This week’s round-up of live entertainment in and around Southern NH is brought to you by A. Robert Dionne of Ted Herbert Music School & Rentals. To get listed, email your entertainment events to rob@majestictheatre.net for consideration. Be sure to add your events to the InkLink community calendar for possible inclusion in the live radio report on WMNH 95.3 (The Morning Show with Peter White – “World of Entertainment” LIVE every Thursday at 8 a.m. (and streaming on Facebook.)
Featured LIVE MUSIC
THURSDAY, JULY 24th
- Chris Cavanaugh / Firefly (Manchester) / 5pm
- Taylor Hughes / Murphy’s (Bedford) / 5:30pm
- Dalton Sayball / Derryfield Deck (Manchester) / 6pm
- Andrea Paquin / Shorty’s (Manchester) / 6pm
- Malcolm Salls / Common Man (Windham) / 6pm
- Eddie Sands / Homestead (Merrimack) / 6pm
- Jodee Frawlee / KC’s Rib Shack (Manchester) / 6pm
- Joe Winslow / Tortilla Flat (Merrimack) / 6pm
- John Chouinard / Copper Door (Bedford) / 6pm
- Jordan Quinn / Fratello’s (Manchester) / 6pm
- Lou Antonucci / Copper Door (Salem) / 6pm
- Matt Luneau / Shorty’s (Nashua) / 6pm
- T-BONES – Thursdays at 6pm
- Jordan Holmes (Derry)
- Kat Ivy (Hudson)
- Sean Coleman (Salem)
- Jack Plante (Bedford)
- Chris Taylor (Concord)
- Chris Lester / San Francisco Kitchen (Nashua) / 6:30pm
- 21st & 1st / Stumble Inn (Londonderry) / 7pm
FRIDAY, JULY 25th
- Jack Plante / Firefly (Manchester) / 5pm
- Dave Zangri / The Hill Bar & Grille (Manchester) / 5:30pm
- Alli Beaudry (Open Mic) / Great North Aleworks (Manchester) / 5:30pm
- Eddie Sands / Pizza Man (Manchester) / 5:30pm
- Kyle McGuinness / The Foundry (Manchester) / 6pm
- Mark Dionne / Backyard Brewery (Manchester) / 6pm
- Dan Fallon / San Francisco Kitchen (Nashua) / 6pm
- Bella Perrotta / Fratello’s (Manchester) / 6pm
- Brian Johnson Duo / Derryfield Deck (Manchester) / 6pm
- John Chouinard / Homestead (Merrimack) / 6pm
- Peter Pappas / Murphy’s (Bedford) / 6pm
- Brian Gray / Coach Stop (Londonderry) / 6pm
- Dani Sven / KC’s Rib Shack (Manchester) / 6pm
- Paul Driscoll / To Share Brewing Company (Manchester) / 6:30pm
- Jamie Hughes / Olympus Pizza (Suncook) / 7pm
- Steve Haidaichuk / Dreo (Salem) / 7pm
- TFR, The Graniteers, Revelation, LNTRNS, Cannabis Crypt / Shaskeen Irish Pub (Manchester) / 7pm
- Faith Ann / Strange Brew Tavern (Manchester) / 8pm
- Stray Dog Band / Stumble Inn (Londonderry) / 8pm
- Jimmy’s Down / Derryfield (Manchester) / 8:30pm
SATURDAY, JULY 26th
- Jesse Coffey / Great North Aleworks (Manchester) / 4pm
- Eric Hansen / Executive Health Club (Manchester) / 4pm
- Jordan Holmes / Firefly (Manchester) / 5pm
- Bella Perrotta / The Hill Bar & Grille (Manchester) / 5:30pm
- Jordan Quinn / The Foundry (Manchester) / 6pm
- Everett Pendleton / Backyard Brewery (Manchester) / 6pm
- Casey Roop / Murphy’s (Bedford) / 6pm
- Don Bartenstein / Homestead (Merrimack) / 6pm
- Paul Gormley / Fratello’s (Manchester) / 6pm
- Those Guys / Derryfield Deck (Manchester) / 6pm
- Joe Winslow / Coach Stop (Londonderry) / 6pm
- Kat Ivy / KC’s Rib Shack (Manchester) / 6pm
- Mark Lapointe / Dreo (Salem) / 7pm
- Rebecca Turmel / Chen Yang Li (Bow) / 7pm
- Sugarbush / Casey Magee’s Irish Pub & Music Hall (Nashua) / 8pm
- Last Kid Picked / Stumble Inn (Londonderry) / 8pm
- Dancing Madly Backwards / Derryfield (Manchester) / 8:30pm
- Paint The Town Dead / Shaskeen Irish Pub (Manchester) / 9pm
- Ken Clark / Strange Brew Tavern (Manchester) / 9pm
- Sunday Ave / Bonfire Country Bar (Manchester) / 9pm
SUNDAY, JULY 27th
- Chuck Alaimo / Firefly (Manchester) / 11am
- Matt Fuller / Copper Door (Bedford) / 11am
- Steve Prisby / Copper Door (Salem) / 11am
- Rob & Jody / Stumble Inn (Londonderry) / 2pm
- Jeff Mrozek / KC’s Rib Shack (Manchester) / 3pm
- Matt Langley / Stella Blu (Nashua) / 3pm
- Tom Rousseau / Murphy’s (Bedford) / 4pm
