Dogs of every breed are able to show such excitement over the littlest thing, but Golden Retrievers are just a bit extra. Be it with their favorite toys, snacks, or in this case, their dog beds.
One proud goldie named Winston is winning hearts online, thanks to his adorable reaction to a dog bed upgrade. Which is honestly understandable…the bed is more of a mini couch. Who wouldn’t be excited?
Winston’s mom, Ashley Jance, not only manages to capture the wholesome moment, but provide the perfect narration.
“This is my old bed… and THIS is my new bed!” Jance says as, indeed, we see Winson jump on one bed then bounds to the other, as though he were a kid on Christmas showing off his new toys.
And just like a kid, Winston doesn’t love the idea of sharing, as indicated by the playful growls when Dad tries to sit on his new plush throne.
“He’s like, ‘get up!’” Jance says through giggles.
Down in the comments, viewers seemed to catch Winston’s enthusiasm.
“I love this for you Winston!” one person exclaimed.
Another added, “that is the cutest thing I’ve seen in a long time.”
Of course, not all dogs might take to dog beds as happily as Winston did. A survey by the American Pet Products Association found that 62% of small dogs, 41% of medium-sized dogs and 32% of large dogs sleep with their owners.
But even for pups who don’t take to their own bed immediately, there are certain steps that can be taken to make the bed feel a bit more appealing. Mostly it takes establishing routine and safety along with some patience as a pet owner.
Or..maybe pet owners could just show their furry friends this video of Winston…because boy is his energy contagious.
By the way, if you’re interested in getting a dog bed just like Winston’s, they’re available on Amazon.
Millions of American households have a garden of some sort, whether they grow vegetables, fruits flowers or other plants. Gardening has always been a popular hobby, but more Americans turned to tending plants during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic for both stress relief and to grow their own food so they could make less trips to the store. For many people, it’s a seasonal ritual that’s therapeutic and rewarding.
But a shift is occurring in the gardening world. Now, due to rising temperature data, half the country find themselves in a different “plant hardiness zone”—the zones that indicate what plants work well in an area and when to plant them. Gardeners rely on knowing their hardiness zone to determine what to plant and when, but they haven’t been updated since 2012.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture updated its Plant Hardiness Zone Map in late 2023, months before people in most of the country start planning their planting. We saw the 10 hottest summers ever recorded in 174 years of climate data between 2014 and 2023, but hardiness zones are actually determined by the coldest winter temperatures each year. Winters are warming at an even faster pace than summers, according to nonpartisan research and communications group Climate Central, but that may or may not be the entire reason behind the zone changes.
The USDA acknowledges that some of the zone shifts could be due to climate change but cautions against using them as hard evidence for it since factors such as improved data collection also contribute to changes in the map.
“Temperature updates to plant hardiness zones are not necessarily reflective of global climate change because of the highly variable nature of the extreme minimum temperature of the year, as well as the use of increasingly sophisticated mapping methods and the inclusion of data from more weather stations,” the USDA wrote in November 2023. “Consequently, map developers involved in the project cautioned against attributing temperature updates made to some zones as reliable and accurate indicators of global climate change (which is usually based on trends in overall average temperatures recorded over long time periods).”
At the same time, Chris Daly, director of the PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University that developed the map with the USDA, told NPR, “Over the long run, we will expect to see a slow shifting northward of zones as climate change takes hold.”
As an example of zone shifting, Dallas, Texas, was classified as Zone 8a in 2012, when data showed the coldest winter temperature in the city was between 10 and 15 degrees Fahrenheit on average. In 2023, with data showing the coldest winter temps falling between 15 and 20 degrees Fahrenheit, it’s been shifted to Zone 8b.
Some zone shifts resulted in moving to an entirely new zone number, such as Seattle shifting from Zone 8b to Zone 9a. The overall trend was for zones to be pushed northward, but not all areas saw a shift. NPR has a helpful tool here in which you can enter your zip code, see what zone your city was previously in, what zone it’s in now, and the temperature changes that caused the shift.
The bottom line is if you have a gardening book with a hardiness zones map printed before 2024, it’s time for an updated map. Or check online to see what zone you fall in now to give your garden the best chance of thriving this year.
