The Year the Noise Comes Home: Must-See Rock, Metal & Alt Tours of 2026
January Issue, Culture, Music, Concert Guide Amanda Kotiesen January Issue, Culture, Music, Concert Guide Amanda Kotiesen

The Year the Noise Comes Home: Must-See Rock, Metal & Alt Tours of 2026

A field guide to the tours and festivals defining the year ahead

By: The Lace Ledger Staff

There is a difference between hearing a song and feeling it pulse in your chest.

Live music collapses the distance between sound and self, turning memory into muscle and strangers into co-conspirators.

This year’s calendar is stacked with festivals that feel mythic, tours that read like cultural milestones and one-off shows that you’ve got to see.

We’ve curated a list of confirmed festivals, announced tours and verified 2026 performances, alongside anticipated moments already lighting up ticket platforms.

See you there.

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Hide Under the Covers: A Goth-Coded Psychological Thriller Watchlist
Film, Culture, Watchlist Amanda Kotiesen Film, Culture, Watchlist Amanda Kotiesen

Hide Under the Covers: A Goth-Coded Psychological Thriller Watchlist

Fourteen films designed to unsettle the mind

By: The Lace Ledger Staff

National Cuddle Up Day (January 6) does not necessarily require sweetness. It asks for closeness, lowered lights and something unsettling enough to make you pull the blankets higher.

Psychological thrillers thrive in this space.

They trade jump scares for tension, spectacle for intimacy, comfort for proximity; these are films that crawl under the skin slowly.

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End the Year with Grace: A Conversation with a Modern Mystic, Molly Zancanaro
Culture, Wellness, Spirituality, Interviews Amanda Kotiesen Culture, Wellness, Spirituality, Interviews Amanda Kotiesen

End the Year with Grace: A Conversation with a Modern Mystic, Molly Zancanaro

Reflections on revelation, Reiki and the rituals that bridge one year to the next

By: The Lace Ledger Staff

The year ends softly for those who know how to listen. The light thins, and time seems to breathe between hours.

We spoke with a modern mystic, Molly Zancanaro, about the quiet work of closing the year with grace and intention. Her practice blends spiritual intuition with energy work. Specializing in Reiki healing and tarot, she reminds others that ending the year doesn’t mean that we have to resolve the past to move forward; but simply release carrying what no longer belongs with us.

In this conversation, she shares her story of self discovery and finding her online community, and then invites us to peak behind the curtain of a session to gain a deeper understanding of the energy and intuitive work she does. She also shares a simple ritual we can each use to welcome the new year as 2025 comes to a close.

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