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the PEM Prize Festival @the Peabody Essex Museum
2022-05-22 12:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Peabody Essex Museum, 161 Essex St, Salem, MA, 01970, United States
On May 22nd, from noon to 6pm, check out the PEM Prize Festival celebrating this year’s winner, Carlos Garaicoa. The festival is FREE and features street musicians from around Greater Boston. Join the festivities for the community-wide celebration! You will be able to take in the sounds and sights of the street musicians preforming! This event will also feature a DJ and food trucks. All ages can enjoy this awesome festival!

T.E.A.M. – Town of Exeter Arts & Music Festival
2022-05-21 11:00 - 18:00 | Swasey Parkway, Swasey Parkway, Exeter, NH, 03833, United States
2022 Exeter Arts & Music Fest
Save the Date for the 2022 Exeter Arts & Music Festival in Swasey Parkway in Downtown Exeter, NH. Come to enjoy live music, dance performances, kids activities, and more!

$10 Suggested Donation / $20 Per Family

For more information and tickets please visit: https://portsmouthnhtickets.com/events/2022-exeter-arts-music-fest-5-21-2022

Joe Jackson @ The Shubert Theatre!
2022-05-19 20:00 | Shubert Theatre, 265 Tremont Street, Boston, MA, 02116, United States
Come see Joe Jackson Perform in Boston!

Don’t miss Joe Jackson in Boston as apart of the Sing, You Sinners! tour
Joe Jackson is launching a new tour with the same band as his last, the successful Four Decade Tour of 2019, and his last album Fool. The show will feature both the full band and a ‘mini-set’ of Joe solo. The songs will be drawn from Joe’s whole career, including some that haven’t been heard live in many years, and maybe even some new material!
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COVID-19 Policy: Required vaccination, proof of vaccine and matching photo ID as well as masks, per city of Boston safety requirements.

The Who Hits Back! @TD Garden
2022-05-18 19:30 | TD Garden, 100 Legends Way, Boston, MA, 02114, United States
Legendary rock band The Who is going on tour! THE WHO HITS BACK TOUR promises to be another Rock n Roll knockout! Get your tickets for the TD Garden show on
May 18th,2022 @7:30pm!

the Newburyport Chamber of Commerce’s Spring Fest
2022-05-14 00:00 - 2022-05-15 00:00 | newburyport waterfront park, 36 Merrimac street, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
Springfest is back! Join the festivities on May 14th and 15th at the historic Newburyport waterfront park! Catch artists such as Joan Osborne, Will and The Way and Zach Field Drums and more!

Adam Ezra Group with Jay Psaros at North Shore Music Theatre
2022-05-13 20:00 - 22:00 | North Shore Music Theatre, 62 Dunham Road, Beverly, MA, 01915, United States
ADAM EZRA GROUP
Opening Act: JAY PSAROS BAND
Friday, May 13 • 8PM
Working outside the confines of the traditional music industry, Adam Ezra and his bandmates – Corinna Smith (fiddle), Alex Martin (drums), Poche Ponce (bass) – built a community of fans through sheer grit and determination, regularly performing hundreds of shows a year for the past two decades without any major label or mainstream radio support. Fusing folk intimacy and rock energy with soul power and pop charm, the band first emerged from Boston in the early 2000s and quickly garnered widespread acclaim for their bold, insightful songwriting and interactive, euphoric performances.

The Jason Spooner Band Perform in the Tap Room at Newburyport Brewing Co.
2022-05-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Newburyport Brewing Company, 4 New Pasture Road, Newburyport, ME, United States

Beach Bunny @House of Blues
2022-05-12 20:00 | House of Blues Boston, 15 Landsdowne Street, Boston, MA, 02215, United States
The four-piece pop band Beach Bunny is back on tour in support of their new album “Emotional Creature”. They will be preforming May 12th, 8pm at the House of Blues Boston MA. Do not miss your chance to see this amazing show!

