Festival Energy: Eaux Claires Festival returns to Eau Claire with genre-hopping sets and a standout one-off “Aaron and Fred” collaboration between Aaron Dressner and electronic artist Fred Again. Touring & Rock News: John Mellencamp brings his “Greatest Hits 2026” run to the PNC Bank Arts Center, stopping “Pink Houses” over a Gulf of Mexico lyric moment that gets the crowd roaring. Live Music Safety: Rochester’s Riverside Concert is set to go ahead despite an Extreme Heat Warning, with on-site EMS, cooling space at the Mayo Civic Center, and water/electrolytes planned. Local Scenes Giving Back: Kankakee bands raise $1,500 for tornado relief through summer concerts. Pop Culture & Rights: Katy Perry blasts the White House for using “Firework” in an Iran-strike TikTok without approval. Privacy Crackdown: Illegal sales of K-pop stars’ private info are rising online, with Big Hit reporting accounts to police. New Releases: ILLIT drops the official MV for “I Got Your Back” featuring JISOO and MOMOKA of HANA. Community Music: Qatar’s Voice of the Gulf refreshes its Gulf Sessions with a new daily digital schedule to help fans follow performances. Global Heritage: India’s “Mann Ki Baat” spotlights Tripura’s Chongpreng instrument and efforts to revive it. Security Incident: A man is stabbed in Soho after chaos in a queue for Latto’s pop-up event.