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The WMBR Rock/Pop/Punk Concert Report

Friday, Jan. 17
• Makeout Palace, Autumn Rhythm, Draonflies, and Stringhead - Middle East Upstairs
• Charlie & Margot, Komodo Rojo, See You at Rogers, and Miss Bones - O'Briens
• Grass is Green, Speedy Ortiz, and surprise guests - Center for the Arts at the Armory all ages
• Frogs, Seventh Son, Dead End Deluxe, and Peanutbutter - The Jungle [8PM]
• Vapors of Morphine - City Winery
• Kate Pierson - The Wilbur
• HR, and Natural Element - Alchemy, Providence, RI
• Blac, Faces of Bayon, Black Acid Prophecy, and Rare Breed - Ralph's Diner, Worcester, MA
Saturday, Jan. 18
• The Dream Today, Square Loop, Dweller, and Good June - O'Briens
• Takeover, The Devil's Twins, and Class President - Middle East Upstairs
• Potluck Jammers, Larseny, Mike Weidenfeller, and Idle Squire - Midway Cafe all ages [3PM]
• Glad Valley, The Koils, Sand Machine, and The Tear Downs - Midway Cafe [8:30]
• Tom the Mailman - Sonia
• The Vaccines, and Thus Love - Royale
• Spruce, Cheer Camp, Jordan and The Boys, and Six or Seven - The Jungle [8PM]
• Bill Janovitz - The Burren [7PM]
• Kooked Out, The Ghouls, and River Sang Wild - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA 18+ [7PM]
• Tugboat Annie, Arto Vaun, and The Forevers - Faces Brewing, Malden, MA all ages [8PM]
• Rebounder, and JW Francis - The Rockwell
Sunday, Jan. 19
• Playing with Fire, The Makeshift Kings, and JANO - Middle East Upstairs
• Cracker - Middle East Downstairs
• Phantom Rider, and Cartridge - Middle East Corner [9PM, free]
• Humbug, Papercage, Not Freshmen, and Weigh Boat - O'Briens
• Mat Kerekes, Equipment, and Bike Routes - Sonia
Monday, Jan. 20
• Tongue Love, Blob Villain, PV, and Dress Better - O'Briens
• Odacova, Kranken Wagen, and David Wright - Midway Cafe
Tuesday, Jan. 21
• Thought Partner, Gavriloprincip, and Drug Deal Gone Rad - O'Briens
• The Seventh Hour, The Hip Replacements, and Mostly Andrews - Midway Cafe
• This Is Lorelei, and You Bet - The Rockwell [8PM]
• Makeout Palace!, and Frogs - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA 18+ [7PM]
Wednesday, Jan. 22
• Venom Inc, and Salem's Childe - Middle East Upstairs
• Letters in June, Village Idiots, Sea Slug, and Goodbye to the Ground - O'Briens
• On Regret, Lions and Lavender, Island of Alaska, and Vices Inc. - The Jungle [8PM]
Wednesday, Jan. 22 - Thursday, Jan. 23
• G Love & Special Sauce - City Winery
Thursday, Jan. 23
• Master Boot Record, and Family Jewels - Sonia
• The Emotional Rollercoasters, Kermit's Finger, The Manglers, and Love City Dirt - O'Briens
• Innervein, Sevalynn, Longest Leash, and The White Beat Principle - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA 18+ [7PM]
• FU360, Kids Tunes, Twleve98, Maxed Out, and more - The Jungle [8PM]
• Pom Poko - Warehouse XI [8PM]
Friday, Jan. 24
• Eli Yacinthe, Ruby Plume, Street Smashers, and Incognitothief - Middle East Upstairs
• The Shallows, XO, The Dream Today, and Still Life Sounds - O'Briens
• X-Cops, and Belushi Speedball - Sonia
• Island of Alaska, On Regret, Lions and Lavender, and Vices Inc. - The Jungle
Saturday, Jan. 25
• The Meteors - Middle East Upstairs
• Rong, A Monolithic Domo, Jiddo, and Greylock - O'Briens
• DNA's Evolution, Girl Skull, The Mighty Suicide Squirrels, and Barry Larry - Midway Cafe all ages [3PM]
• Hyber, Shallow Pools, and The Winter Brave - Warehouse XI
• Andrea Gillis, and Gene Dante & the Future Starlets - Lizard Lounge
• Condition Baker, The Old Haunts, Wild Velvet, and Black Hoss - The Jungle [8PM]
