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Eric@ThatEricAlper.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatericalper.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatericalper.com/post/3ml7teo4ltv2oWhat's something extremely strange you believed as a kid?06 May 2026 23:15 +0000at://did:plc:vax23oilyd4ui2kmqkzupio5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7teo4ltv2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/thatericalper.com/post/3ml7ssrvuiq24Blue Dot Fever is the phrase everyone in the music industry is talking about right now and I wrote a piece explaining exactly what it is, why it's happening, and why the future of live music is actually looking pretty good: zurl.co/A0drs https://zurl.co/A0drs06 May 2026 23:05 +0000at://did:plc:vax23oilyd4ui2kmqkzupio5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7ssrvuiq24https://bsky.app/profile/thatericalper.com/post/3ml7sjul2ce2v06 May 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:vax23oilyd4ui2kmqkzupio5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7sjul2ce2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatericalper.com/post/3ml7rozs2p62m06 May 2026 22:45 +0000at://did:plc:vax23oilyd4ui2kmqkzupio5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7rozs2p62mhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatericalper.com/post/3ml7qu7pant2k“At this point I have a request for our fans. If any of you in any way hate homosexuals, people of different color, or women, please do this one favor for us — leave us the fuck alone! Don’t come to our shows and don’t buy our records.” – Nirvana's Incesticide liner notes06 May 2026 22:30 +0000at://did:plc:vax23oilyd4ui2kmqkzupio5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7qu7pant2khttps://bsky.app/profile/thatericalper.com/post/3ml7pzekbdc2rWhat fictional character would you love to hang with for a day?06 May 2026 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:vax23oilyd4ui2kmqkzupio5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7pzekbdc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatericalper.com/post/3ml7pqglcma2vThe music industry moves fast. My newsletter helps you keep up. PR tips, music news, and behind the scenes insights delivered straight to your inbox every week. Totally free. Sign up here: zurl.co/Jm2AT https://mistmail.pssnet.com/subscribe?list=2706 May 2026 22:10 +0000at://did:plc:vax23oilyd4ui2kmqkzupio5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7pqglcma2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatericalper.com/post/3ml7phiw4l72rRock titans Foo Fighters hit The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to showcase their 12th studio album 'Your Favorite Toy,' featuring new drummer and Rock Hall inductee Ilan Rubin delivering one of the band's most energized performances in years. zurl.co/gfJvZ https://zurl.co/gfJvZ06 May 2026 22:05 +0000at://did:plc:vax23oilyd4ui2kmqkzupio5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7phiw4l72rhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatericalper.com/post/3ml7p6lixv72k06 May 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:vax23oilyd4ui2kmqkzupio5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7p6lixv72khttps://bsky.app/profile/thatericalper.com/post/3ml7ovmsczg2kNew wave icons The Psychedelic Furs and genre-defying hard rock force Living Colour launch a 23-date summer co-headlining tour July 31, hitting major venues across the Midwest, Northeast and South through September 6 in Miami Beach. zurl.co/1Fx3I https://zurl.co/1Fx3I06 May 2026 21:55 +0000at://did:plc:vax23oilyd4ui2kmqkzupio5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7ovmsczg2khttps://bsky.app/profile/thatericalper.com/post/3ml7omoszkx2bGrey Fox Bluegrass Festival returns to Oak Hill, NY July 15–19 with Rhiannon Giddens, Del McCoury Band, The SteelDrivers, The Infamous Stringdusters and a deep roots lineup spread across five days of music, workshops and campground jams. zurl.co/pZNJ0 https://zurl.co/pZNJ006 May 2026 21:50 +0000at://did:plc:vax23oilyd4ui2kmqkzupio5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7omoszkx2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatericalper.com/post/3ml7odqd6mb2t06 May 2026 21:45 +0000at://did:plc:vax23oilyd4ui2kmqkzupio5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7odqd6mb2thttps://bsky.app/profile/thatericalper.com/post/3ml7o2schhq2oSimply Red's soul and R&B Farewell Tour stop at the Sydney Opera House on Valentine's Day 2010, featuring Mick Hucknall at his most captivating, is streaming now : zurl.co/80BvU https://zurl.co/80BvU06 May 2026 21:40 +0000at://did:plc:vax23oilyd4ui2kmqkzupio5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7o2schhq2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/thatericalper.com/post/3ml7nru5iby2bReggaeton legend Yandel extends his symphonic urbano "SINFÓNICO" tour with nine new U.S. arena dates this fall, opening September 25 in Los Angeles and closing November 1 at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. zurl.co/2i8oI https://zurl.co/2i8oI06 May 2026 21:35 +0000at://did:plc:vax23oilyd4ui2kmqkzupio5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7nru5iby2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatericalper.com/post/3ml7nivre372oWhat's