Year: 2021
2021 Year in Review – 12/30/21
Some of the hopes we had for 2021 played out (vaccines!), and others (life going back to normal!), not so much. Find out what went down in arts (p. 18), food (p. 38), movies (p. 48) and nightlife (p. 56) in 2021, and take a sneak peek at what’s to come in 2022.
Also on the cover, walk through a wonderland of lights at LaBelle, p. 26. Make some simple sweets, p. 42 & 44. And ring in the new year with a cocktail (p. 44) or try a new brew (p. 46).
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Thursday, Dec. 30 Bedford Copper Door: Jordan Quinn, 7 p.m. Brookline Alamo: Jeff Mrozek, 4:30 p.m. Concord Hermanos: Brian Booth, ...
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Music this week – 21/12/30
Thursday, Dec. 30
Bedford
Copper Door: Jordan Quinn, 7 p.m.
Brookline
Alamo: Jeff Mrozek, 4:30 p.m.
Concord
Hermanos: Brian Booth, 6:30 p.m.
Derry
Fody’s: music bingo, 8 p.m.
Epping
Telly’s: Justin Jordan, 7 p.m.
Exeter
Sawbelly: Max Sullivan, 5 p.m.
Goffstown
Village Trestle: Jennifer Mitchell, 6 p.m.
Hampton
CR’s: Don Severance, 6 p.m.
The Goat: Alex Anthony, 8 p.m.
Wally’s: Chris Toler, 8 p.m.
Whym: music bingo, 6 p.m.
Hudson
Lynn’s 102: karaoke w/ George Bisson, 8 p.m.
Kingston
Saddle Up Saloon: karaoke with DJ Jason, 7 p.m.
Laconia
Fratello’s: live piano, 5:30 p.m.
Londonderry
Stumble Inn: Rob & Jody, 7 p.m.
Manchester
Angel City: open mic, 8 p.m.
Currier: Kevin Horan, 5 p.m.
Fratello’s: Joanie Cicatelli, 5:30 p.m.
KC’s: Jessica Olson, 6 p.m.
Merrimack
Homestead: Clint Lapointe, 5:30 p.m.
Tomahawk: Chad LaMarsh, 6:30 p.m.
Milford
Stonecutters Pub: Blues Therapy, 8 p.m.
Nashua
Fody’s: DJ Rich Karaoke, 9:30 p.m.
Fratello’s: Austin McCarthy, 5:30 p.m.
Newmarket
Stone Church: Bearly Dead, 9 p.m.
Salem
Copper Door: Pete Peterson, 7 p.m.
Seabrook
Red’s: Pete Massa, 7 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 31
Amherst
LaBelle: Freese Brothers Big Band, 9 p.m.
Auburn
Auburn Pitts: Stuck in Time, 7 p.m.
Bedford
Copper Door: Jordan Quinn, 6 p.m.
Boscawen
Alan’s: Stray Dog, 8 p.m.
Bow
Chen Yang Li: DJ Kenny, 8 p.m.
Brookline
Alamo: Brian Weeks, 4:30 p.m.
Chichester
Flannel Tavern: Dave Graham, 6 p.m.
Concord
Area 23: Faith Ann Band, 7 p.m.
Penuche’s: Felix Holt, 9 p.m.
Derry
Fody’s: Pop Rox, 9 p.m.
LaBelle: The Freese Brothers Big Band, 6:30 p.m.
Dover
603 Bar & Lounge: DJ Deja and Pete Vitello, 9 p.m.
Exeter
Sawbelly: Christopher Voss, 5 p.m.
Goffstown
Village Trestle: Paul Lussier, 5 p.m.
Hampton
Ashworth by the Sea: live band, DJ, 6:30 p.m.
CR’s: Rico Barr Trio, 6 p.m.
The Goat: Alex Anthony, 8 p.m.
L Street Tavern: Craig LaGrassa, 8 p.m.
Wally’s: Down 5th, 9 p.m.
Henniker
Pats Peak: The McMurphys, 6 p.m.
Hillsborough
Hillsborough Moose Lodge: Cellar Dwellers, Superbug and Probably Cause, 6 p.m.
Hudson
Backstreet Bar & Grill: DJ Bobby Lane, 8 p.m.
Lynn’s 102: Sindicate, 8 p.m.
Nan King: Patty Shock’s Energizer Karaoke, 8 p.m.
Kingston
Saddle Up Saloon: Bite the Bullet, 8 p.m.
Laconia
The Big House: Back in the Day, 8 p.m.
Fratello’s: live piano, 5:30 p.m.
High Octane: EXP Band, 8 p.m.
Tower Hill Tavern: DJ Kadence with karaoke, 8 p.m.
Londonderry
Coach Shop: Pete Peterson, 6 p.m.
Stumble Inn: Swipe Right, 9 p.m.
Manchester
Angel City: Everybody Wants Some (Van Halen tribute), The Hellion (Judas Priest tribute) and Calienta Pistolas, 7 p.m.
Belmont: DJ Hustle Boy, 7 p.m.
Bonfire: Martin & Kelly, 9 p.m.
Breezeway: Drag Roulette, 8 p.m.
Cercle Club: Plan B, 6 p.m.
Derryfield: Chad LaMarsh Band, 9 p.m.
Farm Bar & Grille: DJ Sammy Smoove and DJ Real Ace, 8 p.m.
The Foundry: Tyler Levs, 6 p.m.
Fratello’s: Clint Lapointe & Phil Jakes, 6 p.m.
The Goat: Those Guys, 8 p.m.
Murphy’s: Dancing Madly Backwards, 9:30 p.m.
Shaskeen: DJ Myth, 8 p.m.
South Side Tavern: Cox Karaoke, 9 p.m.
Strange Brew: One Big Soul, 8:30 p.m.
Sweeney Post: The Lexi James Band, 8 p.m.
XO Bistro: Acoustic Moxie, 6:30 p.m.
Merrimack
Homestead: Ralph Allen, 6 p.m.
