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.
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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.
Neptune and Action Beat played The Record Company – 7/22
Boston’s long-running sonic experimentalists Neptune teamed up with U.K. punk collective Action Beat for a killer show at The Record Company on Friday night.
E and Wussy played Middle East Upstairs – 7/13
Before I jetted off to Chicago for the Pitchfork Music Festival this past weekend (photos of which are here, here and here), I swung by the Middle East last Wednesday night for a great double bill with Cincinnati indie rockers Wussy and Boston underground supergroup E.
Boston Calling’s City Hall Plaza finale – 5/27-29
Following the recent announcement of its Allston relocation for next year, Boston Calling offered its final outing at City Hall in late May with sets from Sia, Robyn, Sufjan Stevens, Haim, Janelle Monae and many more.
Dyr Faser and Insect Factory played Industry Lab – 6/29
Boston Hassle’s POOL series, a self-described “experimental electronic night,” brought the final date of a co-headlining tour by locals Dyr Faser and Maryland’s Insect Factory to Cambridge’s Industry Lab last Wednesday.
Bonnie “Prince” Billy and Bitchin Bajas played The Sinclair – 6/22
Last month, eccentric singer/songwriter Bonnie “Prince” Billy and Chicago drone outfit Bitchin Bajas brought their collaborative tour to Cambridge’s Sinclair.
FLAG played The Sinclair – 6/26
The less official but more legitimate of the two reformed Black Flags headlined a show at The Sinclair last weekend with support from Baltimore’s War on Women and Ontario’s The Dirty Nil.
Modern Baseball played House of Blues – 6/23
Emo revival luminaries Modern Baseball headlined a massive show at House of Blues last week, with support from California’s Joyce Manor and their Philly neighbors Thin Lips.