Introduction - Thursday 🕊️

I had the opportunity to catch one of Thursday’s “War All The Time” 20 year album celebration shows at Newport Music Hall in Columbus this week and the experience was surreal. They are in the midst of the tour and if there are any dates near your city, the show will certainly be a concert highlight for the year!

Joining Thursday each night are bands Many Eyes and Rival Schools. What makes this special is that this group of bands toured together after the initial release of “War All The Time”. The trio of bands are comprised of hardcore and emo scene legends including Many Eyes vocalist Keith Buckley (formerly As I Lay Dying), Rival Schools vocalist Walter Schreifels (formerly Quicksand and Gorilla Biscuits), Thursday guitarist Norman Brannon (formerly Texas is the Reason), and Steve Pedulla of Thursday is also playing guitar for Rival Schools. I have a full Thursday show recap including photos 📸 here.

Special Moments ✨

1. Chad Gilbert of New Found Glory released issue 1 of his new “Get Well Soon” Zine which he designed and created while undergoing chemo treatments. This looks amazing and was probably the fastest item that I have ever gone from viewing to purchasing. LINK

Merch 📦

1. Manchester Orchestra released new Winter merch. LINK

2. Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness has unique Valentines day merch available. LINK

3. This Wild Life has cool Valentine’s day merch available. LINK

4. Hawthorne Heights has signed Valentine’s day cards and other merch available. They always have very high quality items and highly recommend. LINK

Creators 🎨

1. Jeremiah Watkins and College Life shared Bio-182 which of course I could not pass up sharing as my name is Ryan. LINK

2. 68’ shared a short clip of a hand animated video by Josh Scogin. It is very cool, and let’s not underestimate how amazing this band is. If you live by one of the tour stops no matter what type of music you like and can attend, you will become an immediate fan! LINK

Shows/Tours 🎟️

1. Sunny Day Real Estate announced their 30 year anniversary tour of their album “Diary”. LINK

2. Spanish Love Songs announced their upcoming tour with Oso Oso, Sydney Sprague, and Worry Club. LINK

3. Emery announced tour dates where they are doing a full play-through of “The Weak’s End” album celebrating 20 years with The Almost and Bad Luck. I will be planning a roadtrip to see a one of these shows! LINK

Read 📚

1. AltPress had a fan poll asking for the bands that should reunite this year. LINK

Watch 🎥

1. Rarity released a music video for “Keep It To Yourself” and I have rewatched it so many times. Definitely check out their music! LINK

2. The Plot In You posted a tour video and it is 🔥! Make sure to pickup any remaining tickets for upcoming shows with Beartooth. LINK

3. Matt Pryor released an acoustic video of him playing “Turn Out The Light” at the Knitting Factory and it is fantastic. LINK

Listen 🎧

1. 100 Words or Less: The Podcast featured Keith Buckley of Many Eyes (formerly As I Lay Dying) discussing the early Buffalo hardcore scene, influences, and his new band. LINK

New Releases 🎵

1. Sunny Day Real Estate released their first song - “Novum Vestus” - in over 10 years. It was a previously unreleased track from the time of their Diary album, celebrating its 30 year anniversary. LINK

2. Fairlane collaborated with Silverstein in their latest song release, “Take It Back”. This is a sick song 🔥! LINK

3. Militarie Gun released a new song - “My Friends Are Having A Hard Time” featuring Manchester Orchestra. LINK

Capture of the week 📷

1. Mass Broadcast (📸 Jason Tagmire) captured photos and video of Hot Rod Circuit from their recent show at the Space Ballroom. This is a show I would have loved to have been at so was thrilled to see these posts and reels! If you’re not familiar with Hot Rod Circuit, they are the band featured on the cover of Amy Fleisher Madden’s - Negatives book. PHOTOS / VIDEO