Bradley’s Almanac

Friday Sundry

Posted on May 27, 2005 at 1:23 pm | No Comments

Greetings from Boston, aka ‘waterworld‘. When will the sunshine arrive and release us from this constant cloud-covered hell? I thought the old addage started ‘April showers…’, not ‘All-of-May showers…’. Yeesh. I mean, I’m a fan of rainy days, but only to a point.

Ok, enough about the weather then…

So we saw the second ‘Serenity‘ preview last night, another early look at Joss Whedon’s big-screen continuation of his too-short-lived ‘Firefly‘ sci-fi tv series. It’s not out until September, so the cut we saw was supposedly rough, using temporary music, although it looked to me like most of the effects were finished. I can only assume that there will be lots of tweaking with color balance and contrast in the months remaining, as the lighting swayed between too dark, just right, and too white, but the story and dialogue were more then enough to overcome any visual shortcomings. It’s like the anti-Episode III… substance holding you when style comes up short (ironic that the movie includes a subtle yet very direct Star Wars homage… look for it). If only Lucas had paid Joss to script-doctor ‘Sith’, because boy did that dialogue need some serious medical attention. But I digress. Don’t get me started on ol’ George.

‘Serenity’ is pure Whedon, all whip-smart words, unexpected emotional punches, and weighty-action bits mixed in together. Unlike the Star Wars prequels, there’s a real sense of danger to the characters… their actions have consequences, the villians are a real threat, and most of the comedy comes as a relief from building tension. There are lots of laughs, but they’re never forced. It’s just a brilliant script, with lines still popping into my head this next morning. And Joss has such a great cast to deliver it all, people who believe in the material, who really connect with one other, parts of an ensemble that has become more shipmates than castmates. Whedon isn’t afraid to pummel them, though… he’s not comfortable with the status quo, with everyone being safe for sequels. He goes for broke, and comes up aces.

I so hope this movie finds a broader audience, if only for the selfish reason that I want to see these characters a whole bunch more. But it might be tricky convincing the mainstream that this world is one they want to visit; you want to build hype, to let people know that there’s a reason this movie exists (i.e. the enthusastic Browncoats that have packed these previews), while at the same time not having them dismiss it as something too genre-bound and clicky (see the declining Star Trek movie audience). Put your average non-sci-fi-geek movie goer in the middle of the crowd last night, and they’d assume they were transported to the middle of a comic convention. You’ll be hard-pressed to find a more extensive hive of freaks and nerdery. And I mean that in the most affectionate way, of course. A bit of pot, kettle, etc.

I’ll be seeing it again opening weekend, and pestering my friends to do the same… won’t be the last time it’s mentioned on this site. If there’s another screening between now and Sept. 30th, you should really check it out… they just don’t make ’em like this any more, and it’s a damn shame.

For those who missed Firefly during it’s first and only season (and haven’t picked up the fantastic DVD set), there’s really good news: The Sci-Fi Channel is running the entire series (and unlike Fox, in the right order), airing them every Friday starting July 22nd, before new episodes of the excellent Battlestar Galactica. A perfectly planned build-up towards the movie.

Will my diminished opinion of the Star Wars universe keep me from catching the massive ‘Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination‘ exhibit at Boston’s Museum of Science when it opens in October? Probably not. I mean, if those first two prequels weren’t enough to keep me from seeing number three, then I’m in for whatever they throw at me. Nostalgia is an unstoppable force.

So when Amie and I saw Revenge of the Sith, I was amazing that there was not one. single. commercial. Not one. Couldn’t believe it. But I also couldn’t believe the number of trailers we saw: TEN. Yes, a new record. Ten complete movie previews, which I admit was far easier than suffering through a Fandango promo or a cheesy Diet Coke singalong. Count ’em: The Da Vinci Code (nice cast), Mr. & Mrs. Smith (no thanks), Fantastic Four (sadly, looks terrible), Stealth (urk), The Chronicles of Narnia (promising), The Wedding Crashers (maybe), Batman Begins (yes please), The Pink Panther (why Martin why!?), War of the Worlds (please be good), and Serenity (head buzz, every time). A solid 20 minutes or so. In the days before the internet, before I’d seen most of ’em already, I woulda been pretty into that.

