December - 2016
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Venues checked: Atwood's Tavern (11/2), Berklee Performance Center (10/24), Blue Hills Bank Pavilion (8/2), Brighton Music Hall (12/2), Cafe 939 (12/4), Calvin Theatre (4/29), Cantab Lounge (11/2), Club Passim (12/2), Great Scott (12/1), Gulu Gulu Cafe (4/29), Hard Rock Cafe (Boston - 9/1), House Of Blues (Boston - 10/24), Iron Horse Music Hall (4/29), Lilypad (6/21), Lizard Lounge (12/2), Me & Thee Coffeehouse (4/29), Middle East Corner (12/1), Middle East Downstairs (12/1), Middle East Upstairs (11/30), Midway Cafe (11/1), O'Brien's Pub (12/4), ONCE (8/3), Orpheum Theatre (10/24), Out Of Blue Too (5/9), PA's Lounge (11/1), Paradise Rock Club (12/1), Royale (10/24), Sally O'Brien's (11/7), The Plough & Stars (12/4), The Sinclair (11/2), Thunder Road (11/7), Toad (11/2), Wilbur Theatre (8/2), Xfinity Center (8/2), Zuzu (12/1)
Dec 1st:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Driftwood (Album release) @ Club Passim (2 shows)
- The Districts, Tangiers @ Great Scott
- Twisted Pine, Damn Tall Buildings @ Lizard Lounge
- Berklee Bob Marley Tribute @ Middle East Corner
- Killa Season 2 Album Pink Edition Tour: Cam'ron @ Middle East Downstairs
- Just Fro With It: Candyland @ Middle East Upstairs
- Los Bungalitos, Mamá Ladilla, Covered In Bees, Intheshit, Black Friday @ O'Brien's Pub
- Something Strange: Walter Sickert & The Army Of Broken Toys (live music and burlesque tribute to "The Nightmare Before Christmas") @ Oberon
- David Johnston Band @ The Plough & Stars
Dec 2nd:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Songs And Stories: Weezer @ Brighton Music Hall
- Tracy Grammer @ Club Passim
- The Gas: @ Great Scott
- Thank You Scientist, Moon Tooth, Tea Club @ Great Scott (Late show)
- Joe Russo's Almost Dead @ House Of Blues (SOLD OUT)
- Ghetto People Band @ Lizard Lounge
- The American Symphony Of Soul @ Middle East Corner
- Viva La Hop 3rd Annual Holidazze: Dutch Rebelle, Dancelujah, Maddie Jay, Midnight Snack @ Middle East Downstairs
- Boatyard Resin, Kick The Can Band, Semi-Good Lookin' @ Middle East Upstairs
- Glacier, Aneurysm, Ghosts Of Sailors At Sea, Max Jupiter @ O'Brien's Pub
- Something Strange: Walter Sickert & The Army Of Broken Toys (live music and burlesque tribute to "The Nightmare Before Christmas") @ Oberon
- Windhand, Z28, Ilsa @ ONCE
- MØ, Grace Mitchell @ Paradise Rock Club (SOLD OUT)
- Fiesta Melon, Streight Angular @ The Plough & Stars
- Steve Ocelot's BDay Bash: The Digs, A Minor Revolution, Mercury On Mars, The Hideout @ Thirsty First
Dec 3rd:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Will Evans (of Barefoot Truth), The Interlopers, Zilla @ Brighton Music Hall
- Lucy Kaplansky, Lucy Roche @ Club Passim (SOLD OUT)
- DIANA, Mozart's Sister, The Symptoms @ Great Scott
- MC Kabir And The Krush Faktory (w/ members of Dub Down) @ Lizard Lounge
- Celebrity Look-Alikes @ Middle East Corner
- Space Jesus, Yheti, Of The Trees, Tsimba @ Middle East Downstairs (SOLD OUT)
- America's Hardcore Fest: Fury, Unified Right, Big Contest, Protester, Hard Stripes, Krimewatch, Civic Duty, Free @ Middle East Upstairs (Early afternoon show)
- Studio Two (The Beatles), Muck And The Mires @ Middle East Upstairs
- Save Ends, Aspiga, Undersea, OTP @ O'Brien's Pub
- ONCE Upon a Winter Luau: Tsunami Of Sound, The Hi-End, The Electric Heaters @ ONCE Ballroom
- Percy Hill @ Paradise Rock Club
- Johnnie Mac & The Local Forecasts @ The Plough & Stars (Afternoon show)
- All Talk, Personal Space, Peace Prize @ The Plough & Stars
- Front Country, Brett Newski @ The Red Room at Cafe 939
- Ryan Montbleau, Jesse Dee @ The Cabot (Beverly)