• Rock n Roll Market, Tyler & the Names, and AC Wiley - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA [7PM]
• Void Union, Swampanova, and The Electric Heaters - Faces Brewing, Malden, MA all ages [8PM]
• The Wynotts, J Prozac, and The Hi-End - Square Root
Sunday, Jan. 26
• The Town, Letters in June, Cherry Crisis, and The Village Idiot - Middle East Upstairs
• Virginia Man, Autumn Drive, and The Vallee - O'Briens
• Sarika, Betto Vetto, and Bog Berries - Midway Cafe all ages [3PM]
• Tall Heights, and Lau Noah - Sinclair
• Mc Lost Cat Album - The Jungle
• Malignancy, Bacterial Husk, and Stagnater - Longlive Brewery, Roxbury 21+ [7PM]
Monday, Jan. 27
• Neurotic, Nameless, Kujo, and Vauli - O'Briens
• Matt Charette & the Truer Sound, and Laugh Track - Silhouette Lounge
Tuesday, Jan. 28
• Leila Lamb, Muzzle, and Mercy Dogs - Middle East Upstairs
• Ethan WL, Kayde Hazel, and August Darula - O'Briens
Wednesday, Jan. 29
• Fease, and Drift - Middle East Upstairs
• Adlo, Wildfeuer, 40 Lashes, and Never Home - O'Briens
• Some Kind of Infernal Machine, Nicole Dobberpuhl, and Penny Keeping - Midway Cafe
• The Forest Forgets, and Fossil - Silhouette Lounge
• Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story Film - Regent Theater, Arlington, MA
• Stephen Kellogg - City Winery
• Matt Ponds PA, Bathtub Cig, and Anya Marina - The Rockwell [7PM]
Thursday, Jan. 30
• Steinza, and Hunter Metts - Middle East Upstairs
• Sugar Business, The Button Men, Shyne Valor, and Swimming Horses - O'Briens
• Wunderhorse, and Deux Visages - Sinclair
• Boras Bros, Lotus Head, and The Tripps - The Jungle [8PM]
• Angel Du$t, Jivebomb, and Clock Out - Ralph's Diner, Worcester, MA [sold out]
Friday, Jan. 31
• Ollie Gulick, Leyva, and St. Clementine - Middle East Upstairs
• Dead Letter Office, and Bikini Whale - Middle East Downstairs
• Glacier, and Wormwood - O'Briens
• Oblivious Fools - Midway Cafe [9:30]
• Stephanie, Sorry Ma, and Botch Job - The Jungle [8PM]
• Half Waif, and Kristine Leschper - Arts at The Armory
• Fiddlehead, Glare, and more - Sinclair
• Frank Black - House of Blues [8PM]
• Impossible Dog, Cape Crush, Good June, and Shiver - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA 18+ [7PM]
Saturday, Feb. 1
• Nunslaughter, Demiser, and Desolus - Middle East Upstairs
• Haywire, Think I Care, and more - Middle East Downstairs all ages [6PM, sold out]
• Sandy Clams, Black Helicopter, Bad Verb, and Ghosts & Shadows - O'Briens
• Minibeast, Tell, and Janky Teeth - The Jungle
• Balance and Composure, Soccer Mommy, and more - Roadrunner [12:30]
• Drop Nineteens, Horse Jumper of Love, and Wishy - Sinclair
• Bill Janowitz, and Crown Victoria - The Burren
• Electric Street Queens, Gozzip Collar, The Humanoids, and Resting Clown Face - Ralph's Diner, Worcester, MA
Sunday, Feb. 2
• Bonginator, Frog Mallet, Retained Surgical Instrument, and Trash Panda - Middle East Upstairs
• New York Hounds, Haywire, Béton Armé, and more - Middle East Downstairs all ages [3:30]
• Dallas Wax, Ruby Plume, and Tongue Love - O'Briens
• Martin/Morell/Fredette - Midway Cafe [3PM]
• Slowdive, Fiddlehead, Mannequin Pussy, and more - Roadrunner [Something in the Way Fest, 1PM]
• Sicard Hollow, and All She Wrote - Warehouse XI
Monday, Feb. 3
• Mt. Metal, Lucas Diablo, and Monument Hill - O'Briens
Tuesday, Feb. 4
• Breakfast Beers, Iodyne, Moose Pictures, and Playfair - O'Briens
• Jerry Cantrell - House of Blues
Wednesday, Feb. 5
• Bag Dad, School, and Little Miss Echo - O'Briens
Thursday, Feb. 6
