Last Sunday’s packed all-ages rock extravaganza at The Dover Brick House included some solid local acts. I have to admit that I was pleasantly surprised and impressed. The Minus Scale, This Wretched Vessel, Good Samaritan and Too Late The Hero filled the bill for the latest installment of the all-ages One Head in the Oven music series put on by local promoter Sparky.

Downstairs at The Press Room isn’t exactly a prime “listening room” setting, but that’s OK. The cheery, chatty crowds that frequent the place give the warm pub its charm. Local songstress Liz Parmalee and Boston resident Jennifer Greer braved the noise and won over a good many of the patrons last Thursday night with their music, despite the beery crowd.

Odds are you’re not one of the lucky 60 or 70 people who were on hand at The Stone Church last Wednesday for a performance from Boston’s Club D’Elf featuring Newmarket’s David Tronzo on guitar. You screwed up.

Fans of Americana had a chance to enjoy a bill of acoustic harmonies, folksy storytelling and good old-fashioned sturm-und-twang when Brooklyn, N.Y., duo Royal Pine and Tennessee-based The Everybodyfields paired up at The Stone Church last week.