[Boston-Area Action 6/10/2026] Show-Going Plans & New Show Announcements
Posted on June 10, 2026 at 12:06 pm | No Comments
As every Tuesday winds down, I think “Hey, I should really get a jumpstart on the weekly Wednesday shows post so I’m not scrambling tomorrow.” And every Tuesday, I … don’t do that. So here I am on another work-busy Wednesday pulling this thing together during my lunch break, when I should really not be staring at a screen. Ah well.
So here’s the regular “imminent Boston shows you might want to check out, and some I’ll definitely be at” post, along with a run down of area shows that have been announced since last Wednesday. Great stuff abounds.
Last month I did this insane run of 8 consecutive show nights in a row, and it absolutely crushed me. Swore I wasn’t going to let that happen again (as if it’s something that happens to me, rather than something I choose to do). So this impending stretch of four shows should be a breeze, right? For the record: Echo and the Bunnymen tomorrow night, Mekons on Friday, Verona Downs & Arto Vaun on Saturday, and Robyn Hitchcock on Sunday. Then a blessed night off before a killer Earfull installment on Tuesday night. Time to try out my new compression socks.
Other than those personal plans, there’s Cracker at the Middle East tonight, and John Hodgman, Jesse Thorn, & Eugene Mirman at the Coolidge tomorrow, which is up against Hrishikesh Hirway & Min Jin Lee at The Sinclair. On Friday, Hallelujah The Hills will be at The Haven JP, and Saturday brings Pride Fest to the Bellforge Arts Center with Melissa Ferrick. Astral B.itch is at O’Brien’s on Sunday, while Brittany Rose Queen’s birthday bash is happening at Deep Cuts. On Monday, Adult Learners celebrate their 7-inch release in that same room with the Cowboys & Orange Whip, and Tuesday has Hovvdy playing at MGM Music Hall, along with Allston Pudding’s free spring series continuing at Zone 3 in Lower Allston. Whew.
Announcement-wise, all I can really think about is the crazy Dromedary Records DROMFEST ’26 lineup in Catskill, NY on Labor Day weekend, which is like three hours outside of my Boston-show-news jurisdiction. But holy jeebus, that list of bands is nutso, and there are a lot of Boston connections in there. Tickets secured, cannot wait.
Otherwise, I’m psyched to see Rick Maguire of PILE + Hallelujah The Hills in Hingham in August, and Neko Case with Dan Destroyer Bejar in Lexington in October (just snagged pre-sale tix for that one). Many other announcements are below, and if I’m missing something announced or upcoming that you’re into, add a comment. But check out the right column over there first, where a massive list resides —>
Ok, off we go…
First, imminent Boston-area shows of (my/your?) interest…
Wednesday, June 10th
The Avett Brothers
and Mike Patton
present AVTT/PTTN
@ the Wang
Wednesday, June 10th
Primus
Les Claypool’s Frog Brigade
The Lennon Delirium
@ the Pavilion
Wednesday, June 10th
Cracker
@ the Middle East Down
Thursday, June 11th
Night Court with
Judge John Hodgman &
Bailiff Jesse Thorn
plus guest Eugene Mirman
@ Coolidge Corner Theatre
Thursday, June 11th
Echo & the Bunnymen
@ Roadrunner
Thursday, June 11th
Gracie & Rachel
Beccs
@ the Rockwell
Thursday, June 11th
Ex-Hyena
Casey Desmond
Big Time Kill
Proles
@ Deep Cuts
Thursday, June 11th
A Concert & Conversation with
Hrishikesh Hirway & Min Jin Lee
@ the Sinclair
Friday, June 12th
Hallelujah the Hills
perform at
“Homeground at the Haven”
@ the Haven in JP
Friday, June 12th
Killswitch Engage
Machine Head
Iron Reagan
Havok
@ Roadrunner
Friday, June 12th
Dave Matthews Band
@ the Xfinity Center
Saturday, June 13th
Verona Downs (LP release!)
Arto Vaun
GOH
@ Medford Brewing
Saturday, June 13th
Pride Festival
featuring Melissa Ferrick
@ Bellforge Arts Center
Sunday, June 14th
Robyn Hitchcock
full band electric!
with Emma Swift
& DJ Carbo
@ Brighton Music Hall
Sunday, June 14th
Skeeter de Milo
Astral Bitch
BEDTIMEMAGIC
Sapling
@ O’Brien’s
Sunday, June 14th
Brittany Rose Queen’s
BIRTHDAY BASH
with
Rebuilder, Silent Drive,
Smug, & a special guest
@ Deep Cuts
Sunday, June 14th
Kiefer Sutherland
with Rocco Deluca
@ the Wilbur
Monday, June 15th
The Cowboys
Adult Learners (7 inch release!)
