Live music in the Boston area
2496 upcoming shows. This week's picks
Thu, Oct 15
- 12:15 PM Midday Organ Recital: Andrew Sheranian @ Harvard University, Boston Andrew Sheranian
- 4:00 PM Olivia Rodrigo Concert Pre-Party @ Club Café, Boston
- 5:00 PM Lauren Scott & Meredith Hill @ UnCommon Corner, Cambridge Lauren Scott, Meredith Hill
- 5:00 PM Linsy Clark @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge Linsy Clark
- 5:00 PM Mike Rivard Duo @ Kestra, Boston Mike Rivard Duo
- 5:30 PM LIVE MUSIC: Art Grossman @ Cafe Zing!, Boston Art Grossman
5:30 PM PULSE: A Dance of the Earth @ MASO Studio @ The Huntington, Boston Michele Fowlin
- 6:00 PM Facing the Figure Opening Reception @ CAA Canal Gallery, Cambridge
6:00 PM Literary Monsters: Spooky Stories! Shadow Puppets! Live Music @ Cambridge Public Library — O'Connell, Cambridge
- 6:00 PM Live Jazz Night @ Tryst, Arlington
6:00 PM SoWa Design Day Close-Out: Cocktails, Conversation & Music at Casa Design @ Casa Design Group (Molteni&C | Casa Design), Boston DJ Camila
- 6:00 PM The Fringe @ Long Live Roxbury, Boston The Fringe
- 6:30 PM Company Car Booking Showcase #17 @ Lynch Family Skatepark, Cambridge Flatwound, Kill Us Online, Short Circuit, I Like to Think of You From Afar, Left Silent Drowning
- 6:30 PM James Kelly @ Connolly House at Boston College, Boston James Kelly
- 6:30 PM Los Mambiseros @ Rosa y Marigold, Boston Los Mambiseros
- 6:30 PM Pop to the Chemist @ Beehive Restaurant, Boston Pop to the Chemist
- 7:00 PM Alana Springsteen @ Brighton Music Hall, Allston alana springsteen
- 7:00 PM Amy Fairchild Band and Carla Ryder Band @ The Burren, Somerville Amy Fairchild Band, Carla Ryder Band
- 7:00 PM Andy Lantz & Frankie Campofelice – Lush Life @ Club Café, Boston Andy Lantz, Frankie Campofelice
- 7:00 PM Atomic Prey, Phantom Riders, Zipper, Poof @ O'Briens Pub, Allston Atomic Prey, Phantom Riders, Zipper, Poof
- 7:00 PM Benjamin Kassner Quintet @ Wally's Cafe Jazz Club, Boston Benjamin Kassner Quintet
7:00 PM Brennan Wedl Live @ The Red Room at Cafe 939, Boston Brennan Wedl
- 7:00 PM Bruce Gertz Trio @ Aeronaut, Boston Bruce Gertz Trio
- 7:00 PM Bruno Melgar Group @ David Friend Recital Hall, Boston Bruno Melgar Group
- 7:00 PM Building Harmony: Uniting Across Difference Through Music @ Harvard University, Boston
7:00 PM Dogwood Tales / Hey I'm Outside @ Deep Cuts, Medford Dogwood Tales, Hey I'm Outside
- 7:00 PM Ian Coury Trio @ Arrow Street Arts, Cambridge Ian Coury, Maxim Lubarsky, Lee Bert
7:00 PM Ian Coury Trio at Arrow Street Arts @ Arrow Street Arts, Cambridge Ian Coury, Maxim Lubarsky, Lee Bert
- 7:00 PM Irish Session with Elias Cardoso and friends @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge Elias Cardoso
- 7:00 PM Jesse Dee @ Lou's, Cambridge Jesse Dee
- 7:00 PM Joaquin Valdebenito Fateweaver Quartet @ The Mad Monkfish, Boston Joaquin Valdebenito Fateweaver Quartet
- 7:00 PM LEAP, Out In Front @ Sonia, Cambridge LEAP, Out In Front
- 7:00 PM Lifehouse @ Paradise Rock Club, Boston Lifehouse
- 7:00 PM NAGLY Film Club: Teenage Sex And Death At Camp Miasma @ NAGLY, Salem
- 7:00 PM Olivia Rodrigo @ TD Garden, Boston Olivia Rodrigo
7:00 PM REAL LIFE @ Brattle Theatre, Cambridge
- 7:00 PM Siha Han @ Hobgoblin, Boston Siha Han
- 7:00 PM The Joneses @ Lower Mills Tavern, Boston The Joneses
- 7:00 PM Vanessa Collier @ Regattabar, Cambridge Vanessa Collier
- 7:00 PM Wayman Chin | Sweet Land @ Longy School of Music, Cambridge Wayman Chin, Sweet Land
- 7:00 PM Zara & Dmitri @ The Allen Center, Newton, Newton
- 7:00 PM Zara & Dmitri @ The Allen Center, Newton, Newton Jihye Chang, Alyssa Wang, Samuel Boundy
- 7:00 PM Zara & Dmitri (Season 7 Opening) @ The Allen Center, Newton, Newton Alyssa Wang, Samuel Boundy, Jihye Chang
- 7:30 PM Andris Nelsons with Hilary Hahn and Seth Parker Woods @ Symphony Hall, Boston Andris Nelsons, Hilary Hahn, Seth Parker Woods
- 7:30 PM Best Not Broken & Lost My Balance @ City Winery Boston, Boston Best Not Broken, Lost My Balance
- 7:30 PM Eddie Scheer's Thursday Night Special @ Sally O'Brien's, Somerville Eddie Scheer
- 7:30 PM Eden MacAdam-Somer featuring Gordon Beeferman @ Jordan Hall, Boston Eden MacAdam-Somer, Gordon Beeferman
7:30 PM Linnea's Garden with Lover of Eve, The Magic City, Americano Ocelot @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge Linnea's Garden, Lover of Eve, The Magic City, Americano Ocelot
