January offers great live music, starting off 2019 with a bang

“Another year over and a new one just begun” sang John Lennon back in the day. Folks, 2018 was a very good year in the New England music scene. We’ve all seen the rise of new artists. We’ve seen up and comers move to a higher level. We’ve seen veterans of the scene do very well too. But all good things must come to an end. Naturally, so that even better things can come our way. 2019 offers new opportunities to bands and singer-songwriters as our hopped up economy makes it possible for more people to go out. Below is an assembly of outstanding acts from all New England states. Let’s rock in the New Year with vigor, taking in as man live bands as we can.

January 1: Brad Bosse; Fratello’s | Manchester, New Hampshire. 6:00 p.m.

January 2: Brad Bosse: Coach Stop; Londonderry, New Hampshire. 6:00 p.m.

January 2: Riverside Blues Band’s weekly jam; Every Wednesday Night at the American Legion, Middleton, Massachusetts. 7:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

January 3: Brad Bosse; Rivermill Tavern; Milford, New Hampshire. 7:00 p.m.

January 3: Gay Perkoski; Pepperoncini’s, Milford, Massachusetts.

January 3: Amanda McCarthy; The Bookery; Manchester, New Hampshire. 6:30 p.m.

January 4: Amanda McCarthy Thirsty Moose Taphouse; Dover, New Hampshire. 9:00 p.m.

January 4: Brad Bosse; British Beer Company; Manchester, New Hampshire. 8:30pm

January 4: Rich Eilbert, Erin Sullivan, Carl Beverly. The Hearing Room, Lowell, Massachusetts. 8:00 p.m.

January 4: Kim Riley; NoLo in Tyngsboro, Massachusetts. 7:00 p.m.

January 4: Wildcat O’Halloran Band; at Platform Bar Northampton, Massachusetts. 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

January 4: Annie Brobst Band; Whiskey Barrel, Laconia New Hampshire; Full band. 9:00 p.m.

January 4: Woodland Protocol; at Haluwa; Nashua, New Hampshire.

January 4: Jennifer Tefft Union Street, Newton, Massachusetts. 10:00 p.m. solo

January 4: MSF Band at Capone’s Peabody, Massachusetts..

January 4: Slapback; Maggy’s Lounge, 609 Washington Street, Quincy, Massachusetts. 02169. 9:00pm – 1:00am, 617-481-5141

January 4:, Rick Drost feature, Dubhub open mike, Dublin, New Hampshire, 7:00 p.m.

January 5:  Gay Perkoski; Caffé Sorrento; Milford, Massachusetts.

January 5:Professor Harp @ THE MAD RAVEN Waltham (Duo w/Tom Williams),

January 5: Brad Bosse; Whole Foods; Bedford, New Hampshire. 6:00 p.m.

January 5: Radio Roulette; Boathouse; Dracut, Massachusetts. https://www.facebook.com/RadioRouletteBand/

January 5: Brad Bosse; Gas Light; Portsmouth, New Hampshire. 10:00 p.m.

January 5: The Riverside Blues Bands’s Weekly Jams at Dolly Shakers Bar & Grill every Saturday. 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

January 5: Blues Tonight Band at Salona’s. Manchester, New Hampshire. 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.

January 5: Amanda McCarthy Salt Hill Pub; Newport, New Hampshire. 9:00 p.m.

January 5: Section 8; at The Jetty; Marshfield, Massachusetts.

January 5: Devious Intentions; Ralph’s Diner 148 Grove Street Worcester, Massachusetts 8pm https://www.facebook.com/events/331143971048838/?ti=cl

January 5: American Who, Firefly’s BBQ, Marlborough, Massachusetts. 9:00 p.m.

January 5: Among The Acres; at Still Hill Brewery, Rocky Hill, Connecticut. 5:00 p.m.

January 5: Kim Riley; Towne Tavern, Hudson, New Hampshire. 7:00 p.m.

January 5: Down Cellah; Raymond Legion, 32 Harriman Hill Road C, Raymond, New Hampshire 7:00 p.m.

January 5: Jennifer Mitchell Band; Foresters Club; Newport, New Hampshire. 7:00 p.m.

