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The WMBR Rock/Pop/Punk Concert ReportFriday, Apr. 18
• Lifeless Dark, Warkrusher, Savage Pleasure, and Phagocyte - Middle East Upstairs
• King Bastard, Eight Foot Manchild, Tears from a Grieving Heart, and Boarzoy - O'Briens
• Static Dress, Soul Blind, Stand Still, and Holder - Sonia
• The Manglers, Ragz To Stitchez, 25 Shorty Bulwark, and Rubber (Ca) - Jeanie Johnston Pub
• Field Day, The Grownup Noise, and Arto Vaun - Square Root
• Bright Eyes, and Cursive - House of Blues
• Baby Jake, Not So Beautiful Blue Collar Boy, Gooseberry, and oah Richardson - The Rockwell
• Dead Bars, Rebuilder, and Pretty Out - Faces Brewing, Malden, MA all ages [7PM]
• Scumbari, Sadplant, and Mooseknuckle - Moon Base One, Salem, MA [6PM]
Saturday, Apr. 19
• Weed Violence fest w/, Ziplock, Scissorhash, and more - Middle East Upstairs [2PM]
• Elder, Sacrimonte, and Moon Destroys - Middle East Downstairs [sold out]
• Zion Rodman, Cozy Throne, Closed Course, and Diane Young - O'Briens
• The Instamatics, American Ocelot, Yes Nanny, and Peter Buzzell - Midway Cafe all ages [3PM]
• Intricate Mousework, Late Night Idol, The Roland Highlife, and Past Life Crisis - Midway Cafe 21+ [9PM]
• Rick Berlin 80th bday party, Willie Alexander, Robin Lane, and more - Brighton Music Hall
• Spiritbox, Loathe, Gel, and Dying Wish - MGM Music Hall
• Powderhouse, Happy Little Clouds, and Bill Dwyer Band - Square Root
• Gold Dust, TV Star, Heavenly Sweetheart, and Nanny - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA 18+ [7PM]
• The Fixx, and Jill Sobule - Cabot Theater, Beverly, MA [9PM]
• Happy Just to See You, Orange G, Kevin!!!, and Public Pool - Moon Base One, Salem, MA [6PM]
• Deprogrammer Cult, Drug Deal Gone Rad, and Keep On's - Felt Fanatic, Salem
• Gang of Four - The Cut, Gloucester, MA [sold out]
• Ty Segall, and Mikal Cronin - Fete Music Hall, Providence, RI
Saturday, Apr. 19 - Sunday, Apr. 20
• Ani DiFranco - Somerville Theatre
Sunday, Apr. 20
• Weed Violence fest w/, Bonginator, Concrete Caveman, and more - Middle East Upstairs [2PM]
• Headfirst, Doug, The Love Shamans, and Two Thousands - O'Briens
• Matt Ricetti, Breakfast Beers, Cosmic Cat, and Lelhka and Friends - Midway Cafe all ages [3PM]
• Jay Aston, and Slim Jim Phantom - City Winery
• Gang of Four - Crystal Ballroom @Somerville Theatre [sold out]
• Thank God for Science - State Park
• Lee Bains III, Matt Charette, Little Low, Molly O' Leary, and Justin Arena - Faces Brewing, Malden, MA 18+ [7PM]
• The Knife Kickers, Gavilo Princip, Dwelley, and Warm - Moon Base One, Salem, MA [2PM]
• Lefty Parker, People Person, Puzzle Tree, and Faye Luna - State Park
Monday, Apr. 21
• Love City Dirt, Night Riot Radio, Allure, and The Iron League - O'Briens
• Binge Magick, Toad Patrol, Here and Now, and Alec Sullivan - Silhouette Lounge
Tuesday, Apr. 22
• Sooflay, Tiberius, Barkdog, and Violet Grove - O'Briens
• Jesus the Dinosaur, Charlie and Kjetil, Dumbest Fella Alive, and Wisterio - Midway Cafe
• Ben Kweller, and Ryman - Brighton Music Hall all ages [7PM]
• Faetooth, Sunrot, and Luci Dead Limb - Sonia
• Alejandro Escovado, and Jeffrey Gaines - City Winery
• Autumn Astronauts, and STRYK9 - The Jungle [8PM, free]
• Shallow Alcove, and Light Hearted - The Rockwell
Wednesday, Apr. 23
• Yesness, and The Burning Paris - Middle East Upstairs
• Prince of Pearls, Matthew Cunningham, and Modern Crocodiles - O'Briens
• The Linda Lindas, and Pinkshift - Paradise
• Bartees Strange - Brighton Music Hall
