It may sound like an exaggeration, but many music lovers are going into debt to see their favorite acts live. From the ticket’s value to online merchant fees and pricing models, supporters are stuck between a rock and a hard place. However, many artists are finding ways to reduce admission costs. Yesterday (February 11), Jack White’s name was added to that growing list.
In a post on Instagram (viewable here), the “Taking Me Back” musician announced a block of tickets for each of his remaining No Name tour stops would be available for just $20. But, there are few stipulations in order to snag a discounted ticket.
“For every stop on the No Name Tour, a limited number of student tickets will be available to purchase in-person only at each venue’s box office on show day,” he wrote. “These tickets will be sold on a first come, first served basis with a valid student ID (1 ticket per student ID).”
White closed the message by encouraging followers to visit their local venue’s website for further details as it relates to that particular facility. This news is on the heels of Jack White’s surprise No Name Live EP release.
Jack White isn’t interested in hosting long concert. However, based on the reception to the project, fans are pleased with how Jack White utilizing the time he does spend on stage.
No Name Live EP is out now via Third Man Records. Find more information here.
Since the 1990s, Usher has warned the public not to leave their lady lover around him. However, now that the “Good Good” singer is happily married man he wants to rehabilitate his lover boy public image. Today (February 11), Usher started with clarifying a viral moment at his Las Vegas residency in 2023.
During his appearance on Baby, This Is Keke Palmer, Usher begged the host to set the record straight about her controversial outfit. “Did I send you that dress,” Usher jokingly asked Keke Palmer regarding her risqué look which caused a tizzy online.
Earlier Palmer laughed off how them being “showmen” led to conflict with her ex-partner and son’s father, Darius Jackson.
“Hold on,” Usher interjects. “Did I have anything to do with what was going on in your home.”
Ultimately, Usher wants to have the “woman steal” allegations removed from his jacket. “I can not be responsible for how people choose to react to my experience as an entertainer,” he chimed. “I am not deliberately trying to do anything that is going to rock anyone’s [relationship].”
Despite his statement, users in the comment section refuse to give Usher the benefit of the doubt. In fact, many have outrightly said they would leave the one they are with for a moment with Usher, if given the opportunity.
Watch Usher’s full appearance on Baby, This Is Keke Palmer above.
As a member of Blackpink, Lisa has commanded massive audiences of fans. Still, the “Born Again” singer is not immune to stage fright.
Yesterday (February 10), Lisa revealed momentary anxiousness popped up while filming her acting debut. During The White Lotus Season 3 premiere Lisa told Variety that rush of emotion showed up on set with her.
While speaking with Marc Malkin at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, California discussed her first day of filming. “I’m so nervous,” she said to its writer Marc Malkin. “I was sweating. I was like, ‘I can’t remember my lines.’ I’m blanked.”
She confessed: “It is my first acting [role] so I don’t know what to expect on set.”
When asked how she was able to overcome the nerves, Lisa said: “Everybody [on the cast] just being so supportive helped me a lot. So thank you, everyone.”
Prior to filming Lisa confessed that she was excited to set into the world of acting. “You’ve got to be expressive on camera,” she told Rolling Stone. I just wanted to try something new that I never had a chance to do, because I’ve been singing for eight years, and sometimes you feel like you need something new to try.”
HBO’s The White Lotus will premiere on February 16. Find more information here.
Today (February 11), Duolingo took their once subtle jabs at the “Nonstop” singer to a new height. In a post on Instagram (viewable here), the language learning app jokingly accused Drake of killing their beloved (and at time feisty) owl mascot.
“It is with heavy hearts that we inform you that Duo, formerly known as The Duolingo Owl, is dead,” read the post. “Authorities are currently investigating his cause of death, and we are cooperating fully. [To be honest], he probably died waiting for you to do your lesson, but what do we know.”
When asked by followers if they had a suspect, the account replied: “Authorities are looking into a Canadian rapper currently.”
This isn’t the first time an organization had to do away with their owl figure. Back in July 2024, the Los Angeles Public Library “retired” its owl puppet after Kendrick Lamar beat a piñata version of Drake’s OVO owl logo in his “Not Like Us” music video.
Users online are having a field day with Duolingo’s diss toward Drake. However, it is safe to assume Drake is not particularly amused with Duolingo.
