Pere Ubu played The Sinclair – 6/27
The current iteration of Cleveland avant-punk stalwarts Pere Ubu brought their “Coed Jail” tour to The Sinclair on Monday night with support from Ohio neighbors Obnox.
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The Cure played Agganis Arena – 6/16
U.K. gothic/post-punk legends The Cure returned to Boston earlier this month for a sold-out show at Agganis – their first in town since 2008.
GZA played Brighton Music Hall – 6/14
From the get-go, there was something a little bit off about last week’s appearance by Wu-Tang Clan legend GZA at Brighton. The tour was announced just weeks before it happened and didn’t appear to be supporting anything in particular. Indeed, the Brooklyn rapper born Gary Grice …
Nada Surf, Big Thief and Bird of Youth played Paradise – 6/4
Touring in support of their eighth studio effort, New York indie pop mainstays Nada Surf headlined the Paradise on Saturday night with Brooklynites Big Thief and Bird of Youth in tow.
Trashcan Sinatras played Middle East Upstairs – 5/17
I had a bit of a morbid start to last week – rapidly working one’s way through “In Cold Blood” will do that. But what better way to combat existential angst at the capacity for human evil than an evening of upbeat Scottish indie pop?
The Thermals played The Sinclair – 4/25
For a band I’ve listened to since high school, it’s been a long time coming for me to catch a Thermals concert.
Acid Mothers Temple played Great Scott – 4/4
Indefatigable Japanese psych-rock outfit Acid Mothers Temple headlined one of their yearly Boston gigs at Great Scott last Monday, with support from Michigan’s Mounds and locals Magic Shoppe.
Savages played Paradise – 4/1
London post-punk quartet Savages returned to Boston on Friday night, touring in support of their 2016 sophomore studio LP Adore Life.
Animal Collective + Coheed and Cambria played Boston and I had a weird night – 2/22
Ok, these photos are ancient by news standards at this point, because I have no time to blog lately, but I still wanted to document my most incongruous double-booking of the year in (double) gallery format.
Earthless and Elder played The Sinclair – 3/16
San Diego shredders Earthless and Boston’s own Elder took over The Sinclair for a very loud Wednesday night.