December - 2017
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Venues checked: Agganis Arena (12/2), Atwood's Tavern (12/1), Berklee Performance Center (12/2), Blue Ocean Music Hall (12/2), Brighton Music Hall (12/2), Bull Run Restaurant (12/2), Cafe 939 (12/8), Calvin Theatre (12/2), Cantab Lounge (12/2), Club Passim (12/1), Great Scott (12/1), Hard Rock Cafe (Boston - 8/5), House Of Blues (Boston - 12/2), Iron Horse Music Hall (4/29), Koto (12/2), Lizard Lounge (12/1), Middle East Corner (12/8), Middle East Downstairs (12/2), Middle East Upstairs (12/2), Midway Cafe (12/8), Narrows Center (12/8), O'Brien's Pub (12/8), ONCE (12/8), Orpheum Theatre (12/9), PA's Lounge (4/30), Paradise Rock Club (12/8), Pearl Street (12/8), Ralph's Diner (12/8), Royale (12/8), Sally O'Brien's (12/8), Sonia (12/2), The Palladium (12/8), The Plough & Stars (12/1), The Rockwell (12/2), The Sinclair (12/1), Thunder Road (12/8), Toad (12/1), Zuzu (12/8)
Dec 1st:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Tim Gearan Band, Muddy Ruckus @ Atwood's Tavern
- Maximo Park, Ava Luna @ Brighton Music Hall
- Susan Werner @ City Winery
- Erin Harpe And The Delta Swingers (CD release) @ City Winery (Haymarket Lounge)
- Lucy Kaplansky, Lisa Bastoni @ Club Passim
- The Gas/A Benefit for Puerto Rico No Esta Apaga'o: @ Great Scott
- The Monsuiers, Nice Guys, Earthquake Party! @ Great Scott (Late show)
- Toussaint And The Naya Rockers, Shea Rose @ Lizard Lounge
- Hippie Hour: Mystical Misfits @ Midway Cafe (Early show)
- City Rivals, Jim Healey Band, Lost Lake, Matt Charette @ Midway Cafe
- PowerSlut (EP release), The Lights Out, Magen Tracy & The Missed Connections, Ski Bunny @ O'Brien's Pub
- Something Strange: Walter Sickert & The Army Of Broken Toys @ Oberon
- The Dream Syndicate, Richard Lloyd Band @ ONCE
- John Williams, Plastic Angels, The Canvas Collective, PlanetSnow @ PA's Lounge
- Busted Jug Band @ Sally O'Brien's (Early show)
- Tad Overbaugh & The Late Arrivals, Ghost Truckers, Ko. & Co. @ Sally O'Brien's
- Mobile Stream Unit, The Motivated Sequence @ The Plough & Stars
- Ben Aler, Victor Martin @ The Red Room at Cafe 939
- Rebirth Brass Band @ The Sinclair (2 shows)
- Max Creek @ Thunder Road
- Chris McDermott @ Toad
- The Evil Streaks @ Koto
- Charlie Brown Jazz: Eric Mintel Quartet @ Larcom Theatre
- Graneros, In The Meantime, Birdgangs @ Opus
- Rik Emmett @ The Center For Arts in Natick
- Black Helicopter, Minibeast, Ghosts Of Sailors At Sea, Bedtime Magic @ unchARTed
- Charly Bliss, Nanny @ Iron Horse Music Hall (Late show)
Dec 2nd:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- The Vinegar Flies @ Atwood's Tavern (Afternoon show)
- Vapors Of Morphine @ Atwood's Tavern
- Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Outer Spaces @ Brighton Music Hall
- Martyrvore, Psycho, Larry Lifeless, Gonoreah Face @ Cantab Lounge (Downstairs)
- Donna The Buffalo @ City Winery
- Los Goutos @ City Winery (Haymarket Lounge)
- Session Americana @ Club Passim (2 shows)
- Jolie Holland & Samantha Parton (of The Be Good Tanyas), Katie Von Schleicher @ Great Scott
- Front Country, Corporate Punk @ Lizard Lounge
- MC Kabir And The Krush Faktory (w/ members of Dub Down) @ Lizard Lounge (Late show)
- Strange Machines, Harsh Armadillo, Dewpoint @ Middle East Downstairs
- Sidewalk Driver, What Time Is It Mr. Fox?, Mali Sastri & Dylan Jack @ Middle East Upstairs
- Soulelujah! @ Middle East Upstairs (Late show)
- The Midway Holiday Brawl: Watts (Single release), Diablogato, Duck & Cover, A Bunch Of Jerks @ Midway Cafe
- Something Strange: Walter Sickert & The Army Of Broken Toys @ Oberon
- Strangers By Accident, The Wolff Sisters @ ONCE
- The Negans, Matalon, Lucretia's Daggers, Jeff Royds (of Bullethead) @ PA's Lounge
- Stan Martin Band @ Sally O'Brien's (Early show)
- Uranium Daughters, Ghosts And Shadows, Gull Boy @ Sally O'Brien's
- Makeout, World War Me, Locals Only, Bleacher Days, Transitions @ Sonia (Afternoon show)
- SAUCE Boston: Barely Alive, Virtual Riot @ Sonia
- Johnnie Mac & The Local Forecasts @ The Plough & Stars (Afternoon show)
- Slowdim @ The Plough & Stars
- Rebirth Brass Band @ The Sinclair (2 shows)
- Max Creek @ Thunder Road
- Liz Morrison @ Toad
- David Johnston Band @ Toad (Late show)
- Gary Hoey's Ho Ho Hoey Rockin' Holiday Show: Gary Hoey, Hirsh Gardner @ Blue Ocean Music Hall
- Wanted DOA (Bon Jovi) @ Larcom Theatre
- Terrafunk @ Opus
- Kat Wright & The Indomitable Soul Band @ Narrows Center For The Arts
- The Rationales @ Morse Tavern (Natick)
- The Larry Carlton Quartet @ Bull Run
- The Kennedys @ Bull Run (Ballroom)
- Seth Glier, Matt Nakoa @ Iron Horse Music Hall
- Shakedown (Grateful Dead) @ Iron Horse Music Hall (Late show)
Dec 3rd:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Sam Reid & The Riot Act @ Atwood's Tavern (Afternoon show)
- Big Spender Trio (featuring Michael & Adrian Aiello) @ Atwood's Tavern
- Pink Lightning Tour: Xavir Omär, Iris Temple, Pinkcaravan! @ Brighton Music Hall
- Josh Kelley @ City Winery
- Session Americana @ Club Passim (2 shows)
- A. Savage (of Parquet Courts), Rob Noyes @ Great Scott
- Global Epidemic Tour: $uicideboy$ @ House Of Blues
- Lizard Lounge Poetry Night: The Jeff Robinson Trio, Marlon Carey @ Lizard Lounge
