Editor’s Note: Welcome to On Sale @, a weekly series from Vanyaland alerting concertgoers to the best shows coming to The Paradise Rock Club and Brighton Music Hall. Check in each week for a highlighted look at each show, and how to access the best tickets as soon as they go on sale.
The Frights, July 16
California surf punk band The Frights are always down for a party, and they bring their own to the other side of the country by crashing Brighton Music Hall on July 16. In January 2020, they dropped the prophetically-titled acoustic album Everything Seems Like Yesterday, and plugged back in this year with stomping new single “I’m A Beatle.” A new album, Gallows Humor, arrives June 2, so we have a few weeks to learn all the words to sing-shout it back at them. Tickets go on sale Friday (March 31) at 10 a.m. local time.
The Brazen Youth, June 29
Connecticut band The Brazen Youth first captured our attention several years ago with the muted seaside aesthetic of the “You’ll Be Forever Nameless” video, and have beautifully retained it ever since. Last year the folk-tinged indie rock band released well-received album Eagle, Idaho, and followed that up last month with the tender and rootsy “I’ve Never Killed Anything That Lived.” They’ll bring all that and a growing cult-like following to Brighton Music Hall on June 29. Tickets go on sale Friday (March 31) at 10 a.m. local time.
Big Wreck, June 2
Playing Paradise Rock Club. Tickets go on sale Friday (March 31) at 10 a.m. local time.
Kid Koala, July 24
Playing Brighton Music Hall. Tickets go on sale Wednesday (March 29) at 10 a.m. local time.
Owl City, September 17
Playing The Paradise Rock Club. Tickets go on sale Friday (March 31) at 10 a.m. local time