[Boston-Area Action 9/30/2026] Show-Going Plans & New Show Announcements
Posted on September 30, 2026 at 12:14 pm | No Comments
Hi. It’s a Wednesday. Again. Meaning I need to crank out ye-olde-weekly-Boston-area-shows post in which I ramble a bit about imminent happenings that I will/might check out (or that you may care about) and then about recent announcements of future ones, followed by fuller lists of each. Not complete lists by any means, just local shows that have piqued my interest.
Tonight in Allston, Megasound’s tour brings them to O’Brien’s with School & Class President, Ringo & his band are at MGM, Spencer Krug from Wolf Parade plays Deep Cuts, and as of this moment, Morrissey is still scheduled to play up in Lowell. Wonders never cease. I’m extremely psyched for tomorrow’s Rocketship stop at The Rockwell, and I’m really hoping I don’t miss any of lightheaded’s opening set, as I’ll be unavoidably late (I’ve got a date with Nibi the beaver!). If you’re there, stall for me, willya? Other options tomorrow night included Ceremony at The Sinclair or Gorillaz at the Garden.
Friday gives us the next-to-last Hilken & Melissa-hosted free weekly residency at Notch Brewing in Brighton, this time featuring Magen Tracy & Andrea Gillis, after which you can head to Deep Cuts for the Strange Pains album release show. And you should totally do that. The record’s great. Also that night: Dave Hill’s band Valley Lodge opens for the Josh Joplin Group at the Haymarket Lounge at City Winery, ONCE Somerville presents an outdoor show with Heysis in Davis Square, Girl With A Hawk is at the Square Root in Rozzie with The Glimmer Stars & Peppermint Kicks, and there’s some supreme heaviness going down in Braintree featuring Greenleaf, Worshipper & more at Widowmaker Brewing.
Friday & Saturday also has this year’s FUZZSTIVAL at the Somerville Armory. The lineups are stacked, check the full list of bands below. Saturday night has Monterey Mountain, Sleepyhead, & Noah Britton at the Square Root, Sera Cahoone at Deep Cuts, and PIL at Big Night Live (oof). I’m looking forward to THE BIG GIG on Sunday at Brighton’s Notch/Charles River Speedway, and hoping we’re gifted with some ideal early-autumn weather. After Notch you could even walk right over to Roadrunner for Interpol & DIIV.
Running out of gas & time, so I’ll just say this: Tuesday’s She’s Green/Witches Exist/Smush show at Deep Cuts is a no-brainer. And I probably don’t need to mention Phoebe Bridgers at the Garden… if you’re going, you’ve already got your tickets.
Announcement-wise, my personal highlight is the return of The Dambuilders, who play two November nights in the Burren Backroom. The reconstituted Boston greats include original members Dave Derby & Kevin March along with violinist Claudia Chopek & (Luna!) guitarist Sean Eden, who will also be joined by OG guitarist Eric Masunaga for these shows. I caught them at last year’s DromFest in Catskill, NY, and couldn’t be more excited that they’ve booked a couple locals dates. The first night has openers Sleepyhead, the second gives us the aforementioned Hilken & Melissa Band. And yeah, I bought tix for both. You should probably get on that.
Lots of other announcements down below (including next month’s Which Side? lineup and the next Shannon, Narducy & friends R.E.M. tribute tour stop), so have a look. And check out the longer lists in the right hand column over there —>
Feel free to comment with additions/corrections/things you’re excited about. See you out there.
First, imminent Boston-area shows of (my/your?) interest…
Wednesday, September 30th
Megasound
School
Class President
@ O’Brien’s
Wednesday, September 30th
Ringo Starr & his All Starr Band
@ MGM Music Hall
Wednesday, September 30th
Pennywise
Circle Jerks
H20
DFL
@ the House of Blues
Wednesday, September 30th
Spencer Krug
(of Wolf Parade)
solo piano tour
@ Deep Cuts
Wednesday, September 30th
Morrissey
@ Lowell Memorial Auditorium
Thursday, October 1st
Muna
Hemlocke Springs
@ Roadrunner
Thursday, October 1st
John Cameron Mitchell
presents a 25th anniversary
screening of the film
“Hedwig & the Angry Inch”
@ the Shubert Theatre
Thursday, October 1st
Russian Circles
Pelican
@ the Royale
Thursday, October 1st
Rocketship
Lightheaded
@ the Rockwell
Thursday, October 1st
Gorillaz
Little Simz
Deltron 3030
@ TD Garden
Thursday, October 1st
Ceremony
Iron Lung
Poison Ruin
@ the Sinclair
Friday, October 2nd
ONCE presents…
“Down in Davis” with
Heysis
@ Statue Park, Somerville
Friday, October 2nd
The Hilken Mancini &
Melissa Gibbs Residency
Week 9 with guests
Magen Tracy & Andrea Gillis
free @ Notch Brewing Brighton
Friday, October 2nd
The Josh Joplin Group
Valley Lodge
@ the Haymarket Lounge
@ City Winer Boston
Friday, October 2nd
Strange Pains
(vinyl release show!)
