SUNSET GRILL, Routes 3 and 49; 726-3108: Sunday: open mike with Jackie Lee, 8 p.m.; Saturday: Jackie Lee, 9 p.m.
CENTER SANDWICH
CORNER HOUSE INN, 22 Main St.; 284-6219: Thursday: storytelling dinner with Ed Fayle, 6:30 p.m., $19.95; Friday: Sweet Life Revue, 6 p.m., no cover charge.
CONCORD
BARLEY HOUSE, 132 N. Main St.; 228-6363: Monday: Dinner jazz with Dave Tonkin, 7 p.m.; Tuesday: Irish acoustic session, 7 p.m.; Wednesday: trivia, 8 p.m.; Thursday: karaoke, 8 p.m.; Friday: Jamantics, 9:30 p.m.
GREEN MARTINI, 6 Pleasant St. Ext.; 223-6672: Wednesday-Thursday: open mike; Friday: Crazy Chester; Saturday: Not Quite Right, 8 p.m.
HERMANOS COCINA MEXICANA, 11 Hills Ave.; 224-5669: Sunday-Monday: Paul Bourgelais; Tuesday: Samantha Farrell; Wednesday: Joe Delault, 6:30 p.m.; Saturday: Tim Gurshin, 7:30 p.m.
LOUDON ROAD RESTAURANT/PIT ROAD LOUNGE, 388 Loudon Road; 226-0533: Tuesday: karaoke with Mark from Day Janeiro; Thursday: karaoke with Mark from Day Janeiro; Friday: Schrodinger's Cat; Saturday: Powerlock, 9 p.m. Cover charge may apply.
DANBURY
TALLULAH'S TAVERN, 620 Ragged Mountain Road, 768-3600: Sunday: Jim Tyrrell, 2:30 p.m.; Saturday: Lisa Young and Company, 3:30 p.m.
DERRY
BROOKSTONE GRILLE, 14 Route 111; 328-9250: Thursday: Eric McFadden; Saturday: Dan Webster, 6 p.m.
DOVER
BARLEY PUB, 328 Central Ave.; 742-4226: Sunday: Scott Solsky Quartet, 8 p.m., no cover; Wednesday: Celtic singing session, 6 p.m.; Thursday: bluegrass jam, 9 p.m.; Friday: Dan Walker, 7 p.m., no cover; Saturday: Truffle, 9:30 p.m., $5.
DOVER BRICK HOUSE, 2 Orchard St.; 749-3838: Sunday: all-ages show with Lannen Fall, Too Late the Hero, 4 p.m., $10, and Rockstar karaoke; Monday: Lucas Rossi, 9 p.m., $10; Tuesday: open mike with Anthony Fiandaca; Thursday: North East Riot presents Chris Skel, Caught Flies, Todd Seely, Yankee Cockfight, 8 p.m.; Friday: Lost on Liftoff, Redlock, Swamp Yankee; Saturday: Tom Dixon, 9 p.m.
11th FRAME BAR, 887 Central Ave.; 742-9632: Saturday: Valentine's Day dance with Gazpacho, $10.
KELLEY'S ROW, 421 Central Ave.; 750-7081: Monday: Irish sessions; Wednesday: trivia; Thursday: DJ and dancing; Friday: Rough; Saturday: Guilty Ones, 9 p.m.
STRAFFORD FARMS RESTAURANT, Route 108; 743-3045: Friday: Reuben Kincade Project, 8 p.m. No cover charge.
TOP OF THE CHOP, One Orchard St.; 749-0006: Monday: acoustic open mike, 8 p.m.; Saturday: live jazz piano, 7 p.m.
THREE CHIMNEYS INN, 17 Newmarket Road; 868-7800: Thursday: live music, 6 p.m.
EAST HAMPSTEAD
PASTA LOFT, 220 E. Main St.; 378-0092: Thursday: Lisa and Lisa; Friday: Bill Bonnell Project; Saturday: Stranded Roots, 8 p.m.
EPPING
THE HOLY GRAIL, 64 Main St.; 679-9559: Thursday: Danny Quinn; Friday: Twocasters; Saturday: Chris O'Neil, 8:30 p.m.
EPSOM
CIRCLE 9 CAMPGROUND, 39 Windymere Drive; 736-9656: Saturday: Karen Morgan and Pony Express, 7 p.m. Cover charge.
FRANCONIA
CANNON MOUNTAIN VIEW, 729 Main St.; 823-9577: Tuesday: Matt Tellier, 7:30 p.m.; Friday: Waylon Speed, 9 p.m.
