After multiple delays, cancellations, venue changes and visa issues, post-rock mainstays Mogwai finally made their way to Boston Saturday night in support of last year’s Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will. Balam Acab opened.
England’s inimitable art-rock titans Radiohead graced Massachusetts with their presence last night for the first time since 2008. This marks the start of the final leg of their North American tour in support of The King of Limbs, and they brought along Canadian electronic act …
Veteran UK space rockers Spiritualized brought their Sweet Heart Sweet Light tour to the Paradise this month, with support from country songstress Nikki Lane.
Did England’s most mysteriously enigmatic ‘heavy pop’ band play their final show ever in Allston a few weeks back? It’s a very real possibility. At least they’ll have gone out in style, supported by Chicago’s breakout folk weirdo Willis Earl Beal.
Reunited Chapel Hill indie rockers Archers of Loaf played the first of two nights at Cambridge’s Middle East Downstairs last Friday, with support from Merge label-mates Pipe and newcomers Hundred Visions.
Ben Gibbard and company made a stop at the Wang Theatre last Saturday in the course of their unique tour featuring the Magik*Magik Orchestra and support from slowcore pioneers Low.
So, this year’s annual Record Store Day has come and gone, and what have we learned? For one thing, record collectors (and reseller scumbags) are taking this event more and more seriously with each passing year. My store of choice was the original Newbury Street …
Also published today was my writeup on last week’s Horrors show at the Paradise with Small Black. Check that out here at the WRBB radio blog, and see the full set of photos after the jump.
Kurt Wagner’s long running alt-country collective Lambchop visited the Paradise last night in support of their new record Mr. M.
Northeastern brings something for the hipster crowd to Springfest 2012 with an afterHours show featuring shoegaze-leaning indie rockers The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, with support from Bear Hands.