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The WMBR Rock/Pop/Punk Concert Report

Monday, Nov. 17
• Cloud Prescott w/ Velvet East, and Elijah Benjamin - O'Briens
• Black Beach, Arklight, Yard, and Thought Partner - Silhouette Lounge
• Tom Morello & friends, and The Neighborhood Kids - Paradise
Tuesday, Nov. 18
• Long Autumn, Gozerian, Newcastle Anchorman, and DVD Extras - O'Briens
• Future Suzi, Ryan John Clary, and plsdntslp - Midway Cafe
• Ax & the Hatchetmen, and Foxtide - Brighton Music Hall
• Crushdepth, Go!, and CJ Red Mouth - The Jungle [6PM]
Wednesday, Nov. 19
• Nicole Dobberpuhl, Andrew Klang, Ethan Franklin, and Alex Flilnker - O'Briens
• Gut Health, Bad at Drawing, and Hot Slander - Silhouette Lounge
• NE Obliviscaris, Rivers of Nihil, and Psycroptc - Paradise
• French Cassettes, Layzi, and Johnny Tex - Arts at the Armory
• "Life on the Other Planet" film w/ The Neighborhoods, Willie Al - Regent Theater, Arlington, MA [7:30]
• GWAR, Helmet, The Dwarves, and Blood Vulture - Palladium, Worcester, MA [7PM]
Thursday, Nov. 20
• War on Women, HIRS Collective, and JVK - Middle East Upstairs
• CPS, Prof. Caffeine, Loudsounds, and Fizzpaste - O'Briens
• Magic Thinking Ape, Eight Foot Manchild, The Rupert Selection, and Snowplow - The Jungle [8PM]
• Weakened Friends, and Nova One - Sinclair
• Psychedlic Porn Crumpets, and Ghost Funk Orchestra - Royale
• Waterparks, and Chloe Moriondo - Roadrunner
• Spyrals, and Friend of a Friend - Lilypad
• SOM, Hiroe, Girih, and Bedroom Eyes - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
• Scab Hag, and Throne - Taffeta Music Hall (Lowell) [7:30PM]
Friday, Nov. 21
• The Wankers - Middle East Upstairs
• Jutes, and Scarlet House - Middle East Downstairs
• Gold Hoax, Viruette, Vanna Pacella, and Highwater Haulers - O'Briens
• The Crane Wives, and Spencer LaJoye - Roadrunner
• Gunk Lung, Tuscan & The Raiders, Jake K., and Miss Julia Violet - The Jungle [8PM]
• CG Stanton and The Powerful, Nick Prato, and Clay Pigeons - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
• Queensryche, and Accept - Somerville Theatre
• Koyo, Ben Quad, and Restraining Order - Arts at the Armory all ages [6:30]
• Class President, Megan from Work, Impossible Dog, and Shiver - Warehouse XI
Friday, Nov. 21 - Saturday, Nov. 22
• Letters to Cleo, and The Cavedogs - Paradise
Saturday, Nov. 22
• Wretched Inferno, Sentient Horror, and Tombstoner - Middle East Upstairs
• Johnny & the Foodmasters, Film and Gender, Lithophones, Germ House, and Devil Honey - O'Briens
• Connor Storms, Madska, Local Honeymoon, and Merry Merry - Midway Cafe all ages [3PM]
• Jeremy Jordan & Age of Madness - Brighton Music Hall
• Couch, and Stephen Day - Roadrunner
• Miracle Blood, Intercourse, Consumer Culture, and KO Queen - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
• Sevendust - Somerville Theatre
• The OBGMs - Warehouse XI
• Ugly, Neighborhood Sh*t, Vicegrip, Stoploss, and Larks Head - Central Square Elks Lodge [7PM]
• Move, Silent Spring, Prax-s, and Unhinged - Candian American Club, Watertown [6PM]
• Tension Scale, Battery March, TFR, and The Workers - Moon Base One, Salem, MA [7PM]
Sunday, Nov. 23
• Good June, Council, Shy Husky, and Jared Knapik - Middle East Upstairs
