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.
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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
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
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
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, 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
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.
X played Brighton Music Hall – 8/15
Los Angeles punk legends X, reunited with founding guitarist Billy Zoom, set off on their “Re-Zoomed” tour last week and stopped off at Brighton Music Hall for a sold-out show on Monday night.
Swans Are Dead
A July tour has marked the beginning of the end for the current iteration of New York experimental titans Swans. The lineup of guitarist/vocalist Michael Gira, lap steel guitarist Christoph Hahn, bassist Christopher Pravdica, drummer Phil Puleo, guitarist Norman Westberg and multi-instrumentalist Thor Harris (who …
Super Furry Animals played The Sinclair – 7/24
Welsh psychedelic-pop heroes Super Furry Animals stopped by Cambridge’s Sinclair on Sunday for the final night of a short North American tour.