Lizard Lounge Club

MC Kabir with Krush Factory
2026-01-03 21:00 - 23:30 (America/New_York) | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
MC Kabir and Krush Factory at the Lizard Lounge for their monthly first Saturday residency!

Canyon Lights/Dred Buffalo
2026-01-02 20:00 - 23:30
Canyon Lights and Dred Buffalo take the stage Jan 2nd at the Lizard Lounge.

$18/$23 adv
Doors 7
FRONTED BY TIM CARMAN AND PAT FAHERTY, FORMERLY OF GA-20, CANYON LIGHTS ARE A BLEND OF THROWBACK ROCK N’ ROLL, SWAMPY AMERICANA, AND HEAVY BLUES. FRIENDS AND BANDMATES SINCE 2018, PAT AND TIM HAVE RACKED UP THOUSANDS OF HOURS TOURING AND PERFORMING ON STAGES ALL OVER THE WORLD. THEIR LOVE OF BLUES MUSIC FUELED THEIR EXPLOSIVE PERFORMANCES WITH GA-20, A THREE-TIME #1 BILLBOARD CHARTING BLUES BAND FROM BOSTON, MA. IN 2023, PAT AND TIM BEGAN CONNECTING OVER THEIR MUTUAL LOVE OF 70S ROCK N’ ROLL BANDS LIKE MOUNTAIN, THIN LIZZY, AND JAMES GANG. INSPIRED BY THIS ERA, PAT PROPOSED THE TWO WORK OUT SOME SONG IDEAS HE HAD BEEN PLAYING WITH. AT THE SAME TIME, TIM REVEALED TO PAT SOME PERSONAL LYRICS HE HAD HELD ONTO FOR YEARS. THE SONGWRITING CONNECTION WAS INSTANT AND UNIQUE. PAT AND TIM REALIZED THAT THIS WAS A NEW VENTURE, NOT STRICTLY BLUES AND NOT CONFINED TO ANY LANE OF CREATIVITY. THE TWO FLEW TO DENVER IN EARLY 2024 TO PUT THESE SOUNDS ON TAPE WITH FRIEND DYLAN BROWN AT THE HELM AS ENGINEER AND CO-PRODUCER. FROM THIS SESSION, CANYON LIGHTS WAS BORN.
Canyon Lights

Dred Buffalo is a duo Rock ’n’ Roll band born out of the misty bogs of Southern New England. Formed in early 2022, the group quickly established themselves in “the upper echelons of New England rock & roll” (Motif Magazine) and was recently awarded the 2025 New England Music Awards “Rising Star Massachusetts” title.
Known for fierce, high-energy live shows, dazzling musicianship, and the magnetic pull of front woman Alerisa Rose’s spellbinding voice, Dred Buffalo blends retro groove and grit with modern rock sophistication and a touch of psychedelia—delivering a powerful, immersive sound that resonates with both classic and contemporary rock fans.
Dred Buffalo

Ward Hayden & The Outliers New Years Day Hank Williams Celebration-Late
2026-01-01 20:00 - 23:00
Ward Hayden and the Outliers return for their 17th annual New Years Day celebration of Hank Williams legacy, Late Show!

$28 adv/$35 door
Door 7
Boston is one of America’s great music towns. But among the various styles the city is known for that have launched many musical acts to success and stardom, country music wasn’t a truly thriving genre there, that’s until singer, songwriter and guitarist Ward Hayden and his band The Outliers (formerly known as Girls Guns & Glory) sang and played their distinctive take on C&W with a rock’n’roll kick to the top of the Boston scene and a thriving, critically-acclaimed and highly-awarded career across America and in Europe. Beginning in 2010 Ward and his collection of bandmates & musician friends began gathering together on Jan 1st to kick off every new year and honor the life and legacy of one of their biggest musical influences: Hank Williams.Hank Williams lived for just 29 short years, but what a lasting and meaningful legacy he left behind. Hank left this world on Jan 1, 1953 and every year Ward has assembled an incredible collection of songs from Hank’s catalog, with new surprises, country classics, & deep cuts added every single year. In addition to performing a full set of Hank’s music, each year the band also performs a set of Ward Hayden & the Outliers original songs. For fans of Hank, fans of Country Music, & fans of Ward & the Outliers, it doesn’t get much better than this. And it’s a rare chance to catch the band in the intimate environment of the Lizard Lounge, a venue where the band really cut their teeth & have returned to every year for this very special show. Join us this year for Ward Hayden & the Outliers 17th Annual Celebration of Hank Williams.

