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[Boston-Area Action 8/27/25] My Show-Going Plans & New Show Announcements

Posted on August 27, 2025 at 10:52 am | No Comments

Hi! It’s Wednesday morning, and somehow I’m in an actual good mood. I think it’s mainly weather-based. I’ll take it. Here’s the weekly post of two lists: Boston-area shows I’m planning on/hoping to attend this week (or would attend if I was around), along with shows I’m into that have been announced since the last time I did this.

I’m gonna list a couple things this weekend that I’ll be missing since I’ll be living an indie-rockin’ dream out at Dromfest ’25 in Catskill, NY. The lineup this year is nuts. But I thought that about the first two years as well. Cannot wait.

Two things of note: Tomorrow night’s show at Deep Cuts is the very definition of a DO NOT MISS. And Friday marks the very welcome return of free music at Notch Brewing in Brighton. So very psyched.

As always, check out the longer list over in the right hand column —>

First, imminent Boston-area shows of (my/your?) interest…

TOMORROW NIGHT!
Thursday, August 28th
Scrawl
Chris Brokaw Rock Band
Phantom Tollbooth
@ Deep Cuts

Thursday, August 28th
Hotline TNT
Sour Widows
Pet Fox
@ The Sinclair

Friday, August 29th
Nine Inch Nails
@ the Garden

Friday, August 29th
Weekly Free Residency with
Hilken Mancini & Melissa Gibbs
& guests, this week featuring…
Thalia Zedek
@ Notch Brewing

And now, recently announced Boston-area shows…

Wednesday, Sept 24th
Earfull Series
“Writers reading, songwriters playing”
with authors
Brock Clarke & Marianne Leone
and musicians
Meg Toohey & The Grownup Noise
@ The Regattabar, Cambridge

Friday & Saturday
October 3rd & 4th
Bobcat Goldthwait
@ The Comedy Studio

Friday, November 14th
The Smithereens
with John Cowsill
@ City Winery Boston

Friday, November 14th
John Fogerty
doing CCR songs
@ MGM Music Hall at Fenway

Saturday, November 15th
Hallelujah The Hills
(20th anniversary show!)
with the return of the mighty…
Ho-Ag!
@ Deep Cuts

Friday, December 5th
The Besnard Lakes
@ Deep Cuts

Sunday, December 14th
Cursive
AJJ
@ Brighton Music Hall

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

Friday, February 20th
Marissa Nadler
@ the Somerville Armory

Alright, that’s it. If you see me at a show, please say hello. I’m into that.

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  • BOSTON-AREA LIVE SHOW ACTION
    Friday, January 16th
    Bus Crush (LP release show)
    Doss
    Megan From Work
    @ the Lilypad

    Saturday, January 17th
    Silver Screams
    Static Friction
    Screw Cart
    Fear is a Mind Killer
    @ the Midway Cafe

    Monday, January 19th
    Shame
    @ Brighton Music Hall

    Monday, January 19th
    Rooftops
    Marquis Lavoie
    Timothy Stone
    free @ the Model Cafe

    Tuesday, January 20th
    Which Side Are You On?:
    A Protest Music Teach-Out
    with Leon Beal, Sarah Borges,
    Mark Erelli, Caleb McCoy,
    Adam Sherman, & Wesley Stace
    @ the Burren Backroom

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

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

    Friday, January 28th
    Wild Pink
    Dead Gowns
    Otis Shanty
    @ Warehouse XI

    Thursday, January 29th
    Bad Bad Hats
    performing "Psychic Reader"
    Smut
    @ 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

    Saturday, February 7th
    Twen
    @ the Rockwell

    Saturday, February 7th
    The Grownup Noise (album release!)
    Happy Little Clouds
    & comedian Josh Gondelman
    @ Deep Cuts

    Saturday, February 7th
    Muck and the Mires
    White Dynomite
    Sonic Bomb
    The Humanoids
    We Own Land
    @ Sonia

    Wednesday, February 11th
    The EARFULL series
    writers reading,
    songwriters performing.
    with authors
    Thomas Beller & John Sayles
    and musicians
    The Lo-I & Chris Smither
    @ the Regattabar

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

    Friday, February 13th
    Nine Inch Nails
    @ TD Garden

    Friday, Saturday, & Sunday
    February 13th, 14th, & 15th
    Marcello Hernandez
    @ the Wilbur

    Sunday, February 15th
    The Black Heart Procession
    Chris Brokaw (solo electric)
    @ Sonia

    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

    Tuesday, March 10th
    Trace Mountains
    Coma Cinema
    Elvis Depressedly
    @ the Rockwell

    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

    Friday, March 27th Mike Gordon (Phish) & his band
    @ the Paradise

    Friday, March 27th
    Old 97s
    Lizzie No
    @ the Sinclair

    Friday, March 27th
    Slomosa
    @ Brighton Music Hall

    Friday, March 27th
    Gwar
    Soulfly
    King Parrot
    @ the House of Blues

    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
    Throwing Muses
    @ the Paradise

    Saturday, April 4th
    The Dirty Three
    @ the Sinclair

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

    Wednesday, April 8th
    The Wedding Present
    Mark Robinson
    @ the Sinclair

    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

    Saturday, April 18th
    Nick Offerman
    "Big Woodchuck" tour
    @ the Chevalier Theatre

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

    Thursday, April 30th
    Oklou
    @ the Royale

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

    Tuesday, May 5th
    The Messthetics
    and James Brandon Lewis
    @ City Winery Boston

    Tuesday, May 5th
    Gladie
    Noun
    @ Deep Cuts

    Saturday, May 9th
    Remember Sports
    Cusp
    @ Crystal Ballroom

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

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

    Sunday, May 24th
    David Lee Roth
    @ the House of Blues

    Wednesday, June 10th
    The Avett Brothers
    and Mike Patton
    present AVTT/PTTN
    @ the Wang

    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

    Wednesday, September 23rd
    Armand Hammer
    @ the Somerville Armory

    Friday & Saturday
    October 9th & 10th
    Superdrag
    @ Brighton Music Hall