So you have your Independence Day all planed out.  Maybe it’s going to the Esplanade to see the Pops or perhaps you’ll stay close to home and watch the Salem fireworks from the Willows where you can catch surrounding town explosions as well.  That’s great but have you though of what your going to do [...]

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Special Events / Festivals
“Toast” Benefit for The Art Corner
Music
Friday June 27th

Karem Cameron (jazz 6:30-9:30pm) DARQ ( 10pm) @ Bangkok Paradise
On the Grille Night @ Dodge Street
Los Sugar Kings (mambo-salsa dance party 9:30pm) @ Edgewater Cafe
DJ Ondrej! (house, trance 8pm) @ Gulu Gulu
Grateful Ted (rock 8pm) @ The Lobster Shanty
Kevin Kennedy (contemporary soft rock) @ [...]

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Salem is a magnet for all things Goth. The majority of our tourist industry revolves around the execution of persons alledgedly involved in the dark arts - what’s more Goth than that? So it has always perplexed me that no nightclub promoters have attempted to start a night catering to that community. [...]

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Special Events / Festivals
Clean Energy Day and Living Green & Renewable Energy Fair
Music
Friday June 13th

TBA (jazz 6:30-9:30pm) TBA ( 10pm) @ Bangkok Paradise
Catfish Lucy w/ RSVP @ Dodge Street
Los Sugar Kings (mambo-salsa dance party 9:30pm) @ Edgewater Cafe
DJ Seth (alternative, experimental, electronica 8pm) @ Gulu Gulu
Three Toad Sloth (rock 8pm) @ The Lobster Shanty
Soul [...]

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Special Events / Festivals
zippo zilch nada
Music
Friday May 30th

TBA (jazz 6:30-9:30pm) TBA (funk, r&b 10pm) @ Bangkok Paradise
Dodgefest Weekend @ Dodge Street
Los Sugar Kings (mambo-salsa dance party 9:30pm) @ Edgewater Cafe
RSVP (alternative, experimental, electronica 8pm) @ Gulu Gulu
TBA ( 8pm) @ The Lobster Shanty
Blues Band (blues 9pm) @ Lyceum
Traditional Irish Music (6-9pm) DJ [...]

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Special Events / Festivals
Salem State Alumni weekend
Music
Friday May 30th

Suzanne Perel (jazz 6:30-9:30pm) Nikki Mitchell & The Fuzzy Bunch (funk, r&b 10pm) @ Bangkok Paradise
Sweetfist (rock) @ Dodge Street
Los Sugar Kings (mambo-salsa dance party 9:30pm) @ Edgewater Cafe
Alice Austin (indie,alternative, rock 8pm) @ Gulu Gulu
Dave Retro (classic rock 8pm) @ The Lobster Shanty
TBA ( 9pm) [...]

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Special Events / Festivals
Are you kidding me? It’s the beginning of summer.
Music
Friday May 23rd

Alanna Manning (jazz 6:30-9:30pm) Speakeasys (rock, punk 10pm) @ Bangkok Paradise
Neurological Damage (alternative, metal, funk) @ Dodge Street
Los Sugar Kings (mambo-salsa dance party 9:30pm) @ Edgewater Cafe
Machine 475 (electronica, pop, rock 8pm) @ Gulu Gulu
Grateful Ted (classic rock 8pm) [...]

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Special Events / Festivals
Spring in Salem Fashion Show
Old Town Hall
Saturday, May 17 from 12 - 3 pm $5
Benefit for Salem Main Streets and the Salem Garden Club.
Music
Friday May 16th

Dennis James (jazz 6:30-9:30pm) Hixx (rock, punk 10pm) @ Bangkok Paradise
Someday, Rome & El Rancho (rock) @ Dodge Street
Los Sugar Kings (mambo-salsa dance party 9:30pm) @ [...]

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I realize that it’s a bit early to be talking about a July event but a recent commenter asked if Salem had music other than jazz so I had to put the word out.
Lately there have been some great jazz vocalists and bands playing in Salem so they have garnered a few write ups and [...]

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Salem’s Jazz and Soul Festival kicked off on the right foot with Afro-Cuban Jazz musician Juan Chavez and his band made up of fellow Berklee students.

The weather might have been chilly Saturday afternoon but the band was hot, playing a mix of salsa and jazz that had everybody on the front steps of the Old [...]

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