Milford
Pasta Loft: Fatha Groove, 9 p.m.
Stonecutters Pub: DJ Dave O with karaoke, 9 p.m.
Moultonborough
Buckey’s: Red Hat Band, 9 p.m.
Nashua
Boston Billiard Club: The Apathetics, 9 p.m.
Fody’s: Joe Wedge, 10 p.m.
Fratello’s: Justin Jordan, 6 p.m.
Peddler’s Daughter: live DJ, 5 p.m.
Stella Blu: Austin McCarthy, 8 p.m.
New Boston
Molly’s: Joe Birch, 7 p.m.
New Market
Stone Church: John Medeski, 9 p.m.
Northfield
Boonedoxz Pub: karaoke night, 7 p.m.
Plaistow
Crow’s Nest: DJ Golo, 9 p.m.
Portsmouth
Gas Light: Sean Coleman, 9:30 p.m.
Gibb’s Garage Bar: Elijah Clark, 7 p.m.
Grill 28: Dave Gerard of Truffle, 6 p.m.
The Goat: Chris Toler, 9 p.m.
Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues: Eddie Palmieri & La Perfecta Big Band, 7 p.m.
Statey: Max Sullivan, 8 p.m.
Thirsty Moose: Mattson, 9 p.m.
Rochester
Elks Lodge: Vill Vendasi, 9 p.m.
Governors Inn: Dueling Pianos Bash, 7:30 p.m.
Salem
Copper Door: Jodee Frawlee, 6 p.m.
Jocelyn’s: Brian Walker, 8 p.m.
Tuscan Village: The Deviant, 8 p.m.
Seabrook
Chop Shop: Band, Inc., and Leaving Eden, 7 p.m.
Red’s: Undercover, 7 p.m.
Stratham
Tailgate Tavern: Alan Roux, 7 p.m.
Windham
Castleton: Joey Dion, 7 p.m.
Common Man: Karen Grenier, 6 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 1
Brookline
Alamo: Justin Jordan, 5 p.m.
Concord
Area 23: Blues Brothers, 8 p.m.
Epping
Telly’s: Brian Johnson, 8 p.m.
Goffstown
Village Trestle: Acoustic Moxie, 6 p.m.
Hampton
The Goat: live music, 9 p.m.
Kingston
Saddle Up Saloon: Ryan Palma, 8 p.m.
Laconia
Fratello’s: live piano, 5:30 p.m.
Londonderry
Coach Shop: Clint Lapointe, 6 p.m.
Stumble Inn: Zach Newbound Duo, 8 p.m.
Manchester
Derryfield: The Far, 8 p.m.
Fratello’s: Joanie Cicatelli, 6 p.m.
Merrimack
Homestead: Chris Powers, 6 p.m.
Nashua
Fratello’s: Dave Zangri, 6 p.m.
Portsmouth
Gas Light: Lewis Goodwin, 9:30 p.m.
The Goat: Mike Forgette, 9 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 2
Alton Bay
Dockside: Chris O’Neill, 4 p.m.
Bedford
Copper Door: Phil Jakes, 11 a.m.
Brookline
Alamo: live music, 4:30 p.m.
Laconia
Fratello’s: live piano, 5:30 p.m.
Manchester
The Goat: Mike Forgette, 10 a.m.
Strange Brew: jam, 7 p.m.
Northfield
Boonedoxz Pub: open mic, 4 p.m.
Portsmouth
The Goat: Rob Pagnano, 9 p.m.
Salem
Copper Door: Jodee Frawlee, 11 a.m.
Seabrook
Red’s: live music, 8 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 3
Hudson
The Bar: karaoke with Phil
Gilford
Patrick’s Pub: open mic w/ Paul Luff, 6 p.m.
Laconia
Fratello’s: live piano, 5:30 p.m.
Londonderry
Stumble Inn: Lisa Guyer, 7 p.m.
Manchester
Fratello’s: Phil Jacques, 5:30 p.m.
The Goat: live band karaoke, 8 p.m.
Merrimack
Homestead: Chris Cavanaugh, 5:30 p.m.
Nashua
Fody’s: karaoke night, 9:30 p.m.
Fratello’s: Ryan Williamson, 5:30 p.m.
Portsmouth
The Goat: Alex Anthony, 9 p.m.
Press Room: open mic, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 4
Concord
Tandy’s: open mic night, 8 p.m.
Hampton
Shane’s: music bingo, 7 p.m.
Kingston
Saddle Up Saloon: line dancing, 7 p.m.
Laconia
Fratello’s: live piano, 5:30 p.m.
Manchester
Fratello’s: Jeff Mrozek, 5:30 p.m.
The Goat: Rob Pagnano, 9 p.m.
KC’s Rib Shack: Paul & Nate open mic, 7 p.m.
Strange Brew: David Rousseau, 7 p.m.
Merrimack
Homestead: Jae Mannion, 5:30 p.m.
Nashua
Fratello’s: Josh Foster, 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 5
Brookline
Alamo: live music, 4:30 p.m.
Concord
Area 23: open mic, 6 p.m.
Tandy’s: karaoke, 8 p.m.
Hampton
Bogie’s: open mic, 7 p.m.
Wally’s: Chris Toler, 7 p.m.
Hudson
Lynn’s 102: Chris & Paul Belley, 7 p.m.
Kingston
Saddle Up Saloon: Musical Bingo Nation, 7 p.m.
Laconia
Fratello’s: live piano, 5:30 p.m.
Manchester
Fratello’s: Austin McCarthy, 5:30 p.m.
The Goat: country line dancing, 7 p.m.
Stark Brewing: Cox Karaoke, 8 p.m.
Strange Brew: Howard & Mike’s Acoustic Jam, 8 p.m.
Merrimack
Homestead: Doug Thompson, 5:30 p.m.
Milford
Stonecutters Pub: open mic, 8 p.m.
Nashua
Fratello’s: Chris Cavanaugh, 5:30 p.m.
Newmarket
Stone Church: The Quahogs w/Faith Ann, 7 p.m.
