Don't miss this showcase of blues in Stoughton; we have music for every night of the week

Lots of music dates are coming up, as bands hurry to tour before the real winter season arrives, and also before the post-holidays lull. But right now, practically every night of the week has multiple music options to consider.

A blues bonanza in Stoughton

They are terming it just a Music Fest, but the event at Stoughton's Ahavath Torah Congregation on Saturday night is really a marvelous night of underrated New England blues groups that could hold their own with any national acts. The triple-header begins at 6 p.m. and features the excellent veteran band Boston Baked Blues, the South Shore's popular rock 'n' blues act Soul Box, and Plymouth's blazing modern blues group The Delta Generators.  If you want to hit one blues concert this year, this is the one to target, and we're guessing it comes with free parking and much less hassle than a trip to the city. (1179 Central St., Stoughton, tickets $36 advance, $40 at door, refreshments available for purchase. Check hausman-memorial-speaker-series.ticketleap.com/atc2023musicfest/)

Buskin & Batteau still touring

One of the spotlight folk music events this week is the Buskin & Batteau concerts at Club Passim in Cambridge on Saturday night. (Two shows: 5 and 8 p.m., 47 Palmer St., Harvard Square, Shanna in a Dress opens both shows, tickets are $35, check clubpassim.org or call 617-492-7679 for more information). The duo of David Buskin and Robin Batteau has been delighting folk audiences for five decades, even despite a stretch in the 1980s when they dedicated themselves to commercial jingle work ("The Heartbeat of America" is their best-known jingle). Now Buskin, 80, is battling Parkinson's Disease and myasthenia gravis, but still sounding great, while Batteau, 75, has survived a heart attack and cancer, but still brings it every night. Buskin's daughter Sophie is expected to provide extra vocal harmonies to their already exquisite sounds.

Pussy Riot in Boston (sort of)

The Paradise Rock Club in Boston hosts Pussy Riot on Tuesday night, but it is not billed as a concert per se. Marie Alyoklina from the vaunted Russian rock rebels will be on hand with producer Alexander Cheparukhin, for a night of chronicling the band's history, based on Alyoklina's recent memoir, and with commentary on current events as well. It sounds like more of a theater event than a concert, although the rock band Thick opens, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $29.50 available through crossroadspresents.com

THURSDAY, Nov. 30: Aldous Collins Band's wraps up residency

Hanover's Aldous Collins Band caps off their wildly successful November residency at Soundcheck Studios in Pembroke. The Indigo Girls headline Memorial Hall in Plymouth. Country singer Hunter Hayes at The Paradise Rock Club in Boston. Rock and blues guitarist Gary Hoey's Ho Ho Ho Holiday Show at The Narrows Center in Fall River. Americana act Matt Koelsch and The Allies take over The Red Lion Tavern in Cohasset. One of those happy changes: versatile pop singer/songwriter Matt Nakoa was booked for the Spire Center's Lobby Series but sold so many tickets he is now slated for the Plymouth venue's main room.

The folk trio known as Hank Wonder headlines Club Passim in Harvard Square. Indie rockers Nation of Language light up The Sinclair in Cambridge. Road trip: The Cabot Theater in Beverly has the tempting songwriter bill of Marc Cohn and Shawn Colvin.

FRIDAY, Dec. 1: Dylan Scott hits House of Blues

Rodney Crowell is considered practically a founding father of Americana anyway, but his latest album, "The Chicago Sessions," was produced by Wilco's Jeff Tweedy, and has been nominated for a Grammy, so his headlining date at The Narrows Center in Fall River should be a memorable night. The Allman-Betts Family Revival, featuring offspring and bandmates from the Allman Brothers Band fires up The Orpheum Theater in Boston.

