Lizard Lounge Club

Sol Fyah Christmas : A Jazzy Reggae Night With Safiya
2025-12-20 20:00 - 23:00 (America/New_York) | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
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
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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

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
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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

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

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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
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“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-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

Dub Apocalypse
2025-12-31 20:00 - 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

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
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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-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
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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.

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
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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

MC Kabir with Krush Factory
2026-01-03 21:00 - 23:30
MC Kabir and Krush Factory at the Lizard Lounge for their monthly first Saturday residency!

Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam-2026 MVP Most Valuable Poet Slam Semifinal #1
2026-01-04 19:00 - 22:30
The Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam’s 2026 MVP (Most Valuable Poet) Slam Semifinal #1

$10

A Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam tradition! Each year, from September through December, our slam poets compete to qualify for the Most Valuable Poet (MVP) Slam events, which take place every January. Sixteen Poets qualify for the two semi-final slam events, followed by the MVP Finals.
We will announce the poets who’ve qualified for this first MVP Semifinal Slam soon!These slams are super-popular and always showcase phenomenal spoken word talent. The top four poets from tonight and the top four from the second semifinal will move on to the finals on 1/25/26.
Not to be missed!!

Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam

The Duppy Conquerors
2026-01-07 20:00 - 23:00
The Duppy Conquerors bring their celebration of the music of Bob Marley to the Lizard Lounge January 7th!

EVENT IS 21+
$12/$15 DOOR
The quintessential Bob Marley tribute band – the Duppy Conquerors – is a rich collection of high-caliber musicians playing in tribute to the music of Bob Marley. Nominated for a Boston Music Award, this 10-piece ensemble of veteran musicians embodies a soulful authenticity that honors the artist and his timeless collection. With nearly 80% of Marley’s repertoire under their belts, the Duppy Conquerors are equipped to provide hours of entertainment and positive vibrations.

Featuring:
Errol Strength
Jonas Kahn
Tariq Nicholsan
Jake Pardee
Mark Ferranti
Kit Holliday
Sarah Mendelsohn
Jeff Robinson
Dave Szebeda
Clayton De Walt

https://duppyconquerors.band/
https://www.instagram.com/duppy.conquerors/

Coulibaly/Forty Worldwide
2026-01-08 20:00 - 23:30
Coulibaly returns to the Lizard Lounge Jan 8th with Forty Worldwide!

$15 adv/$18 door
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Imad Coulibaly is an independent artist hailing from Boston, Massachusetts. He started playing drums at the age of 4 years old. Being surrounded by music at home and in church, Imad became passionate about music. He kick started his music career after winning the Umass Amherst Jazz Festival for “ Best Jazz Trio” and opening for the Chris Potter Quartet. Imad Coulibaly currently plays in his jazz/fusion hip hop group Soul Space. He is also a live/session and touring drummer working with artists such as Rugawd, Martin Gonzalez, David Mrakpor, King Chino, Dave Powell, Rob Araujo and Vooo. Imad’s primary focus is on live/session and touring gigs as well as education in music to inspire drummers of all ages and background.
Coulibaly

Forty is a collective of multifaceted creative mavericks who live and breathe black music.

Forty Worldwide

Ghosts of Jupiter
2026-01-09 20:00 - 23:30
Led by Nate Wilson of Percy Hill fame, Ghosts of Jupiter will delight with a blend of 60s heavy psychedelia.

$18/22 Door
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Ghosts of Jupiter is a psychedelic rock band based out of the Boston area, previously known as the Nate Wilson Group. Led by former Percy Hill keyboardist Nate Wilson, the band features a loud, riff-heavy sound inspired by classic rock groups such as Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, and Cream.
Nate Wilson: Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Flute
Pierre Aleksi: Guitar
Thomas Lada: Bass, Keyboards
Barrett Goeman: Drums
Ghosts of Jupiter

The Macrotones and Miss Fairchild!
2026-01-10 20:00 - 23:30
The Macrotones return to the Lizard Lounge with Miss Fairchild Jan 10th at 8 oclock!

Event is 21+
$15/20 door
Established in Boston in 2007, The Macrotones are a 10-piece unit steeped in off-beat funk & soul rhythms from all over the globe. Blazing horns meet mighty hooks for a progressive mix fit to fill any dancefloor.
The band’s tightly-honed grooves and infectious sound has shared the stage with like-minded practitioners such as Lee Fields & the Expressions, Durand Jones & the Indications, the Budos Band, Grupo Fantasma, Orgone, Ikebe Shakedown, and Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars. Since typical genre descriptions fail to fully capture the scope of the Macrotones sound, new monikers need exploration: imperial funk, astrobeat, or even “a soundtrack for spies” all fit.
After numerous instrumental LP’s and EP’s released on Music ADD, a new era for the band began in 2019 when friend and occasional guest vocalist Phil Desisto joined full time. Phil’s commanding and gritty vocals, a bit like Bobby Womack meets Mike Patton, saw the band embrace more classic soul sounds from the ‘6os and ’70s, while retaining their edgy funk.
June 2024 finally saw the release of ‘From The Void’, their new LP with Phil on all 10 tracks. A feature on WBUR’s album guide remarked that “the LP showcases soulful lead vocals along with the psychedelic grooves the Macrotones have mastered.”
Macrotones

