Pack an extra pair of undies and your iPhone charger and get ready for the Rockstar Energy Drink DISRUPT Festival. It’s a brand new “experience” carving its path across North American this summer.

Each city will feature a unique lineup, with performances varying from artists including The Used, Thrice, Circa Survive, Sum 41, The Story So Far, Atreyu, Sleeping With Sirens, Andy Black, Four Year Strong, Memphis May Fire, Trophy Eyes, Med & Dia, Juliet Simms, and Hyro the Hero.

The 25-city rock tour will commence June 21st in Dallas. Fans will be immersed into a full-day interactive experience with music, lifestyle brands, and pop-up activations. Fans who bring an empty 16 ounce can of Rockstar Energy Drink to recylce at the main gate will have the chance to skip the line and be entered to win a signed festival guitar and exclusive meet-and-greet with festival headliners.

Rockstar Energy Drink DISRUPT Festival Dates
June 21 - Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion
June 22 - Austin, TX @ Austin360 Amphitheater
June 23 - The Woodlands, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman
June 25 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Coral Sky Amphitheatre at S. Florida Fairground
June 26 - Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre at the FL State Fairgrounds
June 28 - Atlanta, GA @ Cellairis Amphitheare at Lakewood
June 29 - Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion
July 2 - Syracuse, NY @ St. Joseph's Health Amphitheater at Lakeview
July 3 - Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage
July 5 - Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center
July 6 - Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
July 7 - Hartford, CT @ XFINITY Theatre
July 9 - Bristow, VA @ Jiffy Lube Live
July 10 - Clarkston, MI @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
July 12 - Tinley Park, IL @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
July 13 - Thornville, OH @ Legend Valley
July 14 - Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
July 15 - Maryland Heights, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
July 17 - Denver, CO @ Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre*
July 20 - Irvine, CA @ Five Point Amphitheater presented by Mercury Insurance
July 23 - Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheatre
July 24 - Boise, ID @ Ford Idaho Center Amphitheatre
July 26 - Chula Vista, CA @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 27 - Phoenix, AZ @ Ak-Chin Pavilion
July 28 - Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater
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The Swedish are known for ABBA, Ikea, and meatballs. And perhaps, Molly Hammar. Her new single “No Place Like Me” featuring Big Narstie is a blend of percussive beats, Big Narstie’s rap, and some sensual vocals.

“No Place Like Me marks the place I’m at in my life right now, being able to truly be free and focus on what makes me feel good. I’m 23, single, and loving life,” said Molly. “Having Big Narstie join me on this single is a dream come true. I was so happy when he agreed to guest, it couldn’t be a better fit.”
The song is… odd. What keeps us interested is Molly’s voice: smoky and intriguing. We could do without Big Narstie. And what exactly is a “narstie”? Is that like “nasty” but nastier? 
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We do think her boots are cool. Apparently you don’t need pants when you have boots this high up on your leg. That’s a plus. Saves on laundry.​

​Boston Manor ain’t having it. They’ve grown a lot since their 2016 debut, and now they’re taking a stab at everything—including their lazy generation.

“My generation is financially and culturally barren,” said vocalist Henry Cox. “We can’t afford to buy a house, we’re very much paying the price for our parents’ generation’s mistakes, but at the same time too f*cking lazy and distracted and comfortable to do anything about it.”

Welcome to the Neighbourhood is their latest album, one that examines poverty, crime and drug addiction. Their song, “Halo” is about the scourge of heroin.
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Festivals are the “thing” when it comes to music. People love ‘em. They’ve become an “experience”; a place where people want to be seen; clothing designers design “festival wear”; IG influencers influence the sheeple to attend because of FOMO.

Don’t miss out on 3rd Annual LoveLoud Festival (powered by AT&T), hosted by Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons. Ke$ha headlines the all-about-love-fest with Martin Garrix, Tegan & Sara, Daya, Grouplove, K. Flay, PVRIS, Laura Jane Grace and more.
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"I'm truly honored and humbled to be headlining LOVELOUD this year. I stand with my talented friend Dan Reynolds and Imagine Dragons in this fight for equality," said Kesha. "We need to make sure that all LGBTQ+ people feel accepted and supported and that families have the support that they need. It's important to try to keep families together and having positive open minded conversations and, for me, to be a part of something that can continue building the bridge to create a safe space for everyone sounds like a beautiful opportunity."

Get your perfectly-fashioned self to Usana Amphitheater in West Valley City, UT on June 29th. Tickets range from $29.50-$99.

Proceeds will benefit local and national LGBTQ+ charities. 
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Thank you, Hembree, for stickin’ something fresh yet throwback in our ears. Their single “Culture” mixes rhythm, old-school rock, and a dash of hip-hop with disinterested yet haunting vocals.

Frontman Issac Flynn gives us insight into “Culture”. “These days we put so much emphasis on things that lack actual significance. Everything is urgent and I wanted to try to capture this urgency in a song and question what we prioritize. It’s about taking the time to stop and reflect; to think for yourself and establish your own opinions. The song also touches on the lengths people go to for status and power. There’s a realization that these qualities don’t actually equal happiness. Thus, ‘the king of the culture is never really free.’”

Did you get all that?

Now get this:
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P.S. In the band photo, love the first dude's (with the glasses) expression. It's like he's thinking: "Take the damn picture, would ya?" LOL

Rockers with hearts. It’s so touching. Joe Walsh raised $795,000 in grants from his 2nd Annual VetsAid Concert. That’s more than double the amount raised from the inaugural event. The sold-out show featured performances by Walsh, Don Henley, James Taylor, Chris Stapleton, Haim, and Sir Ringo Starr.

This year’s recipients include: Suiting Warriors, Hire Our Heroes, AMVETS Department of Washington, Salmon for Soldiers, Hero’s Bridge, Right Turn for Yuma Veterans, Work Vessels for Vets, Arkansas Run for the Fallen, MusicWorks4Veterans, and HeartStrides.

VetsAid also awarded a $10,000 grant to Operation Good Jobs/Goodwill WA for assistance in co-producing the very first VetsAid Job Fair that took place the morning of the concert.

Walsh feels a personal connection to veterans. He’s a Gold Star survivor whose father died while on active duty on Okinawa, Japan, when Walsh was a baby.
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The next VetsAid event is in Houston on November 11th.

Hopefully, you’ve had that feeling at least once in your life. And hopefully, it will stick for that “forever” love kind of thing.

That could be the point of the song “Drug” from Simple Creatures. Or it could be about that one summer where you just lost your mind and did a bunch of crazy stuff. Or maybe a little of column A and a little of column B.

We wondered why this song is so on-point from a band we hadn’t heard of. When you take two alt rock powerhouses and put them together, you get magic. Mark and Alex are pals and were in between projects with blink-182 and All Time Low, respectively, so why not get together and make some sounds?

For real, this song is addicting. 

It’s no Fyre Festival. This one actually exists.

Oh, snap!
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The Stern Grove Festival in San Fran has been around for 82 years offering free music. What? Free? Yes, free music in a beautiful outdoor setting. They want all of us to experience music, nature, food, joy and community.

Every Sunday from June to August, 10,000 people gather to enjoy rock, hip-hop, jazz, folk, classical, funk, and blues.

And some big names have taken the stage: Mavis Staples, Rufus Wainwright, Smokey Robinson, The Doobie Brothers, and more. Emerging talent from the Bay area are also featured—like Janelle Monae. 

Why not take a trip to San Francisco and make the Stern Grove Festival part of your summer plans? We’re sure there are some nearby wineries…