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Rolling Quartz played at the Sonia Live Music Venue in Cambridge, Massachusetts on April 4, 2025. They are a five member rock band from South Korea that consists of Jayoung (vocals), Arem (bass), Iree (lead guitarist), Yeongeun (drums), and Hyunjung (guitar). The band is currently on their second US Tour ‘Stand Up US & Canada Tour 2025’ where they started in Toronto on March 30, and will continue until the tour ends in Vancouver on May 23, 2025.
The Swell Season performed at Boston’s TD Garden on March 19, 2025. This set was part of the Misneach Festival. This new event is an annual global Saint Patrick’s Day music festival, and celebration of Ireland’s musical heritage and culture. This festival is hosted and headlined by Dermot Kennedy. There was also an opening night at Brighton Music Hall the previous night. Before Boston, Misneach hit Sydney, Australia on March 16, 2025 for their first ever show.
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats came to the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut on March 23, 2025. They were joined by The Teskey Brothers, who served as the openers for the evening. They began their set with I Love the Woman, a cover of Freddie King. From there, they mixed in top songs of theirs such as Pain and Misery, So Caught Up, and Rain. They ended their 10 song set with Hold Me.
JZAC just released (March 24, 2025) his seventh album, Breakfast at Jerry’s. The album consists of 10 tracks, three of which have been released early as singles. The first single was Shake The tree, released on March 6, 2025. He followed that up with Fee Fi Fo Fum on March 13, 2025. Finally, he dropped Smelling Salts on March 20, 2025.
Dropkick Murphys came to the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut on March 13, 2025. This was the last stop of the 2025 St. Patrick’s Day Tour before their four night run in Boston. They were joined by The Menzingers and Teenage Bottlerocket. First up was Teenage Bottlerocket, who played top songs including Bigger Than Kiss, Blood Bath At Burger King, and Skate Or Die. The Menzingers followed up, performing songs like I Don’t Wanna Be An Asshole Anymore, Good Things, After The Party and more.
The Boston Fleet took on the New York Sirens at the Tsongas Center on March 5, 2025. Boston came out on top 5-2, sweeping the season series with New York. Captain Hilary Knight dominated, scoring three times and adding an assist. Aerin Frankel was solid in net as always, stopping 38 of the 40 shots she faced.
The PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour (Beatbox PBR Worcester) rolled into the DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts February 22 & 23, 2025. Day one of Beatbox PBR Worcester got off to a bit of a slow start, but finished with a bang. There ended up being five qualified rides. Marcus Mast ended the night on top, riding Tigger and grabbing a score of 83.5 points. Afonso Quintino finished just behind, as he scored a 83 aboard King Pin. Flavio Zivieri (81 points), Joao Paulo Fernandes (80.5 points), and Brandon Chambers (63 points) rounded out the top five.
Levitate Music Festival is returning to the Marshfield Fairgrounds in Marshfield, Massachusetts on July 12-13, 2025. The festival is shifting back to two days this year. They are also introducing a few new twists listed below.
Cole Swindell swung through the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut on February 6, 2025. Noah Hicks also performed, as he served as the opener for the evening. Be sure to check out his latest release, Door’s Unlocked, which came out in December.
Grateful Dub and Roots of Creation brought their Grateful Roots Tour to Soundcheck Studios in Pembroke, Massachusetts on January 24, 2025. This was the second stop of the 19 date run. The tour kicked off the previous night in Killington, Vermont at the Pickle Barrel Nightclub.