Ward Hayden & The Outliers New Years Day Hank Williams Celebration
2026-01-01 16:00 - 19:00
Ward Hayden and the Outliers return for their 17th annual New Years Day celebration of Hank Williams legacy!

$28 adv/$35 door
Door 3
Boston is one of America’s great music towns. But among the various styles the city is known for that have launched many musical acts to success and stardom, country music wasn’t a truly thriving genre there, that’s until singer, songwriter and guitarist Ward Hayden and his band The Outliers (formerly known as Girls Guns & Glory) sang and played their distinctive take on C&W with a rock’n’roll kick to the top of the Boston scene and a thriving, critically-acclaimed and highly-awarded career across America and in Europe. Beginning in 2010 Ward and his collection of bandmates & musician friends began gathering together on Jan 1st to kick off every new year and honor the life and legacy of one of their biggest musical influences: Hank Williams.Hank Williams lived for just 29 short years, but what a lasting and meaningful legacy he left behind. Hank left this world on Jan 1, 1953 and every year Ward has assembled an incredible collection of songs from Hank’s catalog, with new surprises, country classics, & deep cuts added every single year. In addition to performing a full set of Hank’s music, each year the band also performs a set of Ward Hayden & the Outliers original songs. For fans of Hank, fans of Country Music, & fans of Ward & the Outliers, it doesn’t get much better than this. And it’s a rare chance to catch the band in the intimate environment of the Lizard Lounge, a venue where the band really cut their teeth & have returned to every year for this very special show. Join us this year for Ward Hayden & the Outliers 17th Annual Celebration of Hank Williams.

Dub Apocalypse
2025-12-31 21:00 - 2026-01-01 00:00
Ring in the New Year with the echo drenched sounds of Dub Apocalypse!

MUST BE 21+
Dub Apocalypse is an instrumental dub reggae band from Boston, MA. Band members are Tommy Benedetti-drums,Van Martin-guitar,Johnny Trama-guitar,Aaron Bellamy-bass,and Timo Shanko-sax/bass. The band came together in 2007, led by drummer Tommy Benedetti and guitarist, Johnny Trama.Tommy Benedetti is one of the founding members of American Reggae Pioneers,John Brown’s Body. He brings a wealth of experience from the reggae/dub scene to the table,having recorded albums for the legendary Shanachie Label,John Zorn’s Tzadik Label (mixed by Bill Laswell),and is currently with John Brown’s Body on Easy Star Records. This history is combined with almost 2 decades of International touring,as well as backing some of the giants of Jamaican music,including The Meditations and Justin Hinds.
Guitarist Johnny Trama adds a soulful blues touch to the Dub Apocalypse signature sound.Trama has spent time on the road with the great Ron Levy, BB King’s organ player, as well as many other regional rock and soul/r&b acts. Not long after Dub Apocalypse came together, longtime friend Timo Shanko entered the fold.A dual threat on both bass and saxophone,Shanko is a veteran of the blues and free jazz scene.He spent many years on the road with Blues legend, Eddie Kirkland, as well as with G. Love and Special Sauce. Shanko is also a prolific composer,and his improvisational stylings are an integral part of the Dub Apocalypse sound. Although DA started out as more of a collective,in the past few years the lineup has solidified with the addition of bassist Aaron Bellamy and guitarist Van Martin. Bellamy is a longtime fixture in the Boston funk scene,and in combination with Benedetti ,they form the deep,militant sound at the core of Dub Apocalypse.
Originally hailing from Chicago,Van Martin rounds out the lineup on guitar. Martin has much touring experience as well, including appearances with Bernie Worrell and Big Daddy Kane. His sonic textures,adventurous playing and songwriting have helped Dub Apocalypse take their sound to a new level. The DA sound is an evolving mix of original compositions and their own interpretations of classic Jamaican and UK songs and dub plates. Heavy hitting drum and bass grooves set the table. A twin guitar attack, with Trama’s rhythmic anchor,and Martin’s dub sonics, swirl in and out in tandem. These pieces, combined with Timo Shanko’s Coltrane inspired sax approach, give Dub Apocalypse a

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Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam-Blake Newman Group
2025-12-28 19:00 - 23:00
The Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam with featured artists the Blake Newman Group December 28th!