River Street Team @ Portsmouth Gaslight Co.
2022-05-12 16:30 - 18:00 | Portsmouth Gas Light, 64 Market Street, Portsmouth, NH, 03801, United States
The River Street Team is headed to Portsmouth Gaslight Co! Join them from 4-6 PM for food, drinks, and of course, Prizes! Take a spin on the prize wheel to win station merchandise, or enter to win a pair of tickets to see the Red Hot Chili Peppers at Fenway Park this September! The team hopes to see you there!

The Gang of Youths @Paradise
2022-05-09 19:00 | Paradise Rock Club, 967 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA, 02215, United States
The alternative rock band Gang of Youths is back on tour in support of their new album “Angel in Realtime”. They will be preforming at the Paradise Rock club in Boston MA on May 9th, do not miss your chance to see this killer show!

45's Tournament
2022-05-07 18:00 - 22:00 | NH
Support The Lone Tree Spirit Foundation at their 45’s Tournament!
Registration opens at 6:00pm
Tournament begins at 6:30pm
Plaistow Fish and Game Club
18 Mayray AVE
Plaistow, NH 03865
$40.00 per team
Registration fee includes all you can eat snack foods.
Cash bar for those over 21 years of age.
For registration information, tournament rules, and to pay online, please visit http://www.LTSF.org/45s-tournament

Daughtry - The Dearly Beloved Tour with Special Guest Big Wreck
2022-05-04 20:00 - 22:00 | Lynn Auditorium, 3 City Hall Square, Lynn, MA, 01901, United States

Ben Folds @The Capitol Center for the Arts
2022-05-04 20:00 | Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 South Main Street, Concord, NH, 03301, United States
Longtime River Favorite, Ben Folds, visits the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord, May 4th!
An acclaimed singer, songwriter, pianist, composer and producer Ben Folds has a great array of music! Do not miss this awesome show!

Live Music: Joy Oladokun @ The Royale
2022-05-01 20:00 | The Sinclair, 52 Church Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Joy Oladokun
Tickets on sale 10/15
With her major label debut album, in defense of my own happiness, Joy Oladokun is forging her own path, sharing the unique perspective she’s gained from living in today’s world as a black, queer woman and first-generation child of Nigerian immigrants. With her debut album already being listed as one of the best albums of 2021 by Variety this is a show you won’t want to miss. MORE INFO

10,000 Maniacs at Colonial Theatre, Laconia NH
2022-04-30 20:00 | Colonial Theatre, 617 Main St, Laconia, NH, 03246, United States
The 10,000 maniacs are back on tour for their 40th anniversary celebration! Do not miss this knockout show!

Angélique Kidjo at The Music Hall
2022-04-30 20:00 | The Music Hall, 28 Chestnut Street, Portsmouth, NH, 03801, United States
Don’t miss Angélique Kidjo at The Music Hall!
Concert starts at 8:00 PM.
Four-time Grammy Award winner Angélique Kidjo is one of the greatest artists in international music today, a creative force with thirteen albums to her name. Time Magazine called her “Africa’s premier diva.” The BBC included her in its list of the continent’s 50 most iconic figures, and in 2011 The Guardian listed her as one of their Top 100 Most Inspiring Women in the World. Forbes Magazine ranked Angélique as the first woman in its list of the Most Powerful Celebrities in Africa. READ MORE.
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The Hot Stove Cool Music Concert
2022-04-30 08:00 - 17:00 | Paradise Rock Club, 967 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA, 02215, United States
The 2022 Hot Stove Cool Music Concert is returning to the Paradise Rock Club in Boston with their first in-person concert in two years on April 30th! Featuring an all-star lineup, including headliner the Goo Goo Dolls’ Johnny Rzeznik, the benefit concert will raise funds for the Foundation To Be Named Later (FTBNL), assisting youth and families in underserved neighborhoods in Boston and Chicago.

Lucius @ Roadrunner!
2022-04-29 20:00 | Roadrunner, 89 Guest Street, Boston, MA, 02135, United States
Lucius Performing Live at Boston’s Newest Music Venue, Roadrunner!