Orange Whip
@ Deep Cuts
Tuesday, June 16th
Bleachers
Hovvdy
@ MGM Music Hall
Tuesday, June 16th
The EARFULL series
writers reading,
songwriters performing.
with authors
Laura Zigman & Tom Perrotta
and musicians
Sleepyhead &
Chris Brokaw & Beth Kaplan
@ Branch Line, Watertown
Tuesday, June 16th
Allston Pudding’s
Spring Concert Series
with
Bowling Shoes,
Sasha and the Valentines,
& Barefoot Young
@ Zone 3, Lower Allston
And now, recently announced Boston-area shows…
Saturday, June 27th
The Displayers
Elisa Smith
Lonely Leesa & the Lost Cowboys
@ the Square Root
Tuesday, July 7th
Future Teens
Snarls
Alright, Thanks
@ Deep Cuts
Saturday, August 1st
Regal Seagull (release show!)
37 Houses
Lesser Birds
@ Deep Cuts
Friday, August 7th
Best Brother Records presents
Rick McGuire of Pile
Hallelujah the Hills
@ Ames Chapel, Hingham
Wednesday, September 9th
Author Kevin Dettmar presents
his book “Punk in 50 Pieces”
with Gang of Four’s
Hugo Burnham
@ Brookline Booksmith
Tuesday, September 15th
Show Me The Body
The Whispers
Jivebomb
Holder
@ the Paradise
Friday, September 18th
Mon Rovia
Sarah Julie
@ Roadrunner
Thursday, September 24th
Paris Jackson
The Pretty Reckless
@ the House of Blues
Thursday, September 24th
Charli xcx
Underscores
@ TD Garden
Friday, September 25th
Peaches
@ the Wilbur
Sunday, September 27th
Boy Harsher
@ the Royale
Tuesday & Wednesday
October 6th & 7th
Phoebe Bridgers
Alex G
@ TD Garden
Wednesday, October 14th
Wishy
@ Brighton Music Hall
Thursday, October 15th
Neko Case
Destroyer (solo)
@ Cary Hall, Lexington
Wednesday, October 28th
Toad the Wet Sprocket
acoustic tour
@ the Wilbur
Friday, November 13th
Dweezil Zappa
@ the Chevalier
Friday, February 12th, 2027
Letterkenny Live
@ Agganis Arena
Back to work I go. Keep an eye out for the back of my head up in the front row.
[Boston-Area Action 6/3/2026] Show-Going Plans & New Show Announcements
Posted on June 3, 2026 at 1:13 pm | No Comments
My brain is abuzz with far too many concurring thoughts at the moment, so forgive what may be a frazzled and error-filled weekly Wednesday post of impending Boston-area shows and recent announcements. I’m just going to cruise through this thing on auto-pilot and see what happens. If you haven’t visited here lately, here’s the deal: Every week I share a list of local (meaning Boston-adjacent) shows that appeal to me (and/or maybe to those I know) that are either coming up in the next seven days, or have been announced since last week. Mostly rock shows, but not just that. Sometimes other random events that I/you might attend, too.
Impending highlights: Waaaay too much happening on Saturday. Free fests galore, including the Forever Lager Music & Beer Festival at Notch Brewing (Brighton), the The New England Americana Festival, Medford Porchfest, & Boston Chilling (hosted by Mr. Matt Shearer). The clash of the Notch fest, where I plan to park myself, against the Medford Porchfest is a truly painful one, but I’ve gotta stick with my own ‘hood. That said, I’ll still be heading out to Medfidd that night because… Bent Shapes are back! I adore that band and can’t believe I get to see them play again, with openers Colleen Green & Beeef. Incredible.
Other imminent highlights include They Might Be Giants in town for two nights, Kevin Morby on Sunday (his new album is ace), and the next June Earfull installment on Tuesday. That night also brings the first of the new Spring series of Allston Pudding/Zone 3 free show line-ups, so have a look at the list for that one.
Stand-out announcements? A couple of Hallelujah The Hills shows (neither of which I can attend. you did it to me again, Ryan!), the lineup for the Rat City Arts Festival , and the welcome return of Califone to Deep Cuts. Last time they were in town, I was outta town. This time? Also out of town. Argh. I compel you all to go in my absence.