- Suzanne Vega, Sarah Blacker @ The Larcom Performing Arts Theatre (Beverly)
- The London Souls, Julie Rhodes @ Narrows Center For The Arts
- Skytigers, Table Trash, Natural Disasters, Boiled Denium, Whoopi Sticks @ The Worthen House (Lowell)
- The 8th Annual Santapalooza: Six To Midnite, The Rails, Analog Heart, Kayla Daly, Amanda McCarthy, Elemental, Paul Roukat, Chad Clements, Enemy Audio @ JJs Sports Bar (Northborough)
Dec 4th:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Lizzo, Dizzy Fae, DJ Sophia Eris @ Brighton Music Hall
- Shirim: Klezmer Nutcracker @ Club Passim (Afternoon show)
- Garnet Rogers @ Club Passim
- Lizard Lounge Poetry Night: The Jeff Robinson Trio @ Lizard Lounge
- Glass House, Yankee Power, Pink Moon @ Middle East Upstairs (Early afternoon show)
- Animal Flag, NOX, Rest @ Middle East Upstairs
- Arthur Moon, Iris Lune, The Sleeping Lion, Killer Cortez @ O'Brien's Pub
- Sarah Levecque @ The Plough & Stars (Afternoon show)
- Haley Katrin, The Dingo Babies @ The Plough & Stars
- Pre-Flight Check Tour: Kayla Corinne, FLOCK, & Noa Vlessing @ Zuzu
Dec 5th:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Swampcandy, Jeremiah Tall, Nemes @ Club Passim
- Secret Of The Sound, Sonar Fiction, Alli And The Housecats @ Middle East Corner
- Copeland, Rae Cassidy @ Middle East Downstairs
- Three Case Day @ Middle East Upstairs
- Jack Romanov, Spo, Ian Cat, Mint Green @ O'Brien's Pub
- Matthew Stubbs & The Antiguas @ The Plough & Stars
- Taylor Davis @ The Red Room at Cafe 939
- Boston Music Awards Viber Nomination Party: Salem Wolves, Weakened Friends, DJ Frank White @ Verb Hotel
- Escape-Ism (Ian Svenonius of DC's Chain & The Gang) @ Zuzu
Dec 6th:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Rachel Ries, Hannah Read @ Club Passim
- American Wrestlers, Varsity, Sinnet @ Great Scott
- Richie Parsons Band, Martin & Morell @ Lizard Lounge
- #MIDEASTCORN: @ Middle East Corner
- Ultimate Painting, EZTV, Doug Tuttle, John Andrews & The Yawns @ Middle East Upstairs
- Shrink, Vein, Black Beach, Deficiency @ O'Brien's Pub
- Attack Of Le Pigeon @ The Plough & Stars
Dec 7th:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Dylan Jack Quartet @ Aeronaut Brewing Co
- The Restless Hearts Tour: Sam Wilson, Schuyler Fisk, Carl Anderson @ Brighton Music Hall (CANCELLED)
- Jess Klein, Mike June @ Burren
- Freedy Johnston @ Club Passim
- Flynt Flossy And Turquoise Jeep @ Great Scott
- The Dennis Brennan Band, Ellie Buckland @ Lizard Lounge
- Aly Tadros, Hera Lynn, Jordy Shulman @ Middle East Corner
- Blackbear @ Middle East Downstairs (SOLD OUT)
- Handsome Ghost, Yoke Lore @ Middle East Upstairs
- Off With Their Heads (Acoustic), Dan Crohn, James Lindsay, Dan Webb & The Spiders (Acoustic), Dave Robinson, Carissa Johnson @ O'Brien's Pub
- Jai Wolf, Jerry Folk @ Paradise Rock Club
- Big Giant, The Butler Frogs @ The Plough & Stars
- Leonard Cohen Tribute Open-Mic Night: @ The Red Room at Cafe 939
Dec 8th:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Etana, Iba Mahr @ Brighton Music Hall
- James Keelaghan @ Club Passim
- Matt Pond PA, Moving Panoramas, Drew O'Doherty @ Great Scott
- Twisted Pine, Upstate Rubdown @ Lizard Lounge
- Populace @ Middle East Corner
- Wax, The Palmer Squares, Re-Surch @ Middle East Downstairs
- Downtown Boys @ Middle East Upstairs
- Flasher, Swim Team, Halfsour, Notches @ O'Brien's Pub
- 10 Years Of Mutiny!: Set Your Goals, Misser, Bright Green, Can't Swim, Like Pacific @ Paradise Rock Club
- Stains Of A Sunflower, CIVIC @ The Plough & Stars
- Berklee Original Bands Showcase: Riptide, luhx, Mafalda, Jacksonville Kid, Madz & Luke @ The Red Room at Cafe 939
- Rock The Holidays: Darlene Love @ The Cabot (Beverly)
