Who's ready for some concert announcements?
You are, you say?
Great! Here are some of the shows that have been announced over the last few days:
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Courtesy of Frank Hamilton
Dan Deacon
On May 18, Midwest hardcore rapper
Tech N9ne headlines at
Stage AE, and will be joined by openers
Chris Webby,
Murs,
King 810, and
Zuse. Tickets are $25, on sale now. Also coming to Stage AE:
Breaking Benjamin with
Young Guns, May 13 ($35, on sale Friday) and
Flogging Molly with
Gogol Bordello and
Mariachi El Bronx, June 12 ($38.50 - 40, also on sale Friday).
Among
Altar Bar's upcoming events: reggae band
Culture on April 1 ($13-15, on sale Friday);
Curren$y on April 4 ($25-28, on sale Friday),
Queensrÿche on April 29 ($35-38 on sale now),
Strung Out,
Red City Radio,
La Armada, and
Operation Shutdown on April 28 ($18 - $20, on sale now); and
Crown The Empire and
Volumes on May 15 ($16-18, on sale now)
On April 9,
Dan Deacon brings the party to
Mr. Smalls ($15-17, on sale now).
Jesse Mader & the Urban Rock Project plays that very same venue March 21, with
Real Deal &
DJ Climax ($10-12, on sale now). Also at Mr. Smalls: Finnish folk metal band
Ensiferum, with
Korpiklaani and
Trollfest on May 26 ($25, on sale Friday). Also,
Ides of Gemini has been added to the
Mountain Goats show on April 23, which is actually not as strange a parring as it might seem.
A few of
Club Cafe's upcoming shows:
Laser Background on April 1 ($8, on sale Friday);
Skylights on April 10 ($10, on sale now);
Elizabeth Cook on May 11 ($15, on sale now);
Los Straitjackets on July 2 ($22, on sale now)
Massachusetts indie rockers
Speedy Ortiz will be joined by
Krill, and
2 Inch Astronaut at
Cattivo, April 28 ($12 - 14, on sale now)
On May 13,
Mike Main and The Branches plays the Hard Rock Cafe ($8-10, on sale Saturday)