[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…”
[Boston-Area Action 4/15/26] Show-Going Plans & New Show Announcements
Posted on April 15, 2026 at 4:10 pm | No Comments
Should probably post this before Wednesday gets away from me entirely. Time for the weekly rundown of recent Boston-area show announcements that are in my taste-wheelhouse, or at least ones I think friends might care about. Along with a list of shows I might check out this week/end, before the next of these things.
There are two personal definites this weekend: Swirlies & Sharp Pins opening for Snail Mail at, sigh, Big Night Live on Friday. A ridiculously corporate venue that bands have good shows in spite of, not because of. Thankfully, the weekend will end at the far-better Sinclair with my beloved Heavenly, playing a wonderful bill with Jeanines & Swansea Sound. Cannot wait.
And Tuesday’s a busy one, with Matt Pond PA back at Passim with Dan Mangan, a LUCE benefit in JP that includes Hotline TNT (no advance tickets, gonna be nuts), and the monthly Which Side?: A Protest Music Teach-Out in the Burren Backroom. Choices, always choices.
If there are any shows not listed below or in the Almanac’s right-hand column that you are psyched about, or any incorrect info in these lists, sound off in the comments.
And if you haven’t yet, pitch in to help our friend Joe through a rough patch at this GoFundMe link.
Let’s get listing, impending shows first, then announcements…
First, imminent Boston-area shows of (my/your?) interest…
Thursday, April 16th
The Sleeveens
Adult Learners
Lithophones
@ Deep Cuts
Friday, April 17th
Snail Mail
Swirlies
Sharp Pins
@ Big Night Live
Friday, April 17th
Pallbearer
@ Widowmaker Brewing, Braintree
Saturday, April 18th
Nick Offerman
“Big Woodchuck” tour
@ the Chevalier Theatre
Sunday, April 19th
Heavenly
Swansea Sound
Jeanines
@ the Sinclair
Monday, April 20th
The Antlers
Tōth
@ Brighton Music Hall
Monday, April 20th
BRONCHO
@ The Sinclair
Tuesday, April 21st
Matt Pond PA
Dan Mangan
@ Club Passim
Tuesday, April 21st
A benefit for LUCE
Hotline TNT
How Much Art
Can’t Lose
Tracey Nelson
Secondaries
@ First Parish Church, JP
Tuesday, April 21st
Which Side?: A Protest Music Teach-Out
with this month’s guests
Merrie Amsterburg,
George Danahy (Ghouls),
Mercedes Escobar,
Emily Grogan, Chris Walton,
Barrence Whitfield & Sal Baglio,
and The Paid Protesters
@ the Burren Backroom
Tuesday, April 21st
Jose Gonzalez
Abby Sage
@ the Royale
And now, recently announced Boston-area shows…
Sunday, May 3rd
Lady Lamb
@ the Somerville Theatre
Wednesday, June 17th
Lambrini Girls
@ the Paradise
(rescheduled from April)
Friday, June 26th
The Strokes
Thundercat
Hamilton Leithauser
@ TD Garden
Sunday, June 28th
Today Junior
added as opener for
Weird Nightmare
@ Deep Cuts
Friday, July 10th
Chris Fleming
@ The Wilbur
Friday, July 17th
Jack White
@ MGM Music Hall
Saturday, September 12th
“Welcome Back My Friends”
an evening of
Emerson, Lake, & Palmer
(Carl Palmer with digital E&L)
@ the Cabot
Friday, November 6th
Marc Maron
@ the Chevalier
Saturday, November 14th
Aaron Lee Tasjan
@ Warehouse XI
Wednesday, November 18th
Sombr
Dove Cameron
Hannah Jadagu
@ TD Garden
Alright, that’s it. See you out there. I’ll be up near the front.