Sunday, April 21st
Laura Jane Grace &
the Devouring Mothers
@ the Sinclair

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Monday, April 22nd
Black Lips
Fucked Up
Wooing
@ Brighton Music Hall

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Tuesday, April 23rd
Girlpool
Hatchie
@ the Royale

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Wednesday, April 24th
Camp Cope
Thin Lips
Oceanator
@ the ONCE Ballroom

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Thursday, April 25th
Pup
Diet Cig
Ratboys
@ the Royale

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Friday, April 26th
Patti Smith
@ the Orpheum

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Saturday, April 27th
Jennifer O’Connor
Thalia Zedek & Chris Brokaw
@ an Allston living room

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Saturday, April 27th
The Proletariat
Moving Targets
@ the ONCE Ballroom

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Saturday, April 27th
Foxing
Now Now
@ the Royale

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Sunday, April 28th
The Mountain Goats
@ The Wilbur

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Sunday, April 28th
Potty Mouth
Courage My Love
Shallow Pools
@ ONCE Ballroom

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Monday, April 29th
Tyler Ramsey (ex-Band of Horses)
@ Great Scott

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Monday, April 29th
Snow Patrol
We Are Scientists
Ryan McMullen
@ the Orpheum

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Thursday, May 2nd
Son Volt
Ian Noe
@ the Paradise Rock Club

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Friday, May 3rd
Stephen Malkmus
(Pavement/The Jicks)
solo electronic set
with Eleanor Friedberger
@ the Armory, Somerville

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Saturday, May 4th
The McGunks, Silver Screams,
Revilers, Damnation,
and Live Nude Girls
Day Show @ the Midway

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Saturday, May 4th
The Drums
Tanukichan
@ the Paradise

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Sunday, May 5th
UV Rays
Hellrazor
Pet Fox
Curse Word
@ O’Brien’s

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Tuesday, May 7th
The Dandy Warhols
Cosmonauts
The Vacant Lots
@ the Royale

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Thursday, May 9th
Nitzer Ebb
Liebknecht
@ the Paradise

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Thursday, May 9th
Movements
Boston Manor
Trash Boat
Drug Church
@ the Royale

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Saturday, May 11th
Tugboat Annie (reunion)
@ the Lilypad

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Saturday, May 11th
Pedro the Lion
John Vanderslice
@ Brighton Music Hall

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Saturday, May 11th
Graham Parker
@ City Winery Boston

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Monday, May 13th
The Mark Lanegan Band
(of the Screaming Trees)
with Simon Bonney
@ the Sinclair

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Tuesday, May 14th
Damien Jurado
@ Great Scott

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Wednesday, May 15th
Cursive
mewithoutYou
The Appleseed Cast
@ the Paradise

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Wednesday, May 15th
Tacocat
@ the Sinclair

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Wednesday, May 15th
Jessica Pratt
@ Great Scott

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Thursday, May 16th
Basement
Nothing
Teenage Wrist
@ the Royale

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Thursday, May 16th
Meat Puppets
Sumo Princess
Stephen Maglio
@ Brighton Music Hall

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Thursday, May 16th
Royale Trux
@ the Middle East Downstairs

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Friday, May 17th
Guided By Voices!
@ the Paradise

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Friday, May 17th
Kay Hanley (Letters to Cleo)
@ Cafe 939, Berklee

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Saturday, May 18th
Dream Syndicate
@ the ONCE Ballroom

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Saturday, May 18th
The Felice Brothers
@ the Sinclair

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Saturday, May 18th
Pup
Ratboys
Casper Skulls
@ the Royale

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Sunday, May 19th
Thalia Zedek
Anna Connolly
Weather Weapon
Cotton Candy
Day Show @ the Midway

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Sunday, May 19th
Mono
Emma Ruth Rundle
@ Brighton Music Hall

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Wednesday, May 22nd
halfsour (record release!)
Mini Dresses
Anna Altman
@ Great Scott

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Wednesday, May 22nd
Laura Stevenson
Kississippi
@ the Sinclair

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Wednesday, May 22nd
American Football
Pure Bathing Culture
@ the Paradise

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Thursday, May 23rd
Passion Pit
The Beaches
@ the House of Blues

