Music

• Madi Diaz to play the Ballroom - 6/5/2014

  For most of the clubs on singer-songwriter Madi Diaz's tour schedule, the back door leads to a cement wall in an alley or a busy side street.

  
• Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra to play final concert of season June 8 - 6/5/2014

  Portsmouth Symphony orchestra's season will provide a blazing end to its year in its final concert Sunday, June 8, at The Music Hall in Portsmouth.

• The Rev. Peyton brings his Big Damn Band to Portsmouth - 5/29/2014

  Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band ...; If you've seen 'em, you haven't stopped talking about them since.

  
• Michael Gregory Jackson's Clarity Trio to play The Dance Hall - 5/29/2014

  Michael Gregory Jackson's Clarity Trio will play The Dance Hall in Kittery, Maine, at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 31, with Jackson on guitars, Rakalam Bob Moses on drums and Niels Prćstholm on bass. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door and can be...

  
• Carol Coronis and her Greek/Middle Eastern band to play Cafe Nostimo - 5/29/2014

  Cittern player and 2014 Spotlight on the Arts Award nominee Carol Coronis will be performing with her Greek/Middle Eastern band at Cafe Nostimo, 72 Mirona Road, Portsmouth, from 8 to 10 p.m. Saturday, May 31.

  
• 'Live & Learn' offers snapshot of Jake Davis & The Whiskey Stones' sound - 5/29/2014

  Hailing from the great town of Newmarket is songwriter and Tom Waits enthusiast* Jake Davis and his band The Whiskey Stones.

  
• Leftist Marching Band celebrates 10 years with weekend bash - 5/22/2014

  This year marks a decade of excellent boundary quashing by Portsmouth's Leftist Marching Band.

  
• 'Groove: Lounge' series continues with 'Café' compilation - 5/22/2014

  One thing that can be said about Scott Ruffner is that the man never rests.

  
• Seth Yacovone band coming to The Press Room on Saturday - 5/22/2014

  Vermont's blues-rock-improv trio, Seth Yacovone Band, returns to The Press Room in Portsmouth on Saturday, May 24. Fueled by Seth Yacovone's fiery, risk-taking guitar work, soulful vocals and songwriting, and Steve Hadeka and Alex Budney's...

  
• 'The Elton John Show' pays tribute to two great piano men - 5/22/2014

  As Elton John celebrates the 40th anniversary of "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" and Billy Joel launches his concert series in New York, fans of both musicians have the opportunity to be in the front row at a tribute to these two industry icons in their...

  
• Spinning into middle age on vinyl records - 5/18/2014

  People sometimes ask me why I collect vinyl records, and there are actually a few reasons:

  
• David Hirsch to perfrom Yiddish songs at Temple Israel - 5/15/2014

  Visit Temple Israel in Portsmouth at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 18, for a free concert, "IHK Zing!"

  
• Prescott Park Arts Festival musical lineup announced - 5/15/2014

  Patty Griffin, Rosanne Cash, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Dr. John will be among the big names taking the stage at the Prescott Park Arts Festival this summer.

  
• Hickory Horned Devils a string band with a 'sense of wild abandon' - 5/8/2014

  A hickory horned devil is a scary looking creature.

  
• Club D'Elf brings Moroccan influence trance to The Press Room - 5/1/2014

  Moroccan-dosed dub-jazz collective Club D'Elf will play The Press Room on Friday, May 2, with special guests Randy Roos and DJ Mister Rourke .

  
• Rockingham Choral Society to present Gershwin - 5/1/2014

  The Rockingham Choral Society will present a Spring Concert of music by George and Ira Gershwin.

• Ace Reporter at Thirsty Moose Tap House - 4/24/2014

  Chicago-based band Ace Reporter began as an experiment — as a creative outlet for frontman Christopher Snyder.