Bradley’s Almanac

Weekending Music Miscellany

Posted on April 4, 2008 at 2:33 pm | No Comments

Yes, another link-burst, filled with the various and the sundry…

For a city that’s cruelly passed over by the occasional cool tour (by bands that feel NYC is close enough to count), you really can’t beat Boston’s good fortune lately. Not only are we getting that visit in June from the reunited Swervedriver, but we’re going to be graced by the presence of the almighty Polvo just a couple weeks later. On June 20th, the reunited North Carolinians will hit the Middle East Downstairs, and tickets are already on sale.

Wye Oak is coming back to town, but this time you’ll be able to spend time with their excellent debut disc before they return. Next week, Merge will release “If Children”, and a month later, on May 4th, the Baltimore duo plays Allston’s Great Scott with openers Drew O’Doherty and Hands and Knees. Tickets can be bought here, and I’ll also be giving away a pair as the show gets closer.

I’ve spent a lot of time with “If Children”, and I’ve no doubt it’ll end up high on my faves of the year list (that’s saying a lot with all the great stuff that’s come out so far, and what’s still ahead). If my praise, or the live songs I offered up a few weeks ago, aren’t enough to convince you, have a listen to the two Mp3s that Merge has made available for preview…

Mp3: Wye Oak – “I Don’t Feel Young

Mp3: Wye Oak – “Warning

Another show at Great Scott, and one that will likely pack the place to the rafters: Former Sunny Day Real Estate and Fire Theft frontman Jeremy Enigk teams up for a show with Damien Jurado on Saturday night, May 31st. Tickets here. Unless there’s something new coming up soon, Jeremy will be hawking his third solo album, “World Waits”, which came out last August on his own Lewis Hollow label, and Damien will probably play lots of songs from his next full-length, which he said was ‘nearing completion’ in January.

Sleepyhead continues to reawaken, releasing new recordings in the wake of their return to live stages last fall after a three-year absence. The (now based out of) West Roxbury trio have just let loose two songs exclusively through esteemed record store Other Music‘s new digital shop, and you can buy them here right after you stream each track (“Red Letter Daze” and “The Family Tree“) on MySpace. Which you’ll do, as they’re both great songs. “Red Letter Daze” will become the title cut from their eventual fifth full-length, which should be out later this year. So nice to have them back, and right here in town where more live shows are likely. But hang in there, non-Bostonians, as summertime should see the band traveling a bit.

Great Scott keeps the good stuff coming with yet another should-be-good show: Atlanta’s Snowden returns to the same stage they blew me away on back in 2006, when they play GS on Sunday, May 18th with Colour Revolt and The Epochs in support. It’s been a couple years since they released their “Anti-Anti” album, so I’m glad to read on guitarist David Payne’s blog that they’ll be trying out “a lot of new material” on the 18-date tour. Grab tickets for that one here, and again, I’ll have a pair to give away as well.

Fifty percent of Fugazi will be visiting the Boston area this spring, albeit separately, what with Joe Lally playing a show in May, and Ian Mackaye coming to town next week for a free and open-to-the-public discussion at Brandeis.

Ian’s appearance, which has doors opening at 7:00 in Schwartz Hall, is part of the school’s “Bernstein Festival of the Creative Arts”, and is presented by the Punk, Rock n’ Roll Club. Because, really, what other club did you think would be presenting it?

Lally’s May 23rd show is upstairs at the Middle East, and opening is Geoff Farina’s Glorytellers, so we’re talking sell-out (Lally, lally, lally, get your tickets here. And if you get that reference, you’re old, too). Joe’s latest long-player is last November’s “Nothing Is Underrated”, which I’m embarrassed to say I haven’t yet heard. Must remedy that soon.

Really nice write-up on Brian Sullivan and his Dylan In The Movies over at the Phoenix. His song “Massachusetts Avenue” popped up in my random playlist the other day and reminded me of how much I’m looking forward to his proper full-length debut (it’s been way too long since the 2005 “Feel The Pull” EP). Glad to read in that article that he hopes to have the album, which will have guest vocals from the Watson Twins, out in May. Add my hopes to the pile. Stream “Massachusetts Avenue“, another new one, as well as songs from that debut EP, at MySpace.