- JUDGE, PanzerBastard, Kind Crew @ Middle East Downstairs
- Athena, Lady Lupine, Sunset Kings @ Middle East Upstairs (Early afternoon show)
- Rollin' Grams Tour: Sonny Digital @ Middle East Upstairs
- Lithic, The Cotones, Category 9, Ansonia @ Midway Cafe (Afternoon show)
- Midway Or The Highway Comedy: @ Midway Cafe
- Hundredth, Spotlights, Gleemer, Tennis System @ ONCE
- The Natural Wonders @ Sally O'Brien's (Afternoon show)
- Sarah Levecque @ The Plough & Stars (Afternoon show)
- Cannibal Ramblers @ The Plough & Stars
- Ian Ethan Case @ The Rockwell
- Do Make Say Think, Kal Marks @ The Sinclair
- Gratefulele (The Grateful Dead) @ Toad
- The Turning Of The Year: John Whelan, Low Lily, Katie McNally @ Bull Run
- An American In Havana: Susan Werner, Brooke Annibale @ Iron Horse Music Hall
Dec 4th:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Monday Night Bluegrass: Sean Staples, Dave Westner, Eric Royer, Joe Kessler @ Atwood's Tavern
- Andy Statman @ Club Passim
- Foreign Air, SHAED, Dizzy @ Great Scott
- Boston Music Awards Pre-Party: Julie Rhodes, Oompa @ Hojoko
- Angel Olsen, Heron Oblivion @ House Of Blues
- The Stolen, Pat Sicotte, Traverse Town @ Middle East Upstairs
- Doug Linse, Susan Putnins, Francesca Crowley, Luke Domozick @ Midway Cafe
- Root Down, The Unoriginals @ ONCE
- Dave Crespo, Tom Maroon, Sasquatch, Clark Innersky, The Hello Stranger, Woundikin, Mitchy Dee @ PA's Lounge
- Gary Numan, Me Not You @ Paradise Rock Club
- Shawn Carter's Cheapshots Comedy: @ Sally O'Brien's
- Marley Monday: The Duppy Conquerors @ Sally O'Brien's (Late show)
- Singer-Songwriter Showcase: Thomas Knight, Poor Eliza, Derek Curtis @ The Plough & Stars
- Vid Jamnik @ The Red Room at Cafe 939 (Early afternoon show)
- Smoke & Shadows - South Pole Winter Sideshow Edition: @ The Rockwell
- Downbeat Mondays: Matthew Stubbs & The Antiguas @ The Sinclair (Restaurant)
- David Johnston @ Toad
- The White Owls @ Toad (Late show)
- Dyr Faser, Chris Warren @ Zuzu
- Valleyheart, Shiver, Sleeping Patterns, Portkey @ Koto
Dec 5th:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Liz Bills & The Change, Red Tail Hawk @ Atwood's Tavern
- Berklee Chinese Pop Music Showcase: Geyang Xu, Yuan Tian, Zheng Wang @ Berklee Performance Center
- Rapsody, GQ, Don Flamingo, Deante Hitchcock @ Middle East Upstairs
- Eva Davenport, Jennie O, Eliot Dean Baker @ Midway Cafe
- Jake Bugg, MB Padfield @ Paradise Rock Club
- SYM @ Sally O'Brien's
- Robb Bank$, Kid Trunks @ Sonia
- Johnny Trama And The B3 Kings @ The Plough & Stars
- Brothers McCann @ Toad
- The Blue Ribbons @ Toad (Late show)
Dec 6th:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Willy Mason, The Horse-Eyed Men @ Atwood's Tavern
- Allan Rayman @ Brighton Music Hall
- Anders Osborne & Jackie Greene @ City Winery
- Mike Block @ Club Passim
- Off With Their Heads, Mobina Galore, Tied To A Bear, New Warden @ Great Scott
- Horizon Tour: Seven Lions, Tritonal, Kill The Noise @ House Of Blues
- The Dennis Brennan Band, Mally Smith @ Lizard Lounge
- New Forms Anniversary Tour: Roni Size @ Middle East Downstairs
- Rico Nasty, Whytri, Joseph James @ Middle East Upstairs
- Private Fortunes, Sons Lunaris, Copilot, Above The Din @ Midway Cafe
- Mya Nus, Foxes @ PA's Lounge
- The Score, Castlecomer, Huxley Rittman & The Rusty Hitmen @ Sonia
- Wednesday Night Blues Jam: Matt Stubbs Trio @ The Plough & Stars
- Hiss Golden Messenger @ The Sinclair
- Fandango @ Toad
- Sumner & Moss @ Toad (Late show)
- Sister Hazel @ Bull Run
- Bon Iver @ Calvin Theater
Dec 7th:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Crooked Horse @ Aeronaut Brewing
- The American Symphony Of Soul @ Atwood's Tavern
- Shreya Ghoshal @ Berklee Performance Center (SOLD OUT)
- Consider The Source, Screaming Headless Torsos, You Bred Raptors @ Brighton Music Hall
- Thrum Tour: Joe Henry, Rose Cousins @ City Winery
- Garnet Rogers @ Club Passim
- Chad VanGaalen, Un Blonde @ Great Scott
- Boston Music Awards: Bad Rabbits, Weakened Friends, Tall Heights, STL GLD, Latrell James, Carissa Johnson, Avenue, no hope / no harm, Camino 84, Sidney Gish @ House Of Blues
- The People's Karaoke @ Lizard Lounge
- Julie Rhodes, These Wild Plains, Evan Kenney And The Mechanical Ramblers @ Loretta's Last Call
- American Freakshow Tour: Bear Grillz, Dirty Monkey, Kompany @ Middle East Downstairs
- Replacire, Aversed, Scalpel @ Middle East Upstairs
- Richie Parsons @ Midway Cafe
- Wage War, Oceans Ate Alaska, Gideon, Varials, Loathe @ ONCE
- Armpits, Diva Karr, Kidnapped, Moisturizer, System Blister @ PA's Lounge
- The Interrupters, SWMRS, The Regrettes @ Paradise Rock Club
- BYO Bluegrass: Dave Rizzuti @ Sally O'Brien's
- McCafferty, Heart Attack Man, Future Teens @ Sonia
- Chris Dalla Riva & The Outliers, Maximum Hackman @ The Plough & Stars
- Berklee Original Band Showcase: Dom Jones, Eliot Dean Baker, Ansonia, The House On Cliff, Nathalie & The Energy @ The Red Room at Cafe 939
- The Bouncing Souls, T.S.O.L., Rebuilder @ The Sinclair
- Sugar Blood Jinx @ Toad
- Baker Thomas Band @ Toad (Late show)
- Crunchtime, The J Rushwell Trio, THE VHV, Stone Crooks @ Zuzu
- Dutch Rebelle @ Opus
- Plastic Angels @ The Fireside (Middleboro)
- Bob Marley @ Bull Run
- The Dan Kane Singers, Eavesdrop @ Iron Horse Music Hall
