[Boston-Area Action 3/4/26] Show-Going Plans & New Show Announcements
Posted on March 4, 2026 at 11:55 am | No Comments
Alright, it’s Wednesday again. Weird how that keeps happening. So here’s my little weekly rundown of impending Boston-area shows I’ll probably be at, and new gig announcements that have happened since last week’s post.
Highlights of my imminent plans: The very-sold-out Shannon/Narducy/Wurster/Tellis-Nayak/Stirrat/Juhlin/Marvin train pulls into the Royale on Friday night with their joy-filled celebration of R.E.M.’s “Life’s Rich Pageant” (& more). Exuberance will abound. Also very psyched to see Hong Kong’s Lucid Express at O’Brien’s tonight, and will likely head down to Roslindale on Saturday to see Thalia Zedek Band at The Square Root with Monterey Mountain (a benefit for the ACLU).
Stand-out announcements? The big MONOMAN benefit at the Middle East (RIP Joseph Sater) on March 12th, with a lineup that includes Mission of Burma doing a short set, Tommy Stinson down in Hingham in April, and Robyn Hitchcock full-band electric right in my ‘hood in June.
If I missed anything you’re psyched about, either happening in the next seven days or just-announced, leave a comment. If I screwed up any of the info (likely!), drop a correction. And check out the longer list of shows in the right-hand column if you’re looking to make some plans.
Let’s get listing…
First, imminent Boston-area shows of (my/your?) interest…
Wednesday, March 4th
Lucid Express
High
Sophie’s Bodie
@ O’Brien’s
Wednesday, March 4th
Cat Power
“The Greatest 2026” tour
@ Roadrunner
Friday, March 6th
Michael Shannon,
Jason Narducy,
& friends play REM’s
“Life’s Rich Pageant”
with opener
Eugene Mirman
@ the Royale
Friday, March 6th
The Ocean Blue
Brian Tighe
@ The Bull Run, Shirley, MA
Saturday, March 7th
A benefit for the ACLU
Monterey Mountain
Thalia Zedek Band
Animal Surrender
@ the Square Root
Sunday, March 8th
Night Hawk
Whiskey Ginger
Aedan MacDougall
@ O’Brien’s
Tuesday, March 10th
Trace Mountains
Coma Cinema
Elvis Depressedly
@ the Rockwell
And now, recently announced Boston-area shows…
Thursday, March 12th
MONOMAN BENEFIT!
for Jeff Conolly of LYRES/DMZ
with Mission of Burma,
Classic Ruins, Dogmatics,
Hilken & Melissa Band,
and special guests
@ the Middle East Downstairs
Saturday, April 18th
The Samples
@ the Cut
Friday, April 24th
Tommy Stinson & friends
@ Ames Chapel, Hingham
Thursday, April 30th
Lloyd Cole
@ City Winery
Friday, May 1st
Maya Hawke
@ the Crystal Ballroom
Thursday, May 14th
Case Oats
@ Club Passim
Monday, June 1st
Haute & Freddy
@ the Sinclair
Friday, June 12th
Killswitch Engage
Machine Head
Iron Reagan
Havok
@ Roadrunner
Sunday, June 14th
Robyn Hitchcock
full band electric!
@ Brighton Music Hall
Thursday, June 25th
Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band
Elizabeth Moen
@ the Sinclair
Friday, June 26th
Greg Mendez
Scarlet Rae
@ the Sinclair
Friday, July 17th
The Guess Who
@ the Pavilion
Saturday, August 8th
Cheater Slicks
Lupo Città
Puke Pisstols
@ The Middle East Up
Saturday, August 8th
Bruce Hornsby
& the Noisemakers
@ the Cabot
Saturday, August 15th
BoDeans
@ the Cabot
Monday, Sept. 28th
The Sex Pistols
with Frank Carter
@ the Royale
Thursday, October 1st
Gorillaz
Little Simz
Deltron 3030
@ TD Garden
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That’s a wrap. Find a little joy wherever you can. We are hope despite the times.
[Boston-Area Action 2/25/26] Show-Going Plans & New Show Announcements
Posted on February 25, 2026 at 12:35 pm | No Comments
Ok, we’re officially dug out here at the homestead after the Blizzard of ’26, and I’ve actually got a free moment to pull together this weekly Wednesday post of impending Boston-area shows that are on my radar along with newly-announced dates since the last of these things. Sorry, that was an over-long first sentence.
Lots of (actually, too many) cool shows happening in the next seven days, which means conflicts galore. My personal can’t miss: The Moviola, Sleepyhead, Thalia Zedek team-up at the Lilypad Inman this Friday night. If it weren’t for that, you know I’d be at Allston Pudding’s birthday bash, which is very sold out, just as it should be. Also may try to stop by the Middle East on the way to Inman for the early show there (deets below), but not sure the timing will work out. Bummed I can’t clone myself to hit Deep Cuts for the Landowner LP release, or head out to Waltham to catch Winterpills. Their latest record (released in November) is excellent, and a night with them at the Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation will surely be a special one.