GILFORD
PATRICK'S PUB AND EATERY, 18 Weirs Road; 293-0841: Sunday: Super Bowl Sweepstakes party with Paul Warnick, 4 p.m.; Monday: team trivia, 7 p.m.; Wednesday: Adventure Series with Chris Lester, 7 p.m.; Thursday: comedy with Dave Andrews, 8 p.m., $10; Friday: Devlin and Costley; Saturday: Justin Jaymes and Bryan Conway, 9 p.m. No cover charge.
GLEN
THE RED PARKA STEAKHOUSE AND PUB, Route 302; 383-4344: Monday: open mike with Carl Iacozilli; Friday-Saturday: Audio Kickstand, 9 p.m.
HAMPSTEAD
ONE ELEVEN VILLAGE SQUARE, Route 111; 329-6879: Sunday: blues jam with Mr. Nick and the Dirty Tricks, 5 p.m.; Friday-Saturday: Spins, 8 p.m.
HAMPTON
BREAKERS CAFE, Ashworth Hotel, Ocean Blvd.; 926-6762: Thursday-Saturday: DJ and dancing, 9 p.m. No cover charge.
OLD SALT, 490 Lafayette Road; 926-0330: Sunday: George Blodgett, 9:30 a.m.; Friday-Saturday: live music, 8:30 p.m.
RON'S LANDING, 379 Ocean Blvd.; 929-2122: Sunday: Read/Allen Duo 3 p.m.; Friday: live music, 7 p.m.
WALLY'S PUB, 144 Ashworth Ave., 926-6954: Saturday: Jen Thayer Band, 9:30 p.m.
HANOVER
CANOE CLUB, 27 S. Main St.; 643-9660: Sunday: Stereo, 6 p.m.; Monday: Marko the Magician, 5:30 p.m.; Tuesday: Billy Rosen; Wednesday: Keith Bush; Thursday: Paul Rivers; Friday: Ken Rokicki; Saturday: Putnam and Pirozzoli Duo, 7 p.m.
HENNIKER
SLED PUB, 686 Flanders Road; 1-888-728-7732: Friday: open mike with Rick and George, 8 p.m.; Saturday: apres ski with TBA, 3 p.m.
HILLSBOROUGH
BOOMERANG'S, 37 Henniker St.; 464-3912: Wednesday: karaoke, 8 p.m.; Thursday: open mike; Saturday: Live music, 9 p.m.
HOOKSETT
ASIAN BREEZE RESTAURANT, 1328 Hooksett Road; 621-9298: Friday: DJ Albin, 8:30 p.m.; Saturday: Tom Ballerini Band, 8 p.m.
HUDSON
JOHNNY'S PIZZERIA, 35 Lowell Road; 880-7087: Sunday: blues jam with Little Harpo, 5 p.m.; Thursday: open mike with Art Cranshaw; Friday: Stone Blue Band; Saturday: PJ party, 9 p.m.
JACKSON
WILDCAT INN AND TAVERN, Route 16A; 383-4245: Tuesday: hoot with Jonathan Sarty, 8 p.m.; Saturday: White Mountain Boys, 8:30 p.m.
KEENE
CHASE TAVERN, 30 Main St.; 357-7070: Thursday: jam with Otis Doncaster; Friday: Christa Renee Band; Saturday: Hotel Dogs, 8:30 p.m. Cover charge may apply.
MCCUE'S, 12 Emerald St.; 352-2110: Tuesday: pub trivia, 7:30 p.m.; Friday: DJ MF Shalem; Saturday: Fat Tuesday, 8 p.m.
LACONIA
CACTUS JACK'S, 1182 Union Ave.; 528-7800: Wednesday: Stas; Thursday: Relevation, 8 p.m. No cover charge.
FRATELLO'S, 799 Union Ave.; 528-2022: Friday: Sev, 6:30 p.m.
LEBANON
SALT HILL PUB, 2 W. Park; 448-4532: Tuesday: live traditional session, 6 p.m.; Thursday: open mike; Friday: Johnny Bishop Duo; Saturday: 33 1/3, 9 p.m.
LINCOLN
FRATELLO'S, Kancamagus Hwy.; 745-2022: Friday-Sunday: Marc Apostolides, 7 p.m.
LONDONDERRY
COACH STOP RESTAURANT AND TAVERN, 176 Mammoth Road; 437-2022: Thursday: Gary Lopez; Friday-Saturday: Paul Luff, 6:30 p.m.