Ok, now this is high-larious. If you’ve seen ROTS (a better acronym, there is not), you know that the (second) most cringe-worthy moment is Darth’s forced-perspective “NOOOOoooOOOOOO!” near the end. An instant classic. Well, you’ve gotta listen to this mini-mash-up that uses Liam Lynch’s ‘United States of Whatever‘ and Vader samples. Just awesome.

Miss Mary’s second solo album is out! ‘Ready 2 Pop‘, the long-in-the-works followup to 2000’s ‘Hey Blue!‘, is now available on Stereorrific Recordings, and you can sample/buy it over at CD Baby. The enhanced disc has 10 new songs, a couple demos versions, and throws in a couple of videos (hang around for a hidden track, too). It’s a more rockin’ affair than Hey Blue!, and it’s better for it.

Mary has also started up her own little web-based handmade-crafty shop called Hollypop, and the site just barely went live. Head over to check out some stylin’ totebags, purses, clothing, and other assorted accessories. Go Mary Go!

Boston comic book (sorry, ‘graphic novel’) fans take note: On Monday, June 13th at 7pm, the Friends of the Brookline Library will be hosting a free talk from author Steve Weiner entitled ‘The Rise of the Graphic Novel‘. From their website

“Graphic novels are exploding off bookstore and library shelves, and into movies, college courses, The New York Times Book Review, and onto the coffee tables of the cognoscenti. What’s fueling the explosion? Where did all the excitement come from? Steve Weiner, a comics historian and children’s literature specialist, answers these questions in his talk, ‘The Rise of the Graphic Novel‘. From the Bronx tenements of Will Eisner’s ‘A Contract with God‘ to the holocaust vision of Art Spiegelman’s ‘Maus‘ to the teenage angst of Dan Clowes’ ‘Ghostworld‘, you’ll journey into the heart of the graphic novel revolution.

It takes place in Hunneman Hall in the main building of the Brookline Library.

I’ve never read ‘Everything is Illuminated‘ by Jonathan Safran Foer, but I’ve heard it’s a love-it-or-violently-loathe-it type of novel, with little room for the inbetween. Makes me wonder if the upcoming movie adapatation will do the same. I’m a fan of actor Liev Schreiber, who’s directing this time around, and I’m curious to see how Elijah Wood pulls off a lead role post-LOTR (if you don’t count Hooligans, which is playing film fests).

What I’m more interested in, though, is seeing former/fellow Burlington, Vermont dweller Eugene freakin’ Hutz in his first acting role. If his name doesn’t sound familiar, maybe his band, Gogol Bordello, will. I heard he was in the movie and figured it was a small role, maybe with the band playing in one scene. Well, these pictures show it ain’t so. Second billing, baby. He’s the one fingering Frodo right here. Crazy.

Movie poster here. In-progress official site here.

Ten word TV season finale reviews…

Alias: Almost has me back. Cheap crash cliffhanger. More evil Sloan.
Lost: Not enough payoff. A freakin’ ladder? You’re so on probation.
Deadwood: Little less politics. I miss angry Bullock. Swijjin still rules.

I had much, much love for Portastatic, but lost track when Mac went through that little Brazilian fling. This news, however, has me back. A new album in August, and more of a full-bandy affair. I actually like the first couple Portastatic albums more than what Mac’s main act, Superchunk, was doing at the time, so this sounds right up my alley.

I’m thinking about a movie sometime this weekend (shocker). Should it be Layer Cake? Unleashed? Anyone have any thoughts on either of those two films to share? Sell me.

So John Squire wants the Stone Roses to reform, eh? Tell ya what, if it’s just to play the debut album start to finish, maybe as part of the Don’t Look Back series, then I’m there. Otherwise, um, don’t look back.

Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers collaborating on a movie apaptation of Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are?! How did I not hear about that?

There’s a new library in Harvard Square, and it’s exclusively for ‘zines. Guess I’ll put the Papercut Zine Library down on my ‘must visit list’.

I’ve been meaning to mention this for a bit, and a recent post over at Chromewaves reminded me… lucky American Analog Set fans (who also happen to be in New York) can stop by a Brooklyn bar called Commonwealth (corner of 5th Ave & 12th st.) to hear their entire finished-yet-unreleased album, ‘Set Free‘. AmAnSet is label-less at the moment thanks to the closing up of Tigerstyle, but won’t be for very long… I’ve heard the whole record, and it is far and away their best collection of songs since 1999’s ‘The Golden Band’ (and to varying degrees, I love everything since). It’s a new peak for them, and labels should be falling at their feet. If it comes out this year, it may just top my best of.

