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[Music Docs] IFFBoston is back!

Tonight, it returns. Among the many, many things that were canceled in the wake of the covid’s arrival on U.S. shores in the Spring of 2020, one of the most personally painful was the almost-here 18th edition of the Independent Film Festival Boston. I’ve seen at least a couple films, and usually more, every single […]

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  • BOSTON-AREA LIVE SHOW ACTION
    Wednesday, May 25th
    J. Robbins
    Hilken Mancini &
    Chris Colbourn
    @ City Winery Boston
    Thursday, May 26th
    Sofi Tukker
    @ Roadrunner
    Friday, May 27th
    Mess Esque
    Chris Brokaw
    @ the Middle East Up
    Friday to Sunday
    May 27th to 29th
    Boston Calling Fest
    @ Harvard Athletic Complex
    Friday to Sunday
    May 27th to 29th
    Wilco's
    Solid Sound Festival
    @ MASS MoCA
    Saturday, May 28th
    The Channel's 42nd Anniversary!
    with the Del Fuegos &
    The Channel All Star Revue
    @ Roadrunner
    Sunday, May 29th
    Children of the Flaming Wheel
    Bong Wish
    @ State Park
    Monday, May 30th
    Pile
    @ the Sinclair
    Monday, May 30th
    Kristin Hersh
    Fred Abong
    @ City Winery Boston
    Wednesday, June 1st
    Halsey
    Beabadoobee
    @ the Xfinity Center
    Thursday, June 2nd
    Hallelujah the Hills
    Adam Schatz (Landlady)
    @ the Lilypad
    Thursday, June 2nd
    Ringo Starr
    & his All Starr Band
    @ the Wang Theater
    Sunday, June 5th
    The Antlers
    @ the Sinclair
    Tuesday, June 7th
    Sigur Ros
    @ the Wang
    Tuesday & Wednesday
    June 7th & June 8th
    Paul McCartney
    @ Fenway Park
    Wednesday, June 8th
    Peter Holsapple
    (from the dBs/REM)
    @ a patio in Belmont
    Thursday, June 9th
    Ted Leo
    @ Union Station Brewery
    in Providence, RI
    Thursday, June 9th
    Black Helicopter
    @ O'Brien's
    Thursday, June 9th
    Squirrel Flower
    @ WBUR CitySpace
    Thursday, June 9th
    The Darts
    Loretta
    @ the Middle East
    Saturday, June 11th
    Bill Janovitz
    @ the Burren
    Saturday, June 11th
    Kraftwerk
    @ the Wang
    Sunday, June 12th
    Richard Buckner
    @ Atwood's Tavern
    Tuesday, June 13th
    Superchunk
    Torres
    @ the Paradise
    Thursday, June 16th
    Midnight Oil
    Liz Stringer
    @ Roadrunner
    Thursday, June 16th
    Jonathan Richman
    with Tommy Larkins
    @ the Wilbur
    Saturday, June 18th
    Tommy Stinson
    (of Bash & Pop
    & the Replacements)
    @ A Curated World in Somerville
    Saturday, June 18th
    Belle & Sebastian
    Los Bitchos
    @ Roadrunner
    Saturday, June 18th
    The Zulus
    @ the Paradise
    Saturday, June 18th
    Chris Gethard
    @ the Sinclair
    Saturday, June 18th
    The John Doe Folk Trio
    2 shows @ Club Passim
    Sunday, June 19th
    Strand of Oaks
    The Still Tide
    @ the Sinclair
    Sunday, June 19th
    (A Band Called) E
    Dyr Faser
    @ the Jungle
    Sunday, June 19th
    Mandy Moore
    @ the Royale
    Tuesday, June 21st
    Waxahatchee
    @ Roadrunner
    Wednesday, June 22nd
    Tears for Fears
    Garbage
    @ the Pavilion
    Saturday, June 25th
    Failure
    @ the Sinclair
    Saturday, June 25th
    The Loyal Seas
    (Tanya Donelly &
    Brian Sullivan)
    2 shows @ the Burren
    Saturday, June 25th
    Freezepop
    @ Crystal Ballroom
    Saturday, June 25th
    Black Helicopter
    @ ONCE @ Boynton Yards
    Saturday, June 25th
    Will Dailey
    @ Club Passim
    Monday, June 27th
    Ty Segall
    & Freedom Band
    @ the Royale
    Thursday, June 30th
    The Besnard Lakes
    @ O'Brien's
    Saturday, July 2nd
    Steely Dan
    The Doobie Brothers
