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Dinosaur Jr. and Buffalo Tom played House of Blues – 11/25

Dinosaur Jr. and Buffalo Tom played House of Blues – 11/25

Western Mass legends Dinosaur Jr. and Boston’s Buffalo Tom joined forces for a post-Thanksgiving indie rock summit at the House of Blues last Friday. 

True Widow and E played Great Scott – 11/14

True Widow and E played Great Scott – 11/14

Boston’s all-star post-punk group E and fuzzed-out Dallas trio True Widow teamed up for a Monday night show at Great Scott last month. 

The Proletariat played ONCE Ballroom – 11/3

Boston punks The Proletariat recently reunited after a three-decade hiatus for a short east coast tour, headlining Somerville’s ONCE Ballroom earlier this month. 

High On Fire and Meshuggah played House of Blues – 11/2

High On Fire and Meshuggah played House of Blues – 11/2

A few weeks back, Swedish avant-prog mainstays Meshuggah brought their tour with Matt Pike’s stoner-thrash power trio High On Fire to Boston’s House of Blues. 

Temples played Brighton Music Hall – 10/29

Temples played Brighton Music Hall – 10/29

U.K. psych rockers Temples returned to Boston on Saturday night for a Halloween-adjacent show with Los Angeles’ Vinyl Williams. 

Get haunted with a 2016 Halloween mix (and some old ones)

Get haunted with a 2016 Halloween mix (and some old ones)

King Diamond, master of all unholy ceremonies, at the Orpheum last year   As Halloween rolls around again, I find myself nostalgic for my college radio days of curating spooky seasonal DJ sets. I co-hosted a late-night show on WRBB for four years, and our 

Merchandise played Great Scott – 10/7

Merchandise played Great Scott – 10/7

Tampa, FL’s Merchandise returned to Great Scott earlier this month for a show in support of their latest full length, A Corpse Wired for Sound. Brooklyn duo Public Memory opened. 

Brand New played Cross Insurance Arena – 10/15

Brand New played Cross Insurance Arena – 10/15

Over the weekend, Long Island emo/post-hardcore mainstays Brand New headlined Portland, ME’s awkwardly-named hockey arena with The Front Bottoms and Modern Baseball.

Talking Oasis 2016 with SuperSonic

Talking Oasis 2016 with SuperSonic

SuperSonic performing at Great Scott last year   For a group that disbanded in 2009, Oasis has had a pretty eventful 2016. The eternal war of words between the Brothers Gallagher continues to deepen in its absurdity, a documentary chronicling the band’s meteoric rise debuts this month, 

Tastemakers Presented Car Seat Headrest – 10/2

Tastemakers Presented Car Seat Headrest – 10/2

When I shot Car Seat Headrest at The Sinclair a few weeks ago for Allston Pudding, I figured it would be Will Toledo’s last Boston show in a 500-cap club. Little did I know I’d see him play a Starbucks last weekend.