• Circus Battalion, Bastard Leg, Drug Deal Gone Bad, and Botch Joe - Silhouette Lounge
Thursday, Apr. 24
• The Brokes - Middle East Upstairs
• Prayer Position, Done, Terror Cell, Dull Care, and Prisoners Cinema - O'Briens
• Swervedriver - Brighton Music Hall
• Christian Death - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA 18+ [7PM]
• The Hell Yeahs, Statue, and Pangs - Notch Brighton @ The Charles River Speedway
• Rhett Miller, and Josh Grouse - City Winery
• Sneaky Miles, and Rachel Wolff - Lilypad
Thursday, Apr. 24 - Saturday, Apr. 26
• Louden Wainwright, Lady Lamb, more, and https://www.thetownandthecityfestival.com - The Town and City Festival, Lowell
Friday, Apr. 25
• Casket Rats, Helldog, Trollmilk, Betty, and DOD - O'Briens
• Evening Elephants, Copilot, and Fai Laci - Sonia
• Sidewalk Driver, Rice Edmonston Band, and Talk Chalk - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA 18+ [7PM]
• Club 9 Ball, The Fool's Agenda, and Dog 8 Dog - Moon Base One, Salem, MA [6:30]
• Cannibal Ramblers, Mark Linskey, and Gordon Aucoin & Co. - Candian American Club, Watertown [7PM]
• Mercury on Mars, The Graniteers, The Pleasing Terrorsr, and Spectacle - American Legion 76, JP
Saturday, Apr. 26
• The Upsides, Duunes, and Deaf Andrews - Middle East Upstairs 18+ [5PM]
• Townies, Subpunch, Statue, and Louzy - Middle East Upstairs [10PM]
• Bugs and Rats, Carniverous Bells, and Harpy - O'Briens
• Botfly, Witch Trot, and Melt - Midway Cafe all ages [3PM]
• Slo Anne, Victor Jones, Statue, and Salem June - Midway Cafe 21+ [9PM]
• Machinehead, In Flames, Lacuna Coil, and Unearth - House of Blues
• Magnolia Park, and Hot Milk - Paradise
• Poison the Well, Glassjaw, and Better Loers - Roadrunner
• The Shallows, Waves Crashing, and The Dream Today - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA 18+ [7PM]
• No Bad Pretty Good, FM Collective, and Ink Blot - Moon Base One, Salem, MA [1PM]
• Bad Idea USA, Hedge, The Modern Faces, and Today Junior - Moon Base One, Salem, MA [7PM]
• The Dogmatics, and Stop Calling Me Frank - New World Tavern, Plymouth, MA
• LA Guns, and All Sinners - Vault Music Hall, New Bedford, MA
Sunday, Apr. 27
• Fake Feelings, Dinosaurs in Paris, Lynchburg, and Major Moment - Middle East Upstairs
• Youth Lagoon, and Memory Pearl - Middle East Downstairs
• Western Haikus, Jersey Slide, Moon Room, and Bugslam - O'Briens
• Stray Bullets, Nick & the Adversaries, Hell Beach, and Static Friction - Midway Cafe all ages [3PM]
• Rachel Platten, and Ben Abraham - Sonia
• Magic Sword, Starbenders, and Mega Ran - Brighton Music Hall
• Luero Unplugged, and Matt Charette - Sinclair
• Holiday Music, Spirit Ghost, and Jo Celine - State Park
• Ava Valianti, The Biggest Number You Can Think Of, and Lucia - Moon Base One, Salem, MA [2PM]
Monday, Apr. 28
• Final Gasp, Mistress, Knelt, and Still Life Sounds - Middle East Upstairs
• Rhizaria, Dysthymia, and Ageotan - O'Briens
Tuesday, Apr. 29
• Nils, and Pollyanna - Middle East Upstairs
• Prison Affair, and Smirk - Arts at the Armory
Wednesday, Apr. 30
• High Vis, Militarie Gun, and Age of Apocalypse - Middle East Downstairs
• Jim E Brown, G Gordon Gritty, and Targus Targus - O'Briens
• Mike Frengal, The Blues Dream Box, I Want a Cat, and Bull Banks - Midway Cafe
• Bob Vylan, and Do Flame - Sonia
• Yellow, Care For, 40 Lashes, and Eve Ohlen - Silhouette Lounge
• The Bell Rays, Muck & The Mires, and The Downhauls - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA 18+ [7PM]
• Twin Tribes, and The Chameleons - Big Night Live
