carolinespencemusic.com There are some voices that manage to sound so sweet and innocent while conveying complicated truths and hard-won wisdom, as is the case with Nashville-based singer/songwriter Caroline Spence.

The Nields have been described by Apple Music as “equal parts The Beatles, The Cranberries and Joni Mitchell.”  They earned their stripes with 21 albums, major and independent record and publishing deals and performances with such acts as 10,000 Maniacs, The Band, and James Taylor.

Lady Lupine is a Boston based heavy soul band that delivers high energy performances of unique original material. Job Creators is a psychedelic math rock duo based out of Brooklyn/Boston. Hall Monitor is sad sometimes. A one woman show lamenting the experiences of one’s 20s and 30s with the help of a solitary electric guitar.

Somerville Songwriter Sessions at the Armory Cafe presents an evening of music on Saturday May 4 with songwriter/songwriters Mary Casiello, Jay Verchin and Rachel Marie. The concert features a set by each artist, followed by a round robin song swap. The show begins at 7:00 pm with an open mic and the features begin at 7:30 PM. Admission is $15 at the door. The Armory Cafe is at 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville, just a…

Mark T. Small is an internationally recognized musician throughout the U.S. and Europe.  His recordings reached the Top 20 on National Music Charts.  He was the winner of ‘Best Acoustic Blues Album 2014’ by Blues Blast Magazine and won the Boston Blues Challenge in 2016.

Sado-Domestics: First Sundays at The Square Root Sunday afternoon coffee, beer, wine, and eats with live acoustic music performed by Sado-Domestics. No cover!

Barnstar! began as the brainchild of Zachariah Hickman (bassist for Josh Ritter, musical director for Ray Lamontagne) for a local bluegrass supergroup featuring some of Boston’s best musicians and songwriters. Using the familiar tools of the genre—guitar (Mark Erelli), fiddle (Jake Armerding), mandolin (Taylor Armerding) and banjo (Charlie Rose)—Barnstar! forges its own brand of song-…

Bluegrass music weekly series & jamming. Bring your instruments!  

A Saturday music series presented by Lily P’s Fried Chicken & Oyster