Rochester
Porter’s: karaoke night, 6:30 p.m.
Somersworth
Speakeasy: open mic night, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 30
Bedford
Copper Door: Chad LaMarsh, 7 p.m.
Brookline
Alamo: live music, 4:30 p.m.
Concord
Hermanos: live music, 6:30 p.m.
Derry
Fody’s: music bingo, 8 p.m.
Epping
Telly’s: Pete Peterson, 7 p.m.
Exeter
Sawbelly: Chad Verbeck, 5 p.m.
Goffstown
Village Trestle: Jeff Mrozek, 6 p.m.
Hampton
CR’s: Steve Sibulkin, 6 p.m.
Goat: Alex Anthony, 8 p.m.
Wally’s: Chris Toler, 6 p.m.
Whym: music bingo, 6 p.m.
Hudson
Lynn’s 102: karaoke w/ George Bisson, 8 p.m.
Kingston
Saddle Up Saloon: karaoke with DJ Jason, 7 p.m.
Laconia
Fratello’s: live piano, 5:30 p.m.
Londonderry
Stumble Inn: Charlie Chronopoulos, 7 p.m.
Manchester
Currier: Alli Beaudry, 5 p.m.
Fratello’s: Ted Solovicos, 5:30 p.m.
KC’s: Jodee Frawlee, 6 p.m.
Strange Brew: Becca Myari, 8 p.m.
Merrimack
Homestead: Chris Lester, 5:30 p.m.
Tomahawk: Joanie Cicatelli, 6:30 p.m.
Milford
Stonecutters Pub: Blues Therapy, 8 p.m.
Nashua
Fody’s: DJ Rich Karaoke, 9:30 p.m.
Fratello’s: Justin Jordan, 5:30 p.m.
Salem
Copper Door: Dave Zangri, 7 p.m.
Seabrook
Red’s: live music, 7 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 7
Brookline
Alamo: live music, 4:30 p.m.
Concord
Area 23: Lucas Gallo, 8 p.m.
Derry
Fody’s: Joe Macdonald, 7 p.m.
Epping
Telly’s: Mica Peterson, 8 p.m.
Goffstown
Village Trestle: Rose Kula, 6 p.m.
Hampton
CR’s: Bob Tirelli, 6 p.m.
The Goat: Alex Anthony, 8 p.m.
Shane’s Texas Pit: Brian Walker, 8 p.m.
Wally’s: 7 Day Weekend, 9 p.m.
Whym: Sean Coleman, 6:30 p.m.
Henniker
Pats Peak: Justin Cohn, 6 p.m.
Kingston
Saddle Up Saloon: Bite the Bullet, 8 p.m.
Laconia
Fratello’s: live piano, 5:30 p.m.
Tower Hill Tavern: DJ Kadence with karaoke, 8 p.m.
Londonderry
Coach Shop: Chris Powers, 6 p.m.
Stumble Inn: Jordan and Clint, 8 p.m.
Manchester
Bonfire: Isaiah Bennett, 9 p.m.
Derryfield: Almost Famous, 9 p.m.
The Foundry: live music, 6 p.m.
Fratello’s: Dave Zangri, 6 p.m.
Murphy’s: Chris Fraga, 9:30 p.m.
South Side Tavern: Cox Karaoke, 9 p.m.
Strange Brew: Ken Clark Organ Trio, 9 p.m.
Merrimack
Homestead: Austin McCarthy, 6 p.m.
Milford
Pasta Loft: Horizon, 9 p.m.
Stonecutters Pub: DJ Dave O with karaoke, 9 p.m.
Nashua
Fratello’s: Doug Thompson, 6 p.m.
New Market
Stone Church: Jamie Saft Trio, 8 p.m.
Northfield
Boonedoxz Pub: karaoke night, 7 p.m.
Portsmouth
Gas Light: Pete Peterson, 9:30 p.m.
Goat: Chris Toler, 9 p.m.
Thirsty Moose: Dave Alves, 9 p.m.
Salem
Copper Door: Dave Zangri, 6 p.m.
Seabrook
Chop Shop: White Noiz, 8 p.m.
Red’s: live music, 7 p.m.
Stratham
Tailgate Tavern: The DUO, 7 p.m.