Dec 9th:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Songs And Stories: Third Eye Blind @ Brighton Music Hall
- Christopher Williams, Gabrielle Louise @ Club Passim
- The Gas: @ Great Scott
- Golden Hearts Tour: The Movement, The Holdup @ Great Scott (Late show)
- Club d'Elf @ Lizard Lounge
- The Van Burens @ Middle East Corner
- Stripped: Peter Murphy @ Middle East Downstairs
- Morne, Kyoty, Phantom Glue, Chrome Over Brass @ Middle East Upstairs
- Major Stars, Taiwan Housing Project, Mini Dresses, KSZNK @ O'Brien's Pub
- Consider The Source @ ONCE Ballroom
- Ripe, Lawrence, Welshly Arms @ Paradise Rock Club
- Avi Jacob, American Echoes @ The Plough & Stars
- Ruby Rose Fox @ The Red Room at Cafe 939
- Phil Vassar @ The Cabot (Beverly)
Dec 10th:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Tribute Tuesday (Fleetwood Mac): Rocco DeRosa, Liz Vaughn @ Lizard Lounge
- #MIDEASTCORN: @ Middle East Corner
- RUBY @ Middle East Upstairs
- Attack Of Le Pigeon @ The Plough & Stars
Dec 11th:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Rani arbo & daisy mayhem @ Club Passim (2 shows)
- Great Scott Holiday Party: The Scrooges, Party Bois @ Great Scott
- Lizard Lounge Poetry Night: The Jeff Robinson Trio @ Lizard Lounge
- 4 Door Theatre, The Stolen, The Sulls @ Middle East Upstairs (Early afternoon show)
- X__X, New England Patriots, Shiny Beasts @ Middle East Upstairs
- Zack Bolles and Ethan Miller @ The Plough & Stars (Afternoon show)
- Thirty Silver, Ladymob @ The Plough & Stars
- Christmas With The Celts: The Celts @ The Cabot (Beverly)
Dec 12th:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Passim Monday Discovery Series: Rydvall/Mjelva @ Club Passim
- Turned Out A Punk Live: Damian Abraham @ Great Scott
- Brooks Hubbard, Nick Nace, Savannah Sgro @ Middle East Corner
- The Cosmic Vultures, Rival Island, Firecracker, Phoenix Awakening @ O'Brien's Pub
- Matthew Stubbs & The Antiguas @ The Plough & Stars
- Tiki Twins @ Zuzu
- Tenafly Vipers, Hey Zeus, Zip Tie Handcuffs, Wolfsmyth @ Opus
Dec 13th:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Chris Pureka, Kelly McFarling @ Club Passim
- Astronoid, Infinity Shred, Glacier @ Great Scott
- Alec Hutson Trio, Kaeli Earle @ Lizard Lounge
- #MIDEASTCORN: @ Middle East Corner
- Trapt, Silent Season, Volt Paralyzer, Aneurysm @ Middle East Downstairs
- Matt Charette, Andy Grimm, Jim Healey, Dave Wells @ O'Brien's Pub
- Attack Of Le Pigeon @ The Plough & Stars
- Berklee In The Round: Ben Higginbotham, Charlotte Suen, Chris Walton, Kodey Brims, Gabby Tulloch @ The Red Room at Cafe 939
Dec 14th:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Rasputina, Eliza Rickman, Aubreylyn @ Brighton Music Hall
- Glen Phillips @ Club Passim (2 shows)
- July Talk, Mona, Zipper Club @ Great Scott
- The Dennis Brennan Band, Wishbone Zoe @ Lizard Lounge
- Sojourner, Gianna Botticelli, Miles East @ Middle East Corner
- Sad13 (Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz), Vagabon, Emily Reo, Told Slant @ Middle East Upstairs
- Painting Life, Self Portraits, Deer Hollow, Dapper Duck @ O'Brien's Pub
- Violet Intent, Tall Teenagers @ The Plough & Stars
Dec 15th:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Wreck The Halls: Street Dogs, The New Darkbuster, Matt Charette @ Brighton Music Hall
- Wintery Songs In Eleventy Part Harmony @ Club Passim (2 shows; 1st SOLD OUT)
- Caveman, Narrow Waves @ Great Scott
- Twisted Pine, Abby Hollander Band @ Lizard Lounge
- The Slum Raisins, The World All Around @ Middle East Corner
- Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, Afri-VT Drummers,DJ Afro-Marc, Kina Zore @ Middle East Upstairs
