Weekly Entertainment Report Feb. 27-March 2: Lively arts, music, shows in Southern NH
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, FEBRUARY 27th
- Joe Winslow / Fratello’s (Manchester) / 5:30pm
- Lewis Goodwin / Homestead (Merrimack) / 5:30pm
- Clint Lapointe / Tortilla Flat (Merrimack) / 6pm
- Chris Lester / San Francisco Kitchen (Nashua) / 6:30pm
- Jamie Hughes / Stumble Inn (Londonderry) / 7pm
- Jodee Frawlee / Copper Door (Salem) / 7pm
- Peter Pappas / Copper Door (Bedford) / 7pm
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28th
- Andrea Paquin / Fratello’s (Manchester) / 6pm
- Lou Antonucci / Homestead (Merrimack) / 6pm
- Stephen Decuire / Murphy’s (Bedford) / 6pm
- Clint Lapointe / Coach Stop (Londonderry) / 6pm
- Kyle McGuinness / Backyard Brewery (Manchester) / 6pm
- Temple Mountain / The Foundry (Manchester) / 6pm
- Bella Perrotta / Dreo (Salem) / 7pm
- Peter Higgins / Strange Brew Tavern (Manchester) / 8pm
- Dystopica, Sepsiss, The Saturn Cycle & Hollow Virtue / Shaskeen Irish Pub (Manchester) / 8pm
- Heartbeat City / Derryfield (Manchester) / 8:30pm
- Nate Ramos / Bonfire Country Bar (Manchester) / 9pm
- Sweet & Co. / Peddler’s Daughter (Nashua) / 9:30pm
SATURDAY, MARCH 1st
- Jesse Coffey / Great North Aleworks (Manchester) / 4pm
- Justin Jordan / The Hill Bar & Grille (Manchester) / 5:30pm
- Lou Antonucci / Fratello’s (Manchester) / 6pm
- Ralph Allen / Murphy’s (Bedford)/ 6pm
- Sam Hammerman / Homestead (Merrimack) / 6pm
- Jeff Mrozek / Coach Stop (Londonderry) / 6pm
- Tyler Levs / Backyard Brewery (Manchester) / 6pm
- Ryan Williamson / The Foundry (Manchester) / 6pm
- Mikey G / Chen Yang Li (Bow) / 7pm
- Jordan Quinn / Dreo (Salem) / 7pm
- Mica’s Groove Train / Stumble Inn (Londonderry) / 8pm
- Souled Out Show Band / Derryfield (Manchester) / 8:30pm
- Falsely Accused & More / Shaskeen Irish Pub (Manchester) / 9pm
- Faith Ann Band / Strange Brew Tavern (Manchester) / 9pm
- Chas Clark / Bonfire Country Bar (Manchester) / 9pm
- Moon Shoes / Peddler’s Daughter (Nashua) / 9:30pm
SUNDAY, MARCH 2nd
- Nate Comp / Copper Door (Salem) / 11am
- Phil Jacques / Copper Door (Bedford) / 11am
- Low Lily / Andres Institute of Art (Brookline) / 6pm – TICKETS
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.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27th
AN EVENING WITH EMERSON, LAKE, & PALMER / Tupelo Music Hall (Derry) / 8:00pm – DIRECT/x
Rare footage returns Keith & Greg to the concert stage performing alongside Carl Palmer’s ELP Legacy LIVE! Created by Carl Palmer and his management, the show will be presented with the full cooperation of the Estates of Keith Emerson and Greg Lake. THIS IS NOT A TRIBUTE ACT- THIS IS THE REAL THING. Through modern technology they will reunite the band: Carl with his two bandmates, playing together along with Keith Emerson & Greg Lake, who both passed away in 2016. The show combines video performance of Emerson and Lake from a legendary sold out Royal Albert Hall ELP show from 1992 with live on stage performances of Carl Palmer with his own ELP Legacy band, Paul Bielatowicz on guitar and Simon Fitzpatrick on bass and chapman stick. www.tupelomusichall.com or (603)437-5100 – LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE
ORLEANS / Bank of NH Stage (Concord) / 8:00pm – DIRECT/x
Orleans is best known as the Pop/Rock band that brought you the classic 70s hits “Still The One”, “Dance With Me” and “Love Takes Time”. Now in its 52nd year, Orleans has produced a body of work spanning 17+ albums and 4 DVDs. The band continues to be in demand for live performances, as they have been for the past 5 decades. Led by co-founder Lance Hoppen, brother and long-standing member Lane Hoppen with relative newcomers Brady Spencer, Tom Lane and Tony Hooper comprise the touring band, delivering Orleans‘ music with power, class and integrity to appreciative audiences everywhere. www.ccanh.com or 603-225-1111