January 5: No Shoes Nation at Poor Richard’s in Chicopee, Massachusetts. www.noshoesnationband.com

January 5: Jennifer Tefft The Shipyard Pub @ Twin River Casino. 9:00 p.m. Solo.

January 6: Annie Brobst hosts Every Sunday at The Playwright in South Boston, Massachusetts. 7:00 p.m.

January 6: Brad Bosse; Baileys; Townsend, Massachusetts. 4:30pm

January 6: Linda Marks; Bobby Gadoury at Grill 37 Putnam, Connecticut with Woody Carpinella 8:00 p.m.

January 6: Parker Wheeler’s Sunday Night Blues Party Toni Lynn Washington & Ken Clark, Johnny Trama, Amadee Castenell, Steve Chaggaris $7

January 7: Annie Brobst holds residency Every Monday at Oneill’s in Salem, Massachusetts. – Duo – 8:00 p.m.

January 8: Brad Bosse; Strange Brew Tavern; Manchester, New Hampshire. 9:00 p.m.

January 8: Amanda McCarthy Theodore’s Blues Booze & BBQ; Springfield, Massachusetts. 9:30 pm

January 9: Kim Riley will be hosting a new Acoustic open Mic monthly at Dolly Shakers in Nashua, acoustic singer/songwriters welcome! 7 pm

January 9: Brad Bosse; Country Tavern; Nashua, New Hampshire. 6:00 p.m.

January 9: Bees Deluxe; Milky Way/Bella Luna in Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

January 10: Amanda McCarthy Fratello’s; Manchester, New Hampshire. 6:00 p.m.

January 10: Annie Brobst duo; Berry Tavern – Danvers, Massachusetts. 8:30 p.m.

January 10: Brad Bosse; Clipper Tavern; Portsmouth, New Hampshire. 9:00 p.m.

January 10: Gay Perkoski; Open mic at East Street Ale House; North Attleboro.

January 11: Brad Bosse; Stumble Inn; Londonderry, New Hampshire. 8:00 p.m.

January 11: Amanda McCarthy Stoughton House of Brews • Stoughton, Massachusetts 8:00 p.m.

January 11: Ric Allendorf, Kala Farnham, The Hearing Room, Lowell, Massachusetts. 8:00 p.m.

January 11: Kim Riley; Country Tavern Nashua, New Hampshire. 7:30 p.m.

January 11: Ken Macy; Ken Macy Music Happy Jacks Leominster, Massachusetts. 7:30 p.m.

January 11: Sweet Lou & Juicy Groove; Daddy’s Beach Club; https://www.facebook.com/events/727265304298905/?ti=ia

January 11: Ilene Springer The Parrot Bar and Grille; Bourne, Massachusetts. 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

January 11: Beyond the Blur, 4s Sports Pub, Framingham, Massachusetts. 8:30 p.m.

January 11: Among The Acres; at The Stomping Ground, Putnam, Connecticut. 8:00 p.m.

January 11: Just Like That; Cape Cod Beer; Hyannis, Massachusetts. Camp Fire Fundraiser and Resilience IPA Release event. 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

January 11: Crazy Steve (and Friends) will be at Chantilly’s in Hooksett, New Hampshire. 8:00 p.m. to 11pm,

January 11: George Leh Fairmount Grille with Paul Speidel, 81 Fairmount Avenue, Hyde Park, Massachusetts. 8:00 p.m..

January 11: Pistol Pete & The smoking Guns @ Area 23 Concord, New Hampshire. 8:00 p.m.

January 11: Jennifer Mitchell Solo; The Village Trestle; Goffstown, New Hampshire. 7:00 p.m.

January 12: Jennifer Mitchell Band; Polish American Citizens Club; Claremont, New Hampshire. 8:00 p.m.

January 12: Amanda McCarthy Salt Hill Pub; Hanover, New Hampshire. 9:00 p.m.

January 12: Brad Bosse; Fratellos; Manchester, New Hampshire. 6:30 p.m.

January 12: Sweet Daddy Cool Breeze; CD Release party. Theodore’s Blues & BBQ; Springfield, Massachusetts.

