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Music Around Town weekend ending 2.15.2026
Author: Joanne
I am a live music advocate and seek to share the news of bands playing at local venues in my home town. Being drawn to blues mostly but embrace all kinds of music. One does not have to go over the bridge to hear some real fine tunes, however there are some bands that draw you elsewhere. I hope this blog is a good use to you as it is to me.
Enjoy,
Joanne
Old Sloop Presents~Our next concert is Friday, February 6, featuring Crys Matthews. Thea Hopkins will open.
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The concert page is at https://oldslooppresents.org/performance/crys-matthews-2025. A A video of Crys performing her song Sister’s Keeper can be found at https://youtu.be/0IjQJLFiJCw
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Old Sloop Presents~Saturday, January 10th The Rough & Tumble with special guests The Honey Badgers.
The concert page is at https://oldslooppresents.org/performance/the-rough-tumble-2025. A video of The two duos together performing performing Mallory Graham’s song “Farther Grasses” (Mallory is half of The Rough & Tumble)
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Old Sloop Presents Reese Fulmer & The carriage House Band. Saturday November 22nd @ 7:30pm
A video of
Reese and company performing Reese’s song “3AM” can be found at https://youtu.be/q4LFPPGOg00.
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Swing Dance Lessons Sunday Nov. 9th @ Capt. Lester S. Was AmerICAn Legion Post 3~Music to Follow by Jim ‘n’ Tonic
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Old Sloop Presents ~Our next concert is Saturday, November 1st. It features singer-songwriter-guitarist Brooks Williams. Our friends Matt Rich and Gil Clark will open.
The concert page is at https://oldslooppresents.org/performance/brooks-williams-2025.
A video of Brooks performing the Jackson C. Frank Song “Here Come the Blues”
Here’s a video of Matt Rich and Gil Clark “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”
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Old Sloop Presents A welcoming, informal performing arts series Tret Fure/Nora Meier Fri. Oct 3 at 7:30pm
The concert page is at
https://oldslooppresents.org/performance/tret-fure-2025.
*A video of
Tret performing her song In This Circle can be found at
https://youtu.be/tsr4khFSxlc?list=RDtsr4khFSxlc.
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Lanesville Music Festival 11:00am-7:00pm September 13, 2025
Music 11 AM to 7 PM
In order of appearance:
Gloucester Student Band
Lisa Marie
Sea Dragons
Treehouse Charlatans
Steve Amazeen Band
Honky Tonk Women
Joe Wilkins
Whiskey Talk
Charlee Bianchini
Mamadou Diop Band
LANESVILLE MUSIC FESTIVAL 2025
Admission by donation
Fun for all ages
Food and drinks for sale
Fun vendors
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Lanesville Music Festival 11:00am-7:00pm September 13,2025
Date and Time
Saturday, September 13, 2025 – 11:pm to 7:pm
Rainday – Sunday, September 14, 2025 – 11:pm to 7pm
Location
Lanesville Community Center
8 Vulcan Street
Gloucester, MA 01930
Fees/Admission
Entrance by Donation
Website
https://www.lanesvillecommunitycenter.org/
Contact Information
Pharrel Wener
Description
Annual Music Festival in which about 12 local bands will participate. Local and International beers and wine will be sold at our bar. Great hamburgers, hot dogs and other foods will also be on sale.
