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The WMBR Rock/Pop/Punk Concert Report

Wednesday, Nov. 5
• Abby Carter - Middle East Upstairs
• Pew Pew, Plant Fight, Shal, and Secaydia - O'Briens
• Taylor Hurd, Captains of Industry, Effi, and Scott Hsu - Midway Cafe
• Andy Lampert Band, JR Trainer, and Allison Kussman - Silhouette Lounge
• Ravagers, Farewell Drugs, and The Ghouls - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
• Boris, and Uniform - Paradise
• Hot Mulligan, Drug Church, and Arm's Length - Roadrunner
• Boyish - The Rockwell
Thursday, Nov. 6
• Blood Lemon, and Dutch Experts - Middle East Upstairs
• Windchimes, Groaning Retch, and Matriphagy - O'Briens
• G.B.H., Slaughterhouse, and The Mainliners - Brighton Music Hall 18+ [7PM]
• Sequoyah Cisneros, Here and Now, Crossing The Line, and Sorry Safari - The Jungle [7PM]
• Alexander, Beche, and Lake Saint Daniel - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA
• Militarie Gun, and Liquid Mike - Palladium, Worcester, MA
Thursday, Nov. 6 - Saturday, Nov. 8
• Buffalo Tom "Please Come to Boston Festival" - Arts at the Armory
Friday, Nov. 7
• Pet Needs, and Skuff Micksun - Middle East Upstairs
• Astrachan, Fortuna 500, April Fools, and Justin Schafers - O'Briens
• Loathe, Trauma Ray, and Spy - Paradise
• As It Is, Bearings, and Cherie Amour - Brighton Music Hall
• Universal Union, Battlemode, Tusken and the Raiders, and Robbie Rhoads - The Jungle [7PM]
• Nervous Eaters, and Classic Ruins - The Burren [6:30]
• Minibeast, Sky Furrows, and Linnea's Garden - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
• The Sophs - Warehouse XI
• Béton Armé, Crown of Thornz, With Hate, Smashing Time, and more - American Legion Hall Post #76 [6PM]
Saturday, Nov. 8
• Casket Rats, Helldog, Killer Kin, and ICBM - Middle East Upstairs
• Bedtimemagic, Don't Grow Old, Wulver, and Bad at Crawing - O'Briens [1PM]
• Bad Terms, Impact Driver, Poor Impulse Control, Battery March, and The Workers - O'Briens
• Short Circuit, Silent Spring, Latch, Haste, and Vicegrip - Midway Cafe all ages [3PM]
• Kaleideko, Boymum, Humbug, and The Royal Me - Midway Cafe 21+ [8:30]
• Howl Owl Howl - Paradise
• Inoha - Brighton Music Hall
• The New Frustrations, The Fatal Flaw, and the Instamatics - The Jungle [4PM]
• Oneida, Thalia Zadek Band, and Bongwish - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
• She Pop!, and Bikini Whale - Faces Brewing, Malden, MA all ages [8PM]
• The Mars Volta - House of Blues
• Monster Rally - The Rockwell
• The FU's, Psycho, Execution Style, and D.O.D. - Ralph's Diner, Worcester, MA
Sunday, Nov. 9
• Night Cap, and Fai Luci - Middle East Upstairs
• Oh the Humanity, In the Meantime, On the Cinder, Addalemon, and Static Friction - Midway Cafe all ages [3PM]
• Always April, Evelynroze, and Kira Severy - The Jungle [8PM]
• Smokey Brights, The Tripps, and Stella Starfox - Cantab
• Flock of Dimes - The Rockwell
Monday, Nov. 10
• Shiner, Mirrorless, and Uncategorized - O'Briens
• Vega, Clifford, and Kingship - Silhouette Lounge
• Durry, and Vial - Paradise
• Constant Smiles, and The Shallows - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
Tuesday, Nov. 11
