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The WMBR Rock/Pop/Punk Concert Report

Wednesday, Sep. 3
• The Michael Character, Stace Brandt, Tiberius, and Juliet Hawkins - O'Briens
• Steady & the Driftwoods, Robin Glass, The Amazing Lonesome Gumby, and DS Scrolls - Midway Cafe
• One Fall, and Bobby Mahoney - Silhouette Lounge
• Liz Cooper - The Rockwell
• Oso Oso - Arts at the Armory
Thursday, Sep. 4
• Jarsch, Bugslam, Nicoteens, and Hot Slander - O'Briens
• Major Stars, Astral Bitch, and Andy California - The Model Cafe [8PM]
• Nature TV - The Rockwell
• DRI, Paralysis, Maidenhead, and Bed of Roses - Alchemy, Providence, RI
• Ace Frehley - Tupelo Music Hall, Derry, NH
Friday, Sep. 5
• Yleisetsyyt, Rejeckts, Knelt, and more - Middle East Upstairs [7PM]
• TJ Welch & the Wasted, The Striker Boys, The Iron League, and The Ungraded - O'Briens
• Castle Rat, Demon Chrome, and Mistress - Sonia
• Trophy Wife, Actor Observer, and more - Brighton Music Hall
• Merrie Amsterburg - Notch Brighton @ The Charles River Speedway [5:30, free]
• Tension Scale, Neighborhood Sh*t, and Sky Tigers - Faces Brewing, Malden, MA all ages [8PM]
• Holy Locust, and The Wolf In Our Own Backyard - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
• Telescreens - Warehouse XI
• The Sheila Divine, and Viruette - Crystal Ballroom @Somerville Theatre
Saturday, Sep. 6
• Banshee, and Kanner - Middle East Upstairs
• Nightfeeder, Urban Sprawl, Gossip Collar, and more - Sonia [6PM]
• Diablogato, Coffin Salesmn, and Rougarou - O'Briens
• Slow Crush, Faetooth, Flooding, and Women in Peril - Sinclair all ages [7PM]
• Tom Springer Band, Cabin Fever, and The Only Humans - Midway Cafe all ages [3PM]
• Statue, Victor Jones, and Dinos - Midway Cafe 21+ [8:30]
• Great American Ghost, Euclid, and more - Brighton Music Hall
• Rhizaria, Imipolex, Blast Shield, and Skinhunger - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
• Ivri - Warehouse XI
• JP Music Festival w/, Parlour Bells, Hallelujah the Hills, Lenny Lashley, and more - Pinebank Ball Field, JP [noon-7]
• Tree, Incendiary Device, Catching Hell, and Motomags - Ralph's Diner, Worcester, MA
Saturday, Sep. 6 - Sunday, Sep. 7
• Dropkick Murphys, Stiff Little Fingers, and The Waterboys - The Stage at Suffolk Downs [2PM]
Sunday, Sep. 7
• Luicidal, Terminally Ill, The Haaj, and Gripbite - Middle East Upstairs
• Bastard Leg, Castling, and Jaren Knapik - O'Briens
• Martin/Morrell/Fredette, Hummingbird Syndicate, and The Starlings - Midway Cafe [3PM]
• Lots of Hands, and Deadharrie - Warehouse XI
• https://somervilleartscouncil.org/events/rock-and-roll-yard-sal - Rock n Roll Yard Sale, Union Sq [noon-5]
Monday, Sep. 8
• Terror Cell Unit, Threat of Innocense, and more - O'Briens
• Static Friction, Bad Idea USA, Trash Sound, Conglomerate, and Taken by Vultures - Silhouette Lounge
Tuesday, Sep. 9
• Capital Soiree, and Oceanic - Middle East Upstairs
• Lung, Health & Safety, and Zygote Theorgy - O'Briens
• Maya Ongaku - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
• Motherfolk - The Rockwell
Wednesday, Sep. 10
• Cool Company - Middle East Upstairs
• Bird Week, Kiss Pink, Their Treasure, and Statue - O'Briens
• Fully Celebrated Orchestra, AS3, and Big Ole Dirty Bucket - Midway Cafe
• La Dispute, Glitterer, and Tummache - Paradise
• Glitterfox - The Rockwell
• Radio Free Alice - Red Room at Cafe 939, Back Bay
Thursday, Sep. 11
