After going on hiatus in 2009, the seminal alternative rock band rolled through the Verizon Center with its impressive visuals and cuts from their latest record Hesitation Marks.

After going on hiatus in 2009, the seminal alternative rock band rolled through the Verizon Center with its impressive visuals and cuts from their latest record Hesitation Marks.

Paul Weller, the legendary frontman from The Style Council and The Jam, effortlessly ripped through his catalog on Tuesday night at the 9:30 Club.

Paul Weller, the legendary frontman from The Style Council and The Jam, effortlessly ripped through his catalog on Tuesday night at the 9:30 Club.

Bruce Springsteen put a lot of work into the marathon show at Nationals Park so that we wouldn’t have to work hard at all to enjoy it.

Bruce Springsteen put a lot of work into the marathon show at Nationals Park so that we wouldn’t have to work hard at all to enjoy it.

For a litany of ’90s bands, reunions are lately all the rage. And there’s hardly anyone who can blame the newly reunited Archers Of Loaf for a well-deserved victory lap.

For a litany of ’90s bands, reunions are lately all the rage. And there’s hardly anyone who can blame the newly reunited Archers Of Loaf for a well-deserved victory lap.

Super Furry Animals frontman Gruff Rhys has never been one to rest on his laurels. In addition to writing most of the music on the band’s nine albums, he’s released three solo albums (including this year’s dreamy Hotel Shampoo), teamed with Boom Bip to form the Mercury Music Prize nominated Neon Neon and worked with artists as diverse and Mogwai, Simian Mobile Disco, Danger Mouse, Goldie Lookin’ Chain and Gorillaz. Oh, and he co-directed and starred in his first documentary film, Separado. Whew. His latest US tour, which brings him to the Red Palace tonight, began Wednesday in New York. We talked to him late last month about his new record, how his Gorillaz collaboration almost didn’t happen and (most importantly!) what the future holds for the Super Furries.

Formed way back in 1986 as part of the then-burgeoning Boston music scene that would produce Dinosaur Jr., Throwing Muses, Belly, The Lemonheads, Juliana Hatfield and Fort Apache, Buffalo Tom are, to this day, probably known best for soundtracking Angela Chase’s unrequited love for Jordan Catalano on My So-Called Life. After a hiatus following 1998’s Smitten, the band are currently enjoying somewhat of a career renaissance, releasing two of their strongest albums in the last few years — 2007’s Three Easy Pieces and Skins, released earlier this year. Lead singer, guitarist and fellow Red Sox fan Bill Janovitz took some time last Friday to chat with our Kyle Gustafson about the Sawx, Johnny Marr, Mick Jones and the downside of the ’90s alternative rock boom.