“Callwood at the Cooler” is a new bi-weekly column which will see me waxing lyrical about events in the news, pop culture and the etc.
The talk Stephen King gave that warm day, at the Nat Book Fest 2016, reached comedic levels we should start calling literary stand-up. No hyperbole. It was that good.
Small Press Expo (SPX) is more than just another comic convention. Since 1997 SPX puts on thepremier annual event for independent creators and small publishers.
With everything that goes awry within the walls of the internet today, we cannot deny that it has also brought a lot of the world closer together. So much closer, in fact, that a small band hailing from Phoenix, Arizona could amass an incredible following from across the globe. 8,000 miles across, to be precise.
Riot Fest has announced full lineups for each of its dates in Chicago, Denver, and Toronto this fall. Chicago will feature a surprise reunion from The Academy Is… to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their album ‘Almost Here’!
Brand New Give Us More… The most perfect band in life, Brand New, finally announced some more West Coast shows this spring with Circa Survive and Desaparecidos alternating on specific dates. Their news was the biggest of the week for me. Over the past couple of years Brand New have toured consistently, and they’ve fueled rumors they’re in the studio working on a 2015 release–no doubt with an insane name. No word yet on when they will release an album or if they just want to toy with us forever… because they can. This means after six long years of… Read more »
New Jersey natives The Gaslight Anthem have announced a 2015 tour across the US and Canada.
Twin Forks have announced tour dates for this spring on two separate tours in January and February. The band will kick off the new year with Jukebox, The Ghost on December 14th in Cleveland, Ohio, then head out on a second string of dates in mid-February with Lucero and Ryan Bingham. Twin Forks, fronted by Dashboard Confessional’s Chris Carrabba, are currently wrapping up the year on a tour supporting Counting Crows. The band also have a 3-song sampler available for free download on their Soundcloud page. Check out the full list of tour dates below as Twin Forks close… Read more »
Silverstein has announced a winter tour in celebration of the ten year anniversary of their album Discovering The Waterfront. This January, the band will embark on the journey with supporting acts Beartooth, Hands Like Houses, Major League and My Iron Lung. You can check out dates below.
Why are Gerard Way, Bombay Bicycle Club, and Foster The People all in NYC this week? For the CMJ Music Marathon of course, and you should be here too! There’s nothing like the thrill of discovering a new favorite band, and with over 1,400 artists playing more than 300 showcases at 80+ venues throughout the city, CMJ surely has one for you. The music marathon welcomes veterans like Cold War Kids, newcomers like Zella Day, International acts including the famous Japanese all girl punk band Shonen Knife and countless up and coming artists all hoping to be discovered. These acts are brought together for five days of music and featured speakers from the industry. For each day, idobi Radio will be bring you the CMJ “Four Playâ€: four can’t miss events for each day of CMJ.
