So many great shows to check out this week including lots of Halloween shows so get your costumes ready (and please, no Miley ones, although it would be a truly frightening one, wouldn’t it?) and two nights of Charo at Scullers. On Thursday night Minus the Bear is at Royale. Friday has way too many choices. Number 1 on my list is at the Sinclair with the Mondo Zombie Boogaloo with Los Straitjackets, The Fleshtones and Southern Culture on the Skids, boy is this show going to be a blast! Now if the Mondo Zombie Boogaloo isn’t your thing, there are a bunch of shows that might. TT’s has Night of the Imposters with Ad Frank + Friends as Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Lifestyle as Depeche Mode and Eldridge Rodriguez as The Jesus and Mary Chain; The Middle East Downstairs has The Lights Out Halloween Extravaganza with The Lights Out as Tom Petty, The Field Effect as Green Day, The Fastest Lane as the Eagles, The Life Electric as Foo Fighters and Magen Tracy + Leesa Coyne as Heart; Great Scott has 11th Annual Pill Halloween with The Luxury as The Verve, The Susan Constant as Metric, The Daily Prazda as Psychedelic Furs and DJs Ken and Michael V as Daft Punk and Club Bohemia has Night of the Terrific Tributes with Lack Sabbath, Mojo Risin’, The Rods and Ted Wyman. On Saturday night, Of Montreal is at the Middle East Downstairs, the incomparable electrified rake and birdcage player Eugene Chadborne is at the Lizard Lounge and you can get blinded with science and check out Thomas Dolby at the Somerville Theatre. Also on Saturday Radio has Halloween shows both up and down, upstairs has The Interrobang Records Halloween Show with The Steve Walther Orchestra as The Muppets; The Deep North as The Deep North; Await Rescue as The Foo Fighters; When Particles Collide as Green Day and Interrobang as Radiohead and down has Halloween Show with The Sour Doo-Dahs, PowerSlut, Nuda Veritas and Adam PC. Sunday has Roots in the Round with Dave Delucca and Brian Carroll at Toad and Justin Townes Earle at the Sinclair. Hsppening on Monday is Night of the Living Deadhead with Hallelujah the Hills’ Monster Mash at ZuZu. Tuesday has Mike Gent and Rapid Shave at Sally O’Brien’s and King Khan and the Shrines at the Brighton Music Hall. And on Wednesday night there’s the legendary British band Sparks at Brighton Music Hall and they haven’t been here in like 20 years.
And now … THE LIST:
Thursday, 10/24: Melvern Taylor and His Fabulous Meltones at Toad
Thursday, 10/24: Minus the Bear at Royale
Thursday, 10/24: Ben Rector at the Paradise
Thursday, 10/24: The English Beat at Manchester 65, West Warwick, RI
Friday, 10/25: Mondo Zombie Boogaloo with Los Straitjackets, The Fleshtones and Southern Culture on the Skids at the Sinclair
Friday, 10/25: The Lights Out Halloween Extravaganza with The Lights Out as Tom Petty, The Field Effect as Green Day, The Fastest Lane as the Eagles, The Life Electric as Foo Fighters and Magen Tracy + Leesa Coyne as Heart at the ME Downstairs
Friday, 10/25: Night of the Imposters with Ad Frank + Friends as Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Lifestyle as Depeche Mode and Eldridge Rodriguez as The Jesus and Mary Chain at TT’s
Friday, 10/25: Night of the Terrific Tributes with Lack Sabbath, Mojo Risin’, The Rods and Ted Wyman at Club Bohemia
Friday, 10/25: Thalia Zedek Band, The Franklys, You People and Elephant at the Midway
Friday, 10/25: Memphis Rockabilly 35th Anniversary at Johnny D’s
Friday, 10/25: 11th Annual Pill Halloween with The Luxury as The Verve, The Susan Constant as Metric, The Daily Prazda as Psychedelic Furs and DJs Ken and Michael V as Daft Punk at Great Scott
Friday, 10/25: Uranium Daughters and Kingdom of Love at the Armory
Friday, 10/25: Charo at Scullers
Saturday, 10/26: The Interrobang Records Halloween Show with The Steve Walther Orchestra as The Muppets; The Deep North as The Deep North; Await Rescue as The Foo Fighters; When Particles Collide as Green Day and Interrobang as Radiohead at Radio Up
Saturday, 10/26: Jenny Dee + the Deelinquents and Shaun Wortis + Gato Malo at Atwoods
Saturday, 10/26: Of Montreal at the ME Downstairs
Saturday, 10/26: Eugene Chadbourne at the Lizard
Saturday, 10/26: Halloween Show with The Sour Doo-Dahs, PowerSlut, Nuda Veritas and Adam PC at Radio Downstairs
Saturday, 10/26: Thomas Dolby at the Somerville Theatre
Saturday, 10/26: San Fermin at Cafe 939
Saturday, 10/26: Charo at Scullers
Sunday, 10/27: Roy Sludge Trio at Radio
Sunday, 10/27: St Paul and the Broken Bones at Great Scott
Sunday, 10/27: Roots in the Round with Dave Delucca and Brian Carroll at Toad
Sunday, 10/27: Justin Townes Earle at the Sinclair
Sunday, 10/27: Right Turn Benefit at Royale
Monday, 10/28: Night of the Living Deadhead with Hallelujah the Hills‘ Monster Mash at ZuZu
Monday, 10/28: Americana Mondays at Pa’s
Monday, 10/28: Fitz and The Tantrums at the House of Blues
Tuesday, 10/29: Mike Gent and Rapid Shave at Sally O’Brien’s
Tuesday, 10/29: Love in Stockholm at the Lizard
Tuesday, 10/29: King Khan and the Shrines at the Brighton Music Hall
Wednesday, 10/30: Sparks at Brighton Music Hall
Wednesday, 10/30: Dennis Brennan Band at the Lizard
Wednesday, 10/30: KMFDM at the Paradise
And Looking Forward …
10/31 The Misfits at the Wilbur
11/1 Neko Case at the Orpheum
11/2 The Dismemberment Plan at the Paradise
11/3 The Dickies at the ME Upstairs
11/4 Sebadoh at the Sinclair
11/6 John Vanderslice at Great Scott
Amy’s Shows List began many years ago as an email list and continues as one to inspire people to catch live music around town. It was featured on Boston Band Crush and is now on The Dig.
My email is AmysShowsList@gmail.com if you have shows to add or want to be on the complete email list (which lists shows far into the future).