- 7:30 PM Little Big Town, Ashley Ray @ Wang Theatre, Boston Little Big Town, Ashley Ray
- 7:30 PM Neko Case @ Cary Hall, Lexington Neko Case
7:30 PM Taylor Mac and Matt Ray: Songs from Bark of Millions @ Emerson Paramount Center, Boston Taylor Mac, Matt Ray
- 7:30 PM The Road to the Rock and Roll Half of Fame featuring MC Lyte @ City Winery Boston, Boston MC Lyte
- 7:30 PM Torn And Frayed @ The Burren, Somerville Torn And Frayed
- 8:00 PM Barnaby Bright @ Club Passim, Cambridge Barnaby Bright
- 8:00 PM Cedarwood, Cut the Kids in Half, Dust Jacket, Mailman Dan @ The Jungle, Boston Cedarwood, Cut the Kids in Half, Dust Jacket, Mailman Dan
8:00 PM Deep house all night at The Chemist @ The Chemist Boston, Boston Sergio Santos, Medux
- 8:00 PM Dustbowl Revival @ TCAN - The Center for Arts in Natick, Boston Dustbowl Revival
8:00 PM Ella Aslin: For the Life of Me Album Release Show and Tour Kickoff @ The Cantab Lounge, Cambridge Ella Aslin
- 8:00 PM Foundation 012 @ The Chemist Boston, Boston
8:00 PM HEART STILL BEATING @ MASO Studio @ The Huntington, Boston Brianna Tam
- 8:00 PM heavy metal plastic cups @ Satellite, Cambridge heavy metal plastic cups
8:00 PM Jamie Webster at The Rockwell @ The Rockwell, Somerville Jamie Webster
- 8:00 PM LAMNTH @ Somerville Music Spaces, Boston LAMNTH
- 8:00 PM Music open mic night @ Gulu-Gulu Cafe, Salem, Salem
- 8:00 PM Recital: Huan Li '28 DMA, Piano @ New England Conservatory - Williams Hall, Boston Huan Li
- 8:00 PM Southie Live Music Club @ Lithuanian Club, Boston
- 8:00 PM Strawberry Hill @ The Black Rose, Boston Strawberry Hill
- 8:00 PM Tempesst @ Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre, Somerville Tempesst
- 8:00 PM The Suitcase Junket at Lizard Lounge @ Lizard Lounge, Cambridge The Suitcase Junket, Ciarra Fragale
- 8:00 PM Third Thursdays: Dave Bryant (keyboards) with Tom Hall, Rick McLaughlin and James Kamal Jones @ Harvard-Epworth Church, Boston Dave Bryant, Tom Hall, Rick McLaughlin, James Kamal Jones
- 8:00 PM Tokyo Tea Room, Argonaut & Wasp @ The Sinclair, Cambridge Tokyo Tea Room, Argonaut, Wasp
9:00 PM AstroKink: Leather & Lace @ ManRay, Cambridge DJ Cazimi
- 9:00 PM Dwayne Haggins @ Beehive Restaurant, Boston Dwayne Haggins
- 9:00 PM Introducing Soul Assembly @ Middlesex Lounge, Cambridge Iamsumontri, Susan Esthera, Bradford James
- 9:00 PM Irish Session @ The Druid, Boston
- 9:00 PM No Frills @ Zuzu, Cambridge No Frills
- 9:00 PM Spittin Vinnies @ The Green Dragon Tavern, Boston Spittin Vinnies
- 9:30 PM You$Uk? Yuk1mat$U: Autumn 2026 Tour @ Big Night Live, Boston You$Uk?, Yuk1mat$U
- 9:30 PM Yousuke Yukimatsu @ Big Night Live, Boston Yousuke Yukimatsu
- 10:00 PM Fat n' Gristle Blues Band @ The Plough and Stars, Cambridge Fat n' Gristle Blues Band
- 10:00 PM Lufer @ 100 Stuart St, Boston LUFER
- 10:00 PM Orchid Reed @ The Burren, Somerville Orchid Reed
- 10:00 PM Timba Messengers @ Wally's Cafe Jazz Club, Boston The Timba Messengers
- 10:00 PM Vahco Before Horses / Tall City / Mobdividual @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge Vahco Before Horses, Tall City, Mobdividual
10:30 PM Papera Live at Link Up Thursday @ HAVA, Boston Papera
- 10:30 PM South Street @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge South Street
- 5th Annual SoWa Design Day @ SoWa Art + Design District, Boston
- Andrea Gillis @ Sanctuary, Boston Andrea Gillis
- Carlos Simon: Double Concerto Suite (world premiere) @ Symphony Hall, Boston Boston Symphony Orchestra, Carlos Simon
- Chad Goes Deep live in Somerville @ Arts at the Armory, Somerville Chad Goes Deep
- Chuck & Tan at Chemist Bar @ The Chemist Boston, Boston Chuck & Tan
- DJ Dave Casanave @ Sanctuary, Boston DJ Dave Casanave
FAUST (1926) with live score by The Invincible Czars @ Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline The Invincible Czars
- Honky tonk two-step - Tempo Kingston @ Tempo Kingston, Boston Tempo Kingston
- Jack Marlow @ Academy Boston, Boston Jack Marlow
- Jake Everard @ Zuzu, Cambridge Jake Everard
- Jamie Webster at The Rockwell @ The Rockwell, Somerville Jamie Webster
- Mark Lewis Quartet @ The Sahara Jazz Club, Boston Mark Lewis Quartet
- Neko Case Neon Grey Midnight Green Tour with Support from Destroyer @ Cary Hall, Lexington Neko Case, Destroyer
- Olivia Rodrigo @ Boston Olivia Rodrigo
Real Life screening (Albert Brooks 1979) @ Brattle Theatre, Cambridge
