• Church chuckles: The upstairs lounge at Stone Church has a slate of standup comics including Rob Steen, Shawn Ruiz, a DJ/rapper turned comic and actor and the deadpan Matt McArthur. Thursday, Feb. 5, at 7 p.m., Stone Church, 5 Granite St., Newmarket, $15, stonechurchrocks.com, 21+.
• Twang rockers: Prog rockers turned electrified twangsters Horsefly Gulch headline a four-band show. The Strangeroos, super duo Blindspot and Frank Gruber open. Friday, Feb. 6, at 8 p.m., Shaskeen Pub, 909 Elm St., Manchester, horseflygulch.com.
• Helping hands: A fundraiser for a nonprofit community recording studio, Hearts On Fire features several Nashua area bands from across multiple genres. Tree Streets Collective was flooded during the Vine Street fire last December and lost many instruments as a result. Cody Pope, 6 Minds Combined, Dead Harrison, Faith Ann Band, Trophy Wives and more perform. Saturday, Feb. 7, at 2 p.m., Backstreet Bar & Grill, 76 Derry St., Hudson, $20, newhampshireunderground.org.
• Violin brunch: Kick off Sunday with brunch and elegant music from Lilly Inella, a violinist who enhances her performance with loops and backing tracks. Sunday, Feb. 8, at 11 a.m., Copper Door, 41 S. Broadway, Salem, linktr.ee/lillygetslost.
• Buffalo wingers: Nearing four decades since forming in college, jam band pioneers moe. have a new album, Circle of Giants, its first with keyboard player Nate Wilson (Percy Hill, Ghosts of Jupiter). Monday, Feb. 11, at 7:30 p.m., Chubb Theatre, 44 S. Main St., Concord, $63 and up at ccanh.com.