Thou played ONCE Ballroom – 6/30
A towering bill headlined by Louisiana sludge metal masters Thou tore through Somerville’s ONCE on the last night of June.
Locals Major Stars and Oakland’s Feral Ohms whipped up a heavy-psych firestorm at Cambridge’s ZuZu on a recent Monday night, with support from NYC’s Honey.
New York City psych-jammers Endless Boogie gave a rare Boston performance on a recent Saturday night at Jamaica Plain’s Deep Thoughts, with support from locals Death Pesos and Steep Leans.
The 2017 edition of Boston Calling wrapped up with sets from Tool, Weezer, Run the Jewels, Wolf Parade, Cage the Elephant, Converge and more.
Day two of this year’s Boston Calling brought Mumford and Sons, The 1975, The xx, Danny Brown and more to Harvard.
The Boston Calling Music Festival returned for its eighth edition last weekend, relocated to Allston’s Harvard Athletic Fields. Friday’s lineup featured the likes of Chance the Rapper, Sigur Ros and Bon Iver.
An absurdly stacked bill of SST Records heavyweights swung through Allston several Fridays back, featuring psychedelic punks Meat Puppets, Minutemen’s Mike Watt and his ace backing band, and a solo set from Hüsker Dü’s Grant Hart.
U.K. punk veterans The Damned brought their 40th anniversary tour to the Paradise last week for a sold-out show with California quartet The Bellrays.
U.K. singer/songwriter Laura Marling headlined a sold-out Paradise Rock Club last Tuesday in support of her March release Semper Femina.
Mike Hadreas’ Perfume Genius project headlined their biggest Boston show yet at the Royale on Saturday night, with support from serpentwithfeet.