Deafheaven, Holy Fawn, Midwife played Royale – 3/9
Black metal shoegazers Deafheaven brought a typically well-curated touring bill to Boston’s Royale a few Wednesdays back.
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Japanese Breakfast played Royale – 9/9
Michelle Zauner and company swept into Boston for the first of a two-night run at the Royale last Thursday night.
La Dispute, Gouge Away and Slow Mass played Royale – 4/19
Michigan’s La Dispute, Florida’s Gouge Away and Chicago’s Slow Mass teamed up for an early Friday nighter at the Royale.
The Growlers played Royale – 9/19
Californian crew The Growlers played a spirited Royale show with New York punks Surfbort last month.
Perfume Genius played Royale – 5/13
Mike Hadreas’ Perfume Genius project headlined their biggest Boston show yet at the Royale on Saturday night, with support from serpentwithfeet.
Kurt Vile & The Violators played Royale – 12/30
Amid the desolate concertgoing landscape of late December, Kurt Vile and his Violators swung through Boston for a pair of shows to save us from staying home last weekend.
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 …
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.
Deafheaven played Royale – 11/3
If we’ve met, you’re probably aware of my feelings on Deafheaven. The California-based black/post/gaze/whatever-metal band have been one of my favorite working acts since the release of their 2013 breakthrough Sunbather, and I talk about this frequently. They released their third record, New Bermuda, in October and …
Uncle Acid and The Deadbeats played Royale – 9/14
British retro-doom quartet Uncle Acid and The Deadbeats are fresh off the release of solid new LP The Night Creeper, and currently embarking on their second headlining trek across North America.