Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds played Barclays Center – 10/26
Australian auteur Nick Cave and his Bad Seeds played Brooklyn’s basketball arena before Halloween, in what I’d bet good money was their largest-ever U.S. gig.
Jilian Medford’s ever-evolving indie-pop project Ian Sweet returned to Boston earlier this month in support of October’s Crush Crusher, with support from Young Jesus and Sean Henry.
Scottish misrerabilists The Twilight Sad returned to American shores last month in advance of their new record.
Seattle’s Minus the Bear brought their farewell tour to the Paradise for the second of two sold-out nights just before Halloween, with support from Massachusetts post-rockers Caspian.
Staten Island hip-hop legends Wu-Tang Clan visited Greater Boston for a stop on their run of anniversary shows celebrating 25 years of Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers).
Hero of the oddball indie-pop underground Calvin Johnson and his band headlined a Monday night show with Perennial, Frank Hurricane and Request Freebird in Dorchester.
Canadian noisemakers KEN Mode and French punk firebrands Birds In Row joined forces to descend on Somerville’s ONCE Ballroom last Sunday night.