Bradley’s Almanac

[Live MP3s] Low in Providence, RI 2022

In the wake of Mimi Parker’s passing a month ago, which still feels as raw as if it happened yesterday, I’ve been invited to share (too many) words on my longtime love for her & her band Low over on Luke O’Neil’s Welcome to Hell World. It wasn’t easy to write, because all those words […]

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  • BOSTON-AREA LIVE SHOW ACTION
    Thursday, February 2nd
    Jennifer O'Connor
    Chris Brokaw
    @ Atwood's Tavern
    Thursday, February 2nd
    Ride
    The Charlatans
    @ Big Night Live
    Friday, February 3rd
    Patty Griffin
    Raul Malo
    @ the Wilbur
    Saturday, February 4th
    Dyr Faser
    Tequila Sirens
    Van Chamberlain
    Audrey/Karina
    @ the Loft, Somerville
    Saturday, February 4th
    Black Helicopter
    Cortez
    Z/28
    Mollusk
    @ the Midway Cafe
    Sunday, February 5th
    Major Stars
    Soft Fangs
    Nighttime
    @ O'Brien's
    Saturday, February 11th
    Kiwi Jr.
    @ the Lilypad
    Saturday, February 11th
    Maggie Rogers
    Del Water Gap
    @ Roadrunner
    Tuesday, February 14th
    Bush
    Candlebox
    @ MGM Music Hall
    Tuesday, February 21st
    The EARFULL Series
    with authors
    Douglas Bauer & Laura Zigman
    and musicians
    Colleen Green & Positively Daves
    (featuring the Daves from 0 Positive)
    @ the Burren
    Friday, February 24th
    Waiver Wire
    Early Exit
    Paper Tigers
    Indoor Friends
    @ the Jungle
    Friday, February 24th
    Walter Schreifels
    (Of Quicksand, Rival Schools, etc)
    Kevin Rheault
    DJ Dookie
    @ Zuzu
    Friday, February 24th
    The City Gates
    Iceblynk
    The Spearmint Sea
    @ O'Brien's
    Friday, February 24th
    Elle King
    Red Clay Strays
    @ Roadrunner
    Saturday, February 25th
    Topsy (Hannah from "And the Kids")
    Children of the Flaming Wheel
    Audrey/Karina
    @ the Loft, Somerville
    Saturday, February 25th
    Gramercy Arms
    (featuring Dave Derby
    of the Dambuilders)
    @ the Midway Cafe
    Sunday, February 26th
    Future Teens
    Macseal
    Shallow Pools
    @ the Sinclair
    Sunday, February 26th
    Kula Shaker
    @ Brighton Music Hall
    Monday & Tuesday
    February 27th & 28th
    The Beths
    Sidney Gish
    Hans Pucket
    @ the Sinclair
    Friday, March 3rd
    Pile (LP release)
    @ the Somerville Armory
    Friday, March 3rd
    Arctic Monkeys
    Fontaines DC
    @ the Garden
    Friday, March 3rd
    The "Remain In Light" Tour
    with Jerry Harrison
    & Adrian Belew
    @ House of Blues
    Saturday, March 4th
    Puppy Problems
    @ O'Brien's
    Saturday, March 4th
    Constant Smiles
    @ the Lilypad
    Sunday, March 5th
    Weyes Blood
    @ the Royale
    Tuesday, March 7th
    Clan of Xymox
    @ Crystal Ballroom
    Tuesday, March 7th
    Runnner
    Waveform
    @ The Rockwell
    Tuesday, March 7th
    Elvis Costello &
    the Imposters
    @ the Cabot, Beverly
    Friday, March 10th
    The Sheila Divine
    Tugboat Annie
    Vic Firecracker
    @ the Paradise
    Sunday, March 12th
    Blushing
    Pale Dīan
    Husbands
    Storax Sedan
    @ O'Brien's
    Tuesday, March 14th
    Quasi
    Bat Fangs
    @ the Sinclair
    Thursday, March 16th
    Bruce McCullouch
    of the Kids in the Hall
    @ the Wilbur
    Friday, March 17th
    Dawes
    @ Roadrunner
    Saturday, March 18th
    Hallelujah the Hills
    Eyelids
    @ Atwood's
    Sunday, March 19th
    White Reaper
    Mamalarky
    @ the Royale
    Monday, March 20th
    Bruce Springsteen
    & the E Street Band
    @ TD Garden
    Saturday, March 25th
    Bird Streets (duo show)
    @ the Village Social Club
    inside Garrison House, Brookline
    Tuesday, March 28th
    Sunset Rubdown
    @ the Crystal Ballroom
    Tuesday, March 28th
    The Residents
    @ the Sinclair
    Thursday, March 30th
    The Murder Capital
    @ the Sinclair
    Friday, March 31st
    The Church
    @ the Sinclair
    Friday, March 31st
    Jukebox The Ghost
    @ the Royale
    Sunday, April 2nd
    Robyn Hitchcock
    Kelley Stoltz
    @ City Winery
    Monday, April 3rd
    Tennis
    Kate Bollinger
    @ the House of Blues
    Thursday, April 6th
    Rick Berlin w/Orchestra Luna,
    Berlin Airlift, & Nickel & Dime Band,
    with guests The Sheila Divine,
    Hallelujah the Hills, & Nervous Eaters
    @ Brighton Music Hall
    Thursday, April 6th
    Caroline Rose
    @ the Sinclair
    Saturday, April 8th
    Sleaford Mods
    @ the Paradise
    Saturday, April 8th
    Emma Ruth Rundle
    @ Crystal Ballroom