Dec 8th:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- LCD Soundsystem @ Agganis Arena
- Tim Gearan Band, Red Chord @ Atwood's Tavern
- Converge, Pile, Give @ Brighton Music Hall (SOLD OUT)
- Andy Moon, Birthday Ass, Slinging, Melissa Weikart @ Cantab Lounge (Downstairs)
- A Fine Winter's Night: Matt & Shannon Heaton @ Club Passim
- Michl, MACK @ Great Scott
- Joe Russo's Almost Dead @ House Of Blues
- Club d'Elf (w/ special guests Duke Levine and Alain Mallet) @ Lizard Lounge
- The Van Burens @ Middle East Corner
- Xmortis: @ Middle East Downstairs
- QTY, birdgangs, Daisybones @ Middle East Upstairs
- Hippie Hour: Uncle Johnny's Band @ Midway Cafe (Early show)
- Just Another Guru @ Midway Cafe
- The Dazies, Courters, Grim Streaker, Dirty Bangs @ O'Brien's Pub
- Worshipper, Hey Zeus, Justine & The Unclean (Album release), Tom Baker & The Snakes, Cold Expectations, Pinecone Teeth, Jay Allen, Roy Sludge Trio @ ONCE (Ballroom & Lounge)
- Dave Wells, Jme Redd, Pete Mancini, Matt Charette @ PA's Lounge
- Busty And The Bass, Caye @ Paradise Rock Club
- Pinegrove, Saintseneca, Adult Mom @ Royale (CANCELLED)
- Bucky Bear & The Titanium Hipsters @ Sally O'Brien's (Early show)
- Water, Jimmy T (of Krush Factory) Haley Trapella @ Sally O'Brien's
- The Guitar Collective 2017 Tour: Scale The Summit, Angel Vivaldi, Andy James @ Sonia
- Modern Day Idols, John Powhida International Airport, Troy Ramey @ The Plough & Stars
- Holidazed Cabaret: @ The Red Room at Cafe 939
- The Victor Wooten Trio (featuring Dennis Chambers and Bob Franceschini) @ The Sinclair
- Penten @ Thunder Road
- Mike Hastings Band @ Toad
- Krewe De Groove @ Opus
- Rock For HAWC: Carissa Johnson, Vanessa Silberman, Radio Compass, Ladymob, The Devil's Twins @ Smokin' Betty's
- Marty Stuart And His Fabulous Superlatives, Girls Guns & Glory @ Narrows Center For The Arts
- Plastic Angels @ The Fireside (Middleboro)
- Grace Kelly @ The Center For Arts in Natick
- Big Time Kill, Arty Slang, Ukuphambana, Sawtooth @ Uncharted
- Bill Kirchen's Honky-Tonk Holiday: Bill Kirchen, Commander Cody @ Bull Run (Sawtelle Room)
- The Dan Kane Singers, Eavesdrop @ Iron Horse Music Hall
Dec 9th:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- The Silks @ Atwood's Tavern
- Lespecial, Backup Planet @ Brighton Music Hall
- Plastic, In Ivy, Lockette, Jeannie @ Cantab Lounge (Downstairs)
- Amanda Ekery, Caroline Kuhn, Elise Leavy @ Club Passim (Early afternoon show)
- Passim All-Stars: Bill Staines, Mason Daring & Jeanie Stahl, Guy Van Duser & Billy Novick, Stuart Schulman @ Club Passim
- Bloodshot Bill, The Raging Teens, Nate Gibson, Sean Mencher @ Great Scott
- Joe Russo's Almost Dead @ House Of Blues
- Secret Sessions Boston All Stars: Richard James (of Pink Talking Fish), Tyler Brooks & David Becker (of Bearly Dead), Keir Anzelmo (of Don't Let Go) @ House Of Blues (Foundation Room; Late show)
- Skull & Roses @ House Of Blues (Restaurant)
- The Novel Ideas, Sam Moss, Hayley Sabella @ Lizard Lounge
- Call Of Booty @ Middle East Corner
- Azealia Banks, Shug @ Middle East Downstairs (Late show)
- The Cosmic Vultures, The Womps, Horse Mode, Graneros @ Middle East Upstairs (Early afternoon show)
- The Lost Collective, Billa Joints (featuring Kyle Bent), Fool @ Middle East Upstairs
- Soulelujah! @ Middle East Upstairs (Late show)
- Girls Rock Campaign Boston After School Showcase: Detour, Koda, Banana @ Midway Cafe (Noon show)
- The Lords Of Liechtenstein, The Old Rochelle, Molly Pinto Madigan, Greg Klyma @ Midway Cafe (Afternoon show)
- Brooxie's Birthday BLOWWout: Oxblood Forge, WIMP, Number Of The Beast (Iron Maiden) @ Midway Cafe
- Hammydown, ozlo, Heavy Pockets, Birdwatching @ O'Brien's Pub
- The Sweetback Sister's Country Christmas Singalong Spectacular: The Sweetback Sister @ Oberon
- Vinnie Moore, Gus G. @ ONCE (Ballroom)
- Exhale, Take Us Alive, Girl On Top, A Wish For Fire @ PA's Lounge
- Tom Hagerty Band @ Sally O'Brien's (Early show)
- Hummingbird Syndicate, Liz Borden Band, Flight Of Fire @ Sally O'Brien's
- SAUCE Boston: 12th Planet @ Sonia
- Josh Lederman And The Cambridge-Somerville All-Stars @ The Plough & Stars (Afternoon show)
- Lonely Leesa And The Lost Cowboys, Nate Rogers & The Unreliable Narrators @ The Plough & Stars
- Jaws Of Love, COMBAT!, Ben Higginbotham @ The Red Room at Cafe 939
- Sean Patton, Ryan Donahue @ The Rockwell
- The Victor Wooten Trio (featuring Dennis Chambers and Bob Franceschini) @ The Sinclair
- End Of Semester Bash: Los Fletcheros @ Thunder Road
- Niall Connolly @ Toad
- Stan Martin Band @ Toad (Late show)
- Soulelujah! @ Zuzu
- The Fateful Hour, Angel Grinder, Infera Bruo @ Koto
- Plastic Angels @ Arrow (Pembroke)
- Tom Rush @ Bull Run (Sawtelle Room)
- All But Gone, Secret Rhythm Project, Torpedo, Afterlife Garage @ Ralph's Diner
- Lil Pump, Lou The Human @ The Palladium (SOLD OUT)
- The Slambovian Circus Of Dreams: @ Iron Horse Music Hall
- Vundabar, Ex-Temper @ Iron Horse Music Hall (Late show)
Dec 10th:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Mr. Airplane Man @ Atwood's Tavern
- Chris Pureka, The Harmaleighs @ Club Passim
- Allston Christmas Benefit for BARCC: Eggy Benedict, Conor & Christine, The Aux, Saccharine @ Great Scott
- Lil Uzi Vert, Playboi Carti, G Herbo, SOB X RBE @ House Of Blues
