Boston Calling 2017 – Saturday
Day two of this year’s Boston Calling brought Mumford and Sons, The 1975, The xx, Danny Brown and more to Harvard.
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.
This year’s Boston edition of Theo Epstein’s baseball-centric benefit show Hot Stove Cool Music is in the books, damaged World Series trophies and all. Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder headlined the night, which also featured a parade of local rock heroes including Will Dailey, Tanya Donnelly …
The reunited Boss Hog – headed by husband and wife duo Jon Spencer and Cristina Martinez – returned to Boston for the first time in many years last Friday for a show at The Sinclair. Projects led by Mission of Burma’s Roger Miller and D.C. …
Ascendant Run For Cover signees Pinegrove headlined the sold-out Sinclair on Tuesday night for their biggest Boston show to date, joined by openers Hovvdy and Horse Jumper of Love.
Mark Eitzel and Howe Gelb, solo troubadours and leaders of American Music Club and Giant Sand, respectively, were a well-matched pair of enigmatic, cult favorite singer/songwriters at last Tuesday’s intimate ONCE show.