WannaGoSee — Live Music in New England

new england's live music guide

WEEK OF MAY 11 - MAY 17, 2026

From Sister Funk at The Last Resort to Deborah Paiva & Friends at The Red Door and Leland Baker & Friends at The Red Door.

MONDAY - 5/11

Deadbeats, Providence
  • 8:00pm — Timi's Blue Monday - Dark 80s + New Wave + Bit of Goth + 80s Indie get loud
  • 8:00pm — Blue Monday - Dark 80s + New Wave + Bit of Goth + 80s Indie chill vibes
The Last Resort, Smithfield — Sister Funk at 3:00pm get loud
The Parlour, Providence
  • - name: Morman Mincers/Horrible Earth/Goblin Brain/Artificial Extinction — TBA get loud
  • - name: Thelma & The Sleaze/The Devil’s Twins — TBA rock out
The Red Door, Providence
  • 07:00 PM - 10:00 PM — Deborah Paiva & Friends jazz vibes
  • 07:00 PM - 10:00 PM — Leland Baker & Friends jazz vibes
  • 07:00 PM - 10:00 PM — Jazz Current jazz vibes

TUESDAY - 5/12

Alchemy, Providence
  • 7:00 PM — Necrotic Gore Beast, Atoll, Carrion Vael, RSI get loud
  • 7:00 PM — Cancerslug: A Tour Of Hell tour of hell
Fete Music Hall, Providence — Kid Again, How's About Charlie, & The Proper Lovers at 8:00pm jazz vibes
Myrtle, East Providence — Open Mic with guest host Stephen Brodsky at 6:30pm, 11:00pm open mic
The Met, Pawtucket — Cosmic Charlie – High-Energy Grateful Dead at 8:00pm get groovy
The Parlour, Providence — TBA at - name: Dirty Genes/Resurrectionsts/Baylies Band get loud

WEDNESDAY - 5/13

AS220, Providence
  • 7:00pm, 11:00pm — Griffin Brown + Mutter///Femur + Clancy Conlin catch the show
  • 7:00pm, 11:30pm — By Storm let's rock
  • 7:00pm, 11:55pm — Sky Tops & Cleft Notes join the vibe
Alchemy, Providence — KINK at 9:30 PM dance wild
Myrtle, East Providence
  • 4:00pm, 7:00pm — Persephone's Parlor jazz vibes
  • 7:00pm, 10:00pm — Miho Hatori rock out
  • 7:00pm, 10:00pm — Little City Biggish Band Open Rehearsal let's go
Stadium Theatre, Woonsocket — TBA at - name: Bread Tribute - Toast rock on
The Blue Room, Cranston
  • 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM — Kim Trusty soulful songs
  • 07:00 PM - 10:00 PM — Newport Jazz Jam Session with Walter Smith III jazz vibes
  • 07:00 PM - 10:00 PM — Newport Jazz Jam Session jazz vibes
The Met, Pawtucket — Thao with Full Band at 8:00pm indie vibes

THURSDAY - 5/14

AS220, Providence
  • 7:00pm, 10:00pm — Providence Poetry Slam slam it
  • 7:00pm, 11:30pm — Releasing Orange + Your Iolaus + Risqué Holiday get wild
Alchemy, Providence — The Autocrats; Free Funk Thursdays at 8:00 PM funk it up
Chan's, Woonsocket — TBA at - name: Live Blues with Gina Coleman of Misty Blues - Book Release Party blues vibes
Fete Music Hall, Providence
  • 8:00pm — Surnames, Gretchen Fields, and Breachway rock out
  • 8:00pm — Hames tix
  • 8:00pm — Ingrate, Thrashcult, Drown in Blood, & Ingrate get loud
Greenwich Odeum, East Greenwich
  • - name: Dirty Dozen Brass Band — TBA get funky
  • - name: Our House: The Music of Crosby Stills Nash & Young — TBA nostalgic tunes
Myrtle, East Providence
  • 7:00pm, 11:00pm — Silver Dollar Bills / They/They / Margeaux Lynn / Kessinger / Jake McKelvie get loud
  • 8:00pm, 11:00pm — Consumables / Atlantic Thrills / Spirit Ghost / 4D8K let's go
  • 8:00pm, 11:00pm — Will Dailey (solo) with SSA LIN get loud
Stadium Theatre, Woonsocket — TBA at - name: Divas of Drag sass it up
The Blue Room, Cranston
  • 06:30 PM - 09:30 PM — Sugar Ray Norcia get loud
  • 07:00 PM - 10:00 PM — James Montgomery blues legends
  • 07:00 PM - 10:00 PM — Chops Turner Band get loud
The Parlour, Providence
  • - name: Chad Price/Matt Charette & The Truer Sound/The Xtet/Greg Loftus — TBA live music
  • - name: Gabe Lee/Joshua Quimby/Matt Pless — TBA let's go
The Red Door, Providence
  • 09:00 PM — Karaoke at the Door let's go
  • 09:00 PM - 12:00 AM — Karaoke at the Door let's go
  • 09:00 PM - 12:00 AM — Karaoke at the Door let's go
  • 10:00 PM - 01:00 AM — Flimsy get loud

