Music and Nightlife

Keene Mutual Aid is hosting an open mic! Sign up in advance via the link in this event page, and make a donation to support all they do! The open mic will be from 7-9 pm on Jan 15th, right here at Nova Arts (48 Emerald St, Keene, NH 03431). Performances of music, poetry, writing, […] ...

𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐤 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 – 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐘𝐮𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐫 & 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 ⁣⁣𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐨𝐥𝐝 in Downtown Brattleboro is keeping the groove going on Thursday, January 15th at our monthly Funk Night. Join us for a night of deep funk and soulful jams featuring Kris Yunker, Ben Bloom, and Jon Fisher performing at 7:30!⁣🪩 Marigold Brattleboro🗓️Thursday, January 15th📍157 Main Street – […] ...

Incredible percussionist here on tour from Germany, Keene State alumnus and composer, plus Q’s poems?? A magical evening awaits you! Whether combining the rhythmic timbres of wood, metal and audience claps or duetting with the atmospheric and elegiac echoed sounds of water dripping into a metal basin, Bex Burch is a composer, percussionist, producer and […] ...

Vermont Jazz CenterIn-person & live streamed Zaccai Curtis is a pianist, composer, & producer known for fusing the essential elements of Latin jazz & bebop languages. Most recently, his album Cubop Lives!, released under his own, collective label (Truth Revolution), won the 2025 Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album. Curtis leads a powerhouse Latin […] ...

Windham Philharmonic Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day with Music of Dignity and Cross-Cultural Encounter The Windham Philharmonic will honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a special concert on Monday, January 19, 2026, at 7:00 PM at Latchis Theatre, presenting a program that celebrates dignity, imaginative freedom, and the complex histories that music can illuminate. The […] ...

Featuring Marlboro artists David Bernat & Deborah Pae, this outstanding quartet presents an informal concert during their winter 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 residence for […] ...

Legendary western Mass chamber pop / folk / indie rock band is back with a new album! Eli Dworkin opens! Going to be a lot feelings! The critically acclaimed Massachusetts quintet Winterpills returns with their first album in nine years. “This Is How We Dance” deepens their catalog of elegant chamber pop that’s “haunting…downright glorious […] ...

WILLIAMSVILLE   The Rock River Players (RRP) present a No Kings Cabaret Fri. and Sat., January 23 and 24 at 7 PM and Sunday, January 25 at 3 PM at the Williamsville Hall, 35 Dover Road, Williamsville. Producer Annie Landenberger notes that “the cabaret, with deep roots in France and Germany in the late 19th through early 20th century, has historically been a trend-setting form of entertainment featuring a variety of performance styles that’s […] ...

WILLIAMSVILLE   The Rock River Players (RRP) present a No Kings Cabaret Fri. and Sat., January 23 and 24 at 7 PM and Sunday, January 25 at 3 PM at the Williamsville Hall, 35 Dover Road, Williamsville. Producer Annie Landenberger notes that “the cabaret, with deep roots in France and Germany in the late 19th through early 20th century, has historically been a trend-setting form of entertainment featuring a variety of performance styles that’s […] ...

Like many rural musicians, Carl Goulet is a hidden gem who flies a little under the radar… an honest and heart-forward performing songwriter with the chops and fluency of artists who get a lot more attention. Passionate, sometimes political, sometimes humorous, always thoughtful. The Daily UV said that his album Gazebo “charms the listener with […] ...

WILLIAMSVILLE   The Rock River Players (RRP) present a No Kings Cabaret Fri. and Sat., January 23 and 24 at 7 PM and Sunday, January 25 at 3 PM at the Williamsville Hall, 35 Dover Road, Williamsville. Producer Annie Landenberger notes that “the cabaret, with deep roots in France and Germany in the late 19th through early 20th century, has historically been a trend-setting form of entertainment featuring a variety of performance styles that’s […] ...

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 […] ...

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 […] ...

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 […] ...

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 […] ...

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. […] ...

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 […] ...

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 […] ...

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 […] ...