Ahead of the release of her new album Quantum Baby, Tinashe announced a world tour that will have her on the road this fall.
The Match My Freak World Tour kicks off on October 14 in Anaheim, California, and ends a few days before Thanksgiving, on November 25, in Sacramento, California. So far, Tinashe and opening act Raveena have only revealed dates for the United States and Canada (still counts as a world tour!) but more shows in Australia, Europe, UK, and Asia will be announced shortly.
Verizon costumers can access tickets here from Tuesday, August 6, at 2 p.m. EST to Thursday, August 8, at 10 p.m. local time, while the Live Nation and Ticketmaster pre-sales begin here on Wednesday, August 7, at 10 a.m. local time and run until Thursday, August 8, at 10 p.m. local time. The general on sale is on Friday, August 9, at 10 a.m. local time on Tinashe’s website.
You can see the tour dates below.
Tinashe’s 2024 Tour Dates
10/14 — Anaheim, CA @ House Of Blues Anaheim
10/15 — San Diego, CA @ Soma
10/17 — Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre
10/20 — Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
10/22 — Dallas, TX @ South Side Ballroom
10/23 — Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
10/24 — Houston, TX @ Bayou Music Center
10/26 — Atlanta, GA @ Coca-Cola Roxy
10/28 — Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works
10/30 — North Myrtle Beach, SC @ House Of Blues Myrtle Beach
10/31 — Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
11/01 — Washington, DC @ The Anthem
11/03 — Wallingford, CT @ Dome At Toyota Oakdale Theatre
11/04 — Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
11/06 — Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway
11/10 — Montreal, QC @ MTELUS
11/11 — Toronto, ON @ REBEL
11/13 — Chicago, IL @ Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom
11/14 — Minneapolis, MN @ Fillmore Minneapolis Presented By Affinity Plus
11/18 — Seattle, WA* @ Showbox SoDo
11/22 — Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
11/24 — San Francisco, CA* @ The Warfield
11/25 — Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
Quantum Baby is out 8/16 via Nice Life. Find more information here.
Indie music has grown to include so much. It’s not just music that is released on independent labels, but speaks to an aesthetic that deviates from the norm and follows its own weirdo heart. It can come in the form of rock music, pop, or folk. In a sense, it says as much about the people that are drawn to it as it does about the people that make it.
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Yasmin Williams – “Virga”
Yasmin Williams first became interested in the guitar the way that many musically curious children did: Guitar Hero. The Virginian folk songwriter found it easier to hold the video game guitar controller in her lap, and she realized that she could probably play the real guitar this way, too. Even though Williams came into the guitar through the same video game that plenty of other aspiring musicians did, no one else plays the instrument quite like she does. On 2018’s Unwind and 2021’s Urban Driftwood, Williams makes the guitar sound like something else altogether: a magical instrument that belongs in another world. “Virga” sees her continuing to wring new sounds and possibilities out of the six-string. As an instrumental artist, Williams’ poetry resides in the textures she conjures from her instrument of choice. She makes it sound as lyrical as ever.
Foxing – “Greyhound”
Only Foxing would release an eight-minute lead single via a press conference to announce a new album. To be clear, Uproxx really was invited, and you can clock our reserved spot in the video. Located in their hometown in St. Louis, the press conference served as a weirdly funny backdrop for “Greyhound,” a sprawling highlight of their forthcoming self-titled record that sees them meld emo, post-rock, and dream-pop into a swirling, magnificent epic. It’s a mere taste of what may just be Foxing’s best album in an already excellent catalog.
MJ Lenderman – “Joker Lips”
It might be impossible for MJ Lenderman to make a bad song. To add to an ever-growing pile of evidence to buttress that claim, the Asheville songwriter has shared “Joker Lips,” the latest single from the forthcoming Manning Fireworks. Its tasty, bluesy guitar line perfectly complements the Wednesday guitarist’s singular vocal timbre. “Kahlua shooter / DUI scooter / With a rolling start on the hill / This morning’s tryin to kill me,” he intones in the instantly memorable pre-chorus. It’s yet another standout to add to Lenderman’s pile of evidence that he’s one of the best currently doing it.
