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[Boston-Area Action 5/15/25] My Show Plans This Weekend & New Show Announcements

Posted on May 15, 2025 at 12:26 pm | No Comments

‘Tis time for the weekly list of new Boston-area show announcements, plus a mention of the shows I’m hoping to attend in the next seven days. I should clarify that it isn’t the shows I will attend, just the shows I want to. There’s always a chance of bailing. Or choosing something different. Or hell, maybe even hitting a show that’s not listed because I’m compelled to get out of the house. Basically, don’t hold me to any of this.

My plans ahead, in which I have to choose between Califone & a Chris Brokaw show. Painful.

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

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

Next, new Boston-area show announcements

Thursday, June 12th
Morning is Rising
(LP release show!)
with Field Day
@ the Lizard Lounge

Friday, June 13th
Lovina Falls
(single release party!)
with The Daylilies
& Roser
@ Deep Cuts

Wednesday, July 16th
Kyle Mooney
@ The Sinclair

Thursday, August 21st
The Smiths Tribute (NYC)
Staring At The Sea (Cure tribute)
@ the Sinclair

Sunday, August 24th
“Twin Peaks: A Conversation
With The Stars” featuring
Ray Wise, Harry Goaz,
Kimmy Robertson, &
Executive Producer
Sabrina S. Sutherland
@ The Wilbur

Tuesday, August 26th
The Who
@ Fenway Park

Friday & Saturday
September 5th & 6th
TOUGH LUCK FEST 2025
day one: Slow Joy, Trophy Wife,
Actor Observer, Exit 18, 5ever,
& Sophie’s Body
day two: Great American Ghost,
Move, Euclid, Blood Tithe,
Survive the Sun, & Sevalynn
@ Brighton Music Hall

Saturday, September 20th
Weakened Friends
@ the Sinclair

Sunday, September 21st
Múm
@ Crystal Ballroom

Sunday, September 21st
Nation of Language
Greet Death
@ the Royale

Thursday, September 25th
Iggy Pop
Sex Pistols
The Molotovs
@ Suffolk Downs

Friday, September 26th
Lorde
Blood Orange
The Japanese House
@ TD Garden

Monday, September 29th
Melvins
Redd Kross
@ Fete in Providence

Wednesday, October 8th
Anamanaguchi
Ovlov
@ the Royale

Saturday, October 11th
Pile
NNAMDÏ
@ the Sinclair

Saturday, October 25th
Ezra Furman
The Golden Dregs
@ the Sinclair

Thursday & Friday
November 6th & 7th
The Lone Bellow
@ the Sinclair

Saturday, November 15th
Beach Fossils
@ the Paradise

Thursday, November 20th
Weakened Friends
@ the Sinclair

Monday, December 1st
(second show added)
The Beths
Phoebe Rings
@ the Royale

Until next week, or perhaps sooner…

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  • BOSTON-AREA LIVE SHOW ACTION
    Wednesday, December 10th
    The Dream Syndicate
    @ the Crystal Ballroom

    Wednesday, December 10th
    Fully Celebrated Orchestra
    Thalia Zedek
    Andy California
    @ the Midway Cafe

    Wednesday, December 10th
    EARFULL series
    "Writers reading, songwriters playing"
    with authors Stewart O'Nan & Gish Jen
    and bands
    High Tea & Consuelo Candelaria-Barry
    @ Regattabar, Cambridge

    Thursday, December 11th
    The Ladybug Transistor
    Giant Day
    Gold Dust
    @ Deep Cuts

    Friday, December 12th
    Let's Rock Cancer 2025
    a benefit for the dana-farber
    cancer care access program
    hosted by DJ Henry Santoro
    with Vapors of Morphine,
    the Chelsea Curve,
    Muck & the Mires,
    The Ray Liriano Experience,
    and ... go! (+ guests)
    @ the Crystal Ballroom

    Saturday, December 13th
    Paula Poundstone
    @ the Mosesian Center, Watertown

    Saturday, December 13th
    The Strangeroos
    Tad Overbaugh & the Late Arrivals
    Hot Franks
    @ Underbones

    Saturday, December 13th
    Anachronist
    (added as opener for the
    J. Robbins Band doing
    Burning Airlines songs)
    @ Deep Cuts

    Saturday, December 13th
    Will Dailey
    @ the Paradise

    Saturday, December 13th
    Converge's SADDEST DAY Fest
    with Touché Amoré, Coalesce,
    The Hope Conspiracy, Soul Glo,
    Year of the Knife, Stress Positions,
    Wormwood, and more
    @ Roadrunner

    Saturday, December 13th
    A John Waters Christmas
    @ Berklee Performance Center

    Saturday, December 13th
    J. Robbins Band plays
    Burning Airlines
    @ Deep Cuts

    Sunday, December 14th
    Juliana Hatfield (full band)
    'Lightning Might Strike’ LP Release
    @ the Burren Backroom

    Sunday, December 14th
    Chris Brokaw
    Kathy Snax
    Kass Richards
    @ the Model Cafe

    Sunday, December 14th
    Cursive
    AJJ
    @ Brighton Music Hall

    Monday, December 15th
    Algernon Cadwallader
    @ the Sinclair

    Wednesday, December 17th
    Patti Smith
    Book Tour Stop
    @ the Chevalier

    Saturday, December 20th
    The Del Fuegos
    early & late shows
    @ City Winery

    Sunday, December 21st
    Samantha Fish
    Cedric Burnside
    Jon Spencer
    @ the Wilbur

    Saturday, December 27th
    John Oliver
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Sunday, December 28th
    The Felice Brothers
    Charlotte Cornfield
    @ the Sinclair

