The Jesus and Mary Chain, notoriously short-tempered Scottish noise-pop pioneers, are in the midst of a reunion tour which brought them to the Paradise for two consecutive nights earlier this month. The Vandelles and The Psychic Paramount opened.
I wrote about and took some photos of everyone’s favorite hip-hop/indie rock crossover crew Why? when they played the Middle East last week. Check it out over at Allston Pudding.
Former Hüsker Dü member and Sugar frontman Bob Mould stopped by the Paradise last Monday for a sold out show featuring songs new and old, as well as an opening set from Cymbals Eat Guitars.
Drone-doom legends/fog enthusiasts Sunn O))) returned to Boston on Tuesday night for the first time in six years, and brought their Earth-rattling wall of amplifiers with them. Southern Lord label-mates Dead in the Dirt opened.
The final stop on Brooklyn art-rock crew Dirty Projectors’ Swing Lo Magellan tour brought them to the Paradise Sunday night, with support from Callers.
Touring their first new recorded output since 1999, former Massachusetts natives Sebadoh played the Middle East Downstairs last Wednesday with support from…themselves.
A trek all the way to Brooklyn last Tuesday to catch Icelandic post-rockers Sigur Rós on their first US tour in four years proved more than worth the effort. Seattle’s Perfume Genius opened.
Last weekend marked the return of the long-running Newport Folk Festival to Rhode Island’s Fort Adams State Park. Despite some rainy interludes, the weekend brought a bevy of stellar performances from Wilco, My Morning Jacket, Conor Oberst, The Tallest Man On Earth, Iron & Wine …
Brooklyn’s experimental post-punk/noise rockers Liars brought their tour in support of new album WIXIW to the Paradise last Tuesday, with an opening set from Unknown Mortal Orchestra.
Controversially reunited Swedish hardcore heroes Refused made their way to Boston last weekend, fresh off the festival circuit. OFF! opened.