January 12: Gay Perkoski; Coachmen’s Lodge; Bellingham, Massachusetts.

January 12: Professor Harp LIBERTY PUB; Holbrook, Massachusetts. (full ensemble).

January 12: Nellys Cage; Davignon, Manchester, New Hampshire. 8:00 p.m. midnight.

January 12: The Joshua Incident will be sharing a double bill with High Range at The Word Barn at 66 Newfields Road, Exeter, New Hampshire. in Exeter, New Hampshire. 7:00 p.m.

January 12: Ken Macy: Barbers Crossing North Sterling, Massachusetts. 7:00 p.m.

January 12: Annie Brobost Band; full band headlining Local Women of Country which will also feature Whiskey 6 and Sofia Lee Davis; The Breakaway; Danvers, Massachusetts. 9:00 p.m.

January 12: Gene Dante & The Future Starlets, The Gala, Tiger Bomb, Smitt E Smitty at ONCE Ballroom, Somerville, MA
https://www.facebook.com/events/2189498124657868/

January 12: Through the Doors and Piece of My Pearl – The Doors and Janice Joplin tributes at The Courthouse Center for the Arts, West Kingston, Rhode Island. 8:00 p.m. pm

January 12: Dyr Fraser, Violet Nox, The Hearing Room, Lowell, Massachusetts. 7:00 p.m.

January 13: Parker Wheeler’s Sunday Night Blues Party;  Guitarist Mike O’Connell, Tom West, Amadee Castenell, Steve Monahan, Steve Bankuti $7

January 13:Amanda McCarthy Owen and Ollie’s; Dracut, Massachusetts. 5:00 p.m.

January 13: Brad Bosse; Pig Tale; Nashua, New Hampshire. 3:00 p.m.

January 14: Ilana katz katz (solo), Atrium at 100 Federal Street, Boston, Massachusetts. 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

January 15: Brad Bosse; Fratello’s; Nashua, New Hampshire; 6:00 p.m.

January 16: Gay Perkoski; Social @Valley Pub, Whitinsville, Massachusetts.

January 16: Brad Bosse; Cara Irish Pub; Dover, New Hampshire. 7:00 p.m.

January 17: Amanda McCarthy Sea Dog Brewing; Exeter, New Hampshire. 6:00 p.m.

January 17: Ken Macy; Blueprint New American Bar and Grill Westminster, Massachusetts. 8:00 p.m.

January 17: Brad Bosse; J’s Tavern; Milford, New Hampshire. 8:00 p.m.

January 18: Joyce Andersen and Harvey Reid; The Press Room; Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

January 18:The James Pitts Band with Ephraim Lowell on drums and
Mike Berkowitz on bass; The Village Trestle; Goffstown, New Hampshire. 8:00 p.m. to midnight. No cover.

January 18: Amanda McCarthy Salt Hill Pub; Lebanon, New Hampshire. 9:00 p.m.

January 18: Annie Brobst Band; 1/18 – 9pm – Quinn’s – Worcester MA – Duo

January 18: Ken Macy; Blueprint New American Bar and Grill Westminster, Massachusetts. 8:00 p.m.

January 18: Jennifer Tefft Band; Tradesman, Milford, Massachusetts. 9:00 p.m. FULL BAND.

January 18: The Thigh Scrapers, The Billy Connors Project and The Stigmatics at Koto.

January 18: The Dents ~ Evil Streaks ~ Tiger Bomb ~ Stone Church Music Club, Newmarket, NH https://www.facebook.com/events/755342168150803/

January 18: Brad Bosse; Hampshire Hills; Milford, New Hampshire. 6:00 p.m.

January 18: Nicole Knox Murphy; Granite Tapas & Cocktail Lounge, 1461 Hooksett Road, Hooksett, New Hampshire https://www.facebook.com/events/344100152816535/

January 19: Annie Brobst Band; 1/19 – 9pm – Stonewood Tavern – Peabody MA – Full Band

January 19; Crazy Steve; at The Bar in Hudson, NH on Jan 19th from 8: to 11,

January 19: Nicole Knox Murphy; Auburn Tavern Food & Drink; 346 Hookset Road, Auburn, New Hampshire. www.NKMsings4u.com

January 19: 10PM Road Trash Band at Windsor Station. Windsor, Vermont.