David Gedge of the Wedding Present presents some ‘music you should hear‘ over at Amazon. I’m with him on about half of those.

Thanks to My Mean Magpie, who thanks Lacunae, for pointing out a brand new, completely free, entirely downloadable His Name Is Alive EP entitled ‘Summer Bird‘, available at their site. Says it’s for ‘a limited time’, so get over there.

Stream a new Son Volt song called ‘Bandages & Scars’ from their upcoming ‘Okemah and the Melody of Riot‘ album, due on July 12th.

Allow me to draw your attention to a place I discovered through a comment left here at the ‘Nac: Ryan’s Aural Fixation live music photography site. Some amazing live and still shots of a range of artists, from the well-known to the obscure to the inbetween: Cinerama, Postal Service, Trash Can Sinatras, Lucksmiths… so much fantastic work in there. There’s even a shot of Craig from Summer at Shatter Creek, which leads directly into this next bit…

Would you like a really nice, limited edition Summer at Shatter Creek poster print, signed by Craig & Emmy, courtesy of Fingerprints music in Long Beach, CA? Be the first one to drop me an email (address on the left) with the subject ‘SASC’, and it’s all yours. Congrats to Michael in Louisiana, who won the poster.

Alright, my long weekend looms, time to check out. I hope everyone who’s been listening to the Bradcast (my new random streaming radio station) has been digging it… I get a little thrill every time someone makes a request (via aol im: bradcast), so keep ’em coming. To listen, just open this URL in Winamp or iTunes. If you can’t get on, it’s either full or will be back up soon enough.

So far I’ve been streaming for about three weeks straight, nearly 24 hours a day, and it’s up to track number 8,473 out of a total collection of roughly 23,000 songs. In another five or six weeks I’ll randomize it all again and start over. I can’t imagine the days before I was able to do this… having all my cds wired into my workplace is a revelation. Glad I can share it.

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  • BOSTON-AREA LIVE SHOW ACTION
    Tuesday, July 29th
    Goo Goo Dolls
    Dashboard Confessional
    @ the Pavilion

    Wednesday, July 30th
    Femi Kuti & the Positive Force
    @ the Sinclair

    Wednesday, July 30th
    TV on the Radio
    @ Roadrunner

    Wednesday, July 30th
    The "Happy Together" Tour
    featuring The Turtles,
    Jay & the Americans,
    Little Anthony, Mark Lindsay
    (of Paul Revere & the Raiders),
    The Vogues, & the Cowsills
    @ Lynn Auditorium

    Wednesday, July 30th
    The Offspring
    Jimmy Eat World
    New Found Glory
    @ Xfinity Center

    Thursday, July 31st
    Rick Maguire (Pile)
    @ Volante Farms, Needham

    Thursday, July 31st
    New Bob Turks
    The Drowns
    Static Friction
    @ Sonia

    Friday, August 1st
    LOST 80's LIVE
    with A Flock of Seagulls,
    Big Country, General Public,
    The Vapors, Belouis Some,
    The Icicle Works, China Crisis,
    Josie Cotton, Polecats,
    and more
    @ the Wang

    Friday, August 1st
    Sharpie Smile
    @ the Rockwell

    Saturday, August 2nd
    Chicago
    @ the Pavilion

    Saturday, August 2nd
    MARIO FEST '25
    with F.U.'s, The Humanoids,
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    Keith Bennett, DJ Wunderdread,
    DJ Gang of One (Hugo Burnham),
    & some surprise guests
    @ Boynton Yards, Somerville

    Saturday, August 2nd
    Pantera
    Amon Amarth
    @ Great Woods

    Sunday, August 3rd
    Clipse
    EarthGang
    @ Roadrunner

    Thursday, Friday, & Saturday
    August 7th, 8th, & 9th
    SOMERGLOOM V
    with Sumac, Body Void,
    The Keening, Morne, Chepang,
    Moths, Cowardice, Slow Quit,
    Vudu Sister, Guhts, Lepra,
    Lesotho, A Monolithic Dome,
    Main Era, Chainlacing, &
    Tears From A Grieving Heart
    @ Deep Cuts &
    @ Crystal Ballroom