- Suitcase Junket album release show @ Lizard Lounge, Cambridge Suitcase Junket, Ciarra Fragale
- The Brokes @ Taffeta, Boston The Brokes
- THE DEVILS (35mm) @ Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline
- Thursday Live Cuban Jazz Fusion at Rosa y Marigold @ Rosa y Marigold, Boston
- Twin Fin @ Soundcheck Studios, Boston Twin Fin
- Video Art from the CAT Fund conversation @ Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
Fri, Oct 16
- 1:30 PM Andris Nelsons with Hilary Hahn and Seth Parker Woods @ Symphony Hall, Boston Andris Nelsons, Hilary Hahn, Seth Parker Woods
- 3:00 PM Samuel Batista @ UnCommon Corner, Cambridge Samuel Batista
- 3:00 PM So:jun @ Davis Square Plaza, Somerville Sojun
3:30 PM The Hidden (Friday Film Matinee) @ Brattle Theatre, Cambridge
- 4:00 PM Nicolena @ The Black Rose, Boston Nicolena
- 5:00 PM Berklee College of Music @ Boston Public Market, Boston Berklee College of Music
- 5:00 PM Fall Kickoff: A Choral Season Preview @ David Friend Recital Hall, Boston
- 5:00 PM Heyssis @ Statue Park, Boston Heyssis
- 5:00 PM Jazz Jam Session @ The Phoenix Landing, Cambridge
- 5:30 PM LIVE MUSIC: Just Friends @ Cafe Zing!, Boston Marina, Zach, Colby
- 6:00 PM Fabiola Mendez @ UnCommon Corner, Cambridge Fabiola Méndez
- 6:00 PM FRIDAY LIVE MUSIC • BBQ • WHISKEY @ Reunion BBQ, Boston
- 6:00 PM Luke Curran @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge Luke Curran
- 6:00 PM Play It By Fear @ The Rocks at Harbor Way, Boston
- 6:00 PM Traditional Irish Session @ The Bebop, Boston
- 6:00 PM Vintage After Dark @ Arts at the Armory, Somerville Live DJ (unnamed)
6:00 PM Vintage After Dark: a Halloween Social & Market @ Third Space, Boston Live DJ (unnamed)
6:30 PM Friday Night Lights: Flamenco: Fiesta por bulerías with Nino de los Reyes @ The Dance Complex, Cambridge Nino de los Reyes
6:30 PM Irish Goodbyes, Alder Maze & Wavy McGrady, Grancetaff and the Naturals @ The Cantab Lounge, Cambridge Irish Goodbyes, Alder Maze, Wavy McGrady, Grancetaff and the Naturals
- 6:30 PM Jeff Galindo Trio @ Beehive Restaurant, Boston Jeff Galindo Trio
- 6:30 PM The Damned, Flamin' Groovies, The Courettes @ Royale, Boston The Damned, Flamin' Groovies, The Courettes
6:30 PM Third Fridays Are Dead @ Midway Café, Boston Third Fridays Are Dead
- 6:45 PM Debo Ray @ Lou's, Cambridge Debo Ray
- 7:00 PM BERTHA: Grateful Drag @ Paradise Rock Club, Boston BERTHA
- 7:00 PM Blodgett Chamber Music Series: Parker Quartet @ Harvard University, Boston Parker Quartet
- 7:00 PM Camila Quintero duo with Lucas Labeau @ Hobgoblin, Boston Camila Quintero, Lucas Labeau
- 7:00 PM Cartridge, Lab Rat, Scumbari, Gumball Eyes, Billy @ Elks Lodge, Boston Cartridge, Lab Rat, Scumbari, Gumball Eyes, Billy
- 7:00 PM Daikaiju & Beware the Dangers of a Ghost Scorpion @ O'Briens Pub, Allston Daikaiju, Beware the Dangers of a Ghost Scorpion
- 7:00 PM Dave Herlihy Record Release Party @ The Burren, Somerville Dave Herlihy
- 7:00 PM Fernando Ufret @ Roundhead Brewing, Boston Fernando Ufret
7:00 PM Foamflower EP release night @ The Rockwell, Somerville Foamflower
- 7:00 PM From Clarity to Color: Piano Voices Across Time and Culture @ Falcetti…, Boston Dr. Yingqi Wang
- 7:00 PM Gabriel Maia Quintet @ Wally's Cafe Jazz Club, Boston Gabriel Maia Quintet
- 7:00 PM Gengis Don at Scullers @ Scullers Jazz Club, Boston Gengis Don
- 7:00 PM Irish Session with Helena Delaney and friends @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge Helena Delaney
- 7:00 PM June McDoom / Lutalo @ Red Room, Boston June McDoom, Lutalo
- 7:00 PM Mariae @ Grace by Nia, Boston Mariae
- 7:00 PM Mary Callanan & Brian Patton @ Club Café, Boston Mary Callanan, Brian Patton
7:00 PM Ryan Beatty at Citizens House of Blues @ Citizens House of Blues Boston, Boston Ryan Beatty
- 7:00 PM South Street Sessions Presents: House Party @ Portico Brewing, Somerville
- 7:00 PM Stephen Day, Brother Elsey @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge Stephen Day, Brother Elsey
- 7:00 PM Still Seeing Things Tour @ Brighton Music Hall, Allston Desert Dwellers
7:00 PM The Tubs / Mopar Stars @ Deep Cuts, Medford The Tubs, Mopar Stars
- 7:00 PM Yoko Miwa Trio @ The Mad Monkfish, Boston Yoko Miwa Trio
- 7:15 PM Spin & Shop: Kit Orion 7:15 PM @ Davis Square Plaza, Somerville Kit Orion
- 7:30 PM Austin Meade @ Off The Rails Boston, Boston Austin Meade
7:30 PM Daley @ City Winery Boston, Boston Daley