For the last two decades under the stage lights, New England’s Miss Fairchild has built a reputation on spectacle, musicianship, awe, and entertainment. Capably combining “juicy bass, slick grooves, and that peaches-and-cream brand of rhythm and blues” (Dig Boston) the band’s live performances have come to resemble one of Prince’s storied aftershows: a melange of original-song staples, b-side cover tunes, and extended jams that would make even the Purple One smirk and bat his lashes with approval.

But who exactly is Miss Fairchild? Think of her as your favorite aunt: flashy, freewheeling, funky as hell, and most importantly not your parents. She was born in 2004 on a spit of land 30 miles out to sea. Only she isn’t a flesh-and-blood person, she’s an idea—a muse for a band.
Songwriting partners Travis Richard and Schuyler Dunlap—along with renowned producer/DJ, Sammy Bananas (Fools Gold Records)—started MF as a recording project at a time where home studio resources were newly available en masse. Tucked away in a basement on Nantucket Island, MA, they developed a unique sound and singular sense of cool, putting their own spin on Pop-oriented Funk and R&B. But the studio could not contain them; Richard was destined to be on the bandstand interacting with a live audience.
Taking his cues from genre-defining heroes James Brown and Sly Stone, Richard applied his care for songcraft and music production to the development of an engaging live show that balances polished arrangements with off-the-cuff vamps and grimacing Funk breakdowns.
Some of the most sought after players in New England were assembled to help realize his dream. Guitarist Dan Thomas, saxophonist Jeff Fennell, and drummer Jimmy Robitaille—all hailing from Western MA—are regularly featured in some of the funkiest and most reputable bands in New England (The Valley Moonstompers Society, Beau Sasser & Friends). Original MF bassist Patrick Johnson returns from hiatus to dress the rhythm section in heart and soul, authenticating the sound.
The year 2021 saw the band emerging from a pandemic-induced creative slump, complete with new material and a renewed sense of purpose; people need Miss Fairchild today. Their new album, Déjà Vu (release date TBD), which reunites the band with songwriter/guitarist Dunlap, rockets through the atmosphere fueled by instant Party-Funk classics (“Tryin’ For The Weekend”) then floats amongst the stars with sexy, slow-burn numbers (lead single “Body Right, pt. I & II”).
“Juicy bass, slick grooves, and that peaches-and-cream brand of rhythm and blues… Miss Fairchild has arrived fresh off the mothership to provide your senses with all kinds of musical sex, placing you squarely on the verge of doin’ it.” – Dig Boston

Miss Fairchild

Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam 2026 MVP Most Valuable Poet Slam Semifinal #2
2026-01-11 19:00 - 22:30
The second of our MVP Semifinal Slams and a Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam tradition!

$10
The second of our MVP Semifinal Slams and a Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam tradition! Slam poets have competed from September through December to qualify for the Most Valuable Poet (MVP) Slam events, which take place every January. Sixteen Poets qualify for the two semi-final slam events, followed by the MVP Finals.
We will announce the poets who’ve qualified for this first MVP Semifinal Slam soon!These slams are super-popular and always showcase phenomenal spoken word talent. These slams are super-popular and always feature extraordinary spoken word artistry. The top four poets from tonight, along with the top four poets from the previous semifinal, will move on to the finals on 1/25/26.Not to be missed!!
Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam

Duke Levine & The Super Sweet Sounds Of The 70's
2026-01-14 20:00 - 23:30
Duke Levine & The Super Sweet Sound of the 70’s Return to the Lizard Lounge for three shows January 14th, 21st and 28th!

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Take a stroll down the bong-lined sidewalks of Duke Levine’s musical youth. His all-star band is gonna help him travel back to a time when The Lord’s Prayer, Strauss, Isaac Hayes and Charlie Daniels were all on the Top 40. Instrumental arrangements of a bunch of tunes you know, a couple you maybe never heard, and a few you may have wanted to forget.
Duke Levine – Guitar
Kevin Barry – Guitar & Lap Steel
Mike Rivard – Bass
Paul Schultheis – Keys
Yahuba Garcia-Torres – Congas & Percussiom
Dean Johnston – Drums
Duke Levine

Legends of Mary Live at the Lizard Lounge
2026-01-15 20:00 - 23:30
Legends of Mary, an all star Jerry Garcia Tribute return to the Lizard Lounge January 15th at 8!

