The B3 Kings
2024-08-15 20:00 - 22:30 (America/New_York) | The Cut, 177 Main Street , Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
The B3 kings has been a on going project for about 10 years, it started as a group strictly playing 60s Organ Boogaloo type music from Dr Lonnie Smith, jack mcduff, Lou Donaldson to name a few. They have always looked at this project as a gathering of great local players paying homage to that genre of music. The band now consists of Thomas Arey on drums, Marc Hickox on bass, Rusty Scott on Hammond B3 and Johnny Trama “leader and original band member” on guitar. They have been together for 4+ years and all come at this music with connection to soul, blues, jazz improvisation and the spirit of of rock & roll.
So come try our gumbo of Groove soul rock & roll! The B3 Kings

Fish Tales: Almost Famous Gala
2024-08-16 18:30 - 22:00 | The Cut, 177 Main Street , Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
08/16/24
Seating and G.A. Standing 6:30pm doors / 7:30pm show
18+ anyone under 18 must be accompanied by a guardian, Positive I.D. Required $20-400
Writers Center presents a gala performance of its popular Fish Tales – true stories, told live. Ticket proceeds from this special fundraiser will help to ensure free and low-cost access to the Gloucester Writers Center’s rich year-round program of readings, open mics, and workshops.
GWC Storytellers-in-Residence – the intrepid Ann McArdle and Nicki Richon Schoel – have put together a fabulous cast of Fish Tales storytellers. Come hear Casey Breton, Eileen Fitzgerald, David Goudreau, Brenda Malloy, Phoebe Potts, and Jud Wilson tell their stories about being “almost famous.”
Joining this Fish Tales line-up for the gala will be a fashion revue of Bananarettes, presented by the inimitable Richard Leonard.
GWC is grateful to its sponsors: Neptune’s Harvest, Cape Ann Savings Bank, Lobsta Land, and Mass Cultural Council
For more information, visit gloucesterwriters.org.

Beauport Hotel Sunset Sessions at Birdseye Rooftop
2024-08-16 19:00 - 22:00, 2024-08-17 19:00 - 22:00, 2024-08-23 19:00 - 22:00, 2024-08-24 19:00 - 22:00 | Beauport Hotel Gloucester, 55 Commercial Street, Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Sunset Sessions returns for Summer 2024! Join us every Friday and Saturday this summer to turn up your weekend vibe at Beauport Hotel’s Sunset Sessions! Featuring live DJ entertainment from 617 Events, we are the only place in Gloucester featuring a 21+ evening rooftop sunset viewing party with stunning views, lively tunes and savory cocktails. Make sure to bring your suit if you want to take a dip in the pool or hot tub!
We are also offering VIP Premium Lounge Tables right on the Harbor View side of the Rooftop – these premium tables for four people include a bottle of Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label (inclusive of gratuity and tax) so that you can start the evening off celebrating with bubbles!
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General Admission starts at $30 and does not include food and beverage.
VIP Premium Lounge Tables are $300 and include a bottle of Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label (inclusive of tax and gratuity), entry and premium seating for four people.
Tickets are non-refundable. Both ticket options are rain or shine unless the rooftop is closed due to inclement weather – decided upon by Beauport’s management at 12PM day of event and guests will be notified by email.

