By Michael Witthaus
mwitthaus@hippopress.com
• Towering: Canadian singer-songwriter Garnet Rogers brings his deep baritone, deft finger picking and rich storytelling to a venerable folk music series. Rogers began as a duo partner with his late brother Stan in the early ’70s, going solo after his older sibling died in a plane crash. He’d later write a wild memoir about him, Night Drives: Travels With My Brother. Thursday, Oct. 29, 7:30 p.m., Flying Goose Brew Pub & Grille, 40 Andover Road, New London, $30, flyinggoose.com.
• Offspring: With a new album of original songs, his first since 2020, Teddy Thompson returns to Manchester. Never Be The Same, produced by Grammy winner David Mansfield, adds soulful, Muscle Shoals-inspired horns to his rootsy folk-rock sound. The son of folk legends Richard and Linda Thompson has long since forged his own path, with a silky tenor and clever songwriting. Friday, Oct. 30, 7:30 p.m., Rex Theatre, 23 Amherst St., Manchester, $40, palacetheatre.org.
• Banging: There are a few opportunities to see junk rockers Recycled Percussion at their home base this weekend (and next), after which they’ll start preparing for their traditional end-of-year run of shows. After America’s Got Talent vaulted their raucous act to national fame, the Goffstown-born group did a long Vegas residency, then returned to open their own Lakes Region venue. Saturday, Oct. 31, at 2 and 7 p.m., CAKE Theatre, 12 Veterans Square, Laconia, $54 and up, tix.com.
• Southern: The last surviving member of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s classic early lineup, Artimus Pyle leads a seven-piece band honoring the songs of Ronnie Van Zant. Their recent album Anthems included Dolly Parton doing “Free Bird” and Sammy Hagar’s cover of “Simple Man.” Barry Lee Harwood, who played on Gimme Back My Bullets, recently joined the band. Saturday, Oct. 31, 7 p.m., Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield St., Rochester, $39 and up, rochesteroperahouse.org.
• Intimate: Accompanying himself on piano and guitar, Andy Grammer mixes hits, new songs and the stories behind the music to kick off Greater Than Pt. II: A One Man Show, a reprise of his earlier solo tour. Grammer recently released his sixth studio album, Big Stupid Heart, which he described as “a joyful, sincere defense of optimism” that diverts from his 2024 LP Monster. Tuesday, Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m., Nashua Center for the Arts, 201 Main St., Nashua, $80 and up, etix.com.