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Livin’ On Luck Trio is Looking forward to returning to the Veranda at the Emerson Inn Next Sunday, 5:00pm August 31st
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The opening concert of the 16th season at Old Sloop Presents will take place Saturday, September 13, at 7:30pm. It features The Clements Brothers, with special guests Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light
The concert page, with more information and a link for tickets is at https://oldslooppresents.org/perfo…/clements-brothers-2025
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LION PRIDE SOUND DJs REGGAE BASHMENT ON THE HIGH SEAS 7pm August 16th 2025
WITH DJS LION PRIDE SOUND SPINNING STRICTLY THE BEST IN REGGAE, ROOTS, ROCKERS,LOVERS ROCK, DANCEHALL, SKA, AND ROCKSTEADY!!! COMING TO YOU LIVE AND DIRECT FROM THE SEVEN SEAS WHALE WATCH 63 ROGERS ST GLOUCESTER MA 01930 ( RIGHT NEXT TO GLOUCESTER HOUSE RESTAURANT) 7 pm PM BOARD 7:30 PM DEPART( SHARP ) GETS BACK AT 10:30 ****THIS EVENT IS $30 PER TICKET! PAYPAL: VISUALINTERESTDESIGN@YAHOO.COM VENMO to @LARA-JARDULLO DM for Credit Card Sales Memo: Reggae Bashment on the High Seas CASH BAR ON BOARD! 21+ Check out our boat at: HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/WHALEWATCHINGMA
7 Seas Whale Watch | Gloucester MA
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Monday the Old Salts return to Rose Baker Senior Center Hours: 1 to 3 8.11.2025
Monday the Old Salts return to RBSC for yet another grueling dive into the past. Czech it out if your free. Hours: 1 to 3
Always the first 3 Mondays unless there is a holiday!
6 Manuel F Lewis St.
Gloucester, MA 01930
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Tonight’s Harbor Loop Show will now be NOW AT DECKLYNS, Harbor Loop Concert in Gloucester !
We are so grateful for the offer as we may have been forced to cancel otherwise due to the extended rain in the forecast tonight. But now the concert is saved 🫶🏻Thank you Blake so very much!
Show will be inside their bar area where there is plenty of dance space plus full bar and kitchen menu!
Music starts at 6pm! 🎷🎸🥁
Carol Pallazolla
31 Harbor Loop
Gloucester, MA
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Here are some upcoming shows through the summer with Livin’ On
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Tonight’s Harbor Loop Summer Concert 2025 Canceled 7.10.2025
Not the way we wanted to start our summer season off….but due to inclement weather, tonight’s concert will have to be cancelled and postponed until September. Please stay tuned on when the new date will be rescheduled for.
🥁In the meantime, gear up instead for next weeks show with Jim ‘n’ Tonic followed by Swampanova (the band of Bim Skala Bim Music’s drummer!) This will be their Gloucester debut!
Thank you so much and so sorry again for the inconvenience by Mother Nature. See you next week!
Carol Pallazolla
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Jay Aptt and the MaliCaminos July 5th opening for GA-20 band at the Cut live Gloucester! $20 general admission and $35 reserved seating
Doors at 7pm Jay Aptt and The MaliCaminos at 8-8:45 the GA-20
Rockin’ at 9pm @ The cut live on main street in Gloucester. This is a great new venue trying to bring national acts in for shows but they need all of our help to keep them coming !
Come out and support Roots Rock n Roll on July 5th at The Cut Live Live ! GA-20 and Jay Aptt and The MaliCaminos…you will be glad you did thank you!
https://thecutlive.showare.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=181
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The last Old Sloop Presents concert of our 15th season will take place Saturday, June 13, at 7:30pm. It features the duo Ryanhood from Tucson, Arizona. Eva James will open.
The concert page, with more information and a link for tickets is at https://oldslooppresents.org/performance/ryanhood-2025.
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The next Old Sloop Presents concert will take place Saturday, April 26, at 7:30pm. It is a co-bill/collaboration featuring two outstanding singer-songwriters and.champions of social justice, Deidre McCalla and Joe Jencks.
The concert page, with more information and a link for tickets is at https://oldslooppresents.org/performance/deidre-mccalla-joe-jencks-2025
Here is a video of Deidre McCalla performing her song Even Now
And here is a video of Joe Jencks performing his song Lady of the Harbor:
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The next Old Sloop Presents concert will take place Saturday, April 5, at 7:30pm. Veteran singer-songwriter Vance Gilbert is the headliner, and Joe Wilkins will open.
Good Morning Gloucester 