• Death Drive, Battlemode, and Husbands - O'Briens
• Janky Teeth, The Lazy Susans, Four Four Send, and KK Gordon - Midway Cafe all ages [3PM]
• The Bends, and Morrissey Blvd - Sinclair
• Dying Wish, Static Dress, and more - Royale all ages [5:30]
• Senses Fail, Story of the Year, and Armor for Sleep - Roadrunner
• Dexter and the Moonrocks - Crystal Ballroom @Somerville Theatre
• Underdog, Vicegrip, and more - Alchemy, Providence, RI [6PM]
Monday, Nov. 24
• Muzak, Charlie Lomonaco, Makeout Palace, and Dinos - O'Briens
• Bar Italia, and Lifeguard - Paradise
• No More Youth, Hesper, Southgate, and Crablord - Silhouette Lounge
• Patti Smith - Orpheum
Tuesday, Nov. 25
• Isles, Adulting, Lovewell, Blame It on Whitman, and Dear Maryanne - O'Briens
• Band of Skulls, and Tom Hamilton - Brighton Music Hall
• Like Moths to Flames, Kingdom of Giants, Acres, and Heavensgate - Paradise
Tuesday, Nov. 25 - Wednesday, Nov. 26
• English Beat - City Winery [7:30PM (SOLD OUT)]
Wednesday, Nov. 26
• Cryin' Out Louds, and Blue Winds - Middle East Upstairs
• Pitpony, Jesus Hippie, Kayanna Unique, and Miss One Take - O'Briens
• Massive Nightmares, Cape Crush, Little Low, and Lipsmear - Silhouette Lounge
Friday, Nov. 28
• Young Culture, and Wakeless - Brighton Music Hall
• Belly - Paradise
• Vundabar - Lilypad
Saturday, Nov. 29
• The Effigies - Middle East Upstairs
• Declaw, 7-11 Jesus, and P.V. - O'Briens [2PM]
• The Makeshift Kings, The Parkwoods, Aces 48, and Minisplit - Midway Cafe 21+ [8:30]
• Neighbor, and Otis Grove - Paradise
• Vundabar - Sinclair
• Portugal the Man, and La Luz - Roadrunner
• Lithophones, Whyte Lipstick, and Puke Pisstols - Lilypad [9PM]
• Talk Chalk, Wisterio, and Justice Cow - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
• Missing Link, Jagged Vision, C4, Sin Against Sin, and Quick to Judge - Canadian American Club, Watertown [6:30]
• Oh the Humanity, Deprogrammer Cult, Billy, and Karate Steve - Koto, Salem, MA
Sunday, Nov. 30
• Krisiun, Abysmal Dawn, Pyrexia, and Gorgatron - Middle East Upstairs
• Landowner, Sweepers, Half, and KO Queen - O'Briens
• Spectacle, Oddball, Mile 57, and Mad Jupiter - Midway Cafe all ages [3PM]
• Caspian, and Aisha Burns - Sonia
• Harrison Gordon, Heart to Gold, and Aren't We Amphibians - Crystal Ballroom @Somerville Theatre
• Phoebe Rings, Greg Davis, and Jake Mandell - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
Monday, Dec. 1
• Luddites, and GOLEM - O'Briens
• Memory Lame, Merry Brigade, and Day Grazer - Silhouette Lounge
Tuesday, Dec. 2
• East End Redemption, The Feinbergs, Night Riot Radio, and Vauli - O'Briens
• Set It Off, Fame on Fire, Vana, and Autumn Kings - Paradise
Wednesday, Dec. 3
• Glosser, and Ryan John Cary - Middle East Upstairs
• Eliza Niemi, Noah Britton, and Wedding Gift - O'Briens
• Koffin Kats, Playboy Manbaby, and The Rumours - Sonia
Thursday, Dec. 4
• The Band Feel - Middle East Upstairs
• Agnostic Front, Raw Brigade, Violent Way, and Can't Lose - Middle East Downstairs
• Arson, Cartiledge, Zipper, and Phantom Rider - O'Briens
• Sir Chloe - Sinclair
Friday, Dec. 5
• The Bug Club, Spirit Ghost, Dinos, and Joy Boys - O'Briens
• Besnard Lakes, and Vivid Bloom - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA
• The Downhauls, One Fall, and Skytigers - Koto, Salem, MA
