Bradley’s Almanac

[Future Faves?] Anticipated 2014 Album Releases

Time for my twice-annual list of upcoming albums I’m looking forward to this calendar year. Obviously not all guaranteed gets, but all are long-players (and a couple short-players) that I’m curious about, to varying degrees. Ideally they’ll each get at least a little eartime, but hey, nothing’s ideal. Since we’re a few weeks into 2014, […]

[Last Night’s Playlist] New Music Night XIV at River Gods

The very first New Music Night of 2014 happens to be the 14th installment. By now, we’ve got this thing pretty much down. Or at least we’d like to think so. You’d have to ask all the people who came out last night to listen to Jay Clicky Clicky and I play 4 straight hours […]

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  • BOSTON-AREA LIVE SHOW ACTION
    Friday, August 30th
    Coral Moons
    Chalk Talk
    Lady Pills
    @ the Sinclair
    Friday, August 30th
    The Sheila Divine
    Arto Vaun
    Dyr Faser
    @ Deep Cuts
    Sunday, September 1st
    Ex-Hyena
    Velvet Dreaming
    Proles
    Free @ State Park
    Sunday, September 1st
    The Roots
    Arrested Development
    Digable Planets
    @ MGM Music Hall
    Sunday, September 2nd
    Stars
    The "Set Yourself On Fire"
    20th Anniversary Tour
    @ the Royale
    Tuesday, September 3rd
    King Buzzo (Melvins)
    Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle)
    JD Pinkus (Melvins/Butthole Surfers)
    @ the Sinclair
    Tuesday, September 3rd
    Male Tears
    Ronnie Stone
    Ex-Hyena
    @ O'Brien's
    Tuesday, September 3rd
    Peter Hook & the Light
    doing both the Joy Division
    & New Order "Substance" LPs
    @ the Paradise
    Wednesday & Thursday
    September 4th & 5th
    Built to Spill
    play "There's Nothing Wrong With Love"
    in full, with cello
    @ the Paradise
    Thursday, September 5th
    St. Vincent
    @ MGM Music Hall
    Friday, September 6th
    Charley Bliss
    @ the Royale
    Friday, September 6th
    Rob Zombie
    Alice Cooper
    Ministry
    Filter
    @ the Xfinity Center
    Friday, September 6th
    Lady Lamb
    @ the Somerville Armory
    Saturday, September 7th
    Marika Hackman
    @ the Sinclair
    Sunday, September 8th
    Paul Weller
    @ House of Blues
    Tuesday, September 10th
    Buzzcocks
    @ Big Night Live
    Tuesday, September 10th
    Weezer (performing the Blue Album)
    with Dinosaur Jr.
    & The Flaming Lips
    @ the Garden
    Wednesday, September 11th
    Monterey Mountain
    Sleepyhead
    @ the Square Root
    Wednesday, September 11th
    Megadeth
    Mudvayne
    All That Remains
    @ the Pavilion
    Thursday, September 12th
    Band of Horses
    City and Colour
    @ Treehouse Brewing, Deerfield
    Thursday & Friday
    September 12th & 13th
    The Lemonheads
    @ the Paradise
    Friday, September 13th
    Beabadoobee
    Hovvdy
    @ MGM Music Hall
    Friday, September 13th
    Janes Addiction
    Love & Rockets
    @ the Pavilion
    Friday, September 13th
    Squeeze
    Boy George
    @ the Wang Theatre
    Friday, September 13th
    Hoodoo Gurus
    @ the Royale
    Saturday, September 14th
    Polaris
    Blessthefall
    Thousand Below
    Nerv
    @ Roadrunner
    Sunday, September 15th
    Belly
    in Lowell, MA
    Sunday, September 15th
    Pet Fox
    @ Deep Cuts
    Sunday, September 15th
    Badflower
    Slothrust
    @ the House of Blues
    Monday, September 16th
    Spoon
    Phantogram
    @ MGM Music Hall
    Monday, September 15th &
    Sunday, September 17th
    Pearl Jam
    @ Fenway Park
    Monday, September 18th
    PJ Harvey
    @ MGM Music Hall @ Fenway
    Monday, September 18th
    Ringo Starr & his All-Starr Band
    @ the Chevalier Theatre
    Tuesday, September 19th
    Pansy Division
    The Fatal Flaw
    Gene Dante & the Future Starlets
    @ Faces Brewing
    Saturday, September 21st
    The Rat Reunion: Celebrating The
    50th Anniversary of The Rathskeller
    @ the Bellforge Arts Center
    Sunday, September 22nd
    Sisters of Mercy
    Blaqk Audio
    @ MGM Music Hall
    Monday, September 23rd
    X
    the farewell tour
    @ the Wilbur
    Monday, September 23rd
    Electric Light Orchestra
    The "Over and Out" Tour
    @ the TD Garden
    Tuesday, September 24th
    EARFULL
    Writers reading.