• World Sucks, Gloomlurker, Burt Bacharach Band, and Antipeople Entertainment - O'Briens
• Dion Lunadon, and The Darts - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA 18+ [7PM]
• Bruce Dickinson - House of Blues
• Sparks - Berklee
• Night Talks, and Rain House - Warehouse XI
Friday, Sep. 12
• Ghost Funk Orchestra, and The Brighton Beat - Middle East Upstairs
• Inumerable Forms, Mourned, Hideous, and Knelt - O'Briens
• Brian Jonestown Massacre, and Flavor Crystals - Sinclair [sold out]
• Mary Lou Lord, and Chris Colburn - Notch Brighton @ The Charles River Speedway [5:30, free]
• Field Day, Arto Vaun, and Cold Expectations - Square Root
• Superchunk, and Tee Vee Repairman - Crystal Ballroom @Somerville Theatre
• Mannequin Pussy, and Gouge Away - Fete Music Hall, Providence, RI
Saturday, Sep. 13
• Sue, Vallory Falls, Burlie Girlies, and Indoor Friends - Middle East Upstairs
• Latter, Nude, Crippling Alcoholism, and Sexless Marriage - O'Briens
• DNAs Evolution, The Spackles, Screw Cart, and Iron League - Midway Cafe all ages [3PM]
• The Grandstand Jockeys, The Under, Thick Fuzz, and We Are Space Horses - Midway Cafe 21+ [8:30]
• Lovina Falls, Count Zero, and Gene Dante & the Future Starlets - Sonia
• Black Moth Superrainbow, and Ricky Eat Acid - Sinclair
• Glass Cannon - Paradise
• Miss Bones, Jesus The Dinosaur, and Lonesome Joan - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
• Wombo - The Rockwell 21+
• The Del Fuegos - Belforge Arts Center, Medfield [3PM]
• Catharsis, Burning Lord, Passionplay, and Done - Gettie's, Prov.
Sunday, Sep. 14
• At the Hands of Man, Sixth State, The Cherry Fog, Vices INC, and Moon Machine - Midway Cafe [3PM]
• Fu Manchu - Sinclair
• Wet Leg, and Mary in the Junkyard - Roadrunner [sold out]
Monday, Sep. 15
• Dethwish, Longest Leash, Boarzoy, and The Forest Forgets - O'Briens
Tuesday, Sep. 16
• Wargasm UK, and Dropout Kings - Sonia
• 7-11 Jesus, and Feral Twins - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
Wednesday, Sep. 17
• Bambara, Buck Gooter, and Eden Rayz - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
• Divorce - The Rockwell
• Sebastian Bach - Tupelo Music Hall, Derry, NH [7PM]
Thursday, Sep. 18
• Novelists - Middle East Downstairs
• Night Moves - Brighton Music Hall
• Rose City Band, and Wet Tuna - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
• Bouncing Souls, H2O, and Smoking Popes - Royale
• Knifeplay, and Euphoria Again - The Rockwell
Friday, Sep. 19
• Frankie Cosmos, and Fantasy of a Broken Heart - Brighton Music Hall
• Andrea Gillis, and Mark Pinansky - Notch Brighton @ The Charles River Speedway [5:30, free]
• Brad Marino, The Chelsea Curve, and Glimmer Stars - The Burren
• Sharp Pins - Lilypad [8PM]
Friday, Sep. 19 - Saturday, Sep. 20
• Fuzzstival w/, Landowner, Rong, Paper Lady, Nurse Joy, and more - Arts at the Armory
Saturday, Sep. 20
• Evan Greer, Brandie Blaze, and Time and Place - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
• Neon Knights - Faces Brewing, Malden, MA [8PM]
• Morrissey - MGM Music Hall all ages [7PM]
• The Runarounds - Warehouse XI
• Taken by Vultures, The Downhauls, and Circus Battalion - Thirsty First, Lowell
• Turnstile, Mannequin Pussy, Speed, and Jame Remover - The Stage at Suffolk Downs [5:30]
• Lucero - Fete Music Hall, Providence, RI
Sunday, Sep. 21
• Shonen Knife, and Pack AD - Sonia
• Kula Shaker, and Levitation Room - Brighton Music Hall