Five For Fighting
2024-08-16 20:00 | The Cabot, 286 Cabot Street, Beverly, CA, 01915, United States
The only way for a story to progress is to turn the page. John Ondrasik — the songwriter and performer known as the platinum-selling, Grammy-nominated, Five For Fighting — knows this well.
In the two decades since his first major single, “Superman (It’s Not Easy),” hit the stratosphere, the artist has both evolved and come back ’round full circle. Creativity, if nothing else, is paradoxical.
To date, Five For Fighting, has released six studio LPs, including the platinum certified America Town and The Battle for Everything; and the top-10 charting Two Lights, along with an EP and live albums.
Ondrasik has penned major hits, including the chart-topping “100 Years,” “The Riddle,” “Chances,” “World,” and “Easy Tonight,” which have earned tens of millions of streams and place him as a top-10 Hot Adult Contemporary artist for the 2000s. The reflective “100 Years” has joined “Superman (It’s Not Easy)” as part of the American Songbook and continues to stand the test of time at weddings, birthdays, graduations, memorials, and many a home video. Five For Fighting’s music has also been featured in more than 350 films, television shows, and commercials, including the Oscar-winning The Blind Side, Hawaii Five-O, The Sopranos and the CBS drama, Code Black.
Referencing Fight For Fighting’s success in the 2000s, AllMusic called Ondrasik “one of the decade’s leading balladeers.” But perhaps his biggest achievement is performing “Superman (It’s Not Easy),” at the 2001 Concert for New York, a benefit show at Madison Square Garden that honored first responders and the fallen about a month after the tragic September 11th attacks. Ondrasik performed alongside other big-name artists like Paul McCartney, The Who, Elton John, Billy Joel, and dozens more.

RONNIE EARL & THE BROADCASTERS
2024-08-17 19:00 - 20:00 | Shalin Liu Performance Center, 37 Main Street, Rockport, MA, 01966, United States
The Broadcasters: Dave Limina, Hammond B-3 organ, piano | Diane Blue, vocals | Paul Kochanski, bass | Forrest Padgett, drums
Legendary Blues guitarist Ronnie Earl, a four-time Guitar Player of the Year at the Blues Music Awards, returns to Rockport hot on the heels of his latest release, the critically acclaimed Mercy Me. He’ll be bringing along his crack blues band, The Broadcasters, with whom he just celebrated their 35th anniversary.
“He is one of the most serious blues guitarists you can find today. He makes me proud.”
– B. B. King
Ronnie Earl was born Ronald Horvath in Queens, New York, on March 10, 1953. After picking up his first guitar twenty years later, he went on to stretch the boundaries of electric blues guitar playing higher, lifting hearts and souls a little higher as he did. Like a harmonic seventh note sliding its way into a piece of music before being felt, he would eventually emerge into the New England blues scene as a budding young guitarist. In the late ’70s, Earl joined the now legendary Roomful of Blues, where he helped the blues rock titans gain prominence. Going solo in 1988, Earl would go on to become a beloved solo blues act, recording dozens of albums and playing with scores of some of the greatest blues performers in the history of the genre.
Ronnie Earl has played alongside such legends as Hubert Sumlin, Earl King, Muddy Waters, Junior Wells, Kim Wilson and the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Jimmie Vaughan, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton, The Allman Brothers Band and many others, including, B.B. King, who said about Ronnie, “I feel the respect and affection for him that a father feels for his son. He is one of the most serious blues guitarists you can find today. He makes me proud.”
He has served as an Associate Professor of Guitar at Berklee College of Music and has taught at the National Guitar summer workshop in Connecticut.
Please Note: For some non-classical concerts, the window behind the stage may need to be covered for acoustical purposes. We do not always know which artists will need the window closed, but at a certain level of amplification, it is necessary.

HOMECOMING: A Drag Show Starring Laila McQueen and Tenderoni
2024-08-17 19:30 - 22:30 | The Cut, 177 Main Street , Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
08/17/24
Reserved Rail Stools and G.A. Standing 7:30pm doors / 8:30pm show
21+, Positive I.D. Required $30-40
Laila McQueen is the stage name of Gloucester’s own Tyler Devlin. Tyler competed as Laila on the MTV reality competition show RuPaul‘s Drag Race in 2016. He went on to perform the world over in countries including Canada, the UK, Ireland, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Australia and New Zealand. In 2020 he became a make-up artist on HBO’s drag makeover series We’re Here for which he won the EMMY award for “Outstanding Makeup for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program” in 2022. “Homecoming” marks Laila’s first performance in Gloucester since 2019.
Tenderoni is a Springfield, MA born, Chicago based, nationally renowned Drag King known for his throwback high-energy performances and rhinestoned looks. He was the first Drag King to ever perform at Lollapalooza and was the winner of Alaska Thunderfuck’s Drag Queen of the Year Pageant in 2021. He has been featured in The New York Times, national campaigns for Youtube, and Vogue Brasil as well as pride campaigns with Skittles, Smirnoff and Taco Bell. Most recently, Tenderoni has been nominated for a Queerty Award in the Drag Royalty category.

