The Medford Recreation Department presents an evening of Brazilian music at the Riverside Avenue Plaza featuring Receita de Samba, the husband-and-wife team Anna Borges and Bill Ward. Receita de Samba, taken from Jacob do Bandolim's choro of the same name, means in Portuguese "recipe for samba," an apt name for a group whose focus is …

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The Medford Recreation Department's Riverside Avenue Plaza concert series welcomes soul singer Leon Beal Jr. A Florida native, Beal was born into gospel music and raised in the blues and soul music traditions that have captivated so many people around the world.  His R&B band Joy-Ful appeared on shows with The Temptations, Blue Magic, Harold …

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The Medford Recreation Department presents Matt Heaton & the Electric Heaters performing in a concert at the Riverside Avenue Plaza. The trio consists of Matt Heaton on guitar, along with bass player Dave Piper and drummer Jared Seabrook playing music they describe as “retrosonic surf noir: reverb-drenched surf, spy, soul and a whole lot more.” …

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ArtsMedford continues its free 2022 concert series, "Live and Local: Music in Medford Square," with a performance by Ruby Grove at the Riverside Avenue Plaza. A new Somerville-based project, Ruby Grove aims to soothe anxious hearts and minds in the pandemic era with their soul, lofi hip-hop, indie alternative, and rock-inspired dance music.     …

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ArtsMedford continues its free summer concert series, "Live and Local: Music in Medford Square," with a performance by JD Debris & the Melee. Enjoy and evennig of Brazil-inspired Latin soul with pop hooks at Riverside Plaza.