Live Music

The Medford Public Schools Fine Arts Department continues its series of five winter concerts with a concert by the Middle School String Ensemble at the McGlynn Middle School Auditorium. The remaining schedule (at Medford High School): Tuesday, January 21: Grade 5 Strings, Treblemakers Chorus, and Roberts Handchimes, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 22: High School Band/Middle School Band, 7:30 p.m.

The Medford Chamber of Commerce presents the Cape Ann Big Band performing holiday favorites, old and new, infused with a bit of jazz, swing, and rock n’ roll. Led by talented director and saxophone player Carlos Menezes Jr., the diverse, 17-piece Cape Ann Big Band also features Medford native Anthony Rocco Prestigiovanni on trumpet and Dana Cohen of Medford Optical on trombone. General admission tickets are $20 through the Chevalier Theatre website/Ticketmaster. Tickets also may be purchased free of online…

The West Medford Community Center invites you to A Journey to Winter Soul'stice, hosted by Michelle La Poetica and headlined by her group Dencity Soulcypher. The evening will also feature musical performances by Choppa that Beatboxa, Eva Davenport, Qwill, Limitless, Osh Ma Gosh and Sway Casey; spoken word by Gladys Teresa; and a healing art jewelry exhibit by Pink Waters. Free admission. Doors open at 7 p.m. for the jewelry exhibit, with the program starting at 8.  

Washvault Lab, a reimagined laundromat on Boston Avenue, presents a night of jazz with The Blank Quintet. Led by keyboard player George Behrakis, The Blank Quintet also features Ben Mizrach on saxophone, Patrick Wright on trumpet, Max Miller on bass and Harrison Clark on drums. They will be joined by vocalists Elon Stiner and Ben Lanzi. Washvault Lab is re-envisioning the laundry experience along social and environmental touchpoints, offering a new approach to laundry services that prioritizes the user experience.…

The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint at River's Edge presents Boston rock band Wicked Lost Souls. The band consists of Keith Denehy (lead vocals and guitar), Christopher Shluntz (guitar), Josh Roberts (bass and backing vocals) and Sean Roberts (drums and backing vocals).

The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint at River's Edge welcomes C.J. Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band. Clayton Joseph (C.J.) Chenier is Creole music royalty. His father, the legendary Clifton Chenier, invented the style of music we know today as Zydeco and was the first Creole musician to be recognized with a Grammy Award. Raised in this indigenous American culture with its own distinctive language, cuisine and music, C.J. delivers soulful vocals along with jaw-dropping masterful accordion-driven rock,…

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 $5, with all proceeds going to Operation Warm, which provides…

The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint at River's Edge presents an evening of live country blues music with Paul Rishell and Annie Raines. For 25 years,  Rishell and Raines have been hailed as one of the world’s best blues duos. They have recorded six albums together, including the W.C. Handy Award-winning Moving to the Country (2000), and received numerous award nominations from the Blues Foundation. They have performed and recorded with John Sebastian, Susan Tedeschi, Pinetop Perkins and Rory Block.…