A show where 44blonde stopped by plus When The Sun Sets and Lisa Johnson and Lisa Brownlee from The Punk Rock Museum called to talk memories from meeting me on Warped to present day museum!
After wrapping their spring and summer run with Bayside, Taking Back Sunday isn’t slowing down. The band will head back out on the road with Thrice and Saves The Day joining the lineup. Frontman Adam Lazzara shares, “We’ve been planning and preparing for this tour for a while. Rehearsing all the material and the arrangements we’ve worked out, I am so happy with how the band has taken shape. We also get to play a special show on a beautiful night in October at Red Rocks to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Louder Now. Who better to go out on… Read more »
Taking Back Sunday is taking it back—literally. 20 years after their third album, Louder Now, reshaped their entire music careers, the band will celebrate the milestone with a one-night-only performance of the album in full at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on October 14. It marks the only headline show this year centered entirely around the record, with staples like “MakeDamnSure” and “What’s It Feel Like To Be A Ghost?” set to hit exactly where they’re supposed to. The night carries even more weight with the return of Fred Mascherino, who will join the band throughout 2026 alongside John Nolan. The band… Read more »
Fans attending the March 7 stop of LIGHTS’ current tour were treated to an unexpected throwback when the singer-songwriter performed a cover of “Cute Without The ‘E’ (Cut From The Team)” by Taking Back Sunday. Watch the video of her performance below. The moment is part of a growing trend on the tour, where LIGHTS has been slipping nostalgic covers into the setlist. At other stops, she has also performed “All The Small Things” by blink-182, another crowd-favorite that instantly turns the room into a full-voice sing-along. LIGHTS is currently on the road on the COME GET YOUR GIRL TOUR.… Read more »
Warped Tour 2026 lineup announcements are still going strong! These new artist reveals definitely do not disappoint. Taking Back Sunday, Origami Angel, Lakeview, Holywatr, Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers, and more have been added to the 5 weekend fest. Read more: 15 Artist Predictions That Could Headline Warped Tour 2026 This year’s Warped Tour stops include Washington, D.C., at the RFK Campus festival grounds on June 13-14; Long Beach, CA, at Shoreline Waterfront on July 25-26; Montréal, Québec, Canada at Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montréal on August 21-22; Mexico City, Mexico at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City on September 12-13; and Orlando, FL, at Camping World Stadium Campus on November 14-15. Check out the… Read more »
Elder emos, your time to shine is coming this summer! Taking Back Sunday just announced a forthcoming tour with Bayside. The run kicks off on May 31 at Dewey Beach’s Bottle & Cork and wraps up on June 21 at Madison’s The Sylvee. Taking Back Sunday notes, “We first started playing shows with Bayside around Long Island and the greatertri-state area in the early 2000s. We played in basements and dive bars. The shows weren’t very well attended, but we were having the time of our lives.” They add, “Since those days, we’ve been fortunate enough to remain friends and… Read more »
Taking Back Sunday delivered a major moment at When We Were Young Fest 2025, bringing both John Nolan and Fred Mascherino onstage to perform together. The reunion followed the band’s summer announcement that Nolan would step back from touring, with Mascherino—who played with the group from 2003 to 2007—returning to fill in for their co-headlining tour with Coheed And Cambria. The Paradox x idobi Radio Exclusive T-Shirt Limited edition, printed-on-demand. Designed by Beepus (Beauty School Dropout) with creative direction from The Paradox. A collaboration capturing the energy of their debut EP NSFW and the future of alternative music. $29.99 Shop… Read more »
Straylight Run made a triumphant return to the stage at When We Were Young Fest 2025, marking their first live performance in four years since 2021. The band—comprised of John Nolan and Shaun Cooper (also of Taking Back Sunday), alongside Michelle DaRosa and Will Noon—treated fans to a long-awaited reunion. The Paradox x idobi Radio Exclusive T-Shirt Limited edition, printed-on-demand. Designed by Beepus (Beauty School Dropout) with creative direction from The Paradox. A collaboration capturing the energy of their debut EP NSFW and the future of alternative music. $29.99 Shop now Ahead of the performance, a video shared by Taking… Read more »
Hail The Sun is back with a new track, “Insensitive Tempo,” while on their expansive fall tour with Between The Buried And Me. The track is set to appear on their forthcoming LP cut. turn. fade. back., due out Friday, October 24. Lead vocalist Donovan Melero shares, “Bertrand Cantat killed his girlfriend in the early-’00s, citing violence as a ‘crime of passion.’ He served an embarrassingly low sentence, and many questions still surround the case. Domestic violence is often packaged as a ‘crime of passion’ and somehow this designates less responsibility to the perpetrator. It’s absurd.” Melero says, “‘Insensitive Tempo’ was inspired by… Read more »
Ahead of their new album, The Sound A Body Makes When It’s Still, releasing on August 22 via Wax Bodega, Hot Mulligan has launched their collaborative track with Cory Castro of Free Throw, “Island In The Sun.” Castro shares in an Instagram post with Hot Mulligan, “As soon as you sent me the lyrics and everything, and I was reading over it, I was getting ready to do it. I was talking to Brett, I was just like, ‘Oh yeah, oh yeah.’” Watch the official video for “Island In The Sun” below. Hot Mulligan will hit the road to support… Read more »
