[Boston-Area Action 3/25/26] Show-Going Plans & New Show Announcements
Posted on March 25, 2026 at 10:39 am | No Comments
Another Wednesday, another post of upcoming Boston-area shows on my radar along with new live shows announced within the past week. Essential escapism.
Some stand-outs from the imminent shows: Eugene & company are back in town tonight as Gogol Bordello plays the Royale and brings along Puzzled Panther, Piebald are at Roadrunner tomorrow night, and Downtown Boys (who just announced a new record) are at Deep Cuts on Friday. Saturday’s a good one with Hey I’m Outside at Remnant Satellite and Corin’s birthday show with the Zip-Ups is at Medford Brewing Company. O’Brien’s also hosts the first of their free New Music Matinees. Kier Byrnes & his band are at the Burren, too. Jeez. Busy day.
As far as new shows go, there’s the LUCE benefit that Hotline TNT are headlining in JP on April 21st, which goes up against the just-announced next edition of Which Side?: A Protest Music Teach-Out. Joe Pernice also booked a couple nights at Club Passim, and the Somergloom Festival announced that this year’s edition will take place from August 6th to August 9th.
Some other good things in these lists, so have a look, and also at the more complete rundown in the right-hand column over there —>
Here’s what’s up, and what’s further ahead. Maybe I’ll see you out there…
First, imminent Boston-area shows of (my/your?) interest…
TONIGHT
Wednesday, March 25th
Gogol Bordello
Puzzled Panther
Boris and the Joy
@ the Royale
Thursday, March 26th
The Format
PIEBALD
Adult Mom
@ Roadrunner
Friday, March 27th
Downtown Boys
Whyte Lipstick
@ Deep Cuts
Saturday, March 28th
Miss Bones
Hey I’m Outside
Hound & Handler
@ Remnant Satellite
Saturday, March 28th
Corin Ashley’s Birthday Show!
with The Zip-Ups
@ Medford Brewing
Saturday, March 28th
The 1st New Music Matinee
MyNameIsBlueSkye
Andey Samhian
Bandi Buli
Mahl Kali
@ O’Brien’s Pub
Saturday, March 28th
Billy Dodge Moody
Kier Byrnes & The Kettle Burners
Luke Curran
@ the Burren Backroom
And now, recently announced Boston-area shows…
Thursday, April 9th
Landowner & Pew Pew
added as openers for
Stuck
@ Deep Cuts
Tuesday, April 21st
A benefit for LUCE
Hotline TNT
How Much Art
Can’t Lose
Tracey Nelson
Secondaries
@ First Parish Church, JP
Tuesday, April 21st
Which Side?: A Protest Music Teach-Out
with this month’s guests
Merrie Amsterburg,
George Danahy (Ghouls),
Mercedes Escobar,
Emily Grogan, Chris Walton,
Barrence Whitfield & Sal Baglio,
and The Paid Protesters
@ the Burren Backroom
Tuesday & Wednesday
May 5th & 6th
Joe Pernice
@ Club Passim
Saturday, May 9th
Blood Feeder
Wire Lines
Silver Screams
@ Pour Farm Tavern
Friday, May 15th
J Po’s 60th B-Day
with Sidewalk Driver
& the The Powhida Infirmary
@ the Lizard Lounge
Sunday, June 7th
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
@ The Cabot
Saturday, June 13th
Pride Festival
featuring Melissa Ferrick
@ Bellforge Arts Center
Thursday, June 23rd
John C. Reilly
is Mr. Romantic
@ the Emerson Colonial Theatre
Saturday, June 27th
Silver Screams
Still Sedated
Past Life Crisis
matinee @ The Jungle
Sunday, July 19th
Todd Rundgren
@ the Cabot
Tuesday, July 21st
Cola
Parking
@ The Sinclair
Thursday to Sunday
August 6th, 7th, 8th, & 9th
SOMERGLOOM
@ Deep Cuts
Wednesday, September 12th
Wu-Tang Clan
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
@ the Xfinity Center
Saturday, October 10th
Outlander in Concert
Music by Bear McCreary
@ the Shubert Theatre
Saturday, October 24th
Jesse Wells
Hudson Freeman
@ Roadrunner
Saturday, November 7th
Fruit Bats
@ the Royale
[Boston-Area Action 3/18/26] Show-Going Plans & New Show Announcements
Posted on March 18, 2026 at 12:41 pm | No Comments
Alright, my brain is buzzing, and I should probably crank out this weekly Wednesday Boston-area shows post before my lunch break ends and I get distracted by something that I actually get paid for.
So here it is… a run-down of local shows I’m hoping to check out (or that you might be into) in the week ahead, along with just-announced ones that have appeared on the rusty ol’ radar. Comment with additions/corrections, but check the right-column over there before you do. A more complete list sits over there.
http://www.bradleysalmanac.com/
Not a ton of solid personal show-going plans ahead, which I’m fine with since the last couple weeks have been nuts. I somehow won a pair tix to see the Hives on Friday (wanna join? I have yet to invite a co-pilot), might see Black Beach on Saturday, and am definitely going to this month’s edition of Which Side?: A Protest Music Teach-Out on Tuesday. Oh, and I’m also gonna hang with Bob Odenkirk and a couple hundred other people at the Brattle tonight. Beyond those intentions, I’m open to influence. Or just my couch.