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Since 2007, Laessig and Wolfe have always started their songs with “coffee talks”, a way for them to share what was on their minds, learning each other’s stories by heart before weaving them into the lyrics and chord progressions of their inventive indie-pop anthems. The “Next to Normal” singers are now going on world tour and making a stop in Boston! You’re not going to want to miss out!
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COVID-19 Policy: Evidence of full Vaccination required

Melissa Etheridge @ Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
2022-04-21 19:00 | Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, 169 Ocean Blvd, Hampton, NH, United States
Come See Melissa Etheridge On Her One Way Out Tour!

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Melissa Etheridge stormed onto the American rock scene in 1988 with the release of her critically acclaimed self-titled debut album, which led to an appearance on the 1989 Grammy Awards show. For several years, her popularity grew around such memorable originals as “Bring Me Some Water,” “No Souvenirs” and “Ain’t It Heavy,” for which she won a Grammy® in 1992. Known for her confessional lyrics and raspy, smoky vocals, Etheridge has remained one of America’s favorite female singer-songwriters for more than two decades. Don’t miss out on this chance to see Etheridge LIVE in Hampton, NH in support of her newest album “One Way Out” which is a compilations of songs from the late ’80s and early ’90s which were never released …until now.

Jack White @ Agganis Arena
2022-04-17 19:00 | Agganis Arena, 925 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA, 02215, United States
Come see Jack White on his Supply Chain Issues Tour!

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Jack White has announced the first dates of The Supply Chain Issues Tour with shows in North America, Europe, and the United Kingdom. The tour — which includes Jack’s first headline shows in four years!
Doors: 7:00 PM
NOTE: This show is going to be phone-free, meaning no phones will be allowed in the performance space, creating an unplugged, real life experience.

Bonnie Raitt @ Casino Ballroom
2022-04-16 20:00 | Casino Ballroom, 169 Ocean Boulevard, Hampton, NH, 03842, United States
Bonnie Raitt
Just Like That tour
Saturday, April 16th 2022
Casino Ballroom
Buy tickets | On sale Friday, November 19th 10am
Bonnie Raitt is coming to the Casino Ballroom on her Just Like That tour this April 26th! Raitt is one of the most incredible and talented musicians to live and you won’t want to miss her live. Your chance to see songs like “Something to Talk About,” “I Can’t Make You Love Me,” “Nick of Time,” “Love Sneakin’ Up on You,” and the “Urban Cowboy” live is here! Win Bonnie Raitt @ Casino Ballroom tickets!

An Evening with Cowboy Junkies
2022-04-14 19:00 - 21:00 | Cary Hall, 1605 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA, 02420, United States
An Evening with Cowboy Junkies
Thursday, April 14th 2022* | 7-9 pm
Cary Memorial Hall
This fantastic Canadian alternative country band are coming to Cary Memorial Hall in February! Having formed in 1986 the band has a vast catalogue of incredible music! Spend a night listening to great hits like ‘Sweet Jane’ ‘Misguided Angel’ and ‘Blue Moon Revisited.’
*Date of this show was originally scheduled for Sunday, February 6th, but has now been changed to Thursday, April 14th! All tickets previously purchased will be honored at this new date.

alt-J & Portugal. The Man @ Agganis Arena 4/14
2022-04-14 19:00 | Agganis Arena, 925 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA, 02215, United States
Come see alt-J, Portugal. The Man, and special guest Cherry Glazerr @ Agganis Arena!
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Doors open at 6pm.
Concert starts at 7pm.
COVID-19 POLICY: We look forward to welcoming guests back to Agganis Arena! COVID19 is still very much a risk and the safety and comfort of our staff and patrons remains Agganis Arena’s and Boston University’s top priority. Per City of Boston guidelines all guests must wear face coverings, regardless of vaccination status, at all times except when actively eating and drinking and all guests are also strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated.

