[Boston-Area Action 9/3/2026] Show-Going Plans & New Show Announcements
Posted on September 3, 2026 at 10:20 am | No Comments
Hey, it’s (past) time for the weekly (supposed to be) Wednesday Boston-area upcoming & announced shows post. If I had gotten this done yesterday as I’d planned then I’d have reminded you to go see the Fixx, Colin Blunstone, & Peter Asher at the Somerville Theatre last night, or maybe catch the show over at Q Division. Alas, hopefully you went without my absent reminder.
For impending area shows of interest happening this week, I’ll start with tonight’s right-up-my-alley pairing of the rarely-seen Dumptruck with Mary Lou Lord at Deep Cuts. That’s where I’ll be, at least. Maybe Robyn at Agganis is more your speed? There’s also a pretty killer Tom Petty tribute going on at Lou’s in Harvard Square that I wish was on a different night. And jeez, Quicksand is playing, too. Another tough one to miss.
As far as the rest of the weekend goes, I’ll be away again (I’d never miss a DromFest), but you should totally hit the Hilken & Melissa-curated weekly free Friday evening show at Notch Brewing (Brighton), where Mike Gent (the Figgs) & Chris Colbourn (Buffalo Tom) will be playing. I’d be there if I was here, then maybe at the Peter Hook show at the House of Blues afterwards (the Sox aren’t in town, so it’ll be less of a cluster down there).
It kills me that I’m missing the return of The Specific Heats on Saturday, who are celebrating their new record with the help of Adult Learners at the Lilypad. Monday brings a post-DromFest area appearance from a couple of ace, and long-absent, bands: Via & Nice Strong Arm. They’ll be playing Deep Cuts with openers Astral B.itch. Will I be too exhausted from my weekend away to make it out? Time will tell.
Announcement-wise, details on newly-booked shows from Hedge, Little Barrie, Dinosaur Jr., another chance to catch the Specific Heats, and more can be found below, and in the longer list over in the right column over there –>
As always, corrections and your own personal recommendations are not just welcome, but encouraged. Leave a comment with what I missed. I do not judge. At least not out loud.
The lists…
First, imminent Boston-area shows of (my/your?) interest…
Thursday, September 3rd
Dumptruck
Mary Lou Lord
@ Deep Cuts
Thursday, September 3rd
Robyn
Avalon Emerson & the Charm
@ Agganis Arena
Thursday, September 3rd
The Hardest Part:
A Tribute to Tom Petty
@ Lou’s, Harvard Square
Thursday, September 3rd
Reverend Horton Heat
Messer Chups
@ City Winery
Thursday, September 3rd
Quicksand
Bane
Soulblind
@ the Royale
Friday, September 4th
The Hilken Mancini &
Melissa Gibbs Residency
Week 5 with guests
Mike Gent (the Figgs)
& Chris Colbourn (Buffalo Tom)
free @ Notch Brewing Brighton
Friday, September 4th
Peter Hook & the Light
play New Order’s “Get Ready”
@ House of Blues
Friday, September 4th
Zola Simone
Shallow Pools
TWAM
@ Deep Cuts
Friday, September 4th
Lily Allen
performs “West End Girl”
@ MGM Music Hall
Friday, Saturday, & Sunday
September 4th, 5th, & 6th
Esperanza Spalding
@ City Winery
Saturday, September 5th
The Specific Heats
(record release show!)
Adult Learners
@ the Lilypad
Saturday & Sunday
September 5th & 6th
James Taylor & his band
@ MGM Music Hall
Saturday, September 5th
Violent Femmes
@ Cape Cod Melody Tent
Sunday, September 6th
Violent Femmes
@ South Shore Music Circus
Monday, September 7th
Nice Strong Arm
Via
Astral Bitch
@ Deep Cuts
Tuesday, September 8th
John Fogerty
Steve Winwood
@ the Pavilion
And now, recently announced Boston-area shows…
Thursday, September 17th
(rescheduled from 9/3)
The Grownup Noise
@ the Condon Shell, Medford
Saturday, September 19th
Roslindale Porchfest!
including a show with
The Specific Heats
& Frisson
@ Roslindale, duh
Saturday, September 19th
Doss
Moon by Moon
Birdbath
Intac (solo)
@ somewhere in Brighton
(ask a punk)
Saturday, September 19th
Andy California
Nnnice Guys
The Swettes
Pledge Pins
@ Lou Ann David Park
in Somerville
Thursday, October 8th
The Movielife
Travis Shettel (Piebald)
True Crime
@ the Somerville Armory
Thursday, October 22nd
Declaw
Hedge
Dagwood
Something Sneaky
@ Deep Cuts
Friday, October 23rd
Little Barrie
@ the Lilypad
Wednesday, October 28th
Small Pond
Otis Shanty
Bus Crush
@ Deep Cuts
November 28th
Bim Skala Bim
@ the Cut
March 13th
Dinosaur Jr.
@ the House of Blues
Catskill, here I come…
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