Live Music

Tufts University invites you to come join a night of holiday cheer, nostalgia, and music! Tufts graduate Aidan Scrimgeour, who initiated this concert in Medford in 2016, plays piano, Matt Estabrook returns on bass, and P.J. Holaday joins the trio on drums. They will play the entirety of the Vince Guaraldi Trio's album “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” Admission to this event is free, but there is a suggested donation of $10 to Operation Warm, which provides new coats for children…

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Oscar and Grammy winner Darlene Love brings her popular holiday show to Chevalier Theatre. From her first number one recording, “He’s A Rebel”, through her string of label hits with legendary producer Phil Spector, including “Da Doo Ron Ron”, “He’s Sure The Boy I’m Gonna Marry”, and “Christmas Baby Please Come Home” to the countless songs she sang backup on for artists like Sam Cooke, Elvis Presley, Dionne Warwick, Cher and Aretha…

The Noor Ensemble presents a concert to commemorate al-mawlid al-nabawī — the anniversary of the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad. The Noor Ensemble’s annual concert at Tufts originated after Richard Jankowsky, an associate professor in the Department of Music, was introduced to the group while planning a symposium on Music and Islam in 2012. Jankowsky said he saw the concert as an opportunity to create a “safe, welcoming space for members of the region’s Muslim community to come together in celebration, and for…

Chevailer Theatre welcomes singer and actress Patti LaBelle, a two-time Grammy Award winner who has been called the Godmother of Soul. LaBelle is best known for her array of hits that include “If Only You Knew,” “On My Own,” “New Attitude,” “Stir It Up” and "Lady Marmalade." Early in her 50-year career LaBelle made her musical mark with girl-group harmonies (with the Bluebells) and razor-sharp, New Orleans-style funk (with LaBelle). As a solo artist, she was a chart-topping interpreter of…

The Medford  Public Schools' Grade 5 String Ensemble, Treblemakers Chorus, and Roberts Handchimes perform in their winter concert.  

The Medford High School Band and the Medford Middle School Band present their winter concert.  

Chevalier Theatre welcomes the Alan Parsons Live Project live in concert. Alan Parsons made his initial mark in the music world by engineering or producing successful late 1960s and '70s releases by The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Paul McCartney & Wings, Al Stewart, Ambrosia and others. After forming The Alan Parsons Project with Eric Woolfson and a releasing a run of bestselling albums, they emerged with the mesmerizing "Eye in the Sky" in 1982. It became the studio group’s highest charting work, reaching…

Michael Nesmith and Micky Dolenz of The Monkees visit Chevalier Theatre, continuing their first-ever national tour as a duo. The performance will feature songs that span the group’s entire career – from its 1966 eponymous debut to its October 2018 release "Christmas Party." The show will highlight many of Nesmith’s compositions, including some that had never been performed live until this tour began. Tickets and VIP packages ($42 to $352) will go on sale through the Chevalier Theatre website/Ticketmaster on…