week of oct 7, 2026
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what's worth going out for in boston - oct 7-13
issue 04 - on the floor is the weekly guide to what’s actually worth leaving the house for in boston. five picks, no filler.
01 - San Holo @ Big Night Live (fri)
[MELODIC BASS]
san holo’s true love in a made up world tour. the melodic-bass guy doing the big room thing, rad cat opens. if you’ve ever cried at a drop, this is your church.
ticketmaster.com tickets → / big night live, 110 causeway st
doors 9pm / show 10:30pm / 18+
02 - Boston Ravers present Victor Calderone @ Bsmnt (sun)
[HOUSE]
ny house and techno royalty in a 200-cap basement. boston ravers on hosting, calderone doing what he’s done for three decades. the sunday you cancel monday for.
ra.co tickets → / bsmnt, w hotel basement, 100 stuart st - $30
10pm-2am / 21+
03 - Infra: Zenker Brothers + Manny Underground + VEZ @ secret spot (thu)
[TECHNO]
infra thursday. zenker brothers bringing the ilian tape pressure, manny underground and vez on support. secret cambridge spot, you know the drill.
ra.co tickets → / secret spot cambridge - address on ticket purchase, $20+
10pm-2am / 21+
04 - Bayonne @ Arts at the Armory (wed)
[ELECTRONIC]
bayonne’s filters tour. one guy, a mountain of loop pedals, songs built live in front of you. bad snacks opens. all ages, midweek, perfect.
wl.eventim.us tickets → / arts at the armory, 191 highland ave somerville - $29.53
doors 7pm / show 8pm / all ages
05 - Rebüke @ Bijou (fri)
[TECHNO]
rebüke at bijou. the irishman’s big-room techno is built for exactly this room - low ceiling, loud system, no escape. friday done right.
ticketmaster.com tickets → / bijou, 51 stuart st
10pm / 21+
honorable mentions:
wed oct 7 - fraxiom w/ battlemode @ the rockwell - hyperpop night in somerville, all ages, $20.72: wl.eventim.us tickets →
thu oct 8 - frank & tony @ keep on, middlesex - public records residents, deep house open to close, 21+. tickets via ra.co tickets →
fri oct 9 - unbound: compulsion @ warehouse - emma rak, cow tools, seo, puccikat. address on ticket: ra.co tickets →
sat oct 10 - province 44: l.p. rhythm @ descent - proper house night in cambridge, 10pm, 21+. tickets via dice
sat oct 10 - sojourn: legram vg & joe rizk @ warehouse - the week’s other warehouse heat: ra.co tickets →
mon oct 12 - lewis ofman @ brighton music hall - french dance-pop to close the week, 7pm, all ages
also this week (in the post, not the picks):
matroda @ big night live, sat oct 10 - big-room house, doors 10:30pm, 21+. tickets via ticketmaster.
mind enterprises @ royale, fri oct 9 - italian dance-pop weirdness, doors 6pm / show 7pm, 18+. axs.com tickets →
boston open decks @ the smoot standard, cambridge, thu oct 8 - monthly open-decks night, 10 djs, 30-min house slots, 7pm-late. bostonopendecks.com tickets →
don’t sleep:
yousuke yukimatsu (y0uk1mat$u) @ big night live, thu oct 15 - japanese hard-dance, deeply weird booking. 9:30pm / 21+.
walker & royce @ royale, fri oct 16 - $23.49 on dice, 21+. dice.fm tickets →
restricted @ royale, sat oct 17 - hard techno, sold out royale last year. don’t wait on this one. dice.fm tickets →
brutalismus 3000 @ royale, wed nov 11 - berlin bass-techno chaos, 18+.
madeon presents victory live @ big night live, fri nov 13 - the tour’s boston stop. 9pm / 18+. plan ahead.
eric prydz @ big night live, fri dec 4 - the mega one. 10pm / 21+. plan way ahead.
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