FRIDAY - 5/15

AS220, Providence
  • 7:00pm, 11:30pm — PVD Cello Fest cellos rock
  • 7:30pm, 11:30pm — Sevalynn + Depopulate Montana + Tomorrow Untold + Wichita Pete don't miss out
Alchemy, Providence
  • 8:00 PM — Churchburn, Desolate, Wormwood, Infernal Occult heavy set
  • 9:00 PM — Heated Rivalry Dance Party party vibes
  • 9:00 PM — Emo Night Brooklyn emo night
Bally's Twin River Casino, Lincoln
Chan's, Woonsocket
  • - name: Confounded Bridge — TBA rock out
  • - name: Fat City Band — TBA get loud
  • - name: Greg Piccolo and Heavy Juice CD Release Party — TBA rock out
  • - name: Jason Ricci AND THE BAD KIND — TBA get loud
  • - name: Johnny Hoy and The Bluefish — TBA sing along
  • - name: Through The Doors — TBA sing along
  • - name: Traveller The Chris Stapleton Experience — TBA tix
Deadbeats, Providence — The Big Bad 80s Bash - 80s, 80s, 80s and .... Maybe Some 80s at 8:00pm dance party
Fete Music Hall, Providence
  • 8:00pm — Spoon rock out
  • 8:00pm — Delta Sleep jazz vibes
  • 8:00pm — Weakened Friends get loud
  • 8:00pm — Neptune, Landowner, & There get loud
  • 8:00pm — LMI, Miracle Blood, Run Up, & A Constant Knowledge of Death sing along
Greenwich Odeum, East Greenwich
Machines with Magnets, Pawtucket — A Monolithic Dome, Mountain of Woe, Professor A, Holy Mountain + Argot at 8:00pm rock out
Myrtle, East Providence
  • 8:00pm, 11:00pm — Soapbox Saints / Jittery Jack with Amy Griffin tix
  • 8:00pm, 11:00pm — GYMSHORTS / '92 Winona / Distant Boom rock out
  • 8:00pm, 11:00pm — Get Sleazy: A Burlesque Tribute to Indie Sleaze let's party
Providence Performing Arts Center, Providence — TBA at - name: Planet KPOP: The Ultimate KPOP Tribute get loud
Stadium Theatre, Woonsocket
  • - name: Dean Martin, Marilyn Monroe, Louis Armstrong, and Bobby Darin Tribute - Dino's Lounge — TBA oldies night
  • - name: Jimmy Buffett Tribute by Changes in Latitudes — TBA margaritaville
  • - name: Voices of Rock — TBA get loud
The Blue Room, Cranston
  • 04:30 PM - 07:00 PM — Marc Trachtenberg live music
  • 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM — Alexus Lee soulful vibes
  • 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM — Lady D soulful tunes
  • 06:00 PM - 08:30 PM — Maysa’s Blue Velvet Soul Experience Premium Seating soul vibes
  • 06:00 PM - 08:30 PM — Maysa’s Blue Velvet Soul Experience General Seating live soul
  • 06:00 PM - 08:30 PM — Maysa’s Blue Velvet Soul Experience Bar Seating soulful night
  • 08:00 PM - 11:00 PM — Funky Submarine dance party
  • 08:30 PM - 11:30 PM — Stillhouse with Better Haves rock out
  • 08:30 PM - 11:30 PM — Angelena Hightower and The Unit soul night
  • 08:30 PM - 11:30 PM — The Winehouse Project - Premium Seating get jazzy
  • 08:30 PM - 11:30 PM — The Winehouse Project - General Seating jazz tribute
  • 08:30 PM - 11:30 PM — Chalumeau get funky
  • 09:00 PM - 11:30 PM — Maysa’s Blue Velvet Soul Experience - Premium Seating 9pm soul night
  • 09:00 PM - 11:30 PM — Maysa’s Blue Velvet Soul Experience General Seating 9pm blue velvet
  • 09:00 PM - 11:30 PM — Maysa’s Blue Velvet Soul Experience Bar Seating 9pm soul evening
The Last Resort, Smithfield
The Met, Pawtucket
  • 8:00pm — The Smiths Tribute NYC: The Queen Is Dead Anniversary Tour time travel
  • 8:00pm — Nutshell – Alice In Chains Tribute Decades Down rock on
  • 8:30pm — Shotguns N Roses let's rock
The Parlour, Providence
  • - name: Micah & Vanessa/Lenny Lashley/Six Star General/Bobby Forand — TBA let's go
  • - name: Vanna Pacella wsg/ Highwater Haulers/Space Cowboy Newt — TBA let's go
  • 6:00pm, 8:30pm — Professor Roots get loud
The Red Door, Providence
  • 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM — Wood Street Jazz jazz vibes
  • 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM — The Evan Wood Trio jazz vibes
  • 06:00 PM - 09:00 PM — Anthony Carabello jazz vibes
  • 10:00 PM - 02:00 AM — Soultech get loud
  • 10:00 PM - 02:00 AM — Knowlton Walsh get loud
  • 10:00 PM - 02:00 AM — Symposium Records get loud
  • 10:00 PM - 02:00 AM — Nick Bishop get loud
  • 10:00 PM - 02:00 AM — Brianna Paon get loud
  • 10:00 PM - 02:00 AM — SoulTech get loud
  • 10:00 PM - 02:00 AM — Symposium Records get loud
Veterans Memorial Auditorium (The VETS), Providence

