If It's Too Loud...

Doing Anything this Weekend? is a feature here at If It's Too Loud... where we feature some live shows in and on the far outskirts of the Boston area. Our main rules are that they have to be reasonably priced shows that you can attend last minute. They'll feature If It's Too Loud... approved bands, and we'll provide event links when possible. If you're looking for last minute plans this weekend, we recommend: Friday March 8 Ghost Painted Sky, Low Lives, Black Rose Burning, and Gretchen Shae & The Middle Eight at The Middle East, Cambridge, MA Thru It All, One Fall, and Nicoteens at Deep Cuts, Medford, MA Stop Calling Me Frank, Diablogato, and Orbiter at The Square Root, Roslindale, MA Saturday March 9 Aaron and the Lord, Tugboat Annie, and Vic Firecracker at Sonia, Cambridge, MA theWorst, Tysk Tysk Task, and Ian St. George at JJ's Tavern, Florence, MA Answerman, Phantom Ocean, and The Love Shamans at The Square Root, Roslindale, MA Lonely Leesa and the Lost ...

Poster by Daykamp Creative I'm not usually one for nostalgia shows. I try to have new experiences when I get out to see live music and would rather see a band I've never seen before than see a band I've been going to see since the 90's play the same songs in the same venue. However, there are always exceptions to this, and one of those is The Sheila Divine. I've been to two farewell shows for the band, but Aaron Perrino and company are still getting together to play a show here and there. Plus, this time they were joined by other Boston 90's/early 00's favorites Tugboat Annie and Vic Firecracker, so it was an impossible to miss night of music. Vic Firecracker are one of those bands I don't think of seen live before, but I don't know how I wouldn't have. They've been around the scene since 1995 and have been playing around steadily for the past few years. They played a set filled with noisy indie rock that combined the art rock of Mission of B...