[Boston-Area Action 11/12/2026] Show-Going Plans & New Show Announcements
Posted on November 12, 2026 at 5:55 pm | No Comments
Weekly Boston-area shows post GO! Time for a little ramble about some gigs happening over the next handful of days around here, along with highlights from recent announcements, then lists of both. Not comprehensive, just those I’m into, or think someone reading this might be. As always, open to recommendations while you’re here. Drop a comment if I missed something (imminent or announced) that you think is cool.
Lots going on, as Rock-tober has ushered in Show-vember (my apologies). Tonight, being Thursday, has Will Dailey opening for Rachael Yamagata at City Winery (was just there last night for an excellent Marshall Crenshaw set) and Magen Tracy & her band with Eric Salt & his band at the Burren. If you’re looking for louder, Silver Screams are playing with Black Helicopter and Osis at the Square Root, Sleep are headlining the Sinclair, and Die Spitz are at the Paradise.
Friday brings Sad13 (aka Sadie from Speedy Ortiz) back to town opening for Colleen Green at Deep Cuts, Rabbits for Sale opening for Orange Dog Club upstairs at the Middle East, Anamanaguchi over at Big Night Live, and Dweezil Zappa at the Chevalier. Roadrunner also has a killer lineup with Basement, Fiddlehead, High Vis, & more.
Saturday is kinda nuts. Up on the North Shore, you could catch Buffalo Tom’s 3rd Annual Charity Show for the Marblehead SEPAC, or the 18th Annual RiverFeast Benefit for the Greater Boston Food Bank with Shawn Colvin & Liam St. John even further up the coast. Closer to home, there’s a free afternoon show at O’Brien’s headlined by Zip-Tie Handcuffs, Small Brown Bike & the Casket Lottery are at Deep Cuts that evening, and Girl with a Hawk plays Underbones (below Redbones) with Glowbox. And that ain’t all… Aaron Lee Tasjan is at Warehouse XI, Carbon Leaf plays the Sinclair, the Bodeans are at City Winery, and Slow Pulp headline Roadrunner with Her New Knife & Ivy (yes, that Ivy). Whew. Like I said, kinda nuts.
Things ease up on Sunday with Trophy Wife at Sonia, Freak Slug at the Sinclair, and Senses Fail headlining Big Night Live. Monday has the War and Treaty at the Sinclair, and Tuesday brings this month’s installment of the “Which Side Are You On?” series at the Burren (check out the lineup in the list below). Also on Tuesday, another edition of Ms. Ezra Furman Doing What She Wants at the Rockwell, along with Caroline at the Sinclair. The Earfull Series (authors & musicians) returns on Wednesday at the Regattabar, while Low Cut Connie is at Brighton Music Hall, Why? are at the Somerville Armory, and Tune-Yards headline the Paradise. Also: Medford Brewing Co’s crowd-sourced-DJ-night Wednesday Wax returns, and the 4-day International Pop Overthrow kicks off at the Square Root in Roslindale. Over 20 performances will take place, and there’s bound to be something you’ll dig in there.
Ok, that’s the next week sorted. How about new announcements? Well, there are a couple of big ones for me: Gang of Four are playing a warm-up show at the Sinclair on March 10th before they do a little South American jaunt, and Noun (featuring Marissa Paternoster of Screaming Females) are opening up. That’ll sell out, pre-sale tix are available now, and public on-sale is tomorrow, so get on it. Also on sale in the morning is Jonathan Richman’s five-night return to the Middle East Upstairs in March with drummer Tommy Larkins alongside him. Those shows are gonna be a goddamn delight.
Aside from those two biggies, Q Division has announced the jam-packed lineup for their 40th Anniversary bash at Sonia on December 5th, so check that out below. A few days later sees Rolling Stony playing Deep Cuts, and the 1-2 punch of Perennial & Piebald will hit that very same stage for two nights, on December 18th & 19th. Hell yeah. New shows announced for next year include Silversun Pickups at the Paradise in March, and three in April: Todd Rundgren at the Wilbur, Beach Bunny at the House of Blues, and Dirty Projectors (solo) at the MFA. There are more, and they’re all listed down below, as well as in the more extensive lists over in the right column over there —>
Alright, lists ahoy. See you out there. If you spot me, say hey. Or give me a knowing nod from a distance. Your call.
