Music and Nightlife

𝘑𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘶𝘴 𝘛𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘺 29𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘑𝘢𝘻𝘻 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 @draahobbs 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘰 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 7-10! 🪩 Marigold Brattleboro📅 Thursday, January 29th📍 157 Main Street – Brattleboro, VT🍸 Bar, Cafe & Kitchen open @ 6pm🎶 Show at 7pm🎟 FREE! 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐀 𝐇𝐎𝐁𝐁𝐒 𝐉𝐀𝐙𝐙 𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐎 performs music from Draa’s recently released CD “West Quest” along with familiar […] ...

Dennis Coles (born May 9, 1970), known as Ghostface Killah, is a highly influential rapper from Staten Island, NY, and a core member of the iconic Wu-Tang Clan, famous for his vivid storytelling, soulful sound, and prolific solo career that began with Ironman (1996) after the group’s breakthrough. He’s known for alter egos like Tony […] ...

No rock and roll enthusiast escapes the pull of Led Zeppelin’s legendary catalog. From the crushing opening chords of “Good Times, Bad Times” on Led Zeppelin I (1969) to the slick, piano-driven groove of “Fool in the Rain” (1980), Zeppelin reshaped rock music with power, creativity, and fearless musicianship. Four Sticks brings that legacy roaring […] ...

We’re going to be announcing the lineup for the 2026 Thing and we want you to be there! Show up at 7pm and get the first look at the lineup for The Thing in the Spring 2026! We’ll have new poster designs, handbills, giveaways, tickets for sale, food, and a dance party (details tba)! It’s […] ...

Big Shrimp brings their 2026 Winter Tour to Valley Craft Ales in Wilmington, VT on January 30th with special guest, Ryan Dempsey of Twiddle! Big Shrimpw/s/g Ryan Dempsey (of Twiddle)Spillway Stage @ Valley Craft Ales – Wilmington, VTFriday January 30th, 2026Doors at 6 PM | Show at 7PM 06/14/25 – Northlands Festival – Swanzey, NH […] ...

Southern Vermont singer-songwriters Jason Scaggs, Emily Margaret, and Michael Roberts open the evening with an intimate in-the-round set, followed by Nashville folk duo Paper Wings. Known for warm harmonies, delicate banjo, and deeply sincere songwriting, Paper Wings craft songs that explore wilderness, solitude, and shared human experience. An evening of thoughtful, heartfelt folk music you […] ...

Four-time Grammy Award-winning cellist Eugene Friesen and actor/writer Court Dorsey collaborate to create “Poems with Wings,” an improvised performance of poems from Dorsey’s Tiger Stripes poetry collection and works by other poets. Eugene’s passion for improvised music has been featured in concerts all over the world, including performances with Paul Simon, the Paul Winter Consort, […] ...

Join us for an early show with the inspiring folks from Apple Hill! Eclectic classical music and an unmatchable community vibe! An eclectic concert of music by Hildegard von Bingen, W.A. Mozart, Dana Lyn, and Kareem Roustom. With special musical guests: clarinetist Rane Moore and Kareem Roustom, oud. Apple Hill exists to perform, teach, and […] ...

The Suitcase Junket The Suitcase Junket developed in the tension between the grand and the solitary. Grand in imagery, sound, and staging. Solitary in thrift and self-reliance. NPR calls Matt Lorenz a “master of musical imagination.” What instruments he requires, Lorenz builds from scratch and salvages. What parts five players would perform, he performs alone. The spectacle of […] ...

Join us Saturday, January 31st, for an evening with the Brian O’Connell Fellowship, hitting the Marigold Brattleboro Stage at 8 pm! 🪩 Brian O’Connell Fellowship @ Marigold Brattleboro📅 Saturday, January 31st📍 157 Main Street – Brattleboro, VT🍸 Bar, Cafe & Kitchen open @ 6pm🎶 Music at 8pm🎟 Free Admission! Come experience some of the finest […] ...