- 7:30 PM DICE, Fai Laci @ Sonia, Cambridge Dice, Fai Laci
- 7:30 PM Ellis Paul @ Follen Folk Nights, Lexington Ellis Paul
7:30 PM Full band show at Sally O'Brien's @ Sally O'Brien's, Somerville Mendelsohn Music
- 7:30 PM Listen To This: Celebrating 100 Years of Miles Davis @ Regattabar, Cambridge
- 7:30 PM Peter Mundt @ Church Hill Coffeehouse, Boston Peter Mundt
7:30 PM Savannah Pope: A Place for You @ City Winery Boston, Boston Savannah Pope, Hazel Afrodite, Andi Van Dyke
7:30 PM Sneaky Miles Release Show at Lily Pad @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge Sneaky Miles
- 7:30 PM Stile Antico presents Polyphonic Postcards: Music from Europe's greatest Renaissance cities @ St. Paul's Parish of Cambridge, Boston Stile Antico
- 8:00 PM A Pleasure to Have in Class, Big Limo, Lonely Leesa, Mel G Lederman @ The Jungle, Boston A Pleasure to Have in Class, Big Limo, Lonely Leesa, Mel G Lederman
- 8:00 PM An Evening of Persian Classical Music @ First Church in Boston, Boston
- 8:00 PM Chanpan, SHEBAD @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge Chanpan, SHEBAD
8:00 PM Feel Good Fridays @ Karma Lounge Boston, Boston DJ Nox
8:00 PM Gully Boys at Warehouse XI @ Warehouse XI, Somerville Gully Boys
- 8:00 PM Jacob Collier @ William and Charlotte Bloomberg Public Science Common (Museum of Science), Boston Jacob Collier
- 8:00 PM Jpegmafia - The Experimental Rap Tour @ 89 Guest Street, Boston JPEGMAFIA
- 8:00 PM JPEGMAFIA with redveil & matt proxy @ Roadrunner, Boston JPEGMAFIA, redveil, matt proxy
- 8:00 PM Keller Williams @ Groton Hill Music Center (Concert Hall), Boston Keller Williams
- 8:00 PM Leo Blanco & The Sugar Road Ensemble @ Club Passim, Cambridge Leo Blanco & The Sugar Road Ensemble
8:00 PM Leo Blanco at Club Passim @ Club Passim, Cambridge Leo Blanco & The Sugar Road Ensemble
8:00 PM MENACE @ Jacques' Cabaret, Boston Mack DJ, Nova King Clue, Kipper Kapezio, Thy Sworn Enemy
- 8:00 PM New York State of Mind: The Songs of Billy Joel @ Regent Theatre, Boston
- 8:00 PM Old Man Goyette with Lily Rhodes and Victoria Rivera @ Gulu-Gulu Cafe, Salem, Salem Old Man Goyette, Lily Rhodes, Victoria Rivera
- 8:00 PM Partners in Song No. 1 @ David Friend Recital Hall, Boston
- 8:00 PM Secret Island @ DM for address · Boston Secret Island
- 8:00 PM She/They/He-he-he's @ Deacon Giles Distillery, Salem
- 8:00 PM Simon Davis and Tim Kaya & The Responsorial Psalms @ The Square Root, Roslindale Simon Davis, Tim Kaya & The Responsorial Psalms
- 8:00 PM Sonny Barbato Duo @ Hobgoblin, Boston Sonny Barbato
- 8:00 PM Taylor Mac and Matt Ray: Songs from Bark of Millions @ Emerson Paramount Center, Boston Taylor Mac, Matt Ray
8:00 PM The Sugar Road Ensemble @ Club Passim, Cambridge The Sugar Road Ensemble
- 8:00 PM The Suitcase Junket at Lizard Lounge @ Lizard Lounge, Cambridge The Suitcase Junket, Julia Read
8:00 PM Vivo Performing Arts Presents: Brentano String Quartet @ Jordan Hall, Boston Brentano String Quartet
- 8:00 PM Windborne @ Me & Thee Music, Boston Windborne
- 8:30 PM Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble: Blues for Allah @ The Sinclair, Cambridge Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble
- 8:30 PM Recital: Maxwell DeForest '27 BM, Trumpet @ Burnes Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston Maxwell DeForest
9:00 PM BRAVE RAVE @ HAVA, Boston ZAKKARI, 3NI ALIEN, JUSTIN LIFE
- 9:00 PM DJ Habibeats @ Big Night Live, Boston DJ Habibeats
- 9:00 PM Loco After Dark @ Loco Taqueria & Oyster Bar, Boston
- 9:00 PM Strawberry Hill @ The Black Rose, Boston Strawberry Hill
- 9:30 PM Blues Jam @ The Bebop, Boston
9:30 PM Felicity's Hubris W/ The Humans Being @ Midway Café, Boston Felicity's Hubris, The Humans Being
- 9:30 PM Halloween Season Kickoff: 90s Pop Dance Night @ Koto Asian Fusion, Salem
- 9:30 PM Irish Session @ The Burren, Somerville
- 10:00 PM After-Hours with Andy Voelker @ The Mad Monkfish, Boston Andy Voelker
- 10:00 PM AR/CO @ The Grand Boston, Boston AR/CO
- 10:00 PM Club Café Fridays – GayMaxxing @ Club Café, Boston DJ Stevie Psyclone
10:00 PM Daft Disko @ Royale, Boston DJ Winnie Wanders
10:00 PM Dance night at Midway Cafe (jam band) @ Midway Café, Boston
- 10:00 PM Deleny Pickering @ Beehive Restaurant, Boston Deleny Pickering
- 10:00 PM Flow Sousa @ Mémoire (Encore Harbor Casino), Boston flow_sousa
10:00 PM GIOFROMDABLOCK at Bussdown @ Legacy, Boston GIOFROMDABLOCK, Begbick