• Anciients, Howling Giant, Worshipper, and The Under - O'Briens
• Emery, 68, and Wolves at t he Gate - Brighton Music Hall
• Mickey Dolenz - City Winery [7:30PM]
• The Aces, and Lydia Night - Royale
• Bund, Red Loves Blue, and Apparatus Trio - The Jungle [6PM]
• Living Hour, Paper Lady, and Wedding Gift - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
Wednesday, Nov. 12
• Jacoozy - Middle East Upstairs
• Ulcerate, Spirit Possession, and Obsidian Tongue - Sonia
• See You at Rogers, North by North, and Botch Job - O'Briens
• Fully Celebrated Orchestra, Charlie Kohlhase, and Saxophone Support Group - Midway Cafe
• Modern Faces, Perfectly Lethal, and Luddites - Silhouette Lounge
• Leif Vollebekk - Paradise
• French Police, and Social Order - Brighton Music Hall
• Mickey Dolenz - City Winery [7:30PM]
• Jens Lekman, and Yeemz - Sinclair
Thursday, Nov. 13
• Andrew Cushin, and Social Animals - Middle East Upstairs
• Ulcerate, and Spirit Possession - Sonia
• Scrounge, Cozy Throne, Uma Thermos, and Soluna - O'Briens
• Saturdays at Your Place, Carly Cosgrove, and Riley - Paradise
• Pinkshift, JustSickPuppy, and Combat - Brighton Music Hall
• Kitchen Dwellers, and Mallet Brothers Band - Sinclair
• Can't Lose, Slug, Neolithic, Breakout from Oppression, and Violent Protest - Cambridge Community Center
• Major Stars, Mountian Movers, and Gossip Collar - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
• MDC, Urban Waste, Grip Bite, and Scumbari - Alchemy, Providence, RI
Friday, Nov. 14
• The Long Wait, Spiller, and 99 Shots - Middle East Upstairs
• Prisoner, Hideous, Prayer Position, and Harpy - O'Briens
• Geese, and Dove Ellis - Paradise
• The Smithereens - City Winery [7:30PM]
• Pretty Pity, and Out in Front - Cantab
• Small Forward, and Gaptooth - Lilypad
• Burr, Music Farm, Detour, and Pleasure Wheel - The Jungle [8PM]
• Steve Conte, Muck & The Mires, and Gene Dante & The Future Starlets - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA 18+ [7PM]
• Nick & the Adversaries, Man v Ghost, Bradlees, and Bad Verb - Koto, Salem, MA
• Bane, and Hot Water Music - Fete Music Hall, Providence, RI
Saturday, Nov. 15
• The Lit Devices, Jamie Dunphy & True North, and The Beige - Midway Cafe all ages [3PM]
• Bullpup, So Over It, Faith to Fear, and Project No Sleep - Midway Cafe 21+ [8:30]
• Liam St. John - Sonia
• Beach Fossils, and Being Dead - Paradise
• Ryan Montbleau - Brighton Music Hall
• Suitable Miss, and Zoume - Cantab
• The Croaks, Daughter of the Vine, Happy the Clown, and Winds of Alluria - Lilypad
• Tiberius, and Winkler - Warehouse XI
• Condition Baker, Never Gonna Make It, Sam Fern's Allstars, and Dwelley - The Jungle [8PM]
• Hallelujah The Hills, and Ho-Ag - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
Sunday, Nov. 16
• Tomarum, Dessiderium, and Annihilus Mundi - O'Briens
• Zagnutt, Hixx, The Peasants, and The Guilloteenagers - Midway Cafe all ages [3PM]
• Omnium Gatherum, Aether Realm, and Aversed - Sonia
• Die Spitz - Sinclair
• The Faint, and Hercules and Love Affair - Royale
• Bogues - Cantab
• Hyper Neon Love Dream - The Jungle [8PM]
• Ava Luna - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA
• Black Flag, and The Queers - Taffeta Music Hall (Lowell)
