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 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).
In the words of Dave Alvin and performed by X, Hey baby, it’s the 4th of July.
We know what that means for the Boston area, about 40 billion plus or minus a couple dozen people flocking to the Esplanade to hear the Pops and watch the fireworks. Most clubs are closed or have limited musical offerings. Toad is open on Thursday and have some uke music from Melvern Taylor and then the Baker Thomas Band play. On Friday night Beware the Dangers of the Ghost Scorpion, Jacques Coque, The Zookeepers and Polaroids are at O’Brien’s…
…and John Powhida International Airport and A.K.A.C.O.D. (featuring Monique Ortiz, Dana Colley and Larry Dersch) at the Lizard Lounge. Saturday has Speedy Ortiz, Grass is Green and The Vegans at Great Scott and Shoney Lamar + the Equal Rights, Blackbutton, Vending Machetes and DOZE at Church. On Sunday afternoon The Roy Sludge Trio…
…performs at Radio at 4p and if you want some old school rock, The Zombies are at the Regent Theatre, heard it was soldout but hopefully you have tix already. Monday night has The Polyphonic Spree at the Brighton Music Hall. Are they cult? Are they a band? Do they just like wearing matching robes? Or are they just a great band to see live? You decide.
Also on Monday So Many Dynamos, Pretty + Nice and Hexmap are at Great Scott. On Tuesday Scottish, caridigan wearing, indie band Belle and Sebastian…
…and Hoboken’s own Yo La Tengo are at the Bank of America Pavillion and some guy named Paul McCartney from some band called The Beatles is at Fenway Park and sold it old in like 3 milliseconds. And on Wednesday night Streight Angular, Young + Old, Hot Molasses and The Double-Stops are at Johnny D’s and at the Bank of America Pavilion there’s She and Him (featuring hipster pin-up girl Zooey Deschanel and the oh so cool M Ward) and dreamy poppers Camera Obscura from Scotland.
And now … THE LIST:
Thursday, 7/4: 4th of July
Thursday, 7/4: Fireworks and stuff
Thursday, 7/4: Melvern Taylor and His Meltones and Baker Thomas Band at Toad
Thursday, 7/4: Kina Zore and Lilla D’Mone at the ME Upstairs
Friday, 7/5: Red Sky Mary, The Organ Beats, Gnarlemange and Doom Lover at TT’s
Friday, 7/5: John Powhida International Airport and A.K.A.C.O.D. at the Lizard
Friday, 7/5: Beware the Dangers of the Ghost Scorpion, Jacques Coque, The Zookeepers and Polaroids at O’Brien’s
Friday, 7/5: Spanking Angels at the Plough
Saturday, 7/6: Speedy Ortiz, Grass is Green and The Vegans at Great Scott
Saturday, 7/6: Mowgli’s and River City Extension at Brighton Music Hall
Saturday, 7/6: Shoney Lamar + the Equal Rights, Blackbutton, Vending Machetes and DOZE at Church
Saturday, 7/6: Three Chairs at the Plough
Saturday, 7/6: Lyle Lovett at South Shore Music Circus
Sunday, 7/7: Roy Sludge Trio at Radio (4p)
Sunday, 7/7: Holy Grail at Great Scott
Sunday, 7/7: The Zombies at the Regent Theatre SOLDOUT
Monday, 7/8: Night of the Living Deadhead with CreaturoS, The Electric Street Queens, Jam Jam and Fumika at ZuZu
Monday, 7/8: So Many Dynamos, Pretty + Nice and Hexmap at Great Scott
Monday, 7/8: Americana Monday at Radio
Monday, 7/8: The Polyphonic Spree at the Brighton Music Hall
Tuesday, 7/9: Booty Vortex at Church
Tuesday, 7/9: Belle and Sebastian and Yo La Tengo at the BoA Pavilion
Tuesday, 7/9: Paul McCartney at Fenway Park SOLDOUT
Wednesday, 7/10: Streight Angular, Young + Old, Hot Molasses and The Double-Stops at Johnny D’s
Wednesday, 7/10: The Deadly Gentlemen at the Lizard
Wednesday, 7/10: She and Him and Camera Obscura at the BoA Pavilion
And Looking Forward:
7/11 Bob Colby Presents Viva Gina, Whe Particles Collide, Personal Finance and Slant of Light at the Club Bohemia
7/11 The Specials at the House of Blues
7/12 The Fleshtones and Split Squad at Church
7/12 The Beachcombovers cd release, Tsunami of Sound and Dust Clouds of Mars at Sally O’Brien’s
7/12 Wire at the Sinclair
7/12 The Postal Service at the Pavillion
7/13 Woods and Parquet Courts at TT’s
7/13 Alejandro Escovedo, Los Lobos and Los Lonely Boys at Outside the Box Festival, Boston, Free!
7/13 The Motion Sick Reunion at Brighton Music Hall
7/13 Shaun Wolf’s 20th Annual Bastille Day-A-Go-Go at the Lizard
7/13 Barrence Whitfield at Johnny D’s
7/13 The Beachcombovers at the Seaport Cafe, Salem
7/13 Los Lobos at Indian Ranch
7/15 OMD at the Paradise
7/16 Lucky Tubb and The Modern Day Troubadors at the Midway
7/16 The Monkees at Citi Performance Arts Center