[Boston-Area Action 4/22/26] Show-Going Plans & New Show Announcements
Posted on April 22, 2026 at 3:51 pm | No Comments
And now, your irregularly-scheduled run-down of imminent Boston-area shows and recent notable announcements. Usually every Wednesday, but I make no guarantees…
Greetings from scenic Burlington, Vermont, where I’m drowning in nostalgia while visiting the fam, and currently working from a coffee shop near the shores of Lake Champlain. Given where I’m at, I missed a few Boston-centric events of note last night, including the LUCE benefit in JP headlined by Hotline TNT (did anyone reading this go? was it nuts?), Matt Pond PA & Dan Mangan at Passim, and the latest edition of Which Side? at the Burren. Hey, at least I wasn’t forced to make a choice.
Also sadly won’t be there to see the New Pornographers & Will Sheff tonight at the Wilbur, or the opening night of Independent Film Fest of Boston (but will of course be catching some flicks after I return). Should be back in time to catch Tommy Stinson in Hingham on Friday night, then down to Providence on Saturday for the Dambuilders & Sleepyhead. Bummed I’ll be missing Lupo Cittá’s LP release show that night. A pox on the scheduling gods. Sunday there’s a benefit for our beloved bass-playin’ bud Joe McMahon that I emphatically encourage you to attend. Details below, along with a few other shows you might dig, including the Afghan Whigs/Mercury Rev combo on Monday night.
Announcement-wise, not a ton, but personal stand-outs include that killer Oneida/Kinski team-up in August at Deep Cuts, Yard Act at the Sinclair, and the Damned in October. Other notable names coming to town: Bob Dylan, Beck, the Charlatans, & Modest Mouse. Read on for dates. Or check the Almanac’s right-hand column for more —>
If there’s anything just-announced you’re psyched about, drop a comment. I often miss some good stuff. If any of the info is incorrect, lemme know. Impending shows first, announcements follow…
First, imminent Boston-area shows of (my/your?) interest…
Wednesday, April 22nd
The New Pornographers
Will Sheff (Okkervil River)
@ the Wilbur
Wednesday, April 22nd
to Wednesday, April 29th
The Independent Film Festival Boston
@ indie cinemas around town
Wednesday, April 22nd
Waxahatchee
MJ Lenderman
@ the Wang
Thursday, April 23rd
Liz Cooper
Dead Gowns
@ the Rockwell
Thursday, April 23rd
Weedeater
Conan
@ Sonia
Friday, April 24th
Tommy Stinson & friends
@ Ames Chapel, Hingham
Saturday, April 25th
Robin Pecknold
(of Fleet Foxes)
Allegra Krieger
@ Shalin Liu Performance Ctr.
in Rockport, MA
Saturday, April 25th
Cock Sparrer
Haywire
Lower Class Brat
Yellow Stitches
@ Roadrunner
Saturday, April 25th
Lupo Cittá
“Inverno” LP release show!
with Taxidermists
@ the Lilypad
Sunday, April 26th
A Night for Joe:
A Fundraiser with music & friends
featuring Tanya Donnelly,
Hilken and Melissa Band,
The Night Watchmen (Tom Petty tribute),
Stars like Ours, Mill Pond Falls,
CUJO with Jen Trynin, Mike Mele,
Abbie Barrett, Aaron Lippert, &
DJ Panda spinning before & after
@ Lou’s in Harvard Square
Monday, April 27th
The Afghan Whigs
Mercury Rev
@ the Royale
Monday, April 27th
Fishbone
@ the Sinclair
And now, recently announced Boston-area shows…
Tuesday, May 19th
Which Side?: A Protest Music Teach-Out
with this month’s guests
Joan Anderman, The Bags,
Mark Erelli, Najee Janey,
Brendan Murphy of Autumn Hollow,
Safiya, and The Paid Protesters
@ the Burren Backroom
Saturday, June 27th
Meg Toohey
@ Club Passim
Thursday, July 9th
Buju Banton
Stephen Marley
@ the Pavilion
Thursday, July 16th
Bob Dylan
@ the Pavilion
Saturday, August 8th
Oneida
Kinski
@ Deep Cuts
Sunday, August 16th
Yard Act
@ the Sinclair
Wednesday, September 9th
ZZ Top
@ Lynn Auditorium
Tuesday, September 22nd
The Charlatans UK
@ the Paradise
Wednesday, October 7th
Modest Mouse
Caroline Rose
@ Roadrunner
Friday, October 9th
Teddy Swims
@ TD Garden
Friday, October 16th
The Damned
Flamin’ Groovies
The Courettes
@ the Royale
Saturday, October 17th
Beck
@ MGM Music Hall
Alright, back to work, then back to my melancholic birthplace immersion. As the wise man sang, “this town is full of ghosts…”
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