Shows
• Recycled Percussion Wednesday, Dec. 29, 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 31, 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 1, 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Palace Theatre
• Bearly Dead Thursdays Thursday, Dec. 30, 9 p.m., Stone Church
• Adam Ezra Group Friday, Dec. 31, 5:30 & 9 p.m., Tupelo
• Club d’Elf Friday, Dec. 31, 9 p.m., Stone Church
• New Year’s Eve Champagne Pops with the Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra Friday, Dec. 31, 8 p.m., Music Hall
• Dueling Pianos Friday, Dec. 31, 10 p.m., Chunky’s Manchester
• Purging Sin/King’s Petition Thursday, January 6, Bank of NH Stage in Concord
• Brooks Young Band Friday, Jan. 7, 8 p.m., Bank of NH Stage in Concord
• Jamie Saft Trio Friday, Jan. 7, 8 p.m., Stone Church
• Fortune Friday, Jan. 7, 8 p.m., Tupelo
• Livin’ on a Bad Name (Bon Jovi tribute), Jan. 8, 7:30 p.m., Rex Theatre
• Recycled Percussion Saturday, Jan. 8, 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Palace Theatre
• Get the Led Out Saturday, Jan. 8, 8 p.m., Cap Center
• 1964: The Tribute (Beatles Tribute) Sunday, Jan. 9, 7 p.m., Palace Theatre
• Walter Trout Sunday, January 9, 7:30 p.m., Flying Monkey
• Ronan Tynan (Irish Tenor) Friday, Jan. 14, 7:30 p.m., Palace Theatre
• EJ Oulette and Crazy Maggie/Carol Coronis Friday, Jan. 14, 8 p.m., Stone Church
• Blood, Sweat & Tears Saturday, Jan. 15, 2 & 7:30 p.m., Palace Theatre
• Recycled Percussion Saturday, Jan. 15, 4:30 & 7:30 p.m., Music Hall
• Dueling Pianos Saturday, Jan. 15, 7:30 p.m., Franklin Opera House
• Morgan James Saturday, Jan. 15, 7:30 p.m., Rex Theatre
• Beau Sasser Trio/Slack Tide Saturday, Jan. 15, 9 p.m., Stone Church
• Beatlejuice Saturday, Jan. 15, 8 p.m., Tupelo
• Dave Gererd and Tim Theriault Thursday, Jan. 20, 7 p.m., Stone Church
• An Evening with Felix Cavaliere’s Rascals Friday, Jan. 21, 7:30 p.m, Palace Theatre
• Red Hot Chili Pipers Friday, Jan. 21, 7:30 p.m., Flying Monkey
• The Dave Matthews Tribute Band Friday, Jan. 21, 8 p.m., Tupelo
• Amulus/The Chops Saturday, Jan. 21, 9 p.m., Stone Church
• Who’s Bad (tribute to Michael Jackson) Saturday, Jan. 22, 2 and 7:30 p.m., Palace Theatre
• Beechwood & Boomsoss Saturday, Jan. 22, 8 p.m., Bank of NH Stage in Concord
• The Gilmour Project Saturday, Jan. 22, 8 p.m., Tupelo
• The Skunk Sessions Saturday, Jan. 22, 8 p.m., Stone Church
• Citizen Cope Tuesday, Jan. 25, 7:30 p.m., Music Hall
• Bearly Dead Thursday, Jan. 27, 9 p.m., Stone Church
• Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives Friday, Jan. 28, 7:30 p.m., Flying Monkey
• Keb’Mo’ Friday, Jan. 28, 8 p.m., Music Hall
• The Bulkheads/Adrienne Mack-Davis/Villains Row Saturday, Jan. 29, 8 p.m., Stone Church
• Rachel & Vilray Saturday, Jan. 29, 8 p.m., The Historic Theatre/Music Hall
• Blitzkid The Reunion Kickoff Tour Wednesday, Feb. 2, 7 p.m., Jewel
• Foreigners Journey (tribute to Foreigner and Journey) Thursday, Feb. 3, 7:30 p.m., Palace Theatre
• Enter the Haggis Thursday, February 4, 8 p.m., Bank of NH Stage in Concord
• Phil Vassar Friday, Feb. 4, 7:30 p.m., Flying Monkey
• Cowboy Junkies Friday, February 4, 8 p.m., The Historic Theatre/Music Hall
• Tusk (Fleetwood Mac Tribute) Friday, Feb. 4, 8 p.m., Tupelo
• Cash Unchained — The Ultimate Johnny Cash Tribute Saturday, Feb. 5, 7 p.m., Cap Center
• Mike Giradis’ Big Swingin’ Thing Saturday, Feb. 5, Flying Monkey
• Jethro Tull’s Martin Barre — Aqualung 50th Anniversary Tour Saturday, Feb. 5, 8 p.m., Tupelo
• Mike Dawes and Yasmin Williams Saturday, Feb. 5, 8 p.m., Bank of NH Stage in Concord
• Pink Talking Fish (Pink Floyd/Talking Heads/Phish tribute band) Saturday, Feb. 5, 8 p.m., and Sunday, Feb. 6, 1 p.m., The Historic Theatre/Music Hall
• Moondance: The Ultimate Van Morrison Tribute Concert Thursday, Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m., The Rex Theatre
• The Highwayman Live — A Musical Tribute (tribute to the band featuring Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings) Thursday, Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m, Palace Theatre
• Croce plays Croce Thursday, Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m., Flying Monkey
• Andrew North and the Rangers Thursday, Feb. 10, 8 p.m., Bank of NH Stage in Concord
• Taylor O’Donnell Friday, Feb. 11, 6 and 8 p.m., The Historic Venue/Music Hall
• Bruce in the USA (Bruce Springsteen tribute band) Friday, Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m., Dana Center
• Livingston Taylor Friday, Feb. 11, 7:30 p.m., Flying Monkey
• Kat Wright Saturday, Feb. 12, 6 and 8 p.m., Historic Venue/Music Hall
• Ali Beaudry’s Song Fest Saturday, Feb. 12, 7:30 p.m., Rex Theatre
• Big Blues Winter Warmer: Roomful of Blues & Joe Louis Walker Saturday, Feb. 12, 7:30 p.m., Flying Monkey
• Buddy Holly and Roy Orbison Tuesday, February 15, Bank of NH Stage in Concord
• Eaglemania (World’s Greatest Eagles Tribute Band) Friday, Feb. 18, 8 p.m., Tupelo
• Dark Desert Eagles (The Ultimate Eagles Tribute Band) Saturday, Feb. 19, 8 p.m., Granite State Music Hall
• Jazzical Saturday, Feb. 19, 7:30 p.m., Franklin Opera House
• Rose Tattoo with Stevie Ramone Band, Sunday, Feb. 20, 7 p.m., Jewel
• Sara Evans Sunday, Feb. 20, 7 p.m., Tupelo
• Natalie MacMaster and Donal Leahy Tuesday, Feb. 22, 4 p.m., Dana Center
