Bikini Kill played Roadrunner – 4/9
Reunited punk luminaries Bikini Kill played their first Boston show in decades on Easter Sunday, with support from Brontez Purnell.
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High Vis played Hardcore Stadium – 4/2
London punks High Vis played the second show of their first-ever U.S. tour at Cambridge’s Hardcore Stadium with Final Gasp, C4 and Burning Lord.
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs and Richard Dawson played the Middle East – 3/31
British stoner metal crew Pigsx7 and cult-favorite folksinger Richard Dawson played some of their first-ever U.S. sets at the Middle East on Friday night.
Show Me the Body played the Paradise – 3/21
The aptly-named World War Tour swept into town last week with headliners Show Me the Body and support from Jesus Piece, Scowl, Zulu and TrippJones.
Unwound played Irving Plaza – 3/10
Nineties post-hardcore legends Unwound brought their reunion tour to the East Coast for the first of three shows at Manhattan’s Irving Plaza.
Pile played the Armory – 3/3
Boston favorites Pile headlined a sold-out record release show in Somerville earlier this month, joined by Western MA’s Mal Devisa.
MJ Lenderman played Hardcore Stadium – 2/8
Singer/songwriter MJ Lenderman and his band The Wind sold out the Cambridge Elks with support from Florry and Horse Jumper of Love’s Dimitri Giannopoulos.
Ride and The Charlatans played Big Night Live – 2/2
A co-headlining winter tour from two U.K. vets packed out the Causeway Street dance hall last Thursday.
Jon Spencer and the HITmakers played Middle East Upstairs – 1/24
The indefatigable Jon Spencer kicked off a winter tour in Cambridge with support from Minibeast and Muck & The Mires.