It felt like early 2000’s again when the guitar riff’s came in at the end of the night at Stubb’s Amphitheater in Austin, Texas on Monday. Lead singer Martin Johnson of pop-punk band Boys Like Girls crooned the intro line to arguably one of the best songs of 2006, “The Great Escape.”
The band had been dark for nearly 12 years before making a comeback and announcing a new album earlier in May, to the thorough excitement of fans.
The show was a throwback to the angsty, screamy love songs, leather jackets and spikey hair, with fans crowdsurfing the upbeat songs and swaying to the slow ones.
Boys Like Girls played a great combination of their old hits–“Thunder,” “Hero/Heroine,” “Love Drunk,” and “Dance Hall Drug” and a few off their new album, including the first single, “Blood and Sugar.”
They ended the show playing, “The Great Escape,” first so that the crowd could record it, and then requesting that they play it again with no phones so fans could enjoy the song like it was 2006 again. The encore was a stripped down acoustic version of “Two Is Better Than One.” See the photos below, taken by Gaby Deimeke.
This weekend, Piedmont Park hosted their annual iteration of Music Midtown, featuring a stacked lineup of musicians and activations, including Pink, Billie Eilish, Flume, Niall Horan, The 1975 and Guns N Roses. Check out the photos below, taken by Gaby Deimeke.
Last week at Huntington Bank Pavilion in downtown Chicago, 5 Seconds of Summer showed us a proper rock show. The band, comprised of four members–Calum Hood on bass, frontman Luke Hemmings, Michael Clifford on guitar, and Ashton Irwin on drums–played to thousands of screaming fans all their hits: She Looks So Perfect, Amnesia, Teeth, and ending with their smash Youngblood.
With fun video interludes throughout the show, a giant inflatable pair of dice donning the names of fan favorite songs, and an encore where they came onto the stage wearing bathrobes, the show was nothing short of a hype and hilarious ride. Check out the photos below, by Gaby Deimeke.
Just as the first US leg of the tour wraps up, Taylor Swift has partnered with AMC theaters to announce a theatrical release of the concert of the year, The Eras Tour. Filmed in the last US shows in Los Angeles over two days, this concert experience will showcase over 2.5 hours of Taylor Swift performing music spanning 10 albums and nearly 20 years. The screenings will happen on the weekend of October 13, and will come with the option to buy themed Eras popcorn buckets and drink cups. You can purchase tickets here. (and we’d recommend it, because unsurprisingly, they are selling out fast!)
Mañana será bonito, but last night at NRG Stadium was pretty incredible too. A stacked lineup of Agudelo, Young Miko, and Karol G hyped the crowd with Reggaeton beats at perreo for hours. Featuring an all-female band, twenty dancers, a narration by Morgan Freeman, and pink props galore, the creator of “Bichota Season” put on a 2.5 hour show to over 70,000 adoring fans, many holding signs and Colombian flags. Check out the photos below from the event, taken by Gaby Deimeke.
The Jonas Brothers kicked off their new tour “Five Albums. One Night.” last night at Yankee Stadium to 46,500 screaming fans in the Bronx. They played hits from all five of their albums, including older fan favorites, “SOS,” “Year 3000” and “Hello Beautiful,” as well as newer hits, “Waffle House,” “Wings,” and “Sucker.”
They welcomed surprise guests Jon Bellion and Kirk Franklin to join them in singing, “Walls,” as well as a surprise from Big Rob during the rap verse on “Burning Up.” Check out the photos below from the show, taken by Gaby Deimeke.
If you wanted to hear some jaw-dropping vocals, heartbreaking lyrics and soothing melodies, Moody Amphitheater was the place to be last night. Musicians mehro and Dermot Kennedy performed their hits to a lively crowd, complete with swaying vocals, guitars and crowd chanting choruses. See the photos below, taken by Gaby Deimeke.
Sabrina Carpenter fans were asked to head home last night in Portland after a “credible security threat” was realized by local authorities, causing Sabrina to cancel her show just minutes before she was to go on stage.
The opening band Spill Tab had performed, and Sabrina had also performed a soundcheck for VIP ticketholders. Around 10pm, a staff member told fans that the show would not go on, and that the fans would receive refunds. “I am so sorry. I love you very much,” Sabrina tweeted to fans.
“Employees with the Crystal Ballroom called after they received a phone call from an anonymous person claiming they were going to blow up the venue,” says Nathan Sheppart of the Portland Police Bureau.
An AEG rep also said, “While the threat was not directed at Keller Auditorium specifically, Sabrina and event organizers agreed that out of an abundance of caution, the show be called off. Steps were taken to ensure that the audience exited the venue calmly, quickly, and safely.”
This morning was the presale for The Jonas Brothers’ August 12th show at Yankee Stadium, where they announced they would be playing songs from all five of their albums in a spectacular night called “One Night Only.”
They can’t call it that anymore, because after Yankee Stadium sold out during the presale, the group said that due to incredible demand, they would be adding a second night on Sunday, August 13th.
The general sale for the added show will be on Friday, April 14, at 10 a.m. ET via jonasbrothers.com. The Citi cardmembers and Verizon presale are on Wednesday, April 12, at 10 a.m. ET.
Molly Warburton is and up-and-coming singer songwriter from Lancashire, England. She picked up the guitar when she was 10, studied music and started playing gigs as a teen, with inspirations like Fleetwood Mac and Sigrid.
Molly has an addicting etherial vocal energy and a sense of storytelling in her lyrics, which makes her the next new musician to watch.
Her latest single “Midnight Hour” narrates that feeling of realization of the things in your life that are holding you back.
“Midnight Hour was written about two friends of mine. The song is about being in a dead end relationship with someone but having a moment of madness with someone else in your friendship group – a so-called “stranger” in the song. When you can’t stop thinking about what you could have and fantasizing about how young and free it would make you feel but in reality it isn’t something that would work or something anyone could ever know about.”Â
Inspired by the likes of Haim, Jade Bird and Maisie Peters, “Midnight Hour” showcases twinkling synths, euphoric harmonies and emotion-fuelled vocals, as the upbeat dance-worthy anthem shines bright with a new-found confidence and self-worth. The lyrics, “Been stuck in the midnight hour, now I’m dancing till the sun” highlights the feeling of being trapped but eventually being set free and finally being able to really express your true feelings.
The accompanying music video is filmed in a “typical” date setting and represents the different feelings and sides to people’s relationships and how they might try and cover things up. The fun and playful video shows the singer dressed in different outfits and colours, reflecting the battle of mixed emotions when going through a difficult time. With over one million streams on Spotify alone, the artist has seen her music land on renowned playlists such as New Music Friday, New Pop UK and Chilled Pop Hits, to name a few. Garnering humbling support from the likes of Earmilk, Music Crowns and NOTION, she has performed at countless festivals and venues around the UK and Ireland, including London’s Shepherd Bush Empire, Manchester Ritz, and O2 venues across Leeds, Liverpool, Bristol and Birmingham. Appearing on the festival stages of Highest Point, Kendal Calling and Forgotten Fields, she supported Tom Meighan on his 2022 tour, and even appeared as BBC Introducing Lancashire’s Record of the Week! Needless to say, Molly Warburton is set to soar in success.
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