The jazz and jam-oriented Octave Cat gets down at Soundcheck Studios in Pembroke. Stop by The Spire Center in Plymouth for an early set from local songsmith Sherry Malone, and an open house with Indieferm Brewing. Popster Stephen Sanchez takes over Roadrunner in Brighton. Rockers Milk heat up Brighton Music Hall. San Francisco electronica act Ravenscoon hits Royale in Boston. Country singer Dylan Scott at The House of Blues in Boston. Folkie Micah John sings at Club Passim in Cambridge. Texas psychedelic rockers Dexter and the Moonrocks debut at The Paradise Rock Club in Boston.

SATURDAY, Dec. 2: Swinging Steaks sizzle in Fall River

Boston rock legends Buffalo Tom have reunited for a show at The Paradise Rock Club in Boston. Matt Stubbs and Boston's GA-20 have taken the international blues scene by storm, but they are back from yet another European tour and playing Brighton Music Hall, in a thrilling double-bill with Black Joe Lewis.

The South Shore's own country-rock pillars, The Swinging Steaks, are back together with new music to debut at The Narrows Center in Fall River.  Doja Cat headlines The TD Garden in Boston. The rootsy sounds of The Lone Bellow take over The Sinclair in Cambridge for two nights. Streetlight Manifesto rocks Roadrunner in Boston. All Apologies – a Nirvana tribute – raises the roof at Soundcheck Studios in Pembroke. Longtime area favorite, folk troubadour Ellis Paul is at Franklin's Circle of Friends Coffeehouse. Harvest and Rust, a Western Mass. quintet devoted to the music of Neil Young, celebrates the 50th anniversary of his "Harvest" album by playing it and much more at The Spire Center in Plymouth.  Americana songsmith Sarah Levecque and her band keep The Fallout Shelter in Norwood hopping.

SUNDAY, Dec. 3: Matt York offers take on Willie Nelson

Get up early for the noontime Sunday brunch at City Winery in Boston, where Pembroke's Matt York performs music of Willie Nelson. At 4 p.m., if you're trying to escape the NFL, catch the blues jam at Players in Rockland with the Michele Rockwell Band. Sunday night the Flatbush Zombies bring the heat to Big Night Live in Boston; while rock's iconoclasts The Tubes hit City Winery in Boston; and Thumpasaurus jams at Brighton Music Hall.

Coming attractions

MONDAY: Soulman Kenny Lattimore arrives at City Winery.

TUESDAY: Jane Lynch of TV's 'Glee' comes to City Winery in Boston with Kate Flannery and Tim Davis, and a jazz quintet led by Tony Guerrero for a Swingin' Little Christmas show that runs through Wednesday. Also Tuesday, country chartbuster Brett Eldredge is at MGM Music Hall in Boston; Brit pop act Bar Italia hits Brighton Music Hall; and the R&B Eric Andre Explosion is at The House of Blues in Boston.

WEDNESDAY: Danish popsters Aqua appear at The House of Blues in Boston; while Twisted Pine's roots music delights Brighton Music Hall; and the acclaimed a cappella group Straight No Chaser plays MGM Music Hall in Boston.

DEC. 7: Leanna Firestone, 22-year-old Tik Tok sensation from Tennessee, makes her Boston debut at The Paradise Rock Club; while DJ TroyBoi gets Big Night Live in Boston grooving.

DEC. 8: The Maine is a rock band, but from Arizona, and they light up The House of Blues in Boston; while rock/funk fusion band Tauk takes over Brighton Music Hall.

DEC. 9: Country singer Ashley McBryde is at The Orpheum Theater in Boston; while rockin' bluesman Albert Cummings comes to The Narrows Center in Fall River.

DEC. 10: The sublime sounds of Over the Rhine do an acoustic Christmas show at City Winery in Boston; while singer/actress Sky Ferreira heats up The Paradise Rock Club.

DEC. 15-16: Jamband perennials Max Creek do a weekend at Soundcheck Studios in Pembroke.

DEC. 16-17: Stoughton's Grammy-winning songwriter Lori McKenna does her annual holiday run of four shows at Club Passim in Cambridge, and, alas, they are all already sold out.

This article originally appeared on The Patriot Ledger: Where to see live music near Quincy and Boston from Nov. 30-Dec. 3