There’s a fairly unique show happening this Tuesday in Somerville at PA’s Lounge, when Washington DC’s These United States comes to town. The band, which consists of three main members, is nearing the end of 33 shows in 33 cities – with 33 different lineups. In every ‘burg they hit, they’re recruiting area musicians to sit in with them, so every single night promises to be something special. According to the band, this was to be no improv-style someone-grab-a-tamborine mess, but a rehearsed affair with pre-show practices and set tweaks. For the PA’s show, we may see members of openers Pretty & Nice take part, but beyond that, it’s anyone’s guess… which is the whole point. Anyone seen them elsewhere yet? How was your city’s version?

For those in the remaining locations (which after Somerville includes Bard College, NYC, Brooklyn, Baltimore, and finally home to DC), here’s a T.U.S. track to prepare yourself…

Mp3: These United States – “First Sight

The band’s debut album, “A Picture of the Three of Us at the Gate to the Garden of Eden”, can and should be purchased straight from What Are Records, or from the band at one of those remaining shows. Confluence: As I’m typing this, T.U.S. just started playing live at this very moment on our beloved WOXY. Look for that archived soon.

So John Vanderslice played the Paradise last night with Stephen Malkmus & his Jicks, and no, I wasn’t there. Such are the sacrifices this novice dad must make. But I’ll have another chance to see JV this Monday when he plays the far-more-intimate Oxfam Cafe at Tufts in Medford. Bonus: The Soft Drugs are opening. Now, the Oxfam isn’t exactly my preferred place to see shows (usually cramped, no stage, no view… like I said, ‘intimate’), but I may have to brave this one. Students only, unfortunately. Looks like my decision is made for me.

Well, at least I can listen to NYCtaper’s excellent recording of last Sunday’s Vanderslice show at the Mercury Lounge. Another fine offering from my ally to the south.

South‘s fourth full-length, “You Are Here”, is out on April 15th via bluhammock music/Young American Recordings, and they’re playing Great Scott a couple weeks later to show it off. Mark May 1st down in your datebook, when they’ll team up with The Silver State and Johnny Lloyd Rollins for another fine Fenway Recordings-presented evening. Tickets will be available here.

For an idea of what’s to come on South’s “You Are Here”, have a listen…

Mp3: South – “Better Things

Stream: South – “Wasted

Got some good news in my inbox yesterday: My pre-order for the latest Teenbeat Records release ships out today, so I’ll have it in my hot hands very soon. It’s the debut full-length from Maybe It’s Reno, which is the name Bridget Cross has chosen to release her new solo recordings under. The one-time Velocity Girl frontwoman and former Unrest/Air Miami bassist/singer isn’t exactly stripped down on this one, though, as she’s got a couple familiar faces along for the ride: Her old Unrest teammates, Teenbeat head Mark Robinson and drummer Phil Krauth, join her on seven of the album’s ten tracks. Can’t wait to hear what the results sound like. While the album isn’t officially ‘out’ until April 22nd, order yours here and I’d wager it’ll show up straightaway.

This Tuesday, Boston’s own Hallelujah The Hills will share up the seven song “Prepare To Qualify” EP on their website, for the affordable price of absolutely free (and with printable artwork, no less). The digital collection pulls together five non-album tracks the band has trickled out at random online outlets over the past year (places like the Village Voice, Largehearted Boy, & Stereogum), along with a couple previously unreleased cuts: “When Night Falls“, and a live version of “(You Better Hope You) Die Before Me“. If you’re one of those remaining freaks (like yours truly) who is compelled to hold something in your greedy mitts, some physical copies of the EP will be available to buy through Misra Records and at HtH shows.

One of those shows is next Saturday, April 12th, at Great Scott (jeez, Great Scott must be butter), which stands as the official EP release event, and features their friends in Ho-Ag. But noooo, Ho-Ag won’t be doing something as simple as opening up… they’ll also be combining with HtH, Transformer-like, to make a 12-part mega-machine of rock dubbed Hallelujah The Ho-Ag. Pretty & Nice and Thunderhole will be opening up as well, with the between-band soundtrack being provided by DJ Mark Pearson of the almighty Neptune. Tickets here.

