Big Ups played Great Scott – 1/12
Boston bid farewell to NYC punks Big Ups, who played their penultimate show at Great Scott on Saturday night with support from Kal Marks, Lilith and Fucko.
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The Sheila Divine played The Sinclair – 1/4
Long-running local alt-rockers The Sheila Divine headlined Sinclair last Friday night with support from Bethlehem Steel and Mint Green.
Hop Along played Paradise Rock Club – 12/29
Philly quartet Hop Along returned for one last 2018 Boston show at a sold-out Paradise with locals Horse Jumper of Love.
Come played Union Pool – 12/28
The once-more reunited original lineup of gale-force rockers Come played the first of two shows at Brooklyn’s Union Pool last Friday.
Soccer Mommy played Brighton Music Hall – 12/7
Nashville’s Soccer Mommy played to a sold-out Friday night crowd in Allston last weekend, with support from Chicago’s Ratboys.
Snail Mail played The Sinclair – 12/1
Singer/songwriter Lindsey Jordan’s Snail Mail returned to the Boston vicinity for a pair of sold-out Sinclair shows on Saturday, with support from Why Bonnie.
Gouge Away and Drug Church played Great Scott – 11/27
Punks from opposite ends of the east coast – Fort Lauderdale’s Gouge Away and Albany’s Drug Church – teamed up for a sold-out Tuesday night rager at Great Scott last week with support from Seattle’s New Gods.
Fucked Up played Brighton Music Hall – 11/6
Back on Election Day – which already feels like a year ago – Canada’s proggiest hardcore band Fucked Up headlined a wild show at Brighton joined by Candy and Bad Waitress.
Behemoth played House of Blues – 11/1
Polish provocateurs Behemoth returned to Boston on the wings of October’s I Loved You At Your Darkest for an ultra-heavy triple-bill backed by At The Gates and Wolves In The Throne Room.
Ian Sweet & Young Jesus played Great Scott – 11/3
Jilian Medford’s ever-evolving indie-pop project Ian Sweet returned to Boston earlier this month in support of October’s Crush Crusher, with support from Young Jesus and Sean Henry.