Porridge Radio – “Sick Of The Blues”
“I’m sick of the blues, I’m in love with my life again,” Dana Margolin sings in the final moments of Porridge Radio’s forthcoming fourth album. For Clouds In The Sky They Will Always Be There For Me, the album in question, the frontwoman wrote many of its songs originally as poems. Such is the case with “Sick Of The Blues,” the lead single and closing track of the Brighton indie rock quartet’s new record. After dealing with creative burnout, Margolin took to poetry as a new artistic outlet. But then the poems became something different, and they assumed their current forms. In “Sick Of The Blues,” you can hear the strain and tension in her vocals give way to hope; it’s a real-time epiphany that her voice will eventually find itself. It will always be there for her.
Jack White – No Name
It’s such a cliche to say that a legacy artist has “returned to form,” “gone back to basics,” or “made a triumphant comeback.” With Jack White’s surprise-released new album, No Name, however, it’s true. This is the closest the Detroit-bred raconteur has come to making a White Stripes album since the last White Stripes album. It’s the best he has sounded on a record since, yes, Icky Thump. From the double-time punkish sneer of “Bombing Out” to the bluesy, rock-steady “It’s Rough On Rats (If You’re Asking),” No Name is a feat of simple yet no less incredible songwriting.
Haley Heynderickx – “Seed Of A Seed”
It’s been a minute (or six years, but who’s counting?) since Haley Heynderickx released new music. The Portland, Oregon songwriter’s debut album, I Need To Start A Garden, was a mesmerizing, mystifying listen from start to finish. Such is the case with “Seed Of A Seed,” her first new song since then. Let’s hope that we don’t have to wait another six years for a new record.
Illuminati Hotties – “The L”
Sarah Tudzin has got nothing but wins, even if her latest single is called “The L.” Still, maybe its title refers less to a loss than it does to a lesson. “It’s about putting your pride aside in favor of a resolution,” the Illuminati Hotties ringleader says in a press release. With its delightfully dirty bassline and immediately catchy chorus, Tudzin can count “The L” as another W. Next up in the alphabet…
Soccer Mommy – “M”
Sophie Allison hails from the late-2010s class of singer-songwriter indie rock, music rooted in introspective lyrics, ’90s alt-rock influences, and an economical approach to songwriting that recalls Sheryl Crow and early Taylor Swift. Since Clean, her 2018 debut LP as Soccer Mommy, Allison has gradually refined her stylistic foundation, such as the chorus-soaked, celestial tunes on 2020’s Color Theory and the Daniel Lopatin-assisted shoegaze on 2022’s Sometimes, Forever. The Nashville resident keeps it going on the forthcoming Evergreen. “M,” the single that accompanies the announcement, slots itself in with Allison’s most indelible songs. “I don’t mind talking to empty homes / ‘Cause I miss you / Like a loyal dog,” she sings in the first verse, bringing to mind one of her signature tracks. Its gauzy instrumental palette meets the middle point between Souvlaki, Doolittle, and Fearless, just like the best Soccer Mommy songs always do.
Jane Remover – “Flash In The Pan”
Jane Remover does not miss. Her debut album, Frailty, is arguably one of the best albums of the 20s, at least by my estimation. Census Designated, its follow-up, traded in digicore for shoegazey post-rock to great effect. But on her new single, “Flash In The Pan,” she fuses a half-time breakcore beat with soft keys and those beloved bleeps and bloops, which sit alongside lyrics about how “everyone wants a piece of me.” Jane Remover belongs to no one but herself; she’s no flash in the pan.
Wishy – “Just Like Sunday”
Morrissey once claimed that everyday is like Sunday. Even then, Wishy’s latest single from their debut LP, Triple Seven, takes more cues from one of their primary influences, The Sundays, and it goes beyond their shared name. Nina Pitchkites’ songwriting evokes that band’s penchant for melodic dreaminess while instilling it with the Goo Goo Dolls’ quest for yearning.
Every four years at the Olympics, the world gets invested in a number of sports that rarely are part of the public consciousness in non-Olympic years. Whether that’s the marquee Olympic events like track, swimming, or gymnastics, it also applies to niche sports that can become fan favorites for a brief week in the spotlight (see: handball).
There are then the sports that remain fairly niche, even within the Olympic schedule, but even those that don’t get shown on TV can get their shine if they produce a viral moment. This week, we got an example of that with synchronized swimming, when the USA artistic swimming team broke out an under water moonwalk that had the internet buzzing during a routine set to Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal”.
