Now THIS is when the gigs start picking up.
Hey! You! The calendar’s back. You see, our bank accounts feel relief from time to time when we take it easy on attending so many shows. But we get restless after extended periods without a show to hit, and as the latter half of January would have it, this is when that changes. Ian listed lots of piping hot gigs this week and next week. So it stands to reason that the bands braving the chilly elements this time of the year would be absurdly heavy, and guess what? They are. Here’s the best of the best, if you’d like to start attending some events and/or invite your friends.
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January 23rd – February 7th:
Fri. Jan. 23rd, 2026: Horrendous, Glorious Depravity, Replicant at Tv Eye in Brooklyn, NY
Fri. Jan. 23rd, 2026: Lord of the Lost, the Birthday Massacre, Wednesday 13 at Irving Plaza in NYC
Sat. Jan. 24th, 2026: Sheer Terror, The Take, Nailed to the Cross, Incendiary Device, Tear Gas, Pool Scum, Concrete Burial at Locals Bar & Grill Manalapan, NJ
Sat. Jan. 24th, 2026: Lord of the Lost, the Birthday Massacre, Wednesday 13 at the Palladium in Worcester, MA
Fri. Jan. 30th, 2026: Handsome Dick Manitoba (Lead Singer of the Dictators 1974 -2019), FC Inc, The Fiendz, Red Mary at Dingbatz in Clifton, NJ
Fri. Jan. 30th, 2026: Left to Suffer, Your Spirit Dies, Fr3ak at the Meadows in Brooklyn, NY
Sat. Jan. 31st, 2026: Dripping, Scumbag, Jehovah Lashing, Phantasmal Rot, Burning Wizard, Fermented Mess at Mr. Beery’s in Bethpage, NY
Wed. Feb. 4th, 2026: Fire from the Gods “The Human Tour”: For the Fallen Dreams, Vrsty, Divide the Fall, Disposed Youth at Dingbatz in Clifton, NJ
Wed. Feb. 4th, 2026: Off with Their Heads, Smug LLC and special guests at the Meadows in Brooklyn, NY
Thurs. Feb. 5th, 2026: Opeth, Katatonia at the Wemmont Theater in Montclair, NJ
Thurs. Feb. 5th, 2026: Fire from the Gods “The Human Tour”: For the Fallen Dreams, Vrsty, Divide the Fall at the Meadows in Brooklyn, NY
Fri. Feb. 6th, 2026: Opeth, Katatonia at the Orpheum Theatre in Boston, MA
Fri. Feb. 6th, 2026: Ad Infinitum, Seven Spires, Tulip, Prime Prophecy at Dingbatz in Clifton, NJ
Sat. Feb. 7th, 2026: Blood Feast, Electrocutioner, Maidenhead, Another Demon, Mutant at Cherry Street Station in Wallingford, CT
Sat. Feb. 7th, 2026: Opeth, Katatonia at the Fillmore in Philadelphia, PA
