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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. 

Radiohead on 35mm at Madison Square Garden

Radiohead on 35mm at Madison Square Garden

Back in July, I headed to New York City for most of a week to catch – among other things – one of Radiohead’s very few headlining U.S. dates of 2016. I was in the general admission pit for the English art-rock icons’ second night at 

The Feelies played The Sinclair – 9/16

The Feelies played The Sinclair – 9/16

Long-running New Jersey rockers The Feelies stopped by The Sinclair earlier this month on one of their now-yearly East Coast tours. 

Angel Olsen played The Sinclair – 9/20

Angel Olsen played The Sinclair – 9/20

Touring in support of her stellar new LP My Woman, celebrated North Carolina singer/songwriter Angel Olsen and her band sold out two nights at Cambridge’s Sinclair earlier this week. 

Bruce Springsteen played Gillette Stadium – 9/14

Bruce Springsteen played Gillette Stadium – 9/14

Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band wrapped up the second North American leg of 2016’s The River Tour with a four-hour marathon show at Gillette last Wednesday night. 

Sleigh Bells played The Sinclair – 9/13

Sleigh Bells played The Sinclair – 9/13

In anticipation of their forthcoming LP Jessica Rabbit, noise-pop disruptors Sleigh Bells embarked on a fall tour of festival gigs and small club dates that stopped at Sinclair on Tuesday night. 

Ovlov played O’Brien’s Pub – 9/5

Ovlov played O’Brien’s Pub – 9/5

Connecticut noise-rockers Ovlov – reunited and currently on a U.S. tour with the U.K.’s Basement – took an off night to headline Allston’s favorite hole-in-the-wall on Monday. 

Thalia Zedek Band played Great Scott – 9/1

Thalia Zedek Band played Great Scott – 9/1

Boston mainstay Thalia Zedek released her latest LP, Eve, in August, and played a stacked record release show at Great Scott last Thursday with the likes of Minibeast, Black Helicopter and Positive Negative Man. 

Black Sabbath played Xfinity Center – 8/25

Black Sabbath played Xfinity Center – 8/25

Black Sabbath, pioneering giants of heavy metal, returned to Mansfield’s Xfinity Center on Thursday night for their last-ever Massachusetts show – a stop on their current farewell tour fittingly dubbed “The End.”