Live music: Alt-J w/ Portugal. The Man
2022-04-14 19:00 | Agganis Arena, 925 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA, 02215, United States
Alt-J
w/Portugal. The Man
And special guest Cherry Glazeir
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Alt-J and Portugal. The Man are coming to Agganis Arena on April 14th 2022! Don’t miss your chance to see these fantastic bands on tour together. Alt-J just announced their newest album ‘The Dream’ to be released February 11th 2022. The follow-up to 2017’s Relaxer features both songs inspired by personal events and true crime stories. Alt-J paired with Portugal. The Man will make this a show you can’t miss.

An Evening with Cowboy Junkies
2022-04-12 19:30 - 22:00 | Music Hall in Portsmouth, 28 Chestnut Street, Portsmouth, NH, 03801, United States
In 1988, Cowboy Junkies proved that there was an audience waiting for something quiet, beautiful and reflective. The Trinity Session was like a whisper that cut through the noise — and it was compelling. It stood out in the midst of the flash and bombast that came to define the late 80s. The now classic recording combined folk, blues and rock in a way that had never been heard before and went on to sell more than a million copies.
Anyone who has been following Cowboy Junkies’ three decade-long journey knows the band has always traveled on its own path. From the auspicious debut of Whites Off Earth Now and the subsequent international breakthrough with The Trinity Session, to the group’s Nomad Series of themed albums (2010-2012), Cowboy Junkies have never let music business trends dictate where the band was headed.
Unlike most long-lasting groups, Cowboy Junkies have never had a break up or taken a sanity-saving hiatus. There’s an appreciation of each other that keeps them constantly working.
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Lorde at the Boch Centre Wang Theatre
2022-04-12 19:30 | NH
Don’t miss Lorde at the Boch Centre Wang Theatre!
Concert starts at 7:30 PM.
Harnessing the power of the sun, Lorde returns to Boston in 2022. After her musical hiatus, Lorde comes to present her third album to live audiences once again. Both her and her fans are excited for the return of live music. This is one concert you don’t want to miss! Want to get your tickets early? Use our presale code: LORDE2022 or win your way in from us!
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Diana Krall @ The Emerson Colonial Theatre
2022-04-11 19:30 - 23:00 | NH
Diana Krall is the only jazz singer to have nine albums debut at the top of the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. To date, her albums have garnered two Grammy® Awards, ten Juno® Awards and have also earned nine gold, three platinum and seven multi-platinum albums. Krall’s unique artistry transcends any single musical style and has made her one of the most recognizable artists of our time.