- 10:00 PM Inside Out @ The Burren, Somerville Inside Out
- 10:00 PM Mita Gami @ Bijou Nightclub & Lounge, Boston Mita Gami
- 10:00 PM Nabler @ 100 Stuart St, Boston Nabler
- 10:00 PM Noah Preminger Quintet @ Wally's Cafe Jazz Club, Boston Noah Preminger Quintet
- 10:00 PM Stereo33: Dystecha, Kaierchen, Medux, Namaar @ The Chemist Boston, Boston dystecha, Kaierchen, Medux, Ketzaal
10:00 PM The Dollhouse @ Jacques' Cabaret, Boston izzyready_, LRV Showgirl
- 10:00 PM The Handymen @ The Plough and Stars, Cambridge The Handymen
10:00 PM Walker & Royce headline show @ Royale, Boston Walker & Royce
- 10:30 PM Late Night Cover Band @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge
- 10:30 PM Phoenix Davis Album Release Show / Mads Jupiter @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge Phoenix Davis, Mads Jupiter
- 11:59 PM The Midnight Hour with Camila Quintero @ The Mad Monkfish, Boston Camila Quintero
- Dracula's Speakeasy @ Cinema Salem, Salem Wretched Lydia, Glamourpossum
Grease @ Stadium Theatre, Boston
- Honky tonk two-step - Parlor Room Music @ The Parlor Room, Boston Parlor Room Music
- Jazz Fridays at the Fed @ The Fed - The Langham, Boston, Boston
KZA runway collection at RIZE (BCFW Season 13) @ RIZE, Boston
Latin Night with @redeye.bos & FIBRE @ CROWN, Boston Red Eye, FIBRE
- Live Music at Reunion BBQ @ Reunion BBQ, Boston
- Live Music at Rose Town Kitchen & Bar @ Rose Town Kitchen & Bar, Boston
- Sneaky Miles at Lilypad Inman @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge Sneaky Miles, dayes
- Suitcase Junket album release show @ Lizard Lounge, Cambridge Suitcase Junket, Julia Read
- Sutton Barcelona takes over Caveau @ Caveau, Boston Sutton Barcelona, Hektor Mass
The Gloom that Came to Providence @ Myrtle Rhode Island, Boston Honeycrush, Coma Hole, Long Kate, Eden Rayz, Silver Rein Music, Vudu Sister
Tukki Screening @ Brandeis University, Boston
- Varla Jean Merman – Unlike A Virgin @ Club Café, Boston Varla Jean Merman
- Walker & Royce @ Boston @ Boston Walker & Royce
- Walker & Royce in Boston @ Boston Walker & Royce
Sat, Oct 17
- 10:00 AM 44th Annual Roseland Cottage Fine Arts & Crafts Festival @ Historic New England's Roseland Cottage, Boston
- 10:00 AM Boston Book Festival @ Copley Square, Boston
- 11:00 AM Greek Dance Ministry Fall Workshop and Glendi @ Cathedral Center, Brookline Grigoris Grigoriadis
11:00 AM Small Mart vintage & art market @ Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre, Somerville
- 11:30 AM Becca Kidwell – Club Café Boston @ Club Café, Boston Becca Kidwell, Jon Weber, Ritt Henn, Jeff Harnar
- 12:00 PM @locust_music at the @amaatatlas patio @ The Atlas Hotel - Ama patio, Boston Locust Music
- 12:00 PM Aretha & The Soul of the 60's [Live Band Tribute] @ City Winery Boston, Boston Pure Soul Presents (tribute show)
12:00 PM Aretha Franklin and the Soul of the '60s - Soul Brunch @ City Winery Boston, Boston Aretha Franklin and the Soul of the '60s
- 12:00 PM Gypsy Jazz Brunch @ The Bebop, Boston Gypsy Jazz Brunch
- 12:00 PM SlapShot @ Big Night Live, Boston Slapshot
- 12:30 PM Kidz Bop Daytime Dance Party @ Paradise Rock Club, Boston Kidz Bop
- 1:00 PM Opera on the Prado @ Paul Revere Mall, Boston
- 2:00 PM Bluegrass Jam @ The Burren, Somerville
- 2:00 PM Emily Nawrocki @ UnCommon Corner, Cambridge Emily Nawrocki
- 2:00 PM Fall Party @ MIT, Boston
2:00 PM O'Brien's Matinee: Cameron Keiber / Black Helicopter / Obliterati / Tony Skalicky @ O'Briens Pub, Allston Cameron Keiber, Black Helicopter, Obliterati, Tony Skalicky
- 2:00 PM One Night in Alosha @ City Hall Plaza, Boston
- 2:00 PM Public Harmony Concert @ Medford Public Library, Medford
- 2:00 PM Super Pink @ Davis Square Plaza, Somerville SUPERPINK
- 2:00 PM Sweater Weather Fest @ City Hall Plaza, Boston
- 2:00 PM Taylor Mac and Matt Ray: Songs from Bark of Millions @ Emerson Paramount Center, Boston Taylor Mac, Matt Ray
- 2:00 PM World Singing Day Newton @ All Newton Music School, West Newton
- 3:00 PM Castle of Our Skins: Sacred Transcendence @ Twelfth Baptist Church, Boston Castle of Our Skins
- 3:00 PM Irish Session @ Emmets Irish Pub, Boston
3:00 PM Midway Matinee: Louder Than Milk, Everfiner, Slow Boat Home, Pashi @ Midway Café, Boston Louder Than Milk, Everfiner, Slow Boat Home, Pashi
- 3:00 PM Real Gone @ Satellite, Cambridge Real Gone
- 3:00 PM Why Cat Why? @ Sally O'Brien's, Somerville Why Cat Why?