- The Dennis Brennan Band, Dietrich Strause @ Lizard Lounge
- Lil' Stevie And The Westsiders, Astrojanit @ Middle East Corner
- Envy On The Coast, Rare Futures, Can't Swim, Actor | Observer @ Middle East Downstairs
- The Obsessed @ Middle East Upstairs
- The Savtones, Telescope, Infinite Out @ Midway Cafe
- 10th Anniversary Solstice Party: Gizzards, Coarlcola, Full Color, Totalled @ O'Brien's Pub
- Dive The Tower, Bloom, Sister @ ONCE (Lounge)
- Wednesday Night Blues Jam: Matt Stubbs Trio @ The Plough & Stars
- Bearly Dead (Grateful Dead) @ Thunder Road
- Fandango @ Toad
- Spotted Tiger @ Toad (Late show)
- The Budds, Sweet Bangs @ O'Neill's (Salem)
Dec 11th:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Monday Night Bluegrass: Sean Staples, Dave Westner, Eric Royer @ Atwood's Tavern
- Berklee Concert Choir @ Berklee Performance Center
- Bundles, Blame Shifters, The Furniture, Daphne Blue Underworld @ Charlie's Kitchen
- Passim Monday Discovery Series: Jobi Riccio, Liv Greene @ Club Passim
- Shamir, Partner @ Great Scott
- A Moment Apart Tour: Odesza, Sofi Tukker, Chet Porter @ House Of Blues
- Emily Dukes, Lorelai, Paola @ Middle East Corner
- Sidney Gish, Monica Bang, Hux & The Hitmen, The Hannas @ O'Brien's Pub
- Petit Biscuit, Electric Mantis @ Royale
- Shawn Carter's Cheapshots Comedy: @ Sally O'Brien's
- Marley Monday: The Duppy Conquerors @ Sally O'Brien's (Late show)
- Singer-Songwriter Showcase: Rachel Raven, Kate Mick, Rachel Baldwin, Jessa Potts @ The Plough & Stars
- Toni Vaquer And The Voodoo Children (Senior recital) @ The Red Room at Cafe 939 (Early afternoon show)
- Keznamdi & Friends @ The Red Room at Cafe 939
- Downbeat Mondays: Matthew Stubbs & The Antiguas @ The Sinclair (Restaurant)
- Billy Dodge Moody, Lacy Kay And The Righteous Liars @ Thunder Road
- David Johnston @ Toad
- The White Owls @ Toad (Late show)
- American Echoes, Land Of Enchantment @ Zuzu
Dec 12th:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Klezmer Christmas: Klezwoods @ Atwood's Tavern
- Berklee Concert Jazz Orchestra @ Berklee Performance Center
- Evan Murphy & Danny Erker @ Club Passim
- CreaturoS, Rye Pines, Sun Voyager, Zip-Tie Handcuffs @ Great Scott
- A Moment Apart Tour: Odesza, Sofi Tukker, Chet Porter @ House Of Blues
- #MIDEASTCORN: @ Middle East Corner
- Breakfast For The Boys, Max Tribe, Leo Manzari @ Middle East Upstairs
- Fable Grazer, Hard Rugs, Bird Organ @ Midway Cafe
- Split/Halves, Dwarf Cannon, Henry Mansfield @ O'Brien's Pub
- The Dear Hunter, The Family Crest, VAV&Acute; @ Royale
- SYM @ Sally O'Brien's
- Sammy Wilk, Derek Luh @ Sonia
- Johnny Trama And The B3 Kings @ The Plough & Stars
- Pritesh Walia (Senior recital) @ The Red Room at Cafe 939 (Early afternoon show)
- Berklee In The Round: @ The Red Room at Cafe 939
- Comedy Storm: Sean Sullivan, Peter Martin, Mark Gallagher, Tawanda Gona, Dicky Balzano, Carolyn Riley @ Thunder Road (Early show)
- The Rolling Sloans (The Rolling Stones) @ Thunder Road
- Tim Mann & Band @ Toad
- R-Dent, Darn Coyotes, Heavy Sleepers, Daniels Street @ Zuzu
Dec 13th:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Hawthorn Duo, Floorcloud @ Atwood's Tavern
- A Life Of Significance: Berklee Symphonic Winds @ Berklee Performance Center
- Suzanne Vega @ City Winery
- Longest Winter Christmas Concert and Singalong: Robinson & Rohe @ Club Passim
- Teachable Moments (Cassette release), Dyr Faser, Citrusphere @ Great Scott
- The Dennis Brennan Band, Rose Cousins @ Lizard Lounge
- Other Than Boston, Joe Dunn @ Middle East Corner
- The Number Twelve Looks Like You, Rolo Tomassi, Cryptodira, Aminals, Pathogenic @ Middle East Upstairs
- Fully Celebrated Orchestra, Andy California, Will Martin @ Midway Cafe
- The Baja Blasters, The Bad Larrys, Tuft @ O'Brien's Pub
- 13th Annual Boston Christmas Cavalcade for the Homeless: Chandler Travis Philharmonic, Livingston Taylor, Jen Kimball, The Boy With The Amplifier Head (featuring Sal Baglio), Merrie Amsterburg, The Darlings, Siobhan Magnus, Carla Ryder, Sarah Borges, Duke Levine, Alastair Moock, Amy Fairchild, Jen D'Angora, Erin Harpe's Country Blues Trio, Boston Typewriter Orch., Ken Field, Boogaloo Swamis, Bird Mancini, Mike Gent, Asa Brebner, The Second Line Social Aid & Pleasure Society Brass Band, Danny Devereaux & Ding Donnelly Christmas Special, Shaun Wortis, Classic Ruins, Chris Trapper, Philharmonic Trombone Shout Band, Athol Thingerth @ ONCE
- Trophy Eyes, Free Throw, Head North, Grayscale @ Sonia
- Wednesday Night Blues Jam: Matt Stubbs Trio @ The Plough & Stars
- Ajda Stina (Senior recital) @ The Red Room at Cafe 939 (Early afternoon show)
- Kara DioGuardi, Delaney, Brian Walker, Amber Olivia, Corbo, Kaeli Earle, Sissy @ The Red Room at Cafe 939
- Bearly Dead (Grateful Dead) @ Thunder Road
- Fandango @ Toad
- Zac Clark & Band @ Toad (Late show)
Dec 14th:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Matt Pond, Ricky Lewis, David Mirabella (of The Rationales) @ Brighton Music Hall
- Suzanne Vega @ City Winery
- Under The Covers: Jake Armerding, Mark Erelli, Rose Cousins, Zack Hickman @ Club Passim (2 shows)
- Leif Vollebekk, Little Scream @ Great Scott
- Country 102.5 Holiday Jam: LOCASH, High Valley, Danielle Bradbery @ House Of Blues
- The Van Buren Family Roadshow Holiday Pageant: Terrafunk, The Van Burens @ Lizard Lounge
