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1.19.2025 History of Alternative

January 19, 2025 | bphillips

Jane’s Addiction, Jimmy Eat World, Rancid and Veruca Salt in this set, album anniversaries for Alice In Chains, Arctic Monkeys, Belly, Meat Puppets, The Kooks and The Shins, cool covers from Blondie, Mike Ness and Siouxsie And The Banshees, plus U2, 4 Non Blondes, Urge Overkill and Against Me!

1.5.2025 History Of Alternative

January 5, 2025 | bphillips

Beck, Oasis, Veruca Salt and David Bowie in this set along with The White Stripes, Weezer and Bad Religion, cool covers from The Smashing Pumpkins and Red Hot Chili Peppers, plus U2, 311, L7, Nine Inch Nails and New Order.

12.29.2024 History Of Alternative

December 29, 2024 | bphillips

STP, Incubus, Paramore and Luscious Jackson in this set along with Green Day, Morrissey, AFI and The Replacements, cool covers from Cowboy Junkies and Echo & The Bunnymen, plus Pearl Jam, PJ Harvey, Material Issue, Local H, Oasis and Oingo Boingo.

12.22.2024 History Of Alternative

December 22, 2024 | bphillips

Green Day, Beastie Boys, The Clash and Juliana Hatfield in this set along with holiday tunes from Fall Out Boy, Fountains Of Wayne, Blink-182, The Ramones, The Killers and The Pogues, plus Christmas covers from U2, Jimmy Eat World, Weezer, No Doubt and My Chemical Romance.

12.8.2024 History Of Alternative

December 8, 2024 | bphillips

U2, Veruca Salt, Alice In Chains and Alkaline Trio in this set, album anniversaries for The Clash and No Doubt, plus Pearl Jam, Letters To Cleo, The Used, Matthew Sweet, Hot Hot Heat and Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

11.24.2024 History Of Alternative

November 24, 2024 | bphillips

Beck, The Smiths, Alanis and Oingo Boingo in this set along with Radiohead, The Gaslight Anthem, Belly and The Breeders, album anniversaries for U2, Bad Religion and Pearl Jam, plus New Order, The Stone Roses, Buffalo Tom, Jimmy Eat World and PJ Harvey

11.17.2024 History Of Alternative

November 17, 2024 | bphillips

Green Day, Depeche Mode, The Pretenders and Sonic Youth in this set, album anniversaries for Pearl Jam, The Offspring, Beck, Bush, U2 and Natalie Imbruglia, plus Nine Inch Nails, The Cure, Ben Folds Five and “3 Strange Days” from School Of Fish.

10.13.2024 History Of Alternative

October 13, 2024 | bphillips

The Clash. Morrissey, Juliana Hatfield and Faith No More in this set, album anniversaries for Green Day, Jimmy Eat World, U2, INXS and Depeche Mode, plus Pearl Jam, Paramore, The Cure, Letters To Cleo and Reel Big Fish.

9.29.2024 History Of Alternative

September 29, 2024 | bphillips

The Cure, Bad Religion, Alice In Chains and PJ Harvey in this set, album anniversaries for U2, STP, Beck, Green Day, Oasis and Radiohead, plus Depeche Mode, Rancid, cool covers from Blondie and Social D along with Blink-182, The Smiths and The Dandy Warhols.

9.8.2024 History Of Alternative

September 8, 2024 | bphillips

Green Day, Alice In Chains, Veruca Salt and Sum 41 in this set, album anniversaries for Hole, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Everlast and The Black Keys, plus Primus, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Soul Coughing, Supergrass and The Stone Roses.

8.18.2024 History Of Alternative

August 18, 2024 | bphillips

Green Day, Veruca Salt, Beck and Morrissey in this set, album anniversaries for Jane’s Addiction, Rancid, Depeche Mode, Dinosaur Jr, Orgy, Portishead and The Gaslight Anthem, plus Our Lady Peace, The Pretenders, New Order and They Might Be Giants

7.28.2024 History Of Alternative

July 28, 2024 | bphillips

The Cure, Weezer, No Doubt and Against Me! in this set, album anniversaries for R.E.M., Sublime, The Strokes, Eve 6, The Smashing Pumpkins and Silversun Pickups, cool covers from Echo And The Bunnymen and Mike Ness, plus bands playing Lolla next weekend: The Killers, Deftones, Militarie Gun, Jungle and Wilderado.

6.9.2024 History Of Alternative

June 10, 2024 | bphillips

Beck, Social D, Veruca Salt and Sinead O’Connor in this set, album anniversaries for Alanis, Blink-182, STP, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Radiohead, Bjork, Talking Heads and Fountains Of Wayne, plus U2, Nine Inch Nails, New Order, New Politics and New Found Glory.

5.26.2024 History Of Alternative

May 26, 2024 | bphillips

Depeche Mode, Oasis, The Cranberries and Social D in this set, album anniversaries for Beastie Boys, Smashing Pumpkins, Phoenix and Gorillaz, plus U2, Nine Inch Nails, Psychedelic Furs, The The, The Smiths, The Smithereens, a few songs of “summer” and Violent Femmes’ “American Music”.

5.12.2024 History Of Alternative

May 12, 2024 | bphillips

Beastie Boys, Blondie, Sublime and They Might Be Giants in this set, album anniversaries for The Clash, Death Cab For Cutie, Primus, Green Day, Spoon, Keane and 3 different Weezer albums, plus a few Happy Mother’s Day “Mom” tunes from Fountains Of Wayne, twenty one pilots, U2, Panic! At The Disco and “Mother” from Danzig!

3.17.2024 History Of Alternative

March 17, 2024 | bphillips

U2, Nine Inch Nails, The Cranberries and Bjork in this set, album anniversaries for Depeche Mode, Modest Mouse, Morrissey, Dashboard Confessional and Radiohead, plus proper St Paddy’s Day tunes from Flogging Molly, The Pogues, U2, Dropkick Murphys and The Undertones.

3.10.2024 History Of Alternative

March 10, 2024 | bphillips

The Smiths, Liz Phair, Alice In Chains and The Stone Roses in this set, album anniversaries for Cracker, AFI, R.E.M., Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Mad Season, Tears For Fears and The Bravery, plus U2, 311, Marvelous 3, 4 Non Blondes and twenty-one pilots.

U2 share video of Beautiful Day from the final performance at The Sphere in Vegas

March 6, 2024 | bphillips

WATCH: the video includes the performance of the song, fan testimonials and incredible visuals from the new Vegas venue.

3.3.2024 History Of Alternative

March 3, 2024 | bphillips

Beastie Boys, The Breeders, R.E.M. and The Ramones in this set, album anniversaries for Soundgarden, Nine Inch Nails, Evanescence, U2, Sinead O’Connor, Jack Johnson and Kaiser Chiefs, plus Our Lady Peace, Buffalo Tom, Urge Overkill, Save Ferris, Fugazi and The Psychedelic Furs.

2.25.2024 History Of Alternative

February 25, 2024 | bphillips

Beastie Boys, Veruca Salt, Violent Femmes and Depeche Mode in this set along with Rancid, Weezer and St. Vincent, album anniversaries for U2, Tears For Fears, PJ Harvey and Kaiser Chiefs, plus Blink-182, 311, L7 and The Afghan Whigs.