I’m as surprised as anyone that in 2008 I was excited enough about a new R.E.M. album to buy the disc on the day it was released. And so I did. And as I said after I heard the preview stream, “Accelerate” is rocking me old school. To mark their return to catchy choruses and distortion pedals, here are a few recent live Mp3s from the ancient Athenians (I kid, I kid)…

Mp3: R.E.M. – “Munich” (Editors cover on BBC1)

Mp3: R.E.M. – “Second Guessing” (live at Schuba’s SxSW / NPR)

Mp3: R.E.M. – “Auctioneer” (live at Schuba’s SxSW / NPR)

Mp3: R.E.M. – “Fall On Me” (live at Schuba’s SxSW / NPR)

Also rocking me still is that Alan-Sparhawk-fronted Retribution Gospel Choir album, and you can now download a companion live set of the March 8th Duluth, MN release show over at the Live Music Archive. And remember, after some dates overseas in April, RGC will play stateside in June, including a stop in Cambridge at the Middle East on Thursday, June 19th. Tickets here or cheaper at the MidEast box office.

Kristin Hersh did a Daytrotter session back in March that aired a few days back, performing four songs including the old Throwing Muses track “Juno“.

Have a sketchy YouTube video of the Cure performing a newer song called “A Boy I Never Knew“. Hopefully that won’t be the only new one they share when they play the Agganis Arena here in Boston next month.

Long as I’m getting all nostalgic, here, have a look at the details for the upcoming Rhino early-era Replacements reissues. I am, uncontrollably, fully on board for those wallet-drainers.

Alright, I have to wrap this up, as it’s time to hit the road: It’s a banner week for personal favorites here in Boston — last night was Hellboy creator Mike Mignola being interviewed by collaborator Christopher Golden at the ICA Boston, tomorrow I get to see Travels play their first area live show ever at PA’s with the Broken River Prophet, and right now I’m heading out on a rainy walk to Harvard to catch that panel focusing on The Wire that includes creator David Simon. Truly a time to celebrate those whose mere existence makes my life better.

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  • BOSTON-AREA LIVE SHOW ACTION
    Wednesday, April 30th
    Twin Tribes
    Chameleons
    Vandal Moon
    House of Harm
    @ Big Night Live

    Thursday, May 1st
    Deep Sea Diver
    Byland
    @ Brighton Music Hall

    Thursday, May 1st
    Red Baraat
    @ the Crystal Ballroom

    Thursday, May 1st
    Sharon Van Etten
    & the Attachment Theory
    Love Spells
    @ Roadrunner

    Friday, May 2nd
    Bob Mould & his band
    J. Robbins & his band
    @ the Paradise

    Friday, May 2nd
    Shoney Lamar
    Lunch Mother
    Mike Sempert
    Husbands
    @ the Loft

    Saturday, May 3th
    Cheekface
    @ The Sinclair

    Saturday, May 3rd
    BADBADNOTGOOD
    Baby Rose
    @ Roadrunner

    Sunday, May 4th
    Actor/writer Ed Helms
    presents his new book "SNAFU"
    @ WBUR's CitySpace

    Sunday, May 4th
    Lou Barlow
    Bobby Bare Jr.
    Acoustic Song Swap!
    @ the Rockwell

    Sunday, May 4th
    The Queers
    @ the Middle East Upstairs

    Sunday, May 4th
    Tim Hecker
    @ Crystal Ballroom

    Sunday, May 4th
    AC/DC
    @ Gillette Stadium

    Monday, May 5th
    Craig Thompson
    discussing
    "Ginseng Roots: A Memoir"
    @ Cambridge Public Library

    Tuesday, May 6th
    Dave Eggers
    signing
    "The Eyes & the Impossible"
    @ Harvard Book Store

    Wednesday, May 7th
    Japanese Breakfast
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Wednesday, May 7th
    Sea Wolf (solo)
    @ the Haymarket Lounge
    @ City Winery

    Wednesday, May 7th
    Love
    Johnny Echols
    @ City Winery

    Thursday, May 8th
    Melvins
    Napalm Death
    @ the Paradise

    Thursday, May 8th
    Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
    @ the Crystal Ballroom

