[Boston-Area Action 4/2/25] Shows This Week & New Show Announcements
Posted on April 2, 2025 at 8:58 am | No Comments
It’s Wednesday, when I make a list of Boston-area shows on my radar in the next seven days, then share details on some shows that have just been announced.
A personal highlight: Julie Doiron returns to town on July 1st!
Here goes…

— First, my upcoming week —
Thursday, April 3rd
Alan Sparhawk (Low)
Circuit des Yeux
@ the Sinclair
Friday, April 4th
Beth Gibbons (Portishead)
Bill Ryder-Jones
@ the Orpheum
Friday, April 4th
The Long Wait
Spiller
Speed Teeth
@ O’Brien’s
Sunday, April 6th
Lady Pills
Babe Report
Bus Crush
@ the Rockwell

— Next, new Boston-area show announcements —
Thursday, May 1st
Red Baraat
@ the Crystal Ballroom
Tuesday, June 3rd
EARFULL Series
Writers reading. Songwriters singing.
with authors
Nicole Graev Lipson
& Jennifer Haigh
and musicians
Ava Valianti
& Naseem Khuri
@ the Burren Backroom
Monday, June 9th
Billy Corgan and
the Machines of God
@ the Paradise
Tuesday, June 10th
EARFULL Series
Writers reading. Songwriters singing.
with authors
Ben Shattuck
& Tova Mirvis
and musicians
Chris Harford
& TAS Band Trio
@ the Burren Backroom
Saturday, June 14th
Shawn Colvin
Rodney Crowell
@ the Somerville Armory
Tuesday, June 17th
EARFULL Series
Writers reading. Songwriters singing.
with authors
Michael Farris Smith
& Ernest Thompson
and musicians
Michael Farris Smith
& Samantha Farrell
@ the Burren Backroom
Saturday, Jun 21st
Hallelujah the Hills
DECK release show
with Bongwish and
Choo Choo La Rouge
@ Deep Cuts
Tuesday, June 24th
EARFULL Series
Writers reading. Songwriters singing.
with authors
Jessica Berger Gross
& Jessica Shattuck
and musicians
Tenzin Chopak
& The Starlings
@ the Burren Backroom
Tuesday, July 1st
Julie Doiron
Caged Animals
@ the Middle East
Thursday, July 10th
Wavves
Beach Goons
chokecherry
@ the Sinclair
Tuesday, August 12th
John Moreland
Jared Hart
@ the Sinclair
Saturday, August 16th
Architects
Erra
Holy Water
@ House of Blues
Saturday, August 23rd
Tugboat Annie
Vic Firecracker
Forevers
@ the Burren Back Room
Sunday, September 21st
Shonen Knife
@ Sonia
Sunday, October 12th
The Miki Berenyi Trio
(that’s Miki from Lush)
Gina Birch
The Unreasonables
@ the Sinclair
[Boston-Area Action 3/26/25] Shows This Week & New Show Announcements
Posted on March 26, 2025 at 11:43 am | No Comments
Hey, it’s the Wednesday Boston show rundown! What does that involve? Just a list of Boston-area shows I’ve got on my radar in the coming seven days, along with newly-announced ones that have popped up since last time. Of particular note: Superchunk! September 12th! Somerville! Tickets go on sale this Friday.

— First, my upcoming week —
Thursday, March 27th
Horsegirl
Free Range
@ the Somerville Armory
Friday, March 28th
Tinkertown
Hilken Mancini & Melissa Gibbs
@ the Lizard Lounge
Saturday, March 29th
Lovina Falls
Gene Dante & The Future Starlets
@ the Burren Backroom
Sunday, March 30th
The Hard Quartet
Sharp Pins
@ the Paradise

— Next, new Boston-area show announcements —
Thursday, April 3rd
Kool Keith
Baabes
@ the Middle East
Friday, April 18th
Field Day
The Grownup Noise
Arto Vaun
@ The Square Root
Sunday, May 4th
Lou Barlow
Bobby Bare Jr.
Acoustic Song Swap!
@ The Rockwell
Tuesday, May 13th
Mamalarky
Kennedy Mann
@ The Rockwell
Thursday, May 22nd
Alison Bechdel
(graphic novelist)
presents “Spent”
@ the Brattle Theatre
Tuesday, July 15th
Daryl Hall
Glenn Tilbrook (Squeeze)
@ Lowell Memorial Auditorium
Friday, September 12th
Ethel Cain
9million
@ Roadrunner
Friday, September 12th
Superchunk
@ the Crystal Ballroom
Monday, September 15th
PUP
Jeff Rosenstock
Ekko Astral
@ Roadrunner
Thursday, September 18th
Garbage
Starcrawler
@ Roadrunner