TUPELO MUSIC HALL, 2 Young Road; 437-5100: Thursday: Matthew Stubbs Band, 8 p.m., sold out; Friday: Marky Ramone's Blitzkrieg, 8 p.m., $40/$45; Saturday: Savoy Brown, 8 p.m.,$30.
WHIPPERSNAPPERS, Route 102; 434-2660: Sunday: Super Bowl party, call for details; Monday: open mike jam, 8:30 p.m., no cover; Tuesday: Video DJ, 6 p.m.; Wednesday: karaoke, 6 p.m.; Thursday: Rob Welles Band, 8:30 p.m.; Friday: Mugsy; Saturday: Best Not Broken, 9:30 p.m.
MANCHESTER
BLACK BRIMMER, 1087 Elm St.; 669-5523: Tuesday: House DJ; Wednesday: Mama Kicks; Thursday: Stu Sinclair Duo; Friday: Last Laugh; Saturday: Jimmy's Down, 9 p.m.
BO'S RIVERSIDE CAFE, 500 Commercial St.; 625-4444: Saturday: live music or DJ, 8 p.m.
BOYNTON'S TAPROOM, 155 Dow St.; 623-7778: Friday: comedy with Dave Russo, Bill Campbell and Sean Sullivan, $17; Saturday: songwriter/singer Amy Petty, 8 p.m., $7.
BREEZEWAY, 114 Pearl St.; 621-9111: Monday: piano with Robert D., 8:30 p.m.; Friday-Saturday: DJ McKay and DJ Brian, 9 p.m.
CLARION HOTEL, 21 Front St.; 669-2660: Saturday: comedy with Paul D'Angelo, 7:30 p.m. doors/8 p.m. show, $20.
CLUB LIQUID, 23 Amherst St.; 645-7600: Wednesday-Saturday: DJ and dancing, 9 p.m. Cover charge may apply on Saturday. 21+.
CLUB 313, 93 S. Maple St.; 628-6813: Wednesday-Saturday: DJ and dancing, 9 p.m.
DERRYFIELD RESTAURANT, 625 Mammoth Road; 623-2880: Friday: Josh Logan Band; Saturday: Day Janeiro, 9:30 p.m.
ELEMENT LOUNGE, 1055 Elm St.; 627-2922: Sunday: karaoke, 5 p.m.; Friday: DJ Daddy Dave; Saturday DJ Took, 9 p.m.
FRATELLO'S, 155 Dow St.; 624-2022: Tuesday: blues jam with the Wan-Tu Blues Band, 9 p.m.; Thursday: Ferinando Argenti Trio; Friday-Saturday: Erinn Brown, 7 p.m. No cover.
HANOVER STREET CHOPHOUSE, 149 Hanover St.; 644-2467: Saturday: live piano music, 6:30 p.m.
JILLIAN'S BILLIARDS, 50 Phillippe Cote St., 626-7636: Friday: DJ Billy Rears, 9 p.m.; Saturday: TBA, 10 p.m.
MILLY'S TAVERN, 500 Commercial St.; 625-4444: Tuesday: open mike, 7:30 p.m.; Wednesday: college night with DJ, 9 p.m.
MINT BISTRO, 1105 Elm St.; 625-6468: Friday: John Chouinard, 8 p.m. 21+. No cover charge,
MURPHY'S TAPROOM, 494 Elm St.; 644-3535: Thursday: Tim Cannon, 8 p.m.; Friday: Mama Kicks; Saturday: Eric Grand Band, 9:30 p.m. No cover charge.
900 DEGREES, 50 Dow St.; 641-0900: Sunday: blues jam, 5 p.m.; Tuesday: acoustic, 5:30 p.m.
THE SHASKEEN, 909 Elm St.; 625-0246: Sunday: Spain Brothers sing-along, 2 p.m. and open traditional music, 5 p.m.; Monday: Scalawag; Tuesday: open mike comedy; Wednesday-Saturday: live music, 9 p.m.
STRANGE BREW TAVERN, 88 Market St.; 666-4292: Sunday: blues jam; Tuesday: Strange Brew All Stars; Wednesday: Les Moore Trio; Friday: Racky Thomas; Saturday: BJ Magoon and Driving Sideways, 9 p.m. No cover charge.
UNWINED, 865 Second St.; 625-9463: Wednesday: members of Craig Fahey Jazz Ensemble, 7 p.m.; Saturday: members of Craig Fahey Jazz Ensemble, 7:30 p.m. No cover charge.
