Music and Nightlife

Thirty-five years ago, a posse of University of Buffalo-based musician-friends got together to play music. Out of freewheeling sessions bursting with bold, genre-defying creativity and tongue-in-cheek humor, a 6-headed monster named moe. emerged. Decades later, moe.’s tireless work ethic, DIY resourcefulness, infectious songwriting, and highly-engaged fanbase—the Famoe.ly—have enabled the sextet to earn a successful career. […] ...

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 […] ...

Samirah Evans – Vocals Anand Nayak – Guitar Ben Kohn – Keyboards Paul Kohanski – BassJimmy Robitaille – Drums Presenting a tasty assortment of Jazz, Roots, Blues, Folk, R&B, and a whole lot of New Orleans Spice. So prepare to dance! “Most of all, Evan’s assets — which once made her the toast of pre-Katrina […] ...

Warm up and enjoy drinks from the Thirsty Goat Bar in the North Barn at Retreat Farm as part of the Harris Hill Ski Jump weekend, with music on Saturday from Lone Prairie String Band featuring Nate Paine, Brendan Taaffe, and Michael Roberts starting at 4pm. The Way Down by The Rear Defrosters ...

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 […] ...

Melt Stay for the High by Melt Pulsing with the energy of their hometown, New York City, ‘If There’s a Heaven’ (2024) is the debut album from indie band Melt. Hear the band simultaneously at their most airtight and freewheeling—evoking the raw, communal spirit of Fleetwood Mac as well as the modern, danceable hooks of […] ...

Warm up and enjoy drinks from the Thirsty Goat Bar in the North Barn at Retreat Farm as part of the Harris Hill Ski Jump weekend, with music on Saturday from Lone Prairie String Band featuring Nate Paine, Brendan Taaffe, and Michael Roberts starting at 4pm. The Way Down by The Rear Defrosters ...

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 […] ...

Cellist, vocalist, and composer Queralt Giralt Soler brings her deeply expressive trio to the stage for an evening of genre-blurring original music and reimagined works. Blending classical training with Catalan folk traditions, jazz, and contemporary sounds, she weaves cello and voice into an intimate, singular musical language. Joined by Mahya Hamedi (piano, percussion, vocals) and […] ...

Join us for an evening of live music with local band, Giddy Up Eleanor, joined by cow punk outfit, Recreational Vehicle & singer-songwriter, Selah hales. Marigold Brattleboro Friday, February 20th 157 Main Street – Brattleboro, VT Doors at 5pm Music at 8pm Free Admission!  Giddy Up Eleanor (brattleboro, vt) will be debuting some new horse-powered songs and noisy jams. Noisey, […] ...

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 […] ...

Mimi Fang “Chronically Sincere” EP Release Show Saturday 2/28, come to Midnight’s to celebrate the recent release of Mimi Fang’s debut EP, Chronically Sincere produced by Trevor Wood with a brand new live duo experience! Chronically Sincere CDs and shirts will be available as well. Chronically Sincere by Mimi Fang Lineup: Mimi Fang (VT Angsty […] ...

Sunburned Hand of the Man are an enigmatic experimental collective with a stunningly large discography and frequent personnel changes. Their improvisations incorporate elements of free jazz, space rock, psych-rock, hypno krautrock, drone, folk, funk, punk, and dirty synth. Their live shows are a surprise every time — even to them, usually — ranging from wild […] ...

An absolute banger of guitar meditations and acrobatics! Born recently in the quiet fields of Walpole, NH, TERRACES creates instrumental soundscapes that stretch wide and deep – inviting listeners into exciting terrain. Fast or slow, loud or hushed, TERRACES blends every shade of sound into immersive sonic topography – music to close your eyes and […] ...

Just like the poster says, this is a Miracle Evening of Rock and Roll: two peerlessly funky bands, one unique opportunity. Formed in the famous Rynborn Restaurant and Blues Club, The Great Groove Theory has been entertaining audiences around the Monadnock region for the better part of twenty years. With one foot firmly in the […] ...

Fun, accessible French and European traditional dances.  No experience or partner necessary. Live music and dance instruction by Eloise & Co. Bal folk is a vibrant and inclusive dance tradition that started out in France, incorporated a bunch of other European influences, and took Europe and the UK by storm during the past 50 years […] ...

The Convergence Quartet featuring vocalist Wanda Houston brings a blend of swing, funk and Colombian rhythms to Retreat Farm’s Jazz Night Series. Composer and pianist Eugene Uman will present his Convergence Quartet featuring Wanda Houston on March 26th, 2026 in a special performance at the Retreat Farm’s North Barn. The Convergence Quartet balances an artistic […] ...

Incredible gritty folk singer Sean Rowe will reach into your chest and grasp your heart. One of our favorites, Simon Gray, will open! Sean Rowe is an American singer-songwriter, musician, recording artist, and forager. Rowe has a powerful sound with an emotional conviction that demands attention. NPR’s All Songs Considered says of Rowe’s vocals, “He […] ...

The Touring Group is an ensemble of talented teenage musicians from Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, and Quebec, led this year by Ethan Tischler and Alex Kehler, who will be touring Sweden this April. Join them for a performance hosted by the Retreat Farm in Brattleboro on Saturday, March 28th, from 7:00 to 9:00 pm and suggested donation of $20 at the […] ...

Featuring Marlboro cellist Macintyre Taback, this emerging quartet presents a free concert on April 17 as part of its spring residency. Now in its second season, Marlboro Music’s artist residency program brings exceptional emerging chamber music ensembles to the Marlboro campus throughout the year for deep creative work and concert offerings. Each group is in […] ...

WEEDEATER are Southern sludge legends—slow, loud, and unapologetically filthy. Born in North Carolina, fueled by distortion, whiskey, and riffs that hit like a cinder block to the chest. No frills. No mercy. Just volume. Hear the roar of battle. Smell the stench of spilled blood. A thousand heads piled high like a grim mound of […] ...

Three days and over 25 performances! This pass will get you into it all, including Ghostface Killah w/ Sammus at the Colonial Theatre! It’s the 18th Thing in the Spring! Join us at Nova Arts & the Colonial Theatre in Keene NH to see three days of inspired curation in action. This ticket will get […] ...