Wu-Tang Clan played Tsongas Arena – 11/2

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). 

KEN Mode & Birds In Row played ONCE – 10/21

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. 

Tribulation played Brighton Music Hall – 10/13

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

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

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. 

Idles played Brighton Music Hall – 9/20

Idles played Brighton Music Hall – 9/20

Bristol punks Idles headlined a wild show at Brighton Music Hall with NYC’s Bambara on a recent Thursday night. 

Hop Along played afterHours at Northeastern University – 9/18

Hop Along played afterHours at Northeastern University – 9/18

Philadelphia foursome Hop Along headlined Northeastern’s campus rock club/Starbucks with Free Cake For Every Creature and Maggie Rosenberg last week. 

Wayne Kramer brought the MC50 tour to Paradise Rock Club – 9/13

Wayne Kramer brought the MC50 tour to Paradise Rock Club – 9/13

MC5 founding guitarist Wayne Kramer celebrated the 50th anniversary of the classic Kick Out the Jams with his MC50 supergroup at the Paradise on a recent Thursday. 

Interpol played the Orpheum – 9/11

Interpol played the Orpheum – 9/11

Post-punk revivalist mainstays Interpol headlined Boston’s Orpheum Theatre last Tuesday in support of their latest record, joined by fellow NYC trio Sunflower Bean. 

Ex Hex, EZTV and E played Great Scott – 9/8

Ex Hex, EZTV and E played Great Scott – 9/8

Mary Timony’s Ex Hex headlined a sold-out Great Scott on Saturday night with support from New York’s EZTV and Boston’s E.