- Daedelus, Free The Robots, Mono/Poly @ Middle East Downstairs
- Air Traffic Controller, Fast Romantics @ Middle East Upstairs
- Mary Scholz @ Midway Cafe
- Brian 4 Ever, Ad.ul.t, Great News @ O'Brien's Pub
- The High End, The Peasants, Trusty Sidekick @ Sally O'Brien's
- Team Rowland: Brandon Rowland, Hunter Rowland, Ashton Rowland @ Sonia
- Summer Villains @ The Plough & Stars
- Luis Garcia (Senior recital) @ The Red Room at Cafe 939 (Early afternoon show)
- Street Dogs, The New Darkbuster, Taxi Driver @ The Sinclair
- Ugly Sweater Party: The Dirty Dottys @ Thunder Road
- Melvern Taylor & His Fabulous Meltones @ Toad
- Baker Thomas Band @ Toad (Late show)
- No Hugs, GHOST GRL, Moon Sisters @ Zuzu
- Neave Piano Trio @ The Center For Arts in Natick
- The Marshall Tucker Band @ Bull Run
- Drive-By Bukkake, Bacterial Husk, Horrible Earth, Shroud @ Ralph's Diner
Dec 15th:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Tim Gearan Band, Hot Molasses @ Atwood's Tavern
- Kung Fu, Otis Grove, Zilla @ Brighton Music Hall
- Boketto The Wolf, Rules, The Fellowship Of Feeding Wolves, The Naticks @ Cantab Lounge (Downstairs)
- Under The Covers: Jake Armerding, Mark Erelli, Rose Cousins, Zack Hickman @ Club Passim (2 shows)
- Fish House, Modern Painters (Record release), Spider Rock @ Great Scott
- Ruby Rose Fox, Aubrey Haddard, Cilla Bonnie @ Lizard Lounge
- Butterchild @ Middle East Corner
- HEROES: @ Middle East Downstairs
- TRAGEDY (Bee Gees), The Scrooges, Rawstrum @ Middle East Upstairs
- Hippie Hour: Mystical Misfits @ Midway Cafe (Early show)
- The RPS Band, KONG @ Midway Cafe
- The Evil Streaks, Muck & The Mires, The Downbeat 5, The Black Cheers @ O'Brien's Pub
- Exit Academy, Wave Break, Christopher Jackson (of KCUF/Back Door Key) @ PA's Lounge
- The White Buffalo, Suzanne Santo @ Paradise Rock Club
- Larry Flint & The Road Scholars @ Sally O'Brien's (Early show)
- Boston Emissions Holiday Party/DCF Gift Drive: @ Sally O'Brien's
- OHKAY + Bayne Lane Holiday Party: @ Sonia
- The Handymen @ The Plough & Stars
- Jessie Wren And The Birds (Senior recital) @ The Red Room at Cafe 939 (Early afternoon show)
- Ryan Kinder @ The Red Room at Cafe 939
- Paul Spratt, Adel Alizadeh @ The Rockwell
- Street Dogs, The Pinkerton Thugs, The Abductors @ The Sinclair
- Swimmer, Revibe @ Thunder Road
- Los Goutos @ Toad
- Red Ledge, Paper Monsters, The Versa Contrast, A Tiny Spider @ Koto
- Magic Dick, Shun Ng @ Narrows Center For The Arts
- Savoy Brown (featuring Kim Simmonds) @ Bull Run
- Overgrowth, Wrought Iron Hex, Bottlefight, Faces Of Bayon, The Moulten Llama @ Ralph's Diner
- Vanna, Eighteen Visions, Knocked Loose, Bad Rabbits, On Broken Wings, Like Pacific, Kublai Khan, Lions Lions, Old Wounds, Sharptooth, Roseview, Actor|Observer @ The Palladium
- Sawyer Fredericks, Sydney Worthley @ Iron Horse Music Hall
- West End Blend, Wurliday @ Iron Horse Music Hall (Late show)
Dec 16th:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Roy Sludge @ Atwood's Tavern (Afternoon show)
- Bow Thayer @ Atwood's Tavern
- David Broza & Friends @ Berklee Performance Center
- Municipal Waste, NAILS, Macabre, Shitfucker @ Brighton Music Hall
- Lori McKenna (Band show), Sunn Sweeney @ Club Passim (2 shows)
- Bent Shapes (Final show), Laika's Orbit, Beware The Dangers Of A Ghost Scorpion @ Great Scott
- Stavros Halkias, Chris O'Connor @ House Of Blues (Foundation Room)
- Ruby Rose Fox, Josh Knowles, Hana Kahn @ Lizard Lounge
- Different StrokeZ @ Middle East Corner
- Bella's Bartok, Big Mean Sound Machine @ Middle East Downstairs
- Taylor Caniff, Chris Miles @ Middle East Upstairs (Early afternoon show)
- Jet Black Sunrise, Charles Delta, Sofia Wolfson @ Middle East Upstairs
- Soulelujah! @ Middle East Upstairs (Late show)
- White Veins, Arrot To, Together On Two, Amos Fortune @ Midway Cafe (Afternoon show)
- Clover, Cazador, Easter Bloodhounds, Gasoline Virgins @ Midway Cafe
- Happy Harley-Days (A Benefit for Home For Little Wanderers): Choke Up, Tied To A Bear, Beached Boy, Eggy And The California Flowers, The Loudclappers @ O'Brien's Pub
- Boston Rock Opera's Happening Holiday Special: Boston Rock Opera @ ONCE
- Dispatch, Simray @ Paradise Rock Club (SOLD OUT)
- Alone & Together: Elvis Perkins, Joe Russo, Eric D. Johnson (of Fruit Bats), Sam Cohen, Josh Kaufman @ Royale
- One Thin Dime @ Sally O'Brien's (Early show)
- Muddy Lussy, The Habits @ Sally O'Brien's
- Scotty Pope, Sixztar, Mack The Magnificent, Lily Massie, King Inc @ Sonia
- Busted Jug Band @ The Plough & Stars (Afternoon show)
- John E Funk And The Skunks, Pineapple Jam @ The Plough & Stars
- Street Dogs, A Wilhelm Scream, Michael Kane And The Morning Afters @ The Sinclair
- Tory Silver, Gentle Temper, Jakals, Stains Of A Sunflower @ Thunder Road
- The Social No. 11 @ Toad
- The Whiskey Geese @ Toad (Late show)
- Soulelujah! @ Zuzu
- Snazzy, Jazzy Christmas: Adagio Big Band @ Blue Ocean Music Hall
- Sarah & The Wild Versatile @ Brick & Ash (Newburyport)
- Fake Boys, Glacier, Similar Items, 77 Everything @ Koto
- Parsonfield, Dan Blakeslee @ Narrows Center For The Arts
- Paula Cole @ The Center For Arts in Natick
- Graneros, The Imposers, Jonee Earthquake Band, The Gala @ Thirsty First (Lowell)