January 19: Classic rain duo Pasta Loft; Hampstead, New Hampshire. 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

January 19: Professor Harp (slated to appear) AREA 23 Concord, New Hampshire.

January 19: The Lied To’s, Cat in the Cradle Coffeehouse, Byfield, Massachusetts 7pm, split bill with Julie Dougherty.. 7:00 p.m.

January 19: Dan & Faith; Thayer’s Inn, Littleton, New Hampshire. 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

January 19: Amoricans; A Tribute to the Black Crowes @ Playoffs in Billerica, Massachusetts.

January 19: Stomp N’ Holler, Simple Man Saloon, Clinton, Massachusetts. 8:00 p.m.

January 19: Jennifer Mitchell Band Salona; Manchester, New Hampshire. 8:00 p.m.

January 19: Kim Riley; NoLo Tyngsboro, Massachusetts. 7:00 p.m.

January 19: Amanda McCarthy Salt Hill Pub Shanty; Newbury, New Hampshire. 9:00 p.m.

January 19: Alison Keslow and Mark Jodice and Sae Ghose Trio; Hearth Pizzeria in Needham, Massachusetts. 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

January 19: Ken Macy; 435 Bar & Grille Leominster, Massachusetts. 8:00 p.m.

January 19: Nat Freedberg, Watts, Justine and the Unclean, Duck & Cover  ONCE Somerville  

January 19: Jennifer Tefft; Raven’s Nest, Walpole, Massachusetts. 9:00 p.m. solo

January 19: Brad Bosse; Stark Brewing; Manchester, New Hampshire. 8:00 p.m.

January 20: Brad Bosse; British Beer Company;| Manchester, New Hampshire.1:00 p.m.

January 20: Parker Wheeler’s Sunday Night Blue Party; Guitarist Mike DiBari, Ken Clark, Steve Chaggaris, Amadee Castenell $7

January 21: Rick Drost feature, Cantab open mike, Cambridge, Massachusetts.7.30 p.m.

January 22: Kim Riley; Fratellos Nashua, New Hampshire. 6:00 p.m.

January 22: Brad Bosse; Backyard Brewery; Manchester, New Hampshire. 6:30 p.m.

January 23: Brad Bosse; Atkinson Country Club; Atkinson, New Hampshire. 6:00 p.m. |

January 23: Amanda McCarthy Fratello’s; Nashua, New Hampshire. 6:00 p.m.

January 23, American Who, Boundary Brewhouse Pawtucket, Rhode Island. 9:00 p.m.

January 24: Amanda McCarthy The Homestead; Merrimack, New Hampshire. 6:00 p.m.

January 24: Kim Riley; Coach Stop Londonderry, New Hampshire. 6:30 p.m.

January 24: Jamie Craighead Duo; AS220 Providence, Rhode Island. 9:00 p.m.

January 24: Ken Macy; Rye & Thyme Leominster, Massachusetts. 7:00 p.m.

January 24: Gay Perkoski; 1/24 Tavern from Tower Square; Plainville, Massachusetts.

January 24: Brad Bosse; Shorty’s | Nashua, New Hampshire. 7:00 p.m.

January 25: Craig Farrington solo at The Village Trestle, Goffstown, New Hampshire. 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.

January 25: Radio Roulette; Whiskey Barrel; Laconia, New Hampshire.

January 25: Amanda McCarthy Murphy’s Taproom & Carriage House; Bedford, New Hampshire. 8:30 p.m.

January 25: Classic Rain duo; Muddy Waters; Methuen, Massachusetts; 8:00 p.m. to midnight.

January 25: Ralph DeFlorio, Julia Mark Carl Beverly, The Hearing Room, Lowell, Massachusetts. 8:00 p.m.

January 25: Jennifer Mitchell Band; Milford American Legion; Milford, New Hampshire. 8:00 pm

January 25: Brad Bosse; Gas Light; Portsmouth, New Hampshire. 10:00 p.m.