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Thursday, May 23rd
Filthy Friends
Dressy Bessy
@ the Sinclair

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Friday, May 24th
The Undertones
Dot Dash
@ ONCE Ballroom

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Saturday, May 25th
Slayer
Lamb of God
Amon Amarth
Cannibal Corpse
@ the Xfinity Center

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Wednesday, May 29th
Glen Hansard
@ the Orpheum

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Thursday & Friday
May 30th & 31st
Local Natives
Middle Kids
@ the Paradise

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Friday, May 31st
Lady Lamb (full band)
Katie Von Schleicher
Benjamin Lazar Davis
@ the Royale

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Thursday, June 6th
Fog Lake
@ the ONCE Ballroom

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Thursday, June 6th
Coheed and Cambria
Mastodon
Every Time I Die
@ the Pavilion

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Friday, June 7th
The Rural Alberta Advantage
@ Great Scott

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Saturday, June 8th
The Figgs
two shows!
4pm & 7pm
@ the Burren

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Saturday, June 8th
Howard Jones
Men Without Hats
All Hail the Silence
@ the Paradise

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Monday & Tuesday
June 10th & 11th
Perry Farrell’s
Kind Heaven Orchestra
@ City Winery Boston

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Tuesday, June 11th
Craig Finn and
The Uptown Controllers
@ the Sinclair

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Wednesday, June 12th
Wu-Tang Clan
@ the House of Blues

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Thursday, June 13th
Yeasayer
@ the Paradise

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Friday & Saturday
June 14th & 15th
Jawbox
with Second Letter (14th)
and LaPeche (15th)
@ the Sinclair

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Saturday, June 15th
The Lemonheads
Tommy Stinson (Replacements)
@ the Paradise

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Saturday, June 15th
Droneflower
(Steve Brodsky & Marissa Nadler)
@ Great Scott

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Saturday, June 15th
The Specials
@ the House of Blues

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Monday, June 17th
Dido
@ the House of Blues

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Tuesday, June 18th
Earth
Helms Alee
@ the Once Ballroom

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Thursday, June 20th
Kristin Hersh (trio show)
Fred Abong
@ ONCE Somerville

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Thursday, June 20th
Kishi Bashi
@ the Paradise

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Friday, June 21st
Spencer Krug
(Wolf Parade/Sunset Rubdown)
@ Cafe 939

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Saturday, June 22nd
seBADoh
@ the Sinclair

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Sunday, June 23rd
Slothrust
Weakened Friends
@ the Sinclair

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Monday, June 24th
The Lonely Island
Demitri Martin
@ the Bank Pavilion

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Thursday, June 27th
Foxwarren
Hannah Cohen
@ Great Scott

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Friday, June 28th
Wand
@ Great Scott

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Saturday, June 29th
Lithics
@ O’Brien’s

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Sunday, June 30th
Cate Le Bon
@ ONCE Somerville

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Tuesday, July 2nd
Jackson Browne
@ the Pavilion

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Saturday, July 6th
Velvet Crush
Sleepyhead
Hilken Mancini & Chris Colbourn
DJ Ty Jesso
@ ONCE Somerville

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Monday, July 8th
Third Eye Blind
Jimmy Eat World
Ra Ra Riot
@ Blue Hills Pavilion

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Tuesday, July 9th
Psychedelic Furs
James
Dear Boy
@ the House of Blues

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Tuesday, July 9th
We Were Promised Jetpacks
@ the Sinclair

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Wednesday, July 10th
Bill Callahan (smog)
@ the Sinclair

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Saturday, July 13th
Belle & Sebastian
Ex Hex
@ the House of Blues

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Sunday, July 14th
The Messthetics
@ Great Scott

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Tuesday, July 16th
Carly Rae Jepsen
@ the House of Blues

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Wednesday, July 17th
Heart
Sheryl Crow
Elle King
@ Xfinity Center

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Friday, July 19th
Okkervil River
@ the Sinclair

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Sunday, July 21st
Weird Al Yankovic
@ the Pavilion

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Tuesday, July 23rd
Elvis Costello & the Imposters
Blondie
@ the Pavilion