    Friday, May 9th
    DEVO
    "50 Years of De-Evolution...Continued!" @ MGM Music Hall

    Saturday, May 10th
    The Hilken Mancini Band
    (long-awaited LP release party!)
    with The Cujo (feat. Jen Trynin) &
    Mary Lou Lord with Annabelle Lord-Patey
    @ Sonia

    Saturday, May 10th
    Lady Pills
    @ Deep Cuts

    Saturday, May 10th
    William Tyler
    @ Warehouse XI

    Saturday, May 10th
    Advance Base
    Kristin Daelyn
    Puppy Problems
    @ the Cantab Lounge

    Saturday, May 10th
    Mallrat
    @ Brighton Music Hall

    Sunday, May 11th
    Worriers
    Mint Green
    @ Deep Cuts

    Sunday, May 11th
    The Queers
    @ the Middle East

    Sunday, May 11th
    Baroness
    @ the Sinclair

    Monday, May 12th
    Kendrick Lamar
    SZA
    @ Gillette Stadium

    Tuesday, May 13th
    Mamalarky
    Kennedy Mann
    @ The Rockwell

    Wednesday, May 14th
    Ministry
    My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult
    Die Krupps
    @ Roadrunner

    Thursday, May 15th
    Pet Symmetry
    Pony
    Jimmy Montague
    @ Brighton Music Hall

    Friday, May 16th
    The FUs
    Silver Screams
    Deprogrammer Cult
    The Angry-LAs
    @ Koto, Salem

    Saturday, May 17th
    Chris Brokaw (LP release!)
    Beth Kaplan
    Kathy Snax
    @ Streetcar in JP

    Saturday, May 17th
    Califone (full band)
    Dead Gowns
    @ the Rockwell

    Saturday, May 17th
    Sunflower Bean
    @ Deep Cuts

    Saturday, May 17th
    Superheaven
    Glare
    Spy
    Prize Horse
    @ the Royale

    Saturday, May 17th
    Amyl & the Sniffers
    Sheer Mag
    @ Roadrunner

    Saturday & Sunday
    May 17th & 18th
    Amy Poehler & Tina Fey
    @ the Wang

    Sunday, May 18th
    Plight
    Bedroom Eyes
    The Dreamtoday
    Louder Joy (members of
    Taxpayer & Mean Creek)
    @ O'Brien's

    Monday, May 19th
    Joan Shelley
    @ Club Passim

    Monday, May 19th
    Model/Actriz
    AFK
    @ Deep Cuts

    Monday, May 20th
    Bimbo
    Slo-Anne
    Thought Partner
    @ Deep Cuts

    Tuesday & Wednesday
    May 20th & 21st
    Hamilton Leithauser
    (of the Walkmen)
    & Johanna Samuels
    @ the Sinclair

    Thursday, May 22nd
    Slide Away Presents:
    Swirlies
    Mark Robinson
    Her New Knife
    Beach-O (film)
    @ the Paradise

    Thursday, May 22nd
    Peter Bjorn and John
    "Writers Block" album tour
    @ the Sinclair

    Thursday, May 22nd
    Alison Bechdel
    (graphic novelist)
    presents "Spent"
    @ the Brattle

    Saturday, May 24th
    The Wedding Present
    "Bizarro" 35th Anniversary Tour
    with The Tubs
    @ the Sinclair

    Friday, Saturday, & Sunday
    May 23rd, 24th, & 25th
    Boston Calling Music Festival
    @ the Harvard Athletic Complex

    Saturday, May 24th
    Gibby Haynes & the
    Paul Green Rock Academy
    perform the music of
    The Butthole Surfers
    @ the Middle East Down

    Sunday, May 25th
    Volume
    @ the Middle East Up

    Wednesday, May 28th
    Scott Thompson
    (of Kids in the Hall)
    is Buddy Cole
    @ City Winery Boston

    Wednesday, May 28th
    Barry Manilow
    "the last Boston concert"
    @ the Garden