• Really Great, Miss Bones, and Harmony's Cuddle Party - O'Briens
• Strife, Death Before Dishonor, and more - Alchemy, Providence, RI
Friday, Feb. 7
• Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol, and Lip Critic - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA 18+ [7PM]
• Uncle Acid and The Deadbeats, and Jonathan Hulten - Somerville Theatre [8PM]
Saturday, Feb. 8
• Decapitated, Incantation, Darkest Hour, and Exmortus - Middle East Downstairs
• Cathedral Ceilings, Bad Idea USA, Answerman, and Ruffian Dick - O'Briens
• Circus Battallion, Structure Sounds, The Prozacs, and Scotty Saints - Midway Cafe all ages [3PM]
• Lesser Birds, The Golden Years of Dutch Pop, Dayillies, and Charming Arson - Midway Cafe 21+ [8:30]
• Paper Lady, Exit 18, Laveda, and Main Era - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA 18+ [7PM]
• J Mascis, and Hilken Mancini - Sinclair
Sunday, Feb. 9
• Luxury Skin, Kit Orion, and Space Cowboy Newt - O'Briens
Thursday, Feb. 13
• Tim Hause, C.E. Skidmore, and Shiloh - Faces Brewing, Malden, MA all ages [8PM]
• Billy Gibbons - Cabot Theater, Beverly, MA
Friday, Feb. 14
• Jilted Lovers Valentine's Show:; 10,000 Spoons (Alanis Morisette); and Super Graphic Ultra Modern Tiffy (Chappell Roan) - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA 18+ [7PM]
Saturday, Feb. 15
• Hannah Cole, and Park National - Cafe 939, Boston
• St. Valentine's Day Massacre with..., Melissa Gibbs & pals, Lo Wreck & pals, and Dave Norton & pals - Faces Brewing, Malden, MA all ages [8PM]
Sunday, Feb. 16
• The Get Up Kids - Fete Music Hall, Providence, RI
Monday, Feb. 17 - Tuesday, Feb. 18
• Jack White - Roadrunner
Tuesday, Feb. 18
• Fish Narc, Tagabow, and War Machine - The Rockwell
Wednesday, Feb. 19
• William Maranci, Orchiddbb, and Law Years - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA 18+ [7PM]
Thursday, Feb. 20
• Babe Corner, Heaven for Real, Mingko, and Lane - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA 18+ [7PM]
• Tauk - Sinclair
Friday, Feb. 21
• The Far Out, Hill House, and Peach Party - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA 18+ [7PM]
• Counterparts, Pain of Truth, Malevolence, and Foreign Hands - House of Blues
Saturday, Feb. 22
• Huck 2, The Stigmatics, and Thigh Scrapers - The Jungle [4PM]
• KCUF, Megan from Work, and MK Naomi - Faces Brewing, Malden, MA all ages [8PM]
• Worshipper 10 year anniv, Roadsaw, and Summoner - Widowmaker Brewery, Braintree, MA
Tuesday, Feb. 25
• Howard Jones, and ABC - Boch Center/Wang Theatre
Thursday, Feb. 27
• Leisure Hour, Deay Maryanne, Nicoteens, and Perennial - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA 18+ [7PM]
Friday, Feb. 28
• Los Lobos - Cabot Theater, Beverly, MA
Saturday, Mar. 1
• Elvis Costello & Steve Nieve - Cabot Theater, Beverly, MA
Sunday, Mar. 9
• Cavalera, Necrot, and Dead Heat - Paradise
Monday, Mar. 10
• Kim Deal - The Wilbur
Tuesday, Mar. 11
• Kraftwerk - Boch Center/Wang Theatre
Sunday, Mar. 16
• Brant Bjork Trio, The Sonce, and Pinto Graham - Alchemy, Providence, RI
Wednesday, Mar. 19
• Quicksand - Paradise
Thursday, Mar. 20
• Derv Gordon of The Equals, So What, and Children of The Flaming Wheel - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA 18+ [7PM]
Friday, Mar. 21
• Ted Leo & the Pharmacists - Fete Music Hall, Providence, RI
Saturday, Mar. 29
• The Marvels, The Downhauls, and Bad Terms - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA 18+ [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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