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Halloween 2024

Trial By Fire by The Horrors Read More The Horrors The English rockers The Horrors is touring the U.S. in support of their latest V album (Wolf Tone label/Caroline International). It’s kind of rare to see these guys in the states, so if you live in the area.…

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To celebrate Halloween, The Horrors released “Trial By Fire”, the second track to be taken from their recently announced sixth studio album Night Life (out March 21st via Fiction Records).

It’s been nearly 20 years since the band first form (vocalist Faris Badwan, bassist Rhys Webb, guitarist Joshua Hayward, keys Amelia Kidd, and drummer Jordan Cook), and based on their upcoming sold-out tour of the UK, it looks like they’re still doing quite well.

The Horrors Live Dates:

27 Nov 2024, Bedford, Esquires

28 Nov 2024, London, The ICA

3 Dec 2024, Manchester, Yes (Pink Room)

4 Dec 2024, Leeds, Belgrave Music Hall

5 Dec 2024, Glasgow, Room 2

12 Dec 2024, Blackpool, Bootleg Social

13 Dec 2024, Bristol, Strange Brew

14 Dec 2024, Southend, Chinnerys

Ghost 2025 Tour Read More Ghost Sweden’s Ghost (also known as Ghost BC) will be headlining the Myth in Maplewood (St Paul area), this July 28th, touring in support of their new album Meliora (which came .…

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Sweden’s Ghost (previously known as Ghost BC), is going to headline their biggest world tour yet … including a stop at Xcel Energy Center in St Paul on August 2, 2025.

Ghost at Myth (28 July 2016)

We saw Ghost in June 2018, June 2017, and July 2016 and wrote, “After a brief set change and prolonged intro music, a gothic stained glass backdrop, stage platforms, and mysterious lighting brought on the Swedish band, Ghost, for a charging and theatrical ninety-minute set. Singer Papa Emeritus III and his Nameless Ghouls took the stage with absolution, though seemed to be missing (Water) the band’s bassist, on stage this night (though it was hard to notice sonically). “Minnesota…are you with us?!” Papa asked in a deep Scandinavian accent during the opening ‘Spirit’, dressed in papal garb, complete with mitre headdress, flowing dark robe, and black gloves. The Ghouls were all dressed alike, in dark cardinal suits adorned with symbols and each in full molded horned silver masks missing the mouths, preserving their anonymity.”

USA Tour:

Jul 09 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena

Jul 11 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena

Jul 12 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena

Jul 13 – Miami, FL – Kaseya Center

Jul 15 – Raleigh, NC – PNC Arena

Jul 17 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

Jul 18 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena

Jul 19 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center

Jul 21 – Boston, MA – TD Garden

Jul 22 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden

Jul 24 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena

Jul 25 – Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center

Jul 26 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena

Jul 28 – Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena

Jul 29 – Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Forum

Jul 30 – St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center

Aug 01 – Rosemont, IL – Allstate Arena

Aug 02 – Saint Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center

Aug 03 – Omaha, NE – CHI Health Center

Aug 05 – Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center

Aug 07 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena

Aug 09 – Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena

Aug 10 – San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena

Aug 11 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center

Aug 14 – Austin, TX – Moody Center ATX

Aug 15 – Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena

Aug 16 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center

Sep 24 – Mexico City, MX – Palacio de los Deportes

Trick or Treat by Josie Cotton Read More Prima Donna Opening up for Adam Ant was Prima Donna. The Los Angeles-based band was last in Minneapolis with the Dollyrots, but this time on a bigger (and nicer) stage at the Mill City Nights. …

Josie Cotton
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American singer Josie Cotton, best known for “Johnny Are You Queer?” and “He Could Be the One”, have teamed up with Kevin Preston (currently playing guitar in Green Day), for a cover of Chuck Berry’s “Trick or Treat”.

Prima Donna at Mill City Nights (01 Sep 2013)

Kevin Preston is from Prima Donna, who we saw in Sep 2013 and wrote, “Opening up for Adam Ant was Prima Donna. The Los Angeles-based band was last in Minneapolis with the Dollyrots, but this time on a bigger (and nicer) stage at the Mill City Nights. They were a little on the glam rock side, but that's good. Their set was mostly taken from their 2012 album Bless This Mess, with the exception of "Soul Stripper" from their debut After Hours, a new song called "Like Hell", and a cover of Leon Payne's "Psycho".”

