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The WMBR Rock/Pop/Punk Concert Report

Thursday, Jul. 24
• Glenn Strange, Off Wing, Foxy Grandpa, and Remy - Middle East Upstairs
• Shrug Dealer, Little Low, Louzy, and Condition Baker - O'Briens
• Mourning Night - Sonia
• Symposium, and John Myrtle - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA 18+ [7PM]
• Sly Fang, Astral Bitch, and Human Mascot - The Rockwell
• The Hi-End, The Spackles, and Jay Prozac - Square Root
• Youth of Today, Magnitude, Speedway, and more - The Met, Pawtucket, RI [7PM]
Friday, Jul. 25
• Ed O.G. - Middle East Upstairs
• Caringless, Hey I'm Outside, Regal Seagull, and Good Judgement - O'Briens
• Free Friends, and Pine Creek Academy - Cantab
• Mingko, Bindy, Viruette, and Ohio State Fair - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA 18+ [7PM]
• Tinkertown, and Ghosts and Shadows - The Burren [7PM]
• Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew - The Wilbur
• Letters in June, Horrendous Downplay, Tongue Love, and Andro Queen - Moon Base One, Salem, MA
• Lez Zeppelin - Natick Center for the Arts, Natick, MA
• We Came as Romans, and Currents - Palladium, Worcester, MA
Saturday, Jul. 26
• Questing Beast, Perennial Quest, Boarzoy, and Hate Incarnate - Middle East Upstairs
• Street Power, The Mongoloids, COA, and more - Middle East Downstairs
• Already Dead, East End Redemption, The Frenzy of Tongs, and Circus Battalion - Midway Cafe all ages [3PM]
• Survivors of the Kraken, Violent Brides, Lesser Birds, and Lost My Balance - Midway Cafe 21+ [8:30]
• Thrust Club, Flaming Little Sh*ts, Ruby Grove, and Tiffy - The Jungle [8PM]
• The Okmoniks - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA 18+ [7PM]
• The Dogmatics, Last Stand, Black Cheers, and more - French American Club, Waltham [3:30]
• Megan from Work, Awnthay, and Petal Dance - Moon Base One, Salem, MA
• Hot Water Muisc, and Rodeo Boys - Palladium, Worcester, MA [7:30PM]
• Rod Stewart, and Cheap Trick - Xfinity Center, Mansfield, MA all ages [7:30PM]
Saturday, Jul. 26 - Sunday, Jul. 27
• Gozu, Worshipper, Wire Lines, The Long Wait, and more - O'Briens [Grub Sweat & Beers]
Sunday, Jul. 27
• Scarecrow Hill, Silent Season, and more - Middle East Upstairs
• Threat Level Burgundy, Lefthand Hotdog, Pink Slip, and Bad Idea USA - Midway Cafe [3PM]
• Chevy Metl - Brighton Music Hall
• Hambone Skinny, Thee Amazing Andy California, and The Pleasing Terrors - Square Root
• Casket Rats - Courthouse Park, Brighton [5PM]
• ASkySoBlack, Dime, In 2 Again, and Tripwire - Arlington VFW [7PM]
Monday, Jul. 28
• Glowing Brain, Leather Lung, and Cartridge - O'Briens
• Foxy Grandpa, American Ninja Warrior, Makeout Palace, and Jack O'Lantern - Silhouette Lounge
• Burning Lord, Speedway, and Square One - Cambridge Community Center [6PM]
Tuesday, Jul. 29
• Dino Gala, Sundots, Sweet Petunia, and Wally - O'Briens
Wednesday, Jul. 30
• Retribution Body, Clew of Theseus, and more - Middle East Upstairs
• Super Dry, Bubble Wave, and Figment - Midway Cafe
• Giftkrieg, Untombed, and Rhizaria - Silhouette Lounge
• Bad Idea USA, Cyber Bullies, and Harmony's Cuddle Party - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA all ages [7PM]