- Radoi America, Man Trouble, Spaces For Two @ Ralph's Diner
- The Offical THC After Party: DJ Logic, William Thompson Funk Experiment, Kong!, Kerry Quirk, Kai Griffiths, Ryan Gardell @ The Palladium
- Bebel Gilberto @ Iron Horse Music Hall
Dec 17th:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- GRCB Holiday Rock n' Roll Social: @ Atwood's Tavern (Afternoon show)
- Ugly Sweater Party: Dan & The Wildfire @ Atwood's Tavern
- Lori McKenna (Solo show), Sunn Sweeney @ Club Passim (2 shows)
- Lizard Lounge Poetry Night: The Jeff Robinson Trio, Douglas Bishop @ Lizard Lounge
- 13th Annual Yule Ball: Harry And The Potters @ Middle East Downstairs
- Northern Faces, OWEL, Deep Secret, Vú @ Middle East Upstairs
- Thrash N Bang's Annual Xmas/Pizza Party Show: Crimespree, CAC, The Grommets, The Sewer Buddies, SCREW KITTEN @ Midway Cafe (Afternoon show)
- Midway Or The Highway Comedy: @ Midway Cafe
- Boarcorpse, Ashen Wings, Coffin Birth, Brain Famine @ O'Brien's Pub
- The Natural Wonders @ Sally O'Brien's (Afternoon show)
- Sam Reid & The Riot Act @ Sally O'Brien's
- Local Forecast (w/ Wendy Sobel) @ The Plough & Stars (Afternoon show)
- Moosejuice @ The Plough & Stars
- Samantha Fish, Louie Fontaine And The Starlight Searchers @ The Sinclair
- Ship Of The Sun (The Grateful Dead) @ Toad
- Birthday Ass, Lunch Cult, Chill City Icon @ Zuzu
- The Dazies, Hallelujah The Hills, The Knock Ups @ Koto
- 2017 Holiday Pops: @ Lowell Memorial Auditorium
- The Gibson Brothers @ Bull Run
- Muswell Hillbillies (The Police) @ Iron Horse Music Hall
Dec 18th:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Monday Night Bluegrass: Sean Staples, Dave Westner, Eric Royer, Jimmy Ryan @ Atwood's Tavern
- Unsane, Big Brave, Child Bite, Hepatagua @ Great Scott
- Brian Stankus, Andrew Cosentino, Andy Shea @ Middle East Corner
- Cab Ellis, SpaceCadets, The GoodLives Crew @ Middle East Upstairs
- Spirit Level, Dog Art, Sundog, Primal Feelings @ Midway Cafe
- Cook Bag, Bit Lip, DNZL @ O'Brien's Pub
- Toddlerbilly @ ONCE (Lounge; Early show)
- Happy Hanukkah Mess-Around: Jay Allen (of Jay Allen And The Archcriminals), Justine Covault (of Justine And The Unclean), Tom Baker (of Tom Baker And The Snakes), Dan Kopko (of Watts), Kris Rodgers (of Kris Rodges And The Dirty Gems), Josh Buckley, Tad Overbaugh (of Tad Overbaugh And The Late Arrivals) @ ONCE (Lounge)
- Dispatch, And The Kids @ Paradise Rock Club (SOLD OUT)
- Shawn Carter's Cheapshots Comedy: @ Sally O'Brien's
- Marley Monday: The Duppy Conquerors @ Sally O'Brien's (Late show)
- Singer-Songwriter Showcase: @ The Plough & Stars
- Downbeat Mondays: Matthew Stubbs & The Antiguas @ The Sinclair (Restaurant)
- David Johnston @ Toad
- The White Owls @ Toad (Late show)
- A KLYAM Xmas Freakout: Boston Cream, G. Gordon Gritty @ Zuzu
Dec 19th:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Duke Levine Band @ Atwood's Tavern
- One Tree Holiday: Tyler Hilton & Kate Voegele, Leslie Dinicola, Corey Balsamo @ Brighton Music Hall
- Wintery Songs In Eleventy Part Harmony @ Club Passim (2 shows)
- Pulitzer Prize Fighter @ Great Scott
- #MIDEASTCORN: @ Middle East Corner
- Ben Levin Group, Polluter, Department Of Everything, Porno Portal To Florida @ Midway Cafe
- The Susan Constant, Gladshot, The I Want You @ O'Brien's Pub
- Dispatch, Anais Mitchell @ Paradise Rock Club (SOLD OUT)
- SYM @ Sally O'Brien's
- Stand Up to Cancer/A Night For Helen Crimmins: Eugen Mirman, Jim McCue, Mike McCDonald, Mike Donnavan, Lenny Clarke, Bobcat Goldthwait @ The Center For Arts at the Armory
- Johnny Trama And The B3 Kings @ The Plough & Stars
- The Franc Graham Band @ Toad
- The Blue Ribbons @ Toad (Late show)
- Sam Gelston, Olivia Klinikowski, Spearmint Sea @ Zuzu
Dec 20th:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Mr. Airplane Man @ Atwood's Tavern
- Chris Pureka, The Harmaleighs @ Club Passim
- Allston Christmas Benefit for BARCC: Eggy Benedict, Conor & Christine, The Aux, Saccharine @ Great Scott
- Lil Uzi Vert, Playboi Carti, G Herbo, SOB X RBE @ House Of Blues
- The Dennis Brennan Band, Dietrich Strause @ Lizard Lounge
- Lil' Stevie And The Westsiders, Astrojanit @ Middle East Corner
- Envy On The Coast, Rare Futures, Can't Swim, Actor | Observer @ Middle East Downstairs
- The Obsessed @ Middle East Upstairs
- The Savtones, Telescope, Infinite Out @ Midway Cafe
- 10th Anniversary Solstice Party: Gizzards, Coarlcola, Full Color, Totalled @ O'Brien's Pub
- Dive The Tower, Bloom, Sister @ ONCE (Lounge)
- Wednesday Night Blues Jam: Matt Stubbs Trio @ The Plough & Stars
- Bearly Dead (Grateful Dead) @ Thunder Road
- Fandango @ Toad
- Spotted Tiger @ Toad (Late show)
- The Budds, Sweet Bangs @ O'Neill's (Salem)
Dec 21st:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Arash @ Berklee Performance Center
- Elizabeth & The Catapult @ Club Passim
- Prawn, Slingshot Dakota, People Like You, Queen Moo @ Great Scott
- Lil Uzi Vert, Playboi Carti, G Herbo, SOB X RBE @ House Of Blues
- Barrence Whitfield And The Messengers @ Lizard Lounge
- The Slum Raisins, Sunset Kings @ Middle East Corner
- Cam'ron @ Middle East Downstairs
- Melissa Mills @ Midway Cafe
- Mother Ton, Five Of The Eyes, Christopher Jacques Trio, Cameron Keiber @ O'Brien's Pub