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    Endation
    Happy Little Clouds
    Cold Expectations
    Ex-Hyena
    @ the Jungle

    a Rhode Island exception...
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    Rick Maguire (Pile)
    Carl Shane (Kal Marks)
    2pm-5pm @ Myrtle

    Tuesday, August 12th
    Stevie Nicks
    @ TD Garden

    Tuesday, August 12th
    John Moreland
    Jared Hart
    @ the Sinclair

    Wednesday, August 13th
    Clipping.
    @ The Sinclair

    Wednesday, August 13th
    WHICH SIDE?
    A Protest Music Teach-Out
    A Music Series with Discussion
    Hosted by James Sullivan
    featuring the Paid Protesters
    & a revolving cast of singers
    a 'pay what you can' affair
    @ the Lizard Lounge

    Wednesday, August 13th
    Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets
    @ The Center for Arts, Natick

    Wednesday, August 13th
    Open Mike Eagle
    Oceanator
    @ the Middle East Upstairs

    Thursday, August 14th
    Photographer Henry Diltz
    @ the Loft, Emerson

    Thursday, August 14th
    The Armed
    Prostitute
    @ the Sinclair

    Friday, August 15th
    The Doobie Brothers
    The Coral Reefer Band
    @ Xfinity Center

    Saturday, August 16th
    The Black Keys
    Gary Clark Jr.
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Saturday, August 16th
    Architects
    Erra
    Holy Water
    @ House of Blues

    Saturday, August 16th
    Toad the Wet Sprocket
    KT Tunstall
    Six Pence None the Richer
    @ the Chevalier Theatre

    Wednesday, August 20th
    The Joe Perry Project
    @ the Wang Theatre

    Wednesday, August 20th
    Viruette
    Mallcops
    @ Bellforge Arts Center

    Thursday, August 21st
    The Smiths Tribute (NYC)
    Staring at the Sea (Cure tribute)
    @ the Sinclair

    Friday, August 22nd
    Cave In
    "Jupiter" 25th Anniversary show
    @ the Sinclair

    Saturday, August 23rd
    Dogmatics
    Apehangers
    Stop Calling Me Frank
    @ the Midway

    Saturday, August 23rd
    RIVERFEST 2025
    Buffalo Tom
    Belly
    The Far Out
    Gavin Marengi
    From noon to dusk
    @ Salisbury Beach

    Saturday, August 23rd
    Tugboat Annie
    Vic Firecracker
    Forevers
    @ the Burren Back Room

    Sunday, August 24th
    "Twin Peaks: A Conversation
    With The Stars" featuring
    Ray Wise, Harry Goaz,
    Kimmy Robertson, &
    Executive Producer
    Sabrina S. Sutherland
    @ the Wilbur

    Tuesday, August 26th
    The Who
    @ Fenway Park

    Tuesday & Wednesday
    August 26th & 27th
    James Taylor
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Wednesday, August 27th
    Wrought Iron Hex
    Bad Verb
    Silver Screams
    Osis
    @ O'Brien's

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

    Thursday, August 28th
    Hotline TNT
    @ the Sinclair

    Friday, August 29th
    Nine Inch Nails
    @ the Garden

    Saturday, August 30th
    Coheed & Cambria
    Taking Back Sunday
    Foxing
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Friday, September 5th
    The Sheila Divine
    Viruette
    @ the Crystal Ballroom

    Friday, September 5th
    James Austin Johnson
    (comedian/SNL)
    @ the Cut

    Friday & Saturday
    September 5th & 6th
    TOUGH LUCK FEST 2025
    day one: Slow Joy, Trophy Wife,
    Actor Observer, Exit 18, 5ever,
    & Sophie's Body
    day two: Great American Ghost,
    Move, Euclid, Blood Tithe,
    Survive the Sun, & Sevalynn
    @ Brighton Music Hall

    Saturday, Sept. 6th
    The 13th Annual JP Music Festival!
    @ Pinebank Field in JP