As far as new announcements go, I’m psyched that there’s a Programme 4 stop booked for Arlington (though not psyched it’s on the same night as Good Flying Birds :-/). Also conflicted by the Breeders show in Beverly that clashes with Pedro the Lion at a Cambridge church. I am absolutely thrilled that Bent Shapes are back (!), and am mighty tempted by that Public Image Ltd. show in October. My love of Lu Edmonds (and, ok, yeah, those PiL songs), outweighs my distaste for current-era Lydon, and I’m surprised they’re finally coming back after Johnny’s clear dissatisfaction with the crowd size last time they were in town… 14 years ago (!). Time heals all, I guess, and they’re playing a smaller venue this time.
So here’s what up, and what’s further ahead…
First, imminent Boston-area shows of (my/your?) interest…
Thursday, March 19th
Julianna Barwick
& Mary Lattimore
@ the Somerville Armory
Friday, March 20th
The Hives
The Chats
@ House of Blues
Saturday, March 21st
Black Beach
Pinklids
Nice Guys
Dinos
@ Deep Cuts
Saturday, March 21st
Cass McCombs
Chris Cohen
@ Brighton Music Hall
Saturday, March 21st
Joyce Manor
Militarie Gun
Teen Mortgage
Combat
@ House of Blues
Saturday, March 21st
Mark Erelli
album release show
@ Arrow Street Arts
Sunday, March 22nd
Maria Somerville
@ the The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston
Sunday, March 22nd
Tracy Bonham
Spring Residency night 2
@ the Burren Backroom
Monday, March 23rd
Matt Berninger
Ronboy
@ the Royale
Monday, March 23rd
Westerman
@ The Sinclair
Tuesday, March 24th
Which Side?: A Protest Music Teach-Out
“The Women’s March” edition
with this month’s guests
Tanya Donelly, Evan Greer,
Danielle Miraglia, Sandy Netburn,
Salyse, and Genie Santiago
all backed by the Paid Protesters
@ the Burren Backroom
And now, recently announced Boston-area shows…
Thursday, April 2nd
The Grownup Noise
(trio show)
@ The Square Root
Thursday, April 16th
The Sleeveens
Adult Learners
TBA
@ Deep Cuts
Sunday, May 3rd
Rachel Lichtman presents
Programme 4’s
“Make the Scene”
with guests Josh Kantor,
Jim Robeck, and the
Jib Calhoun show with
guest host Juliana Hatfield
@ the Regent Theatre
Friday, May 22nd
The Wallflowers
@ The Cabot
Friday, May 22nd
Lucinda Williams
@ the Chevalier Theatre
Monday, June 1st
Ann Wilson (Heart)
in conversation with
director Barbara Hall
presenting their documentary
“In My Voice”
@ City Winery Boston
Saturday, June 6th
Bent Shapes
Colleen Green
Beeef
@ Deep Cuts
Wednesday, June 10th
Cracker
@ the Middle East Downstairs
Tuesday, June 16th
Hovvdy
added as openers for Bleachers
@ MGM Music Hall at Fenway
Friday, June 19th
The Breeders
@ the Cabot
Saturday, June 20th
Sidewalk Driver
Black Helicopter
Miskatonic
@ the Middle East Up
Sunday, June 21st
The Samples
@ City Winery
Wednesday, June 24th
of Montreal
Boyhood
Cormae
@ the Sinclair
Saturday, June 27th
Jesca Hoop
@ City Winery Boston
Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday
June 29th, 30th, & July 1st
Lyle Lovett
@ City Winery Boston
Friday, July 3rd
WIDOWSPEAK
@ the Somerville Armory
Saturday, July 11th
Pussycat Dolls
Lil’ Kim
Mya
@ Xfinity Center
Wednesday, July 15th
Judy Collins
with
Richard Thompson
& Elles Bailey
@ Cape Cod Melody Tent, Hyannis
Thursday, July 16th
Judy Collins
with
Richard Thompson
& Elles Bailey
@ South Shore Music Circus, Cohasset
Friday, July 24th
Passion Pit
@ the House of Blues
Friday, August 7th
Iron & Wine
@ Boarding House Park, Lowell
Saturday, September 5th
Violent Femmes
@ Cape Cod Melody Tent, Hyannis
Sunday, September 6th
Violent Femmes
@ South Shore Music Circus, Cohasset
Sunday, September 13th
Rufus Wainwright
@ City Winery
Thursday, September 24th
The Pretty Reckless
@ House of Blues
Tuesday, September 29th
Two Door Cinema Club
STRFKR
Friendly Fires
@ MGM Music Hall
Saturday, October 3rd
Public Image Ltd.
@ the Paradise
Back to the grind I go. See you in line, or online.