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September 2, 2010
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WEEKLY MUSIC ROUNDUP • In the streets: To get a sense of the depth and breadth of the regional music scene, nothing compares to the all-day Keene Music Festival. More than 80 performers, ranging from chamber music to hard rock, grace 13 stages spread across downtown Keene. There’s no charge — the talent is paid with sumptuous food and drink donated by area merchants, and everyone has a chance to hawk CDs and T-shirts. Attend the free Keene Music Festival on Saturday, Sept. 4, in downtown Keene. For details and lineups go to www.keenemusicfestival.org. • Workers unite: A Labor Day tradition, the 25th annual remembrance of the 1912 Bread and Roses Strike includes music and dance, poetry and drama, ethnic food, historical demonstrations and tours. Among the many performers are the Itchy Feet jazz band, folkie Alastair Moock, singer-songwriter Shira E., along with drum circles and ethnic dancers. Attend the Bread and Roses Festival on Monday, Sept. 6, at Campagnone Common in Lawrence (free; donations are encouraged). There’s more at www.breadandrosesheritage.org. • Soulful decade: Boston cabaret singer (and New Hampshire native) Lynda D’Amour draws from an eclectic range of artists for More Today Than Yesterday, as she performs songs that informed and shaped the pop and soul of the 1970s. D’Amour’s program includes everyone from Stevie Wonder to Joni Mitchell, with brighter confections like the Fifth Dimension also in the mix. See Lynda D’Amour on Sunday, Sept. 5, at 8 p.m. at the Winni Playhouse, Alpenrose Plaza (Routes 11B and 3) in Weirs Beach. Tickets cost $16 to $18; call 366-7377. • Labor Day picnic: Sweet Willie D’s Sharefest includes a solid lineup of local blues rock talent, including Lisa Marie, Elle Gallo, Diane Blue, Professor Harp and, one would hope, the festival’s namesake. All proceeds go to charity; a special 50/50 raffle benefits Small Solutions to Big Ideas. Bring a side dish for the barbecue and a lawn chair for the music. Attend Sweet Willie D’s Sharefest on Monday, Sept. 6, at noon at 87 Smith Corner Road in Newton. Suggested donation $10; go to www.myspace.com/sharefest09 for more information. • Party like it’s 1995: Godsmack is touring in support of their spring release The Oracle, with a stop in Lowell set for next month. Look for an old-school vibe, with all-general admission tickets; opener Five Finger Death Punch has been known to inspire crowd surfing, and of course Godsmack will be playing to a hometown audience. See Godsmack and Five Finger Death Punch on Friday, Oct. 8, at 7:30 p.m. at Tsongas Center, 300 Martin Luther King Drive in Lowell. Tickets cost $37 at www.paultsongasarena.com.
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