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. 

Ovlov played O’Brien’s Pub – 9/5

Ovlov played O’Brien’s Pub – 9/5

Connecticut noise-rockers Ovlov – reunited and currently on a U.S. tour with the U.K.’s Basement – took an off night to headline Allston’s favorite hole-in-the-wall on Monday. 

Thalia Zedek Band played Great Scott – 9/1

Thalia Zedek Band played Great Scott – 9/1

Boston mainstay Thalia Zedek released her latest LP, Eve, in August, and played a stacked record release show at Great Scott last Thursday with the likes of Minibeast, Black Helicopter and Positive Negative Man. 

Black Sabbath played Xfinity Center – 8/25

Black Sabbath played Xfinity Center – 8/25

Black Sabbath, pioneering giants of heavy metal, returned to Mansfield’s Xfinity Center on Thursday night for their last-ever Massachusetts show – a stop on their current farewell tour fittingly dubbed “The End.” 

Sumac played Great Scott – 8/20

Sumac played Great Scott – 8/20

Experimental sludge metal trio Sumac headlined Great Scott on Saturday night, touring in support of their towering sophomore LP (and Thrill Jockey debut) What One Becomes.