ROCK COUNTRY NIGHTS – BEST OF NASHVILLE / LaBelle Winery (Derry) / 6:30pm – DIRECT/x
Sing along to the best of Nashville, Billboard Country, Classic and Southern Rock with Rock Country Nights, a live band experience performing at LaBelle Winery Derry on February 27, 2025! Hear all of your favorite top country hits flawlessly performed including songs by Luke Combs, Zac Brown, Morgan Wallen, Kenny Chesney, Zach Bryan, Post Malone, Nate Smith, Hardy, Jason Aldean, Cole Swindell, Chris Young, Keith Urban, Luke Bryan, Jelly Roll, Parmalee, Thomas Rhett, Koe Wetzel and more! www.labellewinery.com or (603)672-9898 – LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28th
ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE / Palace Theatre (Manchester) / February 28-March 23 – OPENING WEEKEND! – DIRECT/x
Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville is a musical comedy featuring the most-loved Jimmy Buffett classics, including “Cheeseburger in Paradise,” “Margaritaville,” “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere,” “Fins,” “Volcano,” and many more. With a book by Emmy Award winner Greg Garcia (“My Name is Earl,” “Raising Hope”) and Emmy nominee Mike O’Malley (“Survivor’s Remorse,” “Shameless”), this hilarious, heartwarming musical is the party you’ve been waiting for! Contains adult themes, language, and situations. www.palacetheatre.org or (603)668-5588
GIMME GIMME DISCO / Center for the Arts (Nashua) / 8:00pm – DIRECT/x
Calling all Dancing Queens! Here we go again! If you can’t get enough ABBA then do we have a dance party for you. We are a DJ based dance party playing all your favorite ABBA hits, plus plenty of other disco hits from the 70s & 80’s like The Bee Gees, Donna Summer, & Cher (DISCO ATTIRE ENCOURAGED). So honey honey, take-a-chance and you’ll be dancing all night long. Grab tickets, bring your friends, and have the best night of your life! 18+ event. www.nashuacenterforthearts.com or (800)657-8774
JON STETSON – AMERICA’S MASTER MENTALIST / Rex Theatre (Manchester) / 7:30pm – DIRECT/x
Jon Stetson is a remarkable man. He began the study of the mystic arts at a very early age and has been blessed to received formal training from some very gifted and proficient mystics, intuitives, shamans, and healers. Jon’s charismatic and lively demonstrations provide his audience and individual clients with a rare opportunity to experience the fascinating phenomenon of an intuitive experience, which he delivers with his distinctive style of humor, intensity, and compassion. This had made Jon a much sought after Speaker, Entertainer and guide. www.rextheatre.org or (603)668-5588
ADRIAN VANDENBERG / Tupelo Music Hall (Derry) / 8:00pm – DIRECT/x
Performing Whitesnake and Vandenberg hits! Every album paints a picture. Instead of utilizing a brush and canvas, Vandenberg paints with towering vocals, earthquaking rhythms, and the iconic and instantly recognizable fretwork of guitarist and namesake Adrian Vandenberg. Joined by vocalist Mats Levén, drummer Koen Herfst, and bassist Randy van der Elsen, the influential axe-slinger delivers a vibrant, visceral, and vital vision on the group’s fifth full-length offering, brought to life in broad strokes of anthemic hard rock and airtight metal. www.tupelomusichall.com or (603)437-5100
SATURDAY, MARCH 1st
MARDI GRAS with SOGGY PO’ BOYS / Rex Theatre (Manchester) / 7:30pm – DIRECT/x