Miracles happen every day. Today (February 11), indie rock and punk fans are the latest recipients of a musical marvel thanks to the expansion of Warped Tour 2025’s lineup stop in Washington, DC.
Over on Instagram, Avril Lavigne shocked her followers to reveal she’s hitting the Warped Tour stage. In the announcement clip (viewable here), Avril enjoyed a few sweet treats as she sprinkled in the news.
“That’s right, let’s celebrate,” she said after confirming her forthcoming sets. “See you soon, D.C.”
The “My Happy Ending” singer joins the likes of 3OH!3, 408, Carpool, Oxymorrons, Of Mice & Men on the Washington, DC roster. Across June 14 and 15, tickets holders will gather on the RFK Stadium Festival Grounds.
Back in December 2024, Avril Lavigne announced the extension of her Greatest Hits Tour with a slew of new 2025 dates. So, fans of Avril Lavigne already expected to see her on the road. Still, Avril Lavigne’s upcoming Warped Tour appearance is sure to bring forth a different energy given the weigh of the set.
Tickets for the Washington, DC stop of the 2025 Warped Tour are completely sold out according to the event’s website. However, there is a waitlist for last minute ticket opportunities. Find more information here.
The Los Angeles Lakers are the NBA’s hottest team right now, winning nine of their last 10 games to climb to fourth in the Western Conference. Most recently, they bludgeoned the Utah Jazz in Luka Doncic’s debut. Doncic scored 14 points in 24 minutes in his first on-court action since December after missing time with a calf strain, but the vibes seem pretty impeccable in L.A. right now — standing in stark contrast to [gestures at the Mavericks].
The one thing that feels unsustainable about the Lakers as it pertains to them being actual contenders in the West is their center rotation after trading Anthony Davis. Jaxson Hayes has been solid since being elevated to the starting role and figures to be one of the biggest beneficiaries of Doncic’s arrival, but beyond him the Lakers just have a pair of two-way players (Christian Koloko and Trey Jemison) and then small-ball options. That’s not ideal in the West where there are some stars at center (most notably Nikola Jokic), and the Lakers were well aware they needed reinforcements.
They tried to meet Doncic’s request of trading for a young, talented center, sending their best remaining assets to Charlotte for Mark Williams, but the team’s medical staff failed Williams’ physical and the trade fell through. That happened after the deadline passed, leaving L.A. with limited options to add players. While they could take down the Jazz without another center, they didn’t want to let that need linger for too long, and on Tuesday the team agreed to a deal with Alex Len on the buyout market and waived the injured Christian Wood to create a roster spot, per Shams Charania. Len was initially rumored to be heading to Indiana, but with the Lakers in desperate need for help, he opted for what should be a decent role in L.A.
Len played sparingly for the Kings, averaging just 7.2 minutes per game in 36 appearances, and doesn’t figure to come in and change the Lakers’ fortunes dramatically. That said, he’s a veteran that they can trust to set some screens, finish at the rim when asked, grab some rebounds, and provide some more size and rim protection defensively. Len’s addition is the type of stop-gap move most expected the Lakers to make prior to the stunning Williams trade. I wouldn’t expect Len to suddenly be playing 25 minutes a night for the Lakers, but he can eat 15 minutes backing up Hayes when JJ Redick isn’t comfortable going small.
Here’s some good news for fans of rad bands: Arm’s Length have signed with Pure Noise Records. Not only that, but the emo-influenced, Ontario-based group is releasing a new album, There’s A Whole World Out There, on May 16.
Along with the album announcement, Arm’s Length released first single “Funny Face,” which singer Allen Steinberg described as being about “how discouragement from a trusted loved one can shape who you are as a person and your overall outlook on life. It’s one of our darkest, heaviest tracks. Lyrically, I wanted to illustrate the narrative of being entangled in a toxic codependent relationship, whether romantic or familial. It’s a straightforward, desperate sounding song, sonically and lyrically.” You can hear really that desperation in the soaring chorus, something Arm’s Length does so well.
You can watch the video for “Funny Face” above, and check out the artwork and tracklist for There’s A Whole World Out There below.
Arm’s Length’s There’s A Whole World Out There Album Cover Artwork
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Arm’s Length’s There’s A Whole World Out There Tracklist
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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Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory – Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory
Sharon Van Etten songs have typically functioned as the work of one person. Accompanying musicians are there mainly to buttress her ideas rather than contribute their own. For what is billed as the self-titled debut album from Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory, Van Etten is merely one part of a quartet where all four members split songwriting duties. Compared to her solo material, Van Etten, alongside bassist Devra Hoff, drummer and programmer Jorge Balbi, and keyboardist-guitarist Teeny Lieberson, works with a wider canvas. Together, their ideas run free with a cinematic panache.