• Alan Doyle with Chris Trapper Thursday, Feb. 24, 8 p.m., Bank of NH Stage in Concord
• Rick Springfield “Stripped Down” Thursday, Feb. 24, 8 p.m., Tupelo
• Natalie MacMaster Friday, Feb. 25, 7:30 p.m., Flying Monkey
• Soggy Po’ Boys Friday, Feb 25, 8 p.m., Bank of NH Stage in Concord
• Big Band of Brothers (jazz tribute to the Allman Brothers) Friday, Feb 25, 8 p.m., The Historic Theatre/Music Hall
• Lotus Lan Friday, Feb. 25, and Saturday, Feb. 26, 8 p.m., Tupelo
• Damn the Torpedoes (tribute to Tom Petty) Friday, February 25, 7:30 p.m., Rex Theatre
• Almost Queen (tribute to the band Queen) Saturday, Feb. 26, 7:30 p.m., Flying Monkey
• Another Tequila Sunrise (tribute to the Eagles), Saturday, Feb. 26, 8 p.m., Music Hall
• Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy Sunday, Feb. 27, 4 p.m., Music Hall
• David Wax Museum Sunday, Feb. 27, 7 p.m., Word Barn
• Aoife O’Donovan/Yasmin Williams Tuesday, March 1 7:30 p.m., Music Hall
• Tower of Power Thursday, March 3, 8 p.m., Tupelo
• Michael Ray Friday March 4, 6 p.m., Granite State Music Hall
• Talisk Friday, March 4, 8 p.m., Bank of NH Stage in Concord
• The Tallest Man on Earth Friday, March 4, 8 p.m., Music Hall
• Talisk Friday, March 4, 8 p.m., Bank of NH Stage in Concord
• Laurie Berkner Solo! “The Greatest Hits” Show Saturday, March 5, 11 a.m, Tupelo
• Celtic Angels Ireland Saturday, March 5, 7:30 p.m., Palace Theatre
• Neon Wave and Lovesexy Saturday, March 5, 8 p.m.,
• The Brit Pack Sunday, March 6, 7:30 p.m., Rex Theatre
• Arrival from Sweden (The Music of ABBA) Tuesday, March 8, and Wednesday, March 9, 8 p.m., Tupelo
• The Psychedelic Furs Wednesday, March 9, 7:30 p.m., Bank of NH Stage in Concord
• Big Mountain and Mighty Mystic Thursday, March 10, 8 p.m., Bank of NH Stage in Concord
• The Outlaws Friday, March 11, 7:30 p.m., Flying Monkey
• Jake Clemons Saturday, March 12, 7:30 p.m., Rex Theatre
• Stephen Marley Saturday, March 12, 7:30 p.m., Flying Monkey
• Ye Vagabonds and Kalos Saturday, March 12, 7:30 p.m., Dana Center
• Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra Sunday, March 13, 3 p.m., Music Hall
• Teddy Thompson and Jenni Muldaur Sunday, March 13, 7 p.m., Music Hall
• Memphis Jookin’ ft Lil’ Buck Tuesday, March 15, 7 p.m., Cap Center
• Wishbone Ash Thursday, March 17, 8 p.m., Tupelo
• Edwin McCain Saturday, March 19, 8 p.m., Tupelo
• Ms. Vee and a Badass Band Saturday, March 19, 8 p.m., Bank of NH Stage in Concord
• Postmodern Jukebox — The Grand Reopening Tour Wednesday, March 23, 8 p.m., Cap Center
• Max Weinberg’s Jukebox Thursday, March 24, 7:30 p.m., Rex Theatre
• Orleans Thursday, March 24, 7:30 p.m., Dana Center
• Kesha Friday, March 25, 8 p.m., Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
• The Dirty Knobs with Mike Campbell Friday, March 25, 8 p.m., Tupelo
• The Four Phantoms Friday, March 25, 8 p.m., Bank of NH Stage in Concord
• String Fling Saturday, March 26, 7:30 p.m., Franklin Opera House
• Top of the World — A Carpenter Tribute Sunday, March 27, 7 p.m., Tupelo
• Tommy Castro & the Painkillers Sunday, March 27, 7 p.m., Bank of NH Stage in Concord
• One Night with Queen (Queen tribute) Wednesday, March 30, 8 p.m., Granite State Music Hall
• Celtic Women Celebration Thursday, March 31, 7:30 p.m., Cap Center
• River Sister Friday, April 1, 8 p.m., Bank of NH Stage in Concord
• Al Stewart Friday, April 1, 8 p.m., Tupelo
• Heart by Heart (featuring original Heart members Steve Fossen & Michael Derosier) Saturday, April 2, 8 p.m., Cap Center
• Joe Nichols Saturday, April 2, 8 p.m., Tupelo
• Cole Swindell/Travis Denning/Ashley Cook Sunday, April 3, 8 p.m., Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
• Straight No Chaser Wednesday, April 6, 8 p.m., Music Hall
• Bela Fleck & The Flecktones Thursday, April 7, 7:30 p.m., Cap Center
• Colin Hay Friday, April 8, 8 p.m., Cap Center
• Tony Emmauel with special guest Yasmin Williams Saturday, April 9, 8 p.m., Tupelo
• Adam Ezra Group Saturday, April 9, 8 p.m., Bank of NH Stage
• The Queen’s Cartoonists (Gile Concert Series) Sunday, April 10, 7 p.m., Cap Center
• The Bacon Brothers Thursday, April 15, 7:30 p.m., Flying Monkey
• Gary Puckett & the Union Gap Friday, April 15, 7:30 p.m., Palace Theatre
• Peter Noone & Herman’s Hermits Friday, April 15 7:30 p.m., Flying Monkey
• The Sixties Show Saturday, April 16, 8 p.m., Tupelo
• Melissa Etheridge Thursday, April 21, 8 p.m., Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
• New Hampshire Fiddle Ensemble Saturday, April 23, 7 p.m., Franklin Opera House
• Glenn Miller Orchestra Saturday, April 23 7:30 p.m., Flying Monkey
2021 all done
Looking back, and forward
In the parlance of performance, 2020 wasn’t a hard act to follow — anything would beat a year of livestreams and solo shows. So the year began hopefully, and it got better as vaccines became available and venues were able to ease capacity restrictions.
Area supergroup Marble Eyes, for example, was Zooming from the Press Room in January; by July they were playing to a packed Prescott Park in Portsmouth.
Tupelo Music Hall returned in the spring with more drive-in shows but was able to head back indoors at summer’s end. Manchester’s Palace and Rex Theatres reopened in June, while the Capitol Center and Bank of NH Stage in Concord waited the summer out, running local-flavored shows in nearby Fletcher-Murphy Park.