Friday, Dec. 5 - Saturday, Dec. 6
• Dogs in a Pile - Paradise
Saturday, Dec. 6
• Cinema Stare, Cape Crush, Have Fun, and Megan from Work - O'Briens
• Belmont, Avoid, and Super Sometimes - Brighton Music Hall
• Ground Zero, Faux Menco, and Bearmonster - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
• Model/Actriz - Sinclair
• Bane, Fiddlehead, Risk, and & many more - Big Night Live [11AM]
• "Radio Silence: A Selected Visual History of American Hardcore - Orchard Skate Shop, Allston [6:30]
• Jimmie's Chicken Shack - Taffeta Music Hall (Lowell) [8PM]
Sunday, Dec. 7
• Valdrin, The Spiral Continuum, and Ritual Grief - O'Briens
• Counter Intuitive, Bay Faction, and more - Paradise all ages [2:30]
• Teethe, and Villager - Brighton Music Hall
• Haywire, Twitching Tongues, On Broken Wings, and & many more - Big Night Live [11AM]
• Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band; and Animal Piss, It's Everywhere - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
Monday, Dec. 8
• Luci Dead Limb, Moussekid, Brian 4 Ever, and Liam Grant - O'Briens
Tuesday, Dec. 9
• Blinn & the Breakdown, Portico Blues, and Indoor Picnic - O'Briens
Wednesday, Dec. 10
• The Heavy Heavy, and Laney Jones & the Spirits - Brighton Music Hall
• Dream Syndicate - Crystal Ballroom @Somerville Theatre all ages [7PM]
Thursday, Dec. 11
• Bonginator, Noj Mas, and more - Sonia
• Aaron West & the Roaring Twenties, and Wormy - Brighton Music Hall
• Dogpark, and Kids that Fly - Paradise
• The Ladybug Transistor, Giant Day, and Gold Dust - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
Friday, Dec. 12
• Chokecherry, and The Sewing Club - Sonia
• Junction 18, Rebuilder, Choke Up, and Unseemlier - Brighton Music Hall
• Moon Hooch, and Octave Cat - Paradise
• AJ Suede, Phiik and Lungs, Julio VI (fka Ceschi), and K-the-i!!! - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
• PVRIS, and Dua Saleh - Roadrunner
Saturday, Dec. 13
• Will Dailey, Copilot, and Julie Rhodes - Paradise
• Jay Robbins Band play Burning Airlines, and Anachronist - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
• Converge, Touche Amore, Coalesce, The Hope Conspiracy, and more - Roadrunner all ages [3PM]
• High Command, C4, and more - Ralph's Diner, Worcester, MA
Sunday, Dec. 14
• Cursive, and Ajj - Brighton Music Hall
• Pregame Rituals, Shiver, and Return Address - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
• Streetlight Manifesto, and The Kilograms - Roadrunner
• TRSH, Thoughts on Bowling, Kerosene Heights, and pPrimrose - Sinclair
Thursday, Dec. 18
• House of Harm, Computer Kill, Ghost Cop, and Pleasure Coffin - Brighton Music Hall
Saturday, Dec. 20
• Crooked Coast, American Ink, and Hyperfix - Brighton Music Hall
• The Red Chord, The Number Twelve Looks Like You, Vomit Forth, and See You Next Tuesday - Sinclair
• Deke Dickerson, and Jittery Jack & Amy Griffin - The Burren
Sunday, Dec. 21
• A Very Fuzzy Xmas benefits the ACLU, w/ Chris Brokaw, Muck & the Mires, and & many more - The Burren [4PM]
Sunday, Dec. 28
• The Felice Brothers - Sinclair
Wednesday, Dec. 31
• Disco Biscuits - Roadrunner [7PM]
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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