Wu-Tang Clan played Tsongas Arena – 11/2
Staten Island hip-hop legends Wu-Tang Clan visited Greater Boston for a stop on their run of anniversary shows celebrating 25 years of Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers).
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Calvin Johnson played Dorchester Art Project – 10/15
Hero of the oddball indie-pop underground Calvin Johnson and his band headlined a Monday night show with Perennial, Frank Hurricane and Request Freebird in Dorchester.
KEN Mode & Birds In Row played ONCE – 10/21
Canadian noisemakers KEN Mode and French punk firebrands Birds In Row joined forces to descend on Somerville’s ONCE Ballroom last Sunday night.
Satan played Great Scott – 10/13
NWOBHM veterans Satan headlined a rowdy Saturday night gig at Allston’s Great Scott.
Tribulation played Brighton Music Hall – 10/13
Theatrical Swedes Tribulation headlined their biggest Boston show to date at Brighton Music Hall on a recent Saturday, with support from New York’s Black Anvil and locals Morne.
Culture Abuse and Gouge Away played the Cambridge Elks – 10/10
San Francisco’s Culture Abuse and Florida’s Gouge Away teamed up for a fall tour that rolled through Cambridge last week with locals Bittermelon.
Major Stars played Charlie’s Kitchen – 10/1
Cambridge’s Harvard Square played host to a wild double-header on a recent Monday night, with U.K. firebrands Shame tearing up The Sinclair followed by local heavy-psych heroes Major Stars playing a tour-kickoff gig upstairs at Charlie’s.
Thalia Zedek Band played Midway Cafe – 9/21
Thalia Zedek Band played a hometown record release show joined by Helen Money and Sleepyhead at the Midway last month.
Cat Power played Paradise Rock Club – 10/5
Cat Power – singer/songwriter Chan Marshall and her current three-piece band – headlined a sold-out Paradise on Friday night in support of Marshall’s first LP in six years, with support from the enigmatic Willis Earl Beal.
The Growlers played Royale – 9/19
Californian crew The Growlers played a spirited Royale show with New York punks Surfbort last month.