WannaGoSee — Live Music in New England

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WEEK OF APRIL 13 - APRIL 19, 2026

From Reggae Brunch! at The Brick to Acoustic Brunch - Sean Fell at The Brick and Cécile McLorin Salvant at The Music Hall.

MONDAY - 4/13

The Brick, Dover
  • 11:00am, 2:00pm — Reggae Brunch! get reggae
  • 11:00am, 2:00pm — Acoustic Brunch - Sean Fell brunch jam
The Music Hall, Portsmouth — Cécile McLorin Salvant at 7:30pm get jazzy
The Music Hall Lounge, Portsmouth — Cécile McLorin Salvant at 7:30pm jazz vibes
The Press Room, Portsmouth

TUESDAY - 4/14

The Music Hall, Portsmouth
The Music Hall Lounge, Portsmouth
  • 7:00pm — Soul Asylum Acoustic rock out
  • 7:00pm — Sara Hall get loud
  • 7:30pm — Lake Street Dive let's go
The Press Room, Portsmouth
  • 7:30pm — WOODS w/ Edsel Axle indie folk
  • 8:00pm — Poison Ruïn w/ Peace Talks, Burn Kit, & Combatant punk vibes

WEDNESDAY - 4/15

3S Artspace, Portsmouth
  • 5:00 PM — Urban Sketching: The Historic Cityscape of Portsmouth art vibes
  • 8:00 PM — Brett Dennen - Art Is Life live art
  • 8:00 PM — The Wailers reggae vibes
Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach — TBA at - name: Avatar get wild
The Brick, Dover — Open Mic Night with Brady Gier at 6:00pm, 9:00pm open mic
The Press Room, Portsmouth
  • 7:00pm — Mama's Broke ANALOG TOUR dark folk
  • 7:00pm — Glenn Jones & Liam Grant w/ Nic Panken (of Spirit Family Reunion) folk soul
  • 8:00pm — Pallbearer performing Foundations Of Burden w/ special guests Knoll doom metal
  • 8:00pm — Tea Eater w/ Tysk Tysk Task & Grub Lord punk chaos
The Word Barn, Exeter
  • - name: P-Mac's Band of Hope Noon Tunes — TBA midday music
  • - name: P-Mac's Bluegrass Ensemble and Ukulele Ensemble — TBA bluegrass fun

THURSDAY - 4/16

3S Artspace, Portsmouth
Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach — TBA at - name: Cinderella's Tom Keifer Band with Buckcherry rock on
The Brick, Dover — Open Mic Night with Brady Gier at 6:00pm, 9:00pm sing showcase
The Music Hall, Portsmouth — The Wailin’ Jennys at 7:30pm folk blend
The Music Hall Lounge, Portsmouth — Garrison Keillor with Special Guest Richard Dworsky at 7:00pm let's go
The Press Room, Portsmouth
  • 7:00pm — Max Wareham & The National Bluegrass Team w/ Betsy Green & The Bottom Dollars bluegrass night
  • 7:30pm — Sparks The Rescue w/ SIGNALtheESCAPE pop punk
  • 9:00pm — Diaspora Radio: Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder wonder night
The Stone Church, Newmarket
  • 7:30pm — Proelium with The Jerritones rock night
  • 8:00pm — The Gravel Project & Brad Dubay blues night
  • 8:00pm — Sans Souci JGB Tribute jerry vibes
The Strand, Dover
  • 7:00pm, 10:00pm — Seacoast Showcase musical night
  • 7:00pm, 11:00pm — New Wave Nights at the Strand get loud
  • 7:00pm, 11:00pm — Fun City Fan Club with Jerritones and Fling let's go
  • 7:00pm, 8:15pm — Crash The Net with Vegan Meathead and Thank You Everything party time