    Saturday, Sept. 6th
    Slow Crush
    Faetooth
    @ the Sinclair

    Saturday & Sunday
    September 6th & 7th
    Ron Sexsmith
    @ Club Passim

    Saturday & Sunday
    September 6th & 7th
    "Seisiún: a two-day Irish
    music & cultural gathering"
    6th: Dropkick Murphys,
    the Hold Steady, Stiff Little Fingers,
    The Scratch, The Rumjacks,
    Holy Locuts, & more
    7th: The Pogues, The Waterboys,
    Cardinals, Just Mustard,
    Lisa O'Neill, Mairead,
    John Francis Flynn, & more
    @ the Stage at Suffolk Downs

    Sunday, September 7th
    The Outlaw Music Festival
    10th Anniversary Tour
    @ the Xfinity Center

    Sunday, September 7th
    Rilo Kiley
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Sunday, September 7th
    My Chemical Romance
    Idles
    @ Fenway Park

    Tuesday, September 9th
    James plays "Laid"
    @ the House of Blues

    Tuesday, September 9th
    Mac DeMarco
    @ Roadrunner

    Wednesday, September 10th
    Alex G
    Nilüfer Yanya
    @ Roadrunner

    Wednesday, September 10th
    Glitterfox
    @ the Rockwell

    Wednesday, September 10th
    Robbie Fulks
    @ Club Passim

    Thursday, Sept. 11th
    Sparks
    @ Berklee Performance Center

    Thursday, September 11th
    Alex G
    Nilüfer Yanya
    @ Roadrunner

    Thursday, September 11th
    Bruce Dickinson
    (Iron Maiden)
    @ the House of Blues

    Friday, September 12th
    Superchunk
    Tee Vee Repairmann
    @ the Crystal Ballroom

    Friday, September 12th
    The Brian's Jonestown Massacre
    @ the Sinclair

    Friday, September 12th
    Ethel Cain
    9million
    @ Roadrunner

    Friday, September 12th
    Supergrass
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Friday, September 12th
    Greg Hawkes with Eddie Japan
    performing the music of The Cars
    @ the Spire Center, Plymouth

    Friday, September 12th
    Saturday, September 13th
    Black Moth Super Rainbow
    Ricky Eat Acid
    @ the Sinclair

    Friday & Saturday
    September 12th & 13th
    Moon Over Salem Fest
    with Rebuilder, Choke Up,
    Tigerman Woah, & many more
    @ venues around Salem

    Saturday, September 13th
    The Del Fuegos
    @ Bellforge Arts Center

    Saturday, September 13th
    Dwight Yoakam
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Saturday, September 13th
    Pulp
    @ Suffolk Downs

    Sunday, Sept 14th
    Alabama Shakes
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Sunday, September 14th
    Wet Leg
    Mary In The Junkyard
    @ Roadrunner

    Monday, September 15th
    PUP
    Jeff Rosenstock
    Ekko Astral
    @ Roadrunner

    Monday, September 15th
    Steve Winwood
    @ The Cabot

    Tuesday, September 16th
    Molly Tuttle
    Cecelia Castleman
    @ the Royale

    Wednesday, September 17th
    Alison Krauss & Union Station
    Willie Watson
    @ the Pavilion

    Thursday, September 18th
    The Bouncing Souls
    H2O
    Smoking Popes
    Jer
    @ the Royale

    Thursday, September 18th
    Rose City Band
    Wet Tuna
    @ Deep Cuts

    Thursday, September 18th
    J. Robbins
    Drew & Finley Do O'Doherty
    @ the Old Fire Station
    in Woods Hole, MA

    Thursday, September 18th
    Garbage
    Starcrawler
    @ Roadrunner

    Friday, September 19th
    Soccer Mommy
    Dummy
    @ House of Blues

    Friday, September 19th
    Sharp Pins
    @ the Lilypad

    Friday, September 19th
    George Thorogood
    & the Destroyers
    @ Lynn Auditorium

    Friday, September 19th
    Russian Circles
    Blackwater Holylight
    @ the Royale

    Friday & Saturday
    September 19th & 20th
    Boston Fuzzstival 2025
    @ the Somerville Armory

    Saturday, September 20th
    Silver Screams
    Sonic Bomb
    Linnea's Garden
    @ Koto Salem

    Saturday, September 20th
    Weakened Friends
    @ the Sinclair

    Saturday, September 20th
    Turnstile
    Mannequin Pussy
    SPEED
    Jane Remover
    @ Suffolk Downs

    Saturday, September 20th
    Morrissey
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Saturday, September 20th
    Wolf Alice
    @ House of Blues

