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Story of the Year and Silverstein Bring Camp Screamo to the Tabernacle on November 28

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2 days ago

November 5, 2026

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Two bands that defined a generation of heavy, heartfelt rock are sharing one stage and one strange, wonderful theme. Story of the Year and Silverstein bring the Camp Screamo Tour to the Tabernacle on Saturday, November 28, with Stand Atlantic and Footballhead along for the ride.

Story of the Year and Silverstein co headline the Tabernacle on Saturday, November 28, on the Camp Screamo Tour, a fall run that stretches from Seattle on November 16 to Boston on December 13. Stand Atlantic and Footballhead open the Atlanta night.

The pairing makes perfect sense. Story of the Year broke through with Page Avenue and the era defining Until the Day I Die, while Silverstein spent two decades as one of the most durable bands in post hardcore, still releasing records and still selling rooms.

Camp Screamo leans into the shared history with a summer camp theme wrapped around a serious live package. Both bands built their reputations on stage, and both still treat every night like the songs are new.

The Tabernacle, at 152 Luckie St NW in downtown Atlanta, gives the tour one of its best rooms. A Saturday night crowd full of fans who grew up on these records should make the sing alongs shake the balconies.

Darren Jessee Returns With Wistful New Single “Shoulder Season”

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1 day ago

November 6, 2026

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Darren Jessee. Photo by Dustin Condren.

Darren Jessee has been the drummer behind Ben Folds Five and the songwriter behind Hotel Lights, and his new single sounds like a man deciding not to put the pen down. “Shoulder Season,” recorded by Bonny Light Horseman’s Josh Kaufman, previews a forthcoming solo album due in 2027.

North Carolina-based singer-songwriter Darren Jessee (Ben Folds Five, Hotel Lights) is proud to present “Shoulder Season,” the acclaimed multi-instrumentalist’s brand new single lifted from his forthcoming solo album that will see a 2027 release. Recorded by GRAMMY-winning musician and producer Josh Kaufman of Bonny Light Horseman and mixed by Peter Katis (The National, Kurt Vile), “Shoulder Season” traces the paths people chart in and around our lives over the years. The track also invites close listening, which in turn draws attention to Jessee’s evocative lyrics as well as the nuanced instrumental performances he and Kaufman captured on tape. “‘Shoulder Season’ … I liked the words by themselves,” Jessee says. “They suggest perseverance and resilience during a season of time. The term shoulder season means a transitional time of year.” Watch the music video for “Shoulder Season” on YouTube.

Darren Jessee was in a period of personal upheaval. His mother had recently passed away after a short illness. He was also touring as a drummer for the Americana act Chatham County Line, a gig that he enjoyed but one that kept him from performing much as a solo artist. And then his label rep at Bar/None, home of Jessee’s last seven albums, retired. In the wake of it all, Jessee found himself wondering if it was perhaps time to set aside the burden of managing a songwriting career and simply lean into his work as a drummer. “But then I just kept finding these songs and enjoying them,” he says of his forthcoming solo showcase that symbolizes a new beginning for the veteran musician — an organic, hushed and transcendent sound very much inspired by the blizzard that the album was recorded in.

Stay tuned for more music and information on Darren Jessee’s forthcoming solo album to be announced in the coming weeks. Jessee will be making the following appearances in November:

November 12 — Wake Forest, NC — Wake Forest Listening Room

November 18 — Greensboro, NC — Flat Iron (with Natalie Jane Hill)