Microwave in Boston

About Microwave

Microwave is an emo band from Poughkeepsie that treats anxiety like it's a subject worth getting angry about. They came up in the mid-2010s streaming era without much traditional label push, just building a quiet cult following through songs that balance vulnerable lyrics with the kind of guitar work that makes your stomach hurt. Their earlier records, especially "Much Love" and "It's Not About the Guitar," established them as the kind of band that could make a song about feeling trapped sound genuinely devastating. They're not reinventing emo, but they're not trying to. They're just very good at the specific thing they do: introspective songs that still hit hard, delivered with enough restraint that the heavy moments land differently. If you've found yourself rewatching their older music videos or relating to songs about overthinking, you're exactly who this band is for.

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Microwave + Boston

Microwave rolled through Citizens House of Blues Boston on May 30th with the kind of set that rewards people who actually know their catalog. They opened with "Mirrors" and spent the next hour threading through deeper cuts like "Circling the Drain" and "Trash Stains" — songs that hit different in a room full of people who get it. "Bored of Being Sad" landed hard midway through, the kind of moment where you remember why you came. They closed out their main set with "But Not Often," which felt earned after playing ten songs that ranged from woozy to genuinely unsettling.

Microwave in Boston News

• Celtics Trade Pitch Lands Them Microwave Scorer heavy.com · Jan 3, 2026
• Microwave announce 'Much Love' anniversary tour w/ Anthony Green, Hunny, Into It. Over It., more BrooklynVegan · Dec 9, 2025
• Petey calls Boston ‘paradise’ after taking it over during ‘USA’ tour umassmedia.com · Dec 4, 2023
• The Story So Far at Roadrunner in Boston, MA Loud Hailer Magazine · Apr 27, 2022
• Concert Gallery: The Story So Far, Mom Jeans, Microwave and Joyce Manor Massachusetts Daily Collegian · Apr 23, 2022

Live Music in Boston

Boston's indie rock scene has always had a soft spot for bands that aren't afraid to get a little fractured and emotional. Microwave fits that lineage—the city's got a solid history of supporting guitar-driven acts with more interesting production choices than the standard approach. Between the smaller clubs and the House of Blues circuit, there's real appetite for the kind of meticulous, slightly off-kilter songwriting Microwave does.

Boston road trip to see Microwave?

Stay in the Back Bay neighborhood—it's walkable, lined with brownstones, and positioned between the best dining and the waterfront. Book a table at No. 9 Park for New American cooking that actually justifies the hype, or hit Oleana in nearby Cambridge if you want something fresher and less fussy. Spend an afternoon at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, a genuinely strange and rewarding art collection housed in a deliberately eccentric mansion. The Prudential Center has decent shopping if that's your thing, and the waterfront is legitimately beautiful for a walk before the show.