Celebrate midwinter with a warm gathering of poetry, music, and storytelling! Featuring poets Sarah Anderson, Katie Bachler, Megan Buchanan, Michael Carter, James Crews, Dede Cummings, Alice Fogel, Lyedie Geer, Taylor Mardis Katz, Brad Peacock, Ben Pease, Erin Pesut, Nellie Prior, and Diana Whitney. Musical performances by Elijah Berlow, Gráinne Buchanan, Jake Klar, Shawn Magee, Hannah […] ...

The Jazz Mandolin Project will perform a short run of dates in New England and New York this February, their first true tour in two decades. JMP is an adventurous ensemble founded in 1993 by mandolinist Jamie Masefield in Burlington, Vermont. What began as a way for Masefield to explore improvisation outside traditional jazz frameworks […] ...

Hailing from Finland and celebrated worldwide, Frigg is one of the most exhilarating bands in contemporary folk music. This Nordic sextet blends Finnish tradition with American bluegrass into their signature “Nordgrass” sound—joyful, virtuosic, and irresistibly dance-worthy. With 11 albums and nearly 25 years on the world stage, Frigg delivers heart-bursting tunes with warmth and precision. […] ...

An extraordinary night of jazz! NYC stalwarts land in town with Keene native JP Schlegelmilch in tow! We believe that jazz is liberation music, a means of connecting us to our humanity, our communities and to nature. As an expression of radical love, free music empowers us to fight fascism, racism, militarism, and economic exploitation. […] ...

Join us Friday, February 6th, for an evening of live music with Manouche/Roma Swing band, Silverback Swing, performing on the Marigold Brattleboro Stage from 8-11 pm! 🪩 Marigold Brattleboro📅 Friday, February 6th📍 157 Main Street – Brattleboro, VT🍸 Bar, Cafe & Kitchen open @ 5pm🎶 Show at 8 pm🎟 FREE ADMISSION! Silverback Swing performs acoustic […] ...

On Saturday, February 7, 2027, Marigold Brattleboro welcome back  The Bottom Dollars, a dynamic New England string band known for their tight harmonies, driving banjo, and soaring fiddle. From overlooked bluegrass gems to original compositions, this trio delivers a sound that’s both timeless and immediate. Featuring Betsy Green (fiddle, vocals), Dave Shaw (banjo, mandolin, vocals), and Tim […] ...

The Shea Theater is pleased to present an evening with Jatoba and 2 Car Garage as part of Horizon Line II: a Shea showcase. Accessibility Notice: Our theater and first-floor gender-neutral restroom are wheelchair accessible. There will be alcohol on-site for this event. ABOUT JATOBAJatoba is a Vermont-based trio with a distinctly unique sound consisting […] ...

Part of our NXT Rockumentary Film Series, this feature-length music documentary revisits a landmark rock festival from 1970, blending powerful live performance footage with an intimate look at the cultural energy, ambition, and tension of the era. A must-see for music lovers and fans of rock history. Licensing restrictions prevent us from naming the film […] ...

Two of our favorite party bands from NH & VT! Warm up and get your body moving this Valentines Day Mardi Gras superholiday! American music and New Orleans Mardi Gras culture have been inextricably linked for 200 years, ever since the imported, enslaved African people, mixing with a similarly oppressed native American culture, found free […] ...

Brattleboro Bal Folk Broad Brook Community Center, 3940 Guilford Center Rd, Guilford, VT 05301 (just outside Brattleboro) Sunday, Feb 15, 6:30-9 pm Fun, accessible French and European traditional dances.  No experience or partner necessary. Live music and dance instruction by Eloise & Co.   Dance: Suggested donation sliding scale $12-$25 ———————————————————– Bal folk is a […] ...

Wolfman Jack return for their Winter Concert! Wolfman Jack is a live music project of musicians from the New England area performing the psychedelic and electrifying Live Dead to Europe 72′ era of The Grateful Dead. A true dance band in the style of such legendary venues as The Fillmores’, Carousel Ballroom, Avalon Ballroom, Winterland […] ...

A helluva punk rock show right here folks! Jonee Earthquake Band is an American punk band that originally started in 1979, opening for GG Allin and The Jabbers. The band has been playing since. They are well known in the Northern New England punk scene for only playing all ages shows and encouraging and supporting […] ...