More tough decisions on Saturday, with Corin & Anthony at Village Social Club, Sailor Down at BareWolf Brewing in Amesbury, Minibeast in Lowell, Ratboys with Florry at The Sinclair, and a big benefit for the Assobet Armory at Clover Road Brewing in Hudson.
Highlights from the new show announcements? Well, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart have been added as the opener for the two Belle and Sebastian shows at the Orpheum in May. That rules. The lineup for the next Which Side Are You On? was announced (and is already full up). Will Dailey plays the Paradise in April, Good Flying Birds are playing the Lilypad after they hit Providence Popfest, and, and…
There’s a lot more. Keep reading. If I missed anything you’re looking forward to, either in the next week or that was just announced, please plug away in the comments. And check out the Almanac’s right-side column for the full list of shows over there —>
First, imminent Boston-area shows of (my/your?) interest…
Wednesday & Thursday
February 25th & 26th
The Barr Brothers
Land of Talk
@ the Sinclair
Friday, February 27th
Hilken & Melissa Band,
Cujo with Jen Trynin,
and Magen Tracy & the Missed Connections
Early Show @ the Middle East Up
Friday, February 27th
Allston Pudding’s 15th Birthday!
with Sidney Gish,
Beeef, & Winkler
@ Brighton Music Hall
Friday, February 27th
Moviola
Sleepyhead
Thalia Zedek
@ the Lilypad
Friday, February 27th
Landowner (LP release!)
Balaclava
Rong
Dust Witch
@ Deep Cuts
Friday, February 27th
Winterpills
@ the Charles River Museum
of Industry & Innovation
Saturday, February 28th
A Night of Rock n Roll
for the Armory on the Assobet
A Fundraiser featuring…
The Haymakers, Louder Than Milk,
Andrea Gillis, Chris Warren,
and Royal Pines
@ Clover Road Brewery
in Hudson, Massachusetts
Saturday, February 28th
Corin Ashley
Anthony Kaczynski
@ Village Social Club
Saturday, February 28th
Lucia & the Juiceboxes
Five Feet
Sailor Down
@ Barewolf Brewing, Amesbury
Saturday, February 28th
Minibeast
Tell
@ Thirsty First, Lowell
Saturday, February 28th
Ratboys
Florry
@ the Sinclair
Monday, March 2nd
Alejandro Escovedo
@ City Winery Boston
Tuesday, March 3rd
Spiritual Cramp
Radioactivity
Restraining Order
How Much Art
@ the Sinclair
And now, recently announced Boston-area shows…
Tuesday, March 24th
Which Side Are You On?:
A Protest Music Teach Out
“The Women’s March” edition
with this month’s guests
Tanya Donelly, Evan Greer,
Danielle Miraglia, Sandy Netburn,
Salyse, and Genie Santiago
all backed by the Paid Protesters
@ the Burren Backroom
Saturday, March 28th
Hey I’m Outside
@ Remnant Satellite
Saturday, April 11th
Will Dailey
@ the Paradise
Sunday, April 12th
Club D’Elf (LP Release!)
@ the Sinclair
Wednesday, April 22nd
to Wednesday, April 29th
the Independent Film Festival Boston
@ indie cinemas around town
Saturday, April 25th
Cock Sparrer
Haywire
Lower Class Brat
Yellow Stitches
@ Roadrunner
Sunday, May 3rd
Good Flying Birds
Galore
Grass Widow
@ the Lilypad
Monday, May 4th
Harvard Bookstore presents
Gaelynn Lea in conversation
with Adrian Anantawan
and Colleen Flanagan
@ the Cambridge Public Library
Tuesday & Wednesday
May 19th & 20th
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
added as openers for
Belle & Sebastian
@ the Orpheum
Saturday, May 30th
Corinne Bailey Ray
@ Cary Hall, Lexington
Thursday, June 4th
St. Vincent
with the Boston Pops Orchestra
@ Boston Symphony Hall
Thursday, June 11th
Hrishikesh Hirway
@ the Sinclair
Monday, June 22nd
Mumford & Sons
Lord Huron
Dylan Gossett
@ Fenway Park
Wednesday, July 8th
Buck Meek
Kisser
@ the Sinclair
Thursday, July 30th
Tomahawk
Melvins
@ House of Blues
Thursday, August 20th
Indigo Girls
@ the Chevalier
Wednesday, September 9th
Social Distortion
Descendents
The Chats
@ Roadrunner
Friday, October 23rd
Bruce Cockburn
Livingston Taylor
@ the Chevalier Theatre
Thursday, November 12th
Die Spitz
@ the Paradise