First, imminent Boston-area shows of (my/your?) interest…
Thursday, November 12th
Rachael Yamagata
Will Dailey
@ City Winery
Thursday, November 12th
Magen Tracy &
the Missed Connections
with Eric Salt &
the Electric City
@ the Burren
Thursday, November 12th
Silver Screams
Black Helicopter
Osis
@ the Square Root
Thursday, November 12th
Sleep
Zombi
The Schizophonics
@ the Sinclair
Thursday, November 12th
Die Spitz
Faetooth
@ the Paradise
Thursday, November 12th
Giant Rooks
Gatlin
@ the House of Blues
Friday, November 13th
Colleen Green
Sad13
@ Deep Cuts
Friday, November 13th
Orange Dog Club
Rabbits For Sale
@ the Middle East Upstairs
Friday, November 13th
Madeon
Anamanaguchi
@ Big Night Live
Friday, November 13th
Andrea Gibson’s “Love
Letter From the Afterlife”
with Megan Falley,
the Goosebump Orchestra,
& special guests
@ Somerville Theatre
Friday, November 13th
Basement
Fiddlehead
High Vis
Big Boy
First Day Back
@ Roadrunner
Friday, November 13th
Dweezil Zappa
@ the Chevalier
Saturday, November 14th
Ghosts and Shadows
@ Medford Brewing Co.
Saturday, November 14th
Zip-Tie Handcuffs
Feep
Regal Seagull
Ohm Foam
free @ 2pm @ O’Brien’s
Saturday, November 14th
18th Annual RiverFeast Benefit
for Greater Boston Food Bank
with Shawn Colvin
& Liam St. John
@ Blue Ocean Music Hall
in Salisbury, MA
Saturday, November 14th
Small Brown Bike
The Casket Lottery
@ Deep Cuts
Saturday, November 14th
Girl With A Hawk
Glowbox
@ Underbones
Saturday, November 14th
Aaron Lee Tasjan
@ Warehouse XI
Saturday, November 14th
Carbon Leaf
@ the Sinclair
Saturday, November 14th
Slow Pulp
Her New Knife
Ivy
@ Roadrunner
Saturday, November 14th
BoDeans
@ City Winery Boston
Saturday, November 14th
Buffalo Tom
3rd Annual Charity Show
for Marblehead SEPAC
with
Sarah Swain & the Oh Boys
@ Abbot Hall, Marblehead
Sunday, November 15th
Leechfoot
Hot Slander
Divine Angel Awakening
@ State Park
Sunday, November 15th
Trophy Wife
Exit 18
Sophie’s Body
@ Sonia
Sunday, November 15th
Senses Fail
Koyo
Initiate
@ Big Night Live
Sunday, November 15th
Gnarls Barkley
@ the House of Blues
Sunday, November 15th
Freak Slug
@ the Sinclair
Monday, November 16th
The War and Treaty
@ the Sinclair
Tuesday, November 17th
Which Side Are You On?:
A Protest Music Teach-Out.
this month featuring
Jenna Nicholls, Kevin Connolly,
Nicolas Emden, Lenny Lashley,
Grace Givertz, Kay Hanley,
& the Paid Protesters
@ the Burren Backroom
Tuesday, November 17th
ONCE presents…
Ms Ezra Furman
Doing What She Wants
@ the Rockwell
Tuesday, November 17th
Caroline
@ the Sinclair
Wednesday, November 18th
The EARFULL series
writers reading,
songwriters performing.
with authors
M.L. Rio & Wally Lamb
and musicians
Amy Fairchild & Thomas Juliano
Morning Camera
(mems of Treat Her Right,
Either/Orchestra, and
Session Americana)
@ the Regattabar
Wednesday, November 18th
Wednesday Wax
@ Medford Brewing Co.
Wednesday, November 18th
Low Cut Connie
@ Brighton Music Hall
Wednesday, November 18th
Why?