Ivy Boy
Old Horse
@ Deep Cuts
Friday, October 2nd
Girl With A Hawk
The Glimmer Stars
Peppermint Kicks
@ the Square Root
Friday, October 2nd
Greenleaf
Howling Giant
High Desert Queen
Worshipper
@ Widowmaker Braintree
Friday, October 2nd
Stanley Simmons
@ City Winery
Friday, October 2nd
Eli Paperboy Reed
@ the Regattabar
Friday, October 2nd
Smashing Pumpkins
@ TD Garden
Friday, October 2nd
Muna
Hemlocke Springs
@ Roadrunner
Friday & Saturday
October 2nd & 3rd
The 13th annual
BOSTON FUZZSTIVAL
Friday: Dino Gala, Major Stars,
Babybaby_Explores, Pew Pew,
Helene Barbier, Spirit Ghost,
Intac, and Dinos
Saturday: Deerlady, Main Era,
Winkler, Jean Mignon, Pink Lids,
CS Cleaners, Warmachine,
Animal Piss It’s Everywhere,
Gollylagging, and Jonny Tex
@ the Somerville Armory
Saturday, October 3rd
Artist Hayden Sherman
Legion of Super-Heroes signing!
@ Comicopia, Kenmore Square
Saturday, October 3rd
Monterey Mountain
Sleepyhead
Noah Britton
@ the Square Root
Saturday, October 3rd
Sera Cahoone
@ Deep Cuts
Saturday, October 3rd
KC & the Sunshine Band
@ Lowell Auditorium
Saturday, October 3rd
Public Image Ltd.
@ Big Night Live
Saturday, October 3rd
beabadoobee
@ the TD Garden
Sunday, October 4th
The Brighton Bazaar
& Allston Pudding
present THE BIG GIG
Indie Music Fest & Market
with Happy Just To See You,
Emi McSwain, Slo-Anne,
Mozz, Puppy Problems,
& Ivy Boy
@ Charles River Speedway
Sunday, October 4th
Mirah
Evan Greer
@ Deep Cuts
Sunday, October 4th
Interpol
DIIV
@ Roadrunner
Sunday, October 4th
Set Your Goals
The Warriors
(playing “War Is Hell”)
Restraining Order
Stateside
@ the Sinclair
Monday, October 5th
Chelsea Wolfe
Jonathan Hulten
@ the Shubert Theatre
Monday, October 5th
Horse Lords
@ Deep Cuts
Tuesday, October 6th
Supersuckers
The Rumours
@ the Middle East
Tuesday, October 6th
The Linda Lindas
Deux Visages
@ the Paradise
Tuesday, October 6th
She’s Green
Witches Exist
Smush
@ the Rockwell
Tuesday & Wednesday
October 6th & 7th
Phoebe Bridgers
Alex G
@ TD Garden
And now, recently announced Boston-area shows…
Wednesday, October 7th
Brookline Booksmith presents
Jennifer Welch discussing
her book “Not Today, Fascists”
in conversation with Don Lemon
@ the Wilbur
Sunday, October 11th
Snax on Wax presents…
Beware the Dangers
of a Ghost Scorpion
& the Chip Rockers
with DJ Kathy Snax
@ State Park
Sunday, October 18th
Art For All benefit
pick-your-price art sale
fundraiser for the association
of Haitian Women in Boston
@ LexArt, Lexington
Tuesday, October 20th
author/artist Karl Stevens
“Pepper” book launch!
with Joel Christian Gill
@ Papercuts Bookshop
Friday, October 23rd
Harvard Bookstore presents
Author Neal Stephenson
@ First Parish Church
Saturday, October 24th
Triple Thick
Puke Pisstols
Lithophones
Deuce Club
@ Underbones (Redbones)
Tuesday, October 27th
Which Side Are You On?:
A Protest Music Teach-Out.
