As always, this week’s round-up of live entertainment in and around Southern NH is brought to you by A. Robert Dionne of Ted Herbert Music School & Rentals. Email your entertainment events to [email protected] for consideration. Be sure to add your events to the InkLink community calendar for possible inclusion in the live radio report on WMNH 95.3 (The Morning Show with Peter White – “World of Entertainment” LIVE every Thursday at 8 a.m. (and streaming on Facebook.)
Featured LIVE MUSIC
THURSDAY, APRIL 17th
- Chris Cavanaugh / Homestead (Merrimack) / 5:30pm
- Jordan Holmes / Fratello’s (Manchester) / 5:30pm
- Johnny Angel / Shorty’s (Manchester) / 6pm
- Lewis Goodwin / Shorty’s (Nashua) / 6pm
- Stephen Decuire / Tortilla Flat (Merrimack) / 6pm
- Bella Perrotta / Copper Door (Salem) / 7pm
- Jodee Frawlee / Copper Door (Bedford) / 7pm
- Rob & Jody / Stumble Inn (Londonderry) / 7pm
- Black Hatch, 2000’s, Cellar Door / Shaskeen Irish Pub (Manchester) / 8pm
FRIDAY, APRIL 18th
- Dalton Sayball / The Hill Bar & Grille (Manchester) / 5:30pm
- Andrea Paquin / Homestead (Merrimack) / 6pm
- Joanie Cicatelli / Fratello’s (Manchester) / 6pm
- Patrick Synan / Murphy’s (Bedford) / 6pm
- Clint Lapointe / Coach Stop (Londonderry) / 6pm
- Casey Roop / Dreo (Salem) / 7pm
- Jarred Grant / Olympus Pizza (Suncook) / 7pm
- Dave Rousseau / Strange Brew Tavern (Manchester) / 8pm
- Heartbeat City / Derryfield (Manchester) / 8:30pm
- Candy Striper Death Orgy, Psycho, Summoning Hate / Shaskeen Irish Pub (Manchester) / 8:30pm
- Samantha Rae & Jay / Bonfire Country Bar (Manchester) / 9pm
- The Airwaves / Peddler’s Daughter (Nashua) / 9:30pm
SATURDAY, APRIL 19th
- Benjamin Harris / Great North Aleworks (Manchester) / 4pm
- Clint Lapointe / The Hill Bar & Grille (Manchester) / 5:30pm
- Andrea Paquin / Murphy’s (Bedford) / 6pm
- Lewis Goodwin / Fratello’s (Manchester) / 6pm
- Paul Gormley / Homestead (Merrimack) / 6pm
- Paul Lussier / Coach Stop (Londonderry) / 6pm
- Jamdemic, Amorphous Band & Peter Prince / Andres Institute of Art (Brookline) – TICKETS
- Dave Clark / Dreo (Salem) / 7pm
- Mason Brothers / Stumble Inn (Londonderry) / 7pm
- The Doldrums, Still Sleeping, Regals, Birds In Theory / Shaskeen Irish Pub (Manchester) / 8pm
- Jenni Lynn Duo / Casey Magee’s Irish Pub & Music Hall (Nashua) / 8pm
- Stray Dog Band / Derryfield (Manchester) / 8:30pm
- Maddi Ryan / Bonfire Country Bar (Manchester) / 9pm
- Ken Clark / Strange Brew Tavern (Manchester) / 9pm
- The Maniac Loves You / Peddler’s Daughter (Nashua) / 9:30pm
SUNDAY, APRIL 20th – HAPPY EASTER!
- Steve Aubert / Murphy’s (Bedford) / 10am
- Rob Domais / Copper Door (Bedford) / 11am
- Brian McGravey / Copper Door (Salem) / 11am
- Ed Chenoweth / Murphy’s (Bedford) / 1:30pm
Always be sure to check a venue’s website or social media for last minute changes or to see if there are ticket or admission requirements. Thank you to Notso Costley Productions and the NH Music Collective for your support and listings of LOCAL LIVE MUSIC.
FEATURED ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Click on DIRECT/x link for the official link to purchase tickets for each event.
