Eleanor Friedberger played City Winery – 2/16
Singer/songwriter and one-time half of The Fiery Furnaces Eleanor Friedberger played an early show at Boston’s newest venue earlier this month.
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Major Stars and Black Helicopter played ONCE Lounge – 2/15
Noisy Boston luminaries Major Stars and Black Helicopter teamed up for a show presented by Chunklet‘s Henry Owings at the ONCE Lounge last Thursday.
The Atlas Moth, Royal Thunder & more played Great Scott on Valentine’s Day
Chicago sludge metal quintet The Atlas Moth rolled through Allston with a killer bill of support including Atlanta’s Royal Thunder, Neurosis-affiliate project Mirrors for Psychic Warfare and local crew Lesser Glow for a very loud February the 14th.
The Skull played Middle East Upstairs – 2/2
Heavy metal supergroup The Skull landed in Cambridge last weekend for a show with likeminded locals Worshipper and Hey Zeus.
Sorority Noise played afterHours at Northeastern University – 1/18
Hartford-bred rockers Sorority Noise headlined Northeastern’s coffee shop performance space with Philly’s Katie Ellen and Boston’s Prior Panic.
Cymbals Eat Guitars played Great Scott – 12/28
Cymbals Eat Guitars swung by Allston’s Great Scott for an end-of-the-year show with Charles Bissell of The Wrens and Boston’s Bad History Month.
Unsane played Great Scott – 12/18
Sludgy noise rock stalwarts Unsane headlined a truly stacked heavy bill at Great Scott a week before Christmas, featuring Big Brave, Child Bite and Hepatagua.
Angel Olsen played House of Blues – 12/4
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Angel Olsen returned to Boston last week for her biggest local headlining show to date at the House of Blues, with support from psych supergroup Heron Oblivion.
St. Vincent played House of Blues – 11/30
Annie Clark returned to Boston as St. Vincent for her first headlining show since 2014, unveiling her exquisitely artful “Fear the Future” show in support of this year’s MASSEDUCTION.
The Dream Syndicate played ONCE Ballroom – 12/1
The Dream Syndicate, reunited vanguards of the Paisley Underground, played their first Boston-area show in roughly three decades at ONCE on Friday night, with support from founding Television guitarist Richard Lloyd and his band.