“Trick or Treat” is fun, and catchy, if not short, and there is a little bit of a small dialogue between the two singers. Adds Josie, “Hopefully we’ve made a perennial Halloween song you can’t get out of your head, whether you like it or not! LOL!”

You can stream “Trick or Treat” now on YouTube

Aloha Lucifer by Melanie’s Charming Disaster Read More Melanie American singer/songwriter Melanie (Melanie Safka) has died. She is best known for her global hit song “Brand New Key.” The song is about a skate key, so naturally, people refer to this …

Melanie’s Charming Disaster
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Folk singer/songwriter Melanie died before she was able to record “Aloha Lucifer”… but there exists a “live in the studio” version, which Brooklyn’s “goth-folk” duo Charming Disaster (Ellia Bisker and Jeff Morris) have decided to rework and collaborate with her vocals. That’s why the credit is listed as Melanie’s Charming Disaster.

“We really thought of this as a collaboration with Melanie,” say Charming Disaster, “and we approached the song a bit the way we do when we collaborate with each other as songwriters, which is to say: what do we think this song needs, how can we best serve it and make it shine? … To give the song a new sound and make it a bit more unexpected, we found a different chord progression that still fit under Melanie's original vocal melody -- which was sort of like solving a puzzle, or turning the music 90 degrees. It was exciting to bring something new to her song in this way. Her phrasing and lyrical style are so unique and sometimes whimsical, and we really wanted to support that.”

Charming Disaster’s tour dates:

Oct 31: Belltown Yacht Club, Seattle, WA

Nov 1: Turn! Turn! Turn!, Portland, OR

Nov 2: The Hybrid, Eugene, OR

Nov 3: The Brewstation and Coast Fork Feed, Cottage Grove, OR

Nov 16: Dartkside New Jersey Art & Oddities Market, Edison, NJ

Halloween (EP) by Sunshine Convention Read More Blue Oyster Cult In addition, Blue Öyster Cult was to perform an outdoor concert, but the thunder, lightning, and rainstorms had rolled in, forcing the event inside where the classic rock band still flexed its rock muscle, instead inside the Mystic Lake Showroom. …

Sunshine Convention
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Brooklyn’s Sunshine Convention just dropped a Halloween (EP) today.

The EP features a cover of Blue Öyster Cult’s “Don't Fear The Reaper.”

Sunshine Convention’s Jake Whitener writes:

I have always loved horror and Halloween since I was very young. Some of my fondest memories were made on Halloween nights as I walked with my mom from home to home in the cul-de-sac where we lived.

I still remember my little, plastic pumpkin shaped trick-or-treat bag and how the street lights would paint the asphalt in copper circles (as well as how dark the void of night was in between each lamp post.) I remember how crisp the air felt and the light chill that would come with the breeze. I remember the giddy suspense of approaching some of the neighbor's decorations like bloody scarecrows that would sit on the porch by their door and large spiders with bodies made out of black trash bags stuffed with leaves or the small motion activated ghosts that would suddenly shake and play a spooky 8-bit melody when you approached. It was always a mixture of fun, wonder, excitement and always a little bit of fear. It was also my favorite night of the year.

I wanted to make an EP that could have soundtracked those cold autumn nights. A collection of songs that felt like something a nerdy kid like me would have played on their town’s community radio show. A deep cut from a weirdo band in Oklahoma (Flaming Lips,) a stone cold Halloween classic (Blue Öyster Cult's "Don't Fear The Reaper",) and two songs from a couple of unknowns who dropped off their unmarked tape earlier that evening (us.)

So in that spirit, I hope this collection becomes a small part of your late night activities this year or brings you back to your favorite Halloween memory. It was fun making it so I hope you have fun listening to it.

All songs recorded and performed by with additional vocals from Kira Skye on tracks 1 and 2.