this month featuring
Juliana Hatfield, Didi Stewart,
Sweet Petunia, Ann Koplow
(The Singing Therapist),
Angélica Muñoz, Mike Verge,
& the Paid Protesters
@ the Burren Backroom
Friday, October 30th
Halloween show!
with
Fleetwood Macabre
Nirvana (Today Junior)
Sinnet (playing spooky classics)
Queers of the Stoned Age
@ the Loft, Somerville
Friday, October 30th
Halloween show!
with
Bikini Whale (B-52s)
Hey Blondie (duh)
Murdah by Numbahs (Police)
@ the Lizard Lounge
Monday, November 2nd
the Menopunks Podcast
a live taping
with host Alicia J. Rose
& a panel of guests
@ the Rockwell
Wednesday, November 11th
P.E.E.
Gapyear
The Ritornello Form
Summers In Autumn
@ Sonia
Thursday, November 12th
Silver Screams
Black Helicopter
Osis
@ the Square Root
Friday, November 20th
Minibeast
Thalia Zedek Band
Flying Vipers
@ O’Brien’s
Friday & Saturday
November 20th & 21st
The Dambuilders
with Sleepyhead (on the 20th)
& the Hilken & Melissa Band (21st)
@ the Burren
Wednesday, December 9th
Porcelain
My Wife’s An Angel
@ Deep Cuts
Tuesday, February 2nd
La Roux
@ Paradise Rock Club
Wednesday, February 3rd
Tara Clerkin Trio
@ Deep Cuts
Wednesday, March 3rd
Death From Above 1979
@ Brighton Music Hall
Saturday, March 6th
Michael Shannon,
Jason Narducy, & friends
play REM’s “Document”
@ Roadrunner
Sunday, April 11th
Roger Waters presents
(but is not performing in)
“LEGACY – A Pink Floyd Show”
@ the Chevalier
Tuesday, April 27th
A Perfect Circle
The Cult
@ MGM Music Hall
Friday to Sunday
June 18th to 20th
Green River Festival
@ Franklin County
Fairgrounds, Greenfield
Sunday, June 20th
Lizzy McAlpine
Searows
Post Animal
@ Agganis Arena
Saturday, July 31st
Slipknot
Bring Me The Horizon
Lorna Shore
@ Fenway Park
First, imminent Boston-area shows of (my/your?) interest…
Alright, that’s it. Which was a lot. Buy the tickets, tell some friends, go to all the shows, grab some merch. Get the rhythm, there we go.
[Boston-Area Action 9/24/2026] Show-Going Plans & New Show Announcements
Posted on September 24, 2026 at 11:37 am | No Comments
So as I was getting ready to write this day-late weekly Boston-centric upcoming shows & announcements post, news of the 2027 edition of the Something In The Way fest over at Roadrunner (with a pre-show at The Sinclair) in early February popped up on my screen. Headlined by The Jesus And Mary Chain, Turnover, & Wednesday, and an undercard with a few faves (including Krill, This Is Lorelei, & Gouge Away), well, my attendance is mandatory. You can register for pre-sale tix, available Monday.
With that particular something out of the way, on to potential imminent plans before getting to other recent announcements. Of which there are some great ones.
Coming up, aside from the ominous possibility of a weekend Nor’easter (my sympathies, Lexington Porchfest :-/), there are choices a’plenty. Tonight (only) you could catch the Pulp concert film at the Landmark in Kendall, Friday (update: was apparently moved to Saturday!) brings a solid bill to Deep Cuts with The Dogmatics, Muck and the Mires, and White Dynomite, and the free, early-evening Hilken & Melissa residency over at Notch Brewing this week features guest Nat Freedberg. Saturday brings a full-band Squirrel flower & Youbet to the Crystal Ballroom, the Smug Brothers to the Midway, and earlier that evening you can catch Elizabeth Steen & Arto Vaun for free at the Project Save Photograph Archive in Watertown.
Sunday afternoon has the Allston Village Street Fair on Harvard Ave with a bunch of bands (storm path dependent, of course), and that night brings the Weezer/Shins/Silversun Pickups tour to the Gahden. Monday night has the Frank-Carter-fronted Sex Pistols at the Royale, and on Tuesday Roger Daltry plays The Chevalier Theatre in Medford with Amy Helm. Lots of other things to do listed below.
