Makthaverskan played Great Scott – 10/8
Gothenburg, Sweden’s Makthaverskan, who specialize in a particularly effective brand of emotionally forthright and hook-y post-punk, played Great Scott earlier this month along with Denmark’s Lower.
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Hop Along played Northeastern – 9/12
Saddle Creek affiliates Hop Along headlined the WRBB (104.9 FM) Block Party at the school I ostensibly attend last month, alongside Boston’s LVL UP and Antarctigo Vespucci, featuring Bomb the Music Industry’s Jeff Rosenstock and the world’s most challenging-to-pronounce-and-remember band name. A fun show from …
Krill played Great Scott (for the last time) – 10/15
R.I.P. Krill / Krill forever. The beloved Boston trio bid farewell to the city with a night of two sold-out shows at Great Scott last week. I’m not the person to eulogize the band, but they were a local institution who meant a lot to …
Kraftwerk played the Wang Theatre – 10/3
Wang Center? Citi Wang Theatre? Citi Performing Arts Center? No one has any idea what downtown’s most ornate performance space is actually called anymore. It’s quite a beautiful place to see a show though, and probably the Boston area’s best-suited venue to the rare and …
Luna played Paradise – 10/10
The beloved and recently reunited Luna, fronted by Galaxie 500’s Dean Wareham, headlined a sold-out show at the Paradise last weekend.
Boston Called – 9/26
Reflections on and photos from day two at a divisive fall edition of Boston Calling.
Low played Brighton Music Hall – 9/23
Let it be known that Low are one of the great enduring American rock bands. “Rock” is of course a term applied very loosely in this case, but the point stands. The Duluth, Minnesota based trio – centered on founding husband-and-wife duo Alan Sparhawk and …
Krill, Pile, Warehouse and Palm Played Cuisine En Locale – 9/18
Cuisine En Locale’s bill on the 18th was stacked no matter how you look at it, but the announcement a few days prior that it would be the beloved Krill’s second-to-last Boston show before the band’s untimely demise lent an unexpectedly heavy air to the …
Uncle Acid and The Deadbeats played Royale – 9/14
British retro-doom quartet Uncle Acid and The Deadbeats are fresh off the release of solid new LP The Night Creeper, and currently embarking on their second headlining trek across North America.
Scorpions played Blue Hills Bank Pavilion – 9/10
The extent of my knowledge of Scorpions prior to a week ago was that they were from Germany and wrote “Rock You Like A Hurricane,” which is kind of the ultimate Big Dumb Rock Song. Apparently, they’re celebrating their 50th (!) anniversary this year and …