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The WMBR Rock/Pop/Punk Concert Report

Tuesday, May. 30
• No Lemon, and The T - Middle East Upstairs
• Emblem 3 - Middle East Downstairs
• Hallway, GostPepper, Mel Fine, and Honey Wave - O'Briens
• Louzy, North by North, and Wild Velvet - Midway Cafe
Wednesday, May. 31
• Burp, Class President, Dead Vapor, and Storax Sedan - O'Briens
• Dick Derry Band, Club 9 Ball, and more - Midway Cafe
• Dreamers, Robert DeLong, and Carr - Brighton Music Hall
• Sisters of Mercy, and A Primitive Evolution - Big Night Live
• Tyler and the Names, Wayside Sounds, and Nicholas Panagakos - Silhouette Lounge
• Hollywood Vampires - Boch Center/Wang Theatre
• Daryl's House/Daryl Hall, and Todd Rundgren - Cabot Theater, Beverly, MA
• Rival Sons, The Record Company, and Star Crawler - Palladium, Worcester, MA
Thursday, Jun. 1
• Matt & the Skeleton Crew, We Demand Parachutes, Gold Hoax, and Comfort Levels - Middle East Upstairs
• The New Limits, El Grande, and Pink Slip - O'Briens
• Pissed Jeans, Carnivorous Bells, and ICU - Sonia
• Panchiko, Horse Jumper of Love, and LSD & the Search for God - Paradise
• Backseat Lovers, and Field Medic - Roadrunner
• Gretchen Shea & the Middle Eight, Detroit Rebellion, and Stubborn Hearts - State Park
• Freezing Cold, JATK, and Trash Rabbit - Faces Brewing, Malden, MA
Friday, Jun. 2
• OK Good Night, Wilderun, Chuggernut, and Vesta in Ruin - Middle East Upstairs
• REZN - O'Briens
• Thrice - House of Blues
• In the Meantime, Wicked Dead, Blindspot, and See you at Rogers - Jungle
• Justine & the Unclean, Barrence Whitfield, and Spiller - Faces Brewing, Malden, MA
• Modern Faces, Scumbari, Black Cheers, and Promised End - Koto, Salem, MA
Saturday, Jun. 3
• Trash Panda - Middle East Upstairs
• Cape Crush, Me in Capris, Shiver, and Sonder - O'Briens
• Half Shell, Verdegree, Maddy Roop, and Abby Volta - Midway Cafe all ages [3PM]
• Poison T, Renegade Cartel, Wut Wuz, and Patch of Glass - Midway Cafe 21+ [9PM]
• Jerome's Dream, Elizabeth Colour Wheel, and Sinaloa - Sonia
• Y'all Out Boy, and Kid Disaster - Paradise
• The Love Shamans, Viruette, and Hands of Spite - Jungle
• Eddie Japan, Magen Tracy & the Missed Connections, and Carissa Johnston - Faces Brewing, Malden, MA
• Hate Still Burns, Heavy Weight, and more - Sammy's Patio, Revere
• Mach Bell, and Joe Hart Band - Magic Room, Norwood
• Tall Teenagers, Hammered Saint, and & many more - Scurvy Dog, Prov [1PM]
• Fuming Mouth, Terminal Nation, and Visionz - Ralph's Diner, Worcester, MA [outdoors, 6PM]
Sunday, Jun. 4
• Sanguisugabog, Jarhead Fertilizer, and Stabbed - Middle East Downstairs
• Daddy's Beemer, Mattias, and The Vallee - O'Briens
• Martin/Morrell/Fredette, and The Peasants - Midway Cafe all ages [3PM]
• Ingested, Devourment, and more - Sonia 18+ [6PM]
• Edict, Life's End, and more - Dusk, Providence, RI
Monday, Jun. 5
• The Curls, Holiday Music, and Children of the Flaming Color Wheel - O'Briens
• F*cked Up, and Restraining Order - Sinclair
• Seventh Sun, and Michael Centerbar & Connor Weathers - Jungle
Tuesday, Jun. 6
• Tigercub, River Sang Wild, and The Totals - Middle East Upstairs
• Grein, Victoria Cheah, Lautaro Mantilla, and Sheer Anxiety - O'Briens
Wednesday, Jun. 7
• Moonwalker - Middle East Upstairs
• Drain - Middle East Downstairs [sold out]
• Abandoncy, New Forms, Rong, and The Cost of Living - O'Briens
Thursday, Jun. 8