1. Halloween on the Barbary Coast
2. (Don't Fear) The Reaper
3. Bad Moon
4. Witches of Salem

Freddie Gibbs: You Only Die 1nce

Freddie Gibbs
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Surprise! Multi-hyphenate rapper, and actor Freddie Gibbs dropped a surprise album on Halloween. The record is called You Only Die 1nce, available now now via ESGN Records / AWAL. The amazing artwork is by Mike "Deadly Mike" Del Mundo.

Freddie Gibbs: You Only Die 1nce Track Listing

1. Status
2. Cosmo Freestyle
3. Wolverine
4. Brick Fees
5. Rabbit Island
6. It’s Your Anniversary
7. Nobody (Interlude)
8. 30 Girlfriends (Yeah Yeah)
9. Steel Doors
10. Walk It Off
11. Ruthless
12. Origami
13. On The Set

Adrian Haunt Park - A Spo0oky Halloween Album From Adrian Recordings

Adrian Haunt Park
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Adrian Recordings have released a Halloween-themed compilation called Adrian Haunt Park - A Spo0oky Halloween Album From Adrian Recordings.

The label writes:

The spooky season is here. the gothic and wonderfully scary season of mist and full moon. Adrian Recordings is releasing a new compilation with raw and shilling music to get you through this dark times with a scare jump.

Get tracks from your favourite artists like Toi Let - Spunsugar - LOW-RES - MFMB - Bitch Hawk - Kriget - Marcus Cato - The Fine Arts Showcase - RA - ARMAN¥ - DÖDEN - Hey Elbow - PoiZon_Sw3 - Dmitry Fyodorov - The Bear Quartet

1. Toi Let - Toi Let - Leatherman
2. Spunsugar - Spunsugar - Belladonna
3. LOW-RES - LOW-RES - Thrillvania Haunt Park (feat. Carolyn Purnell & Diffan Norman)
4. MFMB - MFMB - acids (kriget remix)
5. Bitch Hawk - Bitch Hawk - KALL VÄRLD
6. Marcus Cato - Marcus Cato - Hvi sjunker denna kittel?
7. The Fine Arts Showcase - The Fine Arts Showcase - Brother In Black
8. The Fine Arts Showcase - The Fine Arts Showcase - Part II
9. RA - RA - Bloodline
10. Marcus Cato - Marcus Cato - How Goes the Night, Boy?
11. RA - RA - The Void
12. RA - RA - The Void (ARMAN¥ Remix)
13. RA - RA - Oceans (DÖDEN Remix)
14. MFMB - MFMB - the worst dreams (radio edit)
15. Marcus Cato - Marcus Cato - Winterkrieg in Tibet
16. Hey Elbow - Hey Elbow - Blanca
17. PoiZon_Sw3 - PoiZon_Sw3 - UNCOVER
18. MFMB - MFMB - passing complexion (dmitry fyodorov remix)
19. The Bear Quartet - The Bear Quartet - Least Loved (Of The Unloved)

Witches In The Dark by Dumb Crush

Dumb Crush
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Toronto’s Dumb Crush released their debut single “Witches In The Dark” today… on Halloween!

The trio features Owen Hooper (Mouth Breather, Super Genius), Liam Colbert (Rise Carmine) and Elliott Isaac (Cam Kahin, CJ Wiley), and they’ve played hundred of shows across North America and Europe.

The band writes:

WITCHES IN THE DARK IS OUT NOW 🚨

We started this band on a complete whim in the summer months to shake off creative cobwebs and justify drinking one million beers on random Monday nights.

The first time we ever jammed in late June we wrote Witches In The Dark in about 30 minutes flat. It was recorded live-off-the-floor in one take @dreamhouseto

We’re so proud to share it with you and to say this is just the beginning for us ❤️❤️

Insane ups to @calvinhrtwck who engineered this track, @castlefrankmusic who mixed it in the blink of an eye and @kristianmontano for the master.

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Update: Morrissey cancels entire South American tour and "You Are The Quarry" 20th Anniversary shows

Read More Morrissey The Morrissey: 40 Years of Morrissey show in Perth, Australia, has been cancelled due to logistic reasons. Thanks to James, who writes .…

It’s early in the year, so it doesn’t bode well that Morrissey cancelled his “You Are The Quarry” 20th Anniversary shows in Anaheim and Inglewood, with She Wants Revenge as support.

