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Friday, November 7, 2025

Jack Johnson Announces SURFILMUSIC North American 2026 Tour


Multi-platinum recording artist Jack Johnson announces SURFILMUSIC Tour, a 43-date North American tour that will take Johnson and his band coast-to-coast next year. The tour marks Johnson’s long-awaited return to the road since 2022 and will celebrate a new era of music, film, and environmental connection rooted in his chart-topping catalogue, spanning over twenty years.

In support of the tour, Johnson has released a new single, “Hold On To The Light,” featuring Hermanos Gutiérrez, out today on all streaming platforms. The song offers an early glimpse into the forthcoming SURFILMUSIC soundtrack, scored by Jack Johnson and Hermanos Gutiérrez for a new film featuring Johnson set to debut next year.

SURFILMUSIC, a documentary chronicling Johnson’s evolution from surfer to filmmaker to world-renowned musician, weaves through the making of his iconic surf films Thicker Than Water (1999) and The September Sessions (2000). These classic films revealed Johnson’s artistic point of view through his lens and guitar, ultimately launching his music career.

The new film celebrates the lifelong friendships and ocean-driven community that shaped Johnson’s path, and features many of the surfers who appeared in the original films, including Kelly Slater, Rob Machado, and the Malloy Brothers. It also captures the shared spirit of exploration and creativity that continues to inspire his music and environmentalism today. Additional SURFILMUSIC documentary and soundtrack details will be announced next year. Watch the first trailer HERE.


Jack Johnson SURFILMUSIC 2026 Tour Dates:

With Hermanos Gutiérrez
June 19 – Gilford, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
June 20 – Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
June 21 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
June 24 – Saratoga, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center
June 26 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion
June 27 – Philadelphia, PA – Highmark Mann Center
June 28 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
June 30 – Toronto, ON – RBC Amphitheatre
July 1 – Canandaigua, NY – CMAC
July 3 – Burgettstown, PA – Pavilion at Star Lake
July 4 – Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center
July 5 – Grand Rapids, MI – Acrisure Amphitheater
July 7 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH – Blossom Music Center
July 8 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
July 10 – Clarkston, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre
July 11 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
July 12 – Shakopee, MN – Minnesota Quarry Amphitheater

Leg 2 with Lake Street Dive and *G. Love (Tahoe Only)
August 18 – West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
August 19 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
August 21 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
August 22 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park
August 23 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
August 25 – Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheater
August 26 – Orange Beach, AL – The Wharf Amphitheater
August 28 – The Woodlands, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
August 29 – Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater
August 30 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
September 1 – Riverside, MO – MORTON Amphitheater
September 2 – Greenwood Village, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
September 3 – Greenwood Village, CO – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
September 4 – West Valley City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
September 6 – Stateline, NV – Lake Tahoe Amphitheatre at Caesars Republic*

Leg 3 with ^Hermanos Gutiérrez and *G. Love
September 26 – George, WA – The Gorge Amphitheatre^*
September 27 – Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater*
September 28 – Troutdale, OR – McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheater*
September 30–October 1 – Berkeley, CA – The Greek Theatre*
October 3 – Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl*
October 4 – Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl*
October 6 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre^
October 9 – Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre^
October 10– Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl^
October 11– Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl^

Thursday, November 6, 2025

Watch: Joan Baez Join Jesse Welles On Stage for No Kings!

 


On Nov 4th, Jesse Welles performed “No Kings” alongside Joan Baez at his sold out show at The Fillmore. Watch the performance below. Welles recently also won the Spirit of Americana Award for Free Speech in Music at the 2025 Americana Awards, which was presented by John Fogerty. Welles performed alongside Fogerty at the ceremony as well. Rolling Stone recently profiled Welles and said “every era needs its voice of the people, and through timing, luck, and talent, that person may be Welles,” and Relix Magazine named him “a voice of his generation.”

Jesse Welles recently announced his Spring 2026 tour of the United States. The tour will kick off Feb 23 in Knoxville, with shows in cities including Nashville, Atlanta, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Portchester and more (full dates below). Tickets for all dates are on sale now here. Jesse Welles just released his fifith studio album, Devil’s Den. The album was performed and produced entirely by Welles over 5 days in a cabin in the Ozark’s and follows his fourth studio album Pilgrim.

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Watch Giant Rooks new video for The Future Is Cancelled!

 































Giant Rooks are back with a new single The Future is Cancelled! The sound is a bit gloomy departure from most of their previous works, but it's really beautiful and stirring! Watch the video below!


Monday, November 3, 2025

Guided By Voices Release New Album "Thick Rich And Delicious"



Guided By Voices today have released their new album Thick Rich and Delicious via GBV Inc. Records. It is absolutely everything you wanted in a GBV record! Take a listen!





Thick, Rich and Delicious, produced and engineered by Travis Harrison, overflows with hooks. It plays through front-to-back like a power pop classic, but don’t misconstrue pop for soft. The basic tracks were cut live and hot to tape and are presented with minimal overdubs. The band recorded in a Brooklyn studio at extreme volumes, conjuring the spontaneity and electric energy of their legendary live show. Complimenting Pollard's lead vocals, harmonies are sung by Grammy-nominated Bobby Bare Jr & Pollard (aka "The Self-Righteous Bros"). The sound delivers on the album's titular promise: Thick Rich and Delicious.