• TV on the Radio - Roadrunner [7PM]
• Hapy Together tour w/ The Turtles, Gary Puckett, and more - Lynn Auditorium, Lynn, MA
• The Offspring, Jimmy Eat World, and New Found Glory - Xfinity Center, Mansfield, MA
Thursday, Jul. 31
• Somerset Thrower, Husmoney, Ezra Cohen, and Invisible Rays - O'Briens
• New Bomb Turks, The Drowns, Gossip Collar, and Static Friction - Sonia
• Tom Baker & the Double Downs, Jay Allen & the Arch Criminals, The Cretins, and Girl with a Hawk - Square Root
• Freezing Cold, Anna Altman, Me In Capris, and Harris Mendell - Faces Brewing, Malden, MA all ages [8PM]
• Show Me the Body, No Guard, and NYC Shootout - Ralph's Diner, Worcester, MA
Friday, Aug. 1
• Clifford, Dino Gala, and Paper Lady - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA all ages [7PM]
• Sharpie Smile - The Rockwell
• The Church - Somerville Theatre
• Lostin the 80's w/ A Flock of Seagulls, Big Country, General Public, The Vapors, Josie Cotton, and The Polecats & more - Boch Center/Wang Theatre all ages [7PM]
• Silent Spring, In Contempt, Short Circuit, and more - Arlington VFW [7PM]
• Iron Gag, Latch, Pocket Knife, and Southgate - Moon Base One, Salem, MA
• Oziem - Koto Lowell [9PM]
Saturday, Aug. 2
• Robopumpkin, Cat Crash, Lions & Lavender, and Cricket - Midway Cafe [3PM]
• The FU's, The Humanoids, and Overkillers - Boynton Yards, Somerville
• River Sang Wild, Gold Star Blvd, Verona Rose, and Sound Advice - Midway Cafe 21+ [8:30]
• Brett Michaels, Vince Neil, and Stephen Pearcy - MGM Music Hall all ages [7PM]
• The Struts, and King Falcon - House of Blues
• Dwarves, Burn Kit, and Scumbari - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
• Neighborhood Sh*t, Firstline, FACA, and Price You'll Pay - Moon Base One, Salem, MA [6PM]
• Spread Eagle, Bad Marriage, and Vale End - Koto Lowell [7PM]
• Pantera, and Amon Amarth - Xfinity Center, Mansfield, MA
Sunday, Aug. 3
• Martin/Morell/Fredette, and Nature Machine - Midway Cafe [3PM]
• Moron, Gluebag, ICU, and Neutral Fixation - Cantab [5PM]
Monday, Aug. 4
• The Muckers, The Gobshites, and Kier Byrnes - O'Briens
Wednesday, Aug. 6
• The Dollyrots, and Black Widows - Taffeta Music Hall, Lowell
Thursday, Aug. 7
• Somergloom Fest w/ Slow Quit, Guhts, Lesotho, and Main Era - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA 18+ [7PM]
• Tenue, Unseemlier, KCUF, and more - Moon Base One, Salem, MA
Friday, Aug. 8
• Raskol, Cartridge, No Chain, and I.C.B.M. - O'Briens
• Fruit Bats, and Minor Moon - Fete Music Hall, Providence, RI
Saturday, Aug. 9
• Cocked n Loaded, White Dynomite, and Brownboot - Faces Brewing, Malden, MA all ages [8PM]
• Trick Attack - Moon Base One, Salem, MA
Sunday, Aug. 10
• Aversed, Aluka, and Ingrate - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
• Mountain Goats, and Craig Finn - Fete Music Hall, Providence, RI
• She Rides, Skorts, Dead Street Dreamers, and more - Scurvy Dog, Prov. [2PM]
Tuesday, Aug. 12
• The Massacred, Gossip Collar, Sympathy Flowers, Sin Offering, and Uniformed Service - O'Briens
Wednesday, Aug. 13
• David Lee Roth - Hampton Beach Ballroom [8PM]
Thursday, Aug. 14
• Johnnie & The Foodmasters, K.O. Queen, and Electric Street Queens - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA 18+ [7PM]
