Wavves and FIDLAR played Brighton Music Hall – 4/8
On what is almost certainly the year’s most fitting double-bill, surf-punks Wavves and FIDLAR played a sold-out Brighton Music Hall earlier this month to an appropriately energetic crowd.
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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds played the Orpheum – 3/24
Hello there. It’s been a while. As you’re probably aware, Boston has been a bit chaotic as of late. My personal life has gone ahead and followed suit. Things are calming down though, and at last I have time to get around to a month’s …
Tyler, the Creator played the Paradise – 3/21
One year to the day after controversial rap group Odd Future played the House of Blues and were shut down mid-song by Boston police, ringleader Tyler, the Creator returned for a solo show in promotion of his new album, Wolf.
Joel Plaskett played O’Brien’s Pub – 3/20
Veteran Canadian indie rocker Joel Plaskett performed a rapturously received acoustic set to a sold-out O’Brien’s on Wednesday night. World’s Quietest band and Cause a Rockslide opened.
PAWS played Great Scott – 3/11
Glaswegian noise-pop trio PAWS hit Great Scott on Monday night as a part of their first U.S. tour, leading up to South by Southwest. Read on for first impressions and photos, also featuring openers Idiot Genes.
Unknown Mortal Orchestra played Brighton Music Hall – 3/2
A sold-out Brighton Music Hall welcomed a diverse collection of psychedelic revivalists for Saturday night’s show, wherein Unknown Mortal Orchestra brought along Foxygen and Wampire for the ride.
Beach Fossils played T.T. the Bear’s – 2/24
Sunny surf-pop crew Beach Fossils played T.T.’s last weekend on an inappropriately snowy evening, and I was there to capture some photos. Check out the first batch with a review by Helen Chen over at Allston Pudding, and the rest right here.
Passion Pit played Agganis Arena – 2/10
Passion Pit made a triumphant return to Boston last weekend for a post-blizzard show at Agganis Arena. I took photos and wrote a review for Allston Pudding that you can check out here. Head this way for a full gallery of photos.
Yo La Tengo played the Paradise – 2/13
Indie rock legends Yo La Tengo put their genre-spanning mastery on display in a two-set performance at the readily sold-out Paradise this week.
Titus Andronicus played The Sinclair and My Bloody Valentine released an album (!)
Jersey punks Titus Andronicus made another visit to Boston last Sunday night for a sold-out Sinclair show. I’ve got photos with the review up at Allston Pudding. More shots here. This past weekend, shoegaze legends My Bloody Valentine miraculously followed through on their long-promised new …