Mastodon played House of Blues – 9/23
Prog-sludge metal vets Mastodon made a triumphant return to Boston last month, accompanied by Deafheaven and Alcest.
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Cheekface played Brighton Music Hall – 9/20
“America’s Local Band” Cheekface headlined a sold-out BHM with Apes of the State and Sad13.
Perennial played Deep Cuts – 9/19
Mod-punks Perennial played a release-weekend show for their new LP Modernism in Medford with support from Miracle Blood and Sinaloa.
Shearling played Deep Cuts – 9/17
Sprain offshoot Shearling played a mind-altering marathon show at Deep Cuts with Brother Dragon and A Monolithic Dome.
Truck Violence played Deep Cuts – 9/15
Montreal outfit Truck Violence made their way to Medford for their first Boston-area show, joined by Deathless Forever and Trophy Hunt.
Somergloom took over Deep Cuts and Crystal Ballroom – 8/6-8/7
Boston’s annual heavy festival returned for another long weekend of high volume and high drama in Medford and Somerville.
Fiddlehead played Lynch Family Skatepark – 8/1
Post-hardcore heroes Fiddlehead took part in the annual Back To School Jam at the top of the month.
An Illegally Blind appreciation post
Recaps from two killer Illegally Blind-presented gigs from July.
The Body and Big|Brave played Middle East Upstairs – 7/8
Two avant-metal greats kicked off their co-headlining summer tour with local support from Glacier.
Tortoise played The Sinclair – 6/30
Post-rock vets Tortoise returned to Greater Boston for a late-June gig supported by affiliate supergroup Basic.