- 3:30 PM Pablo ablanedo Octet(o) @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge Pablo ablanedo Octet(o)
- 4:00 PM Irish Session @ The Druid, Boston
- 4:00 PM Mean Black Spider @ The Plough and Stars, Cambridge Mean Black Spider
- 4:00 PM Niall Connolly @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge Niall Connolly
- 4:00 PM Nicolena @ The Black Rose, Boston Nicolena
- 5:00 PM Akaash Singh @ Wilbur Theatre - MA, Boston Akaash Singh
- 5:00 PM Irish Session @ Brendan Behan Pub, Jamaica Plain
- 5:00 PM Irish Session @ Porter Belly's Pub, Brighton
5:00 PM Kitchen Sink, Crossing the Line, Off Amory, & Senior Year, Midnight Motion, The Far Gos w/ Stick Shift & Aardvark @ The Cantab Lounge, Cambridge Kitchen Sink, Midnight Motion
- 6:00 PM Bootleg Dan Presents: Cold Expectations / The Dogmatics / The Cynz / Stop Calling Me Frank @ Underbones, Somerville Cold Expectations, The Dogmatics, The Cynz, Stop Calling Me Frank
- 6:00 PM Dwayne Haggins @ UnCommon Corner, Cambridge Dwayne Haggins
- 6:00 PM Matt Shore album release show @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge Matt Shore
- 6:00 PM Restorative Sacred Sound Ceremony @ Shine On Yoga & Wellness, Milton Lori Fitzpatrick, Kerry Ann
- 6:00 PM The Hysteria Hour @ The Speakeasy Lab at Deacon Giles, Salem
- 6:00 PM The Hysteria Hour @ Deacon Giles Distillery, Salem
- 6:30 PM Kayla Erhardt @ Beehive Restaurant, Boston Kayla Erhardt
- 7:00 PM Angelena + The Unit @ Grace by Nia, Boston Angelena, The Unit
- 7:00 PM Ann Hampton Callaway: Here's to Life at Scullers @ Scullers Jazz Club, Boston Ann Hampton Callaway
- 7:00 PM April Hall Quintet @ The Mad Monkfish, Boston April Hall Quintet
- 7:00 PM Club 90's MJ Night @ Paradise Rock Club, Boston
- 7:00 PM Cold Expectations, Dogmatics, The Cynz, Stop Calling Me Frank @ Red Bones BBQ, Somerville Cold Expectations, The Dogmatics, The Cynz, Stop Calling Me Frank
- 7:00 PM Doug Johnson @ Hobgoblin, Boston Doug Johnson
- 7:00 PM Gilla Band with support from PISS @ Brighton Music Hall, Allston Gilla Band, PISS
7:00 PM Hallelujah the Hills / Patrick Stickles (Titus Andronicus) @ Deep Cuts, Medford Hallelujah the Hills, Patrick Stickles (HTH solo set)
7:00 PM Halloween Bill at O'Brien's Pub @ O'Briens Pub, Allston Spirit Hotel, Dummy Ache The Band, Dog Dilemma, Big F IX
- 7:00 PM Irish Session with Rotating Local Musicians @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge
- 7:00 PM Lynda D’Amour @ Club Café Boston, Boston Lynda D'Amour
- 7:00 PM Margo Cilker and Lilly Hiatt @ Red Room, Boston Margo Cilker, Lilly Hiatt
7:00 PM Mo Lowda & the Humble with Surf Hat @ Royale, Boston Mo Lowda & the Humble, Surfhat
- 7:00 PM Next 90s Party @ Middlesex Lounge, Cambridge
- 7:00 PM Olivia Rodrigo @ TD Garden, Boston Olivia Rodrigo
- 7:00 PM Otto Cook-Sharp Quintet @ Wally's Cafe Jazz Club, Boston Otto Cook-Sharp Quintet
- 7:00 PM Porch Party Mamas at The Burren Backroom Series @ The Burren, Somerville Porch Party Mamas
- 7:00 PM Rusty Scott Trio @ The Mad Monkfish, Boston Rusty Scott Trio
- 7:00 PM Shalyah Fearing featuring Yalayas @ Lou's, Cambridge Shalyah Fearing, Yalayas
- 7:00 PM Sidewalk Driver, Louder Joy, Lipsmear, Blindspot @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge Sidewalk Driver, Louder Joy, Lipsmear, Blindspot
- 7:00 PM Sylvan Esso, Arushi Jain @ Citizens House of Blues Boston, Boston Sylvan Esso, Arushi Jain
- 7:00 PM Tad Overbaugh & The Late Arrivals, plus Max Heinegg @ Medford Brewing Company, Boston Tad Overbaugh & The Late Arrivals, Max Heinegg
- 7:00 PM The Pierre Hurel Trio @ Regattabar, Cambridge Pierre Hurel Trio
7:00 PM Theo Linebaugh at The Bebop @ The Bebop, Boston Theo Linebaugh, The Book Club Band