Sons of Cream
2024-08-17 20:00 | The Cabot, 286 Cabot Street, Beverly, CA, 01915, United States
Cream’s music has become an integral part of Kofi and Malcolm’s careers. And now joined by Rob they continue to play the music of their fathers and are making it their own. It’s in the DNA. Join Malcolm, Kofi and Rob as they celebrate the rich history and music that helped shape the 60s and beyond…

The Rock and Roll Playhouse Plays the Music of the Beatles
2024-08-18 11:00 - 14:00 | The Cut, 177 Main Street , Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
08/18/24
G.A. Standing 11:00am doors / 12:00pm show
All Ages, $17 ADV/$20 DOS (children under 1 free)
The Rock and Roll Playhouse, a family concert series hosted at historic music venues across the country, allows kids to “move, play and sing while listening to works from the classic-rock canon” (NY Times). Performing songs created by the most iconic musicians in rock history, The Rock and Roll Playhouse band offers its core audience of families with children age ten and under games, movement, stories and an opportunity to rock out in an effort to educate children and explore their creativity. The Rock and Roll Playhouse is an early and often first introduction to a child’s lifelong journey with live music and rock and roll. This children’s concert is not associated with or endorsed by the artist. See you at the show!
This concert for kids and families shares the music of the artist named above with a new generation of music lovers, but is not associated with or endorsed by the artist. All children must be accompanied by a parent or adult caregiver.
The Rock and Roll Playhouse knows that little ears are sensitive, so we turn down the volume at our shows. However, all kids experience music differently and you may find that your child is more comfortable wearing hearing protection earmuffs, such as Baby Banz, which are available for purchase here.
By attending this event, I consent to my image (with or without my voice) being included in photographs and/or film and videotape of the event, and give the venue, The Rock and Roll Playhouse and their respective licensees and assigns the absolute and irrevocable right and permission to use and publish such content in any and all media, whether now known or hereafter developed.

Beauport Hotel Birdseye Rooftop Evenings Access
2024-08-18 18:00 - 22:00, 2024-08-19 18:00 - 22:00, 2024-08-20 18:00 - 22:00, 2024-08-21 18:00 - 22:00, 2024-08-22 18:00 - 22:00 | Beauport Hotel Gloucester, 55 Commercial Street, Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Relax and unwind on our Birdseye Rooftop with live coastal acoustic music, hand crafted cocktails and unbeatable sunset views overlooking the Harbor and Downtown Gloucester with our Rooftop Evening Pass starting at 6PM. Make sure to bring your suit if you want to take a dip in the pool or hot tub! This event is 21+ adults only.
Looking for VIP treatment? Splurge on the best seats in the house – our harborside premium lounge tables seat up to four guests and include a bottle of Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label for $300 (inclusive of tax and gratuity).
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General Admission starts at $20 and does not include food and beverage.
VIP Premium Lounge Tables are $300 and includes a bottle of Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label (inclusive of tax and gratuity), entry and premium seating for four people.
Tickets are non-refundable. Both ticket options are rain or shine unless the rooftop is closed due to inclement weather – decided upon by Beauport’s management at 12PM day of event and guests will be notified by email.

Guest Presentation: MICHAEL DUTRA & THE STRICTLY SINATRA BAND
2024-08-18 19:30 - 20:30 | Shalin Liu Performance Center, 37 Main Street, Rockport, MA, 01966, United States
Hailed as one of the finest interpreters of the Sinatra sound in the world, Rhode Island native Michael Dutra has been performing his tribute to Frank Sinatra across the nation—from Las Vegas to Miami to Boston—since 2002. Boston Globe columnist Wesley Morris remarked that “his sound is velour to Sinatra’s velvet. You really can’t tell the difference.” Ron Della Chiesa of WPLM Boston Radio and Sinatra Guru adds, “Michael literally channels Sinatra.”
Most of Michael’s influence comes from his dad. “Dad was always singing Sinatra songs throughout the house, and I would remember the lyrics and join him from time to time, even at the early age of 7.”
Michael performed at the world famous Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City opening for Howie Mandel. He continues to perform nearly 275 nights a year in clubs, dinner theatres, performing arts centers, corporate events and private parties. His true passion comes out when he is performing with his own Strictly Sinatra Band. Michael recently recorded the vocals for a “Twix candy bar commercial” being viewed in South America by millions of people every day.
“His sound is velour to Sinatra’s velvet.”
– The Boston Globe
Please Note: For some non-classical concerts, the window behind the stage may need to be covered for acoustical purposes. We do not always know which artists will need the window closed, but at a certain level of amplification, it is necessary.