• Lowertown, Sweet 93, and Dogs on Shady Lane - Crystal Ballroom @Somerville Theatre
• Tiny the Bear, Adam McGrath, Guilem, and Dan Levy - Moon Base One, Salem, MA [6PM]
Thursday, May. 1
• Rosegarden Funeral Party, Trigger Discipline, Summore, and Ex-Hyena - O'Briens
• Skrap Cat, Fire, Escape, and Muzzle - Sonia
• Daphne Blue Underworld, Trip Sitters, See You at Rogers, and Grace Givertz - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA 18+ [7PM]
• Joseph, and Slark Moan - Sinclair
• The Genitorturers, and Rorschach Test - Vault Music Hall, New Bedford, MA
Friday, May. 2
• Palmyra, and Joseph Teller - Middle East Upstairs
• Obscura, Atheist, Decrepit Birth, and Fractal Universe - Middle East Downstairs
• New Warden, Trophy Lungs, Choke Up, and Depressors - O'Briens
• Staring at the Sea - Midway Cafe [10PM]
• Bob Mould Band, and J Robbins - Paradise
• Lambrini Girls, and Party Dozen - Arts at the Armory [sold out]
• Trivium, and Bullet for my Valentine - MGM Music Hall
• Gossip Collar, Neponset Monastery, Stress Balls, and Bastard Leg - Koto, Lowell [9PM, free]
• The Imposers, The Pleasing Terrors, Pledge Pins, and The Regulars - Moon Base One, Salem, MA [6PM]
Saturday, May. 3
• Calabrese, and Zombeast - Middle East Upstairs
• Alexander, Watson Park, The Big Easy, and Hey I'm Outside - O'Briens
• Crocs with Socks, Owl House, Fresh Cuts, and Sweet Teeth - Midway Cafe all ages [3PM]
• Pussy Riot - Crystal Ballroom @Somerville Theatre
• Small Pond, and Otis Shanty - The Rockwell
• Fox Tails, Andro Queen, and Tysk Tysk Task - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA 18+ [7PM]
• Choke Up, Oh the Humanity, The Promised End, and Massive Nightmares - Moon Base One, Salem, MA [6PM]
• Mac Sabbath, Guttermouth, and Flummox - Vault Music Hall, New Bedford, MA
Sunday, May. 4
• Dancing Plague, Hexx Head, and Mirrored Hell - O'Briens
• Martin/Morrell/Fredette, Richie Parsons, and Nature Machine - Midway Cafe 18+ [3PM]
• M.A.G.S., and Covey - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA 18+ [7PM]
• Dying Fetus, Cradle of Filth, and more - Palladium, Worcester, MA
Monday, May. 5
• Takaat, (New England) Patriots, and Ohio State Fair - O'Briens
• Bad Nerves, and Spiritual Cramp - Brighton Music Hall
Tuesday, May. 6
• Castle, and Benthic Realm - Middle East Upstairs
• Lung, Mini Beast, and Health & Safety - O'Briens
• Electric Six - Arts at the Armory
Wednesday, May. 7
• God's Eyes, The Undertaking, Billy Low Tide, and Rival Society - O'Briens
• L.A. Witch, Daiistar, and Viruette - Sonia 18+
• Chase Huglin, and Best Ex - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA 18+ [7PM]
• Lonelyisaneyesore, Nuvolascura, Done, and more - Moon Base One, Salem, MA [6PM]
Thursday, May. 8
• Flickers from the Fen, Orcus, AMN, and Silencio Permanente - O'Briens
• The Melvins, and Napalm Death - Paradise
• Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Crystal Ballroom @Somerville Theatre
• Caroline Baniewicz - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA 18+ [8PM]
• Sunami, Haywire, Pain of Truth, and Soulless - Fete Music Hall, Providence, RI
Friday, May. 9
• One Fall, PWRUP, DNA's Evolution, and Type 66 - Middle East Upstairs
• Tiny, Killer Kin, The Watcher, and Phantom Rider - O'Briens
• Tokyo Machine, and Terminite - Sonia
• Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, and Big Bill & Viruette - Arts at the Armory
• Chris Farren, Oceanator, and Maura Weaver - Warehouse XI
• San Fermin - Crystal Ballroom @Somerville Theatre
