[Boston-Area Action 7/8/2026] Show-Going Plans & New Show Announcements
Posted on July 8, 2026 at 4:44 pm | No Comments
Under the gun once again, doing the work of two people at the day job (blame summer vacas), so hardly a moment to spare to crank out this weekly “impending Boston-area shows I’m interested in or ones that you might be” post, which also includes recently-announced local rock shows & other events. A bunch of good bands are playing, despite the expected summer lull that happens around this college-crammed town this time of year. Mostly that means I don’t have three or four conflicts every night, just one or two.
Tonight there’s the second-in-a-row Future Teens show at Deep Cuts, this time with shallow pools, and Buck Meek is over at The Sinclair while American Football plays the Royale. Tomorrow has a seriously cool throwback show at the Sinclair with Jejune & the Shyness Clinic, while Friday brings Hey I’m Outside to the Burren to open up Other Brother Darryl’s LP release show. Cape Crush also celebrates their new record that night at Deep Cuts, and Youbet are at the Lilypad. Saturday’s lineup at Sonia looks pretty special, with the Veldt, Lovina Falls, Vivid Bloom, & Spirit Hotel. Meanwhile, Sad13 (Sadie from Speedy Ortiz) will be up in Malden at Faces with New Idea Society (Stephen Brodsky of Cave-In & Mike Law) and Real Beaut. Beyond that, the man Joe Jackson plays the Chevalier Theatre in Medford on Tuesday, but that one’s long sold out.
Announcement-wise, the lineup for late August’s Ratchella was shared, and the dates for the next Fuzzstival were too (early Oct). Chris Brokaw remains busy as always, as he announced a show with his band The Martha’s Vineyard Ferries & Minibeast at Deep Cuts, along with a duo show there in October with Tanya Donelly. Also very glad to see Deerhoof returns to town with a night at the Crystal Ballroom in November, and totally up for catching The Dogmatics with Muck and the Mires & White Dynomite in late September.
Leave a comment with shows you’re looking forward to, either about-to-happen or just-announced, and let me know if I screwed up any of the details below. Check out the right hand column for for all the announced dates I’ve pulled together.
Here are yer lists…
First, imminent Boston-area shows of (my/your?) interest…
Tuesday & Wednesday
July 7th & 8th
Future Teens
Snarls
Alright, Thanks (on the 7th)
Shallow Pools (on the 8th)
@ Deep Cuts
Wednesday, July 8th
Buck Meek
Kisser
@ the Sinclair
Wednesday, July 8th
The Body
BIG|BRAVE
@ the Middle East Upstairs
Wednesday, July 8th
American Football
Ian Sweet
@ the Royale
Wednesday, July 8th
Lionel Richie
Earth, Wind & Fire
@ the TD Garden
Thursday, July 9th
Stewart Copeland
spoken word tour
@ City Winery Boston
Thursday, July 9th
Buju Banton
Stephen Marley
@ the Pavilion
Thursday, July 9th
Jejune
Shyness Clinic
@ The Sinclair
Friday, July 10th
Other Brother Darryl
(LP release!)
Hey I’m Outside
@ the Burren
Friday, July 10th
Emperor X
@ Warehouse XI
Friday, July 10th
Cape Crush (record release!)
One Fall
Hell Beach
Good June
@ Deep Cuts
Friday, July 10th
Sarah McLachlan
Allison Russell
@ the Pavilion
Friday, July 10th
youbet
Warmachine
Pew Pew
@ the Lilypad
Friday, Saturday, & Sunday
July 10th, 11th, & 12th
Chris Fleming
@ The Wilbur
Friday, July 10th
Shakira
@ the TD Garden
Friday, July 10th
The Smiths Tribute (from NYC)
Staring at the Sea (Cure tribute)
@ the Sinclair
Saturday, July 11th
The Veldt
Lovina Falls
Vivid Bloom
Spirit Hotel
@ Sonia
Saturday, July 11th
New Idea Society
(Stephen Brodsky of
Cave-In & Mike Law)
Sad13 (of Speedy Ortiz)
Real Beaut
@ Faces Brewing
Saturday, July 11th
Vinto Van Go,
Smitt E. Smitty
& the Fezztones,
Galaxy Cake,
& Mad Painter
@ the Midway
Saturday, July 11th
Poppy
Landmvrks
Thousand Below
@ Roadrunner
Saturday, July 11th
Noah Kahan
@ Fenway Park
Tuesday, July 14th
Joe Jackson
@ the Chevalier
And now, recently announced Boston-area shows…
Friday, July 10th
Chris Fleming
added a late show
to his run of 3 nights
@ the Wilbur
Saturday, July 18th
WOKESTOCK
A free, pro-activism
community festival
@ Herter Park, Allston
Saturday, August 8th
Kingsley Flood
@ Jason Russell House
in Arlington
Saturday & Sunday
August 22nd & 23rd
Ratchella DIY Music Fest
Lady Lamb, Nova One,
Laveda, Dino Gala, Winkler,
Warmachine, Clifford,
Sweet Petunia, Main Era,
Tiberius, Ohio State Fair,
Sidebody, Surgeon General,
and Ugly Ghost
@ Washington St. Arts Center
in Somerville
Saturday, August 29th
Martha’s Vineyard Ferries
Minibeast
@ Deep Cuts
Friday, September 11th
Megan From Work
Julez & the Rollers
Circus Trees
@ Deep Cuts
Saturday, September 12th
Danny Elfman
@ MGM Music Hall
Thursday, September 24th
Slothrust
The Velveteers
@ the Royale
Friday, September 25th
The Dogmatics
Muck and the Mires
White Dynomite
@ Deep Cuts
Wednesday, September 30th
Ringo Starr & his All Starr Band
@ MGM Music Hall
Friday & Saturday
October 2nd & 3rd
The 13th annual
FUZZSTIVAL
@ the Somerville Armory
Wednesday, October 14th
Roger Clark Miller (LP release!)