Tiger Saw
2024-08-18 20:00 - 22:00 | Firehouse Center for the Arts, 1 Market Square, Newburyport, MA, 01950, United States
The beloved indie rock band Tiger Saw formed in Newburyport, MA in 1999. The band has since released nine albums, and played almost 1000 shows across three continents. The ever-changing lineup has included 65 different players on record, and even more in a live setting.

NRBQ
2024-08-21 19:00 - 22:30 | The Cut, 177 Main Street , Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
8/21/24
Partial Seating & G.A Standing. 7pm Doors/8pm Show
21+, Positive I.D. Required. $35-$55
NRBQ is Terry Adams, Scott Ligon, Casey McDonough, and John Perrin. “NRBQ” stands for New Rhythm and Blues Quartet.
NRBQ have attracted accolades and respect from talent as diverse as Jimi Hendrix, Doc Pomus, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello, Keith Richards, The Replacements, John Sebastian, Dave Edmunds, Yo La Tengo, and Penn & Teller. NRBQ songs have been performed by Bonnie Raitt, She & Him, Dan Baird, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Widespread Panic, Los Lobos, and Dave Edmunds among many others.
NRBQ has released a series of critically-acclaimed albums in the past decade, among them Keep This Love Goin’ (2011), Brass Tacks (2014), the 5-disc, 50-year retrospective, High Noon (2016), and Turn On, Tune In (2019). Their latest – a NRBQ first-ever rarities collection, “In*Frequencies” released by Omnivore Recordings on October 2, 2020. The career-spanning sixteen tracks, twelve never-before released, include live and radio performances, soundchecks, and rare singles.

Gloucester Student Band Tour Kick-Off featuring Reset Button Brass Band
2024-08-22 17:30 - 22:00 | The Cut, 177 Main Street , Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
08/22/24
Reserved Rails and G.A. Standing 5:30pm doors / 6:00pm show
18+ anyone under 18 must be accompanied by an adult, Positive I.D. Required $15-20
Reset Button is a six-piece brass band based on Boston’s North Shore, specializing in video game music, cartoon themes, pop song mashups, and funky originals. The band consists of three saxophones, trombone, tuba, and drums, and often features student musicians from Gloucester. Reset Button has been performing their unique, fun, and upbeat brass band arrangements at breweries, festivals, and events since 2021.
Gloucester Student Band (GSB) is a 501c3 nonprofit group formed in 2022 with the mission to offer practice and performance opportunities to student musicians in grades 5-12. GSB is separate and independent from the school district and school band programs. They play a variety of concert band repertoire including pop songs and movie music, on flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, French Horn, and drums. This August 2024, GSB will be taking their first summer tour, spending two days and one night in New Hampshire to perform at a nursing home, a church, a Manchester Fishercats Baseball Game, and Canobie Lake Park.
www.GloucesterStudentBand.com

Alyssa Edwards: Glitz and Giggles
2024-08-22 19:00 - 22:00 | Royale, 279 Tremont St, Boston, MA, 02116, United States
Alyssa Edwards stars in Glitz and Giggles! Join RuPaul’s Drag Race’s + RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars icon, Alyssa Edwards for an evening of sickening looks, laughs, and fun. Alyssa will perform a gag worthy opening and closing number and delight the audience with original comedy and storytelling. Get ready for Glitz and Giggles! Alyssa will be supported by a fantastic cast of local entertainers. The entire show is approximately two hours. Bring your dollars to tip the queens! Host: Neon Calypso Alyssa will be supported by a fantastic cast. Those names will be announced soon. Lineup subject to change. No refunds. $.25 from each ticket purchased will go to The Shout Syndicate, a Boston-based, volunteer-run fundraising effort who raises money to help fund youth-led arts programs at proven non-profit creative youth development organizations in Greater Boston. Housed at The Boston Foundation, The Shout Syndicate works in partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Arts & Culture’s creative plan, Boston Creates.

