Last week, Post Animal headlined a show at Great Scott to close out the month of May, supported by Colin Caulfield (of DIIV) and Paul Cherry. Despite stretching late into the night, Post Animal’s set had the crowd electrified from start to finish.
After playing a mid-day set on day two of Boston Calling, Oh Sees played the official Boston Calling after party at The Sinclair along with Black Beach.
Last Friday, Edge Petal Burn celebrated the release of their debut LP, Glass Cannon, at the Democracy Center, accompanied by fellow local bands Neck, The Water Cycle and Bat House.
Last Wednesday, Denton, Texas natives Parquet Courts put on an unforgettable live show at the Royale, with support from London’s Goat Girl.
On Sunday night, King Tuff played Brighton Music Hall with Cut Worms and Sasami Ashworth in support of their latest record, The Other. Overall, the band played mostly new material, but ended the night with a three song encore of old material including “Eyes of the Muse,” “Sun Medallion,” and “Bad Thing.”
Last Wednesday, Brighton Music Hall was packed for Jorja Smith and Ama Lou as part of Jorja’s North American tour to promote her forthcoming debut album, Lost & Found, set for release on June 8th.
For many, May 4th has become a day synonymous with Star Wars and all its infinite glory. But this year, fans of alternative rock had even more reason to celebrate, as Kim Deal and The Breeders were in town, performing at the House of Blues with Chicago noise-rock openers, Melkbelly.
Last Thursday, Philadelphia-based group Hop Along spent the third show of their summer tour with Columbus, Ohio-based openers Saintsenca showing off new tricks and sharing old memories with the crowd at Royale.
On May 2, Frankie Cosmos stopped at The Sinclair to kick off night three of their US tour in support of their latest album, Vessel, with openers Lala Lala and Florist.
Back to back Saturday and Sunday night sold out shows is no easy feat, but it came naturally, some might even say “Super Naturally,” to Virginia natives, Turnover who took a weekend residency at The Sinclair with great lineup of openers: Funeral Advantage, Summer Salt, & Mannequin Pussy.