    Aimee Mann
    @ the Xfinity Center
    Wednesday, July 6th
    Karate
    Helms
    @ the Sinclair
    Thursday, July 7th
    Karate
    Martha's Vineyard Ferries
    @ the Sinclair
    Friday, July 8th
    Camp Cope
    @ the Paradise
    Saturday, July 9th
    Kid Gulliver
    @ the Jungle
    Saturday, July 9th
    Will Dailey
    @ City Winery Boston
    Sunday, July 10th
    Brian Wilson
    Chicago
    @ the Xfinity Center
    Tuesday, July 12th
    The Psychedelic Furs
    X
    @ House of Blues
    Friday, July 15th
    Bikini Kill
    Alice Bag
    @ the Wang
    Saturday, July 16th
    Circle Jerks
    7SECONDS
    Negative Approach
    @ the House of Blues
    Thursday, July 21st
    Elf Power
    E.R. Jurken
    @ Crystal Ballroom
    Friday, July 22nd
    Beach House
    Mary Lattimore
    @ Roadrunner
    Saturday, July 23rd
    The Cult
    Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
    Zola Jesus
    @ Some Bank Pavilion
    Saturday, July 23rd
    Warpaint
    @ the Sinclair
    Tuesday & Wednesday
    July 26th & 27th
    Mitski
    The Weather Station
    @ Roadrunner
    Wednesday, July 27th
    Tim Heidecker
    @ the Wilbur
    Wednesday, July 27th
    Elton John
    @ Gillette Stadium
    Wednesday, July 27th
    Nada Surf
    @ the Beachcomber
    Thursday, July 28th
    Christian Lee Hutson
    Another Michael
    @ Cafe 939
    Thursday, Friday, & Saturday
    July 28th, 29th, & 30th
    NICE, a fest
    with Speedy Ortiz, Future Teens,
    Colleen Green, House of Harm,
    Lady Pills, Hallelujah The Hills,
    Bat House, Maneka, shallow pools,
    and many, many more
    @ the Rockwell & Crystal Ballroom
    in Davis Square, Somerville
    Friday, July 29th
    The Black Keys
    Band of Horses
    @ the Xfinity Center
    Saturday & Sunday
    July 30th & 31st
    Hop Along
    @ the Sinclair
    Wednesday, August 3rd
    Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
    @ the Sinclair
    Wednesday, August 3rd
    Fleet Foxes
    @ the Pavilion
    Thursday, August 4th
    Chvrches
    @ Roadrunner
    Saturday, August 6th
    mewithoutyou
    @ the Paradise
    Sunday, August 7th
    Lost 80's Live
    with Flock of Seagulls,
    Missing Persons, Naked Eyes,
    Stacey Q, Tommy Tutone, and
    Annabella’s Bow Wow Wow
    @ the Indian Ranch
    in Webster, MA
    Friday, August 12th
    Rise Against
    The Used
    Senses Fail
    @ Roadrunner
    Saturday, August 13th
    Joyce Manor
    Citizen
    Prince Daddy & the Hyena
    PHONY
    @ Roadrunner
    Saturday, August 13th
    Here and There Festival
    with Courtney Barnett,
    Lucy Dacus, Men I Trust
    Faye Webster, The Beths
    Bartees Strange, & Hana Vu
    @ Mass MoCA
    Sunday, August 14th
    Blondie
    The Damned
    @ the Pavilion
    Monday, August 15th
    Elvis Costello & the Imposters
    Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets
    @ the Pavilion
    Monday, August 15th
    Franz Ferdinand
    @ the House of Blues
    Tuesday, August 16th
    Goo Goo Dolls
    @ Some Bank Pavilion
    Tuesday, August 16th
    Peter Hook & the Light
    Playing Joy Division's
    "Closer" & "Unknown Pleasures"
    @ the Paradise
    Thursday, August 18th
    Horse Jumper of Love
    @ the Sinclair
    Thursday, August 18th
    Sharon Van Etten
    Julien Baker
    Angel Olsen
    Spencer
    @ the Pavilion
    Saturday, August 20th
    Richard Mirsky (record release!)
    Kid Gulliver
    Chris Brokaw
    @ the Cantab Lounge
    Sunday, August 21st
    The Decemberists
    Brigid Mae Power
    @ Roadrunner
    Monday, August 22nd
    Comedy Bang! Bang!
    with Scott Aukerman,
    Paul F Tompkins, & more
    @ the Chevalier
    Monday, August 22nd
    Los Campesinos!