WALLY AND BERNIE'S, 20 Old Granite St.; 641-2583: Friday-Saturday: DJ and dancing, 9 p.m. 21+. Cover charge $5 (guys only) on Friday and Saturday.
WILD ROVER PUB, 21 Kosciuszko St.; 669-7722: Wednesday-Thursday: Marty Quirk, 9 p.m. No cover charge.
THE YARD, 1211 S. Mammoth Road; 623-3545: Friday: roller derby sock hop; Saturday: live country music and dancing with Gale County, 9 p.m.
MEREDITH
GIUSEPPE'S PIZZERIA and RISTORANTE, Mill Falls Market Place; 279-3313: Sunday: open stage with Lou Porrazzo, 7 p.m.; Monday: TBA; Tuesday: Lou Porazzo; Wednesday: Joel Cage; Thursday-Saturday: Giovannie Varano at the piano, 6 p.m. No cover charge.
MILFORD
PASTA LOFT, 241 Union Square; 672-2270: Friday: Fat Tuesday; Saturday: Rich Kumpu and Bob Allwarden, 8 p.m.
NASHUA
AMBER ROOM, 53 High St.; 881-9060: Wednesday: tribute to Sublime, 7 p.m.; Friday-Saturday: DJ and dancing, 9:30 p.m. Cover charge may apply. 21+.
FODY'S GREAT AMERICAN TAVERN, 9 Clinton St.; Nashua, 577-9015: Sunday: Wii Rock Band; Tuesday: karaoke; Wednesday: CMG Dave Ortiz; Thursday: Josh Logan; Friday: One Fine Mess; Saturday: Brickyard Blues, 9 p.m.
MARTHA'S EXCHANGE, 185 Main St.; 883-8781: Friday-Saturday: TBA, 10 p.m. 21+. Cover charge may apply.
PEDDLER'S DAUGHTER, 48 Main St.; 821-7535: Friday: Rip Cord; Saturday: Swinging Johnsons, 9:30 p.m. $3.
SKY LOUNGE, 522 Amherst St.; 882-6026: Friday-Saturday: live music or DJ, 9 p.m.
STUDIO 99, 99 Factory St.; 562-5179: Wednesday: acoustic jam, 7 p.m., $5; Thursday: Ben Geyer, 9 p.m., $10/$7 students and seniors; Friday: Emily Elbert, 8 p.m., $10/$5 students and seniors; Saturday: Love Gone Bad, 8 p.m., $10.
VILLA BANCA, 194 Main St.; 598-0500: Saturday: strolling violinist and accordionist, 7 p.m.
NEW LONDON
THE FLYING GOOSE, 40 Andover Road; 526-6899: Thursday: Proctor Academy music ensembles, 7:30 p.m.
NEWMARKET
THE STONE CHURCH ON ZION HILL, 5 Granite St.; 292-3546: Sunday: Gospel brunch, 9 a.m. and open mike with Dave Ogden, 7 p.m.; Monday: 40 Oz. to Freedom, 9 p.m.; Tuesday: poetry reading, 7 p.m., and bluegrass jam, 9 p.m.; Wednesday: blues dinner, 7 p.m., and blues jam with Lonely Gus and the One Stand; Thursday: Yarn, 9 p.m., $10/$8; Friday: Rustic Overtones, 9 p.m., $20; Saturday: Winter Surf Party with Todo Bien and Qwill, 7 p.m., $10.
NEWPORT
SALT HILL PUB, 58 Main St.; 863-7774: Thursday: locals jam with Moores or Shane Harrington Band, 8:30 p.m.; Friday: Ron Noyes Band, 9 p.m.
NORTH CONWAY
CLUB 550, 2025 White Mountain Hwy.; 356-7807: Sunday-Saturday: DJ and dancing, 9 p.m.
DELANEYS, N. Main St; 356-7776: Wednesday: Medicine Root, 9 p.m. No cover charge. 21+.
UP COUNTRY RESTAURANT, Route 16; 356-3336: Saturday: DJ and dancing, 9 p.m.
ZIPS PUB, 1 Skimobile Road; 356-5543: Wednesday: apres ski with Rek-Lis, 5 p.m.; Saturday: Cranapalooza with McAlister Drive, 2 p.m.
NORTH HAMPTON
ABERCROMBIE AND FINCH, 219 Lafayette Road; 964-9774: Friday: Anthony Fiandaca; Saturday: Elijah Clark, 7 p.m.