    Songwriters singing.
    with authors
    Lynn Schmeidler &
    Catherine Newman
    and performers
    Dave Derby &
    Hilken Mancini
    with Melissa Gibbs
    @ the Burren Back Room
    Tuesday, September 24th
    Idles
    English Teacher
    @ Roadrunner
    Wednesday, September 25th
    Deerhoof
    @ the Somerville Armory
    Wednesday, September 25th
    The Hives
    @ Roadrunner
    Thursday, September 26th
    The Armed
    HO99O9
    Kumo 99
    DJ Haram
    @ the Royale
    Wednesday, September 27th
    Tugboat Annie
    Arto Vaun
    Drew O'Doherty
    @ Faces Brewing
    Wednesday, September 27th
    Laura Cantrell
    @ Club Passim
    Saturday, September 28th
    Queens of the Stone Age
    The Kills
    @ MGM Music Hall
    Saturday, September 28th
    Eddie Japan
    Lovina Falls
    Rozy and the Crisis
    @ Faces Brewing
    Saturday, September 28th
    Basement
    Narrow Head
    Ovlov
    Snooper
    @ Roadrunner
    Sunday, September 29th
    Hotline TNT
    Disq
    @ the Crystal Ballroom
    Sunday, September 29th
    Soul Coughing
    @ Roadrunner
    Monday, September 30th
    The Softies
    Jeanines
    Zowy
    @ Crystal Ballroom
    Monday, September 30th
    Death From Above 1979
    Teen Mortgage
    @ The Sinclair
    Monday, September 30th
    Brittany Howard
    Michael Kiwanuka
    Yasmin Williams
    @ Roadrunner
    Wednesday, October 2nd
    Chromeo & the Midnight
    @ Roadrunner
    Wednesday, October 2nd
    The Psychedlic Furs
    The Jesus and Mary Chain
    Frankie Rose
    @ the Orpheum
    Thursday, October 3rd
    Graham Nash
    Judy Collins
    @ the Shubert Theater
    Thursday, October 3rd
    The Lemon Twigs
    @ Crystal Ballroom
    Thursday, October 3rd
    The Get Up Kids
    "Something To Write Home About"
    25th anniversary tour
    with Smoking Popes
    @ Big Night Live
    Thursday & Friday
    October 3rd & 4th
    Sofi Tukker
    @ Roadrunner
    Friday, October 4th
    Sting (trio)
    @ MGM Music Hall
    Friday, October 4th
    Loveless
    Beauty School Dropout
    Julia Wolf
    @ Roadrunner
    Saturday, October 5th
    Everclear
    Marcy Playground
    Jimmie's Chicken Shack
    @ Roadrunner
    Saturday, October 5th
    Duster
    Dirty Art Club
    @ the House of Blues
    Saturday, October 5th
    Nada Surf
    Office Dog
    @ the Paradise
    Saturday, October 5th
    Neko Case
    @ the Chevalier Theatre
    Sunday, October 6th Lupe Fiasco
    @ Roadrunner
    Wednesday, October 9th
    Los Lobos
    @ the Cut
    Thursday, October 10th
    Boyscott
    Raavi
    Lily Konigsberg
    @ the Somerville Armory
    Thursday, October 10th
    Low Cut Connie
    @ the Sinclair
    Thursday, October 10th
    Johnny Marr
    James
    @ the Orpheum
    Friday, October 11th
    Chinese Football
    @ the Rockwell
    Saturday, October 12th
    Chris Brokaw Rock Band
    (Brokaw/Conley/Gray)
    with Sky Furrows
    @ the Lilypad
    Friday, October 11th
    Yard Act
    @ the Sinclair
    Friday, October 11th
    Billie Eilish
    @ the Garden
    Sunday, October 13th
    Fontaines D.C.