This was the highlight of the day for me.
USA #ArtisticSwimming team with a underwater moonwalk in a tribute to Michael Jackson’s Smooth Criminal…
Synchronized swimming is always wild to me, but hitting an upside down, under water moonwalk is truly incredible — and insanely cool. Team USA finished fourth after the technical routine, scoring a 282.7567 (I have no idea how that score is tabulated or why it goes into the ten thousandths of a point) that put them two points behind Japan, with Spain five points in front and China a hilarious 21 points clear of them for first. The free routine will be today, and perhaps they can climb into a medal position with that, but even if not, they’ve already garnered a whole lot of buzz and rightful praise from their Michael Jackson routine.
Check that out and more in Uproxx’s Best New Pop Music roundup below.
Charli XCX Feat. Billie Eilish — “Guess”
Charli XCX scoffed when anyone dare suggested Brat summer was played out, and she proved why Brat has no expiration date by revealing a “Guess” remix featuring Billie Eilish. The Aidan Zamiri-directed video catches Charli dancing at a house party DJed by The Dare, who co-produced the song with Finneas, when Eilish plows through the wall with a bulldozer full of panties. It rains underwear while Eilish delivers her verse and tweaked chorus (“Kiss it, bite it, can I fit it? / Charli likes boys, but she knows I’d hit it”) with ease and immense confidence.
Suki Waterhouse — “Blackout Drunk”
Suki Waterhouse holds the trump card in “Blackout Drunk.” The single from Memoir Of A Sparklemuffin, Waterhouse’s forthcoming 18-track double album, finds Waterhouse foreshadowing how her trash partner is going to try to explain away his night of infidelity. She briefly wonders why she tells him she loves him before remembering she deserves better: “Sweet dreams can’t sleep it off / Wait till I wake you up / ‘Cause I can hardly wait to tell you all the sh*tty things that you’ve done.” Memoir Of A Sparklemuffin is due out on September 13.
Maren Morris — “Push Me Over”
Maren Morris’ newly released five-track Intermission EP only needs five tracks to assert the powerful transformations she’s endured over the past year, including a divorce. “I decided to hit the scariest reset I could have ever conceptualized, and there’s no looking back,” the multi-platinum-certified country-turned-pop star said in a statement. With “Push Me Over,” Morris embraces what she described to Billboard as her “bi-panic.” The charged, sultry song was co-written with former Uproxx cover stars Muna and produced by Muna’s Naomi McPherson. “Sittin’ on the fence / Feels good between my legs / The more that you come closer / Want you to push me over,” Morris sings in the chorus. She surely has never sounded better, and it sounds like she’s never felt better, either.
Mimi Webb — “Erase You”
“I have been playing ‘Erase You’ out on the road live since my last North American tour, and the reaction from the crowd is always so incredible,” Mimi Webb said in a statement. “It’s such a perfect song for the summer. Carefree and fun, just like the music video!” Period. Co-produced by Alexander 23 and Ryan Tedder, “Erase You” empowers upon impact with an exuberant soundscape and uninhibited lyrics.
Kacey Musgraves Feat. Leon Bridges — “Superbloom”
Kacey Musgraves is going to drag you deeper into that emotional well, whether you like it or not. Deeper Well: Deeper Into The Well arrived last week to add seven songs to her March album. “Superbloom” featuring Leon Bridges is a sweet song about finding safety in another person when everything else feels terrible. Feel free to add it to your “Help Me Feel Sane” playlist as the election draws nearer, and the world continues to come unglued.
Jessie Murph & Teddy Swims — “Dirty”
If you miss the early 2000s, you’ll love Jessie Murph and Teddy Swims’ “Dirty” video, directed by Erik Rojas. Murph appears on a fictional game show tasked with catching “all the most dirty douchey douchers in all of LA.” Murph’s vocals are much softer and soulful than the premise, making for an intriguing contrast. Two minutes in, Teddy Swims joins to defend himself, and his mesmerizing voice makes you want to believe him. Until Murph reminds everyone, “I got no mercy / You don’t deserve me, no / And you might be hurtin’ / But damn it, you hurt me.” Murph and Swims’ voices are infinitely more compatible than the relationship depicted in the song.