The Po Boys formed in 2012 to shake the walls of a local club on a Fat Tuesday but have honed their sound and become more than a Mardi Gras centerpiece. Exploring the vast musical traditions of New Orleans and expanding their repertoire to look beyond NOLA jazz, the band includes traditional Caribbean tunes (it’s been said that New Orleans is the northernmost city in the Caribbean), as well as Meters funk, soul, and brass band / street beat music. There are a myriad of traditions that flow into New Orleans culture just as there are tributaries that feed the Mississippi, and the Po Boys are eager to explore what makes the music of New Orleans so damn special. You’ll hear the heavy influence of the New Orleans sound across the band and in the stories told by their original tunes. Despite the scope of its sound, the outfit is only seven people, and thrives on the interplay and group dynamics that bring this music to life. www.rextheatre.org or (603)668-5588
RED HOT CHILI PIPERS / Center for the Arts (Nashua) / 8:00pm – DIRECT/x
It’s Bagpipes. It’s Rock. It’s Bagrock. AC/DC meets the poet Robert Burns. Where rock anthems sit comfortably alongside the great tunes from the glens and the mountains of Scotland. It’s The Red Hot Chilli Pipers – an internationally renowned ensemble consisting of pipers, guitarists, keyboards, and drummers — who have been rocking the world from New York to Beijing to Melbourne and everywhere in between with musicianship of the highest order and a passion for pipes that will leave you breathless. The band has four music degrees from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and all the pipers and drummers have played at the top level in bagpiping. www.nashuacenterforthearts.com or (800)657-8774 – LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE
CLASSIC STONES LIVE / Tupelo Music Hall (Derry) / 8:00pm – DIRECT/x
Front man Keith Call has all of the moves and swagger of Mick Jagger, and along with his partner in crime Bernie Bollendorf, who portrays rock and roll outlaw Keith Richards, they complete the duo notoriously hailed as “The Glimmer Twins”. Their jaw dropping resemblance to these two rock and roll icons is simply amazing, but what truly makes Classic Stones Live unique, is their musical prowess, attention to detail, and the spot on renditions of all of your favorite Rolling Stones “classics”! Classic Stones Live captures the raw energy of the most electrifying performances throughout The Rolling Stones career, and recreates The Stones in their legendary prime. This is what makes Classic Stones Live THE number one Stones tribute in the world. Playing all of the hits that make up the soundtrack of many people’s lives, Classic Stones Live delivers a complete Rolling Stones experience every time.
www.tupelomusichall.com or (603)437-5100
SUNDAY, MARCH 2nd
LILIAC / Tupelo Music Hall (Derry) / 7:00pm – DIRECT/x
The ‘First Family of Rock’, is a 5-piece hard rock band from Los Angeles. Their sound takes the listener back to a time when rock was complex but told a story! LILIAC’s raspy vocals, catchy lyrics, scorching guitar solos, sparkling keys, thick bass and thunderous drumming provides a familiar, but fresh take on classic hard rock. The band initially went viral on social media for their impressive covers, and videos, of classic rock and metal songs. This opened the door for LILIAC to appear on The World’s Best on CBS and America’s Got Talent, catapulting them to international recognition. It is no mystery why their covers of Rainbow in the Dark and the Trooper won the hearts of millions and had people dancing in the dark. www.tupelomusichall.com or (603)437-5100
Be sure to visit The WEEKENDER for more featured events out and about town this weekend!
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