The ambiguous “unforeseen circumstances” excuse was given for the cancellations.

I suspect it is because Morrissey, and his band, is not ready to play the album in its entirety (as promised last month when they made the announcement).

Or maybe Morrissey is stricken with sadness over the death of Melanie … or maybe Moz is celebrating The Smiths’ music being played at a Donald Trump rally? Who knows?

Read more Every date that Morrissey has ever cancelled.

• Jan 26 Anaheim, CA - Honda Center ("You Are the Quarry") (Cancelled)
• Jan 27 Inglewood, CA - Kia Forum ("You Are the Quarry") (Cancelled)
  
  Due to unforeseen circumstances the show is canceled. Tickets purchased on Ticketmaster will be automatically refunded. For all other ticket purchases, please contact your point of purchase.

• Feb 3 Mexico City - Palacio de los Deportes
• Feb 8 Lima - Anfiteatro del Parque de la Exposición
• Feb 10 Bogota - Movistar Arena
• Feb 15 Santiago - Movistar Arena
• Feb 17 Buenos Aires - Movistar Arena
• Feb 22 São Paulo - Espaço Unimed
• Feb 24 Brasilia - Opera Hall

Update 01/26/2024: It appears the entire South American tour is also cancelled due to physical exhaustion. Already some venues are issuing cancellation notices, such as Buenos Aires.

Morrissey is receiving medical supervision for physical exhaustion. He has been ordered to rest for two weeks, and he will remain in Zurich.

- Donnie Knutson
Zurich Jan. 26, 2024

(AI visualization courtesy of Night Cafe Studio)

