WannaGoSee — Live Music in New England

new england's live music guide

WEEK OF APRIL 06 - APRIL 12, 2026

From Cécile McLorin Salvant at The Music Hall to Chris Pierce at The Press Room and paris_monster at The Press Room.

MONDAY - 4/6

The Music Hall, Portsmouth — Cécile McLorin Salvant at 7:30pm jazz it up
The Music Hall Lounge, Portsmouth — Cécile McLorin Salvant at 7:30pm jazz vibes
The Press Room, Portsmouth

TUESDAY - 4/7

The Brick, Dover
  • 11:00am, 2:00pm — Reggae Brunch! sing along
  • 11:00am, 2:00pm — Acoustic Brunch - Sean Fell jazz vibes
The Music Hall, Portsmouth
The Music Hall Lounge, Portsmouth
The Press Room, Portsmouth
The Word Barn, Exeter — TBA at - name: Old Time Jam get jamming

WEDNESDAY - 4/8

3S Artspace, Portsmouth
  • 8:00pm — Brett Dennen - Art Is Life (An Evening With) get loud
  • 8:00pm — The Wailers rock out
Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach — TBA at - name: Avatar get loud
The Music Hall, Portsmouth
The Music Hall Lounge, Portsmouth
The Press Room, Portsmouth
  • 7:00pm — TAKAAT (feat. members of Mdou Moctar) let's go
  • 7:00pm — Mama's Broke ANALOG TOUR dark folk
  • 7:00pm — Glenn Jones & Liam Grant folk show
  • 8:00pm — PALLBEARER performing Foundations Of Burden doom metal
  • 8:00pm — Tea Eater art punk
The Word Barn, Exeter
  • - name: Jane Siberry — TBA let's go
  • - name: PMac's Band of Hope: Noon Tunes — TBA music break
  • - name: PMac's Bluegrass Ensemble and Ukulele Ensemble — TBA bluegrass joy

THURSDAY - 4/9

3S Artspace, Portsmouth
Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach
The Music Hall, Portsmouth
The Music Hall Lounge, Portsmouth
  • 7:00pm — Dreams rock out
  • 7:00pm — Scott Weidensaul get loud
  • 7:30pm — Todd Hearon & Other Brother Darryl let's go
  • 7:30pm — The Wailin’ Jennys folk night
The Press Room, Portsmouth
The Stone Church, Newmarket
  • 08:00 PM — The Sheila Divine rock out
  • 08:00 PM — The Gravel Project & Brad Dubay blues night
  • 08:00 PM — Sans Souci JGB Tribute jerry vibes
The Strand, Dover
  • 7:00pm, 10:00pm — Seacoast Showcase music vibes
  • 7:00pm, 11:00pm — New Wave Nights at the Strand!! With Various DJs dance all night
  • 7:00pm, 8:15pm — Crash The Net with Vegan Meathead and Thank You Everything let's rock
The Word Barn, Exeter — TBA at - name: Lissa Schneckenburger, Nic Gareiss, and Garrett Cameron dance vibes

FRIDAY - 4/10

3S Artspace, Portsmouth
  • 8:00pm — PORT 2 PORT get loud
  • 8:00pm — Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore - Almost Acoustic Duo rock out
  • 8:00pm — Eggy let's go
Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach
The Brick, Dover
  • 6:00pm, 9:00pm — Open Mic Night with Brady Gier let's go
  • 6:00pm, 9:00pm — Open Mic Night with Brady Gier get loud
  • 6:00pm, 9:00pm — Open Mic Night with Brady Gier rock out
The Music Hall, Portsmouth
The Music Hall Lounge, Portsmouth
The Press Room, Portsmouth
The Stone Church, Newmarket
The Strand, Dover
  • 7:00pm, 11:00pm — New Wave Nights at the Strand!! With Various DJs dance all night
  • 8:00pm, 10:00pm — Little Lies Tribute to Fleetwood Mac let's groove
The Word Barn, Exeter

SATURDAY - 4/11

3S Artspace, Portsmouth
  • 8:00pm — New England Triple Stack: Sneaky Miles, Jon Nolan, The Speed of Sound rock out
  • 8:00pm — Juice w/ Hush Club let's go
  • 8:00pm — Saguaro and 603 Brass Band get loud
  • 8:00pm — Will Dailey and his band w/ Julie Rhodes & the Electric Company rock out
Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach — TBA at - name: Bret Michaels party vibes
The Brick, Dover — Thursday Night Acoustic - David Corson at 7:00pm, 10:00pm jazz vibes
The Music Hall, Portsmouth
The Music Hall Lounge, Portsmouth
The Press Room, Portsmouth
  • 6:00pm — The Accidentals country rock
  • 6:00pm — Gnarly Darling & Soulcolour feel good
  • 7:00pm — Adam Weiner aka Low Cut Connie rock out
  • 7:00pm — Jenny Owen Youngs indie pop
  • 7:30pm — A Strange Day Plays 'In Orange' & Hits by The Cure goth night
  • 8:00pm — Skunk Sessions Psychedelic Circus dylan jam
The Stone Church, Newmarket
  • 04:00 PM — Legends of The Lounge: Soulcolour soul jam
  • 08:00 PM — Debo Ray w/ special guest Adrienne Mack Davis soul vibes
  • 09:00 PM — Stone Dead (Night Two) good vibes
The Strand, Dover
  • 7:00pm, 11:00pm — Latin Night fiesta time
  • 8:00pm, 11:00pm — 80's Dance Party with Neon Wave party time
  • 8:00pm, 11:30pm — TOOL & Alice in Chains Tribute Show rock out
The Word Barn, Exeter
  • - name: Cole Chaney & The Local Honeys — TBA rock out
  • - name: Elizabeth and Ben Anderson — TBA local duo
  • - name: Haley Heynderickx and Max García Conover — TBA music magic
  • - name: NHSCOTT — TBA local sounds
  • - name: Shane Guerrette — TBA feel the vibes
  • - name: Ward Hayden and the Outliers — TBA come rock

SUNDAY - 4/12

3S Artspace, Portsmouth
  • 2:00pm — YNDI Chakra Flow + Live Drumming with Lana Vogestad + Namory Keita let's go
  • 7:30pm — Boston Dance Theater: Strong Women of Today let's go
  • 8:00pm — Lily Fitts rock out
  • 8:00pm — Vundabar – ‘Gawk’ 10 Year Anniversary Tour rock out
  • 8:00pm — Southern Culture on the Skids w/ The Get Down rock out
The Brick, Dover
  • 7:00pm, 10:00pm — Friday Night Acoustic - Brady Gier get loud
  • 7:00pm, 10:00pm — Friday Night Acoustic - Andrew Kavanagh rock out
  • 7:00pm, 10:00pm — Friday Night Acoustic - Ryan Levasseur let's go
The Press Room, Portsmouth
The Stone Church, Newmarket — H.R. (Human Rights) at 08:00 PM punk energy
The Word Barn, Exeter
  • - name: Chatham Rabbits — TBA rabbits unite
  • - name: Elizabeth and the Catapult — TBA let's vibe
  • - name: Owls of New England — TBA wild night
  • - name: Poetry: Maggie Dietz — TBA poetic night
  • - name: Poetry: Rebecca Hart Olander, Diana Whitney, Abbie Kiefer — TBA words flow
  • - name: Rose Cousins — TBA enjoy music
  • - name: Shapes, Cuts & Carves — TBA artistic flair

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