the song that never fails to put a smile on your face, no matter how many times you've heard it?06 May 2026 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:vax23oilyd4ui2kmqkzupio5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7nivre372ohttps://bsky.app/profile/thatericalper.com/post/3ml7n7xnnwv2bPuerto Rican urbano star Omar Courtz upgrades to arenas for his expanded "Por Si Mañana No Estoy" U.S. Tour, riding 29 million monthly Spotify listeners and a Bad Bunny co-sign into Kia Forum, United Center and Barclays Center this fall. zurl.co/qGUj1 https://zurl.co/qGUj106 May 2026 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:vax23oilyd4ui2kmqkzupio5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7n7xnnwv2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatericalper.com/post/3ml7mx27eao2mGrammy-winning acoustic quintet Punch Brothers launch a 64-city North American tour May 14 behind new album 'The Unsung Adventures of Punch Brothers,' out July 24, with headline stops at Carnegie Hall and the Ryman Auditorium. zurl.co/tlpP3 https://zurl.co/tlpP306 May 2026 21:20 +0000at://did:plc:vax23oilyd4ui2kmqkzupio5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7mx27eao2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatericalper.com/post/3ml7mo3q2km2y06 May 2026 21:15 +0000at://did:plc:vax23oilyd4ui2kmqkzupio5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7mo3q2km2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatericalper.com/post/3ml7mf67fad2oPop superstar Shakira adds five new U.S. arena dates to the 'Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran' World Tour following a stadium run that grossed over $320 million, with new shows in San Jose, Atlanta, Miami, Boston and Brooklyn. zurl.co/7GSYj https://zurl.co/7GSYj06 May 2026 21:10 +0000at://did:plc:vax23oilyd4ui2kmqkzupio5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7mf67fad2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/thatericalper.com/post/3ml7ltbvvwy2fCool perks!06 May 2026 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:vax23oilyd4ui2kmqkzupio5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7ltbvvwy2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatericalper.com/post/3ml7kyhce5h2h06 May 2026 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:vax23oilyd4ui2kmqkzupio5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7kyhce5h2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatericalper.com/post/3ml7kgldguf2406 May 2026 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:vax23oilyd4ui2kmqkzupio5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7kgldguf24https://bsky.app/profile/thatericalper.com/post/3ml7k5na2572k06 May 2026 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:vax23oilyd4ui2kmqkzupio5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7k5na2572khttps://bsky.app/profile/thatericalper.com/post/3ml7jcsqtgb2mWhat are you seeing?06 May 2026 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:vax23oilyd4ui2kmqkzupio5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7jcsqtgb2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatericalper.com/post/3ml7izuro4f2hCharting with multiple albums on the Roots Music Report Canadian Chart for the 328th consecutive week. Thank you to everyone at radio for the continued support!06 May 2026 20:10 +0000at://did:plc:vax23oilyd4ui2kmqkzupio5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7izuro4f2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatericalper.com/post/3ml7iqwljvf2bA heartfelt thank you to all the stations who submit to the IMC for your incredible support of Donita Large! It truly means the world to us!06 May 2026 20:05 +0000at://did:plc:vax23oilyd4ui2kmqkzupio5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7iqwljvf2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatericalper.com/post/3ml7ihylwdf2bNirvana setlist from April 17th, 1991 performance at OK Hotel in Seattle, Washington which marked the band’s debut performance of their breakthrough hit, “Smells like Teen Spirit” before its release.06 May 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:vax23oilyd4ui2kmqkzupio5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7ihylwdf2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatericalper.com/post/3ml7i72brjv2kMadonna's historic 2024 Copacabana Beach concert, a free pop spectacle for 1.6 million fans closing out The Celebration Tour, is streaming now in remastered HD: zurl.co/134Dj https://zurl.co/134Dj06 May 2026 19:55 +0000at://did:plc:vax23oilyd4ui2kmqkzupio5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7i72brjv2khttps://bsky.app/profile/thatericalper.com/post/3ml7hw4cwq72bFrench medieval Bardcore ensemble Courseval transform a-ha's "Take On Me" into a wonderfully lilting period piece performed on medieval instruments beside the River Seine, and it works beautifully. zurl.co/UHkHh https://zurl.co/UHkHh06 May 2026 19:50 +0000at://did:plc:vax23oilyd4ui2kmqkzupio5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7hw4cwq72bhttps://bsky.app/profile/thatericalper.com/post/3ml7hn65ctp2v06 May 2026 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:vax23oilyd4ui2kmqkzupio5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7hn65ctp2v