$10
Bernaldo Cruz, known by many as BJ, is a Rhode Island–based saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist with over a decade of experience on his instrument. performing across New England since 2018 Specializing in alto and tenor saxophone, BJ brings a soulful blend of jazz, R&B, funk, blues, and pop to every stage he plays. In addition to saxophone, he also plays flute and piano, adding depth and versatility to his musical expression.BJ has performed at a wide range of venues and festivals, including PVD Fest, Wormtown, StrangeCreek, and others, and regularly contributes to the region’s vibrant live music scene. Notably, he performed during the cocktail hour at Ashley and Jared’s wedding—well-known from The Bachelorette—held in Newport, Rhode Island.
Phil Neighbors has been part of the Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam community 20+ years. He has been the regular drummer since the summer of 2016.Phil began playing drums early in life. He has been playing, listening and learning ever since. During his long career, he has been a member of numerous musical organizations, playing a very wide range of musical styles. His experience has given him an appreciation and respect of those styles and the culture that produces them.Phil brings his accumulation of knowledge to bear every Sunday night at the Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam. He loves the opportunity the Trio has, to provide the perfect musical background to the words spoken by the artists who step up to the microphone every week.Elsewhere in the Boston area, Phil can be seen in the Revolutionary Snake Ensemble, with Blake Newman and guitarist Andy Solberg, and many others. He is on recordings by the Snake Ensemble, Ken Field, Andy Solberg, Duncan Martin, Big Joe Duskin, James Ibold, and the band The Zero.
Bassist, composer, and bandleader Blake Newmanwas born in New York City and was drawn to music at an early age. As a small child, he entertained himself for hours on end by playing the piano. Since moving to Boston to study at Berklee College of Music, he has called the Boston area home. Blake has always had a flair for the exotic, and his musical tastes have been no exception.
He’s had the good fortune of performing on five continents in a multitude of diverse musical settings with some extraordinary musicians. He has performed and recorded with Iva Bittova, David Murray, Ran Blake, Big Jack Johnson, Evan Ziporyn, Duke Robillard, John Sinclair, Peter Wolf, Kenny Wolleson, Butch Morris, Jon Faddis, David Maxwell, and Charles Neville. He has recorded for Rounder, Innova, Accurate, New World, and Audio Quest Records and can be seen performing with his trio every Wednesday at the Liberty Hotel in Boston, with the Armenian jazz group Musaner, New Orleans groove band the Revolutionary Snake Ensemble, and the Tough Love Trio, among others. He has played locally and toured extensively with the American Repertory Theater.
Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam

The Blue Ribbons & Jake Manzi
2025-12-27 20:00 - 23:30
The Blue Ribbons return to the Lizard Lounge Dec 27th with Jake Manzi at 8!

$15/$20
Doors 7

“The Blue Ribbons’ latest album, 2024’s “Forever, But Not For Long,” has plenty of pop hooks. Or rather, it had plenty of them before the band took sledgehammers and scalpels to most of the pretty bits.
“It took a while to get the bones of some of the tunes down just so we could break them,” bandleader James Rohr told Herald with a laugh.
Local champs the Blue Ribbons are a pop band in the same way that the Beatles or Steely Dan or Television are pop bands in that they like pop but “aren’t too precious about the songs,” Rohr said.
Jed Gottleib – Boston Herald

The Blue Ribbons

Jake Manzi is a Los Angeles based singer/songwriter, raised in Western Massachusetts. With a subtle touch for turning up pure song-stuff out of life, channeling the likes of Marshall Crenshaw and Tom Petty, of Lucinda Williams and Bruce Springsteen, Manzi offers you his singular take on what contemporary pop-rock can be. Opening for acts like Dawes, NRBQ, Ron Sexsmith, Lori McKenna, and M. Ward and collaborating with artists like Don Was, Mikaela Davis, and Madison Cunningham, Jake Manzi is a songwriter to be reckoned with and a unique talent to be enjoyed.

Jake Manzi

Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam-Marlon Carey
2025-12-21 19:00 - 23:00
The Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam with featured poet Marlon Carey Dec 21st!