On the Seacoast, Portsmouth’s Music Hall split the difference, offering outdoor shows and socially distanced events at its indoor Historic Theatre. The Casino Ballroom in Hampton Beach endured several close-to-the-wire cancellations before it returned to a semblance of normal in mid-July.
Creatively, 2021 was a great year. Several area performers released albums, including Liz Bills & The Change. The band’s self-titled record was rewarded with multiple NEMA nominations, including a win for Pop Act of the Year at the awards show in October.
Andrew North & The Rangers made a highlight reel of an album, Phosphorescent Snack. Among the best tracks were the Phish-adjacent “Aditi,” the buoyant, upbeat “Dig Deep” and “Epiphone” — the latter a guitar-free romp, even if it shared its name with a famous six-string.
April Cushman’s debut album, The Long Haul, dropped in July. The title song perfectly captures the struggle for success in the music business, particularly for women. Cushman sings about the “10-year turnaround” she faces as “just another girl among a thousand crowns … in a working man’s town,” the latter a reference to Nashville, where the disc was finished.
After a March 2020 release show was cratered by Covid-19, Married Iguana waited a year to make its hometown debut in Manchester, and their debut EP includes one of the best songs to come out this year. “Go With The Flow” chugs along like a rolling party bus, punctuated by scorching guitar licks from band leader and principal songwriter Brett Higgins.
All three bands have plans to start 2022 with a bang. Cushman will perform with her band on Jan. 13 at Bank of NH Stage in Concord, a venue Andrew North & The Rangers will also appear at, on Feb. 10. Married Iguana will headline a local showcase with The Humans Being and Earthmark on Jan. 22 at Shaskeen Pub in Manchester.
Comedy provided relief to a pandemic-weary region, first with socially distanced shows at places like Chunky’s Cinema Pub, with multiple locations, as well as Newmarket’s Stone Church and Kathleen’s Cottage in Bristol. Maine funny man Bob Marley played an April Fool’s Day show at Saint Anselm College’s Dana Center, while Juston McKinney did several small-capacity socially distanced sets at area venues.
By summer Wednesday night comedy had returned to Shaskeen Pub, accompanied by word that the weekly event would be taken over by Ruby Room Comedy. Longtime promoters Nick Lavallee and Dave Carter announced plans for a handoff with an eight-weekend run of shows. Standup popped up in some new spots, like Backyard Brewery and Yankee Lanes in Manchester, Concord’s Area 23, and Saddle Up Saloon in Kingston.
Sadly, 2021 ended with a series of losses to the music community. Billy Conway, drummer for Morphine and Treat Her Right, and former Concord resident, died on Dec. 19, the same day that David Surette, who for decades was a fixture on the area scene and Concord Community Music School faculty member, also died.
Granite State native Bill Staines lost his battle to prostate cancer on Dec. 5, and singer, songwriter, activist and provocateur Chelsea Paolini died at age 32, also on Dec. 5. She was a firebrand, whether lighting up the fretboard of her Gibson SG or dressing down perceived ignorance wherever she found it.
Finally, the death of drummer and bandleader Chucky Tester shocked the rock community. A memorial dubbed Rock In Peace happens Jan. 16 at A-Brews in Dracut, Mass. On the bill are Manchester prog rockers Mindset X, Prospect Hill, blindspot and A Simple Complex. For the latter band, it’s an early comeback, their first live performance in over two years.
“We saw the grief in the music community,” A Simple Complex frontman Mark Ingoldsby said recently, “so we decided to break our silence and come off hiatus early to organize a tribute benefit show in honor of Chucky.”
2022 shows to get excited about
Rex Theatre
Morgan James, Jan. 15 (rescheduled from December)
Max Weinberg’s Jukebox, March 24
Palace Theatre
Seth Meyers, Feb. 9
Celtic Angels, March 5
Capitol Center for the Arts
Juston McKinney, March 26 (recording a comedy special)
Heart By Heart, April 2 (featuring original band members)
Bank of NH Stage
Enter the Haggis, Feb. 3
Andrew North & The Rangers, Feb. 10
Tupelo Music Hall
Corey Rodrigues, Kyle Crawford, and Alex Giampapa, Jan. 14 (Comedy)
Martin Barre, Aqualung 50th Anniversary Tour, Feb. 11
The Music Hall
Rachael Price (Lake Street Dive) and Vilray, Jan. 29
Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy, Feb. 27
SNHU Arena
JoJo Siwa, Feb. 22
KoRn & Chevelle, March 19
Bank of NH Pavilion
Ringo Starr & Avett Brothers, June 4
Jack Johnson, June 21
Featured photo: Chelsea Paolini. Courtesy photo.
The Music Roundup 21/12/30
Local music news & events
• Familiar tunes: Roll into the long weekend with Eddie Sands, a singer and guitarist with a lengthy list of cover songs, including “Leader of the Band” from Dan Fogelberg, James Taylor’s “Steamroller Blues” and Kenny Loggins’ ode to his brother, “Danny’s Song.” The venue is a dual market and eatery, serving lunch in the daytime while offering bar fare, burgers, entrees and adult beverages at night. Thursday, Dec. 30, 6:30 p.m., Michael’s Flatbread Bar and Grill, 8 Stiles Road, Salem.
• New crew: Among the many possibilities for New Year’s Eve entertainment, the Faith Ann Band is a great choice, with a forthcoming album, In Bloom, and new guitarist Mike Stockbridge bringing a solid jazz background to the group. Check out the latest psychedelic single from the disc on their website, but those with a clown phobia may want to skip the video, which has an unmistakable It vibe. Friday, Dec. 31, 4 p.m., Area 23, 254 N. State St, Unit H (Smokestack Center), Concord, more at thefaithannband.com.
• Start it up: Is timing the best thing about this new year? Continue Friday night’s fun with The Far, a festive six-piece featuring a male and female lead vocal team. Their setlist stays up to the minute; singer Neely Luna’s cover of Adele’s “Easy On Me” is excellent, as is a fun take of Tone & I’s “Dance Monkey.” They also deliver a few classics, such as Boston’s “Foreplay/Long Time” and “Separate Ways” by Journey. Saturday, Jan. 1, 8 p.m., The Derryfield, 625 Mammoth Road, Manchester, more at thefarband.com.
