Summertime is when music bursts forth from the confines of auditoriums to sidewalks and parks. Sure, you can still catch a show inside, but outdoor concerts are popping up left and right.
Here’s a look at the week ahead.
The Muster Field Farm Museum will host its 16th annual music fundraiser on Saturday starting at 4 p.m. The line-up includes The Click Horning Band, the Fondtones, Tim Pirozzoli with Kit Greeger and friends, Sferes and White, Mo’Combo, The Dobros and Night Kitchen. Cost is $15 and kids under 14 get in free.
A Beatles tribute band will take over the Angela Robinson Bandstand on Tuesday at 7 p.m., as a continuation of the Henniker Summer Concert Series. Studio Two, a group of Berklee College of Music graduates, focuses their repertoire on songs from 1960-66 featuring the mega-hits like “I Want to Hold your Hand” and “She Loves You.” If there is rain at concert time, the show will move inside the community center. For more information, visit henniker.org.
Children’s singer and songwriter Raffi will perform two shows Sunday at the Capitol Center of the Arts at 1 and 4 p.m. Sing-along to “Baby Beluga,” “Down by the Bay,” and “Bananaphone!” The show is very nearly sold out, but a few tickets remain; cost is $32.50 to $42.50, with VIP tickets to see Raffi after the show. For more information, visit ccanh.com/events/raffi.
Concerts on the lawn at Presidential Oaks begins Tuesday and will continue weekly through Aug. 7. Opening the season is the Nevers’ 2nd Regiment Band. Concerts begin at 6:30 p.m. and are held rain or shine, in case of rain, it will be relocated indoors to the auditorium. All the shows are free, but if you’d like dinner at 5 p.m. you can reserve a place for $8. For more information, call 742-6111 or email marketing@presidentialoaks.org.
Opening the 2018 season for Summer Music Association will be a concert by the Boston Civic Symphony and trombonist Chris Burbeck. The program includes Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor, selections from Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet and Brubeck’s Concerto for Bass Trombone and Orchestra. The concert will be held Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the Sawyer Theater at Colby-Sawyer College in New London. Tickets are $25 for adults, $5 for students. Season tickets are $100 for five concerts. For more information, visit summermusicassociates.org.
Nick’s Other Band kicks off the trio of the Concord Public Library’s Music on the Lawn series. The concert will be held Wednesday at 6 p.m. along Prince Street. Nick’s Other Band is full of energy and will play classic rock songs and more. It was voted “N.H.’s best dance band.” Bring a chair and/or a blanket. Local food sellers Constantly Pizza, Dos Amigos and Kona Ice will be on site selling food to enjoy. Other Music on the Lawn shows are the EXP Band on July 18 and Club Soda on Aug. 15. In case of rain, the show will move to the library’s auditorium.
On Saturday, the Dropkick Murphys and others will perform at the Bank of N.H. Pavillion. They partnered with Magic Hat Brewing Co. to create Barroom Hero, a traditional English pub ale, which will be available during the show. Sales of Barroom Hero will benefit the Claddagh Fund, which in turn supports a variety of underfunded nonprofit organizations. Doors open at 2:30 p.m., with a special acoustic set on the Magic Hat Stage at 2:35 p.m. Also on the Magic Hat Stage, at 3:35 p.m, The Rebel Collective; The Pint Killers at 4:20 p.m.; Jinty McGrath at 5 p.m. and Jake Burns of Stiff Little Fingers at 5:50 p.m. Interspersed are boxing matches. On the Main Stage, Flogging Molly will perform at 7:15 p.m. and the Dropkick Murphys will perform at 9:30 p.m. Closing out the night will be The Pourmen Acoustic at 11 on the Magic Hat Stage. Tickets range from $34 to more than $65 with additional add-ons for premium boxing seating or a backstage VIP upgrade. For more information, visit banknhpavilion.com.
After participating in the RPM Challenge in February, Andrew of the North has released his first self-produced album, Ursa Verde. A show to highlight the album will be June 29 at Area 23 at 7:30 p.m. You can also catch him at Market Days on Thursday. The self-produced album was made in Andrew Grosvenor’s basement, writing each track and playing all instruments himself. It’s an eclectic rock album. Tracks feature just about every kind of vintage keyboard imaginable, a wedding ring against a coffee cup, and Grosvenor taught himself how to play electric bass for the project.
Despite Troy Gentry’s death in a helicopter accident last year, the show must go on. Eddie Montgomery is touring with Montgomery Gentry’s latest album, Here’s To You, recorded before Gentry’s passing. Montgomery will bring that tour to the Flying Monkey Performance Arts Center on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Martin & Kelli will open the show. Tickets are $49 and $59 for premier seating. For more information, visit flyingmonkeynh.com.