$10

Poet. Educator. Actor. Communicator. Entertainer… and StorytellerHe’s a Man of many hats and many words.He’s been Lizard Lounge King and Cantab Lounge Slam Champion. Father of 3 wonderful children. Etc.
Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam

Diamond Blues Jerry Garcia Band Brunch!
2025-12-21 13:00 - 16:00
Diamond Blues delivers soulful and exploratory performances in tribute to the unique rock/gospel/soul/r n’b blend of the Jerry Garcia Band!

$15/$20 Door
Doors 12
Since 2021, Diamond Blues, an eclectic group of accomplished musicians passionate about honoring the legacy of Jerry Garcia, have taken Boston by storm.
Led by David Rubin on Vocals & Guitar, Diamond Blues features Robbie Parrish on Drums, Ian Brenkle on Bass, Caroline Killoh on Vocals & Keys, and Christopher Belden on Sax.
DB, as it’s often called by fans, mines their repertoire from the Jerry Garcia Band songbook and blends other fan favorites consistent with the original sound of JGB. Their uniquely crafted setlists touch the entire catalogs of JGB, Legion of Mary/Merl Saunders, and Jerry Garcia Solo, leaving audiences inspired and electrified. DB blends deep cuts with hits that will have you respectfully asking, “why didn’t Jerry play that more often?”
Diamond Blues

Sol Fyah Christmas : A Jazzy Reggae Night With Safiya
2025-12-20 20:00 - 23:00
Join us for a festive evening of jazzy reggae vibes with Safiya, where music takes you on a magical journey through the holidays! Dec 20th!

$15/$20 Door
Doors 7
Warm up your winter with a night of Caribbean fire, soulful grooves, and Christmas magic—Safiya style. Sol Fyah Christmas is an island-inspired holiday concert blending neo-soul, reggae, jazz, and classic Caribbean favorites, all wrapped in festive warmth and joyful energy. This isn’t your typical Christmas show — it’s a holiday experience.
Safiya reimagines seasonal classics with tropical twists, performs beloved Caribbean and neo-soul songs, and brings her signature island-jazz sound to the stage for one unforgettable night.
Safiya is a rising star in the jazz, neo-soul, and reggae scene, known for her electrifying performances and visionary ventures. Infusing her Afro-Caribbean roots with jazz influences, Safiya captivates audiences worldwide with her innovative sound. A graduate of Berklee College of Music and a nominee for both the New England Music Award Jazz Act of the Year (2023) and Reggae Artist of the Year (2024) for a Boston Music Award, Safiya is on a mission to inspire cultural exploration and foster connections through her groundbreaking project, Travel Through Music. With accolades including recognition as one of Boston’s Extraordinary Women in 2023, Safiya continues to push boundaries and redefine the music industry.

Safiya

The Gravel Project/Apple Mill
2025-12-19 20:00 - 23:30
The Gravel Project returns to the Lizard Lounge Dec 19th with Apple Mill

$18/22 door
Doors 7

Originally created by Andrew Gravel (vocals, guitar), The Gravel Project is an all star band of Boston music veterans including brother, Jordan Gravel (organ, keys), Dave Fox (drums), Jen Kearney (vocals) and Eguie Castrillo (percussion). The Gravel Project’s live show blends rock, world music and jazz with power and soul. Carrying the tradition of 70’s blues and psychedelic rock music, The Gravel Project embodies the spirit of Santana combined with the classic raw energy and moving songwriting of The Allman Brothers and Tedeschi Trucks Band.The release of their fourth album, “Find What You Need” is a deeply personal exploration of the complexities of growing, maintaining and putting the work into preserving healthy relationships. The way they shape us, challenge us, and ultimately teach us about ourselves. Every song is woven together with a common thread, capturing the highs and lows through the themes of love, personal growth, trust, remorse, frustration and reconciliation.
The Gravel Project

AppleMill is the brainchild of Tom Appleman and Seth Miller, who began writing original music together in 2020 when the COVID lockdown began. The duo has penned a series of soulful rock songs inspired by legends of the past while crafting their own fresh sound. Fans of Elton John, Wings, The Rolling Stones, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, Tears for Fears, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Black Crowes, and Lenny Kravitz will all find something to like about AppleMill. The AppleMill debut EP was released on all major streaming platforms in November 2024 and features some of New England’s most talented and respected musicians: Tom Appleman (Bass, vocals), Seth Miller (vocals, harmonica, supplemental guitars), Bruce Bears (Keyboards), Mike Levesque (Drums) and Ryan Faraday (lead guitars).