FLO — “Check”
In 2023, FLO won the BRITs Rising Star, becoming the “first-ever group” to earn the award. The R&B savants soared to another stratosphere with “Check,” their harmonious, uptempo “lover girl anthem.” Renée, Jorja, and Stella are each in thriving relationships, and their chemistry as a group is stronger than ever.
Khalid — “Heatstroke”
Khalid returned with Sincere, his third studio album and first LP since 2019. Simultaneously, the video for “Heatstroke” dropped, capturing a world on fire. Khalid told Zane Lowe that “Heatstroke” came from “a very, very, very passionate place through the years — becoming re-inspired by my music again.” In the upbeat song, the multi-platinum-certified genre-bending artist sings in his familiar melodic, silky cadence: “Even if we’re fakin’, even if we’re fakin’ / Thinkin’ maybe we can save us / Maybe we can save this, maybe we can save this / Maybe we can save this / Wouldn’t that be wonderful?” With Sincere, Khalid is done catering to what the industry wants from him, and it is wonderful.
Michelle — “Mentos And Coke”
“‘Mentos and Coke’ is for the person you can’t help but lose yourself to,” said Michelle, the New York-bred collective comprised of Sofia D’Angelo, Julian Kaufman, Charlie Kilgore, Layla Ku, Emma Lee, and Jamee Lockard. “The one you just can’t stand, and can’t stand to live without.” The breezy song contains explosive lyrics, using the real-life results of mixing Mentos and Coke to describe the addictive rush of a relationship: “You and I like Mentos and Coke / Stable if you like when we explode / Highest highs and lowest of lows / Better that than what I don’t know.” It’s a promising offering from Songs About You Specifically, Michelle’s forthcoming album due out on September 27.
Bazzi — “Anything”
Bazzi made “Anything” with Kevin White and Roark Bailey and wrote on Instagram, “I honestly don’t know what this song is or what genre it is. Like most things I make, I am just following where the feelings are taking me. they def took us somewhere crazy on this one.” The ethereal, feel-good tune finds Bazzi promising, “You could have the world ’cause it’s all for you / Anything you want.” His fans probably want a new album, which would be his first since 2022, and he seems aware of that.
American politics got turned on its head over the last few weeks, as the sitting President of the United States, Joe Biden, tried to save his flailing reelection campaign by getting his opponent, Republican nominee Donald Trump, to agree to an unprecedented June debate. Biden flopped, which led to a remarkable series of events by which he ended his pursuit of a second term in the White House and his Vice President, Kamala Harris, was elevated to the top of the ticket for the Democratic Party.
With the Democratic National Convention right around the corner, Harris — a well-documented fan of the Golden State Warriors — needs to pick her Vice President, with reports indicating it came down to two names: Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro, and Minnesota governor Tim Walz. And on Tuesday, it was reported that Walz will be the pick.
CNN: VP Harris has selected MN gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate.
Walz, among other things, is a big time football guy. Walz was a football coach at Mankato West High School in Mankato, Minnesota — as he explained during an appearance on Pod Save America, Walz was the defensive coordinator for a program that went 0-27 prior to his arrival.
“We ran a 4-4, where we read the guards at the time,” Walz said. “I had really good athletes and good linebackers … [my corners] were good, that was an age, when I was coaching, when it was unusual to see a 2,500-3,000 yard passer on the other side, but it was starting to come along … In high school, if you pull a guard, you pretty much know where the ball’s going. And if you can teach kids to do that. …”
Walz claims that people tell him that he got elected to Congress because he was on the staff that won a state championship, as in three years, they went from a team that went 0-27 to state champs. Apparently in that state title game, his team’s running back ran for 202 yards and three touchdowns, which is morally correct football. A quick skim through his Twitter account indicates that his love of football has not waned in the years since.
It’s Friday Night Lights, and we’re watching the high school football Prep Bowl games. As a former high school football coach, it’s great to be here watching these talented students, but I miss being on the sidelines! #mshslpic.twitter.com/gQehE1yEU0
Some pictures from my days teaching and coaching football at Mankato West to celebrate my favorite time of the year. Welcome back to school, Minnesota. pic.twitter.com/09gQAzvlIr
Unsurprisingly, as a Minnesotan, Walz supports the football program at the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Vikings. He also, as is required, does not like the Green Bay Packers.
