Athene Wilson and Friends return to The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint, where this winter they're performing each second Thursday. Three-time Boston Urban Music Award winner Wilson performs jazz, gospel and R&B in venues around Boston such as The House of Blues, Scullers Jazz Club and others. Free admission for the music; reserve a table if you plan to have dinner.

Rosie Porter and the Neon Moons are bringing their authentic honkytonk sound to The Porch every second Friday night this winter and spring. Often reminiscent of Patsy Cline meets Waylon Jennings, Porter’s vocals are heartfelt and her strong voice pays homage to influences of the past while, at the same time, creating music that is incredibly fresh. Rosie Porter and the Neon Moons released their first ep, “Just Like Old Times,” in 2019. Their latest single, “Pretty Western Shirt” (2022),…

Blues and R&B great Professor Harp, aka Hugh Holmes, returns to The Porch for another evening of high-energy electric harmonica blues as you dine. Free admission for the music, but reserve a table if you plan to have dinner.  

The First Baptist Church of Medford begins its 2023 winter-spring concert series with the return of pianist Liana Paniyeva for her first recital there since 2018. A native of Azerbaijan, Paniyeva graduated from the Donetsk Music Academy in Ukraine in 2007, and earned her Professional Studies Certificate from the Manhattan School of Music in 2011. She has performed at international festivals in Norway, Hungary, Syria, Italy and Israel, and during the 2012-13 season, she performed three times at Carnegie Hall…

The closing of Johnny D's Uptown in Somerville left a big hole that needed to be filled. For decades, blues musicians jammed on that stage on Sundays. Some big names grew up on that stage and everyone supported everyone else. That is the spirit that The Porch fosters with its weekly People's Jam. Bass amp and two guitar amps provided. DIs, vocal mics, horn mics provided. Just come on in, add your name to the signup sheet. Each group of…

Medford musicians Matt & Shannon Heaton are presenting a special livestream concert for all of their valentines. The program will feature love songs and lovely tunes played with love. Tune in on YouTube.    

The third Wednesday of the month brings Tony Savarino's Savtones back to perform at The Porch. Enjoy Savarino's original compositions: instrumentals focusing on guitar melodies. It's like instrumental Western Swing with some early jazz with some telecaster twang with a little blues and a great sense of humor. Free admission for the music; if you plan to have dinner, reserve a table.