, the concert brought together a lineup that felt like a trip back to the days when discovering […]
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