Tanya Donelly & Chris Brokaw
@ Deep Cuts
Friday, November 6th
Deerhoof
@ Crystal Ballroom
Tuesday, November 10th
Protomartyr
J.R.C.G.
@ Crystal Ballroom
Wednesday, November 11th
The Bad Plus
@ the Sinclair
Sunday, November 15th
Freak Slug
@ the Sinclair
[Boston-Area Action 7/2/2026] Show-Going Plans & New Show Announcements
Posted on July 2, 2026 at 11:47 am | No Comments
Yes, it’s hot. No, I do not do well in the heat. I live in New England for a reason, I’d rather be too cold than too warm, so this 100+ garbage can eff right off. Apologies in advance for my mood. Also not helping my disposition is the ol’ day job, which is a little too demanding at the moment. Just when I want to mentally ease into the holiday weekend, I cannot. So there’s my excuse for getting to this weekly Wednesday post a day late.
So here are the two lists. First: Some Boston-area rock shows happening in the next week that float my boat, or at least may float yours. Then: A run-down of recently-announced local shows that you might be into. If there are any shows I missed that you’re psyched about, or any details that need fixin’, drop a comment.
July 4th weekends are typically a little slow, show-wise, and my weekend is mostly taken up by non-rock plans, so not a ton on my radar. But still some things well worth checking out, like the Singer Songwriter night at the Square Root in Rozzie this evening, Widowspeak at the Somerville Armory tomorrow night, Spatulas with Major Stars and Tyler & the Names on Sunday at the Lilypad, and Allston Pudding’s last night of their free series at Zone 3 on Tuesday. Also worthy of your attention: That evening’s 33 1/3 event at Brookline Booksmith. See below for the details. And don’t miss Future Teens’ two nights at Deep Cuts, either.
As far as announcements go, I’m looking forward to seeing my first show at The Allston Abbey with Rick from Pile on August 8th, Arto Vaun that same day at Arsenal Park in Watertown, Unwed Sailor with The Burning Paris at Deep Cuts in September, and even though it’s a little out of my range to list it below, I’m likely hitting Lou Barlow’s birthday bash in Turner’s Falls in August. Should be a good one.
Here come the lists. Again, let me know what you’re excited about. Other area dates are included in the right-column of the Almanac over there —>
See you out there, perhaps. May every venue you visit have killer air conditioning.
First, imminent Boston-area shows of (my/your?) interest…
Thursday, July 2nd
Singer Songwriter Night
with Dylan Patrick Ward,
Hilken Mancini, and
Todd Consentino
hosted by Bruno Giordano
and Teresa Mastrorilli
@ The Square Root
Thursday, July 2nd
Godsmack
Stone Temple Pilots
Dorothy
@ the Xfinity Center
Friday, July 3rd
Widowspeak
Neu Blume
@ the Somerville Armory
Sunday, July 5th
The Spatulas
Major Stars
Tyler & the Names
@ the Lilypad
Tuesday, July 7th
“Discussing 33 1/3” with
authors Kevin Dunn
(Stiff Little Fingers’
Inflammable Material),
Michael T. Fournier
(The Minutemen’s Double
Nickels on the Dime),
Michael Stewart Foley
(Dead Kennedys’ Fresh
Fruit for Rotting Vegetables),
& special guest Nancy Barile
@ Brookline Booksmith
Tuesday, July 7th
Black Country, New Road
Horsegirl
@ Roadrunner
Tuesday, July 7th
Allston Pudding’s
Spring Concert Series
with
Jesus the Dinosaur,
Rain House, & Their Treasure
@ Zone 3, Lower Allston
Tuesday, July 7th
NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest
On the Road 2026
@ The Sinclair
Tuesday & Wednesday
July 7th & 8th
Future Teens
Snarls
Alright, Thanks (on the 7th)
Shallow Pools (on the 8th)
@ Deep Cuts
And now, recently announced Boston-area shows…
Friday, July 31st
David Champagne
(ep release show)
@ Club Passim
Saturday, August 8th
Rick Maguire (from Pile)
@ Allston Abbey
Saturday, August 8th
Arto Vaun
@ Watertown Arts Market
@ Arsenal Park
Saturday, August 8th
Elvis Costello
Will Dailey
@ Old Whaling Church, Edgartown
Thursday, August 13th
Family Trip Podcast Show
with Seth Meyers
@ City Winery Boston
Saturday, September 12th
Brian Fallon & the Painkillers
(of the Gaslight Anthem)
@ the Somerville Armory
Wednesday, September 23rd
Unwed Sailor
The Burning Paris
@ Deep Cuts
Thursday, October 1st
John Cameron Mitchell
presents a 25th anniversary
screening of the film
“Hedwig & the Angry Inch”
@ the Shubert Theatre
Saturday, October 3rd
beabadoobee
@ the TD Garden
Tuesday, October 6th
Supersuckers
The Rumours
@ the Middle East
Monday, October 19th
Joe Pug & Willie Watson
@ City Winery Boston
Friday, October 23rd
Have Heart
@ the Middle East Upstairs