- 7:00 PM Vibha Boston Garba 2026 - An Evening of Dance, Culture & Giving @ Walnut Street, Newtonville Square, Newton
- 7:30 PM Alice Smith @ City Winery Boston, Boston Alice Smith
- 7:30 PM Beck, Ioanna Gika, Wayne Faler @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway, Boston Beck, Ioanna Gika, Wayne Faler
- 7:30 PM Boston Chamber Symphony with Prizewinning Violinist Joshua Brown @ First Church In Cambridge, Cambridge Boston Chamber Symphony, Joshua Brown
- 7:30 PM Brooks Williams @ Rose Garden Coffeehouse, Boston Brooks Williams
7:30 PM EVERYBODY (Boston University School of Theatre) @ Juliane Ethel Leilani Miller Studio Theatre, Jewels 1 (CFA 352), Boston University, Boston
- 7:30 PM John Scofield's Electrospective @ Wilson Center, Boston John Scofield
- 7:30 PM Noshows + Belle Blue @ City Winery Boston, Boston Noshows, Belle Blue
- 7:30 PM The Docksiders @ Norwood Theatre, Boston The Docksiders
7:30 PM The Talking Hearts Album Release Show @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge The Talking Hearts
- 7:30 PM Tim Gearan Band @ Sally O'Brien's, Somerville Tim Gearan Band
- 8:00 PM 12/OC @ Off The Rails Boston, Boston 12/OC
- 8:00 PM Andris Nelsons with Hilary Hahn and Seth Parker Woods @ Symphony Hall, Boston Andris Nelsons, Hilary Hahn, Seth Parker Woods
- 8:00 PM Animal Requiem @ Wellesley Hills venue (unnamed), Wellesley Hills SERAPHIM
- 8:00 PM Another Tequila Sunrise @ Regent Theatre, Boston Another Tequila Sunrise
- 8:00 PM Bob Weir Birthday Celebration @ Satellite, Cambridge Ramble On Rose Band
8:00 PM BOD x Choon Supply UKG Night @ 313 Mass Ave, Boston (venue name not stated), Boston Choon Supply
- 8:00 PM Caroline Davis (solo) and Kelly Bray/Denver Nuckolls (duo) @ School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston Caroline Davis, Kelly Bray, Denver Nuckolls
- 8:00 PM Daniel Ouellette with Lynda Mandolyn @ Gulu-Gulu Cafe, Salem, Salem Daniel Ouellette, Lynda Mandolyn
- 8:00 PM Don Was & The Pan-Detroit Ensemble @ Groton Hill Music Center (Concert Hall), Boston Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble
8:00 PM Evening Show: Saint Christopher, The Ruckus, Spare Parts, Great Wide Open @ Midway Café, Boston Saint Christopher, The Ruckus, Spare Parts, Great Wide Open
- 8:00 PM Jimmy Mazz – Heart N' Soul: Motown & More! @ The Mass Arts Center, Boston Jimmy Mazz
- 8:00 PM Kimaya Diggs "Green" Album Release with Miranda Rae & Grace Givertz @ Lizard Lounge, Cambridge Kimaya Diggs, Miranda Rae, Grace Givertz
- 8:00 PM Lindsay Foote at Passim @ Club Passim, Cambridge Lindsay Foote
- 8:00 PM Longwood Symphony Orchestra Presents: City Alive @ Jordan Hall, Boston Longwood Symphony Orchestra
8:00 PM Open Decks + Choonsupply UK Garage Night @ Boston Choon Supply, Ashack
- 8:00 PM Pleasure Island, Bird Language, Stars In Debt @ Faces Brewing, Boston Pleasure Island, Bird Language, Stars In Debt
- 8:00 PM Radius Ensemble: Textures @ MIT, Boston Radius Ensemble
- 8:00 PM Rivas @ Scorpion Boston, Boston Rivas
- 8:00 PM Sado-Domestics w/ Bird Mancini at The Square Root @ The Square Root, Roslindale Sado-Domestics, Bird Mancini
8:00 PM Sado-Domestics with Bird Mancini at The Square Root @ The Square Root, Roslindale Sado-Domestics, Bird Mancini
- 8:00 PM Sex Mex @ The Rockwell, Somerville Sex Mex
- 8:00 PM Sin Bandera @ Wang Theatre, Boston Sin Bandera
- 8:00 PM SUGAR, J. Robbins @ Roadrunner, Boston Sugar, J. Robbins
- 8:00 PM The Cherry Fog, Heather Smith, Shred Meyer, Glove Box @ The Jungle, Boston The Cherry Fog, Heather Smith, Shred Meyer, Glove Box
- 8:00 PM The JAMS with Ramble on Rose @ Satellite, Cambridge The JAMS, Ramble on Rose
- 8:00 PM Varla Jean Merman – Unlike A Virgin @ Club Café, Boston Varla Jean Merman