@ the Somerville Armory
Wednesday, November 18th
Tune-Yards
Rituals of Mine
@ the Paradise
Wednesday, November 18th
Sombr
Dove Cameron
Hannah Jadagu
@ TD Garden
Wednesday to Saturday
November 18th to 21st
International Pop Overthrow
20 performances over 4 days
@ the Square Root, Roslindale
And now, recently announced Boston-area shows…
Monday, November 23rd
Aki Onda
@ the SMFA at Tufts
Saturday, December 5th
lineup revealed for
Q Division’s 40th Anniversary
with short sets from…
Francine, Will Dailey, Jen Trynin,
Todd Thibaud, Abbie Barrett
Greg Hawkes & Eddie Japan
(playing the music of The Cars),
Eric Salt & the Electric City,
Deluxe Fiasco, Faces on Film,
Merrie Amsterburg, Field Day,
Brian Stevens, and more tba
@ Sonia
Tuesday, December 8th
Rolling Stony
@ Deep Cuts
Friday & Saturday
December 18th & 19th
Piebald
Perennial
@ Deep Cuts
Saturday, January 16th
Grace Potter & the Trespassers
Pokey Lafarge
@ House of Blues
Friday to Tuesday
March 5th to 9th
Five evenings with
Jonathan Richman
& Tommy Larkins
@ the Middle East Upstairs
Tuesday, March 9th
Silversun Pickups
@ the Paradise
Wednesday, March 10th
Gang of Four
Noun
@ the Sinclair
Wednesday, March 17th
Gang of Youths
@ Royale
Friday, March 19th
Dashboard Confessional
unplugged tour
@ MGM Music Hall
Friday, April 2nd
Royal Blood
Bodega
@ the Royale
Monday, April 5th
Todd Rundgren
@ the Wilbur
Monday, April 12th
Beach Bunny
Daisy Grenade
@ the House of Blues
Friday, April 23rd
Dirty Projectors (solo)
Otto Benson
@ the Museum of Fine Arts
June 21st & 22nd
Noah Kahan
added two more shows
@ Fenway Park
Friday, July 30th
Fall Out Boy
The Offspring
Good Charlotte
The Story So Far
@ Fenway Park
[Boston-Area Action 11/06/2026] Show-Going Plans & New Show Announcements
Posted on November 6, 2026 at 4:27 pm | No Comments
Hey, it’s another (yes, delayed) weekly upcoming Boston-area shows post. In which I write a little bit about imminent nearby musical happenings and run down recent local announcements. But first…
I’m still in a state of disbelief about what went down on Tuesday, having not allowed myself to feel even an ounce of optimism given all the previous electoral trauma. My lack of faith in so many of my fellow citizens, and ever-increasing distrust of polling & pundits, is too great to get suckered again, so the course-correction this country has apparently taken is surreal. I think I’m feeling some actual government-centric… hope? For the first time in… years? And if you’re finding yourself at all disappointed by the overall results, well, (and I say this with a smile on my face)… f*ck on outta here. Get offa my page. I do not like you, and I’m glad you’re unhappy. Fix your heart.
Ok then! Got that out of my system. Let’s talk shows. It’s Friday, which means, yes, I’m late with this post, and I’ve got other things I’d much rather be doing, so I’m going to rush it. Sweeping Promises started their two-date stand at Deep Cuts last night (I missed it, had a bad day), so I’ve got another chance to catch them this evening. But Deerhoof are also playing at the Crystal Ballroom. A decision awaits. Multiverse versions of me will be seeing Hovvdy at the Royale, Betty Goo & the Weisstronauts at the Midway, Marc Maron at the Chevalier, the Northern Line’s EP release show at the Square Root, and aPtBS at the Sinclair. Remember what I wrote last week about things slowing down, presenting less conflicts? Scratch that.
Tomorrow night has Fruit Bats back in town at the Royale, Really Great at Deep Cuts, Monterey Mountain at the Square Root, and Jimmy Webb at City Winery. Sunday brings the Kass Richards (full band!) release show with Chris Brokaw, who also played on the new EP, and if you’re up for a little drive, you could hit Joanie’s Birthday Bash up in Lowell or the latest Identical Cousins event down in Providence (a Twin Peaks tribute!). Aces, indeed.
Monday night is all about the Blasting Company doing their “Over the Garden Wall” songs at the Royale, or at least that’s where I’ll be with my kid. Hiss Golden Messenger is also at the Sinclair, and Jessica Lee Mayfield will be at Deep Cuts. Pick your poison for Tuesday: Geese, Journey, or Protomartyr are just a few of the options. On Wednesday I’ll be catching Marshall Crenshaw at City Winery, while Hamilton Leithauser of the Walkmen will be at the Somerville Theatre.
As far as new announcements go, a few jump right out at me: Weird Nightmare & Black Beach down in Hingham in November (presented by Best Brother Records), an afternoon living room show on January 10th with Lisa Walker (of Wussy) & Chris Brokaw has been added after the evening edition sold out superfast, and Cloud Nothings will be at the Sinclair a month later. March sees the unexpected (to me, at least) return of Knapsack and a friend recommends the Worldpeace DMT show a couple days later at the Rockwell. Oh, and late-breaking news: Nick Cave is doing an “in conversation” tour, which will hit the Shubert Theatre on May 4th & 5th.
How about you? Any announcements got you psyched up? Any show-going plans this weekend I missed? Check out the right hand column over there —> for a more extensive list if you’re looking beyond the next week.
On to this week’s rundown…
First, imminent Boston-area shows of (my/your?) interest…
Thursday & Friday
November 5th & 6th
Sweeping Promises
Thu: w/Baby Baby Explores,
KO Queen, & Mae Flux
Fri: w/Landowner, Pew Pew,
& Purse
@ Deep Cuts
Friday, November 6th
Betty Goo
The Weisstronauts
@ the Midway
Friday, November 6th
Hovvdy
Christian Lee Hutson
@ the Royale
Friday, November 6th
The Northern Line
(EP release show!)
with Devil Love
& The Cocteau
@ the Square Root
Friday, November 6th
BEAT performs the music of
King Crimson
featuring Adrian Belew, Steve Vai,
Tony Levin, & Terry Bozzio
@ the Wang
Friday, November 6th
Deerhoof
KO Queen
@ Crystal Ballroom
Friday, November 6th
Marc Maron
@ the Chevalier
Friday, November 6th
A Place To Bury Strangers
Adult.