Barker – “Reframing”
Dance music is often an exercise in tension and release. There’s a rising synth that eventually, predictably, yet nonetheless satisfactorily builds to a bass-heavy drop. It gains steam throughout the first third or so of the track, and once that first chorus hits, the decibel levels and endorphins grow in tandem. With Barker, however, he’s far more interested in the “tension” part. “Reframing,” the latest single from trance producer Sam Voltek, is a vast, drumless expanse with the pulse of a calm river, patient but never stagnant. Even though there’s no easily discernible drop, there’s still a release. Around the halfway mark, the filtered synths float to the surface of the mix, gleaming like brilliant stars in the cosmos.
Destroyer – “Hydroplaning Off The Edge Of The World”
Who doesn’t love a Bejarism? On the latest Destroyer single, “Hydroplaning Off The Edge Of The World,” Dan Bejar treats us with a treasure trove of them. Following a synth-pop romp with rollicking toms and airy backing vocals, he goes spoken-word mode like he does toward the end of Labyrinthitis highlight “June.” He rattles off one memorable line after another: “Mirthless husk floating on an ocean / On the surface of the King of France;” “My life’s a giant lid closing on an eye;” “In the shop window, illumined like candy / I bought all these people this brandy.” It all makes for another magnificent tune by one of the greatest working songwriters.
Cloakroom – “Story Of The Egg”
Indianapolis trio Cloakroom are on the cusp of releasing their next album, Last Leg Of The Human Table, but they’ve shared another single ahead of its arrival. “Story Of The Egg” is its shoegaziest offering yet. Meddling in new wave and dream-pop, the band trades in their normally sludgy tempos for a quicker pace that calls to mind groups like DIIV and Wild Nothing. “Story Of The Egg,” with its fuzzed-out guitars and cavernous reverb, stands out among Cloakroom’s best.
Waxahatchee – “Mud”
Katie Crutchfield is about to hit the road supporting legends such as Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson, plus she’s got some headlining dates, including a stop at Madison Square Garden. That’s all to say that Crutchfield’s indie-rock project, Waxahatchee, is bigger than it’s ever been. Ahead of the tour, though, she’s shared another one-off single with “Mud.” Like “Much Ado About Nothing” before it, “Mud” is an alt-country banjo-strummer that showcases the Kansas City songwriter’s preternatural melodic gift.
Oklou – Choke Enough
Futuristic pop is the sound of the present. From Magdalena Bay’s sci-fi-influenced Imaginal Disk to the maximalist ubiquity of Charli XCX’s Brat, left-of-center pop has gone further afield in recent years than it has in a while. Add Oklou to that growing list. For her full-length debut album, Choke Enough, French musician Marylou Mayniel warps conventional pop melodies and structures to suit her outré visions. Take the serpentine synth arpeggio that weaves its way throughout the title track, the drum-and-bass pulse of “plague dogs,” or the softly coursing house beat in the Bladee feature “take me by the hand.” Across its 13 tracks, Oklou transports us to a realm where escapist pop music becomes escapism itself.
Mei Semones – “Dumb Feeling”
James Murphy wrote about how New York was bringing him down. David Berman envisioned the city as a wintry backdrop for the Sabbath. For Mei Semones, it’s the setting of her chaotic yet comforting life: the shrill trains, swarming rats, and glimmering skyscrapers converging into a locale the 24-year-old songwriter is elated to call her home. “Dumb Feeling,” the opening track of Semones’ forthcoming debut LP, follows up on last year’s excellent Kabutomushi EP with a broader palette, expanding her proggy indie-rock blueprint to include bossa nova, samba, and jazz fusion. It’s a love letter to New York, but more importantly, it’s the proper introduction of an exciting new artist.
Anika – “Hearsay”
Annika Henderson’s music has always exhibited a raw edge that placed her within the upper echelons of her post-punk peers. For her latest song, “Hearsay,” those unvarnished qualities are more prominent than ever. The British songwriter recorded her forthcoming album, Abyss, at Hansa Studios, the famed setting that birthed David Bowie’s Berlin Trilogy. Like Bowie does on his influential triptych, Anika deploys jagged basslines and discordant guitar to mirror the city’s wan atmosphere on its lead single. “Yesterday’s papers they line my bird cage / You’re telling me tales to get your own way,” she seethes in its verses. On “Hearsay,” Anika explores the void, but it doesn’t sound empty.
Panda Bear – “Ends Meet”
Later this month, Noah Lennox will release the first new Panda Bear solo album since 2019’s Buoys. Although he’s stayed busy with his main band Animal Collective on excellent records like 2022’s Time Skiffs and 2023’s Isn’t It Now?, plus his collaborative endeavors with Sonic Boom on 2022’s Reset and its numerous variants, Lennox shapes his own voice once again on the forthcoming Sinister Grift. “Ends Meet,” its final pre-release offering, highlights his chamber-pop, Beach Boys-indebted vocal harmonies alongside instrumentation from his AnCo bandmate Avey Tare and Spirit Of The Beehive’s Rivka Ravede. February 28 can’t get here fast enough.
Rapt – “Making Maps”
Jacob Ware, the man behind indie-folk project Rapt, is about to put out his fifth album, Until The Light Takes Us. Before its imminent release, however, the London songwriter has shared “Making Maps,” a gorgeous tune with lilting pianos and twangy guitars that meet the middle point between Wild Pink and Will Oldham. Still, Ware is in a class of his own, merging tenderness and devastation that’s nothing short of magical.
Magdalena Bay will continue to support Imaginal Disk, one of the best albums of 2024, on a headlining tour. The alt-pop duo of Mica Tenenbaum and Matthew Lewin have shared new fall dates for the upcoming trek, which includes stops in Los Angeles, Houston, and New Orleans.
Fans can sign up for pre-sale-tickets for the new shows beginning Thursday, February 13, at 10 a.m. local time, while general tickets go on sale on Friday, February 14, at 10 a.m. local time. You can find more information here.
Check out the complete dates below.
Magdalena Bay’s 2025 Tour Dates: Imaginal Mystery Tour
04/25 — New York, NY @ Terminal 5
04/26 — Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
04/28 — Portland, ME @ State Theatre
04/29 — Boston, MA @ Citizen House of Blues
04/30 — New Haven, CT @ College Street Music Hall
05/02 — Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
05/03 — Pittsburgh, PA @ Roxian Theater
05/04 — Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
05/06 — Buffalo, NY @ Buffalo RiverWorks
05/07 — Toronto, ON @ HISTORY
05/09 — Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall
05/10 — Madison, WI @ The Sylvee
05/11 — Kansas City, MO @ The Truman
05/13 — Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
05/14 — Salt Lake City, UT @ Rockwell at the Complex
05/16 — Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
09/18 — San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
09/23 — Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre
09/26 — Los Angeles, CA @ Fairbanks Lawn at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
09/27 — Los Angeles, CA @ Fairbanks Lawn at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
10/05 — Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
10/07 — Indianapolis, IN @ Old National Centre – Egyptian Room
10/08 — Nashville, TN @ Marathon Music Works
10/12 — Oklahoma City, OK @ The Criterion
10/14 — Houston, TX @ House of Blues
10/15 — New Orleans, LA @ The Fillmore
10/17 — St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live
10/20 — Atlanta, GA @ Coca-Cola Roxy
10/21 — Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
10/22 — Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
10/24 — Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway
10/25 — Washington, DC @ The Anthem
10/26 — Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
Indefatigable rock veterans My Morning Jacket are readying to release their latest album, Is, which they announced last month. They shared the lush “Time Waited” in January, and today, they go in a more rocking direction on “Squid Ink.”
Jim James says of the new song:
“The idea behind ‘Squid Ink’ is that certain people carry a negativity that fills the room like a squid shooting ink into the water. It’s about trying to get out of those murky waters by believing in yourself, and when Patrick and I were jamming I got the idea to sing part of the chorus really low — almost like putting a beard on the face of the vocal.”
“I like how the word is indicates a sense of presence in the now — there’s no logic or rationale behind this record; it just is. All these songs came into existence out of an attempt to connect with something beyond the human experiment, which for me is one of the most beautiful things about music — that connection with something larger than us, yet something we are all equally a part of.”
Watch the “Squid Ink” video above.
Is is out 3/21 via ATO Records. Find more information here.
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