• The Courettes, and Pangs - Warehouse XI
• Arcadia Grey, and Leisure Hour - The Rockwell
Monday, Sep. 22
• Caffune, and Crushed - Brighton Music Hall
• Bayside, and The Sleeping - Paradise
• Elvis Costello and The Imposters, and Charlie Sexton - MGM Music Hall all ages [7PM]
• Lagrimas - Warehouse XI
Tuesday, Sep. 23
• Viagra Boys - Roadrunner
• Disaster Artist - Cantab
• Fazerdaze - The Rockwell
• The Baseball Project - Crystal Ballroom @Somerville Theatre
Wednesday, Sep. 24
• Sextile, Automatic, and NUXX - Brighton Music Hall
• The Wildwoods - Warehouse XI all ages
• JT Loux, and Arsun - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
• 60 Juno - The Rockwell
Thursday, Sep. 25
• Spirit Hotel, and Camp Saint Helene - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
• Junior Varsity - The Rockwell
• Iggy Pop, Sex Pistols w/ Frank Carter, and The Molotovs - The Stage at Suffolk Downs [5:30]
Friday, Sep. 26
• Jen Trynin, and Magen Tracy - Notch Brighton @ The Charles River Speedway [5:30, free]
• Fat Dog - Warehouse XI
• Pool Kids, Truth Club, and Pony - Crystal Ballroom @Somerville Theatre all ages [7:30]
• Teardrops, Memory Entry, and The Promised End - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
• The New Limits, Eight Foot Manchild, and Futon Lasagna - Faces Brewing, Malden, MA all ages [7PM]
• Cro-Mags, Concrete Ties, Bed of Razors, and Set The Bar Low - Tafetta Music Hall (Lowell) 18+ [8PM]
• Choke Out, and Held Captive - Ralph's Diner, Worcester, MA
• Dark Angel, Sacred Reich, Hirax, and Void - Palladium, Worcester, MA
Saturday, Sep. 27
• The Floozies, Dirtwire, and Honeycomb - Paradise
• Winter, and A Country Western - Warehouse XI
• Kingpin, The Long Wait, and Wire Lines - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA
• The Outlourdes, Stryga, Deprogrammer Cult, and Ingrate - Faces Brewing, Malden, MA all ages [8PM]
• X, and Los Lobos - Boch Center/Wang Theatre all ages [8PM]
• Punk in the Park w/ Bad Religion, Comeback Kid, Adolescents, Dwarves, and more - Palladium, Worcester, MA [noon, outdoors]
Sunday, Sep. 28
• The Tubs, and Foyer Red - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
Monday, Sep. 29
• Melvins, and Redd Kross - Fete Music Hall, Providence, RI
Wednesday, Oct. 1
• Tropical F*ck Storm - Crystal Ballroom @Somerville Theatre
Thursday, Oct. 2
• Judge, Integrity, Earth Crisis, and Combus - Middle East Downstairs [6PM, sold out]
• B-52's, Devo, and Lene Lovich - Xfinity Center, Mansfield, MA all ages [7PM]
• Psychedelic Furs, and Gary Numan - House of Blues
Friday, Oct. 3
• Bass Drum of Death - Sonia
• Pink Slip, Girth Control, Cheer Camp, and Blame It On Whitman - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
• Signals Mid West; Five Hundred Bucks; Hey, I'm Outside; and Little Low - Faces Brewing, Malden, MA all ages [8PM]
• Mike Gent - Notch Brighton @ The Charles River Speedway [5:30, free]
Sunday, Oct. 5
• Fuming Mouth, High Command, Upon Stone, and Final Gasp - Middle East Downstairs
Wednesday, Oct. 8
• High Vis, Crush Your Soul, Secret World, and Cold Gawd - Paradise
• JW Francis - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
• Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - House of Blues
Thursday, Oct. 9
• Team Dresch, and Vitapup - Crystal Ballroom @Somerville Theatre
• Taleen Cali, This Body Is, and Dropbear - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
