The World Music Concert Series, postponed due to poor weather on September 9, concludes its rescheduled two-day event today. The concert series is organized by Tareq Rantisi, a Grammy nominated world percussionist, composer and educator, and has a spatial and social justice focus, bringing diverse world-class artists to underutilized public spaces. Today's lineup features Zafaran …

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The World Music Concert Series, postponed due to poor weather on September 9, returns as a two-day event today and Sunday, October 1. The concert series is organized by Tareq Rantisi, a Grammy nominated world percussionist, composer and educator, and has a spatial and social justice focus, bringing diverse world-class artists to underutilized public spaces. …

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Week 17 of the Medford Farmers Market -- the popular annual Apple Fest edition -- will feature live music by Kier Byrnes and Friends from 3 to 5 p.m. and Radam! from 5 to 7 p.m. Byrnes and Friends play a fusion of Celtic, Americana, Bluegrass, Polka and Country Rock. Radam! is the acoustic duo …

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Week 16 of the Medford Farmers Market will feature live music by Ian Coss from 3 to 5 p.m. and Scratch from 5 to 7 p.m. Coss is pursuing a PhD in ethnomusicology at Boston University, where he lectures on a wide range of music topics including  Indonesian gamelan. Under a Darmasiswa Fellowship, he conducted …

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The annual Mystic Music Fest, a free, family friendly afternoon of live music, returns to the Condon Music Shell. Performing will be Tilt-a-Whirl (1 to 2 p.m.), a North Shore group playing 50/50 covers and original songs from 1 to 2 p.m.; The Spittin' Vinnies (2:30 to 3:45), the band that plays all the songs …

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Hurricane Lee brushing by Eastern Massachusetts will not prevent Sweet Wednesday, the acclaimed folk singer/songwriters Dave Falk  and Lisa Housman, return to Medford to present another evening of live music at the Condon Shell (and also celebrate Dave's birthday). They'll be playing with Daniel Gaudynski on bass, Nicole Edgecomb on trumpet and percussion, and some …

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Week 15 of the Medford Farmers Market will feature live music by Sweet Wednesday from 3 to 5 p.m. and David Rivera Bozon from 5 to 7 p.m. Sweet Wednesday is the award-winning folk/roots rock duo of Lisa Housman and Dave Falk; they'll perform original songs live with vocals, harmonies, guitars, mandolin, and keys. Bozon …

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Week 14 of the Medford Farmers Market will feature live music by Kier Byrnes from 3 to 5 p.m. and the Tokyo Tramps from 5 to 7 p.m. Byrnes, replacing the originally scheduled Mah Ree, plays a fusion of Celtic, Americana, Bluegrass, Polka and Country Rock. Tokyo Tramps, named after the well-known chorus in Bruce …

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The City of Medford concludes its free Condon Shell Summer Concert series with the Americana-blues sounds of the Tim Gearan Band. Bring a chair or blanket and a picnic, or stop by the Medford Farmers Market to grab some food. Medford Brewing Company also will be on hand with a beer garden.