SATURDAY - 5/16

AS220, Providence
  • 7:30pm, 11:30pm — So Over It - album release show! party time
  • 8:00pm, 11:30pm — Coma Hole + Rope Trick + SWRM + Muffin let's jam
Alchemy, Providence
  • 5:00 PM — Nine Men's Misery, Shivera, Low Ghosts, American Amnesia metal night
  • 5:00 PM — Teenage Bottlerocket, The Holy Mess, Follow Thru pop punk
Bally's Twin River Casino, Lincoln
Chan's, Woonsocket
  • - name: Greg Abate Super Quartet — TBA get loud
  • - name: Jeff Pitchell and Texas Flood — TBA jazz vibes
  • - name: Jimmy 2 Suits Capone and The Chan Clan ALL-STAR — TBA get loud
  • - name: Neal and The Vipers — TBA rock out
  • - name: Peacheaters — TBA let's go
  • - name: The Love Dogs — TBA jazz vibes
  • - name: ZILCH — TBA jazz vibes
Fete Music Hall, Providence
  • 10:00pm — Dexta Daps let's go
  • 4:00pm — Friar Tribe let's go
  • 8:00pm — Mia Koden | Doctor Jeep rock out
  • 8:00pm — Skyler Wright get loud
  • 8:00pm — Hardcore Hay Fever let's go
Greenwich Odeum, East Greenwich
  • - name: Dustbowl Revival with The Steel Wheels — TBA roots revival
  • - name: Let’s Sing Taylor: A Taylor Swift Live Band Experience — TBA swift vibes
  • - name: Shawn Colvin — TBA tale of songs
Historic Park Theatre, Cranston — Hugo – The Ultimate Journey Tribute at 8:00pm rock on
Myrtle, East Providence
  • - name: Cassetti Spaghetti (cassette-tape only dj night) — TBA dance vibes
  • 12:00pm, 5:00pm — Rag Mag Party & Flea! flea market
  • 2:00pm, 5:00pm — Paper Jays / Liam Grant / Glenn Jones jazz vibes
  • 2:00pm, 5:00pm — Jeri Kozak & The Maybe Later / Jodie Treloar Sampson let's go
  • 8:00pm, 11:00pm — Wooll / Purple Ivy Shadows / Ratigan rock out
  • 8:00pm, 11:00pm — "OOH-LA-LA!"- French 60s Dance Party! dance vibes
The Blue Room, Cranston
  • 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM — Christine Fawson jazz vibes
  • 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM — Christine Fawson jazz vibes
  • 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM — Marc Trachtenberg live music
  • 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM — Marc Trachtenberg music nights
  • 08:00 PM - 11:00 PM — Little Miss and The Boom swing night
  • 08:30 PM - 11:30 PM — Michael Rollins with Aric B- Premium Seating jazz vibes
  • 08:30 PM - 11:30 PM — Rory and The Blues Hounds blues night
  • 08:30 PM - 11:30 PM — Danielle Andrews r&b vibes
  • 08:30 PM - 11:30 PM — Front & Center r&b night
  • 08:30 PM - 11:30 PM — Rory & The Blues Hounds blues vibes
  • 08:30 PM - 11:30 PM — Angelena Hightower & The Unit let's go
The Last Resort, Smithfield
The Met, Pawtucket
  • 8:00pm — Fair Warning – Van Halen Tribute • Love Bites – Def Leppard Tribute 80s night
  • 8:30pm — Oblivious Fools – Phish Tribute dance party
  • 9:00pm — Playing Dead jam session
The Parlour, Providence
  • - name: Dance Party House Music — TBA dance party
  • - name: Family Dinner / Atomic Life — TBA live vibes
  • - name: Nothing Personal: Emo Night (live band) — TBA emo night
  • - name: Protest Songs Providence: A Benefit for AMOR RI — TBA rock out
  • - name: Sewerperson - i feel happy and i’m smiling tour — TBA let's go
  • 4:00pm, 7:00pm — The Thomas White Trio jazz vibes
  • 5:00pm — The Kim Trusty Band jazz vibes
  • 5:30pm, 8:30pm — Rory & The Blues Hounds blues night
The Red Door, Providence
Veterans Memorial Auditorium (The VETS), Providence — 2026 Gala Celebration at 17:00 join the fun