- Shitted Wizard, Shatner, Petty Morals @ O'Brien's Pub
- Barrington Levy, Detour Posse, Mighty Mystic @ Paradise Rock Club
- The Motivated Sequence, Shampoo @ The Plough & Stars
Dec 16th:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Wreck The Halls: Street Dogs, The New Darkbuster, All Out @ Brighton Music Hall
- Under The Covers: Jake Armerding, Mark Erelli, Rose Cousins, Zack Hickman @ Club Passim (2 shows; SOLD OUT)
- The Gas: @ Great Scott
- Hallelujah The Hills, Beware The Dangers Of A Ghost Scorpion, Crooked Coast @ Great Scott (Late show)
- B3 Kings, Matthew Stubbs & The Antiguas @ Lizard Lounge
- Champney Street @ Middle East Corner
- Primary Others (Album release), The Warning Shots, Karate Steve @ Middle East Upstairs
- Strange Changes, Pathogenic, Chuggernaut, Lattermath, Juan Bond @ O'Brien's Pub
- 9th Annual Calling All Crows Benefit: Chadwick Stokes & Friends @ Paradise Rock Club
- The Handymen @ The Plough & Stars
Dec 17th:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Wreck The Halls: Street Dogs, The New Darkbuster, Jesse Ahern @ Brighton Music Hall (SOLD OUT)
- Lori McKenna Band, Ramona Silver @ Club Passim (2 shows; SOLD OUT)
- Sessiona Americana, Dietrich Strause Band, San Lorenzo @ Lizard Lounge
- Jill McCracken And The Misadventures, Dr. Fidelity @ Middle East Corner
- Just Juice, Della Kinetic, Mojo @ Middle East Downstairs
- Travis Ransom, Pat Sicotte @ Middle East Upstairs (Early afternoon show)
- Destroy Babylon, The Far East, Whoopi Sticks @ Middle East Upstairs
- Mercury On Mars, Electric Street Queens, Il Mostro, The Straight Eights @ O'Brien's Pub
- The Oh Hellos Christmas Extravaganza: The Oh Hellos @ Paradise Rock Club
- Busted Jug Band @ The Plough & Stars (Afternoon show)
- MC Kabir & The Krush Faktory @ The Plough & Stars
- Sarah & Wild Versatile @ Katrina's (Gloucester)
- Stripped Down: Rick Springfield @ The Cabot (Beverly)
Dec 18th:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Wreck The Halls: Street Dogs, The New Darkbuster, Ascend/Descend @ Brighton Music Hall
- Lori McKenna Band, Ramona Silver @ Club Passim (2 shows; SOLD OUT)
- A Benefit for Planned Parenthood: Great Lakes USA, Yoni Gordon, Fucko, Planet Of Adventure @ Great Scott
- Lizard Lounge Poetry Night: The Jeff Robinson Trio @ Lizard Lounge
- 12th Annual Yule Ball: Harry And The Potters, Potter Puppet Pals, Draco And The Malfoys, Blue Milk Run, The Whomping Willows, Jason Anderson, Lauren Fairweather @ Middle East Downstairs
- Eskimeaux (Solo), Japanese Breakfast (Solo),Christian Holden (of The Hotelier) @ Middle East Upstairs (Early afternoon show)
- Magic Shoppe, UUBBUURRUU @ O'Brien's Pub
- Sarah Levecque @ The Plough & Stars (Afternoon show)
- Jonas The Cloud, Cook Bag @ The Plough & Stars
- Protozoa, Stylyze, Signus, Kwak @ Zuzu
Dec 19th:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Jim And Sam, Paige Chaplin @ Middle East Upstairs
- Birdwatching (Record release), Bundles, Great White Tourist, Depressors @ O'Brien's Pub
- Matthew Stubbs & The Antiguas @ The Plough & Stars
- Old Hat, Earth Heart @ Zuzu
- Chrissy V., Jess Collins, Nicole Coogan, Annabelle Lord-Patey @ Opus
Dec 20th:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Tribute Tuesday (Fleetwood Mac): Rocco DeRosa, Liz Vaughn @ Lizard Lounge
- #MIDEASTCORN: @ Middle East Corner
- RUBY @ Middle East Upstairs
- Attack Of Le Pigeon @ The Plough & Stars
Dec 21st:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Tyler Hilton, Kate Voegele, Gabrielle Ross @ Brighton Music Hall
- Evan Murphy & Danny Erker play Skaggs & Rice @ Club Passim
- The Dennis Brennan Band, The Wolff Sisters @ Lizard Lounge
- Luddy Mussy, The Grebes @ Middle East Corner
