North Central Mass Events

Live Music: R&B with Matthew Whitaker Quintet

Groton Hill Music Center 122 Old Ayer Road, Groton, MA, United States

R&B/jazz artist Matthew Whitaker and his Quintet bring soulful stylings with a robust band and Hammond B3 organ to Groton Hill Music Center on Feb. 11. Blind since birth and hailed as a prodigy, he opened for Stevie Wonder’s induction into the Apollo Theater’s Hall of Fame in 2011, performs at world-renowned venues, and has […]

Bach Concertos by Handel & Haydn Society

Groton Hill Music Center 122 Old Ayer Road, Groton, MA, United States

Could there be a more perfect collection of concertos than the Brandenburgs? Bach’s treasury of instrumental music, played on period instruments, promises an unparalleled immersion into the great master’s music. Led by Concertmaster Aisslinn Nosky and principal keyboard Ian Watson, H+H will bring us Brandenburg Concertos 2, 3, 4 and 5 as well as the popular Concerto […]

Pure Dead Brilliant Fiddle Kickoff Concert

Groton Hill Music Center 122 Old Ayer Road, Groton, MA, United States

Effervescent and engaging Boston-based fiddler Hanneke Cassel performs at Groton Hills Music Center on Feb. 16. Cassel is a performer, teacher, and composer whose career spans over two decades. Her style fuses influences from the Isle of Skye and Cape Breton Island with Americana grooves and musical innovations, creating a cutting-edge acoustic sound that retains […]

Live Music: A Night of Zeppelin in Gardner

Polish American Citizens Club (PACC) 171 Kendall Pond Rd W., Gardner, Ma

Rescheduled from September, a Led Zeppelin tribute band A Night of Zeppelin comes to the Gardner PACC Feb. 17.

Stephane Wrembel @ Bull Run

Bull Run Restaurant 215 Great Rd., Shirley, MA, United States

Renowned guitarist Stephane Wrembel appears at Bull Run on February 17. Stephane Wrembel is one of the most highly regarded guitarists in the world specializing in the style of legendary composer/guitarist Django Reinhardt; he learned his craft among the gypsies at campsites in the French countryside before graduating from Berklee College of Music. He has […]

Matthew Curry @ Bull Run

Bull Run Restaurant 215 Great Rd., Shirley, MA, United States

Hailing from the legendary music state of Illinois, acclaimed "next guitar hero" Matthew Curry performs at the Bull Run on February 18. Seemingly out of nowhere, Matthew Curry has been creating a serious buzz these past few years, seeing rock star-like standing ovations at key festivals both in the U.S. and abroad. And the lines […]

Darren Bessette Band at Wachusett Brew Yard

Wachusett Brewing Co. 175 State Road E, Westminster, MA

The Darren Bessette Band will perform original country music and covers Sunday, Feb. 19 at the Wachusett Brew Yard in Westminster.

The Squeezebox Stompers @ Bull Run

Bull Run Restaurant 215 Great Rd., Shirley, MA, United States

Whatever your favorite instrument is The Squeezebox Stompers are sure to have it in their repertoire. Enjoy a Rockin' good time at the "Mardi Gras at the Bull" Run on February 19. The Squeezebox Stompers ignite the stage with their spicy gumbo of New Orleans music: Cajun, Zydeco, Blues, Mardi Gras classics and originals. Their […]

Wishbone Ash @ Bull Run

Bull Run Restaurant 215 Great Rd., Shirley, MA, United States

A pioneer of the two lead guitar band popularized by Thin Lizzy, Iron Maiden and Umphree Mcgee, Wishbone Ash plays at the Bull Run on February 23. Formed in 1969 in England, Wishbone Ash are one of the most influential guitar bands in rock history. Equally inspired by British folk, American jazz and R&B, the […]

Winter Rhapsody with World-renowned Pianist Misha Dichter

Groton Hill Music Center 122 Old Ayer Road, Groton, MA, United States

World-renowned concert pianist Misha Dichter performs a beloved Rachmaninoff work Feb. 25 at the Groton Hill Music Center's Vista Philharmonic Orchestra: Winter Rhapsody concert. Dichter will perform on a new 9-foot Steinway concert grand piano that he helped Groton Hill Music Center choose. The winter theme is well-represented by one of Tchaikovsky’s earliest compositions. Glinka:  […]

Briezyjane and the Hurricane at Stone Cow Brewery

Stone Cow Brewery 500 West St,, Barre, ma

Briezyjane and the Hurricane perform folk, blues, traditional, fiddle tunes, swing, and lots of originals Feb. 26 at the Stone Cow Brewery in Barre. Look for some of Brie’s originals from local The Green Sisters band. We always have fun, and we hope you will too. Come along!