    Been Stellar
    @ Roadrunner
    Sunday, October 13th
    Wesley Stace
    @ Club Passim
    Sunday, October 13th
    OMD
    @ the House of Blues
    Monday, October 14th
    The Hypos
    Sloppy Heads
    Daughter of the Vine
    @ The Rockwell
    Monday, October 14th
    Tigers Jaw
    @ the Royale
    Tuesday, October 15th
    Air
    playing "Moon Safari
    @ MGM Music Hall
    Wednesday, October 16th
    Illuminati Hotties
    Daffo
    @ The Sinclair
    Wednesday, October 16th
    Empress Of
    @ the Paradise
    Wednesday, October 16th
    Orville Peck
    Nikki Lane
    Vincent Neil Emerson
    @ MGM Music Hall
    Wednesday & Thursday
    October 16th & 17th
    Nick Lowe with
    Los Straitjackets
    @ Brighton Music Hall
    Thursday, October 17th
    Tanukichan
    @ the Middle East Downstairs
    Thursday, October 17th
    Maggie Rogers
    Ryan Beatty
    @ the Garden
    Saturday, October 19th
    Kingsley Flood
    Magen Tracy &
    the Missed Connections
    @ the Burren Backroom
    Saturday, October 19th
    John Douglas
    (of Trashcan Sinatras)
    @ City Winery
    Saturday, October 19th
    The The
    @ the Orpheum
    Saturday, October 19th
    Rival Schools
    Webbed Wing
    Hollow Suns
    Twowayradio
    @ the Sinclair
    Saturday, October 19th
    Todd Rundgren
    @ the Lynn Auditorium
    October, October 20th
    Julie
    They Are Gutting a Body of Water
    Her New Knife
    @ the Paradise
    Monday, October 21st
    Boris
    Starcrawler
    @ the Paradise
    Tuesday, October 22nd
    MJ Lenderman & the Wind
    Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band
    @ the Royale
    Wednesday, October 23rd
    Beach Weather
    @ The Sinclair
    Wednesday, October 23rd
    Slift
    Meatbodies
    @ Brighton Music Hall
    Wednesday, October 23rd
    OSEES
    @ the Royale
    Wednesday, October 23rd
    Massive Attack
    (with Liz Fraser!)
    DJ Milo
    @ Roadrunner
    Thursday, October 24th
    Otis Shanty
    Lost Film
    Small Pond
    Night Moth
    @ the Crystal Ballroom
    Friday, October 25th
    Moving Targets
    The Long Wait
    Spiller
    @ the Middle East Up
    Saturday, October 26th
    Fog Lake
    Foxes in Fiction
    @ the Lilypad
    Saturday, October 26th
    Cyndi Lauper
    farewell tour
    @ MGM Music Hall
    Sunday, October 27th
    Foxing
    @ the Sinclair
    Monday & Tuesday
    October 28th & 29th
    Clairo
    Alice Phoebe Lou
    @ Roadrunner
    Tuesday, October 29th
    Robyn Hitchcock
    Imogen Clark
    @ City Winery
    Wednesday, October 30th
    Gang of Four
    with the Mini-Mekons
    (Sally Timms & Jon Langford)
    Wednesday, October 30th
    André 3000:
    New Blue Sun Live In Concert
    @ the Wang
    Wednesday, October 30th
    The Go! Team
    @ the Sinclair
    Friday, November 1st
    The Dresden Dolls
    Gogol Bordello
    Johnny Manchild
    & the Poor Bastards
    @ Roadrunner
    Saturday, November 2nd
    The Dresden Dolls
    Gogol Bordello
    Emperor Norton's
    Stationary Marching Band
    @ Roadrunner
    Friday through Sunday
    November 1st - 3rd
    Buffalo Tom's
    "Please Come To Boston" minifestival
    @ the Somerville Armory
    Sunday, November 3rd
    The Juliana Hatfield Three
    @ the Sinclair
    Sunday, November 3rd
    Dawn Richard & Spencer Zahn
    @ the ICA
    Sunday & Monday
    November 3rd & 4th
    Leon Bridges
    Hermanos Gutiérrez
    @ Roadrunner
    Wednesday, November 6th
    Cursive
    Gladie
    @ Crystal Ballroom
    Wednesday, November 6th
    The Wallflowers
    @ the Wilbur
    Friday, November 8th
    Hilken Mancini Band
    (record release party!)