- Cuéntame Project Fundraiser: The Dutch Tulips, Big Jon And The Mattress Factory, DJ Cait O'Brien, DJ Seekay @ ONCE (Lounge)
- Where's Walden?, The Endorphins, Miniature Philosopher @ PA's Lounge
- Matisyahu, Common Kings, Orphan @ Paradise Rock Club
- Spring Hill Rounders @ Sally O'Brien's
- Ceremony, Nothing @ Sonia
- MIT European Club: @ The Plough & Stars
- Tall Heights, Yoke Lore @ The Sinclair
- Frank Drake & Friends @ Toad
- Baker Thomas Band @ Toad (Late show)
- Wintery Songs In Eleventy Part Harmony @ The Center For Arts in Natick
- North Shore Acappella @ Bull Run
Dec 22nd:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Tim Gearan Band, The Wolff Sisters @ Atwood's Tavern
- Jay Brannan @ Club Passim
- Nghtmre Before Xmas Tour: Nghtmre, Valentino Khan, Justin Caruso @ House Of Blues
- Any Givin Day @ House Of Blues (Foundation Room)
- Club d'Elf (w/ special guests John Ferrara & Seth Moutal) @ Lizard Lounge
- The Breakfast Project, John E Funk & The Skunks @ Middle East Corner
- WEMFalalalala: Winona And The Riders, Jodie Road, Pompo @ Middle East Downstairs
- Hippie Hour: Uncle Johnny's Band @ Midway Cafe (Early show)
- Love Love, Rick Berlin, Field Day, Bob Kendall, Anna Rae (of Hemway), Martha Marin @ Midway Cafe
- Fuming Mouth, Mourned, High Command, Hivemind @ O'Brien's Pub
- Terminal 51 Band, Slick Sharks, The Soon To Haves, Phil Holub @ PA's Lounge
- Matisyahu, Common Kings, Orphan @ Paradise Rock Club
- Hashtag Hoedown @ Sally O'Brien's (Early show)
- Dori Cameron, Connor Storms, Low E @ Sally O'Brien's
- Kyle Goldstein, Streetlights, Nick & Sway, Blueprints, Dexter Soul @ Sonia
- Lady Malory, New American Good Time Boys @ The Plough & Stars
- The Hotelier, Laura Stevenson, Pushflowers @ The Sinclair
- 13 O'Clock Blues Band @ Thunder Road
- Organ In Orbit @ Toad
- Steal Your Peach Band (Grateful Dead/Allman Brothers Band) @ Bull Run
- Where's Walden, Miniature Philosopher, The Endorphins @ Ralph's Diner
- Petula Clark @ Calvin Theater
Dec 23rd:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Randi's Birthday: Jimmy Ryan & Sleighride @ Atwood's Tavern (Afternoon show)
- Randi's Birthday: The Silks @ Atwood's Tavern
- Roots Of Creation, Organically Good Trio (featuring members of Slightly Stoopid and John Brown's Body), Aldous Collins Band @ Brighton Music Hall
- Aine Minogue @ Club Passim (2 shows)
- A Holiday Homecoming: The Luxury, Elle Belle, Film Amerikarma, Zach Jones @ Lizard Lounge
- MC Kabir & The Krush Factory @ Middle East Corner
- West End Blend, SOPHISTAFUNK, SixFoxWhiskey @ Middle East Downstairs
- Soulelujah! @ Middle East Upstairs (Late show)
- Jonee Earthquake Band, The Sound Down Cellar, Zack Facco (of The Facc-tones), Mickey PG @ Midway Cafe (Afternoon show)
- Myster Monsters Of Dub, Chill Sesh & Friends @ Midway Cafe
- Fidel, Lady Pilot, Towns, Brian George @ O'Brien's Pub
- 7th Annual Christmas: The Stampede, The Rupert Selection, Fire In The Field, Radium Girls @ ONCE (Ballroom)
- Patsy Hamel Band @ Sally O'Brien's (Early show)
- Lily Black, Amateur Athletes @ Sally O'Brien's
- Josh Lederman And The Cambridge-Somerville All-Stars @ The Plough & Stars (Afternoon show)
- Prateek Poddar, Ali McGuirk @ The Plough & Stars
- Ross Livermore (Album release), Qwill, Cilla Bonnie @ Thunder Road
- Juliet & The Lonesome Romeos @ Toad
- Grace Morrison @ Toad (Late show)
- Soulelujah! @ Zuzu
- Tigerman WOAH!, Diablogato, Cactus Attack, Scrimmy The Dirtbag @ Opus
- The Commander Cody Band, Stewart James & The Memphis Flyers @ Iron Horse Music Hall
Dec 24th:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- JEWMONGOUS @ Club Passim (2 shows)
Dec 25th:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
Dec 26th:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Duke Levine Band @ Atwood's Tavern
- Melissa Ferrick @ Club Passim
- The Roots @ House Of Blues
- #MIDEASTCORN: @ Middle East Corner
- Andy Lampert, Sasha Pedro, Luis Deshaan, Kevin Kvein, Kelsey Rose @ Midway Cafe
- KCUF, Loser's Circle, Time And Place @ O'Brien's Pub
- Johnny Trama And The B3 Kings @ The Plough & Stars
- Ryan Alvanos @ Toad
- Danielle Miraglia & The Glory Junkies @ Toad (Late show)
- FAT, Mitch Chakour @ Iron Horse Music Hall
Dec 27th:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Quinn Sullivan @ City Winery
- Melissa Ferrick @ Club Passim
- The Dennis Brennan Band @ Lizard Lounge
- Johnny Raincloud, Chris Ruediger, Luke Domozick @ Middle East Corner
- Bitter Wind, Zero The Clock, Adapter Adapter, Meaghan Casey @ Midway Cafe
- Enjoyer @ PA's Lounge
- Sammy Adams, Millyz, Aziz The Shake, Farrow @ Paradise Rock Club
- The Naughty List Part II: Snax, Conor Cary @ Sonia
- Wednesday Night Blues Jam: Matt Stubbs Trio @ The Plough & Stars
- Moon Hooch, Gnomedad, Honeycomb @ The Sinclair
- Bearly Dead (Grateful Dead) @ Thunder Road
- Fandango @ Toad
- Spotted Tiger @ Toad (Late show)
- Rusted Root @ Bull Run
- Winter White: Snails, Funtcase, Boogie T @ The Palladium
- Frank Manzi, Jake Manzi @ Iron Horse Music Hall
Dec 28th:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Jamie McLean Band @ Atwood's Tavern
- The Smooth Revue - A Holiday Benefit for Allston Village Main Street: Yesai, Draw The Line @ Brighton Music Hall
- The Rollo Tomasi Quartet, Ben Geihn @ Cantab Lounge (Downstairs)
- Marshall Crenshaw @ Club Passim