Announcement-wise, along with that crazy SITW Fest lineup, the Strange Pains vinyl release show is happening on October 2nd at Deep Cuts, Sleepyhead are playing with Monterey Mountain & Noah Britton at The Square Root in Rozzie the next night, THE BIG GIG was announced for Sunday, October 4th with an ace lineup of locals at Notch Brewing/Charles River Speedway, and Bobcat Goldthwait does a couple nights at the The Comedy Studio in Harvard Square the following weekend.
Also in October: The duo of Beth Kaplan & Chris Brokaw have been added as openers for Roger Clark Miller’s LP release show on 10/14, and Pet Fox will play their own Boston-area album release show at an undisclosed location (dm the band) on the 24th with Key Found and a solo set from Clifford’s Miles Chandler. Further out, other announcements include a date for the annual Q Division holiday party (Dec. 5th, marking their 40th anniversary! this year at Sonia), The Lemonheads at Brighton Music Hall, This Is The Kit at Warehouse XI, and Death Cab for Cutie doing a couple nights at MGM Music Hall.
And that ain’t anywhere near all. Check out the lists below, and the full Almanac right-column run-down for more over there —>. Leave a comment with all the things I’ve omitted (or messed up) that you’re excited about, either approaching plans or newly-revealed dates.
Behold the list-o-mania…
First, imminent Boston-area shows of (my/your?) interest…
Thursday, September 24th
one night only screening
“PULP: What Do You
Do For An Encore?”
concert film
@ Landmark Kendall
Thursday, September 24th
Slothrust
The Velveteers
@ the Royale
Thursday, September 24th
Paris Jackson
The Pretty Reckless
@ the House of Blues
Thursday, September 24th
The Prodigy
Femtanyl
@ Roadrunner
Thursday, September 24th
She & Him
@ the Wilbur Theatre
Thursday, September 24th
Dutch Interior
@ the Somerville Armory
Thursday, September 24th
Charli xcx
Underscores
@ TD Garden
Thursday, September 24th
The Milk Carton Kids
@ the Wilbur
Friday, September 25th
Aaron Lippert & his all-star band
Cujo
@ the Burren Backroom
Friday, September 25th
Anaiis
@ the ICA Boston
Friday, September 25th
Greg Kelley & Yoona Kim (duo)
Mackenzie Kourie Trio
@ SMFA at Tufts
Friday, September 25th
Peaches
@ the Wilbur
Friday, September 25th
Jonas Brothers
@ TD Garden
Friday, September 25th
The Dogmatics
Muck and the Mires
White Dynomite
@ Deep Cuts
Friday, September 25th
Margaret Glaspy
Anna Tivel
@ Brighton Music Hall
Friday, September 25th
The Hilken Mancini &
Melissa Gibbs Residency
Week 8 with guests
Nat Freedberg
free @ Notch Brewing Brighton
Saturday, September 26th
Artist Hayden Sherman
Legion of Super-Heroes signing!
@ Comicopia, Kenmore Square
Saturday, September 26th
Nitzer Ebb
Josephine Olivia
@ the Middle East Downstairs
Saturday, September 26th
Squirrel Flower (full band show)
youbet
@ Crystal Ballroom
Saturday, September 26th
Smug Brothers
Human Mascot
Merry Brigade
Frogs
@ the Midway Cafe
Saturday, September 26th
Slayyyter
Pearly Drops
@ Roadrunner
Saturday, September 26th
Suitor
Black Beach
Mae Flux
Whyte Lipstick
@ O’Brien’s
Saturday, September 26th
“Archive After Hours”
with Elizabeth Steen
& Arto Vaun
Free @ the Project Save
Photo Archive in Watertown
Sunday, September 27th
Allston Village Street Fair
with performances by
Tree, Catching Hell, Solution,
The New Limits, Futon Lasagna,
Kold Kwan, Verona Rose,
Get Ready, and the Beantown
Music School Show Band
12-6pm @ Harvard Ave.
Sunday, September 27th
canceled due to weather
Rib Fest featuring
Sarah Borges & Mike Oram,
the Albino Mbie Trio,
The Atwoods, & Eric Royer
@ East Cambridge
Sunday, September 27th
Drag Talk
7-11 Jesus
@ the Cantab Lounge
Sunday, September 27th
Militarie Gun
Softcult
Shady Nasty
Dazy
@ the Paradise
Sunday, September 27th
Improvement Movement
The Point.