    with The Cujo (ft. Jen Trynin)
    & Mary Lou Lord with
    special guests to be announced!
    @ Sonia
    Saturday, November 9th
    Greg Hawkes (of the Cars)
    with Eddie Japan
    performing the songs of
    The Cars
    @ the Cut
    Saturday, November 9th
    TRAITRS
    Dead Leaf Echo
    Gretchen Shae & The Middle Eight
    @ the Middle East Upstairs
    Sunday, November 10th
    Judge John Hodgman: Road Court
    @ Coolidge Corner Theatre
    Sunday, November 10th
    David Cross
    Sean Patton
    @ the Royale
    Sunday, November 10th
    Slow Pulp
    Free Range
    @ the Paradise
    Tuesday & Wednesday
    November 12th & 13th
    Adrianne Lenker (Big Thief)
    @ the Shubert Theatre
    Friday, November 15th
    Hallelujah the Hills perform
    "I'm You" in its entirety
    with
    Upper Wilds & Sidebody
    @ Deep Cuts
    Friday, November 15th
    Ratboys
    @ the Sinclair
    Saturday, November 16th
    Kal Marks
    Paper Lady
    @ Deep Cuts
    Saturday, November 16th
    Tokyo Police Club (the final tour)
    @ the Paradise
    Sunday, November 17th
    Chat Pile
    Mamaleek
    Trainlodge
    @ the Sinclair
    Tuesday, November 19th
    Modest Mouse
    @ MGM Music Hall
    Thursday, November 21st
    Horse Jumper of Love
    Spencer Radcliffe & Everything
    Primal Rat Screw
    @ the Sinclair
    Friday, November 22nd
    Dawes
    Winnetka Bowling League
    @ Roadrunner
    Friday, November 22nd
    Amy Helm
    (full band show)
    @ the Cut
    Friday, November 22nd
    Yoke Lore
    Runnner
    @ the Royale
    Saturday, November 23rd
    Godspeed You! Black Emperor
    Alan Sparhawk (of Low)
    @ Roadrunner
    Saturday, November 23rd
    J Mascis
    @ the Sinclair
    Sunday, December 1st
    Interpol
    @ Roadrunner
    Sunday, December 1st
    Gillian Welch &
    David Rawlings
    @ the Wilbur
    Friday, December 6th
    Mike Viola
    @ the Somerville Armory
    Friday, December 6th
    BEAT plays the music
    of 80s King Crimson
    featuring Adrian Belew, Steve Vai,
    Tony Levin, & Danny Carey
    @ the Lynn Auditorium
    Thursday, December 12th
    The Jesus Lizard
    @ Roadrunner
    Friday, December 13th
    Suki Waterhouse
    Bully
    @ Roadrunner
    Sunday, December 15th
    Tiny Moving Parts
    Action/Adventure
    Greywind
    @ the Crystal Ballroom
    Tuesday, December 31st
    Aerosmith (farewell tour)
    with the Black Crowes
    @ TD Garden
    Friday, January 31st
    Half Waif
    See You At The Maypole
    @ the Somerville Armory
    Friday, January 31st
    Frank Black & his band
    play "Teenager of the Year"
    @ the House of Blues
    Saturday, February 15th
    Travis
    @ the Royale
    Friday, February 28th
    The Bevis Frond
    @ the Crystal Ballroom
    Thursday, March 20th
    Neil Degrasse Tyson
    @ the Wilbur
    Friday, April 18th
    Bright Eyes
    @ House of Blues
    Monday, July 7th
    OMD
    @ House of Blues