Guided By Voices is Robert Pollard, Doug Gillard, Bobby Bare Jr., Mark Shue, and Kevin March.

Thick Rich And Delicious by Guided By Voices is out Oct 31st via GBV Inc. Records.


 

Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Papercuts Shares New Single "Sing to Me Candy"


Papercuts is back with a sixth LP and has a new home at Slumberland Records! The new LP comes out on Oct 19th and is called Parallel Universe Blues. Take a listen to the preview track "Sing to Me Candy!" The band recently wrapped up an east coast tour opening for longtime pals and collaborators Beach House and has west coast dates in November.

Be sure to check out Papercuts Facebook and Instagram!

Monday, May 19, 2014

Stream Parquet Courts "Instant Disassembly"

Parquet Courts Sunbathing Animal out June 3 on What's Your Rupture?/Mom+Pop (US), June 2 on Rough Trade (UK/EU).

Friday, May 16, 2014

Arcade Fire - We Exist Video!

Really wonderful video from Arcade Fire for the track "We Exist." Touching look at gender identity and the struggles of LGBT youth. Starring Andrew Garfield.

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Pains of Being Pure At Heart "Until the Sun Explodes" Shazam Experiment!

Straight out of a dream and onto the screen... The Pains of Being Pure at Heart share a Jem and The Holograms inspired anime style music video today for "Until The Sun Explodes" which you can watch exclusively via Shazam.  Here's how it works:  play this 15 second video clip, and then using your mobile device, tag it using the Shazam app and it will unlock the full-length video.

Days of Abandon is out now via Yebo in North America and via Fierce Panda in the UK/EU on June 2. The band is currently on tour and will wrap its North American run of shows with a homecoming gig at Bowery Ballroom. In case you missed it, check out the video for the album's first single, "Simple and Sure."

The album was recorded at new Greenpoint studio House Under Magic which is owned by longtime Pains cohort Danny Taylor (ZaZa). Produced by Andy Savours (My Bloody Valentine, Patrick Wolf, Cloud Boat) and mixed by Charlie Hugall at  London's Engine Room (Swim Deep, Florence And the Machine), The new record is the band's most musically sophisticated to date, channeling the gilded pop optimism of bands like Aztec Camera, The House of Love and The Lightning Seeds, while maintaining The Pains' penchant for earworm melodies and emotional candor.

"This album was a chance to push beyond Belong's universal style of songwriting into something that was far more personal and true to my ideals," says Kip Berman. "I wanted the music to be joyful, lush and full of possibility, even if the subjects were often more painful to confront."

The album artwork prominently features the work of newly celebrated South Korean artist Lee Jinju's work The Material of Mind.

Stream Gold-Bears - "Yeah, Tonight"

Gold-Bears' second full-length, "Dalliance," is a record about regret. It reminds you of that time you lied to your friend when you said you were too busy to hang out, but instead went to the bar alone. Or when you sent that really shitty email to your brother about something that really has no bearing anymore, because you were too caught up in the moment to think clearly. It also reminds you of the time you got divorced... from whatever or whomever.

In the past two years since Gold-Bears released their debut album "Are You Falling in Love?," main Bear Jeremy Underwood gathered a new crop of friends to carry out his fuzz-filled visions. "Dalliance" is more focused and abrasive than that 2011 debut, combining their noise-pop influences from forebears like Boyracer and The Wedding Present with shades of the post-hardcore, emo and post-punk on which the band all cut their musical teeth. This is not to say that Gold-Bears gave up impossibly catchy song-writing, just that their signature indie punk anthems are now even sharper, the guitars even more slashing, and the songs even more harrowing and heartfelt than ever.

"Dalliance" opens with the anthemic "Yeah, Tonight," a proper pop song featuring a duet between Underwood and Emma Kupa (of the defunct London indiepop band Standard Fare) that sets the agenda right away — sharp melodies and even sharper guitars, all whizzing by in less than three minutes. “Chest” rushes in almost immediately after, barely two and a half minutes of punk energy and fizzing feedback.

The stomping "From Gainesville to Tallahassee" features a gnarly feedback guitar solo and backing vocals from Black Tambourine's Pam Berry. “Punk Song No. 15” is as described, a blazing flash that condenses the history of UK noisy pop into just over one minute. “I Hope They’re Right” and the lovely, jangling “Hey, Sophie” show how much the band have expand their range, slowing the pace, turning up the jangle and taking on the big subjects.

Gold-Bears cover a lot of territory, musical and lyrical, in "Dalliance"’s 32 minutes and by the time that we reach the miniature epic of closer “Fathers And Daughters” we realize that we’re watching a band and a song-writer hit their stride, turning in an album that’s exciting, thoughtful and infectious.

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Viva Indie Rock Podcast #79



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