• Ilsa, and Fister - Middle East Upstairs
• American Nightmare, The FU's, and Fuming Mouth - Middle East Downstairs
• Wojtek, Headfoam, Done, and Constantly Terrified - O'Briens
• The Wood Brothers, and Shovels & Rope - Roadrunner
• Tysk Tysk Task, Pinklids, and Trash Rabbit - Notch Brighton @ The Charles River Speedway
• Ways of the Headband, When Without, and Gunnage - Jungle
• The Pixies, Franz Ferdinand, and Bully - MGM Music Hall
• Sky Tigers, Between Skies, and Perennial Quest - Faces Brewing, Malden, MA
• Clyde McGee, and Lightinin Luke - Deep Cuts, Medford
Friday, Jun. 9
• Tiefling, KSRMR, Saade, and Replicator - O'Briens
• Baabes, Airport, The Lights Out, and Fox Canadian - Jungle
• Holy Pinto, Alexander, and Perennial - Faces Brewing, Malden, MA
Saturday, Jun. 10
• YOB, Cave In, and Gozu - Middle East Downstairs
• SHID, Sunglaciers, and Sky Fang - O'Briens
• Kooked Out, Pretty Fears, Invisible Animals, and SYM - Jungle
• Jon Snodgrass, Matt Charette & the Truer Sound, and Sue Bell - Faces Brewing, Malden, MA
• Temples, and Post Animal - Paradise
• Nervous Eaters, and Dennis Brennan - The Burren
• Bryan Adams, and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - TD Garden
• Death Valley Girls, and Abraxas - Deep Cuts, Medford
Sunday, Jun. 11
• Jason Kaminski, Tuxis Giant, The Michael Character, and Mairead Band - O'Briens
• Waterdance, Mike's Carwash, and Hands of Spite - Jungle
• Sailor Down, and Tiberius Wright - Faces Brewing, Malden, MA
Tuesday, Jun. 13
• Babygirl - Middle East Upstairs
Wednesday, Jun. 14
• Korine, CD Ghost, and Lipsmeal - Middle East Upstairs
• Surprise Chef, and Alanna Royale - Brighton Music Hall
• Magnetic Fields, Jake Xerxes, and Fussell - Sinclair
Thursday, Jun. 15
• mynameisbluesky, Hiss Quiet, and Metal Tiger - Middle East Upstairs
• Mad Caddies - Brighton Music Hall
• Hotel Fiction - Deep Cuts, Medford
Friday, Jun. 16
• The Long Wait, Worshipper, Officer X, and Ballast - Middle East Upstairs
• Cloud Nothings, Wavvves, and Ultra Q - Paradise
Saturday, Jun. 17
• No Mas, and Knoll - Middle East Upstairs
• Zella Day, and Okay Dokey - Sinclair
• LCD Soundsystem, and Idles - The Stage at Suffolk Downs [4pm]
• Baabes, Muzzins, and Hammered Saint - Bone Up Brewing, Everett, MA [2-7PM]
Saturday, Jun. 17 - Sunday, Jun. 18
• Bane, Suicide File, and more - Roadrunner [17th sold out]
Sunday, Jun. 18
• Boygenius - The Stage at Suffolk Downs [4pm]
• The Cure - Xfinity Center, Mansfield, MA
• Califone, and Max Knouse - Cantab
Sunday, Jun. 18 - Monday, Jun. 19
• Yo La Tengo - Paradise 18+ [7pm]
Monday, Jun. 19
• Dropbear, No Nations, Weatherless, and Not Bad Not Well - Silhouette Lounge
• Alicia Pop, Daughter of the Vine, and Gossip Collar - State Park
Wednesday, Jun. 21
• Wednesday - Sinclair all ages [7pm]
• Lupo Citta, Valley of Weights, and Nat Freedberg - Silhouette Lounge
Monday, Jun. 26
• Murder Junkies (30 year GG "deathaversary), Psycho, Midnight Creeps, and Scumbari - Alchemy, Providence, RI
Thursday, Jun. 29
• Bad Idea USA, The Jacklights, and Blame It On Whitman - Deep Cuts, Medford
Sunday, Jul. 23
• The Cromags - Alchemy, Providence, RI
Monday, Jul. 24 - Tuesday, Jul. 25
• Le Tigre - Royale 18+
Saturday, Aug. 19 - Sunday, Aug. 20
• Modest Mouse, Sunny Day Real Estate, The Beths, and more - Veteran's Memorial, Quincy [In Between Days Festival]
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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