- Another Shot / Derryfield Deck (Manchester) / 5pm
Always be sure to check a venue’s website or social media for last minute changes or to see if there are ticket or admission requirements. Thank you to Notso Costley Productions and the NH Music Collective for your support and listings of LOCAL LIVE MUSIC.
FEATURED ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Click on DIRECT/x link for the official link to purchase tickets for each event.
THURSDAY, JULY 24th
MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL / Rex Theatre (Manchester) / JULY 24 & 25 – DIRECT/x
A Two Night lineup of Independent New Hampshire Film, New England Premiere Short Films, Groundbreaking Documentaries, and International Film coupled with a Q&A Panel with Actors, Producers and the Granite State’s very own Andy DeMeo from the Podcast “Granite Goodness”. www.rextheatre.org or (603)668-5588
THE MUSIC OF ABBA – DIRECT FROM SWEDEN / Tupelo Music Hall (Derry) / 8:00pm – DIRECT/x
The band consist of several handpicked members from some of the greatest ABBA tribute acts. Other productions out there are watered down with constant cast changes. Ours is not. We will have the best and most consistent product that features many of the familiar faces that have played your stages over the years. With meticulous attention to costumes, make-up, musical arrangements, movements and the singing, nothing is left to chance. Adding a few of Abba’s live traits such as great solos, musical numbers and a complete live band with back-up singers, ensures an extra dimension unheard of in most similar productions. www.tupelomusichall.com or (603)437-5100 – LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE
DUELING PIANOS – THE FLYING IVORIES / LaBelle Winery (Amherst) / 8:00pm – DIRECT/x
Our popular Dueling Pianos Show featuring The Flying Ivories returns! The Flying Ivories deliver an all-request, sing-along performance that is a rockin’ good time. Gather your friends and get ready for a fun evening filled with lots of laughter and incredible live music! www.labellewinery.com or (603)672-9898
FRIDAY, JULY 25th
ADAM EZRA GROUP / Center for the Arts (Nashua) / 7:30pm – DIRECT/x
If you haven’t connected with Adam Ezra Group yet, these are just a few examples to help you understand how this underground, Americana songwriter and his bandmates seem to have popped out of nowhere, establishing a connection with their fans unlike any other, and are suddenly selling out theaters throughout the Northeast. Adam Ezra will joke with you that while the “nowhere” part might be accurate, nothing has ever just “popped” for this folk musician, activist. Without resources, connections, or any kind of clue how the music world works, Ezra began playing shows over 20 years ago. When music venues wouldn’t hire him, he played bars, bookstores, fields, and parking lots, often raising money for causes he cared about; a practice that grew into his nonprofit organization RallySound. www.nashuacenterforthearts.com or (800)657-8774
POSTMODERN JUKEBOX – MAGIC & MOONLIGHT TOUR / Tupelo Music Hall (Derry) / 8:00pm – DIRECT/x
Even in our futuristic age of AI chatbots and virtual realities, there is still nothing in the world that compares with the thrill of hearing classic genres of music, performed live by a group of exceptional singers and musicians that have truly mastered the ability to move an audience. That’s the philosophy behind Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox, whose Life In The Past Lane World Tour returns to 40 US cities this Fall. The revamped show will blend modern-day earworms and iconic pop hits with the original styles that put American popular music on the map: Ragtime, Swing, Big Band, Country / Western, Doo Wop and Soul. Equal parts time-traveling musical variety show and career-launching talent platform, Postmodern Jukebox (or “PMJ”) will feature a cast of performers from their wildly popular YouTube channel, to bring the musical universe to life. www.tupelomusichall.com or (603)437-5100 – LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE
SATURDAY, JULY 26th
PEACE FROG – A TRIBUTE TO THE DOORS/ Center for the Arts (Nashua) / 8:00pm – DIRECT/x
Embark on a musical journey of The Doors accurate reproduction of the bands legendary sound. Peace Frog faithfully recreates the experience of a live Doors concert like no other. When the lights go down the audience will be transported to a time of rocks greatest history. www.nashuacenterforthearts.com or (800)657-8774
AN EVENING WITH ROB ICKES and TREY HENSLEY / Rex Theatre (Manchester) / 7:30pm – DIRECT/x
Take a 15-time IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association) Dobro Player of the Year and a Tennessee-born guitar prodigy called “Nashville’s hottest young player” by Acoustic Guitar magazine, and you have Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley, a powerhouse acoustic duo that has electrified the acoustic music scene around the world. www.rextheatre.org or (603)668-5588 – LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE
LIVE AT THE FILLMORE – ALLMAN BROTHERS TRIBUTE / Tupelo Music Hall (Derry) / 8:00pm – DIRECT/x
Live at The Fillmore has become the most popular and best known tribute to the original Allman Brothers Band. Great attention is paid to recreating the music with an unparalleled degree of authenticity. The band has been chosen as featured performer on next year’s Time Life Southern Rock Cruise and received rave reviews for their Spring 2017 performance on national TV as part of Axs TV’s World’s Greatest Tribute Bands. www.tupelomusichall.com or (603)437-5100
SUNDAY, JULY 20th
SWING TIMES FIVE / Stark Park (Manchester) / 2pm – FREE EVENT
Swing Times Five is a jazz group from Acton, Massachusetts. They specialize in recreating the masterpieces of the early jazz and swing eras with flair and sophistication. This five-member group of expert musicians has been touring the Boston area with some of the greatest jazz bands and orchestras in the region. Let the sweet styles of swing take you back, sometimes farther than you’ve ever been before! www.starkpark.com – No Tickets Needed.
SWEET / Tupelo Music Hall (Derry) / 7:00pm – DIRECT/x
British rock band “The Sweet “aka “Sweet” rose to worldwide fame in the 1970s as one of the top three “Glam Rock Acts” of its era. This movement carved out a decade of new style & horizons for both music and fashion which in turn helped fuel a new sexual revolution embracing an anything goes attitude into western society. “The Sweet’s” influence has been touted & revered across many genres, from Boy George to Kiss, to Poison to Guns & Roses. Yes “Sweet” a leading architect that did change music and fashion forever. www.tupelomusichall.com or (603)437-5100
COMING SOON:
LIVING TOGETHER / Majestic Theatre (Manchester) / August 8-10 – DIRECT/x
by Alan Ayckbourn / This classic British comedy follows charming, compulsive philanderer Norman and five other characters over one weekend at a country house in England. The play explores the interwoven lives of three couples dealing with themes of love, infidelity, and personal aspiration. The narrative centers around Annie, who grapples with her feelings for Norman, the husband of her sister Ruth, while also interacting with her brother-in-law Reg and the socially awkward veterinarian Tom. Although part of a trilogy of connected stories, “Living Together” stands alone as it’s own adventure! www.majestictheatre.net or (603)669-7469
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