It is unclear if any of this will help electorally, but at the very least, Tim Walz, if you are reading this, I’d love to discuss Randy Moss with you at any point between now and November.
Golden Globe winner Paul Walter Hauser (you got that right) has plenty on his roster. He’s gearing up to portray Chris Farley in a biopic and picked up an undisclosed role in Marvel’s Fantastic Four reboot. These bookings stand in addition to Hauser’s new career offshoot in MMA, for which he actually pulled out a crane kick as well as his version of Bruce Lee’s explosive one-two punch to score his first in-the-ring victory.
Meanwhile, Hauser also found the time for a quick Cobra Kai sixth-season appearance, in which he was a terrible texter but had clearly recovered from being a tool of Terry Silver’s manipulations. The Netflix series recently dropped the first third of the season while the creators are already talking future spin offs, but co-showrunner Jon Hurwitz took a social-media moment to express appreciation for Hauser and reveal how the Stingray character was born.
Of course the role was created with Hauser in mind, and a certain NEON film inspired the genesis of the overgrown man child crashing a dojo:
“I’ll never forget the guys and I watching the movie ‘I, Tonya’ seven years ago and saying to each other ‘We must write a role for that guy on Cobra Kai!’ Stingray was created with Paul’s specific comedic voice in mind. On set, he was immediately beloved — not just because he had us all busting out laughing with his genius improvs — but also because of the kindness he showed each and every person he came in contact with.”
And there you have it. Hurwitz further revealed that “the set was buzzing” on the day that Hauser surfaced on set for the final Cobra Kai season. Additionally, he refers to Stingray’s “final monologue in the woods,” which could be a suggestion that this will be the last that we see of Stingray, and surely, that ain’t so? However, Hurwitz does know what he’s doing when he dropped this: “Who knows? Maybe we’ll have a Stingray movie down the road.” Yes please.
You can read Hurwitz’s full post below:
This is a Paul Walter Hauser appreciation post. I’ll never forget the guys and I watching the movie “I, Tonya” seven years ago and saying to each other “We must write a role for that guy on Cobra Kai!” Stingray was created with Paul’s specific comedic voice in mind. On set, he… pic.twitter.com/bnXAQ3PqOF
And here’s a refresher on Hauser’s I, Tonya character, “mastermind” Shawn Eckhardt. This portrayal prompted effortless laughter every time Hauser appeared onscreen. He should be incredible as Chris Farley.
Florida International University’s football program plays in a 20,000 seat stadium in Miami. Recently, the university has been on the lookout for a new naming rights sponsor for the building — it is presently known as FIU Stadium after previously being known as Riccardo Silva Stadium from 2017-22, named after the Miami FC owner who wrote a check to take care of renovations. College football is, truly, an insane sport.
Anyway, according to Pete Thamel of ESPN, the stadium has a new sponsor, and once again, an individual’s name will be on it. This time, that person is Pitbull, the artist and Miami native who is affectionately known as Mr. 305. The stadium will be known going forward as Pitbull Stadium.
International recording artist Pitbull is purchasing the naming rights to FIU’s football stadium. He’s expected to pay the school $1.2 million per year for the next five years to change the name of FIU Stadium to Pitbull Stadium, per FIU board documents. pic.twitter.com/uv0AQ6mxAQ
Thamel went on to report what both sides will get out of this deal, and the stipulations are pretty incredible.
As part of the deal, according to the documents, Pitbull will create an anthem for FIU, post about the school on social media 12 times a year and appear at one athletics fundraising event per year throughout the term of the agreement.
Pitbull will get use of the stadium 10 days per year throughout the term of the deal and the vodka company he owns will be the preferred brand distributed in the stadium. There’s also perks like two reserved suites for all home football games.
To return to something I said earlier: College football really is an insane sport. FIU football, which has only been a program since 2002, is coming off of back-to-back 4-8 campaigns, and has not made it to a bowl game since 2019. They’re currently coached by Miami native Mike McIntyre, who has been at the helm since 2022 and is well-known for his stints as the head football coach at San Jose State and Colorado. It is unclear if Pitbull has ever gone to an FIU game, but I hope he does sooner rather than later.