• Battle on: A competition between young local bands, Pizzastock 5.5 is a benefit for the Jason R. Flood Memorial Fund, a nonprofit focused on suicide prevention, access to mental health services and providing a safe space to gather for tweens, teens and young adults. This year’s acts are Rock Bottom, Second to Last Minute and Castle Island. Last year’s winner Cozy Throne will close out the show; Casey Daron of Afterimage hosts. Sunday, Jan. 2, 1 p.m., Tupelo Music Hall, 10 A St., Derry, tickets $15 at tupelohall.com.
• Laugh in: Water cooler comics and raconteurs can try working in front of a crowd at Do You Think You’re Funny? The weekly comedy open mic is held at a unique venue specializing in vintage vinyl and microbrews. The hour-long event is happening for the first time in 2022, so anyone with a New Year’s resolution to try something new and step outside their comfort zone has just the place to test their mettle. Wednesday, Jan. 5, 6:30 p.m., Defiant Records & Craft Beer, 609 Main St., Laconia, defiantnh.com.
The Matrix Resurrections (R)
The Matrix Resurrections (R)
Keanu Reeves is once again Neo — or is he Thomas Anderson, sometimes delusional but wildly successful video game developer? — in The Matrix Resurrections, a nearly 20-years-in-the-making sequel to the late 1990s/early 2000s Matrix trilogy.
Was Neo the hero who fought for the freedom of humans stuck in a machine-run simulacrum called the Matrix (which placated people while sucking their energy to power the machines)? Or was Neo simply the main character in a trilogy of hugely popular video games called The Matrix, designed by Thomas Anderson? Mr. Anderson doesn’t seem entirely sure of either answer but he’s willing to believe option B — that he is a wealthy video game developer who has somewhat stabilized his mental health with the help of his analyst (Neil Patrick Harris) and some blue pills. But then his boss/business partner Smith (Jonathan Groff, really doing a great job of capturing the oily evil of Hugo Weaving) tells him that Warner Bros. wants to make a new entry in the Matrix franchise and Thomas will have to lead the team, no matter how much he finds the subject of the Matrix triggering. There a lot of fun here about the nature of sequels and the commodification of art into “content” and we get a perfect Christina Ricci cameo that feels like the working out of some frustration about studio notes on the part of Lana Wachowski (this movie’s director and co-writer and half of the Wachowskis sibling duo that wrote and directed the first three movies).
As Thomas gets deeper into the in-movie Matrix 4 project, he finds himself clearly questioning reality again, in particular his relationship to Tiffany (Carrie-Anne Moss), the married mother of two who does not answer to the name “Trinity” but does seem to feel some kind of connection to Thomas.
All the while, as Thomas takes his blue pills and checks his mirrors for liquidity, Bugs (Jessica Henwick), who is exactly what you’d picture if I said “scrappy hacker type,” and Sequoia (Toby Onwumere), the guy whose job it is to look at the code-covered computer screens and give ominous warnings, are trying to convince Thomas that the Matrix games aren’t just valuable IP but his actual memories. They are aided in this by an agent who hunted them but then, like, awakened as Morpheus (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II), but a younger and hotter version (no disrespect intended, Laurence Fishburne).
The story here has a real “big bag of things” feel that includes commentary about being forced to make a sequel, some genuine fondness (and maybe just a little too much reverence) for the original Matrix movies, some self-awareness about the lasting impacts of the Matrix movies and maybe even a little bit about how insufferable parts of Matrix fandom, and everything that’s happened with the term “red pill,” have become.
The movie offers a fair amount of exposition, about the world it’s set in now and story points from the original movies, so I don’t think you’ll be lost if you’ve never seen a Matrix movie before. But you will get a lot of story, a lot of “after this thing happened, here’s a bunch of explanation about these other events which leads to this,” that drags on this two-hour-and-30-minute movie.
I would also estimate that about half the action is fun — Keanu Reeves, particularly old Keanu, doing martial arts is both a skillful display of choreography and, like, a hoot — and half feels like the part where you’d go look for drink refills. I like the young new Matrix Babies just fine but I think I most enjoyed the parts of the movie that are focused on Reeves and Moss. I was reminded that even through all of the slick Matrix costumes and slo-mo fighting, the two actors have actual chemistry (maybe not super-hot romantic chemistry, but good screen-duo chemistry).
The Matrix Resurrections has a lot of interesting ideas — more than it’s able to really examine. Nostalgia and the general quality of the storytelling here make it a fun enough watch. B-
Rated R for violence and some language, according to the MPA on filmratings.com. Directed by Lana Wachowski with a screenplay by Lana Wachowski & David Mitchell & Aleksander Hemon, The Matrix Resurrections is two hours and 28 minutes long and distributed by Warner Bros. in theaters and on HBOMax.
The King’s Man (R)
The government-unaffiliated intelligence service known as the Kingsmen gets its World War I-set origin story in The King’s Man, a movie you’ve probably been watching trailers of for two and a half years.
At least two and a half years, maybe more — Wikipedia says the movie originally had a November 2019 release date before being moved into February 2020 and then later playing Covid-related hopscotch through the calendar. I know there have been at least two, maybe three, widely released versions of the trailer and I mention all of this because I don’t think that seeing this much advance footage of this movie did it any favors.
Duke Orlando Oxford (Ralph Fiennes) and his wife Lady Emily (Alexandra Maria Lara) are pacifists who work with the Red Cross. Though dedicated to non-violence, Emily is killed while in South Africa, making Oxford promise her that he will keep their son Conrad (Harris Dickinson as an adult) out of war.
