[Boston-Area Action 5/27/26] Show-Going Plans & New Show Announcements
Posted on May 27, 2026 at 5:36 pm | No Comments
Hey, looks like I might actually get this weekly post thing out on a Wednesday (he writes optimistically as he starts composing this at 5pm). This is where I run down a couple of Boston-specific lists: First, shows ‘n stuff that are happening within the next seven days that I’m into and you might be, too, along with recent announcements that strike my fancy. Not that I’m going to go to all of them. Despite my best efforts.
Highlights from the imminent shows: Tonight has Ezra Furman at The Rockwell doing whatever she wants, and Faces on Film has an EP release party at Lou’s in Harvard Square. On Friday, Tinkertown plays at the Burren Backroom (that show marks the very welcome return of our pal Joe McMahon to the stage, and his band was also announced as opener for the Echo and the Bunnymen show at Roadrunner in a couple weeks), and Field Day plays the Village Social Club in Brookline.
Saturday has Deep Cuts 3-year anniversary party, a reason to celebrate if ever there was one, and Silver Screams are part of a bill up in Salem at Bit Bar. There’s also an early-evening show at the Burren Backroom with Abbie Barrett, Cut Braids, & Jordan Renzi. Sunday afternoon brings an ACLU benefit to O’Brien’s with Cold Expectations, Dave Herlihy, Ghosts & Shadows, & Garret Vandermolen, which will make way for Major Stars headlining later that night. Monday has the sold-out Ann Wilson (of Heart) documentary screening at City Winery, with a post-film Q&A with the subject herself. And lastly, Tuesday starts the weekly June Earfull Series at Branch Line in Watertown.
Did I miss something you’re psyched about? Got plans you wanna share? Hit the comments.
As far as announcements go, NICE, a fest released their (amazing) daily lineups, Tanya Donelly & Chris Brokaw were added to the June 16th edition of Earfull, the lineup for the (already at capacity) June edition of Which Side?: A Protest Music Teach-Out was posted, and it’s killer. I’m absolutely loving the new Feeble Little Horse record (listening to it yet again as I type this), and they’ve announced a show at the Royale in October with Snuggle. Sweeping Promises announced their new record, and they’ve got two shows booked at Deep Cuts in November. Major props to them for playing two nights there, when they could have easily booked one night in a much bigger room.
Alright, I’ll stop rambling. Lemme get listing. Drop corrections/comments/recommendations in the comments. Check out the right-hand-column for the more fleshed-out list that I keep relatively well-updated. Believe it or not.
First, imminent Boston-area shows of (my/your?) interest…
Wednesday, May 27th
Faces on Film (EP release)
Daniel Donovan
DJ Johnny Allen
@ Lou’s
Wednesday, May 27th
Ms. Ezra Furman doing
whatever she wants
@ the Rockwell
Friday, May 29th
Field Day
@ Village Social Club, Brookline
Friday, May 29th
Jeffrey Gaines
@ the Fallout Shelter
Saturday, May 30th
The Downhauls
Silver Screams
Bad Idea USA
The Angry-Las
@ Bitbar Salem
Saturday, May 30th
DEEP CUTS
3 Year Anniversary Party!
6pm @ Deep Cuts, Medford
Saturday, May 30th
Senator Chris Murphy
& Heather Cox Richardson
presenting
“Crisis of the Common Good”
@ First Parish Church
Saturday, May 30th
Duke Robillard
& His All-Star Band
@ The Regattabar
Saturday, May 30th
David Cross
as part of the
WBUR Festival
@ Tsai Performance Center @ BU
Saturday, May 30th
Napalm Death
Acid Bath
Pig Destroyer
@ Roadrunner
Saturday, May 30th
Corinne Bailey Rae
@ Cary Hall, Lexington
Saturday, May 30th
Abbie Barrett
Cut Braids
Jordan Renzi
early show
@ the Burren Backroom
Sunday, May 31st
a benefit for the ACLU
with
Cold Expectations
Dave Herlihy
Ghosts & Shadows
Garret Vandermolen
Matinee show @ O’Brien’s
Sunday, May 31st
Jittery Jack w/Amy Griffin
Hot Franks
Matinee show @ the Midway
Sunday, May 31st
James Blake
@ Roadrunner
Sunday, May 31st
Major Stars
Rose Thomas Bannister
Debby Schwartz
@ O’Brien’s
Monday, June 1st
Haute & Freddy
@ The Sinclair
Monday, June 1st
Ann Wilson (of Heart)
in conversation with
director Barbara Hall
presenting their documentary
“In My Voice”
@ City Winery Boston
Tuesday, June 2nd
The EARFULL series
writers reading,
songwriters performing.
with authors
Allison King
& Lauren Acampora
and musicians
Hope for Rain
& The Franc Graham Band
@ Branch Line, Watertown
And now, recently announced Boston-area shows…
Friday, June 5th
Opening Reception for
FACES, PLACES, & SPACES
A Spatial Justice Exhibition
presented by #Artstayshere
6pm @ the Somerville Museum
(exhibit runs through August 23rd)
Friday, Saturday, & Sunday
July 24th, 25th, & 26th
NICE, a fest 2026
Daily lineups were announced!
Go take a look.
