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March 2025
ACM Mardi Gras with Glen David Andrews Band
Down By Riverside and Arts Collaborative Medford invite you to celebrate Mardi Gras 2025. Enjoy an afternoon and early evening of music, dancing, authentic food from the Revelry Food Truck, delicious drinks, and a 6 p.m. concert featuring the Glen David Andrews Band. In addition, The Dixie Cookbook, a traditional jazz ensemble, will perform tunes from the New Orleans jazz songbook at 4 p.m. Let loose and immerse yourself in the NOLA atmosphere and experience the culture and carnival energy…
Find out more »Temple Mountain at Mrs. Murphy’s Pub
Mrs. Murphy's Pub, the new restaurant on Salem Street in Medford Square, concludes a full weekend of live music with an afternoon performance by Temple Mountain. A soulful singer-songwriter, originally from Long Island but now residing in New Hampshire, his music influenced by the sounds of Elliott Smith, John Mayer, Dave Matthews Band, and Ed Sheeran.
Find out more »Tufts Beelzebubs Spring Show
The Beelzebubs, the internationally recognized male a cappella group at Tufts University, present their spring Show, which will also feature performances by the Jackson Jills, Tufts' oldest all-femme a cappella group, and the Supernovas, Villanova University's oldest all-gender a cappella group. Free admission; no tickets required.
Find out more »Awnthay, Declaw at Deep Cuts
Deep Cuts presents another Know Your Scene night showcasing local bands, tonight headlined by Somerville post rock outfit Awnthay. Formed in 2015, Awnthay (pronounced “on they”) is John Iacovino (vocals), Lucas McCain (bass), Corey Spingel (guitar), Patrick Walles (drums) and Oscar Zelayandia (guitar). Also performing will be the Boston grunge band Declaw. Suggested donation is $5 through Dice.
Find out more »Tufts Composers New Sounds Now #5: Self-Similarity
Today's fifth edition of Tufts Composers' New Sounds Now series is titled "Self-Similarity: Algo-Rhythmic Composition, Automaticity, and Counting." Tufts Composers look to composer Tom Johnson, asking: What resembles the thing that just happened? What makes our music move and dance without overthought? Can we count in new ways? Free and open to the public with no tickets required; also viewable via Tufts Music Live Streaming.
Find out more »Acoustic Show at Medford Brewing Company
It's Acoustic Music Night at Medford Brewing Company, and headlining will be the Detroit Angels (Marc Pinansky and Alejandro Necochea) performing songs from their debut album, “The Department of Disappointment,” which releases today. The lineup also includes sets by Rodrigo Van Stoli and Mike Soltoff.
Find out more »Cheryl Arena’s Wonderful Blues Band/Potluck at ACM
Down By Riverside welcomes Cheryl Arena and her Wonderful Blues Band for a blues potluck at Arts Collaborative Medford. Arena is talented singer, songwriter and blues harp player -- she was one of only 30 artists featured in the book “Masters of the Harmonica.” She will be performing with her band featuring Eddie Scheer on drums, Ted Bukowski on bass, and Mike Dibari on guitar. They'll play great music to dance to, either in blues styles, swing dance styles, and…
Find out more »Melodies On Tap: Medford Brewing Company Open Mic
Medford Brewing Company presents another edition of "Melodies On Tap," its first Thursday of the month open mic night hosted by Zion Rodman and Christian Colegrove. Performers may play two songs and up to 10 minutes. Reserve a time slot using the link on the event web page. Questions? Email MelodiesOnTap@gmail.com.
Find out more »Medford Public Schools Grade 5 Band Concert
The Medford Public Schools' winter concert series continues with a performance by the districtwide fifth-grade band at Marsha Caron Theatre at Medford High School. Admission is $5.
Find out more »C. Spencer Yeh Performance
The Tufts Department of Music and Tufts University Art Galleries are hosting experimental musician and exhibiting artist C. Spencer Yeh for his first Boston-area performance in a decade. Presented in conjunction with the current TUAG exhibition "Impossible Music," Yeh will perform improvisations on violin, voice, and electronics in Distler Hall. One hour before the performance, TUAG will offer a curatorial tour of the Yeh’s installation "World of Music," part of the "Impossible Music" exhibition, in the adjacent gallery in Aidekman…
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