January 25: Woodland Protocol; Wally’s; Hampton Beach; Hampton, New Hampshire.

January 25: Crazy Steve at the North Beach Bar and Grill in Hampton, New Hampshire. 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

January 25: Ken Macy; The mill at 185 West Boylston, Massachusetts. 7:30 p.m.

January 25: Slapback; Venus III, 252 Main Street, Hanson, Massachusetts. 02341. 9:30pm – 12:40am. 781-293-0000. www.slapbackband.com or www.facebook.com/slapback4

January 25: Wildcat O’Halloran Band; Theodores in Springfield, Massachusetts. 9:00 to 1:00 a.m.

January 25: Gay Perkoski; Coachmen’s Lodge; Bellingham, Massachusetts.

January 25: Sugarcones; at Midway Cafe in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

January 26: Brad Bosse; Clipper Tavern; Portsmouth, New Hampshire. 9:00 p.m.

January 26: Amanda McCarthy Salt Hill Pub; West Lebanon, New Hampshire. 9:00 p.m.

January 26: Radio Roulette; Claddagh Pub; Lawrence, Massachusetts.

January 26: Wildcat O’Halloran Band; The Platform Bar Merry Post New Year? Pleasant Street, Northampton, Massachusetts. 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

January 26: Just Like That; The Loft at the Cove Resort;West Yarmouth, Massachusetts. 8:30 p.m.

January 26: Anthony Geraci and The Boston Blues All Stars; Spire Center; Plymouth, Massachusetts. 8:00 p.m. http://www.spirecenter.org/event/2090e22769169d0dedd18a239423aaef?fbclid=IwAR3f5iCv0LlN12JsJc1hz1Tl3GKdkaIi2BowKlNqJfc-0WqhlGkw6L-qWkI

January 26: Niki and Jim Piano bar format; Club Café; Napoleon Room; Boston, Massachusetts.

January 26: Annie Brobst Band; her full band at Tobe Keith’s in Foxboro, Massachustts. 9:30 p.m.

January 26:Professor Harp (slated to appear) DOUG’S HOUSE OF HARMONY; New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Sat January 26: Tiger Bomb & Batons Record Release w/ Uncle Spudd & Eric Bruce at The Empire Dine & Dance, Portland, Maine. https://www.facebook.com/events/560338074442162/  

January 27: Brad Bosse; Bailey’s; Townsend, Massachusetts. 4:30 p.m.

January 27: Nicole Knox Murphy; a Breakfast and Bloody Mary Bar; The Broken Spoke Saloon; 1072 Watson Road, Laconia, New Hampshire. 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

January 27: Parker Wheeler’s Sunday Night Blues Party;  Joe Bargar & The Soul Providers with Amadee Castenell, Bobby Gus, Mark Poniatowski, Kenny Hadley $7

January 27, Susan Levine (solo) in the round with Esther Friedman and Lindsay Newton Dodd Shoestring Songwriter Sessions at Dos Lobos Restaurant, North Reading, Massachusetts. 7:00 p.m.

January 28: Brad Bosse; Fratello’s Nashua, New Hampshire. 6:00 p.m.

January 28: Noble Dust, Honey Talk; Atwood Tavern; 877 Cambridge Street, Cambridge Massachusetts. https://www.facebook.com/events/311962639530069/

January 29: Kim Riley; Fratello’s; Manchester, New Hampshire. 6:00 p.m

January 29: Brad Bosse; Homestead; Merrimack, New Hampshire. 6:00 p.m

January 29: Rick Drost feature, TCAN open mike, Natick, Massachusetts. 7.30 p.m.

January 30: Brad Bosse; Country Tavern; Nashua, New Hampshire. 6:00 p.m.

January 31: Revolution Taproom & Grill; Rochester, New Hampshire. 9:00 p.m.

January 31: Dan & Faith; Gusto’s in Barre, Vermont. 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

January 31: 110 Grill Athol, Massachusetts. 7:00 p.m.

January 31: Brad Bosse; Shennanigan’s Boston, Massachusetts. 8:00 p.m.

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