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R.I.P. Melanie

Beautiful People: The Greatest Hits of Melanie Read More Melanie In the meantime, she did "Bad Reputation" and a cover of Melanie's "Brand New Key". The cover song, as explained by Stace, was possibly more famous for … American singer/songwriter Melanie (Melanie Safka) has died. She is best known for her global hit song “Brand New Key.” The song is about a skate key, so naturally, people refer to this song as “The Roller Skate Song”, even though the chorus brand new key is repeated over and over. The song sold over three million copies worldwide and was featured Boogie Nights (1997). I’ve only heard the song a few times on the oldies station, but her famous song came up when I saw Wesley Stace, and he had put together this weird variety show called “Cabinet of Wonders” show 2013. One of his guests, Haley Bonar, played a three-song set, one of which was Melanie’s “Brand New Key,” in which, Stace said was re-made (famously) into “The Combine Harvester” by The Wurzels. Then, in 2022, when The Kids in the Hall came back, there was a bit they did about this sad DJ, who would only play Melanie’s “Brand New Key” over and over again. Read more Musician Who Died in 2024. Here are some recent musician deaths: [23 Jan 2024] Melanie (American singer-songwriter and guitarist), 76 Melanie, Singer Who Performed at Woodstock and Topped Charts With ‘Brand New Key,’ Dies at 76. The singer, who wrote 'Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)' based on her experience at Woodstock, had been at work this month on a covers album. … via variety [23 Jan 2024] Anders Sandberg (Swedish singer for Rednex), 55 Musician Anders Sandberg, best known as the lead singer of the Swedish country group Rednex, died suddenly on Tuesday … via svt [23 Jan 2024] Frank Farian (German singer, songwriter and record producer for Milli Vanilli), 82 Frank Farian, the influential electronic music producer, composer and founder of the German/Caribbean disco funk ensemble Boney M, and the man behind the creation of the notorious pop duo Milli Vanilli. died Tuesday at 82 … via variety [22 Jan 2024] Sergei Yefremenko (Russian singer, guitarist, and lyricist for Markscheider Kunst), 51 In St. Petersburg, the vocalist of the band Marksheider Kunst, Sergei Efremenko, died in the Pokrovskaya hospital. The musician was 51 years old. … via ura [22 Jan 2024] Neil Kulkarni (British music journalist for Melody Maker), 51 Yesterday I woke up to the awful, awful news that my dear friend and long-time colleague Neil Kulkarni had died suddenly on Monday, aged 51. … via thequietus [20 Jan 2024] Zoran Erić (Serbian composer), 73 Composer Zoran Erić died today at the age of 74. The information about the death of composer Zoran Erić was confirmed by Tanjuga from the organization of the BEMUS festival. … via politika [20 Jan 2024] Charis Kostopoulos (Greek singer-songwriter), 59, cancer Haris Kostopoulos passed away on Saturday morning (20/1) at the age of 59 after fighting for his life. In particular, for a long time the singer suffered from cancer and was hospitalized in a private clinic. … via debater [19 Jan 2024] Mary Weiss (American singer for The Shangri-Las), 75 Mary Weiss, the lead vocalist of the Shangri-Las, has died at age 75. Weiss’s death was confirmed to The Messenger by Miriam Linna, who runs the independent Norton Records label, which released Weiss’ final solo album, Dangerous Game, in 2007. “She was such a star to everyone in the rock ‘n’ roll business,” Linna said. … via themessenger [19 Jan 2024] Marlena Shaw (American singer), 81 Jazz legend Marlena Shaw has died at age 81, with the California Soul singer's daughter announcing the sad news to fans on social media on Friday night … via mirror [19 Jan 2024] Ewa Podleś (Polish coloratura contralto singer), 71 On Jan. 19, 2024, Contralto Ewa Podleś passed away at the age of 71. Considered one of the great Polish singers of her generation, she had a career that took her to all the great theaters in the world including the Metropolitan Opera, the Teatro alla Scala, the Royal Opera House, Teatro Real, and the Gran Teatre del Liceu. … via classicfm [19 Jan 2024] Pluto Shervington (Jamaican reggae musician), 73 'Ram Goat Liver' singer Pluto Shervington has died. Reggae singer, Pluto Shervington, has died. A source confirmed to The Gleaner that he passed away minutes before 11 o'clock this morning in hospital in Florida. … via jamaica-gleaner [19 Jan 2024] Silent Servant (American techno DJ and producer), 46 Identified by the coroner as 46-year-old John "Juan" Mendez -- a noted Los Angeles techno DJ also who recorded under the name Silent Servant, whose death was confirmed by his management, according to reports … via cbsnews [19 Jan 2024] The Soft Moon (American musician), 44 Musician and onetime Bay Area resident Luis Vasquez -- who was the principle creative force behind post-punk/darkwave project the Soft Moon -- died in Los Angeles early Friday at age 44, according to the LA County coroner. … via cbsnews [18 Jan 2024] Yogesh Vaidya (Nepalese singer), 77 Veteran singer and musician Yogesh Vaidya passed away on Thursday. He was 77. According to the family, Vaidya breathed his last at 12:30am on Friday while being rushed to the Sundhara-based Kathmandu Valley Hospital. … via kathmandupost [18 Jan 2024] Ivan Moody (British composer and musicologist), 59 The composer, conductor, priest, musicologist and Gramophone reviewer Ivan Moody has died aged 59. … via gramophone [18 Jan 2024] Slim Pezin (French guitarist, arranger and conductor), 78 Mylène Farmer in mourning: death of Slim Pezin, her musician and long-time friend The guitarist and arranger André Pezin, known as "Slim", died at the age of 78. … via chartsinfrance [17 Jan 2024] Gerd Uecker (German music pedagogue, music and opera director), 77 Former Semperoper artistic director Gerd Uecker is dead From 2003 to 2010 he was Dresden's artistic director, and now the Saxon State Opera is mourning the death of Gerd Uecker. … via volksstimme [17 Jan 2024] Serge Laprade (Canadian singer and radio broadcaster), 83, prostate cancer The charming singer and famous animator Serge Laprade has died. This was confirmed by her friend and relationshipist Tony Langelier on Thursday morning. The 83-year-old singer was admitted to palliative care on Monday, January 15, due to a recurrence of his cancer. … via journaldequebec [16 Jan 2024] Peter Schickele (American composer and musical satirist for P. D. Q. Bach), 88 Great musician, comedian and satirist Peter Schickele has died at his home in Bearsville, New York. And as the world says farewell to one of the most talented and admired parodists of the last century, a favourite Beethoven performance is being shared anew. … via classicfm vu ♥ weheartmusic.com ♥ twitter.com