• Violent Femmes - Chevalier Theatre, Medford, MA
Friday, Oct. 10
• Dave Fredette - Notch Brighton @ The Charles River Speedway [5:30, free]
• The Pilfers, Spring Heeled Jack, Stop the Presses, and The New Limits - Taffeta Music Hall (Lowell) [7PM]
Saturday, Oct. 11
• Tarbox, Dogs Run Free, Slow Quit, Husbands, and Tunneling - Midway [8:30]
• BRNDA, and S.C.A.B. - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
• The Cult - Orpheum [8PM]
Sunday, Oct. 12
• Alien Boy, and Empath - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
Monday, Oct. 13
• The Sword - Paradise
Tuesday, Oct. 14
• Buckcherry, Nashville Pussy, and Drew Cage & The Reputation - Tupelo Music Hall, Derry, NH [7PM]
Thursday, Oct. 16
• Moving Targets, Billy Bats & The Main Men, and Spiller - Faces Brewing, Malden, MA all ages [8PM]
Friday, Oct. 17
• Peel Dream Magazine, and 22 Halo - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
• Brendan Kelly, Sam Russo, and Good Friend - Faces Brewing, Malden, MA all ages [8PM]
• Bomber, Wanted, Rejekts, and Feeble Minds - American Legion Post 442, Camb 21+ [9PM]
Saturday, Oct. 18
• Nervous Guys, G. Gordon Gritty, Bait & Switch, Butterscott, and Tyler & the Names - Lou Ann David Park, Somerville [2PM]
Sunday, Oct. 19
• Jaunita & Juan (Alice Bag & Kid Congo Powers) - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
Tuesday, Oct. 21
• Everclear, Local H, and Sponge - Big Night Live
Saturday, Oct. 25
• Cheap Trick - Lynn Auditorium, Lynn, MA
Sunday, Oct. 26
• Esther Rose, and Jobie Riccio - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
• The Ataris - Big Night Live
Tuesday, Oct. 28
• Future Teens, ADJY, and Maura Weaver - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
Wednesday, Oct. 29
• Biohazard, Onyx, Bay Way, and Swollen Teeth - Palladium, Worcester, MA
Thursday, Oct. 30
• Stupidity, Chelsea Curve, and Little Billy Lost - Square Root [8PM]
Friday, Oct. 31
• Permanent Stains (Showcase Showdown), Warthog (Ramones), Dunk Kennedys (Dead Kennedys), and Take Warning (Operation Ivy) - Gemstones (Lowell) 21+ [8PM]
Wednesday, Nov. 5
• Ravagers, Speed Teeth, and The Ghouls - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
Thursday, Nov. 6
• G.B.H., Slaughterhouse, and The Mainliners - Brighton Music Hall 18+ [7PM]
Friday, Nov. 7
• Béton Armé - American Legion Hall Post #76
Friday, Nov. 14
• Steve Conte, Muck & The Mires, and Gene Dante & The Future Starlets - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA 18+ [7PM]
Sunday, Nov. 16
• Black Flag - Taffeta Music Hall (Lowell)
Wednesday, Nov. 19
• GWAR, Helmet, The Dwarves, and Blood Vulture - Palladium, Worcester, MA [7PM]
Please Note:
  • Addresses of many Boston area clubs can be found here.
  • Local bands are only listed the week of the show.
  • Additions, changes and corrections for rock/pop/punk shows only can be made by writing to: rock-listings email address
  • To submit announcement about upcoming roots/americana/blues/cajun/zydeco shows, please use the address: roots-listings email address
  • To submit announcement about upcoming Jazz shows, please use the address: jazz-listings email address
  • To submit announcement about upcoming World Music shows, please use the address: world-listings email address
  • To submit announcement about Any Other music shows, please use the address: other-listings email address
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