    Thursday, May 29th
    Annie Dirusso
    Squirrel Flower
    @ the Paradise

    Friday, May 30th
    Thalia Zedek Band
    record release show!
    with Vivid Bloom
    & Harsh Foxing
    @ O'Brien's

    Friday, May 30th
    Florist
    Allegra Krieger
    @ Brighton Music Hall

    Friday, May 30th
    Orbit
    Eldridge Rodriguez
    @ the Crystal Ballroom

    Friday, May 30th
    Teddy Swims
    @ Suffolk Downs

    Friday, May 30th
    OK GO
    @ the Royale

    Friday, May 30th
    Tennis
    Billie Marten
    @ Roadrunner

    Friday, May 30th
    Bloc Party
    (performing "Silent Alarm" & more)
    with Blonde Redhead
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Saturday, May 31st
    Jet
    Band of Skulls
    @ Roadrunner

    Sunday, June 1st
    Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals
    @ Roadrunner

    Tuesday, June 3rd
    Halsey
    Alvvays
    @ Xfinity Center

    Tuesday, June 3rd
    EARFULL Series
    Writers reading. Songwriters singing.
    with authors
    Nicole Graev Lipson
    & Jennifer Haigh
    and musicians
    Ava Valianti
    & Naseem Khuri
    @ Branch Line

    Wednesday, June 4th
    Young Widows
    Rid of Me
    Kal Marks
    @ Crystal Ballroom

    Thursday, June 5th
    Screeching Weasel
    @ the Regent Theatre

    Thursday, June 5th
    Dean Wareham
    Escape-Ism
    @ the Sinclair

    Friday, June 6th
    Aimee Mann
    Jonathan Coulton
    @ the Wilbur

    Friday, June 6th
    Jack's Mannequin
    @ Roadrunner

    Friday, June 6th
    Sleigh Bells
    @ the Paradise

    Friday, June 6th
    The Ocean Blue
    playing their self-titled LP
    and their "Cerulean" LP
    @ the Somerville Armory

    Saturday, June 7th
    Dutch Interior
    @ Warehouse XI

    Saturday, June 7th
    Lily Seabird
    Hemlock
    @ the Lilypad

    Saturday, June 7th
    Toby Tantrum
    Sun Urchins
    Yoni Gordon
    Lunch Mother
    @ the Loft, Somerville

    Monday, June 9th
    Head North
    Good June
    Trash Sun
    Fun City Fan Club
    @ Warehouse XI

    Monday, June 9th
    Billy Corgan and
    the Machines of God
    @ the Paradise

    Tuesday, June 10th
    EARFULL Series
    Writers reading. Songwriters singing.
    with authors
    Ben Shattuck
    & Tova Mirvis
    and musicians
    Chris Harford
    & TAS Band Trio
    @ Branch Line

    Tuesday, June 10th
    Heart Attack Man
    The Dirty Nil
    Carpool
    Dear Seattle
    @ Brighton Music Hall

    Tuesday & Wednesday
    June 10th & 11th
    Queens of the Stone Age
    The Kills
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday
    June 10th, 12th, & 13th
    Paul Simon
    @ the Wang

    Tuesday & Wednesday
    June 10th & 11th
    Queens of the Stone Age
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Wednesday, June 11th
    Turnover
    "Peripheral Vision" tour
    with Balance & Composure
    & Citizen
    @ the House of Blues

    Thursday, June 12th
    Clutch
    @ Lynn Auditorium

    Saturday, June 14th
    Shawn Colvin
    Rodney Crowell
    @ the Somerville Armory

    Sunday, June 15th
    Simple Minds
    Soft Cell
    Modern English
    @ Xfinity Center

    Sunday, June 15th
    Karate
    @ The Sinclair

    Tuesday, June 17th
    EARFULL Series
    Writers reading. Songwriters singing.
    with authors
    Michael Farris Smith
    & Ernest Thompson
    and musicians
    Michael Farris Smith
    & Samantha Farrell
    @ Branch Line

    Thursday, June 19th
    Tanya Donelly & friends
    with Danielle Miraglia
    @ the Burren Back Room