Years later, as Europe is on the precipice of World War I, Conrad is eager for any kind of action in life but Orlando is still trying to shelter him. What Conrad doesn’t know is that Orlando has started a sort of proto-Kingsmen that uses a network of domestic service workers to attempt to advance the cause of peace. It is in this spirit, and at the behest of Field Marshal Kitchner (Charles Dance), that Orlando and Conrad are in Sarajevo when Franz Ferdinand is shot. Despite all attempts at smoothing over the egos of the U.K.’s King George, Germany’s Kaiser Wilhelm and Russia’s Tsar Nicholas (all Tom Hollander), Europe slides into war but Orlando and his team, including Polly (Gemma Arterton) and Shola (Djimon Hounsou), continue to work for peace. Conrad, meanwhile, remains eager to serve as a soldier — even after a trip to Russia and a visit with Rasputin (Rhys Ifans) give him a taste of the spy life.
The King’s Man is festooned with real-life people and events but this has the odd effect not of rooting it in history but of making it seem even more outside it. If you remember even a little history from high school, the movie doesn’t offer much in the way of tension. The movie creates the idea of a sprawling sinister force but other than name-check historical features, its goals are not even as exciting as the villains of the modern-day Kingsman movies.
The movie does have some fun action set pieces — a mission involving a mountain-top-located, goat-filled barn is fun logistically even if I didn’t care about the story related to it, a couple of stretches set in the trenches of the battlefield were surprisingly emotionally rich and had some good edge-of-your-seat moments. But it also has some real draggy stretches — I have definitely seen the Rasputin parts in too many trailers and the whole deal with him goes on too long with ultimately little payoff.
This movie just overall has less zip than the first, silly-but-fun Kingsman movie. C
Rated R for sequences of strong/bloody violence, language and some sexual material, according to the MPA on filmratings.com. Directed by Matthew Vaughn with a screenplay by Matthew Vaughn & Karl Gajdusek, The King’s Man is two hours and 11 minutes long and is distributed in theaters by Twentieth Century Studios.
FILM
Venues
AMC Londonderry
16 Orchard View Dr., Londonderry
amctheatres.com
Bank of NH Stage in Concord
16 S. Main St., Concord
225-1111, banknhstage.com
Capitol Center for the Arts
44 S. Main St., Concord
225-1111, ccanh.com
Cinemark Rockingham Park 12
15 Mall Road, Salem
Chunky’s Cinema Pub
707 Huse Road, Manchester; 151 Coliseum Ave., Nashua; 150 Bridge St., Pelham, chunkys.com
Dana Center
Saint Anselm College
100 Saint Anselm Dr., Manchester, anselm.edu
Fathom Events
Fathomevents.com
The Flying Monkey
39 Main St., Plymouth
536-2551, flyingmonkeynh.com
LaBelle Winery
345 Route 101, Amherst
672-9898, labellewinery.com
The Music Hall
28 Chestnut St., Portsmouth
436-2400, themusichall.org
O’neil Cinemas
24 Calef Hwy., Epping
679-3529, oneilcinemas.com
Red River Theatres
11 S. Main St., Concord
224-4600, redrivertheatres.org
Regal Fox Run Stadium 15
45 Gosling Road, Newington
regmovies.com
Rex Theatre
23 Amherst St., Manchester
668-5588, palacetheatre.org
The Strand
20 Third St., Dover
343-1899, thestranddover.com
Wilton Town Hall Theatre
40 Main St., Wilton
wiltontownhalltheatre.com, 654-3456
Shows
• Nightmare Alley (R, 2021) will screen at Red River Theatres Thursday, Dec. 30, through Sunday, Jan. 2, at 12:30, 4 & 7:30 p.m.
• Licorice Pizza (R, 2021) will screen at Red River Theatres in Concord Thursday, Dec. 30, through Sunday, Jan. 2, at 12, 3:30 & 7 p.m.; Thursday, Jan. 6, at 4 & 7:30 p.m.
• The Tragedy of MacBeth (R, 2021) will screen at Red River Theatres in Concord on Friday, Dec. 31, at 4 & 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 1, and Sunday, Jan. 2, at 1, 4 & 7:30 p.m.; Thursday, Jan. 6, at 4 & 7:30 p.m.
• The Metropolitan Opera — Cinderella on Saturday, Jan. 1, at 12:55 p.m. at Bank of NH Stage in Concord. Tickets cost $26.
• Grandma’s Boy (1922), a silent film starring Harold Lloyd, on Sunday, Jan. 2, at 2 p.m. at the Wilton Town Hall Theatre. Suggested donation of $10.
• Nanook of the North (1922), a silent documentary, on Sunday, Jan. 23, at 2 p.m. at the Wilton Town Hall Theatre. Suggested donation of $10.
• For Heaven’s Sake (1926), a silent film starring Harold Lloyd, on Wednesday, Jan. 26, at 6 p.m. at the Flying Monkey. Suggested donation of $10.
• Dark Mountain (2021) on Wednesday, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m. at the Flying Monkey. Tickets cost $12.
• Blood and Sand (1922), on Sunday, Feb. 13, at 2 p.m. at the Wilton Town Hall Theatre. Suggested donation of $10.
• When Knighthood Was in Flower (1922), a silent film starring Marion Davies, on Sunday, Feb. 20, at the Wilton Town Hall Theatre. Suggested donation of $10.
• Girl Shy (1924), a silent film starring Harold Lloyd, on Thursday, Feb. 17, at 7:30 p.m. at the Rex in Manchester, featuring live musical accompaniment by Jeff Rapsis. Admission costs $10.
• Smilin’ Through (1922) on Sunday, March 13, at 2 p.m. at the Wilton Town Hall Theatre. Suggested donation $10.
• Robin Hood (1922) on Sunday, March 27, at 2 p.m. at the Wilton Town Hall Theatre. Suggested donation $10.
• Flesh and Blood and The Man from Beyond (1922) on Sunday, April 10, at 2 p.m. at the Wilton Town Hall Theatre. Suggested donation $10.
• Othello (1922) on Sunday, April 24, at 2 p.m. at the Wilton Town Hall Theatre. Suggested donation $10.
Featured photo: The Matrix Resurrections.