MADELEINE PEYROUX
2024-08-22 20:00 - 21:00, 2024-08-23 20:00 - 21:00 | Shalin Liu Performance Center, 37 Main Street, Rockport, MA, 01966, United States
While she was born in Athens, Georgia, it was Peyroux’s teenage years touring the streets of Europe as a jazz musician that defined her and catalyzed a storied career. She sang vintage jazz and blues songs before finding mainstream success in 2004 when her album Careless Love sold half a million copies.
Please note there are 2 performances. After clicking on the purchase button, select which performance prior to choosing your seats.

Matt Jenson Live! Latin night
2024-08-22 20:00 - 22:30 | The Cut, 177 Main Street , Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Matt Jenson is an inspired keyboard player and singer who’s toured and recorded with the internationally known jazz-fusion reggae band Groundation and teaches piano and a class on Bob Marley at Berklee College of Music.
Afro-Cuban quartet playing ROOTS salsa styles and Latin-jazz
mattjenson.com

JUNGLE with William James
2024-08-23 20:30 - 23:59 | The Cut, 177 Main Street , Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
After five years in Los Angeles, William James has returned to his roots in Gloucester. This homecoming is part of a pivotal shift in his musical journey, as he has stepped away from the world of Future Bass to embrace the rich, emotive worlds of Progressive House and Melodic Techno.
William’s music is more than just sound—it’s an experience. Whether through a single track or a live set, his performances are emotional voyages that captivate audiences. His signature style blends cinematic soundscapes with beautiful, evocative melodies that spark feelings of wonder, nostalgia, and inspiration.
“Music is therapy,” William says. “It can express emotions that words can’t. Sharing it with the world makes me happy.”
During his time in LA, William’s talent caught the attention of big names like Illenium, Said The Sky, Manila Killa, and Jai Wolf. This led to his official remix of Illenium’s “Without You,” featured on the “Ashes (Remixes)” album. The track, showcased on the popular Mrsuicidesheep channel, has racked up an impressive number of plays.
Now, back in Gloucester, William is channeling his growth and experiences into a fresh sound. His goal remains simple yet powerful: to touch people’s lives through his music, whether in big ways or small.
As he dives into Progressive House and Melodic Techno, William brings with him the emotional depth and melodic brilliance that have always been his hallmarks. Fans old and new can look forward to a sonic journey that’s both familiar and excitingly new—a testament to an artist who’s not afraid to evolve while staying true to his core.
Stay tuned for William James’s next chapter. It promises to be his most thrilling and heartfelt yet.
21+ / Doors @ 8:30p Music @ 9p / Free.99