Bright Eyes is releasing a new album, Five Dice, All Threes, next month, on September 20. They also previously announced some tour dates for the rest of this year, and now there’s plenty more where that came from as the band announces 2025 tour dates for North America.
They also shared the new song “Rainbow Overpass,” of which Conor Oberst says in a statement:
“Alex [Orange Drink of The So So Glos] and I wrote a lot of the songs together, but ‘Rainbow Overpass’ is the only one he gets [to sing] a verse. He’s kinda like my hype man, getting a little Beastie Boys on the sh*t! They grew up on punk rock and the Beasties, so there are a lot of little bursts of other voices. I like that. It creates energy. Sometimes music can feel flat until you get into a live situation, when there’s adrenaline and raw energy. Instead of working in reverse, where that happens as we tour, I was trying to get some of that energy onto the record.”
Listen to “Rainbow Overpass” above and find Bright Eyes’ upcoming tour dates below.
Bright Eyes’ 2024 And 2025 Tour Dates
09/19/2024 — Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
09/21/2024 — Chicago, IL @ Riot Fest
09/22/2024 — Omaha, NE @ Steelhouse Omaha
10/11/2024 — Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
10/12/2024 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Bellwether
10/13/2024 — Las Vegas, NV @ Best Friends Forever Music Festival
11/10/2024 — Wolverhampton, UK @ Wulfrun Hall
11/11/2024 — London, UK @ O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
11/12/2024 — Nijmegen, Netherlands @ Doornroosje
11/13/2024 — Ghent, Belgium @ Ha Concerts
11/14/2024 — Cologne, Germany @ Carlswerk Victoria
11/15/2024 — Berlin, Germany @ Tempodrom
11/16/2024 — Weissenhauser Strand, Germany @ Rolling Stone Beach
11/18/2024 — Stockholm, Sweden @ FållanY
11/19/2024 — Oslo, Norway @ Parkteatret
01/16/2025 — Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
01/18/2025 — Del Mar, CA @ The Sound
01/19/2025 — Santa Ana, CA @ The Observatory
01/20/2025 — Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
01/21/2025 — Eugene, OR @ McDonald Theatre
01/23/2025 — Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
01/24/2025 — Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
01/25/2025 — Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
01/26/2025 — Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
02/26/2025 — Fayetteville, AR @ George’s Majestic Lounge
02/27/2025 — Austin, TX @ ACL Live at the Moody Theater
02/28/2025 — Dallas, TX @ The Factory in Deep Ellum
03/01/2025 — San Antonio, TX @ Aztec Theater
03/02/2025 — Baton Rouge, LA @ Chelsea’s Live
03/03/2025 — Jacksonville, FL @ Florida Theatre
03/05/2025 — St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live
03/07/2025 — Orlando, FL @ The Beacham Theater
03/08/2025 — Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
03/09/2025 — Knoxville, TN @ The Mill & Mine
03/10/2025 — Richmond, VA @ The National
03/13/2025 — Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel
03/14/2025 — Pelham, TN @ The Caverns
03/17/2025 — Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall
03/18/2025 — Little Rock, AR @ The Hall
03/20/2025 — Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom
03/21/2025 — Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater
03/22/2025 — St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
04/03/2025 — Madison, WI @ The Sylvee
04/04/2025 — St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre
04/08/2025 — Detroit, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
04/09/2025 — Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre
04/10/2025 — Toronto, ON @ History
04/11/2025 — Buffalo, NY @ Buffalo Riverworks
04/13/2025 — Portland, ME @ State Theatre
04/17/2025 — Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
04/18/2025 — Boston, MA @ House of Blues
04/19/2025 — Philadelphia, PA @ The Met Philadelphia
04/20/2025 — Washington, D.C. @ The Anthem
04/22/2025 — Pittsburgh, PA @ Roxian Theatre
04/23/2025 — Newport, KY @ MegaCorp Pavilion
04/24/2025 — Louisville, KY @ Old Forester’s Paristown Hall
04/25/2025 — Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
04/26/2025 — West Des Moines, IA @ Val Air Ballroom
Five Dice, All Threes is out 9/20 via Dead Oceans. Find more information here.
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