Gotta run, so here are the lists. Any additions/corrections would be much appreciated. I can’t keep track of it all, so if there’s something you’re psyched about, please say so. Unless it’s already listed on the Almanac’s right column over there —>
Here goes…
First, imminent Boston-area shows of (my/your?) interest…
Wednesday, June 3rd
Ryan Bingham
& the Texas Gentlemen
@ Roadrunner
Wednesday, June 3rd
The Fiery Furnaces
Chris Lee Rodriguez
@ the Somerville Armory
Wednesday, June 3rd
Tim Kasher (Cursive)
Old Canes
Regals
@ O’Brien’s
Thursday, June 4th
Doused Sparkler
Bedroom Eyes
(T-T)b
@ the Model
Thursday, June 4th
St. Vincent
with the Boston Pops Orchestra
@ Boston Symphony Hall
Thursday, June 4th
The Snares
Zip-Tie Handcuffs
Donny Toronto
@ Deep Cuts
Friday, June 5th
Opening Reception for
FACES, PLACES, & SPACES
A Spatial Justice Exhibition
presented by #ARTSTAYSHERE
6pm @ the Somerville Museum
(exhibit runs through August 23rd)
Friday, June 5th
Jon Butcher
Barrence Whitfield
TJ Welch & the Wasted
@ the Middle East Downstairs
Friday, June 5th
Freddie Gibbs
Geordie Greep
@ Roadrunner
Friday, June 5th
Pete & Bas Save America
Delivery Boys
@ the Sinclair
Friday & Saturday
June 5th & 6th
They Might Be Giants
@ the House of Blues
Saturday, June 6th
Boston Chilling fest
Hosted by Matt Shearer
with Laundry Day, Lily Fitts,
Toledo, Ali McGuirk,
& Lightfootbeats
1pm @ the Lawn on D
Saturday, June 6th
Notch Brewing presents
Forever Lager ’26
with Black Helicopter,
The Dogmatics, Spiller,
Thalia Zedek Band,
Hilken & Melissa Band,
Andy California, Pledge Pins,
& Whyte Lipstick
@ Notch Brighton
@ the Charles River Speedway
Saturday, June 6th
Medford Porchfest
all over Medford, MA
Saturday, June 6th
New England Americana Festival
with
Kier Byrnes & The Kettle Burners,
Nate Perry & Ragged Company,
Other Brother Darryl, Elisa Smith,
Jennifer Tefft & The Strange,
Tigerman Woah, Berm, Regals,
Dirt Road Souls, Autumn Hollow,
Beware the Dangers of a
Ghost Scorpion, Comanchero,
Consuelo’s Revenge, and
Damian and the Displayers
@ the Bellforge Arts Center
Saturday, June 6th
Bent Shapes
Colleen Green
Beeef
@ Deep Cuts
Sunday, June 7th
Kevin Morby
Liam Kazar
@ the Royale
Sunday, June 7th
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
@ the Cabot
Tuesday, June 9th
The EARFULL series
writers reading,
songwriters performing.
with authors
Lesley Mahoney O’Connell
& Elizabeth Graver
and musicians
Syd Straw & Todd Thibaud
@ Branch Line, Watertown
Tuesday, June 9th
Allston Pudding’s
Spring Concert Series (S2!)
with Spirit Ghost, Dinos
& the Stirling Taylor Band
@ Zone 3, Lower Allston
And now, recently announced Boston-area shows…
Friday, June 12th
Hallelujah the Hills
perform at
“Homeground at the Haven”
@ the Haven in JP
Thursday, June 18th
Todd Thibaud & his band
welcome back from tour show
playing their “Alchemy” LP in full
@ Q Division Studios
Saturday, August 1st
Rat City Arts Festival
with Cheem, Makeout Palace,
Justice Cow, The Reunion,
Kay Wolf, Ashy Finn, Intac,
Dream Journal, Taylor Hurd,
Eli Shane, Ava Sophia, Von Aldra,
Nick Shea, Aka Rat, Ella Faye,
& C.J. Red Mouth
@ Charles River Speedway
Sunday, August 16th
Ben Nichols (Lucero) & friends
Cory Branan
@ Deep Cuts
Saturday, August 22nd
Califone
@ Deep Cuts
Wednesday, September 9th
Sara Bareilles
@ MGM Music Hall
Thursday, September 10th
Gary Clark Jr.
@ the Paradise
Friday, September 18th
Sparta
Public Opinion
@ Deep Cuts
Wednesday, September 23rd
Mastadon
Deafheaven
Alcest
@ House of Blues
Thursday, September 24th
The Prodigy
Femtanyl
@ Roadrunner
Thursday, September 24th
She & Him
@ the Wilbur Theatre
Saturday, October 17th
Hallelujah the Hills
Hilken & Melissa Band
@ Deep Cuts
Wednesday, October 21st
Hank Azaria
& the EZ Street Band
@ the Sinclair
Saturday, November 7th
Jimmy Webb
@ City Winery Boston
Thursday, November 19th
Cowboy Junkies
@ the Cabot
Friday, November 20th
Julia Jacklin
@ the Royale
Sunday, November 29th
The Temptations
@ the Cabot
Monday & Tuesday
March 1st & 2nd, 2027
Gracie Abrams
Grace Ives
@ TD Garden
That’s it for this week. Time for me to go outside for some fresh air and a clearer head. Here’s hoping.