- Cymbals Eat Guitars, Charles Bissell (of The Wrens), Bad History Month @ Great Scott
- The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Piebald, The Doped Up @ House Of Blues
- Big Spender Trio @ Middle East Corner
- The Justin Arena Project @ Middle East Upstairs
- Tim Bernard @ Midway Cafe
- The Knock Ups, Gene Dante And The Future Starlets, Godmouth, Set Fire @ O'Brien's Pub
- Crushed Vinyl, Robert Lesenchal, Grace Drive @ PA's Lounge
- Lettuce @ Paradise Rock Club
- Asa Brebner & The Naked 'I's, Trick Wallace Trio @ Sally O'Brien's
- The Big Mood Tour Part 1: Moosh & Twist @ Sonia
- Melvern Taylor & His Fabulous Meltones @ Toad
- Andrew DiMarzo Trio, Triton Taylor @ The Plough & Stars
- Baker Thomas Band @ Toad (Late show)
- Lenny Clarke @ Blue Ocean Music Hall
- Quinn Sullivan @ Narrows Center For The Arts (SOLD OUT)
- Joe Louis Walker, The Buddy McEarns Band @ Iron Horse Music Hall
- Badfish (Sublime), The Screaming Hearts, CityState @ Pearl Street
Dec 29th:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Tim Gearan Band @ Atwood's Tavern
- The Ghost Of Paul Revere, These Wild Plains, Molly Mae Kupris @ Brighton Music Hall
- Rorig's Kid, Birdwatching @ Cantab Lounge (Downstairs)
- Stephen Kellogg, Chris Koza @ Club Passim
- The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Rude Bones, Vic Ruggiero @ House Of Blues
- Stone Temple Posers (Stone Temple Pilots) @ House Of Blues (Foundation Room)
- Gretchen & The Pickpockets, The American Symphony Of Soul @ Lizard Lounge
- Terrafunk @ Middle East Corner
- Superstition - Year's End: @ Middle East Downstairs
- Holiday Jamboree All Night Hippe Hour: Uncle Johnny's Band, Mystical Misfits @ Midway Cafe
- Glacier, Suffer On Acid, Black Mass @ O'Brien's Pub
- Lemmyfest 3: Iron Fisted, The Damnedsels (The Damned) @ ONCE (Ballroom)
- Mud Fox Tribe, Bright And Early Morning, Lower Falls @ PA's Lounge
- Turkuaz, Pimps Of Joytime @ Paradise Rock Club
- Tom Hagerty Acoustic Band @ Sally O'Brien's (Early show)
- PCR, Party Walsh, Neversink @ Sally O'Brien's
- Eyes On Satellites, A Fathom Farewell, SkyTigers, Torn To Shreds, Yet To Fall, Unbounded @ Sonia
- The 7CS, The Rolling Who @ The Plough & Stars
- Jones Landing, Concrete Constellations, Junro, Fire For Cavemen @ Thunder Road
- Luddy Mussy @ Toad
- TUSK (Fleetwood Mac) @ Blue Ocean Music Hall
- Blind Revision, I Was Awake, Protean Collective @ Koto
- Quinn Sullivan @ Narrows Center For The Arts (SOLD OUT)
- The Delta Generators @ Bull Run
- Thursday, Pup, Frank Iero And The Patience @ The Palladium
- Duke Robillard Band @ Iron Horse Music Hall
Dec 30th:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Wicked Pickers @ Atwood's Tavern (Afternoon show)
- Glenn Yoder & The Western States @ Atwood's Tavern
- Ellis Paul, Laurie MacAllister @ Club Passim (2 shows)
- The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Pietasters, Kicked In The Head @ House Of Blues
- Last Saturday: OldJack, When Particles Collide, Petty Morals @ Lizard Lounge
- Pardon The Spins @ Middle East Corner
- Soulelujah! @ Middle East Upstairs (Late show)
- The Callouts, Bundles, Salinger, Houselights @ Midway Cafe (Afternoon show)
- Bizzurke & The Baby Makers, Nonstop To Cairo, Extract @ Midway Cafe
- Harvey Garbage, Tiki Twins, Squash, New Auras, The Blues Dreambox @ O'Brien's Pub
- Kong Moon, Mojo Rat, The Melted Chapstixxs @ PA's Lounge
- Jan Marie Music @ Sally O'Brien's (Early show)
- Emily Grogan Band, Seismic Gaps @ Sally O'Brien's
- The Mile High Tour: Codd Dubz, Blunts & Blondes, UnderLux, Nefu @ Sonia
- Busted Jug Band @ The Plough & Stars (Afternoon show)
- John Shakespear Band, Local Honey @ The Plough & Stars
- Deer Tick, The Neighborhoods @ The Sinclair (SOLD OUT)
- The Jake Manzi Band @ Toad
- David Johnston Band @ Toad (Late show)
- Soulelujah! @ Zuzu
- John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band, The Dan Lawson Band @ Blue Ocean Music Hall
- Z28, 3 Parts Dead, Test Meat @ Koto
- Los Lobos @ Narrows Center For The Arts
- Four Year Strong, Piebald, Incendiary, Grayscale @ The Palladium
- Enter The Haggis @ Iron Horse Music Hall (2 shows)
- Moon Hooch, Gnomedad, Honeycomb @ Pearl Street
Dec 31st:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Abbie Barrett Band @ Atwood's Tavern
- Ellis Paul, Flynn @ Club Passim (2 shows)
- Speedy Ortiz, ovlov, Wendy Eisenberg @ Great Scott
- Stick Figure, John Brown's Body, 10 Ft. Ganja Plant @ House Of Blues
- Damn Tall Buildings @ Lizard Lounge
- Saved By The 90s: @ Middle East Downstairs
- Binary NYE BANG!: B3RAO, Cakewalk, Steve Darko @ Middle East Upstairs
- Goodtrees, Riverband, Quadrafunk @ Midway Cafe (Afternoon show)
- Bryan McPherson, Live Nude Girls @ Midway Cafe
- Dopapod @ Paradise Rock Club
- The Natural Wonders @ Sally O'Brien's (Afternoon show)
- Box Of Records @ Sally O'Brien's
- Seth Rosenbloom @ The Plough & Stars
- Jim McCue @ The Rockwell
- Deer Tick, The Figgs @ The Sinclair (SOLD OUT)
- Playing Dead (Grateful Dead) @ Thunder Road
- The Library Band & Friends @ Toad
- New Year's Eve Bash: The Fools, Psychedelic Relics @ Blue Ocean Music Hall
- Roomful Of Blues @ Bull Run
- Pink Talking Fish, Keller Williams, Percy Hill, Bearly Dead (Grateful Dead) @ The Palladium
- Enter The Haggis @ Iron Horse Music Hall (2 shows)