Monday, Nov. 17
• Black Beach, Arklight, Yard, and Thought Partner - Silhouette Lounge
• Tom Morello & friends, and The Neighborhood Kids - Paradise
Tuesday, Nov. 18
• Long Autumn, Gozerian, Newcastle Anchorman, and DVD Extras - O'Briens
• Future Suzi, Ryan John Clary, and plsdntslp - Midway Cafe
• Ax & the Hatchetmen, and Foxtide - Brighton Music Hall
• Crushdepth, Go!, and CJ Red Mouth - The Jungle [6PM]
Wednesday, Nov. 19
• Nicole Dobberpuhl, Andrew Klang, Ethan Franklin, and Alex Flilnker - O'Briens
• Gut Health, Bad at Drawing, and Hot Slander - Silhouette Lounge
• NE Obliviscaris, Rivers of Nihil, and Psycroptc - Paradise
• French Cassettes, Layzi, and Johnny Tex - Arts at the Armory
• GWAR, Helmet, The Dwarves, and Blood Vulture - Palladium, Worcester, MA [7PM]
Thursday, Nov. 20
• War on Women, HIRS Collective, and JVK - Middle East Upstairs
• CPS, Prof. Caffeine, Loudsounds, and Fizzpaste - O'Briens
• Magic Thinking Ape, Eight Foot Manchild, The Rupert Selection, and Snowplow - The Jungle [8PM]
• Weakened Friends, and Nova One - Sinclair
• Psychedlic Porn Crumpets, and Ghost Funk Orchestra - Royale
• Waterparks, and Chloe Moriondo - Roadrunner
• Spyrals, and Friend of a Friend - Lilypad
• SOM, Hiroe, Girih, and Bedroom Eyes - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
Friday, Nov. 21
• The Wankers - Middle East Upstairs
• Jutes, and Scarlet House - Middle East Downstairs
• Gold Hoax, Viruette, Vanna Pacella, and Highwater Haulers - O'Briens
• The Crane Wives, and Spencer LaJoye - Roadrunner
• Gunk Lung, Tuscan & The Raiders, Jake K., and Miss Julia Violet - The Jungle [8PM]
• CG Stanton and The Powerful, Nick Prato, and Clay Pigeons - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
• Queensryche, and Accept - Somerville Theatre
• Koyo, Ben Quad, and Restraining Order - Arts at the Armory all ages [6:30]
• Class President, Megan from Work, Impossible Dog, and Shiver - Warehouse XI
Friday, Nov. 21 - Saturday, Nov. 22
• Letters to Cleo, and The Cavedogs - Paradise
Saturday, Nov. 22
• Wretched Inferno, Sentient Horror, and Tombstoner - Middle East Upstairs
• Johnny & the Foodmasters, Film and Gender, Lithphanes, Germ House, and Devil Honey - O'Briens
• Connor Storms, Madska, Local Honeymoon, and Merry Merry - Midway Cafe all ages [3PM]
• Jeremy Jordan & Age of Madness - Brighton Music Hall
• Couch, and Stephen Day - Roadrunner
• Miracle Blood, Intercourse, Consumer Culture, and KO Queen - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
• Sevendust - Somerville Theatre
• The OBGMs - Warehouse XI
Sunday, Nov. 23
• Death Drive, Battlemode, and Husbands - O'Briens
• Janky Teeth, The Lazy Susans, Four Four Send, and KK Gordon - Midway Cafe all ages [3PM]
• The Bends, and Morrissey Blvd - Sinclair
• Dying Wish, Static Dress, and more - Royale all ages [5:30]
• Senses Fail, Story of the Year, and Armor for Sleep - Roadrunner
• Dexter and the Moonrocks - Crystal Ballroom @Somerville Theatre
• Underdog, Vicegrip, and more - Alchemy, Providence, RI [6PM]
Monday, Nov. 24
• Muzak, Charlie Lomonaco, Makeout Palace, and Dinos - O'Briens
• Bar Italia, and Lifeguard - Paradise
• No More Youth, Hesper, Southgate, and Crablord - Silhouette Lounge
