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Concert Review: Hawthorne Heights Brings Back EMO to Minnesota w/ 20 Years of “If Only You Were Lonely”
At First Avenue on Saturday night, Hawthorne Heights turned a routine stop on their “Lonely World Tour” into something that felt far more personal than a typical tour date. The iconic Twin Cities venue filled early with fans representing multiple eras of the band’s following—those who discovered them during the mid-2000s emo boom and younger…
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The Wombats Make Kentucky History on the “Oh! The Ocean” Tour
Louisville got its first taste of Liverpool indie royalty when The Wombats rolled into town with their Oh! The Ocean North American Tour. The run, named after their 2025 release Oh! The Ocean, has been sweeping across the East Coast and beyond, but this stop carried extra significance. Frontman Matthew Murphy proudly noted that the Valentine’s Day performance at Mercury Ballroom marked the…