The Sheila Divine w/ New Norde & Dummy Ache

The Sheila Divine w/ New Norde & Dummy Ache

Fri 11/28

7pm doors/8pm show

21+ | $18 adv./$20 day of

The Sheila Divine emerged from the Boston indie rock scene in the late ’90s, carving a reputation for emotionally charged performances and Aaron Perrino’s unmistakable “whisper-to-a-scream” vocals. From their Roadrunner Records debut New Parade (1999) through cult-favorite releases like Where Have My Countrymen Gone and The Morbs, the band built a devoted following drawn to their mix of vulnerability, ferocity, and unfiltered honesty.At the heart of The Sheila Divine is Aaron Perrino, songwriter, vocalist, and restless creative force whose work spans projects like Dear Leader, No Hope No Harm, and Aaron & the Lord. Over decades, his songs have remained raw and relevant, balancing beauty and abrasion, despair and resilience.Now, The Sheila Divine are returning with a new album The Middle Ages (2025), their boldest statement yet. Equal parts personal reckoning and cultural critique, the record explores the strange parallel between growing older and watching America slide backward into darkness. Brimming with cathartic anthems, haunted laments, and defiant hope, The Middle Ages proves The Sheila Divine remain vital, urgent, and unafraid to soundtrack the chaos of our time.

The members of New Norde used to make relatively shiny pop songs as 2000s New Hampshire seacoast stalwarts, The Minus Scale. This new project is a power-pop quartet who shamelessly wear influences like Matthew Sweet, Nada Surf, Teenage Fanclub, and Guided by Voices on its collective sleeve.

Forming in the fall of 2019, the band spent 18 months remotely wood-shedding dozens of songs. On April 15th, 2022, New Norde released their debut EP, Whatever’s Clever (Trash Casual / Mint 400); a selection of carefully crafted power-pop songs about growing up, getting out, taking a damn minute, and cake.

After a busy 2023 that concluded with the release of a cover of “Hey Jealousy” and two Christmas songs, the band will be releasing singles throughout 2024 and 2025.

Dummy Ache’s music shimmers, swells, and explodes, building epic soundscapes where fragile melodies crash headlong into walls of reverb and noise. Part shoegaze, part dreamy indie rock, part fuzz-ravaged chaos, Dummy Ache takes cues from Yo La Tengo, Galaxie 500, Slowdive, and Dinosaur Jr. while carving out something raw, massive, and mesmerizing.

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