Events

[ROCK] Boston’s The Sheila Divine has sustained a choppy career thanks to a fan base that won’t let them fade into obscurity – and Buffalo is one city that thinks of them fondly. Emanating an authentic post-punk aesthetic in the late 1990’s earned them a local Boston audience, although the trio had originally met while all attending SUNY Oswego. The band’s debut EP was released on the revered CherryDisc label, known for working with Letters to Cleo, Tracy Bonham and Semisonic. In 1999, they won the WBCN Rock & Roll Rumble – a big deal in Beantown. But it all ended rather quickly, and in 2003 they announced a breakup. People came from all over the world to attend a pair of farewell shows, the second of which was eventually released as a DVD. Between 2005-2010 there were a handful of reunion gigs, eventually leading to a full scale resurrection in 2011. They’ve since remained active and have independently released a pair of new albums, which they’ll surely touch on during their set at Sportsmen’s Tavern on Saturday, December 2 with openers No Hope/No Harm.