FRIDAY, APRIL 18th
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR / Palace Theatre (Manchester) / through May 11 – DIRECT/x – OPENING WEEKENDThe first musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice to be produced for the professional stage, Jesus Christ Superstar has wowed audiences for over 50 years. A timeless work, this rock opera is set against the backdrop of an extraordinary and universally known series of events but seen, unusually, through the eyes of Judas Iscariot. Loosely based on the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, Superstar follows the last week of Jesus Christ’s life. The story, told entirely through song, explores the personal relationships and struggles between Jesus, Judas, Mary Magdalene, his disciples, his followers and the Roman Empire. For tickets: www.palacetheatre.org or (603)668-5588 LENNY CLARKE / Tupelo Music Hall (Derry) / 8:00pm – DIRECT/xLenny Clarke spent several years as the regular host of the open-mike nights at North Shore Comedy Club and has since traveled the world as a stand-up. His gifted comedic abilities captured the attention of the legendary Rodney Dangerfield who gave Lenny his first big break on TV, casting him on the HBO special “Nothin’ Goes Right,” in 1988. He and Dangerfield also worked together years later on Rodney’s movie, “Meet Wally Sparks.” After years of hard work, Lenny was “discovered” at the Montreal Comedy Festival. CBS gave him his own TV series, the eponymous “Lenny,” which ran for 18 episodes. His other TV work includes four-plus years on “The John Larroquette Show,” as Officer Adam Hampton, hosting “The Sunday Comics” and guest appearances on “Touched by an Angel” and “Love Boat: The Next Wave.” For tickets: www.tupelomusichall.com or (603)437-5100 THE ALISON BROWN QUINTET / Rex Theatre (Manchester) / 7:30pm – DIRECT/xOne of the most multi-faceted minds in roots music, Alison Brown is a GRAMMY-winning musician, GRAMMY-nominated producer, former investment banker (with an AB from Harvard and an MBA from UCLA), and co-founder of The Compass Records Group which is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2023. Although Alison began her musical career as a teenager in the Southern California bluegrass scene, she has built a reputation as one of today’s most forward thinking and innovative banjo players. She is known for taking the instrument far beyond its Appalachian roots by blending bluegrass and jazz influences into a sonic tapestry that has earned praise and recognition from a variety of national tastemakers including The Wall Street Journal, CBS Sunday Morning, NPR, and USA Today. For tickets: www.rextheatre.org or (603)668-5588 GARRISON KEILLOR TONIGHT / Center for the Arts (Nashua) / 7:30pm – DIRECT/xGarrison Keillor Tonight is an evening of stand-up, storytelling, audience song, and poetry. One man, one microphone. There are sung sonnets, limericks and musical jokes, and the thread that runs through it is the beauty of growing old. For tickets: www.nashuacenterforthearts.com or (800)657-8774 – LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE |
SATURDAY, APRIL 19th
SYMPHONY NH – IT’S ALL OVERTURES / Center for the Arts (Nashua) / 7:30pm – DIRECT/x
Most overtures act as musical synopsis hinting at themes or motives to come. Others are completely unique and have little, if any, reference to the forthcoming program. This performance will feature some of the most well-known overtures from Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro to Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story. For tickets: www.nashuacenterforthearts.com or (800)657-8774
BARRY GOUDREAU’S ENGINE ROOM / Rex Theatre (Manchester) / 7:30pm – DIRECT/x
Guitarist Barry Goudreau, formerly of RTZ, Orion The Hunter and multi-platinum legends Boston brings his blistering ensemble Barry Goudreau’s Engine Room to The Strand in Hudson Falls. Barry’s blow-the-doors off live combo includes Brian Maes and Tim Archibald from RTZ and Peter Wolf’s House Party Five. Expect blistering live versions of BOSTON favorites “Rock and Roll Band” “More Than a Feeling”, “Smokin”, “Hitch a Ride”, “Peace of Mind” and “Long Time” in their live set alongside classic rock gems–delivered as only the Engine Room can–such as The Beatles’ “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”, the James Gang’s “Walk Away”, and, celebrating Brian and Tim’s tenure with Peter Wolf, J Geils’ “First I Look at the Purse” as well as tracks from the Engine Room’s most recent CD of, as Barry calls it “contemporary classic rock”, The Road”. For tickets: www.rextheatre.org or (603)668-5588 – LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE
DUELING PIANOS / Tupelo Music Hall (Derry) / 8:00pm – DIRECT/x
Dueling Pianos of New Hampshire brings the fast-paced, request-driven fun of Dueling Pianos to the Granite State. Join us for a non-stop, high-energy show where YOU pick the set list! No musical style or genre is off limits, and no two shows are the same. Come be a part of it! For tickets: www.tupelomusichall.com or (603)437-5100 – LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE
COMING SOON:
JACK OF DIAMONDS / Palace Theatre (Manchester) / April 25 – 27 – DIRECT/x
A comedy by Marcia Kash and Douglas E. Hughes / Jack is a former jeweler who made his living buying and selling diamonds via late-night TV ads. He lives in a rather luxurious, privately-owned retirement home along with his fellow residents: the visually challenged techno-wizard Rose, the artistically gifted but forgetful Flora, and the narcoleptic beauty Blanche. Unbeknownst to the four of them, however, the man to whom they’ve entrusted their life savings – a smooth-talking financial advisor named Barney Effward – has been arrested for bilking his clients out of their savings through a Ponzi scheme. Faced with financial ruin, the four suddenly find themselves confronting the author of their miserable fate when Effward is unexpectedly delivered among them – along with several million dollars in diamonds. Pandemonium ensues as the four retirees try to find a way to exact their revenge, recoup their losses, and keep the authorities from discovering their plans. For tickets: www.majestictheatre.net or (603)669-7469
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