Dinosaur Jr. and Buffalo Tom played House of Blues – 11/25

Dinosaur Jr. and Buffalo Tom played House of Blues – 11/25

Western Mass legends Dinosaur Jr. and Boston’s Buffalo Tom joined forces for a post-Thanksgiving indie rock summit at the House of Blues last Friday. 

True Widow and E played Great Scott – 11/14

True Widow and E played Great Scott – 11/14

Boston’s all-star post-punk group E and fuzzed-out Dallas trio True Widow teamed up for a Monday night show at Great Scott last month. 

High On Fire and Meshuggah played House of Blues – 11/2

High On Fire and Meshuggah played House of Blues – 11/2

A few weeks back, Swedish avant-prog mainstays Meshuggah brought their tour with Matt Pike’s stoner-thrash power trio High On Fire to Boston’s House of Blues. 

Temples played Brighton Music Hall – 10/29

Temples played Brighton Music Hall – 10/29

U.K. psych rockers Temples returned to Boston on Saturday night for a Halloween-adjacent show with Los Angeles’ Vinyl Williams. 

Merchandise played Great Scott – 10/7

Merchandise played Great Scott – 10/7

Tampa, FL’s Merchandise returned to Great Scott earlier this month for a show in support of their latest full length, A Corpse Wired for Sound. Brooklyn duo Public Memory opened. 

Brand New played Cross Insurance Arena – 10/15

Brand New played Cross Insurance Arena – 10/15

Over the weekend, Long Island emo/post-hardcore mainstays Brand New headlined Portland, ME’s awkwardly-named hockey arena with The Front Bottoms and Modern Baseball.

The Feelies played The Sinclair – 9/16

The Feelies played The Sinclair – 9/16

Long-running New Jersey rockers The Feelies stopped by The Sinclair earlier this month on one of their now-yearly East Coast tours. 

Angel Olsen played The Sinclair – 9/20

Angel Olsen played The Sinclair – 9/20

Touring in support of her stellar new LP My Woman, celebrated North Carolina singer/songwriter Angel Olsen and her band sold out two nights at Cambridge’s Sinclair earlier this week. 

Bruce Springsteen played Gillette Stadium – 9/14

Bruce Springsteen played Gillette Stadium – 9/14

Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band wrapped up the second North American leg of 2016’s The River Tour with a four-hour marathon show at Gillette last Wednesday night. 

Sleigh Bells played The Sinclair – 9/13

Sleigh Bells played The Sinclair – 9/13

In anticipation of their forthcoming LP Jessica Rabbit, noise-pop disruptors Sleigh Bells embarked on a fall tour of festival gigs and small club dates that stopped at Sinclair on Tuesday night.