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April 2025
Friday Activations: Conlon Nancarrow Compositions
Tufts University Art Galleries presents the last of four player piano sessions featuring the boundary-defying work of composer Conlon Nancarrow, in conjunction with the current exhibition "Impossible Music." Nancarrow was one of the first composers to work with “auto-playing” musical instruments, particularly the player piano, because of its ability to perform scores that exceeded human ability. Nancarrow’s early work was characterized by its extreme technical demands, only rarely performed to his satisfaction. He turned to machines as a means to…
Find out more »Tufts Third Day Gospel Choir
Join the 220-voice Tufts Third Day Gospel Choir as they present their spring concert under the direction of David Coleman. General admission tickets are $7 through the Tufts online box office. The concert also will be viewable via Tufts Music Live Streaming.
Find out more »(T-T)b + 2 Bands at Deep Cuts
Boston band (T-T)b headlines tonight's live music at Deep Cuts, celebrating today's release of their new album "Beautiful Extension Cord." (T-T)b describes themselves as "deep-fried bitpunk for short attention spans." The trio — Joey Dussault, Nick Dussault and Jake Cardinal — writes music about feelings, TV shows and extraterrestrial life, and they've quickly developed a cult following in the chiptune scene. Also performing: Really Great and Puppy Problems. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 show day through Dice.
Find out more »Arlington Jazz Fest at ACM
Arts Collaborative Medford on Mystic Avenue is excited to be hosting one of the outstanding events in the 14th annual Arlington Jazz Festival, headlined by Meridian 71, a cross-cultural music project created and led by drummer Giuseppe Paradiso. The band also features Mark Zaleski (alto and soprano sax, clarinet and flute), Phil Sargent (guitar), Maxim Lubarsky (piano and keys), Galen Willett (electric fretless bass) and Malick Ngom (sabar drums). Tonight's opening act will be the eight-piece group The Boston Universal…
Find out more »Fiddle Pete at Mrs. Murphy’s
Fiddle Pete — Peter R. Subramanian — returns to Mrs. Murphy's Pub. The rest of the weekend's music at Mrs. Murphy's has the Black Velvet Duo at 8 p.m. on Saturday and The Kelly’s at 5 p.m. on Sunday.
Find out more »The Broken Heels at The Ford
The Broken Heels, a high-energy pop/rock band that plays the best hits from the '80s to today, returns to The Ford Tavern.
Find out more »Prav Album Release Celebration
EventThem Studios invites you to an evening of soulful and intimate live music celebrating Boston independent artist Prav and the release of his debut album, "Watercolors In The Sky," on vinyl. Prav is a multi-instrumental musician and singer-songwriter who blends classic soul with rhythm and blues and modern pop to craft uplifting songs with words of experience. He will perform a curated set of his original music, including all of the songs from his debut release, plus maybe a few…
Find out more »AKNF Live Karaoke at Deep Cuts
Deep Cuts presents a full night of pop-punk/emo karaoke backed by Brooklyn’s All Killer No Filler. Choose from a library of more than 150 pop-punk/emo/alternative hits from the '90s and early 2000s including artists such as Green Day, Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance, Paramore, and of course, Blink-182 (among many, many others). AKNF plays your favorite songs, on stage, with members of the audience taking lead vocals. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 show day through Dice.
Find out more »Tufts Choral Alumni Weekend Concert
The Tufts Concert Choir and Chamber Singers welcome choral alumni back to the Distler Performance Hall for a special performance of Mozart's "Great Mass in C minor, K. 427" under the direction of Jamie Kirsch. Free to the public with no tickets required; also viewable via Tufts Music Live Streaming.
Find out more »Caleb Kibby at Mrs. Murphy’s
Caleb Kibby, who sings and plays mandolin for the Americana band Water Street Wranglers, has the mic to himself this evening at Mrs. Murphy's Pub. The rest of Mrs. Murphy's music lineup this week has Hope Chernesky at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Sean McFarland at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Alyssa Barker at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Bobby Mullis at 8 p.m. on Friday, the Black Velvet Duo at 8 p.m. on Friday, and a Sunday doubleheader of Ethan Robbins at…
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