Tuesday, June 16th
Tanya Donelly & Chris Brokaw
added to this edition of
the EARFULL series
featuring writers reading
& songwriters performing
joining announced authors
Laura Zigman & Tom Perrotta
and the band Sleepyhead
@ Branch Line, Watertown
Thursday, June 18th
Jesus The Dinosaur
Puppy Problems
Lake Saint Daniel
@ Deep Cuts
Wednesday, June 24th
Which Side?: A Protest Music Teach-Out
with this month’s guests
Beth Kaplan & Chris Brokaw,
Kameelah, Maverick, Ted Leo,
Toussaint the Liberator, &
special guests “Damaged Gods”
with The Paid Protesters
@ the Burren Backroom
Thursday, June 25th
Spirit Ghost
Hereboy
Doss
@ Deep Cuts
Friday, July 17th
Indoor Friends
The Eyetraps
Sailor Down
@ Deep Cuts
Friday, August 7th
Holy Wave
@ Deep Cuts
Wednesday, August 19th
Kehlani
@ MGM Music Hall
Thursday, August 20th
The Golden Hours
@ the MFA Boston Courtyard
Thursday, August 27th
Patty Larkin
@ the MFA Boston Courtyard
Thursday, September 3rd
Quicksand
Bane
Soulblind
@ the Royale
Wednesday, September 16th
Roxette
Taylor Dayne
Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets
@ the Xfinity Center
Sunday, September 20th
Esther Rose
@ the Crystal Ballroom
Wednesday, October 14th
Feeble Little Horse
Snuggle
@ the Royale
Saturday, October 17th
Gilla Band
@ Brighton Music Hall
Wednesday, October 21st
The Tallest Man On Earth
@ the Royale
Thursday & Friday
November 5th & 6th
Sweeping Promises
@ Deep Cuts
Thursday, December 3rd
Death From Above 1979
@ Brighton Music Hall
Alright, that’s it. Keep an eye out for me up front, and say hey if you’re in the mood.
[Boston-Area Action 5/21/26] Show-Going Plans & New Show Announcements
Posted on May 21, 2026 at 12:52 pm | No Comments
Not really feeling in the ‘weekly Boston-area events post’ mood, but I’m gonna push through. This thing is already a day late, and if I don’t do it right now, I won’t at all. Honestly, hearing that people actually read and value this thing is what keeps it coming, so that feedback is always appreciated.
Below: A list of about-to-happen Boston-area shows that are on my radar, and maybe should be on yours. Following that, a list of shows that have been announced since I did this last week.
Of primary focus: TOMORROW NIGHT. I’m helping to present a show at Deep Cuts in Allston, with sets from three faves: Unmade Bed, Thalia Zedek, and NYC-based headliners The Whimbrels. A ridiculously strong lineup, and I cannot wait. I kinda need this show. Join us if you can, I’ll even treat you to a beverage if you mention you read this. I’m not above straight up bribery, if it’s for a good reason.
Other imminent highlights: Vivid Bloom tonight with Mint Field at Deep Cuts. Saturday brings The Big Gig: Spring Music Festival & Market to Notch Brewing at The Charles River Speedway in Brighton. Hot dang. Robber Robber rules and plays Deep Cuts on Saturday night. For the olds: You can either see David Lee Roth or Bruce Springsteen on Sunday night. Choose your own adventure.
As far as personally appealing announcements go: Luna returns in September. Pre-sale tickets for that show at The Wilbur are already on sale. And after just playing at a very-sold-out O’Brien’s, Twisted Teens are back in July at The Sinclair. That’ll sell out, too.
The rest of the upcoming & announced shows that strike me are below, with a longer list in the right column over there –> . Make your own additions/corrections in the comments, if you please. I dig that. Off we go…
First, imminent Boston-area shows of (my/your?) interest…
Thursday, May 21st
Billy Eichner
@ the Wilbur
Thursday, May 21st
Mint Field
Vivid Bloom
@ Deep Cuts
Friday, May 22nd
Bradley’s Almanac (hey, that’s me!)
presents…
The Whimbrels
Thalia Zedek
Unmade Bed
@ Deep Cuts
Friday, May 22nd
The Sheila Divine
LP release show
@ Brighton Music Hall
Friday, May 22nd
The Wallflowers
@ The Cabot
Friday, May 22nd
Lucinda Williams
@ the Chevalier Theatre
Friday, May 22nd
King Tuff
Mod Lang
@ the Middle East Up
Friday, May 22nd
Memorials
@ O’Brien’s
Friday, May 22nd
The Black Angels
L.A. Witch
@ the Royale
Saturday & Sunday
May 23rd & 24th
THE BIG GIG
Spring Music Fest & Market
with 10 bands & 100+ vendors
presented by Allston Pudding
& the Brighton Bizarre
@ Notch Brighton @ Speedway
Saturday, May 23th
Robber Robber
Empath
Clifford
@ Deep Cuts
Sunday, May 24th
David Lee Roth
@ the House of Blues
Sunday, May 24th
Bruce Springsteen
& the E Street Band
@ TD Garden
Tuesday, May 26th
SNAX on WAX
Kathy Snax spinning 45s all night
@ Deep Cuts
And now, recently announced Boston-area shows…
Friday, May 29th
Jeffrey Gaines
@ the Fallout Shelter
Thursday, June 11th
Night Court with
Judge John Hodgman &
Bailiff Jesse Thorn
@ Coolidge Corner Theatre
Wednesday, July 15th
Stabbing Westward
@ Brighton Music Hall
Thursday, July 23rd
Twisted Teens
@ The Sinclair
Tuesday, September 22nd
Luna
@ the Wilbur
Friday, October 2nd
The Smashing Pumpkins
@ TD Garden
Friday, October 2nd
Muna
Hemlocke Springs
@ Roadrunner
Thursday, October 29th
Dent May
@ the Rockwell
Friday, November 6th
A Place To Bury Strangers
Adult.
Lane
@ the Sinclair
Saturday, November 7th
Blondshell
Prewn
@ House of Blues
Thursday, November 19th
Angine de Poitrine
@ Roadrunner
Thursday, December 10th
Shakey Graves
Jobi Riccio
@ Roadrunner
Alright, maybe I’ll see you out there. Hopefully as soon as tomorrow night at Deep Cuts.