$15 adv/$20 door
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Legends of Mary is an all-star tribute to the Jerry Garcia side project: Legion of Mary. The group brings together some of the foremost Grateful Dead musicians in the Boston music scene to pay tribute to the fiery spiritual predecessor of the Jerry Garcia Band. Legends of Mary features: David Rubin of Diamond Blues, Dan Crea of the Garcia Project, Justin Lopes of Dead Ahead and formerly of Bearly Dead, Kade Parkin of Bella’s Bartok and Chris Belden of Diamond Blues. With a deep love of the repertoire and many years of experience under their belt, this crew will deliver an incredible night of music for fans of the Grateful Dead and Legion of Mary!

Void Union feat Dave Hillyard of the The Slackers
2026-01-16 20:00 - 23:00
Void Union live at the Lizard Lounge with Dave Hillyard of The Slackers January 16th!

Event is 21+
$20/$25 Doors
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Boston’s Void Union has spent the past 15 years unassumingly building a reputation as one of the best ensembles in the Ska/Reggae genre. Initially conceived as an instrumental project, with occasional vocal guests, the band has morphed into a showcase of Jamaican Jazz expertise but with the powerhouse soul/reggae vocals of, longtime local workaholic, Riki Rocksteady. For their one night engagement at Lizard Lounge, VU enlists David Hillyard; founding Saxophonist of Brooklyn’s legendary The Slackers, and auteur of his own Dave Hillyard and the Rocksteady 7. Dave has one of the most recognizable tones in any genre, but also brings a unique compositional voice to his own instrumental tunes, which will pepper the set list of Void Union originals and Jamaican standards with an extra dose of NYC cool.

http://voidunion.com/

The Lo-I / Miss Christine / See You At Rogers
2026-01-17 20:00 - 23:30
Rock out with The Lo-I, Miss Christine, and See You At Rogers in an unforgettable live music experience live at the Lizard Lounge Jan 17th!

$18/$23 door
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The Lo-i (formerly Morning Is Rising) are Chloe V. Green (Vocals, Bass, Guitar) and Iarla Ó hAllmhuráin (Vocals, Guitar, Bass) with Chuck Hargreaves (Drums). Longtime songwriters and performers with a deep collective catalog of songs, they formed The Lo-i to write new songs and refashion their old ones around driving rhythms and tight vocal harmonies, drawing from folk-rock, post-punk and soul.
Their most recent release is “Live at The Burren & Lizard Lounge”.

The Lo-i

Christine Moad (they/them), a bassist and singer-songwriter recording under the moniker Miss Christine, blends indie rock with blues and soul influences, delivered with a defiant punk attitude to open listeners’ minds to possibilities beyond the gender and sexual binary. Their exploration of their own genderqueer and asexual identity inspires their lyrics, resulting in songs that are both intensely personal while simultaneously challenging the harmful stereotypes and expectations associated with gender and sexuality.
Miss Christine released their debut solo album, “Conversion”, in 2019 and their sophomore album, “Bittersweet” in 2023.
https://www.misschristinemusic.comhttps://misschristinemusic.bandcamp.com@misschristinemusic

Born from a shared love for catchy rock songs, See You At Rogers blends driving riffs with infectious hooks to create their punk-tinted power-pop sonic fingerprint. See You At Rogers is Clay, Olivia, Alyssa, Gavin, and Daniel.
https://seeyouatrogers.bandcamp.com/@seeyouatrogers

Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam-Regie Gibson
2026-01-18 19:00 - 22:30
The Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam with featured poet Regie Gibson Jan 18th!

$10
Literary performer & educator, Regie Gibson, is the Inaugural Poet Laureate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He has lectured & performed in the U.S., Cuba & Europe. Representing the U.S., Regie competed for & received both the Absolute Poetry Award in Monfalcone, Italy & the Europa en Versi Award for performance poetry in LaGuardia di Como, Italy. Himself & his work appear in “love jones”: a feature-film based on events in his life. He is a former National Poetry Slam Champion, has featured on HBO’s Def Poetry Jam, On Point, Radio Boston, & other NPR programs. Regie has presented at several TED X events & has been nominated for a Boston Emmy. He’s received the Walker Scholarship for Poetry from the Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center, several Mass Cultural Council Awards, the Lexington Education Foundation Grant, a YMCA Writer’s Fellowship & the Brother Thomas Fellowship from The Boston Foundation. He served as a consultant for both the National Endowment for the Arts & the “Mere Distinction of Color”: an exhibit at James Madison’s Montpelier home. Regie has performed with & composed texts for, The Boston City Singers, The Mystic Chorale & Handel+Haydn Society. Regie has performed with & composed texts for, The Boston City Singers, The Mystic Chorale & Handel+Haydn Society. He’s been published in Poetry Magazine, Harvard’s Divinity Magazine, & The Iowa Review, among others. His volume of poems, “Storms Beneath the Skin” has received the Golden Pen Award. He is the Co-Artistic Director of Arts for Social Cohesion (ASC) employing artistic and pedagogical techniques to strengthen relationships within & between communities. Regie is an instructor at Clark University (Worcester) & an Assistant Professor at Berklee College of Music (Boston).
Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam
