<p>We often talk about enduring bands as rock and roll survivalists, skillfully weathering trends and scenes to stay relevant as their contemporaries fade away to time. If there is a parallel scope for electronic music, then Porter Robinson is right there near the top, as the Atlanta-born DJ, record producer, and singer-songwriter has remained in-demand and notable long after the EDM craze wore off with last night’s pills. With new third album SMILE! hitting this past July via Mom+Pop, Robinson […]</p>
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<p>Editor’s Note: Welcome to On Sale @, a weekly series from Vanyaland alerting concertgoers to the best shows coming to The Paradise Rock Club and Brighton Music Hall. Check in each week for a highlighted look at each show, and how to access the best tickets as soon as they go on sale. Allie X, Weird World Tour, October 31 While we’re all busy making plans for 2025, Allie X is here giving us something to do for Halloween — […]</p>
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<p>Editor’s Note: Welcome to On Sale @, a weekly series from Vanyaland alerting concertgoers to the best shows coming to Citizens House of Blues. Check in each week for a highlighted look at each show, and how to access the best tickets as soon as they go on sale. Of The Trees, Moonglade Tour, February 7 We are forever here for natural elevation. So it’s dope to see Of The Trees unveil his biggest tour ever, a run dubbed Moonglade […]</p>
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The battle for the world's most expensive record rages on. As you may remember, in 2015, Martin Shkreli made news for both drastically raising the price of a rare HIV medication from $13.50 to $750 a pill, and also for buying the one-of-a-kind Wu Tang clan album Once Upon a Time In Shaolin for two million dollars. The two million dollar sale made the album the most expensive album ever sold, surpassing Elvis' first acetate and White Album serial number 1. But, after Shkreli got the record, he was convicted of three felonies related to security fraud and had his assets seized by the Federal government, including his Wu-Tang album. Shkreli went to jail for a few years. The Feds sold the record to a then-unknown buyer for a whopping $4+ million. That buyer turned out to be PleasrDAO, a "collective" that describes itself as a "collective of Defi leaders, early NFT collectors, and digital artists who have built a formidable yet benevolent reputation for acquiring cultural significant piece with a charitable twist." PleasrDao has the physical copy of the record in a vault, but according to a lawsuit filed by the… "NFT collective"… Shkreli has threatened to release digital and perhaps physical copies of the record to the public. Shkreli has allegedly stated he will stream the album on one of his livestreams. In April, on Twitter, Shkreli clearly stated "LOL i have the mp3s you moron". The suit was filed in June and late last week, Judge Pamela Chen in the Eastern District of New York granted a preliminary restraining order against Shkreli for “possessing, using, disseminating, or selling any interest in the Wu-Tang Clan album Once Upon a Time in Shaolin” or any copies or reproductions thereof. Shkreli’s lawyer Edward Paltzik said “this Order is merely a preliminary measure entered by the Court to maintain the perceived status quo before any discovery occurs – the Order has no bearing whatsoever on the final outcome of the case.” We will keep you updated.

On October 4, Blood Incantation will release their new album Absolute Elsewhere, via century Media. As part of that album, the band is also releasing a short film which uses a portion of that album as a soundtrack. As per the band, "The Stargate presents the saga of a mysterious artifact and its victims in a hallucinatory synthesis of science fiction and folk horror, where mind bending imagery and unsettling atmospheres converge in a surreal tale of primeval blood magic, interdimensional travel and grotesque otherworldly technology beginning in the Dark Ages and journeying into voids of deep space."

Prince Daddy and the Hyena have announced US tour dates for October. Ben Quad, Cliffdiver, and Heart to Gold will be playing support. Tickets go on sale on August 30. Prince Daddy and the Hyena released their self-titled album in 2022. Check out the dates below.

Montreal-based pop-punks Fomo have released a new song. It is called “Don’t Use Blink-182 as a Pejorative” and is available digitally now. Fomo released their single “Boyfriend Hoodie” in 2023 and will be playing a fundraiser for the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund on August 30 at La Sotterenea in Montreal. Check out the song below.

Ekko Astral have announced their final headlining shows of the year. The shows are called 'an evening of mascara moshpit' and will take place around the US. Anita Velveeta, Powerwasher, Pretty Bitter, Pop Music Fever Dream, Adult Human Females, ShyGodwin, and Comprador will be joining them on select dates. Ekko Astral released their album Pink Balloons earlier this year. Check out the dates below.

WEEN have canceled all upcoming shows, including the Chocolate and Cheese 25th anniversary show set for Philly next month. The band also stated that they will stop playing shows for "the foreseeable future" citing Dean Ween's mental health. Earlier this summer, the band also canceled a number of shows. You can see the band's statement below.