Sunday, Aug. 17
• Eyehategod, Crowbar, and Colin of Arabia - Brighton Music Hall
• Worst Party Ever, Camp Trash, and Perinneal - Faces Brewing, Malden, MA all ages [7PM]
• Through and Throu, Utility, and more - Attleboro American Legion
Monday, Aug. 18
• Bonny Doon - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
Tuesday, Aug. 19
• Joe Perry Project featuring Chris Robinson - Boch Center/Wang Theatre all ages
Friday, Aug. 22
• Dave In - Sinclair
• Mobius Trip, Miss Christine, and The Lo-I - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA 18+ [7PM]
• Hell Beach, Royal Dog, Boderlines, and MK Naomi - Faces Brewing, Malden, MA all ages [7PM]
Saturday, Aug. 23
• Deadnoughts, and Apes of State - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA 18+ [7PM]
• The Acacia Strain, On Broken Wings, Bodysnatcher, and more - Palladium, Worcester, MA [5PM]
• Billy Idol, and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - Xfinity Center, Mansfield, MA all ages [8PM]
Sunday, Aug. 24
• Portraits of Past, and Kathryn Mohr - Sinclair
• Sadurn, and Mary St. Mary - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA 18+ [7PM]
Friday, Aug. 29
• Risk, Soulless, Clock Out, and more - Ralph's Diner, Worcester, MA
Saturday, Aug. 30
• Dysentery, Azshara, Burning Lord, and more - Ralph's Diner, Worcester, MA [3PM, outdoors, free]
Sunday, Aug. 31
• Planning for a Burial, Consumer, and A Monolithic Dome - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA 18+ [7PM]
Saturday, Sep. 6 - Sunday, Sep. 7
• Dropkick Murphys, Stiff Little Fingers, and The Waterboys - The Stage at Suffolk Downs [2PM]
Thursday, Sep. 11
• Dion Lunadon, and The Darts - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA 18+ [7PM]
• Bruce Dickinson - House of Blues
• Superchunk, and Tee Vee Repairman - Crystal Ballroom @Somerville Theatre
• Sparks - Berklee
Friday, Sep. 12
• Brian Jonestown Massacre, and Flavor Crystals - Sinclair [sold out]
• Mannequin Pussy, and Gouge Away - Fete Music Hall, Providence, RI
Saturday, Sep. 13
• Black Moth Superrainbow, and Ricky Eat Acid - Sinclair
Sunday, Sep. 14
• Fu Manchu - Sinclair
Thursday, Sep. 18
• Bouncing Souls, H2O, and Smoking Popes - Royale
Saturday, Sep. 20
• Morrissey - MGM Music Hall all ages [7PM]
• Turnstile, Mannequin Pussy, Speed, and Jame Remover - The Stage at Suffolk Downs [5:30]
• Lucero - Fete Music Hall, Providence, RI
Monday, Sep. 22
• Elvis Costello and The Imposters, and Charlie Sexton - MGM Music Hall all ages [7PM]
Tuesday, Sep. 23
• Viagra Boys - Roadrunner
Thursday, Sep. 25
• Iggy Pop, Sex Pistols w/ Frank Carter, and The Molotovs - The Stage at Suffolk Downs [5:30]
Saturday, Sep. 27
• X, and Los Lobos - Boch Center/Wang Theatre all ages [8PM]
Monday, Sep. 29
• Melvins, and Redd Kross - Fete Music Hall, Providence, RI
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
Saturday, Oct. 11
• The Cult - Orpheum [8PM]
Tuesday, Oct. 14
• Buckcherry, Michael Monroe, and Drew Cage & The Reputation - Tupelo Music Hall, Derry, NH [7PM]
Wednesday, Oct. 29
• Biohazard, Onyx, Bay Way, and Swollen Teeth - Palladium, Worcester, MA
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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