• Cat Ridgeway & the Tourists, and Friend of a Friend - The 4th Wall, Arlington
• Little Low, Cape Crush, Sad Lands, and Hedge - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA 18+ [7PM]
• Charlie Marie, Mike Frazier, and Tiny The Bear - Faces Brewing, Malden, MA all ages [8PM]
• Devo - MGM Music Hall
• Pregame Rituals, Good June, Palamino, and Return Address - Moon Base One, Salem, MA [7PM]
• Graham Bonnet Band, and Crystal Fog - Vault Music Hall, New Bedford, MA
Saturday, May. 10
• Spirit Ghost, Kathy Snax, DD Island, and Gaud - O'Briens
• Odacova, Music Farm, The Cowboy Boys, and Dog2Dog - Midway Cafe [9PM]
• Hilken Mancini Band, Jen Trynin, and Mary Lou Lord - Sonia
• Advance Base, and Puppy Problems - Cantab
• Risk, Fool's Game, and more - Canadian American Club, Watertown [5PM]
• various locations, and https://somervilleartscouncil.org/porchfest/ - Somerville Porch Fest
• Lions & Lavender, Modern Disarray, and Pretty Late - Moon Base One, Salem, MA [6PM]
Sunday, May. 11
• The Queers, and Chumhuffer - Middle East Upstairs
• Personal Trainer, Dyr Faser, Children of the Flaming Wheel, and Komodo Rojo - O'Briens
• The Thigh Scrapers, MOTO, The Stigmatics, and The Ballbusters - Midway Cafe all ages [3PM]
• Audrey Nuna - Sonia
• Baroness - Sinclair
• The Worriers, Mint Green, and Hyber - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA 18+ [7PM]
Tuesday, May. 13
• Teen Mortgage, and Upchuck - Sonia
• Pan Arcadia, and Cab Ellis - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA 18+ [7PM]
Wednesday, May. 14
• Ministry, Nitzer Ebb, My Life with the Thrill Kill Cult, and Die Krupps - Roadrunner
Friday, May. 16
• Dikembe, Teenage Halloween, and Glazed - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA 18+ [7PM]
• The FU's, Arctic Horror, Deprogrammer Cult, and The Angry La's - Koto, Salem, MA
Saturday, May. 17
• Samiam, Iron Chic, and Toys That Kill - Brighton Music Hall
• Sunflower Bean, and Laveda - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA 18+ [7PM]
• Amyl & the Sniffers, and Sheer Mag - Roadrunner [sold out]
Monday, May. 19
• Model/Actriz - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA 18+ [7PM]
Tuesday, May. 20
• Bimbo, Slo-Anne, and Thought Partner - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA 18+ [7PM]
Thursday, May. 22
• Smoking Popes, and Off With Their Heads - Arts at the Armory
• Call Me Rita, Lesser Devils, Molly O'Leary, and Justin Arena - Faces Brewing, Malden, MA all ages [7PM]
Saturday, May. 24
• Gibby Haynes - Middle East Upstairs
• The Wedding Present - Sinclair
• Obituary, Nails, Terror, Spiritworld, and Pest Control - Palladium, Worcester, MA
Sunday, May. 25
• Black Pyramid, Volume, and Blue Manic - Middle East Upstairs
Tuesday, May. 27
• Sun Junkies, Happy Just To See You, Drowsing Rod, and Makeout Palace - Faces Brewing, Malden, MA all ages [7PM]
Friday, May. 30
• Beeef, The Croaks, and dd Island - Deep Cuts, Medford, MA 18+ [7Pm]
• Bloc Party, and Metric - MGM Music Hall
Thursday, Jun. 5
• The Head and the Heart, and Futurebirds - MGM Music Hall
Saturday, Jun. 7
• The Kills - Fete Music Hall, Providence, RI
Tuesday, Jun. 10 - Wednesday, Jun. 11
• Queens of the Stone Age, and The Kills - MGM Music Hall
Sunday, Jun. 15
• Nobro - The Rockwell
• Simple Minds - Xfinity Center, Mansfield, MA
Thursday, Jun. 19
• Rev. Horton Heat - Crystal Ballroom @Somerville Theatre
Sunday, Jun. 22
• Softcult - Middle East Downstairs
Wednesday, Jun. 25
• Baby Metal, Black Veil Brides, and Bollywood - MGM Music Hall
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