FRIDAY - 4/17

3S Artspace, Portsmouth
  • 6:00 PM — Seacoast Stories: Seacoast Singles let's connect
  • 8:00 PM — Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore blues night
  • 8:00 PM — Eggy rock on
Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach
  • - name: Bret Michaels — TBA party time
  • - name: Lita Ford — TBA rock out
  • - name: One Night of Queen — TBA get loud
The Music Hall, Portsmouth
The Music Hall Lounge, Portsmouth
The Press Room, Portsmouth
  • 6:00pm — North Village LP Release Show w/ Truckstop Messiahs local sounds
  • 6:00pm — The Savtones w/ KindVolt groove night
  • 7:00pm — Walk That Walk get bluesy
  • 7:00pm — Songbird: Halley Neal Sings Fleetwood Mac fleetwood jam
The Stone Church, Newmarket
The Strand, Dover
  • 7:00pm, 11:00pm — New Wave Nights at the Strand get loud
  • 8:00pm, 10:00pm — Little Lies Tribute to Fleetwood Mac rock out
The Word Barn, Exeter

SATURDAY - 4/18

3S Artspace, Portsmouth
  • 7:00 PM — Gregory W. Brown's Rural Hours let's go
  • 8:00 PM — Me Porto Bonito: Reggaeton Party dance time
  • 8:00 PM — Juice with Hush Club let's groove
  • 8:00 PM — Saguaro and 603 Brass Band party time
  • 8:00 PM — Will Dailey and his band let's jam
Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach
Prescott Park Arts Festival, Portsmouth — 97.5 WOKQ Chowder Festival Summer Kick Off at 11:30am - 2:00pm let's go
The Brick, Dover
  • 7:00pm, 10:00pm — Thursday Night Acoustic - David Corson chill tunes
  • 7:00pm, 10:00pm — Friday Night Acoustic - Ryan Levasseur acoustic night
The Music Hall, Portsmouth
  • 7:00pm — Emerging Artist Benefit Concert: John Legend get legend
  • 7:30pm — Chanticleer: Our American Journey get inspired
  • 8:00pm — Heather Maloney tune in
The Music Hall Lounge, Portsmouth — Emerging Artist Benefit Concert: John Legend at 7:00pm get loud
The Press Room, Portsmouth
  • 10:00pm — GEOTHEORY X GLASS ARROWHEAD dj sets
  • 6:00pm — The Accidentals w/ Tin Palace country rock
  • 6:00pm — Gnarly Darling & Soulcolour feel good
  • 7:00pm — Jenny Owen Youngs indie pop
  • 8:00pm — Skunk Sessions Psychedelic Circus: The Music of Bob Dylan Reimagined dylan night
The Stone Church, Newmarket
The Strand, Dover
  • 7:00pm, 11:00pm — Latin Night dance night
  • 8:00pm, 11:30pm — Tool & Alice in Chains Tribute Show get loud
The Word Barn, Exeter
  • - name: Elizabeth and Ben Anderson — TBA sweet sounds
  • - name: Haley Heynderickx and Max García Conover — TBA folk fusion
  • - name: NHScott — TBA local sounds
  • - name: Shane Guerrette — TBA let's jam
  • - name: Ward Hayden and the Outliers — TBA get loud

SUNDAY - 4/19

3S Artspace, Portsmouth
  • 10:00 AM — Sketching Animals: Art and Observation Workshop create art
  • 12:00 PM — K-Pop Kids Party! get loud
  • 2:00 PM — YNDI Chakra Flow + Live Drumming feel the rhythm
  • 7:00 PM — An Evening with Peter Beinart join in
  • 8:00 PM — Lily Fitts check her out
  • 8:00 PM — Vundabar – ‘Gawk’ 10 Year Anniversary Tour celebrate
  • 8:00 PM — Southern Culture on the Skids let's boogie
The Brick, Dover — Friday Night Acoustic - Andrew Kavanagh at 7:00pm, 10:00pm acoustic vibes
The Press Room, Portsmouth
  • 10:45am — Mother's Day Jazz Brunch w/ the Al Cron Quartet (10am) jazz brunch
  • 1:00pm — Tom DiMenna & Friends Present Story Songs of the '70s (Spring Edition) 70s tunes
  • 7:00pm — Pintail w/ Megan From Work & Happy Just To See You indie night
  • 7:00pm — Visions Of Ozz (feat. Chris Dovas of Testament) & The Lords Of Salem w/ Proelium metal night
  • 7:00pm — DUUNES w/ New Norde alt rock
The Stone Church, Newmarket
The Word Barn, Exeter

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