    Saturday, September 20th
    Silver Screams
    Sonic Bomb
    Linnea's Garden
    @ Koto Salem

    Sunday, September 21st
    Sebadoh
    @ the Middle East Downstairs

    Sunday, September 21st
    Laura Stevenson
    @ the Sinclair

    Sunday, September 21st
    Marina
    Mallrat
    @ Roadrunner

    Sunday, September 21st
    Múm
    @ Crystal Ballroom

    Sunday, September 21st
    Nation of Language
    Greet Death
    @ the Royale

    Sunday, September 21st
    Shonen Knife
    @ Sonia

    Monday, September 22nd
    Elvis Costello & the Imposters
    "Radio Soul!" tour
    with Charlie Sexton
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Tuesday, September 23rd
    Foxwarren
    Allegra Krieger
    @ the Sinclair

    Tuesday, September 23rd
    The Minus 5
    The Baseball Project
    @ the Crystal Ballroom

    Tuesday, September 23rd
    Viagra Boys
    @ Roadrunner

    Wednesday, September 24th
    The Beaches
    Debbii Dawson
    @ Roadrunner

    Thursday, September 25th
    Cowboy Junkies
    @ the Shubert Theatre

    Thursday, September 25th
    The Cribs
    @ the Sinclair

    Thursday, September 25th
    Junior Varsity
    @ the Rockwell

    Thursday, September 25th
    Iggy Pop
    Sex Pistols
    The Molotovs
    @ Suffolk Downs

    Thursday through Sunday
    Sept. 25th, 26th, 27th, & 28th
    John Mulaney
    "Mister Whatever" tour
    @ the Wang Theatre

    Friday, September 26th
    Jonathan Coulton
    @ City Winery

    Friday, September 26th
    The Front Bottoms
    Sincere Engineer
    @ Roadrunner

    Friday, September 26th
    Lorde
    Blood Orange
    The Japanese House
    @ TD Garden

    Friday, September 26th
    Stereolab
    The Memorials
    @ the Royale

    Saturday, September 27th
    Car Seat Headrest
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Saturday, September 27th
    Rolo Tomassi
    @ the Rockwell

    Saturday, September 27th
    X
    Los Lobos
    @ the Shubert Theatre

    Sunday, September 28th
    An Evening with author
    Samin Nosrat discussing
    her cookbook "Good Things"
    with Hrishikesh Hirway
    @ Emerson Colonial Theatre

    Sunday, September 28th
    The Tubs
    @ Deep Cuts

    Monday, September 29th
    Melvins
    Red Kross
    @ Fete in Providence

    Tuesday, September 30th
    Murray Hill
    @ City Winery

    Wednesday, October 1st
    Tropical F*ck Storm
    Mark Robinson
    @ Crystal Ballroom

    Wednesday, October 1st
    Bad Suns
    Yot Club
    @ the Royale

    Thursday, October 2nd
    Amy Millan (Stars/BSS)
    @ the Middle East

    Thursday, October 2nd
    DEVO
    The B-52s
    Lene Lovich Band
    @ the Xfinity Center

    Thursday, October 2nd
    Elbow
    @ Roadrunner

    Friday, October 3rd
    Home Is Where
    Forests
    @ the Sinclair

    Thursday, Friday, & Saturday
    October 2nd, 3rd, & 4th
    David Byrne
    @ the Wang

    Saturday & Sunday
    October 4th & 5th
    An Inconceivable Evening
    with Cary Elwes
    & a screening of
    The Princess Bride
    @ the Wilbur

    Monday, October 6th
    Swans
    Little Annie
    Paul Wallfisch
    @ the Paradise

    Monday, October 6th
    Yusuf/Cat Stevens
    "An Evening Of Tales,
    Tunes And Other Mysteries"
    Book Tour show
    @ the Wang Theatre

    Wednesday, October 8th
    Anamanaguchi
    Ovlov
    @ the Royale

    Wednesday, October 8th
    Queens of the Stone Age
    (acoustic show)
    @ the Wang

    Wednesday, October 8th
    High-Vis
    Crush Your Soul
    Cold Gawd
    @ the Paradise

    Wednesday, October 8th
    Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
    'Howl' 20th Anniversary Tour
    with Humanist
    @ House of Blues