Apple Mill

Rich Hinman, Kevin Barry, Zacharian Hickman and John Sands
2025-12-18 20:00 - 23:30
Rich Hinman returns to the Lizard Lounge with Kevin Barry, Zach Hickman and John Sands Dec 18th at 8!

$15/$20 Door
Doors 7
On his recent LP “Memorial,” on Colorfield Records, multi-instrumentalist and composer Rich Hinman creates an arresting collage containing elements of electronica, psychedelia, and searching improvisation, with Hinman’s pedal steel as the (mostly) primary voice. Here he debuts a new band of like-minded explorers featuring local heroes Kevin Barry (Jackson Browne, Rosanne Cash) on guitar and lap steel, Zachariah Hickman (Josh Ritter, Ray LaMontagne) on acoustic bass and John Sands (Aimee Mann) on drums.

Rich Hinman
https://www.instagram.com/richhinman/

Ahren Shreeve
2025-12-17 20:00 - 23:00
Ahren Shreeve Trio premier live at the Lizard Lounge December 17th!

$12/17 adv
Doors 7
Over the last 7 years, Ahren Shreeve has embedded himself within the Boston music scene. While Ahren has frequently stepped in for other musicians and bands, he has taken on the task of leading his own show. Utilizing his improvisational skills and melodic expression, Ahren performs his interpretations of classic and familiar tunes. He will be accompanied by the talented Tony Irons and Erick Cifuentes on bass and drums.
Ahren Shreeve
Ahren Shreeve Insta

Super Sweet Sounds Of The 70's Late Show
2025-12-16 21:30 - 23:30
Duke Levine and the Super Sweet Sound of the 70’s Return to the Lizard Lounge for two shows December 16th for their album release !

Doors 9
Help us celebrate the release of our first ever record. As we like to say, “Take a walk down the bong-lined sidewalks, yadda, etc, etc”!! We’re pretty excited for this new release, even though it’s all already up on YouTube via the vids of our in-studio performances. But now it’s available as a complete Audio-Only set! So you can just sit back, relax and give this almost hour-long fever-dream of the 1970s a spin. A stream. What. Ever. We’re stoked, come to the show! Buy a CD!
Duke Levine – Guitar
Kevin Barry – Guitar & Lap Steel
Mike Rivard – Bass
Paul Schultheis – Keys
Yahuba Garcia-Torres – Congas & Percussiom
Dean Johnston – Drums
Duke Levine

Super Sounds of the 70s-Late Show
2025-12-16 21:30 - 23:30
Doors 9
Help us celebrate the release of our first ever record. As we like to say, “Take a walk down the bong-lined sidewalks, yadda, etc, etc”!! We’re pretty excited for this new release, even though it’s all already up on YouTube via the vids of our in-studio performances. But now it’s available as a complete Audio-Only set! So you can just sit back, relax and give this almost hour-long fever-dream of the 1970s a spin. A stream. What. Ever. We’re stoked, come to the show! Buy a CD!
Duke Levine – Guitar
Kevin Barry – Guitar & Lap Steel
Mike Rivard – Bass
Paul Schultheis – Keys
Yahuba Garcia-Torres – Congas & Percussiom
Dean Johnston – Drums
Duke Levine

Super Sweet Sounds Of The 70's Early Show
2025-12-16 19:00 - 21:00
Duke Levine and the Super Sweet Sound of the 70’s Return to the Lizard Lounge for three shows for their album release !

Doors 6
Help us celebrate the release of our first ever record. As we like to say, “Take a walk down the bong-lined sidewalks, yadda, etc, etc”!! We’re pretty excited for this new release, even though it’s all already up on YouTube via the vids of our in-studio performances. But now it’s available as a complete Audio-Only set! So you can just sit back, relax and give this almost hour-long fever-dream of the 1970s a spin. A stream. What. Ever. We’re stoked, come to the show! Buy a CD!
Duke Levine – Guitar
Kevin Barry – Guitar & Lap Steel
Mike Rivard – Bass
Paul Schultheis – Keys
Yahuba Garcia-Torres – Congas & Percussiom
Dean Johnston – Drums
Duke Levine

