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Two legends of the 2000s rock scene, California alt rock and nu metal trailblazers Papa Roach and Chicago punk and melodic hardcore staple Rise Against are currently in the midst of a major co-headlining tour they’ve dubbed the Rise of the Roach Tour, which brings them to nearby Franklin on Oct. 1, at FirstBank…
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Founded by famed Ohio emo and post-hardcore outfit Hawthorne Heights, and named for the single that put them on the map nearly 20 years ago, “Ohio Is For Lovers,” Is For Lovers Festival is one of several clever, nostalgic celebrations of the emo and pop punk scene of the 2000s that have popped up…
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It’s been about three years since beloved Christian post-hardcore outfit Underoath announced they were reuniting with their They’re Only Chasing Safety era lineup, embarking in 2016 on their first tour with that incarnation of the band in over half a decade, which returned the Florida group to Nashville for a chaotic show at Rocketown, where they performed the aforementioned 2004 effort Safety and…
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What began as a modest multi-venue club festival in Chicago just over a decade ago, and has, over the years, grown to become the city’s second-largest music fest, just behind Lollapalooza, the punk-centric Riot Fest is now a certifiable institution, spawning spinoffs in various other cities across North America (this year, Denver), while doubling down on…
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Beloved Christian post-hardcore outfit Underoath announced last week that they would be reuniting with their They’re Only Chasing Safety era lineup, initially only revealing plans to play a festival on the west coast. We assumed they wouldn’t go to so much trouble (or so heavily tease the announce) for only one show, and, as expected, the band just…
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Aaron Gillespie, formerly of Underoath and The Almost, and currently handling drum duties for Parmaore, passes through Rocketown TONIGHT, July 11, with William Beckett (The Academy Is) and Nathan Hussey (All Get Out) for a special “career-spanning performance featuring songs from the past 15 years.” If that doesn’t get your inner pop punk get nostalgia going, we don’t know what will.…
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As we told you yesterday, emo/post-hardcore rockers Taking Back Sunday are set to perform tomorrow, Oct. 26 at Marathon Music Works, but with one major change: frontman Adam Lazzara will not be present, due to a family emergency, and will instead be replaced by fill-in vocalist Spencer Chamberlain (Sleepwave, ex-Underoath). Though this is a pretty significant shakeup, it’s also an…
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Influential emo/post-hardcore rockers Taking Back Sunday are set to perform this Saturday, Oct. 26 at Marathon Music Works with Polar Bear Club and Transit, except for one significant change: vocalist Adam Lazzara will not be present. Due to the unexpected, early birth of Lazzara’s son, the singer has opted to stay at home with his family while the band, who cancelled three shows earlier…