Noise Floor’s Year in Review 2018
Noise Floor looks back on 365 more days of limited sleep and narrowly avoiding kicks to the head.
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Cult Leader played Great Scott – 12/7
The late Friday night show at Great Scott earlier this month hosted an ultra-heavy bill headed by Salt Lake City’s Cult Leader with NYC’s Primitive Weapons and Stockholm’s God Mother.
Soccer Mommy played Brighton Music Hall – 12/7
Nashville’s Soccer Mommy played to a sold-out Friday night crowd in Allston last weekend, with support from Chicago’s Ratboys.
Snail Mail played The Sinclair – 12/1
Singer/songwriter Lindsey Jordan’s Snail Mail returned to the Boston vicinity for a pair of sold-out Sinclair shows on Saturday, with support from Why Bonnie.
Gouge Away and Drug Church played Great Scott – 11/27
Punks from opposite ends of the east coast – Fort Lauderdale’s Gouge Away and Albany’s Drug Church – teamed up for a sold-out Tuesday night rager at Great Scott last week with support from Seattle’s New Gods.
Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus played the Orpheum – 11/8
Singer/songwriters Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus brought their collaborative tour to Boston’s Orpheum Theatre earlier this month.
Behemoth played House of Blues – 11/1
Polish provocateurs Behemoth returned to Boston on the wings of October’s I Loved You At Your Darkest for an ultra-heavy triple-bill backed by At The Gates and Wolves In The Throne Room.
Ian Sweet & Young Jesus played Great Scott – 11/3
Jilian Medford’s ever-evolving indie-pop project Ian Sweet returned to Boston earlier this month in support of October’s Crush Crusher, with support from Young Jesus and Sean Henry.
Windhand played Brighton Music Hall – 11/3
Richmond, VA doom-dealers Windhand swept through Brighton Music Hall on a recent Saturday night in support of their new LP Eternal Return.
Minus the Bear played Paradise Rock Club – 10/30
Seattle’s Minus the Bear brought their farewell tour to the Paradise for the second of two sold-out nights just before Halloween, with support from Massachusetts post-rockers Caspian.