    Wednesday, October 8th
    Water From Your Eyes
    Her New Knife
    Editrix
    @ the Sinclair

    Wednesday, October 8th
    The Murder Capital
    @ Sonia

    Thursday, October 9th
    Team Dresch
    Vitapup
    @ Crystal Ballroom

    Thursday, October 9th
    The Rapture
    @ House of Blues

    Thursday, October 9th
    Violent Femmes
    @ the Chevalier Theatre

    Friday, October 10th
    AFI
    TR/ST @ the House of Blues

    Friday, October 10th
    Jukebox the Ghost
    Boys Go To Jupiter
    @ the Royale

    Friday, October 10th
    Destroyer
    @ the Paradise

    Saturday, October 11th
    The Cult
    "Death Cult In America" Tour
    with Patriarchy
    @ the Orpheum

    Saturday, October 11th
    Real Estate
    "Atlas" Anniversary Tour
    Trace Mountains
    @ the Royale

    Saturday, October 11th
    Pile
    Nnamdï
    @ the Sinclair

    Saturday, October 11th
    Kneecap
    @ the House of Blues

    Sunday, October 12th
    The Miki Berenyi Trio
    (that's Miki from Lush)
    Gina Birch
    The Unreasonables
    @ the Sinclair

    Monday, October 13th
    The Sword
    @ the Paradise

    Monday, October 13th
    My Morning Jacket
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Tuesday, October 14th
    Grandaddy
    celebrating the 25th anniversary
    of "The Sophtware Slump"
    with Greg Freeman
    @ the Royale

    Wednesday, October 15th
    Modest Mouse
    Built to Spill
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Wednesday, October 15th
    Disclosure (Live)
    Fcukers
    Villager
    @ Roadrunner

    Thursday, October 16th
    Moving Targets
    Billy Batts & the Made Men
    Spiller
    @ Faces Brewing

    Friday, October 17th
    Peel Dream Magazine
    @ Deep Cuts

    Friday, October 17th
    The Psychedelic Furs
    Gary Numan
    @ MGM Musis Hall

    Saturday, October 18th
    Patty Griffin &
    Rickie Lee Jones
    @ the Chevalier

    Saturday, October 18th
    AL BARILE DAY!
    (bands announced soon)
    @ Roadrunner

    Saturday, October 18th
    Jeff Tweedy
    Macie Stewart
    @ the Royale

    Sunday, October 19th
    Guerilla Toss
    @ Crystal Ballroom

    Sunday, October 19th
    Ruston Kelly
    Sam MacPherson
    @ the Sinclair

    Monday, October 20th
    Leisure
    @ the Royale

    Monday, October 20th
    Madi Diaz
    @ the Somerville Armory

    Tuesday, October 21st
    Big Thief
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Tuesday, October 21st
    Everclear
    Local H
    Sponge
    @ Big Night Live

    Wednesday, October 22nd
    Mike Viola
    @ the Lizard Lounge

    Thursday, October 23rd
    Neko Case
    Des Demonas
    @ The Wilbur

    Thursday, October 23rd
    Belly
    "King" 30th Anniversary Tour!
    @ the Paradise

    Thursday & Friday
    October 23rd & 24th
    Ali McGuirk
    "Watertop" Release Shows
    @ the Lizard Lounge

    Friday, Saturday, & Sunday
    October 24th, 25th, & 26th
    Jonathan Richman
    with Tommy Larkins
    @ the Somerville Theatre

    Saturday, October 25th
    Rufus Wainwright
    @ City Winery

    Saturday, October 25th
    Ezra Furman
    The Golden Dregs
    @ the Sinclair

    Saturday, October 25th
    Minus The Bear
    @ the House of Blues

    Sunday, October 26th
    Bryan Adam
    Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo
    @ the Garden

    Saturday, October 26th
    Big D & the Kids Table:
    A Nightmare Before Halloween
    with Westbound Train,
    & the JB Conspiracy
    @ the Sinclair

    Monday, October 27th
    Laufey
    Suki Waterhouse
    @ TD Garden

    Monday, October 27th
    Autechre
    Mark Broom
    @ Brighton Music Hall

    Wednesday, October 29th
    Herbie Hancock
    @ the Wang Theatre

    Wednesday, October 29th
    The Beta Band
    @ the Royale

    Thursday, October 30th
    Cage the Elephant
    Hey, Nothing
    Common People
    @ MGM Music Hall