- 8:00 PM Zach John King, Jacob Hackworth @ The Sinclair, Cambridge Zach John King, Jacob Hackworth
- 9:00 PM Elysium Presents: Ayria @ Sonia, Cambridge Ayria, Pleasure Coffin, DJ Hello, Circuit Preacher, Rivet Panda, Pulppey, Asphodel Ivory, Crunchy Spine Girl, Djared, Wings of Medusa
- 9:00 PM Hyperlinked: A Girl Edm + Hyperpop Party @ The Sinclair, Cambridge
- 9:00 PM Loco After Dark @ Loco Taqueria & Oyster Bar, Boston
- 9:00 PM Strawberry Hill @ The Black Rose, Boston Strawberry Hill
- 9:30 PM Irish Session @ The Burren, Somerville
- 9:30 PM KaBeatles at The Plough and Stars @ The Plough and Stars, Cambridge Kabir Sen, Mark Russell, Dylan Sullivan, Boey Mark Russell
- 9:30 PM Marco Strous @ 100 Stuart St, Boston Marcos Trous
- 10:00 PM 5ess1ons X Massuma @ 51, Boston 5ess1ons, Massuma
10:00 PM Bombshell (@parmidakeshani × The Grand) @ The Grand Boston, Boston Parmida Keshani
- 10:00 PM BVD Boston @ Big Night Live, Boston BVD Boston
- 10:00 PM Club Level Records Takeover @ HAN, Allston
- 10:00 PM Costa @ Mémoire (Encore Harbor Casino), Boston Costa
- 10:00 PM Don Daft - DJ @ The Grand Boston, Boston Don Daft - DJ
- 10:00 PM Elephant In The Room @ The Burren, Somerville Elephant In The Room
- 10:00 PM Infra Presents: Lady Starlight & Lolaxva @ The Lower Level, Cambridge Lady Starlight, LolaXVA
- 10:00 PM KaBeatles @ The Plough and Stars, Cambridge KaBeatles
10:00 PM La Casa Del Reggaeton @ Venu, Boston DJ Gimme Snax
10:00 PM LA JUERGA: Noche de Peña @ West End Johnnie's, Boston Grupo 5, Los Mirlos, Bareto, Los Destellos, Hermanos Yaipén, DJ Bamba
- 10:00 PM Noah Preminger Quintet @ Wally's Cafe Jazz Club, Boston Noah Preminger Quintet
- 10:00 PM Province 44 Presents Ranger Trucco @ DESCENT (Boston), Cambridge Ranger Trucco
- 10:00 PM RESTRICTED (Aussie Techno) with Zareus.Rave opening @ Royale, Boston RESTICTED, Zareus.Rave
- 10:00 PM Saturday Night House Party @ Club Café, Boston DJ Aga
- 10:00 PM The A-Beez @ Beehive Restaurant, Boston The A-Beez
- 10:00 PM TREMONT NIGHTS AFROBEAT @ Reunion BBQ, Boston
- 10:30 PM Book Club @ The Bebop, Boston Book Club
- 10:30 PM Late Night Cover Band @ McCarthy's Toad, Cambridge
- 11:59 PM The Midnight Hour with Camila Quintero @ The Mad Monkfish, Boston The Midnight Hour, Camila Quintero
- @itsrestricted_ takeover of Boston @ Boston RESTICTED
- @itsrestricted_ takes over Boston @ Boston RESTICTED
- Beers at The Beebe Beer Garden @ The Beebe Estate, Melrose Laqchara
- Dracula's Speakeasy @ Cinema Salem, Salem Wretched Lydia, Glamourpossum
Foxglove Terrace Music Night @ Foxglove Terrace, Allston DJ Big Bear
- Grace Givertz at Lizard Lounge @ Lizard Lounge, Cambridge Grace Givertz
Grease @ Stadium Theatre, Boston
Heated Spooky Saturday @ dbar, Boston ALX Tuesday
HEROES @ ManRay, Cambridge Christopher Ewen
Hilarie Tamar at dbar @ dbar, Boston Hilarie Tamar
Infra October 2026 - OCT17 @ Boston Lady Starlight, LolaXVA
- itsrestricted_ @ Boston @ Boston RESTICTED
- Keller Williams at Ocean Mist @ Ocean Mist, Boston Keller Williams
- Matt Shore album release show (full band) @ Middle East - Corner/Bakery, Cambridge Matt Shore, Rose Shore
- Memory Lane album release show - Lily Pad @ Lilypad Inman, Cambridge The Talking Hearts
- Night of the Demons - The Unrated Version @ Cinema Salem, Salem
PROPPA UK @ The Smoot Standard, Cambridge Choon Supply, Boston Open Decks
Red Light Cabaret @ Jacques' Cabaret, Boston Frute Punch, Gay Boy Advanced, Sir Loves A Lot, Brae The Fallen, Mr R Boston, Pups Words
- RES in the PARK @ Park (unnamed, Cambridge), Cambridge
- Restricted hard dance night in Boston @ Boston RESTICTED
Slaying Halloween Party (80s to now) @ Alphaville, Boston DJ Doom Kitty
The Collections @ Wyndham Boston Beacon Hill, Boston