    Monday & Tuesday
    December 29th & 30th
    The Disco Biscuits
    Monday @ the Sinclair
    Tuesday @ the Royale

    Thursday, January 8th
    Ms. Ezra Furman
    doing what she wants
    with Ryan Walsh
    (of Hallelujah the Hills)
    opening with a solo set
    @ the Rockwell

    Wednesday, January 14th
    Bishop Allen
    Mates of State
    @ the Sinclair

    Thursday, January 15th
    Cate Le Bon
    @ the Sinclair

    Thursday, January 15th
    Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
    "Piano & Voice" performance
    @ the MFA Boston

    Monday, January 19th
    Shame
    @ Brighton Music Hall

    Thursday, January 22nd
    Bill Murray and His Blood Brothers
    @ the House of Blues

    Thursday, January 27th
    The Residents
    Eskimo Live! Tour
    @ Brighton Music Hall

    Thursday, January 29th
    Bad Bad Hats
    performing "Psychic Reader"
    @ the Crystal Ballroom

    Friday, January 30th
    Greg Freeman
    Golomb
    @ the Red Room at Cafe 939

    Saturday & Sunday
    January 31st & February 1st
    Something In The Way Fest 2026
    with Explosions In The Sky,
    Sunny Day Real Estate, Citizen,
    Tigers Jaw, The Hotelier, Momma,
    Angel Dust, February, First Day Back,
    Glitterer, Glixen, Gollylagging, Guv,
    Graham Hunt, Horse Jumper of Love,
    How Much Art, No Warning, Pelican,
    Park National, Pool Kids, Sheer Mag,
    Wicca Phase Springs Eternal,
    and Teen Suicide
    @ Roadrunner

    Thursday, February 12th
    Brandi Carlile
    The Head and the Heart
    @ TD Garden

    Friday, February 13th
    Nine Inch Nails
    @ TD Garden

    Friday, February 20th
    Marissa Nadler
    @ the Somerville Armory

    Saturday, February 21st
    Margo Price
    @ the Royale

    February 28th
    Ratboys
    Florry
    @ the Sinclair

    Tuesday, March 3rd
    Spiritual Cramp
    @ the Sinclair

    Wednesday, March 4th
    Cat Power
    "The Greatest 2026" tour
    @ Roadrunner

    Friday, March 6th
    Michael Shannon,
    Jason Narducy,
    & friends play REM's
    "Life's Rich Pageant"
    with opener
    Eugene Mirman
    @ the Royale

    Friday, March 13th
    Quarters
    Paper Lady
    @ the Royale

    Friday, Saturday, & Sunday
    March 13th, 14th, & 15th
    Dropkick Murphys
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Tuesday, March 17th
    Dropkick Murphys
    @ House of Blues

    Thursday, March 19th
    Julianna Barwick
    & Mary Lattimore
    @ the Somerville Armory

    Friday, March 20th
    The Hives
    The Chats
    @ House of Blues

    Saturday, March 21st
    Cass McCombs
    Chris Cohen
    @ Brighton Music Hall

    Saturday, March 21st
    Joyce Manor
    Militarie Gun
    Teen Mortgage
    Combat
    @ House of Blues

    Sunday, March 22nd
    Maria Somerville
    @ the ICA Boston

    Monday, March 23rd
    Westerman
    @ the Sinclair

    Thursday, March 26th
    The Format
    Piebald
    Adult Mom
    @ Roadrunner

    Sunday, March 29th
    Ladysmith Black Mambazo
    @ Sanders Theatre

    Wednesday, April 1st
    Wednesday (the band)
    @ Roadrunner

    Thursday, April 2nd
    On Cinema Live! with
    Tim Heidecker
    & Gregg Turkington
    @ the Wilbur

    Friday, April 3rd
    Patrick Watson
    @ Somerville Theatre

    Friday & Saturday
    April 3rd & 4th
    Hayley Williams
    Water From Your Eyes
    @ House of Blues

    Saturday, April 4th
    The Dirty Three
    @ the Sinclair

    Saturday, April 4th
    Puscifer
    Dave Hill
    @ the Wang Theatre

    Wednesday, April 8th
    Mclusky
    Pile
    @ the Paradise

    Thursday, April 9th
    Circle Jerks
    Gorilla Biscuits
    @ the Paradise

    Thursday, April 16th
    Rhiannon Giddens
    @ the Orpheum

    Saturday, April 18th
    The Last Dinner Party
    Florence Road
    @ Roadrunner

    Sunday, April 19th
    Heavenly
    Swansea Sound
    Jeanines
    @ the Sinclair

    Thursday, April 30th
    Oklou
    @ the Royale

    Monday, May 4th
    Yumi Zouma
    Ducks Ltd.
    @ the Sinclair

    Thursday, May 14th
    Melody's Echo Chamber
    @ the Royale

    Tuesday & Wednesday
    May 19th & 20th
    Belle and Sebastian
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    "If You're Feeling Sinister" (20th)
    @ the Orpheum

    Thursday, June 11th
    Echo & the Bunnymen
    @ Roadrunner

    Tuesday, June 23rd
    Wolfmother
    @ House of Blues

    Wednesday, June 24th
    The Church
    The Singles Tour
    (rescheduled from 8/1/25)
    @ Somerville Theatre

    Tuesday, July 14th
    Joe Jackson
    @ the Chevalier

    Friday, September 4th
    Peter Hook & the Light
    play New Order's "Get Ready"
    @ House of Blues

    Saturday, September 12th
    Rush
    @ TD Garden