Hallelujah the Hills played Great Scott – 12/19

Hallelujah the Hills played Great Scott – 12/19

Boston mainstays Hallelujah the Hills headlined a release show for their new record at Allston’s Great Scott with Major Stars and Adam Schatz. 

Scenes from the Boston Music Awards

Scenes from the Boston Music Awards

Boston’s annual year-end awards show/mini-festival/scene summit went down at the House of Blues Wednesday night. 

Cattle Decapitation played Brighton Music Hall – 12/2

Cattle Decapitation played Brighton Music Hall – 12/2

Technical death metal vets Cattle Decapitation brought their stacked Genocidal Tendencies tour to Brighton Music Hall earlier this month, with support from Atheist, Author & Punisher and Vitriol. 

Exhumed and Gatecreeper played ONCE – 11/13

Exhumed and Gatecreeper played ONCE – 11/13

Arizona death metal crew Gatecreeper and California death-grinders Exhumed brought their co-headlining campaign to ONCE last week with Necrot and Judiciary. 

Octfest took over Knockdown Center – 10/19

Octfest took over Knockdown Center – 10/19

Pitchfork’s third-annual Octfest descended on NYC’s Knockdown Center for a day of loud music and craft beers on Saturday. 

Oranssi Pazuzu played Cambridge – 10/14

Oranssi Pazuzu played Cambridge – 10/14

Finnish psych-metal warriors Oranssi Pazuzu made a long-awaited Massachusetts appearance last week with support from Insect Ark and Fuligin.

“No One Rioted!”

“No One Rioted!”

A Riot Fest 2019 photo essay. 

Tropical Fuck Storm played Great Scott – 9/19

Tropical Fuck Storm played Great Scott – 9/19

Aussie exports Tropical Fuck Storm sold out their first headlining show in Boston last Thursday with support from locals Banana. 

Boris played Paradise Rock Club – 9/11

Boris played Paradise Rock Club – 9/11

Japan’s shapeshifting metal stalwarts Boris returned to the Paradise earlier this month with support from NYC’s Uniform. 

Culture Abuse, Fiddlehead, Gouge Away played Warehouse XI – 9/6

Culture Abuse, Fiddlehead, Gouge Away played Warehouse XI – 9/6

San Francisco’s Culture Abuse, locals Fiddlehead and Floridians Gouge Away and Politics of Jam played a free, Vans-sponsored show at Somerville’s Warehouse XI on Friday night.