Colin Hay Performs at The Wilbur
2022-04-10 19:30 - 22:00 | The Wilbur, 246 Tremont St, Boston, MA, 02116, United States
FIERCE MERCY is an epic, cinematic step forward from singer-songwriter Colin Hay, most beloved for his intimate, confessional live shows but most widely known for being an influential and celebrated frontman. The range of artists who have chosen to cite him as a muse or who have found themselves on stage with him in the past year spans the genre landscape from heavy metal, to Americana, to Cuban rhythms and beyond. His inclusion as a playlist favorite from the likes of Metallica to The Lumineers reflects his continuing relevance and broad appeal.
Recorded in both Los Angeles and Nashville and mixed by Vance Powell (Chris Stapleton, Jack White) and Gordon Hammond (Buddy Miller, Don Williams), FIERCE MERCY explores themes of love and loss, mortality, and even the odd UFO sighting, but always with the singular perspective and insightful wit that define Hay’s work. He has created a new classic in his impressive repertoire (this is his 13th solo release), using a palette of pop songcraft, Americana flourishes, and soundtrack-ready strings. FIERCE MERCY is animated by its pensive, honest, and impassioned lyrics, and, Hay adds, by a sense of urgency felt deeply in the song “The Last to Know,” which introduces the album’s title concept of “fierce mercy.”
“When you’re in your 20s, you think you’ve got all the time in the world,” Hay said. “You get older, and you go through a quickening. Everything seems to get faster.
Using his gift for expressing struggle in a way that resonates with a wide variety of people, he compares this to the messages mankind is getting on a global level: “With the changing weather patterns, or the polar ice caps melting, we’re getting all of these warnings, and a lot of them are incredibly fierce. But they still feel somewhat merciful — they’re not destroying us totally. We’re all being told, ‘Listen, you can still maybe address this, and it won’t get to the point where I have to take you all out. You’ve still got a shot.’”
Ten of the album’s 13 stellar compositions were collaborations with Michael Georgiades, who contributed to Hay’s previous sets Next Year People (2015) Gathering Mercury (2011) and American Sunshine (2009). The pair co-wrote two of the album’s clear stand-outs, the pop vocal ballad “A Thousand Million Reasons” and the Americana leaning “Come Tumblin’ Down.” “Michael Georgiades is my secret weapon but I guess now with this album it’s not a secret anymore,” Hay jokes.
Some of the songs are deeply personal: “She Was the Love of Mine,” is an elegy for the singer’s mother, who died three years ago. Some are novelistic: “Frozen Fields of Snow” recounts the story of a war veteran returning to his childhood home after outliving the other members of his unhappy family. “Sometimes lyrical ideas will come into your head, so you follow them and see where they go,” Hay says.
Largely recorded in Topanga with Hay’s wife, Cecilia Noël and Hay’s regular accompanists — bassist Yosmel Montejo, drummer Charlie Paxson, keyboardists Fred Kron and Jeff Babko, and guitarist/tres player San Miguel Perez— FIERCE MERCY was completed in sessions at Compass Sound Studio in Nashville with Compass Records principal Garry West at the helm, who also contributed bass on a few cuts.
Hay says, “Garry is always trying to get me to Nashville to do some recording, to get me out of the comfort zone of my own studio — get me out of my lair! So I went to Nashville and we recorded the strings with a nine-piece section, and he introduced me to some players that he loves, who added another fantastic layer to the album.”
The Nashville players include guitarists Audley Freed (Sheryl Crow, the Black Crowes, the Dixie Chicks) and Doug Lancio (John Hiatt), pedal steel guitarist and organist Jim Hoke (Iris Dement, Don Henley, Darius Rucker) and Compass co-founder Alison Brown (banjo).
Though many music fans will be glad to see the end of 2016, it was something of a breakout year for this career artist that included a three-week run at the Edinburgh Fringe; performances on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel Live! and ABC’s Greatest Hits; sharing the stage with Of Monsters and Men, Milk Carton Kids, Choir Choir Choir!, Kings of Leon; being publicly cited as an influence by artists as distinct as James Hetfield of Metallica, Jeremiah Fraites of The Lumineers, Troy Sanders of Mastodon, and The Infamous Stringdusters; as well as the completion of a documentary film about his career entitled Waiting for My Real Life, named for one of his best known solo recordings. Now finding himself in the unprecedented place of having both ’80s fame and indie credibility, it’s possible that Hay has delivered the defining album of his solo career.

Bright Eyes @ Roadrunner
2022-04-07 19:30 | Roadrunner, 89 Guest Street, Boston, MA, 02135, United States
Don’t Miss Out On Your Chance to See Bright Eyes in April 2022!

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Having returned to live shows for the first time in over a decade this past summer, Bright Eyes are prepared to hit the road again. The tour will be a continuation of shows performing songs from their most recent album, Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was, as well as selections from across their catalog. The album, considered a ‘reunion’ of sorts following a nine year hiatus for the trio, was released on Dead Oceans in August 2020 to international acclaim. Don’t miss out on this amazing show which will be a night to remember!

SPOON: Lucifer on the Sofa Tour at House of Blues Boston
2022-04-06 19:00 | House of Blues Boston, 15 Landsdowne Street, Boston, MA, 02215, United States
Spoon have announced they will embark on a U.S. tour in support of their forthcoming LP, Lucifer on the Sofa, out Feb. 11 via Matador Records. The tour begins on April 6 at House of Blues in Boston, Mass., followed by College Street Music Hall in New Haven, Conn., on April 8.
With stops from coast to coast, Spoon will wind their way west till they reach California, where they’ll perform two shows on May 31 and June 2. The band will then head to Arizona, where the tour will conclude on June 4 in Phoenix.
On the road, Spoon will be joined by special guests Geese and Margret Glaspy on select dates
