Category: Music This Week

• Join together: A trio of regional indie bands, New England Triple Stack is in the midst of a spring tour. Sneaky Miles began as a stripped down folk-flavored trio but has grown in sound and size. Jon Nolan & Good Co. offers a dreamy, pop-limned Americana, and Speed Of Sound is a new Maine-based group that includes Beatles disciple Spencer Albee on keys, guitar and vocals. Thursday, March 12, at 7 p.m., Bungalow Bar & Grill, 333 Valley St., Manchester, $20, dice.fm.

• Gender benders: One good measure of the musical caliber delivered by all-female tribute act The Iron Maidens is the number of members who’ve moved on to bigger things, like Nita Krauss, Alice Cooper’s guitarist since 2014. The current lineup is Nikki Stringfield and Shani Kimelman on guitars, singer Kirsten Rosenberg and Linda McDonald and Wanda Ortiz on drums and bass. Friday, March 13, at 9 p.m., Wally’s, 144 Ashworth Ave., Hampton Beach, $34, ticketmaster.com.

• Culture connection: Enjoy an evening of traditional Celtic music from O’Meachair, Woodson and Finley, a group that includes Diarmuid Ó Meachair from Cúil Aodha, County Cork, a traditional Irish accordion and melodeon player as well as a singer in the old sean-nós style, joined by Mainers Will Woodson on flute and uilleann pipes and fiddler Cait Finley, in an intimate setting. Saturday, March 14, at 7 p.m., Blasty Bough Brewing, 3 Griffin Road, Epsom, $25, blastybough.com.

• Irish afternoon: Formed County Sligo in the late 1980s, Dervish was honored with a lifetime achievement award from the BBC in 2019 for being, in the words of the network, “an icon of Irish music.” In February, the band’s PBS special The Great Irish Songbook debuted, featuring guests David Gray, Imelda May, Moya Brennan of Clannad, Indigo Girls, Kate Rusby and Brian Kennedy. Sunday, March 15, at 2 p.m., Rex Theatre, 23 Amherst St., Manchester, $44, palacetheatre.org.

• SoCal sounds: The first of two unique shows from tribute band Live From Laurel Canyon dives into the music of Joni Mitchell and James Taylor, two songwriters who came from different homes to make career-defining albums — Blue and Sweet Baby James, respectively — in sunny California. The following night is a look at the evolution of SoCal folk rock. Wednesday, March 18, 7:30 p.m., Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club, 135 Congress St., Portsmouth, $22 and up, ticketmaster.com.

• Roots player: Paul Driscoll, an alt folk and country singer/guitarist who’s played out in the region for more than a decade. He mixes originals with covers from artists like Tom Waits, the Steeldrivers and Colter Wall. Check out his spare cover of John Hartford’s “Gentle On My Mind,” a late ’60s hit for Glen Campbell — it’s a gem, and it’s up on his YouTube page. Thursday, March 5, at 5 p.m., The Local, 15 E. Main St., Warner, nhmusiccollective.com.

• Irish import: Mark the arrival St. Patrick’s Day season with music from Téada, a traditional band from Sligo, Ireland, celebrating 25 years together in 2026. The six-person group has toured the world, performing treasures like “Ríl Liadroma / The Green Cockade / The Mourne Mountains” and “March at Kilmore.” Their take on the timeless “Patriot Game” is a standout. Friday, March 6, at 7:30 p.m., Dana Center, 100 Saint Anselm Drive, Manchester, $29.50 and up, anselm.edu.

• Local lights: A four-band show leans into punk, garage rock and power pop with Fun City Fan Club atop the bill. The raucous quartet released a delightful debut LP last year, Yuck, recorded at Rocking Horse Studio with Josh Kimball, who’s also their drummer. They’re joined by Cozy Throne, a Patti Smith-channeling band that would have fit in at CBGB in the mid-’70s, Cape Crush and Donaher. Saturday, March 7, at 8 p.m., Shaskeen Pub, 909 Elm St., Manchester, $15 at the door, 21+.

• Bach rock: With her pioneering trio Take3, violinist Lindsay Deutsch was way ahead of Bridgerton turning pop hits like Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control” into string quartet renditions. Deutsch is joined by former Take3 piano player Jason Stoll for a show that takes works from “rock stars of yesteryear” like Bach and Beethoven and lines them up with music by modern performers. Saturday, March 7, at 7:30 p.m., Concord City Auditorium, 2 Prince St., Concord, $24, eventbrite.com.

• Piano man: At an intimate afternoon show in BNH Stage’s upstairs lounge, Andrew North will perform selections from Strider, a piano-forward “headphone album.” The lively calypso-flavored opener “Build a Fort” sets a mood removed from North’s jammy band The Rangers. The album, he writes, “occupies a quieter space, closer to a desk lamp than a spotlight,” that’s ideal for focused listening. Sunday, March 8, 4 p.m., The Cantin Room, 16 S. Main St., Concord, $20, ccanh.com.

• Blues power: Though Willie J. Laws will be there, the 16th Annual New England Winter Blues Festival favors singers over guitar slingers. John Németh tops the bill, joined by singing harmonica players Kevin Burt, Darrell Nulisch and Nick David, who created the event. Németh, wrote No Depression in 2022, “is one of the best soul singers in the business, with a floor-to-ceiling range.” Thursday, Feb. 26, 7 p.m., Rex Theatre, 23 Amherst St., Manchester, $40, palacetheatre.org.

