Cambridge experienced a musical heat wave Oct. 23 as Southern California surf rock band Sun Room brought the sounds of the West Coast to a cold Boston night. The group delivered an electric setlist at The Sinclair in the middle of its North American tour.  Opening for Sun...

Fenway’s MGM Music Hall set the stage for Australian indie pop duo Royel Otis to perform its biggest show to date Oct. 10. Nearing the end of their North American tour, the Sydney-hailing artists Royel Maddell and Otis Pavlovic played a 21-song setlist that packed more than...

Alex G opened his 2025 tour for his new album, “Headlights,” at Roadrunner Sept. 11. British musician Nilüfer Yanya accompanied Alex G and his band. The concert was intimate and casual, allowing Alex G and his band to transition from reflective, slower songs to upbeat...

Roadrunner welcomed North Shields’ alt-rock singer Sam Fender for the first show of the North American leg of his tour Sept. 17. With several sold-out shows across the U.K. and Ireland, it was no surprise he had fans packed shoulder-to-shoulder in Brighton’s main venue.   Young...

The MGM Music Hall at Fenway hosted one of the summer’s most visually intriguing musical performances Aug. 3 with Lord Huron’s “Cosmic Selector” Tour. Set against a psychedelic retro-western backdrop, the group played to a sold-out crowd of nearly 5,000. With recent...

After shows in New York and Philadelphia, The Coronas performed at The Sinclair July 24, headlining a packed gig in the heart of Harvard Square. The Irish rock band drew both local and international fans for the final stop of the East Coast leg of its “Thoughts and Observations”...

Whether the stage is bathed in beams of effervescent green or mimicking a moonlit roadside pay phone, The Driver Era knows how to make audience members feel like they’ve stepped into their childhood.  The Driver Era, consisting of brothers Ross and Rocky Lynch, took to...

Kendrick Lamar and SZA deserve it all. The two performers kept the energy high during every minute of their eight-act, nearly three-hour-long show May 12 at Gillette Stadium. Throughout the night, the stars seamlessly blended hip-hop, rap and R&B, balancing each other’s...

Magdalena Bay, an alternative pop group made up of Mica Tenenbaum and Matthew Lewin, took over the Citizens House of Blues Boston April 29 for its “Imaginal Disk” tour. The venue was a capacity upgrade from the group’s last concert in Boston at the Royale in 2024, and...

President Donald Trump has spent much of his second term fanning the flames of bigotry. He’s signed executive orders and issued statements meant to demonize already marginalized people, including immigrants and transgender Americans. And Conor Oberst, for one, has had enough.  The...

Lively music, bright lights and enthusiastic cheers filled Matthews Arena during Kehlani’s March 29 performance for Springfest 2025, joined by openers Isaac Dunbar and DJ Baby Indiglo.  Hosted by the Council for University Programs, or CUP, Kehlani was chosen as the headliner...

The Hot Sardines hit the Berklee Performance Center with a dazzling performance March 8, blending the lively spirit of Roaring ‘20s jazz with modern flourish. Their signature sound, something straight out of a New York speakeasy with a flash of New Orleans-style horns, was...