@ Warehouse XI
Sunday, September 27th
Boy Harsher
@ the Royale
Sunday, September 27th
Weezer
The Shins
Silversun Pickups
@ TD Garden
Monday, Sept. 28th
The Sex Pistols
with Frank Carter
@ the Royale
Tuesday, September 29th
Hannah Cole
Evil Adeline
@ Warehouse XI
Tuesday, September 29th
Slayyyter
Pearly Drops
@ Roadrunner
Tuesday, September 29th
Author N.K. Jemisin
@ Boston Public Library, Copley
Tuesday, September 29th
Two Door Cinema Club
STRFKR
Friendly Fires
@ MGM Music Hall
Tuesday, September 29th
Roger Daltry
Amy Helm
@ the Chevalier Theatre
Tuesday, September 29th
Jenny Owens Young
@ Club Passim
And now, recently announced Boston-area shows…
Friday, October 2nd
Strange Pains
(vinyl release show!)
Ivy Boy
Old Horse
@ Deep Cuts
Saturday, October 3rd
Monterey Mountain
Sleepyhead
Noah Britton
@ the Square Root
Sunday, October 4th
The Brighton Bazaar
& Allston Pudding
present THE BIG GIG
Indie Music Fest & Market
with Happy Just To See You,
Emi McSwain, Slo-Anne,
Mozz, Puppy Problems,
& Ivy Boy
@ Charles River Speedway
Friday & Saturday
October 9th & 10th
Bobcat Goldthwaite
@ The Comedy Studio
Saturday, October 10th
Studio 52 Powerhouse Matinee
free show with
Execution Style
Mantooth
Das Muerte
Blatch
@ O’Brien’s
Wednesday, October 14th
Beth Kaplan & Chris Brokaw
added as opener to the
Roger Clark Miller
LP release show
@ Deep Cuts
Saturday, October 24th
Pet Fox (LP release show!)
Key Found
Clifford (solo)
@ secret spot / dm the band
Saturday, October 24th
Fib
Wiring
Pew Pew
@ Deep Cuts
Thursday, October 29th
Shapiro Celebrity Lectures
series presents
Uzo Aduba:
“Owning Your Identity”
@ the MFA’s Remis Auditorium
Wednesday, November 11th
Hamilton Leithauser
Rotsam
@ the Somerville Theatre
Thursday, November 12th
Rachael Yamagata
@ City Winery
Sunday, November 15th
Gnarls Barkley
@ the House of Blues
Wednesday, November 18th
Tune-Yards
Rituals of Mine
@ the Paradise
Sunday, November 29th
Jason Bonham’s
Led Zeppelin Evening
@ Lynn Auditorium
Saturday, December 5th
Q Division 40th Anniversary Party
@ Sonia
Thursday, Friday, & Saturday
February 4th, 5th, & 6th
Something In The Way Fest
with
The Jesus and Mary Chain,
Turnover, Wednesday, Trapped
Under Ice, Meat Puppets,
This Is Lorelei, Incendiary,
Jejune, Nothing, Model/Actriz,
Gouge Away, YHWH Nailgun,
Armlock, Knumears, Trauma Ray,
Wellness, Racecourse, Krill,
Holder, & Dream Fatigue
@ Roadrunner
plus a pre-show with
Bren Lukens, Wicca Phase Springs
Eternal (acoustic), & Georgia Maq
@ the Sinclair
& then a to-be-announced after-show
Wednesday, February 10th
The Lemonheads
@ Brighton Music Hall
Wednesday, February 24th
Hans Zimmer
@ TD Garden
Thursday, February 25th
Thao
@ the Paradise
Thursday, February 25th
Shapiro Celebrity Lectures
series presents an evening
with Rachel Dratch
@ the MFA’s Remis Auditorium
Tuesday, March 16th
Anna Shoemaker
@ the Middle East Upstairs
Thursday, March 25th
This Is The Kit
@ Warehouse XI
Saturday, March 27th
Red Baraat
@ Crystal Ballroom
Wednesday & Thursday
April 7th & 8th
Death Cab for Cutie
MGM Music Hall
Sunday, May 2nd
The Amy Winehouse Band
@ the Wilbur
First, imminent Boston-area shows of (my/your?) interest…
Buy the ticket, tell a friend, go to the show, grab some merch. Be part of it.