    Proper
    @ the Sinclair
    Friday, August 26th
    Korn
    Evanescence
    @ Xfinity Center
    Friday, August 26th
    Sleigh Bells
    @ the Paradise
    Saturday, August 27th
    The Shins
    play "Oh, Inverted World"
    @ Roadrunner
    Saturday, August 27th
    Aoife O'Donovan
    Hiss Golden Messenger
    @ Lowell Summer Music Series
    @ Boarding House Park
    Saturday, August 27th
    Local Natives
    @ House of Blues
    Wednesday, August 31st
    Built to Spill
    @ the Paradise
    Saturday, September 3rd
    Boris
    Nothing
    @ the Paradise
    Sunday, September 4th
    The Ocean Blue
    @ City Winery
    Wednesday, September 7th
    Neko Case
    Sean Rowe
    @ Emerson Colonial Theatre
    Friday, September 10th
    Crowded House
    @ the Wang
    Friday, September 10th
    Red Hot Chili Peppers
    St. Vincent
    Thundercat
    @ Fenway Park
    Monday, September 13th
    Echo & the Bunnymen
    @ the House of Blues
    Monday, September 13th
    Bauhaus
    @ MGM Music Hall
    Tuesday, September 14th
    Porcupine Tree
    @ MGM Music Hall
    Tuesday, September 14th
    Arlo Parks
    @ Roadrunner
    Thursday & Friday
    September 15th & 16th
    They Might Be Giants
    'Flood' 30th anniversary
    @ the Royale
    Thursday & Friday
    September 15th & 16th
    Vundabar
    @ the Sinclair
    Saturday, September 17th
    The Afghan Whigs
    @ the Paradise
    Saturday, September 17th
    Roxy Music
    @ the Garden
    Saturday, September 17th
    Idles
    @ Roadrunner
    Saturday, September 18th
    The Dream Syndicate
    40th Anniversary Tour
    playing "The Days of Wine & Roses"
    & more @ the Crystal Ballroom
    Saturday, September 18th
    Julia Jacklin
    Kara Jackson
    @ the Paradise
    Saturday, September 18th
    Heaven 17
    @ City Winery
    Monday, September 19th
    Girlpool
    @ the Paradise
    Monday, September 19th
    New Order
    Pet Shop Boys
    @ Some Bank Pavilion
    Tuesday, September 20th
    Spiritualized
    @ the Royale
    Wednesday, September 21st
    OSEES
    Bronze
    @ the Royale
    Thursday, September 22nd
    The National
    @ Roadrunner
    Tuesday, September 27th
    The Shins
    play "Oh, Inverted World"
    @ Roadrunner
    Wednesday, September 28th
    Pavement
    The Goon Sax
    @ the Wang
    Friday, September 30th
    The B-52s (farewell tour)
    KC & the Sunshine Band
    @ MGM Music Hall
    Saturday, October 1st
    Kid Gulliver
    @ the Jungle
    Saturday, October 1st
    Death Cab For Cutie
    Low
    @ Some Bank Pavilion
    Monday, October 3rd
    Sunny Day Real Estate
    The Appleseed Cast
    @ the House of Blues
    Monday, October 3rd
    The Killers
    Johnny Marr
    @ the Garden
    Tuesday, October 4th
    Stereolab
    Deradoorian
    @ Roadrunner
    Tuesday, October 4th
    The Gaslight Anthem
    Jeff Rosenstock
    @ MGM Music Hall
    Friday, Saturday, & Sunday
    October 7th, 8th, & 9th
    "As Summer Into Autumn Slips" 3 days of music featuring...
    Day 1: Surprise Me Mr. Davis,
    Marco Benevento Trio, & William Tyler
    Day 2: The Slip, WOLF! (featuring
    Scott Metzger), & William Tyler
    Day 3: The Slip, Club d'Elf,
    & William Tyler
    @ Soundcheck Studios, Pembroke
    Saturday, October 8th
    Billy Bragg
    Alice Phoebe Lou
    @ the Wilbur
    Sunday, October 9th
    L7
    30th Anniversary of
    "Bricks Are Heavy" tour
    @ Big Night Live
    Tuesday, October 11th
    Gorillaz
    EarthGang
    @ TD Garden
    Sunday, October 16th
    Smashing Pumpkins
    Janes Addiction
    Poppy
    @ the Garden
    Monday, October 17th
    House of Love
    @ Brighton Music Hall
    Thursday, October 20th
    June of 44
    @ the Middle East Down
    Saturday, October 22nd
    Slothrust
    Weakened Friends
    @ the Sinclair
    Sunday, October 23rd
    Illuminati Hotties
    Enumclaw
    Olivia Barton
    @ the Sinclair
    Monday, October 24th
    Kevin Morby
    Coco
    @ the Sinclair
    Tuesday, October 25th
    Metric
    @ the House of Blues
    Tuesday & Wednesday
    October 25th & 26th
    Calexico
    @ the Sinclair
    Saturday, November 5th
    Let's Eat Grandma
    @ the Sinclair
    Sunday, November 6th
    Soccer Mommy
    Lightning Bug
    @ House of Blues
    Tuesday, November 8th
    Arcade Fire
    Beck
    @ MGM Fenway Music Hall
    Tuesday & Wednesday
    November 8th & 9th
    Alex G
    Hatchie
    @ the Paradise
    Tuesday, November 15th
    The Menzingers
    play "On The Impossible Past"
    Touché Amoré
    Screaming Females
    @ the Paradise
    Wednesday, November 16th
    The Chills
    @ City Winery Boston
    Wednesday, November 30th
    Mclusky
    @ the Sinclair