Cursive and mewithoutYou played the Paradise – 5/14
A spring tour triumvirate of emo and post-hardcore stalwarts featuring co-headliners Cursive and mewithoutYou alongside openers The Appleseed Cast hit Boston’s Paradise last week.
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Pedro the Lion played Brighton Music Hall – 5/11
Reactivated sad-rock darlings Pedro the Lion headlined a Saturday night gig at Allston’s Brighton Music Hall earlier this month with singer-songwriter John Vanderslice.
Ulthar and Wake played O’Brien’s – 4/10
West Coast death metal crew Ulthar and Canadian grinders Wake topped a deafening Wednesday night at O’Brien’s.
Death played ONCE – 4/18
Detroit proto-punks Death headlined Somerville’s ONCE Ballroom with locals Minibeast and Duck & Cover.
Thou & Emma Ruth Rundle played MassArt – 4/5
New Orleans sludge metal shapeshifters Thou and singer-songwriter Emma Ruth Rundle teamed up for a spring tour that hit Boston’s Massachusetts College of Art and Design earlier this month with support from locals Seed.
Spiral Stairs played O’Brien’s – 3/28
Solo rocker and onetime Pavement foil Scott Kannberg headlined a stacked bill at O’Brien’s under his Spiral Stairs moniker with The Clean’s Hamish Kilgour and local trio Halfsour last month.
Mott the Hoople played the Orpheum – 4/9
U.K. glam icons Mott the Hoople hit Boston’s Orpheum last week as part of their first U.S. tour in 45 years, joined by Paisley Underground vets The Dream Syndicate.
Swervedriver and Failure played the Paradise -3/27
UK shoegazers Swervedriver and LA alt-rockers Failure brought their co-headlining tour to the Paradise last week.
Better Oblivion Community Center played Columbus Theatre – 3/31
Conor Oberst and Phoebe Bridgers brought their new collaborative project to Providence’s Columbus on Sunday night with support from Lala Lala and Christian Lee Hutson.
Dilly Dally played Brighton Music Hall – 3/20
Torontonian noisemakers Dilly Dally headlined Brighton Music Hall with fellow Canadians Chastity.