A stroke victim less than two years ago, the Minus 5’s Scott McCaughey’s rocked long and hard Friday at the Bootleg Theater. The set included an R.E.M. cover (Mike Mills and Peter Buck were in the band, after all) and tunes from the Minus 5’s new album “Stroke Manor.”
Ty Segall and Freedom band blasted the doors off the very sold-out Teragram Ballroom Friday night. They continue their Friday night rein of fuzz Aug. 9.
At Tuesday’s International Pop Overthrow festival show, Piers Morgan and Rodney Bingenheimer spoke, and John Ferriter’s band the Tearaways performed as scheduled, in tribute to the talent agent, TV executive and musician who died last week at age 59.
The Raconteurs rocked the Greek Theatre on a night fans had to commit to memory — it was a cell phone-free concert. And it turned out to be pretty memorable after all.
Forty years after they rumbled out of Britain, the Mekons sipped from the fountain of youth Monday night at the Lodge Room — far from too old to rock, but perhaps past the point they’d brawl.
Scotland’s We Were Promised Jetpacks revisited 2009 on Sunday night — ripping through “These Four Walls” and more — to an adoring crowd at the Teragram Ballroom.
With megawatt star-power and explosive performances from co-headliners Beck and Cage the Elephant, Day 4 of “The Night Running” tour at the FivePoint Ampitheatre was not one to miss.
Sofia Bolt and her band celebrated the release of her debut album, “Waves,” at Zebulon on Monday night. Some friends joined along.
That Dog. revived memories of their DIY days on Saturday night, performing their debut album from 25 years ago in its entirety at the Smell.
L.A. sister-duo Bleached celebrated the release of their latest full-length, “Don’t You Think You’ve Had Enough?” with a wall-to-wall show Thursday night at the Moroccan Lounge.