    Thursday, June 19th
    Blondshell
    Daffo
    @ the Sinclair

    Thursday, June 19th
    This Will Destroy You
    Jesse Beaman
    @ Sonia

    Saturday, June 21st
    BRADLEY'S ALMANAC
    (that's me) presents...
    SAVAK
    Lupo Citta
    The Whimbrels
    Andy Cohen (of Silkworm)
    @ O'Brien's

    Saturday, Jun 21st
    Hallelujah the Hills
    DECK release show
    with Bongwish and
    Choo Choo La Rouge
    @ Deep Cuts

    Sunday, Jun 22nd
    Todd Rundgren
    @ Cary Memorial Hall, Lexington

    Tuesday, June 24th
    EARFULL Series
    Writers reading. Songwriters singing.
    with authors
    Jessica Berger Gross
    & Jessica Shattuck
    and musicians
    Tenzin Chopak
    & The Starlings
    @ Branch Line

    Saturday, June 21st
    Outloud Music Festival
    with Kim Petras, Trixie Mattel (DJ set),
    Flo Milli, Rebecca Black, G Flip,
    Frankie Grande, Oompa, Hannah Rad,
    Big Body Kweeng, MATH3CA
    @ Suffolk Downs

    Wednesday, June 25th
    Deerhoof
    @ the Crystal Ballroom

    Wednesday, June 25th
    BABYMETAL
    Black Veil Brides
    Bloodywood
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Thursday, June 26th
    Faster Pussycat
    The Supersuckers
    The Rumours
    The Lonely Ones
    @ Koto in Lowell

    Thursday, June 26th
    Benmont Tench
    @ City Winery Boston

    Thursday, June 26th
    Counting Crows
    The Gaslight Anthem
    @MGM Music Hall

    Friday, June 27th
    Khruangbin
    John Carroll Kirby
    @ Suffolk Downs

    Saturday, June 28th
    Friendship
    2nd Grade
    @ Deep Cuts

    Saturday, June 28th
    Godspeed You! Black Emperor
    @ Roadrunner

    Saturday, June 28th
    Tree
    @ Brighton Music Hall

    Sunday, June 29th
    Preoccupations
    @ the Middle East

    Tuesday, July 1st
    Julie Doiron
    Caged Animals
    @ the Middle East

    Sunday, July 6th
    Greg Norton & Büddies
    Celebrate 40 Years of Hüsker Dü
    @ Faces Brewing

    Monday, July 7th
    OMD
    @ House of Blues

    Tuesday, July 8th
    Lifeguard
    @ Deep Cuts

    Thursday, July 10th
    Wavves
    Beach Goons
    chokecherry
    @ the Sinclair

    Friday, July 11th
    Winona Fighter
    @ Crystal Ballroom

    Friday, July 11th
    Cap'n Jazz
    Coffin Prick
    @ the Sinclair

    Friday, July 11th
    Wu-Tang Clan (final tour)
    with Run the Jewels
    @ the Garden

    Tuesday, July 15th
    Weird Al Yankovic
    @ the Wang

    Tuesday, July 15th
    Daryl Hall
    Glenn Tilbrook (Squeeze)
    @ Lowell Memorial Auditorium

    Wednesday, July 16th
    Shakey Graves
    Hovvdy
    @ the House of Blues Boston

    Wednesday, July 16th
    Tripping Daisy
    @ Brighton Music Hall

    Wednesday, July 16th
    Mekons
    Johnny Dowd
    @ City Winery

    Thursday, July 17th
    Cyndi Lauper's
    Farewell Tour
    with Jake Wesley Rogers
    @ Xfinity Center

    Thursday & Friday
    July 17th & 18th
    The Lumineers
    Young the Giant (on the 17th)
    St. Vincent (on the 18th)
    Hippo Campus
    @ Fenway Park

    Friday, July 18th
    Samantha Crain
    @ Warehouse XI

    Friday, July 18th
    Dinosaur Jr.
    Snail Mail
    Easy Action
    @ Roadrunner

    Friday & Saturday
    July 18th & 19th
    PIXIES
    performing "Bossanova"
    & "Trompe Le Monde" (18th)
    with Momma opening
    and a set of classics (19th)
    with Kurt Vile & the Violators
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Saturday, July 19th
    Michael McColgan
    & the Bomb Squad
    with Badterms and
    Nick & the Adversaries
    @ the Middle East