    Friday, October 31st
    Fleshwater
    Chat Pile
    @ the Paradise

    Saturday, November 1st
    Andy Bell (of Erasure)
    @ the Wilbur

    Sunday, November 2nd
    Fruit Bats (solo)
    @ the Sinclair

    Wednesday, November 5th
    Boris
    "Pink" 20th Anniversary Tour
    with Uniform
    @ the Paradise

    Thursday, November 6th
    Colin Hay (Men at Work)
    @ the Chevalier Theatre

    Thursday, November 6th
    Robert Plant's Saving Grace
    featuring Suzi Dian
    @ the Shubert Theatre

    Thursday & Friday
    November 6th & 7th
    The Lone Bellow
    @ the Sinclair

    Thursday, Friday, & Saturday
    November 6th, 7th, & 8th
    Buffalo Tom's 2nd annual
    "Please Come to Boston" fest
    with special live performances
    & guests each night
    @ the Somerville Armory

    Friday & Saturday
    November 7th & 8th
    Steve Martin & Martin Short
    three shows @ the Wang

    Saturday, November 8th
    Cracker
    with special guests
    @ Abbot Hall, Marblehead

    Saturday, November 8th
    The Mars Volta
    @ House of Blues

    Sunday, November 9th
    Flock of Dimes
    @ the Rockwell

    Sunday, November 9th
    The Samples
    @ City Winery

    Tuesday & Wednesday
    November 11th & 12th
    Micky Dolenz (the Monkees)
    Songs & Stories
    @ City Winery

    Wednesday, November 12th
    Jens Lekman
    @ the Sinclair

    Thursday, November 13th
    Janeane Garofalo
    @ the Somerville Armory

    Friday, November 14th
    Geese
    @ the Paradise

    Friday, November 14th
    Spiller
    The Long Wait
    @ the Middle East

    Saturday, November 15th
    Beach Fossils
    @ the Paradise

    Sunday, November 16th
    The Faint
    Hercules & Love Affair
    @ the Royale

    Sunday, November 16th
    Black Flag
    (Ginn & the kids)
    @ Taffeta in Lowell

    Monday, November 17th
    Tom Morello & Friends
    (electric full band show)
    @ the Paradise

    Tuesday & Wednesday
    November 18th & 19th
    The Barr Brothers
    Land of Talk
    @ the Sinclair

    Wednesday, November 19th
    Author Joe Hill
    presenting 'King Sorrow'
    @ Brookline Booksmith

    Thursday, November 20th
    Weakened Friends
    @ the Sinclair

    Friday, November 21st
    Queensrÿche
    Accept
    @ Somerville Theatre

    Saturday, November 22nd
    Couch
    @ Roadrunner

    Monday, November 24th
    Bar Italia
    @ the Paradise

    Monday, November 24th
    Patti Smith
    Horses 50th Anniversary Tour
    @ the Orpheum

    Wednesday, November 26th
    The Lemonheads
    @ The Wilbur

    Saturday, November 29th
    Portugal. The Man
    @ Roadrunner

    Sunday, November 30th
    Caspian
    Aisha Burns
    @ Sonia

    Monday, December 1st
    (second show added)
    The Beths
    Phoebe Rings
    @ the Royale

    Tuesday, December 9th
    They Are Gutting A Body Of Water
    Hooky
    @ the Somerville Armory

    Saturday, December 13th
    Paula Poundstone
    @ the Mosesian Center, Watertown

    Saturday, December 13th
    Converge's SADDEST DAY Fest
    with Touché Amoré, Coalesce,
    The Hope Conspiracy, Soul Glo,
    Year of the Knife, Stress Positions,
    Wormwood, and more
    @ Roadrunner

    Saturday, December 13th
    A John Waters Christmas
    @ Berklee Performance Center

    Monday & Tuesday
    December 29th & 30th
    The Disco Biscuits
    Monday @ the Sinclair
    Tuesday @ the Royale

    Thursday, January 15th, 2026
    Cate Le Bon
    @ the Sinclair

    Monday, January 19th, 2026
    Shame
    @ Brighton Music Hall

    Wednesday, June 26th, 2026
    The Church
    The Singles Tour
    (rescheduled from 8/1/25)
    @ Somerville Theatre