Super Sounds of the 70s-Early Show
2025-12-16 19:00 - 21:00
Doors 6
Help us celebrate the release of our first ever record. As we like to say, “Take a walk down the bong-lined sidewalks, yadda, etc, etc”!! We’re pretty excited for this new release, even though it’s all already up on YouTube via the vids of our in-studio performances. But now it’s available as a complete Audio-Only set! So you can just sit back, relax and give this almost hour-long fever-dream of the 1970s a spin. A stream. What. Ever. We’re stoked, come to the show! Buy a CD!
Duke Levine – Guitar
Kevin Barry – Guitar & Lap Steel
Mike Rivard – Bass
Paul Schultheis – Keys
Yahuba Garcia-Torres – Congas &
Dean Johnston – Drums
Duke Levine

Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam "Lizard Blizard Regional Slam"
2025-12-14 19:00 - 23:00
The Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam “Lizard Blizzard Regional Slam” Dec 14th!

$10
Our own Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam Slam Team will host three guest regional teams for an exciting four-by-four team slam. Always a highly popular event, this evening will bring you some of the best spoken word artists in our region. Participating guest teams will be ProvSlam, Slam Free Or Die, and TRUly BAD!
Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam

The Dead Flowers/Invisible Rays/Petty Fears
2025-12-13 20:00 - 23:30
The Dead Flowers, Invisible Rays and Petty Fears live at the Lizard Lounge December 13th at 8!

$15/$20 Door
Doors 7

Hailing from Somerville, MA, The Dead Flowers sow a sonic crossbreed of 70s rock ‘n’ roll and 90s indie. A three-vocal attack adorns their Stones-esque swagger, shifting their tone from the soulful twang of CCR to the slacker angst of Pavement. The Flowers’ rollicking strut harkens back to rock’s days of old, yet reminds us to party right now.
https://www.instagram.com/the_dead_flowers_music/

“Invisible Rays are a Power Pop band from Somerville, Massachusetts that channel the musical and lyrical sensibilities of 60s and 70s rock, pop, jangle, and bubblegum, while reinterpreting the style through the sonic architecture of the late 80s and 90s. They are melodic and sweet yet rough around the edges. Equal parts Anglophile and American rock and roll, their sound is heavily indebted to the classic bands of Manchester, Memphis, Minneapolis, Glasgow, and Boston. Fans of the Replacements, Teenage Fanclub, Matthew Sweet, Big Star, and Tom Petty will not be disappointed. Bring ear plugs. ”

https://www.instagram.com/just_invisiblerays/

Pretty Fears is a Boston-based rock trio comprised of guitarist/vocalist John Tyson, bassist Dante Fiorenza, and drummer Josh Zollman. Pretty Fears’ original songs blend roots and blues, with rock and alternative, to create a delicious musical soup that all can enjoy!

https://www.instagram.com/theprettyfears/

Flying Vipers and Revolutionary Snake Ensemble
2025-12-12 20:00 - 23:30
Flying Vipers return to the Lizard Lounge Dec 12th, celebrating their second record of the year with Revolutionary Snake Ensemble!

Event is 21+
$20 adv/$25 Door
Doors at 7

In a basement bunker outside of Boston, MA, Flying Vipers create dubwise music on an econo cassette machine. Live, they are a 7-piece unit with soulful vocals, blazing horns, bubbling keys and heavy drum & bass. Their love of Jamaican and UK 70’s roots and dub is their north star, but eclectic crates of records and a couple decades worth of DIY punk shows bleed through on tape and on stage.
The Vipers will be celebrating the release of their second album of 2025 (the year of the snake). In April they launched ‘Off World’ on Easy Star Records, which has been getting consistent airplay on the BBC (via David Rodigan and Don Letts), and KEXP. Bandcamp called it “a psychedelic dub masterpiece” and WBUR dubbed it “one of the most unique and memorable Boston reggae records in recent memory.” Their new album released in October, ‘World Inversion’, finds Flying Vipers reconstructing ‘Off World’ in both strange & familiar ways, including a guest spot from Mission of Burma’s Roger Miller.
Flying Vipers

