Candlemass played Middle East – 4/20
Swedish doom legends Candlemass played a rare east coast gig in April with support from Ruby the Hatchet and Frayle.
Philadelphia noise-pop quartet Empath rolled through the Lilypad last month with support from locals Nice Guys.
Venerated emo-punk trailblazers Jawbreaker brought their 25th anniversary tour for 1995’s Dear You (we’ll get to that math in a minute) to Boston’s House of Blues on Saturday with support from The Get Up Kids and Worriers.
Omnivorous LA rockers Dummy headlined a Friday evening at Inman Square’s Lilypad with support from Carinae and Strange Passage.
Britt Daniel and company made a triumphant return to Boston’s House of Blues last week at a tour-opening gig with support from Margaret Glaspy.
Prog-folk troubadour Ryley Walker and his band stopped off in Allston during a northeast tour with sibling psych duo Tonstartssbandht earlier this month.
U.K. art-rockers Squid played their first Boston show over the weekend with Toronto’s Deliluh at Brighton Music Hall.
U.K. oddballs Snapped Ankles made their Boston-area debut at the Crystal Ballroom with Toronto’s Gloin and locals Muzzins.