Welcome to Seven in Seven, where we look at shows coming to the region over the next week. As always, whether your musical tastes are rock ’n’ roll, jazz, heavy metal, R&B, singer-songwriter or indie, there will always be something to check out. Here are seven of the best on the docket for the week of June 13:
Fishbone — Friday at The Fillmore
Known for their high-octane live shows and groundbreaking blend of ska, punk, funk, and soul, Fishbone have returned in full force with a new studio effort set to drop at the end of the month. “Stockholm Syndrome,” out June 27, is a powerful, politically charged, and musically explosive LP. The album showcases the band’s signature energy, sharp wit, and genre-melting innovation, reaffirming why they’ve remained influential since getting started just before the ‘80s dawned. Expect a healthy mix of classics at The Fillmore on Friday, as well as a couple of new tracks being road-tested.
Dragged into Sunlight — Friday at Concourse Dance Bar
Since 2006, Dragged into Sunlight has built a reputation for a dark, atmospheric, and often disturbing sound, combining heavy, pulverizing riffs with raw, abrasive vocals and intricate arrangements. The Liverpool, England, natives explore themes of violence, despair, and the macabre, blending the extremity of black metal’s dissonance with the weighty spirit of doom. Their compositions are best characterized by a relentlessly chaotic atmosphere, often eschewing traditional death metal song structures in favor of long, immersive tracks that defy genre standards.
Simple Minds — Saturday at TD Pavilion at The Mann
If there were any doubt that ’80s nostalgia was in full swing, it’s further evidenced by the fact that Simple Minds are doing their biggest tour of North America in four decades. Forty years ago was a landmark moment in their career with the worldwide chart-topping success of “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” and release of their RIAA Gold-certified seventh studio album “Once Upon a Time,” not to mention a set in Philly in front of 135,000 fans — and a TV audience of millions — at 1985’s Live Aid. The Scottish art rockers are adding to the draw with support from fellow ’80s heavyweights in Soft Cell and Modern English.
Chestnut Grove — Saturday at Ardmore Music Hall
Chestnut Grove, the genre-fluid, Philly region five-piece flavored with indie, alternative, new wave, and rock ‘n’ roll, returns from a year-long hiatus with new members, new music, and a new tour, including this Saturday at Ardmore Music Hall. The show will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of their first full-length LP, “Perkiomenville.” The new lineup features Jared Filer on bass and vocals and Shannon Murphy on keys, violin, and vocals. Expect some new music this summer from the group along with more tour dates to be announced as the year rolls on.
Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band — Sunday at TD Pavilion at The Mann
It’s been a busy 2025 for Ringo Starr, one that’s seen him release his second country album, “Look Up,” which netted him his No. 1 in the UK and was a Top 10 stateside. Then in February, the Beatle made his Grand Ole Opry debut, after being invited by Emmylou Harris when they played the Ryman Theater together a few months prior. The All-Starr Band lineup this year features Toto guitarist Steve Lukather, Men at Work singer Colin Hay, multi-instrumentalist Warren Ham, Average White Band bassist/guitarist Hamish Stuart, drummer Gregg Bissonette and is rounded out by Buck Johnson on keyboards.
The Native Howl — Sunday 15 at Lovesdraft’s
Hailing from Michigan, The Native Howl is a genre-defying quartet with fast-tempo music they’ve coined as “Thrash Grass.” It combines the aggression and intensity of thrash metal with the precision and melodicism of bluegrass. The band was born from a musical experiment that blended elements of folk, bluegrass, rock, and metal, resulting in a sound entirely their own. Adding in a dash of outlaw spirit and a touch of the wilderness, their music transports listeners to a sonic landscape where the traditional meets the contemporary, from foot-stomping bluegrass jams to lightning-fast metal-esque banjo picking.
The Rumjacks — Tuesday at Lovedraft’s and Wednesday at MilkBoy
Celtic punk titans The Rumjacks are in the region for two dates to promote their new album, “Dead Anthems,” which came out this past February. The Sydney, Australia, natives, who now call various parts of Europe home, recorded the LP in Asbury Park, N.J. It was co-produced by the band’s singer, Mike Rivkees, along with The Bouncing Souls founder Pete Steinkopf, who has lent his talent to albums from the likes of Beach Slang, The Menzingers, and The Gaslight Anthem’s Brian Fallon. At the end of the day, though, it’s about the live show, and The Rumjacks get it going onstage with the best of them.
Soundcheck
• Fishbone: “Last Call in America”
• Dragged into Sunlight: “Absolver”
• Simple Minds: “Don’t You (Forget About Me)”
• Soft Cell: “Tainted Love”
• Modern English: “I Melt with You”
• Chestnut Grove: “Newspaper Hats”
• Ringo Starr: “Breathless”
• The Native Howl: “Can’t Sleep”
• The Rumjacks: “Eye for an Eye”