The Revolutionary Snake Ensemble is a funk/street beat improvisational brass band performing a unique blend of original and traditional music. Saxophonist/composer Ken Field‘s group is on the march, spreading the gospel of groove far and near. Using the raucous rhythms of the New Orleans brass tradition as a launching pad, the Boston band has forged a volatile and unbridled sound.
“Touches all the right cornerstones of jazz, but also funks my socks off.” – WKDU, Philadelphia
“Ken Field’s Revolutionary Snake Ensemble have been joining the New Orleans brass band tradition to vanguard jazz, swinging NOLA funk, second-line street music, blues, and much more … A band at the height of their powers … a harmonic sophistication that should be the envy of most jazz and brass band musicians”AllMusic.com
Revolutionary Snake Ensemble

Jon McBride's Big Easy With Ryan Montbleau/The Eisenhower Brothers
2025-12-11 20:00 - 23:30
Jon McBride’s Big Easy with Ryan Montbleau returns with special guests The Eisenhower Brothers December 11th!

$15 adv/$20 door
7 doors

Jon McBride’s Big Easy traverses the roots of funk music–early jazz, blues, gospel, and Caribbean styles–playing songs that have entertained audiences for generations, and exciting fans across many genres, bringing raw talent and irresistible swing to contemporary roots music. Laissez les bons temps rouler!
Featuring Jon McBride on soprano saxophone, Ted Perry on piano, Marty Ballou on bass, and Dwight Ritcher on drums, and joined by special guest Ryan Montbleau.
Ryan Montbleau has spent the better part of thirty years cultivating a devoted audience on the strength of his ecstatic live shows and exhilarating sonic versatility. He’s collaborated with artists as diverse as Trombone Shorty, Galactic, Steel Pulse, Tall Heights, Martin Sexton, Anders Osborne, and George Porter, Jr; shared bills with the likes of Tedeschi Trucks Band, Ani DiFranco, Todd Snider, The Wood Brothers, Rodrigo y Gabriela, and Mavis Staples; and racked up more than 150 million streams on Spotify alone. The Boston Herald raved that “he’s made a career of confident, danceable positivity.”

Eisenhower Brothers
From The early days , when Milt was producing and playing “coloring” guitar on Dwight&Nicole’s first album, the whole crew living in the house over Rear Window Studio, Dwight and Milt noticed they had a natural “weave” when the two guitars played together. That’s a word Keith Richard uses to describe what happens with him and Ron Wood. It’s a sympatico conversation between guitars, finishing each other’s thoughts, creating a whole, just a wee bit larger than the sum of its’ parts. Turns out this is kinda rare to find, and when you do find another player who hears it the same way you do, then you’re onto something. The instruments can be the same, or different, f’rinstance a guitarist and a drummer. It’s a feel thing. Hard to describe, but you know it when you feel it. So for years, these two, now living in different states, still get the weave going whenever they can. We can’t say exactly what’s gonna happen at an Eisenhower Bros. session, uncharted territory, but it’ll probably feel pretty good. Why Eisenhower? Well, Milt’s long run with Four Piece Suit digs deep into influences from the 1950s-60s, somebody called it Eisenhower music. That era has become even rosier, as it represents a decency in public life that has become increasingly elusive. Plus one of the guys is named Dwight, and guess what! …”Ike” had a brother named Milton. And by an even more unlikely auspicious synchronicity, Milton Eisenhower, during his tenure as president of Johns Hopkins University, was a mentor to a fledgling Freshman, playing bass in an Acid Jazz band (before the term had been coined) for strippers on Baltimore’s notorious “Block”… Milt Reder. So full circle. Could be good…ya never know.

Dennis Brennan Band Live at the Lizard Lounge-Night 2
2025-12-10 20:00 - 23:30
Lizard Lounge welcomes back The Dennis Brennan Band featuring Duke Levine, Kevin Barry, Richard Gates and Billy Beard December 9th & 10th!

$60 Reserved Tables
$20/25 GA
Doors 7
Lizard Lounge is pleased to welcome back the classic Dennis Brennan Band feat Duke Levine, Kevin Barry, Richard Gates and Billy Beard for a very special two night stand Dec 9th and 10th.
Dennis Brennan could be considered Boston’s own Leonard Cohen or Elvis Costello. His songwriting is respected by critics and musicians alike. Not only adept with the pen, but Dennis Brennan is also a highly accomplished performer known for his ability to easily span musical genres, styles, and eras. His emotive and passionate voice is comfortable tackling classic country and R&B as well as classic jazz, rock, and blues.

Dennis Brennan Band Live at the Lizard Lounge-Night 1
2025-12-09 20:00 - 23:30