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Saturday, July 27th
The Faint
Ritual Howls
@ Brighton Music Hall

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Thursday, August 1st
Iron Maiden
with The Raven Age
@ Xfinity Center

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Saturday, August 3rd
Ben Folds
Violent Femmes
@ the Bank Pavilion

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Monday, August 5th
Bryan Ferry
performing Roxy Music’s
“Avalon” & more
@ Boston Opera House

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Wednesday, August 7th
The Paper Kites
@ Somerville Theatre

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Tuesday, August 13th
John Fogerty
@ the Pavilion

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Tuesday, August 13th
Neurosis
@ the Paradise

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Thursday, August 15th
Beck
Cage The Elephant
Spoon
Sunflower Bean
@ the Xfinity Center

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Wednesday, August 21st
The Alarm
Gene Loves Jezebel
Modern English
@ the Paradise

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Thursday, August 22nd
Bitch Mountain
Birthday Ass
Puppy Problems
Prior Panic
@ ONCE Somerville

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Sunday, August 25th
Alex Lahey
@ Great Scott

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Tuesday, September 3rd
Vampire Weekend
@ Agganis Arena

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Sunday, September 8th
Avail
@ the Royale

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Sunday, September 8th
Fontaines D.C.
Pottery
@ Great Scott

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Monday, September 9th
The Raconteurs
@ House of Blues

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Monday, September 9th
Hot Chip
@ the Royale

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Wednesday, September 11th
Jethro Tull
@ the Chevalier, Medford

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Friday, September 13th
The Who
@ Fenway Park

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Wednesday, September 18th
ZZ Top
Cheap Trick
@ the Pavilion

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Wednesday, September 18th
The Julian Lage Trio
@ the Sinclair

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Thursday, September 19th
Bloc Party
performing “Silent Alarm”
@ the House of Blues

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Thursday, September 19th
King Crimson
@ the Wang Theatre

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Friday, September 20th
The Feelies
@ the Sinclair

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Saturday, September 21st
Andrew Bird
Calexico and Iron & Wine
@ the Bank Pavilion

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Saturday, September 21st
Massive Attack
“MezzanineXX1” tour
@ the Wang

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Sunday, September 22nd
Mac DeMarco
@ the Orpheum

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Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday
September 25th, 26th, & 27th
Three nights of Built To Spill
“Keep It Like A Secret” Anniversary Tour
@ the Sinclair

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Sunday, September 29th
Stereolab
@ the Royale

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Sunday, September 29th
Graham Nash
@ the Berklee Performance Center

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Thursday, October 3rd
Ladytron
@ the Royale

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Thursday, Friday, & Saturday
October 3rd, 4th, & 5th
Three nights of Billy Bragg
“One Step Forward, Two Steps Back”
@ the Sinclair

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Saturday, October 5th
Maggie Rogers
Empress Of
@ the Wang Theatre

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Saturday, October 5th
Mudhoney
Pissed Jeans
@ Brighton Music Hall

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Sunday, October 6th
Mt. Joy
@ the Royale

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Sunday, October 11th
The Black Keys
Modest Mouse
Jessy Wilson
@ TD Garden

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Sunday, October 13th
Big Thief
Palehound
@ the Wilbur

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Wednesday, October 16th
Oh Sees
@ the Sinclair

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Saturday & Sunday
October 19th & 20th
Cave In
Miltown
@ the Sinclair

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Friday & Saturday
October 18th & 19th
The Town and the City Festival
returns to Lowell, MA!

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Friday, October 25th
Jenny Lewis
@ the House of Blues

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Friday & Saturday
October 25th & 26th
Steely Dan
@ the Orpheum

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Saturday, October 26th
Peter Hook & the Light
@ the Paradise

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Tuesday & Wednesday
October 29th, 30th, & November 1st
Steely Dan
@ the Orpheum

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Wednesday, October 30th
Jónsi & Alex Somers (Sigur Ros)
“Riceboy Sleeps”
with the Wordless Music Orchestra
@ the Wilbur

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Thursday, October 14th
Robert Forster (Go-Betweens)
@ City Winery Boston

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Sunday, December 8th
Cher
with Nile Rogers & Chic
@ the Garden