Say thanks to your mom by taking her to a show. Start planning here
Say thanks to your mom by taking her to a show. Start planning here
Jay N. Miller, For The Patriot LedgerWed, May 6, 2026 at 8:31 AM UTC
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Fil Pacino rocks Towne Tavern in Pembroke on Thursday, May 7, 2026.THURSDAY, May 7: Jeff Rosen plays acoustic rock for free at Soundcheck Studios in Pembroke
The Paper Kites' pop elevates Royale in Boston. A triple dose of great songwriters at Club Passim in Harvard Square, when Susan Cattaneo, Cosy Sheridan and Sloan Wainwright swap tunes. Comedian Shane Gillis opens his three-night stand at TD Garden in Boston. Jeff Rosen plays acoustic rock for free at Soundcheck Studios in Pembroke. Jazz guitar ace Mike Stern and his band open a two-night stay at The RegattaBar in Cambridge, with guests including (of course) Leni Stern. Divas of the '90s is the tempting rock show at The Sinclair in Cambridge. Fil Pacino rocks Towne Tavern in Pembroke. Austin, Texas, multi-instrumentalist Vincent Antone finds the groove at Brighton Music Hall.
Fast-rising country star Josh Turner sings at Memorial Hall in Plymouth on Friday, May 8, 2026.FRIDAY, May 8: Country star Josh Turner sings at Memorial Hall in Plymouth
Session Americana brings some of the area's best roots players together at the Spire Center in Plymouth. A large dose of Louisiana when guitarist Sonny Landreth and the Iguanas take over the Narrows Center in Fall River. Fast-rising country star Josh Turner sings at Memorial Hall in Plymouth. The band Neighbor plants itself at Soundcheck Studios in Pembroke for two nights to jam in earnest. Mike Benjamin and the Bend in the Road Band hit the Fallout Shelter in Norwood. Torche rocks The Next Page Cafe in Weymouth. Electronic sounds from Purity Ring at the Paradise Rock Club in Boston. The Earlybirds Club gets down at The Sinclair in Cambridge. The Scratch is a rowdy punk-and-pub band from Dublin, at Brighton Music Hall. Gary Louris, of The Jayhawks, plays a solo show at Club Passim in Cambridge. Eric Darius heats up Scullers Jazz Club in Boston. Christian rocker Josiah Queen is at the House of Blues in Boston. Fil Pacino moves on to heat up the G Pub in Plymouth. Valerie Barretto sings at The Alibi in Whitman.
Suzanne McNeil sings at The Red Rose in Weymouth on Saturday, May 9, 2026.SATURDAY, May 9: Suzanne McNeil sings at The Red Rose in Weymouth
A Band of Brothers, that superb tribute to the Allman Brothers and all their permutations, headlines the Spire Center in Plymouth. Legendary New England bluesman James Montgomery performs at Memorial Stadium in Quincy before the FreeJacks rugby game (2-4 p.m.) and then boogies down the road to headline Chan's in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, at night. Suzanne McNeil sings at The Red Rose in Weymouth. Rockstar Posers shake up The Next Page Cafe in Weymouth. A two-fer of upcoming young country talent, when Tyler Rich and Canada's James Barker Band light up Brighton Music Hall. Searows – the monicker adopted by Oregon's Alec Duckart – rocks Royale in Boston. Whitman musicman Munk Duane plays at 1620 Wine Bar in Plymouth. Folk star Ellis Paul visits the Fallout Shelter in Norwood. Susan Rice tops the comedy show at the Narrows Center in Fall River. Acclaimed jazz vocalist Gabrielle Cavassa appears at The RegattaBar in Cambridge. Lyle Brewer is worth a trip to Club Passim in Cambridge. The Middle East Downstairs in Cambridge has the Flatliners rocking, who also do a noontime Sunday show.
SUNDAY, May 10: Blues jam hosted by Michele Rockwell Band takes over Players in Rockland
The Spire Center in Plymouth's Sunday Serenade series offers Forever Simon & Garfunkel at 3 p.m. Suzanne McNeil sings at Berkley Beer Co. in Taunton at 1 p.m. The blues jam hosted by Michele Rockwell Band takes over Players in Rockland from 4-8 p.m. Sunday night rocks with British group The Cribs at The Sinclair in Cambridge; Alter Bridge at the House of Blues in Boston; and alt-rock quartet Soul Blind at Brighton Music Hall.
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Coming attractions
MONDAY: Ohio popsters Hit the Lights start the week off right at Brighton Music Hall, with Major League opening. Fil Pacino lights up the Lansdowne Pub in the shadows of Fenway Park.
The dulcet tones of Vanessa Carlton take over City Winery in Boston for two nights starting Tuesday, May 12, 2026.
TUESDAY: Head on over to Arrow Street Arts in Cambridge for a musical celebration of Matt Smith's 30th Anniversary of running Club Passim, and the lineup of acts is sensational for folk fans, with Mark Erelli, Kris Delmhorst and many more. PinkPantheress headlines MGM Music Hall in Boston with her steamy R&B. The dulcet tones of Vanessa Carlton take over City Winery in Boston for two nights. "The Voice" alumna Carol Ades sings at Brighton Music Hall.
WEDNESDAY: Indie rocker Courtney Barnett takes over Roadrunner in Allston. The best band name we've heard this year, Rickshaw Billie's Burger Patrol, headlines Sonia in Cambridge.
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