Gig Watch: September 2025
Shows not to miss in and around Boston for the month of September.
Tag: major stars
FACS played Deep Cuts – 4/10
Chicago trio FACS headlined a Thursday night heater in Medford with support from Landowner and Major Stars.
Hallelujah the Hills played Great Scott – 12/19
Boston mainstays Hallelujah the Hills headlined a release show for their new record at Allston’s Great Scott with Major Stars and Adam Schatz.
Howlin’ Rain played ONCE Ballroom – 8/8
Ethan Miller’s psych-blues outfit Howlin’ Rain came through Somerville last week with heady support from locals Major Stars and New Jersey’s Garcia Peoples.
Major Stars played O’Brien’s Pub – 3/19
Boston’s resident psychedelic warriors headlined O’Brien’s on a bill also featuring Dan Melchior and Honey Radar.
Major Stars played Charlie’s Kitchen – 10/1
Cambridge’s Harvard Square played host to a wild double-header on a recent Monday night, with U.K. firebrands Shame tearing up The Sinclair followed by local heavy-psych heroes Major Stars playing a tour-kickoff gig upstairs at Charlie’s.
Major Stars and Black Helicopter played ONCE Lounge – 2/15
Noisy Boston luminaries Major Stars and Black Helicopter teamed up for a show presented by Chunklet‘s Henry Owings at the ONCE Lounge last Thursday.
Major Stars and Feral Ohms played ZuZu – 6/19
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.
Rangda and Major Stars played Out of the Blue Too – 3/5
Last Saturday, Cambridge’s Out of the Blue Too hosted a stellar double bill of exploratory psych-rock madness featuring Chris Corsano, Ben Chasny and Sir Richard Bishop’s Rangda and local luminaries Major Stars.
Ghost Box Orchestra played Middle East Upstairs – 10/16
Ok, slightly behind on blog posting. But I’ll catch up. Here we have an excellent Friday night show from precisely a month ago, centering on Ghost Box Orchestra’s EP release and support from Major Stars, Boom Said Thunder and 28 Degrees Taurus.