Tuesday, Nov. 25
• Isles, Adulting, Lovewell, Blame It on Whitman, and Dear Maryanne - O'Briens
• Band of Skulls, and Tom Hamilton - Brighton Music Hall
• Like Moths to Flames, Kingdom of Giants, Acres, and Heavensgate - Paradise
• English Beat - City Winery [7:30PM (SOLD OUT)]
Wednesday, Nov. 26
• English Beat - City Winery [7:30PM (SOLD OUT)]
• Pitpony, Jesus Hippie, Kayanna Unique, and Miss One Take - O'Briens
• Massive Nightmares, Cape Crush, Little Low, and Lipsmear - Silhouette Lounge
Friday, Nov. 28
• Young Culture, and Wakeless - Brighton Music Hall
• Belly - Paradise
• Vundabar - Lilypad
Saturday, Nov. 29
• The Effigies - Middle East Upstairs
• The Makeshift Kings, The Parkwoods, Aces 48, and Minisplit - Midway Cafe 21+ [8:30]
• Neighbor, and Otis Grove - Paradise
• Vundabar - Sinclair
• Portugal the Man, and La Luz - Roadrunner
• Talk Chalk, Wisterio, and Justice Cow - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
• Oh the Humanity, Deprogrammer Cult, Billy, and Karate Steve - Koto, Salem, MA
Sunday, Nov. 30
• Krisiun, Abysmal Dawn, Pyrexia, and Gorgatron - Middle East Upstairs
• Spectacle, Oddball, Mile 57, and Mad Jupiter - Midway Cafe all ages [3PM]
• Caspian, and Aisha Burns - Sonia
• Harrison Gordon, Heart to Gold, and Aren't We Amphibians - Crystal Ballroom @Somerville Theatre
• Phoebe Rings, Greg Davis, and Jake Mandell - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
Tuesday, Dec. 2
• Set It Off, Fame on Fire, Vana, and Autumn Kings - Paradise
Wednesday, Dec. 3
• Koffin Kats, Playboy Manbaby, and The Rumours - Sonia
Thursday, Dec. 4
• Agnostic Front, Raw Brigade, Violent Way, and Can't Lose - Middle East Downstairs
• Sir Chloe - Sinclair
Friday, Dec. 5 - Saturday, Dec. 6
• Dogs in a Pile - Paradise
Saturday, Dec. 6
• Belmont, Avoid, and Super Sometimes - Brighton Music Hall
• Model/Actriz - Sinclair
Sunday, Dec. 7
• Counter Intuitive, Bay Faction, and more - Paradise all ages [2:30]
• Teethe, and Villager - Brighton Music Hall
• Haywire, Twitching Tongues, On Broken Wings, Yellow Stiches, Skinhead, and more - Big Night Live
Wednesday, Dec. 10
• The Heavy Heavy, and Laney Jones & the Spirits - Brighton Music Hall
• Dream Syndicate - Crystal Ballroom @Somerville Theatre all ages [7PM]
Thursday, Dec. 11
• Bonginator, Noj Mas, and more - Sonia
• Aaron West & the Roaring Twenties, and Wormy - Brighton Music Hall
• Dogpark, and Kids that Fly - Paradise
Friday, Dec. 12
• Chokecherry, and The Sewing Club - Sonia
• Junction 18, Rebuilder, Choke Up, and Unseemlier - Brighton Music Hall
• Moon Hooch, and Octave Cat - Paradise
Saturday, Dec. 13
• PVRIS, and Dua Saleh - Roadrunner
• Will Dailey, Copilot, and Julie Rhodes - Paradise
• Converge, Touche Armoe, Coalesce, The Hope Conspiracy, and Full of Hell - Roadrunner [3PM]
Sunday, Dec. 14
• Cursive, and Ajj - Brighton Music Hall
• Streetlight Manifesto, and The Kilograms - Roadrunner
Thursday, Dec. 18
• House of Harm, Computer Kill, Ghost Cop, and Pleasure Coffin - Brighton Music Hall
Saturday, Dec. 20
• Crooked Coast, American Ink, and Hyperfix - Brighton Music Hall
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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