SUNDAY - 5/17

AS220, Providence — FREE SHOW - Colleen Green + The Benji's at 7:00pm, 11:00pm free vibes
Alchemy, Providence
  • 2:00 PM — Handsome Jack, Canyon Lights, Troy Mercy album release
  • 8:00 PM — Gozu, Restless Spirit, Blue Manic heavy rock
Bally's Twin River Casino, Lincoln — Live DJ - Lighthouse Bar at 9:00pm dance night
Chan's, Woonsocket — TBA at - name: Chris Duarte Group let's go
Fete Music Hall, Providence
  • - name: Mia Koden | Doctor Jeep — TBA rock out
  • 1:00am — Dexta Daps let's go
  • 8:00pm — Arcy Drive: The Pit Tour get loud
Greenwich Odeum, East Greenwich
  • - name: Al Di Meola: The Guitar Architect — TBA guitar magic
  • - name: Gang of Four with Downtown Boys — TBA punk revival
  • - name: The Wallflowers - Sold Out — TBA let's rock
Historic Park Theatre, Cranston — Leonid & Friends at 7:00pm let's groove
Myrtle, East Providence
  • 1:00pm, 4:00pm — Under 21 Open Mic with Dylan Rose Carr open mic
  • 2:00pm, 5:00pm — Songwriters Round with Allysen Callery / Woollysoul / Ryan Lee Crosby / Chris Monti sing along
  • 6:00pm, 10:00pm — LEAVE YOUR SHOES AT THE DOOR: An All-AAPI Drag & Burlesque Showcase variety fun
  • 6:00pm, 9:00pm — Jessye DeSilva / Hawk in the Nest / Sioo get loud
  • 6:00pm, 9:00pm — An Evening with Bill Harley let's go
The Last Resort, Smithfield
  • 3:00pm — Nolan Leite & Band tix
  • 3:00pm — Wuhon tix
The Met, Pawtucket
  • 12:00pm — School of Rock Seekonk presents End Of Season Showcase support kids
  • 5:00pm — MTV Unplugged Tribute Band nostalgia trip
  • 7:00pm — Chrome Horse – (Bob Dylan Tribute) & The Broken Hearts (Tom Petty Tribute) sing along
  • 7:30pm — An Evening with Vanessa Carlton: Veils Tour feel good
The Parlour, Providence
  • - name: Choke Out / TFR — TBA rock out
  • - name: Dr. TKO’s Holiday Sunday Memorial Day Bashment Featuring DJ Paul Micheal — TBA party vibes
  • - name: Meghan Dowlen/Lovetempo/Syd Caldera/Jocelyn Mackenzie — TBA let's go
The Scurvy Dog, Providence
Veterans Memorial Auditorium (The VETS), Providence
  • - name: Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass & Other Delights — TBA classic tunes
  • 14:00, 18:00 — Elmo's Got the Moves have a blast

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