• Eighties glow: Hearken back to the days of MTV with Neon Wave totally covering The Cure, Duran Duran, The Fixx, and others. Their letter-perfect redo of Corey Hart’s “Sunglasses at Night” is a set highlight, and they also do a banging version of David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance.” The band recently added singer Natalie Turgeon to the fold, but it’s not clear she’ll be at this show. Friday, Feb. 27, 8 p.m., Stumble Inn, 20 Rockingham Road, Londonderry, neonwaveband.com.

• Glimmer twins: With Keith Call as Mick Jagger, and Bernie Bollendorf doing Keith Richards, Classic Stones Live™ are, writes Dan Geringer of the Philadelphia Daily News, “the spitting image Rolling Stones tribute band.” Their secret weapon, he continued, is their ability to “demonstrate the dramatic difference between a cover band that plays the tunes and a tribute band that lives them.” Saturday, Feb. 28, 8 p.m., Tupelo Music Hall, 10 A St., Derry, $44, tupelohall.com.

• Sunday grass: Brunch and bluegrass combine with The Bottom Dollars, a harmony-rich trio that includes ubiquitous fiddler Betsy Green (Hazel Project, The Green Sisters), Dave Shaw (Bear Bridge Band, Newfound Grass) on mandolin and banjo, and guitarist Tim FitzGerald. The group performs originals and revives many neglected but quite worthy songs from the bluegrass canon. Sunday, March 1, noon, Chapel + Main Brewing, 83 Main St., Dover, chapelandmain.com.

• Roots master: In the course of a nearly 50-year career, Keb’ Mo’ has won multiple Grammys, performed at the White House and Carnegie Hall, and collaborated with a who’s who of the music world, including Jackson Browne, The Chicks, Bonnie Raitt and Willie Nelson. The singer, guitarist and arranger even has acting skills, appearing on The West Wing and Sesame Street. Tuesday, March 3, 7:30 p.m., Nashua Center for the Arts, 201 Main St., Nashua, $68 and up, etix.com.

• Metal moments: The weekend starts early with four bands on the heavier side gathering at Showcase 603. Abel Blood, from Manchester, brings the dirge-y, 11-minute epic “Mental Note” and the sinister “Keeping Pace With the Elephants.” Next is Nashua quartet Stoned Shadows; the bracing “Losing My Mind” is a standout. Rounding out the bill are Mercury Burns First and Project H. Catch them all Thursday, Feb. 19, at 8 p.m., Shaskeen Pub, 909 Elm St., Manchester, abelblood.bandcamp.com.

• Modern country: With a new album, Oklahoma Stars, due in days, Houston Bernard plays at a Nashua craft brewery. The title song is a power ballad sweetened with love and honeysuckle, but when the NEMA-winning country singer gets rocking, he’s even better. Friday, Feb. 20, 7:30 p.m., Lost Cowboy Brewing, 546 Amherst St., Nashua, houstonbernard.com.

• Comedy tonight: A local brewery with a nice saison collaboration hosts a comedy show headlined by Corey Manning, a motivational speaker who helps others beat challenges by day and keeps it funny when the sun goes down. Joining him is a deep lineup of area comics including Mona Forgione, Bill Douglas, Joe Nahme, Ryan Ellington and Nathaniel Allen. Saturday, Feb. 21, 7 p.m., Sunstone Brewing Co., 298 Rockingham Road, Londonderry, $15, eventbrite.com.

• Classical beats: Their 2020 release Take The Stairs earned Black Violin a Grammy nomination. Led by Kev Marcus on violin and Wil Baptiste on viola, the group mashes up classical music and hip-hop. Saturday, Feb. 21, 7:30 p.m., Nashua Center for the Arts, 201 Main St., Nashua, $57 and up at nashuacenterforthearts.com.

Wind & Fire, Kool & the Gang and Wild Cherry. There will be winery selections, a full bar with themed cocktails, beer and non-alcoholic drinks. Thursday, Feb. 12, at 7:30 p.m., LaBelle Winery, 14 Route 111, Derry, $40, labellewinerey.com.

• Immigrant songs: Though a fan-coined name reflects their country of origin, Young Dubliners owe more to Irish bands like Boomtown Rats and Big Country than jigs and reels, and classic rockers love them. Bernie Taupin wrote the title track for their breakout 2000 album, Red, and praise from Jethro Tull leader Ian Anderson while opening for them on tour was a boost. Friday, Feb. 6, at 8 p.m., Friday, Feb. 13, at 7:30 p.m., Rex Theater, 23 Amherst St., Manchester, $44, palacetheatre.org.

• Moody melodic: Fans of Nirvana, Strokes and Super Bowl pregame heroes Green Day will enjoy Pointless Culture, performing in the Capital City’s premier basement bar with A Moment of Green. Last summer the group, formed by two guys named Harrison, released the 15-track Better Off Dead. Standout songs include the loping, dreamy psych-rocker “Utah” and “Liftoff.” Friday, Feb. 13, at 9 p.m., Penuche’s Ale House, Bicentennial Square, Concord, pointlessculture.com.

• Movie mirth: Spend Valentine’s Day laughing with comedian Tim McKeever, the second of two nights of standup at a Manchester dine-in movie house (Kenny Rogerson performs Friday). Saturday, Feb. 14, at 8:30 p.m., Chunky’s Cinema Pub, $20, chunkys.com.

• Longhair music: Carry the Mardi Gras spirit beyond Fat Tuesday with Soggy Po’ Boys, a Granite State octet that’s been spreading Big Easy joy for the past 14 years. They now have female energy via new lead singer Shaina Schwartz. “There’s such a rich history of music in New Orleans,” now-departed founder Stu Dias said in 2024. “If you ask me, all American music came out of there.” Sunday, Feb. 15, at 7 p.m., Big Bear Lodge, 16 Route 13, Brookline, $25, andresinstitute.org.com.

• 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.