John Oates (Hall & Oates) - An Evening of Songs & Stories
2024-08-24 20:00 | The Cabot, 286 Cabot Street, Beverly, CA, 01915, United States
A night of songs, stories from the road, and more.
John Oates is cofounder of the iconic music creators Hall & Oates, as well as an accomplished solo artist. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, The American Songwriters Hall of Fame, recipient of the prestigious BMI Icon Award as well as numerous American Music, MTV awards, and multiple Grammy nominations.
Since forming his creative partnership with Daryl Hall in the early 1970s, they have gone on to record 21 albums, which have sold over 80 million units, making them the most successful duo in rock history. They have scored 10 number one records, over 20 Top 40 hits, and have toured the world for decades. Their involvement in the original “Live Aid” concert and the groundbreaking “We Are The World” charity recording have further established them as legendary artists, who have personally and through their music, stood the test of time.
Since embarking on a solo career in 1999, John has recorded seven solo albums: Phu Phunk Shui/ 1000 Miles of Life/ Mississippi Mile/ The Bluesville Sessions/ Good Road To Follow/ Arkansas and Live from Nashville with the Good Road Band. In addition, his 2017 autobiography “Change of Season” released by St. Martin’s press, became an Amazon best seller.
In 2023 he released a series of new original digital singles distributed by “The Orchard” in a wide variety of eclectic styles as well as penning another series of songs for the feature film “Gringa”. His most recent recording project is titled “Folk-esque” and is scheduled for release in early 2024. He is currently performing an intimate series of solo acoustic shows called an “Evening of Songs and Stories” in America and around the world.
In 2021, John and his wife Aimee partnered with the streaming broadcast service NugsTV and co-producer Drive Entertainment Group to create a virtual celebration of stories and songs called “OATES SONG FEST 7908“. Inspired by a live series of shows that they created in 2010 at the historic Wheeler Opera House in Aspen, CO. “OATES SONG FEST 7908” became a free streaming concert with all donations and proceeds going to FEEDINGAMERICA.ORG. The broadcast featured an all-star roster of artists all of whom have volunteered their songs and performances to help families without food across the nation, and as a result, over 450,000 meals were provided for American families.
In 2022, John became the international ambassador for “MOVEMBER” the men’s health initiative and released a new original song called “Pushing A Rock” with a theme of overcoming life’s challenges and struggles. Oates continues to be involved in his passion for automobiles and motorsport with his collection of sports cars and active participation in concours events and the Porsche Club of America. John and his wife Aimee reside in Nashville, Tennessee and Aspen, Colorado.

AL STEWART & the Empty Pockets
2024-08-24 20:00 - 21:00 | Shalin Liu Performance Center, 37 Main Street, Rockport, MA, 01966, United States
Legendary Scottish singer-songwriter Al Stewart—of “Year of the Cat,” “Nostradamus” and “Time Passages” fame—boasts a remarkably prolific career spanning over 50 years. Alongside the Chicago-based blues band The Empty Pockets, enjoy a night of his greatest hits.
Please Note: For some non-classical concerts, the window behind the stage may need to be covered for acoustical purposes. We do not always know which artists will need the window closed, but at a certain level of amplification, it is necessary.

DJ Cklokwīze at The Cut
2024-08-24 20:00 - 23:00 | The Cut, 177 Main Street , Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Top rankin’, high grade, Roots Reggae, Latin and Afro Beat dance and listening tracks with live performance on keyboards and vocals. Reggae, Dub, Ska, Rocksteady, Dancehall, Reggaeton, Afro beat, Salsa, Cha Cha Cha, Merengue, Bachata, Banda…from artists known and artists you may never have heard of. ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN as Cklokwīze mixes, re-mixes and jams along to tracks sometimes altering them so much that they take on a new mind bending, soul enticing meaning. It’s all about getting to that point of releasing tension and bringing on the ecstasy that builds in your body when the right sound hits your eardrums and rumbles the part of your reality that knows the transcendent.

Boiler Room with DJ Vito Ferrara
2024-08-24 20:30 - 23:59 | The Cut, 177 Main Street , Gloucester, MA, 01930, United States
Come out for an unforgettable boiler room party with DJ Vito Ferrara spinning the best house and top 40 remixes
21+ / Doors @ 8:30p Music @ 9p / Free.99

ROCKPORT CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL - BORROMEO QUARTET with David Deveau, piano & Barry Shiffman, viola
2024-08-25 17:00 - 18:00 | Shalin Liu Performance Center, 37 Main Street, Rockport, MA, 01966, United States
The Borromeo Quartet, dubbed “simply the best” by The Boston Globe, is joined by pianist David Deveau, Artistic Director emeritus of the Rockport Chamber Music Festival, and current Artistic Director Barry Shiffman on viola to perform works of J.S. Bach, Mozart and Brahms.
Program
BACH: Prelude & Fugue in E-flat minor, Well-Tempered Clavier I, BWV 853, arr. N. Kitchen
MOZART: String Quintet in G minor, K.516
Intermission
BRAHMS: Piano Quartet No. 2 in A Major, Op. 26