NORTH WOODSTOCK
WOODSTOCK INN, STATION AND BREWERY, Route 3, Main St.; 745-3951: Sunday: NTN trivia, all day; Tuesday: karaoke; Wednesday: trivia, 7:30 p.m.; Thursday: Doug Mitchell, 8:30 p.m.; Friday-Saturday: 10K Shimmer, 9 p.m.
NOTTINGHAM
DANIELS HALL, Route 4; 942-8525: Friday: singles dance with DJ JoAnn, 8 p.m., $11.
HARLOW'S PUB, 3 School St.; 924-6365: Monday: bluegrass jam; Wednesday: open mike; Friday: Dave and the Daddy-O's; Saturday: Ila Mawana, 9:30 p.m. Cover charge may apply. 21+.
PLYMOUTH
LUCKY DOG TAVERN AND GRILLE, 53 S. Main St.; 536-4445: Sunday: Super Bowl party, call for details; Wednesday: open mike; Thursday: DJ Mike B; Friday: DJ Will; Saturday: Party Kingz, 10 p.m. 21+.
PORTSMOUTH
BLUE MERMAID, 409 The Hill; 427-2583: Wednesday: open mike, 8:30 p.m.; Thursday: Abbie Barrett Band, 8 p.m.; Friday: Jay Broyer; Saturday: Ghost Diner, 9 p.m. Cover charge may apply.
BREAKING NEW GROUNDS, 14 Market Square; 436-9555: Monday: Stone Pigeon readings with TBA, 7 p.m.
DOLPHIN STRIKER, 15 Bow St.; 431-5222: Monday: Old School, 8 p.m.; Tuesday: Dave Gerard, 9 p.m.; Wednesday: Timothy Gurshin CD release, 8 p.m.; Thursday: Tim Theriault and Jamie DeCato; Saturday: Bob Arens Band, 9 p.m.
PORTSMOUTH GAS LIGHT CO., 64 Market St.; 430-9122: Friday: Elijah Clark, Mardi Gras benefit for Haiti; Saturday: Don Severance, DJ Pez, 9 p.m.
PRESS ROOM, 77 Daniel St.; 431-5186: Monday: Zumba Tres, 8 p.m.; Tuesday: Larry Garland jazz jam, 5:30 p.m., then hoot with Rick Watson, 9 p.m.; Wednesday: James Houlahan; Thursday: Family Affair; Friday:Henri Smith and friends, $10, 9 p.m.; Saturday: jazz lunch with Larry Garland and friends 1 p.m., no cover and Ben Geyer Jazz Combo, 9 p.m., $5.
RED DOOR, 107 State St.; 373-6827: Monday: Hush Hush Sweet Harlot series with Phantogram, Guy Capecelatra III; Tuesday: Reggae; Wednesday: Evaready; Thursday: Beat Pervert; Friday: KC Hallett; Saturday: Lord Bass, 9 p.m. Cover charge may apply.
REDHOOK BREWERY, 35 Corporate Drive; 430-8600: Friday: Live music, 7:30 p.m.
RI-RA PORTSMOUTH, 22-26 Market St.; 319-1680: Sunday: traditional session with Rocky, 5 p.m. and Rob Benton, 9 p.m.; Monday: Oran Mor, 7 p.m.; Tuesday: trivia, 8 p.m.; Wednesday: Granite Men, 9 p.m.; Thursday: Josh Cramoy Band; Friday: Vegas Temper; Saturday: Now Is Now, 10 p.m.
RUDI'S, 20 High St.; 430-7834: Sunday: Lex and Joe, 12 p.m.; Thursday: Chris O'Neil with Nate Therrien, 6 p.m.; Friday-Saturday: Duke Snyder, 6 p.m.
ROCHESTER
SLIM'S TEX MEX, 45 N. Main St.; 330-3300: Monday: open mike with Dustin Pearce, 8 p.m.; Tuesday: country with Cowboy Rick, 7 p.m.; Wednesday: karaoke, 8 p.m.; Thursday: Kayote Ugly karaoke with Trish P, 8 p.m.; Friday: TBA; Saturday: DJ dance party, 9 p.m.
SALEM
SALEM VFW, Route 28; 898-7924: Friday: karaoke, open mike, DJ and dancing, 8 p.m. No cover.
SUNAPEE
SUNAPEE COMMUNITY COFFEE HOUSE, Sunapee Methodist Church, 17 Lower Main St.; 763-2668: Friday: Putnam and Pirozzoli, 7 p.m.