    Saturday, July 19th
    Bad Moves (farewell tour)
    Theo Grizol (of Nana Grizol)
    @ Deep Cuts

    Saturday, July 19th &
    Friday, September 5th
    Men I Trust
    @ Roadrunner

    Sunday, July 20th
    Thus Love
    Lahnah
    @ O'Brien's

    Monday, July 21st
    Ghost
    @ TD Garden

    Wednesday, July 23rd
    Ben Folds & a Piano
    @ Shalin Liu, Rockport

    Thursday, July 24th
    Kesha
    Rose Gray
    @ the Xfinity Center

    Saturday, July 26th
    Toto
    Christopher Cross
    Men At Work
    @ Leader Bank Pavilion

    Saturday, July 26th
    Rod Stewart
    Cheap Trick
    @ the Xfinity Center

    Tuesday, July 29th
    Goo Goo Dolls
    Dashboard Confessional
    @ the Pavilion

    Wednesday, July 30th
    TV on the Radio
    @ Roadrunner

    Wednesday, July 30th
    The "Happy Together" Tour
    featuring The Turtles,
    Jay & the Americans,
    Little Anthony, Mark Lindsay
    (of Paul Revere & the Raiders),
    The Vogues, & the Cowsills
    @ Lynn Auditorium

    Wednesday, July 30th
    The Offspring
    Jimmy Eat World
    New Found Glory
    @ Xfinity Center

    Thursday, July 31st
    New Bob Turks
    The Drowns
    Static Friction
    @ Sonia

    Friday, August 1st
    LOST 80's LIVE
    with A Flock of Seagulls,
    Big Country, General Public,
    The Vapors, Belouis Some,
    The Icicle Works, China Crisis,
    Josie Cotton, Polecats,
    and more
    @ the Wang

    Friday, August 1st The Church @ the Somerville Theatre
    Saturday, August 2nd
    Pantera
    Amon Amarth
    @ Great Woods

    Thursday, Friday, & Saturday
    August 7th, 8th, & 9th
    Somergloom V festival
    in Somerville

    Friday, August 8th
    Stevie Nicks
    @ TD Garden

    Tuesday, August 12th
    John Moreland
    Jared Hart
    @ the Sinclair

    Wednesday, August 13th
    Clipping.
    @ The Sinclair

    Wednesday, August 13th
    Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets
    @ The Center for Arts, Natick

    Friday, August 15th
    The Doobie Brothers
    The Coral Reefer Band
    @ Xfinity Center

    Saturday, August 16th
    The Black Keys
    Gary Clark Jr.
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Saturday, August 16th
    Architects
    Erra
    Holy Water
    @ House of Blues

    Saturday, August 16th
    Toad the Wet Sprocket
    KT Tunstall
    Six Pence None the Richer
    @ the Chevalier Theatre

    Saturday, August 23rd
    Tugboat Annie
    Vic Firecracker
    Forevers
    @ the Burren Back Room

    Tuesday & Wednesday
    August 26th & 27th
    James Taylor
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Friday, August 29th
    Nine Inch Nails
    @ the Garden

    Saturday, August 30th
    Coheed & Cambria
    Taking Back Sunday
    Foxing
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Saturday, Sept. 6th
    The 13th Annual JP Music Festival!
    @ Pinebank Field in JP

    Saturday, Sept. 6th
    Slow Crush
    Faetooth
    @ the Sinclair

    Saturday & Sunday
    September 6th & 7th
    "Seisiún: a two-day Irish
    music & cultural gathering"
    6th: Dropkick Murphys,
    the Hold Steady, Stiff Little Fingers,
    The Scratch, The Rumjacks,
    Holy Locuts, & more
    7th: The Pogues, The Waterboys,
    Cardinals, Just Mustard,
    Lisa O'Neill, Mairead,
    John Francis Flynn, & more
    @ the Stage at Suffolk Downs

    Sunday, September 7th
    The Outlaw Music Festival
    10th Anniversary Tour
    @ the Xfinity Center

    Sunday, September 7th
    Rilo Kiley
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Sunday, September 7th
    My Chemical Romance
    Idles
    @ Fenway Park