Lane
@ the Sinclair
Saturday, November 7th
Fruit Bats
Sarah Klang
@ the Royale
Saturday, November 7th
Monterey Mountain
Paul McMahon
Free Agent
@ the Square Root
Saturday, November 7th
Really Great
Miss Bones
Bird Bath
@ Deep Cuts
Saturday, November 7th
Jimmy Webb
@ City Winery Boston
Sunday, November 8th
Kass Richards & band
Chris Brokaw (solo)
@ the Lilypad
Sunday, November 8th
An Evening with
Rhiannon Giddens as part
of B.U.’s Conversations
in the Arts & Ideas
@ Tsai Performance Center
Sunday, November 8th
Joanie’s Birthday Bash
Crow Follow
American Ocelot
Galaxy Cake
4pm @ Worthern Attic
Sunday, November 8th
Identical Cousins presents:
A Twin Peaks Tribute
with Julee Cruise Director,
BLK LDG, Celia Smokinbutts,
& much more
@ Myrtle, Providence
Monday, November 9th
The Blasting Company plays
“Over the Garden Wall”
@ the Royale
Monday, November 9th
Jessica Lee Mayfield
Rachel Bobbitt
@ Deep Cuts
Monday, November 9th
Hiss Golden Messenger
@ the Sinclair
Tuesday, November 10th
Geese
Gwenifer Raymond
@ Roadrunner
Tuesday, November 10th
Journey
@ TD Garden
Tuesday, November 10th
Protomartyr
J.R.C.G.
@ Crystal Ballroom
Tuesday, November 10th
Shady Bug
7-11 Jesus
Night Moth
@ Deep Cuts
Tuesday, November 10th
Pokey LaFarge
Cicada Rhythm
@ the Somerville Armory
Wednesday, November 11th
The Bad Plus
@ the Sinclair
Wednesday, November 11th
P.E.E.
Gapyear
The Ritornello Form
Summers In Autumn
@ Sonia
Wednesday, November 11th
Lee Bains III
@ Faces
Wednesday, November 11th
Brody Price
Tiberius
Clifford (solo)
@ O’Brien’s
Wednesday, November 11th
Marshall Crenshaw
@ City Winery Boston
Wednesday, November 11th
Hamilton Leithauser
Rotsam
@ the Somerville Theatre
Wednesday, November 11th
Brookline Booksmith presents
Rachel Maddow
@ the Orpheum
And now, recently announced Boston-area shows…
Tuesday, November 17th
Which Side Are You On?:
A Protest Music Teach-Out.
this month featuring
Jenna Nicholls, Kevin Connolly,
Nicolas Emden, Lenny Lashley,
Grace Givertz, Kay Hanley,
& the Paid Protesters
@ the Burren Backroom
Wednesday to Saturday
November 18th to 21st
International Pop Overthrow
20 performances over 4 days
@ the Square Root, Roslindale
Sunday, November 22nd
Weird Nightmare
Black Beach
@ Ames Chapel, Hingham
Wednesday, December 9th
Quentin Tolimieri
Forbes Graham
(solo & duo sets)
@ the Goethe-Institut Boston
Friday & Saturday
December 11th & 12th
SNOWGAZE FEST
Friday: Circus Trees,
Lapeche, Endearments,
& Awnthay
Saturday: Astral Bitch,
Dowsing Rod, Pretty Out,
The Endorphins
@ Deep Cuts
Saturday, December 12th
S. Carey (solo + strings)
Hrishikesh Hirway
@ TCA Natick
Saturday, January 9th
The Racketeers
‘Bald Guys
Andy California
@ Deep Cuts
Sunday, January 10th
matinee show added!
(since evening show sold out)
Lisa Walker (Wussy)
Chris Brokaw (Come/Codeine/MVFs)
@ a nearby Allston living room
Wednesday, February 10th
Cloud Nothings
@ the Sinclair
Friday, February 19th
Man/Woman/Chainsaw
@ Warehouse XI
Wednesday, March 10th
Knapsack
@ the Crystal Ballroom
Friday, March 12th
Worldpeace DMT
@ the Rockwell
Saturday, April 17th
Alexisonfire
Poison the Well
Touché Amoré
@ the House of Blues
Tuesday, April 27th
The Chats
Chainwhip
Gymshorts
@ the Paradise
Tuesday & Wednesday
May 4th & 5th
Conversations with
Nick Cave
@ the Shubert Theatre