    Sunday, April 9th
    Bikini Kill
    @ Roadrunner
    Thursday, April 13th
    Andrew Bird
    @ MGM Music Hall
    Friday, April 14th
    U.S. Girls
    Jane Inc.
    @ the Sinclair
    Friday, April 14th
    Widowspeak
    Duster
    @ the Paradise
    Friday, April 15th
    Harris
    Sidewalk Driver
    Stars Like Ours
    Aaron and the Lord
    @ Crystal Ballroom
    Sunday, April 16th
    Peter Case
    Ben de la Cour
    @ Atwood's Tavern
    Sunday, April 16th
    Dead Can Dance
    @ the Wang
    Wednesday, April 19th
    Sloan
    @ Brighton Music Hall
    Thursday, April 20th
    Black Flag
    @ the Middle East Downstairs
    Friday, April 21st
    The Feelies
    @ the Sinclair
    Friday, April 21st
    Fruit Bats
    @ the Royale
    Saturday, April 22nd
    Joywave
    Elliot Lee
    @ the Royale
    Saturday, April 22nd
    Unknown Mortal Orchestra
    @ Roadrunner
    Sunday, April 23rd
    M83
    @ Roadrunner
    Tuesday & Wednesday
    April 25th & 26th
    Built to Spill
    @ the Sinclair
    Wednesday, April 26th
    Andy Shauf
    @ the Royale
    Friday & Saturday
    April 28th & 29th
    The Town & the City Festival
    with so many artists, including...
    Buffalo Tom, Ted Leo, John Doe Trio,
    Vapors of Morphine, Rhett Miller,
    Pile, Dave Herlihy (O Positive),
    Robin Lane, Justine & the Unclean,
    and many, many more
    @ lots of walkable Lowell, MA venues
    Saturday, April 29th
    Lucius
    @ Roadrunner
    Sunday, April 30th
    Placebo
    Deap Vally
    @ Roadrunner
    Monday, May 1st
    Pedro The Lion
    performing
    "It's Hard To Find A Friend"
    and "Control" in full
    @ the Sinclair
    Friday, May 5th
    Fever Ray
    @ Roadrunner
    Saturday, May 6th
    Muna
    Nova Twins
    @ Roadrunner
    Saturday, May 6th
    David Cross
    Sean Patton
    @ the Wilbur
    Sunday, May 7th
    Goth Babe
    flipturn
    Yoke Lore
    @ Roadrunner
    Wednesday, May 10th
    Natalie Merchant
    @ the Emerson Colonial
    Thursday, May 11th
    Chisel
    @ the Sinclair
    Thursday, May 11th
    Graham Nash
    @ the Cabot, Beverly
    Monday, May 15th
    The New Pornographers
    Wild Pink
    @ the Royale
    Thursday, May 18th
    The Pernice Brothers
    perform "Overcome By Happiness"
    (with a string section!)
    @ the Crystal Ballroom
    Friday, Saturday, & Sunday
    May 19th, 20th, & 21st
    Taylor Swift
    Phoebe Bridgers
    Gayle
    @ Gillette Stadium
    Sunday, May 21st
    Blink 182
    Turnstile
    @ the Garden
    Tuesday, May 30th
    Crowded House
    @ the Wang
    Wednesday, May 31th
    Fenne Lily
    Christian Lee Hutson
    @ the Sinclair
    Friday, June 2nd
    Bruce Cockburn
    @ the Cabot, Beverly
    Thursday, June 8th
    Pixies
    Franz Ferdinand
    Bully
    @ MGM Music Hall
    Saturday, June 10th
    Bryan Adams
    Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
    @ TD Garden
    Friday, June 16th
    Steve Lacy
    James Blake
    Toro y Moi
    Fousheé
    @ the Stage @ Suffolk Downs
    Saturday, June 17th
    LCD Soundsystem
    Jamie xx
    Idles
    L'Rain
    @ the Stage @ Suffolk Downs
    Sunday, June 18th
    boygenius
    Clairo
    Dijon
    Bartees Strange
    @ the Stage @ Suffolk Downs
    Wednesday, June 21st
    Wednesday
    Tenci
    @ the Sinclair
    Saturday, July 1st
    Sparks
    @ the Wilbur
    Sunday, July 16th
    First Aid Kit
    The Weather Station
    @ Roadrunner
    Monday & Tuesday
    July 24th & 25th
    Le Tigre
    @ the Royale
    Saturday, August 5th
    Foreigner
    Loverboy
    @ Xfinity Center
    Friday, August 11th
    Glen Hansard &
    Marketa Irglova
    (of the Swell Season)
    @ the Wang
    Saturday & Sunday
    August 19th & 20th
    In Between Days Festival
    with
    Modest Mouse, Lord Huron, Metric,
    Trampled By Turtles, Sunny Day Real
    Estate, Cautious Clay, Yoke Lore,
    Blitzen Trapper, Allison Ponthier,
    Illiterate Light, Slothrust,
    Miko Marks, Weakened Friends,
    shallow pools, Kat Wright,
    Fantastic Cat, Dwight & Nicole,
    Paper Tigers, Dutch Tulips,
    Carissa Johnson, Mint Green,
    Gypsy Moths, & Sweet Petunia
    @ Veterans Memorial Stadium, Quincy
    Tuesday, September 5th
    Beck
    Phoenix
    Weyes Blood
    Sir Chloe
    @ MGM Music Hall
    Tuesday & Wednesday September 12th & 13th
    Death Cab For Cutie
    The Postal Service
    @ MGM Music Hall
    Wednesday, September 20th
    OSEES
    @ the Royale
    Wednesday, September 20th
    Death Grips
    @ House of Blues
    Wednesday, October 11th
    The Mission UK
    The Chamelons
    @ Brighton Music Hall