- Connor Gilbert, BOS The Rapper @ Middle East Upstairs
- Kat Kennedy, Victoria Rios @ The Plough & Stars
Dec 22nd:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Revocation, Aborted, Black Crown Initiate @ Brighton Music Hall (CANCELLED)
- The Shades Movement: Caye, Anibal, Rosy, Danny Diamonds, Chase Murphy @ Brighton Music Hall
- A Colleen Green/Cassie Ramone Holiday Extravaganza: Colleen Green, Cassie Ramone, Daephne, Bong Massagers @ Lilypad
- Kristen Ford, Jenee Halstead, Audrey Ryan @ Lizard Lounge
- Space Cadets, Birds Of Spray, Sweet Avenue, Summer Beard @ Middle East Upstairs
- Allston Holiday: Backwards Dancer, Pulitzer Prize Fighter, 18th & Addison, Meek Bears @ O'Brien's Pub
- The Shirts And Shoes, Supersona @ The Plough & Stars
- OMNIA, I Was Awake, Resistorchestra @ Opus
Dec 23rd:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Aine Minogue @ Club Passim
- The Gas: @ Great Scott
- Club d'Elf @ Lizard Lounge
- Christmas With The Stampede: Matt Carey, The Stampede, Ladymob, 7th Haus @ Middle East Upstairs
- The Raging Teens (20 Yr Anniversary!), DJ Easy Ed's Record Hop @ O'Brien's Pub (Early show)
- The Raging Teens (20 Yr Anniversary!), Roy Sludge, Ten Dollar Mistake, DJ Easy Ed's Record Hop @ O'Brien's Pub
- The Breakfast Project @ The Plough & Stars
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:
- Melissa Ferrick @ Club Passim
- Corey Hales, Katie Buxton, The Boy Jones @ Middle East Corner
- YagaHomecoming: Brandon Tory, Garrett, Prano, Brandon James, Clark Sage @ Middle East Upstairs
Dec 27th:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Melissa Ferrick @ Club Passim
- Holiday Homecoming Show: The Luxury, Spirit Kid, Elle Belle (featuring Chris Pappas of The Everyday Visuals) @ Lizard Lounge
- #MIDEASTCORN: @ Middle East Corner
- Matt Maratea @ Middle East Upstairs
- Attack Of Le Pigeon @ The Plough & Stars
Dec 28th:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Melissa Ferrick @ Club Passim
- The Gas: Bryan Cook @ Great Scott
- The Dennis Brennan Band @ Lizard Lounge
- The Only Humans @ Middle East Corner
- Night Animals, Clutch Grabwell, Four Point Restraints, Ben Cosgrove @ Middle East Upstairs
- Bad Art Ensemble @ The Plough & Stars
Dec 29th:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Dora Pereli @ Club Passim
- Sarah Borges @ Lizard Lounge
- Oncue @ Middle East Upstairs
- Aubrey Haddard, Madison McFerrin @ The Plough & Stars
- Smash Mouth (Unplugged) @ The Cabot (Beverly)
Dec 30th:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- The Ghost Of Paul Revere, These Wild Plains, Town Meeting @ Brighton Music Hall
- Ellis Paul, Christopher Williams @ Club Passim (2 shows)
- The Gas: @ Great Scott
- Sarah Borges @ Lizard Lounge
- Terrafunk @ Middle East Corner
- Scissorfight, See This World, Robby Roadsteamer, Petty Morals, Protean Collective, Commit Samantha @ Middle East Downstairs
- DANGERS @ Middle East Upstairs
- Joe Froeber & The Drunk Monkeys, Bulldog, Freighthopper, Mark Buffalo @ O'Brien's Pub
- The Sound Of Bouchards @ The Plough & Stars
Dec 31st:
Greater Boston Area:
Greater Boston Area:
- Saved By The 90's @ Brighton Music Hall
- Ellis Paul, Flynn @ Club Passim (2 shows)
- GosT @ Great Scott
- OldJack @ Lizard Lounge (Private party)
- The Timberfakes @ Middle East Downstairs
- Somerville Symphony Orkestar, Dirty Bangs, Psychic Dog @ ONCE Ballroom
- Pink Talking Fish In The Mirror @ Paradise Rock Club
- Busted Jug Band @ The Plough & Stars (Afternoon show)
- Basement Movement @ The Plough & Stars
- The Knock Ups, Silver Beast, Marianne Toilet And The Runs @ Sammy's Patio (Revere)
- Jimmy Tingle Making Comic Sense!: @ The Cabot (Beverly)