    Tuesday, September 9th
    Mac DeMarco
    @ Roadrunner

    Thursday, Sept. 11th
    Sparks
    @ Berklee Performance Center

    Thursday, September 11th
    Bruce Dickinson
    (Iron Maiden)
    @ the House of Blues

    Friday, September 12th
    Superchunk
    @ the Crystal Ballroom

    Friday, September 12th
    The Brian's Jonestown Massacre
    @ the Sinclair

    Friday, September 12th
    Ethel Cain
    9million
    @ Roadrunner

    Friday, September 12th
    Supergrass
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Friday, September 12th
    Saturday, September 13th
    Black Moth Super Rainbow
    Ricky Eat Acid
    @ the Sinclair

    Saturday, September 13th
    Pulp
    @ Suffolk Downs

    Sunday, Sept 14th
    Alabama Shakes
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Monday, September 15th
    PUP
    Jeff Rosenstock
    Ekko Astral
    @ Roadrunner

    Monday, September 15th
    Steve Winwood
    @ The Cabot

    Wednesday, September 17th
    Alison Krauss & Union Station
    Willie Watson
    @ the Pavilion

    Thursday, September 18th
    Garbage
    Starcrawler
    @ Roadrunner

    Friday, September 19th
    George Thorogood
    & the Destroyers
    @ Lynn Auditorium

    Sunday, September 21st
    Sebadoh
    @ the Middle East Downstairs

    Sunday, September 21st
    Shonen Knife
    @ Sonia

    Monday, September 22nd
    Elvis Costello & the Imposters
    "Radio Soul!" tour
    with Charlie Sexton
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Tuesday, September 23rd
    The Minus 5
    The Baseball Project
    @ the Crystal Ballroom

    Tuesday, September 23rd
    Viagra Boys
    @ Roadrunner

    Thursday through Sunday
    Sept. 25th, 26th, 27th, & 28th
    John Mulaney
    "Mister Whatever" tour
    @ the Wang Theatre

    Friday, September 26th
    Stereolab
    The Memorials
    @ the Royale

    Saturday, September 27th
    Car Seat Headrest
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Thursday, October 2nd
    Elbow
    @ Roadrunner

    Saturday & Sunday
    October 4th & 5th
    An Inconceivable Evening
    with Cary Elwes
    & a screening of
    The Princess Bride
    @ the Wilbur

    Monday, October 6th
    Swans
    @ the Paradise

    Wednesday, October 8th
    Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
    'Howl' 20th Anniversary Tour
    with Humanist
    @ House of Blues

    Wednesday, October 8th
    The Murder Capital
    @ Sonia

    Friday, October 10th
    Destroyer
    @ the Paradise

    Saturday, October 11th
    Kneecap
    @ the House of Blues

    Sunday, October 12th
    The Miki Berenyi Trio
    (that's Miki from Lush)
    Gina Birch
    The Unreasonables
    @ the Sinclair

    Monday, October 13th
    My Morning Jacket
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Tuesday, October 21st
    Everclear
    Local H
    Sponge
    @ Big Night Live

    Thursday, October 23rd
    Neko Case
    Des Demonas
    @ The Wilbur

    Thursday, October 23rd
    Belly
    "King" 30th Anniversary Tour!
    @ the Paradise

    Saturday, October 25th
    Rufus Wainwright
    @ City Winery

    Saturday, October 25th
    Minus The Bear
    @ the House of Blues

    Monday, October 27th
    Autechre
    Mark Broom
    @ Brighton Music Hall

    Wednesday, October 29th
    Herbie Hancock
    @ the Wang Theatre

    Wednesday, October 29th
    The Beta Band
    @ the Royale

    Friday & Saturday
    November 7th & 8th
    Steve Martin & Martin Short
    three shows @ the Wang

    Saturday, November 8th
    The Mars Volta
    @ House of Blues

    Thursday, November 13th
    Janeane Garofalo
    @ the Somerville Armory

    Saturday, November 22nd
    Couch
    @ Roadrunner

    Monday, November 24th
    Patti Smith
    Horses 50th Anniversary Tour
    @ the Orpheum