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2025-11-11 - 2025-11-12, 2025-11-17 - 2025-11-18, 2025-11-18 - 2025-11-19, 2025-11-24 - 2025-11-25, 2025-11-25 - 2025-11-26, 2025-12-01 - 2025-12-02, 2025-12-02 - 2025-12-03, 2025-12-08 - 2025-12-09 and 1 more date | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States

Ahren Shreeve
2025-11-12 20:00 - 23:00 (America/New_York)
Ahren Shreeve Trio premier live at the Lizard Lounge November 12th!

$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
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Why Try/Everfiner
2025-11-13 20:00 - 23:00
Join us November 13th for Why Try and Everfiner live at the Lizard Lounge at 8 oclock!

$10/15 door
Doors 7
Why Try? is a 5 piece alt-rock band, described as 90’s-inspired They strive for a varied sound, inspired by the Cranberries, the Pixies, Wolf Alice, Stone Temple Pilots, the Offspring, Foo Fighters, and Florence and the Machine.
Why Try Bandcamp
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EVERFINER is a Boston based six piece rocking thoughtful originals in overlapping genres including, shimmer-folk, shimmer-funk, indie, and pop. BIG HUGE harmonies lay on top of a tight, minimalist rhythm section, and if you’re lucky a horn section will casually be lowered from the rafters.
Lyrically these tunes work through issues of identity, long distance relationships, boundaries, and the flux of family.
​EVERFINER is a beautiful collective of musicians who care deeply for one another and about sharing their art. As we all grow and learn each day we are all becoming a little more EVERFINER.

Everfiner
Everfiner Insta

Fully Celebrated Orchestra/Van Gordon Martin
2025-11-14 20:00 - 23:30
Fully Celebrated Orchestra and Van Gordon Martin trio live at the Lizard Lounge

Van Gordon Martin is a sonic chameleon and deeply creative artist.
Performing a wide range of musical styles.
VGM is a multi-instrumental producer and powerhouse on lead guitar,
an has toured nationally and internationally with a unique mix of artist including;
Current projects Organically Good Trio, Dub Apocalypse
G Love and Special Sauce, Big Daddy Kane, The Skatalites, and many more.
The current line up of VGM trio ft Nate Edgar & Tommy B (JBB)
Van Gordon Martin

The Fully Celebrated Orchestra has been a force on the Boston music scene since saxophonist/composer Jim Hobbs and bassist Timo Shanko started playing free jazz at punk rock clubs and street corners in the late 1980s. Still going strong as underground legends over three decades later, FCO also features cornetist Taylor Ho Bynum, drummer Luther Gray, and guitarist Ian Ayers. Their latest album, Sob Story on Relative Pitch Records, was released in February ’24.

The 890s
2025-11-15 20:00 - 23:30
The 890s return to the Lizard Lounge Nov 15th!

$15/$20 door
Doors 7

The 890s are a funk rock band out of Somerville – originating during 2020, the majority of the band lived in the same 2 apartment house – creating a basement rehearsal space during the lockdown.The band consists of 8 members and frequent guest performers – including but not limited to drums, bass, guitars, keys, saxophone and multiple vocalists.In April of 2024 The 890s released their first studio single, ‘Waiting’ on Spotify and Apple Music.Check them out on IG and YouTube – @The890s

Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam-Big Brotha Sadi
2025-11-16 19:00 - 22:30
The Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam with featured poet Big Brotha Sadi Nov 16th!

$10
Born Sadi Lubangala Diazabakana Jr on April 27, 1975 in Lynn, Massachusetts, Big Brotha Sadi is a Congolese American Hip Hop artist who as an MC, a Rapper, a Lyricist categorizes himself as a Hip Hop Poet which he describes a Spoken Words artist with a Hip Hop Rhymes and Beats format using Rap as language and MCing as a style of Performance.Over the past 25 years, Big Brotha Sadi has studied and practiced Hip Hop Culture and its arts. Through his understanding of Hip Hop as a culture, a movement, and not just a genre of music, he has been able to focus on fulfilling Hip Hop’s true purpose: finding self-identity and culture.Big Brotha Sadi did not embrace and accept Hip Hop as a culture until the early 1990’s right after spending twelve years of his youth in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo where he acquired a sense of diversity within the culture which explain his fascination with Hip Hop being a subculture Black American culture which takes in inclusion a multitude of different and ethnic groups.

Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam

Ken Yates Intimate & Acoustic Show
2025-11-20 18:00 - 19:00
Added by popular demand, Ken Yates will play an intimate and acoustic early show at 6PM. No opener on the early set.

Doors 5
$25/$30 door
Added by popular demand, Ken Yates will play an intimate and acoustic early show at 6PM. This stripped-down solo performance offers an opportunity to experience Ken’s songwriting in its purest form: just voice, guitar, and the stories behind the songs. No opener. Doors at 5:00PM, music promptly at 6:00PM, show ends at 7:00PM.
Ken Yates

Ken Yates & Liv Greene At The Lizard Lounge
2025-11-20 20:00 - 23:00
Ken Yates live at the Lizard Lounge in support of his latest release “Total Cinema” Nov 20th at 8pm with special guest Liv Greene!

Ken Yates is an award-winning singer-songwriter known for his introspective storytelling and his signature blend of folk, indie, and rock influences. His latest album, Total Cinema (2025), marks a defining evolution in his sound. Working with producer Dan Ledwell in Halifax, Yates explores themes of gratitude and self-awareness with characteristic precision and emotional depth.
His new music has already captured critical attention, with NPR’s Ann Powers declaring, “I’m obsessed with this song by Canadian troubadour Ken Yates, ‘Cataclysmic End,’”, while Atwood Magazine declared the new music a “bright, cathartic reckoning.” Total Cinema features eleven tracks that showcase an artist who has found clarity in his creative vision, embracing both the shadows and light of human experience.
Total Cinema follows Yates’ 2022 album, Cerulean, which earned him a Contemporary Album of the Year nomination at the Canadian Folk Music Awards. Recently selected as an Official Showcasing Artist at SXSW and Americanafest 2024, Yates continues to grow his audience, opening for artists including Madison Cunningham, Passenger, and Kathleen Edwards, and collaborating with respected songwriters Trousdale, Katie Pruitt, Tiny Habits, and Lori McKenna. With the release of his new album, Yates continues to assert his place as one of the most incisive voices in rising indie music.
Ken Yates

Liv Greene is an Americana singer/songwriter, producer, and guitarist based in Nashville, TN, whose music “envelops a forlorn loneliness that’s at once poignant and crushing.” – American Songwriter. Deep Feeler, her sophomore album, is a reckoning with reality, a vulnerable snapshot of hard-won self-acceptance. It’s feminine, queer, and defiant. It also heralds the arrival of Greene as a powerful new voice who joins the songwriting tradition of Emmylou, Patty, Gillian, and Lucinda – in her own way. Greene self-produced and recorded Deep Feeler primarily live to tape in Nashville’s Woodland Sound Studios, with collaborator Matt Andrews (Gillian Welch & Dave Rawlings, O Brother Where Art Thou) and a dreamy band of friends including Jack Schneider, Sarah Jarosz, Dom Billett, Elise Leavy, Jordan Tice, and Christian Sedelmeyer. The resulting collection of lilting melodies and poignant storytelling is a bold achievement: a piece of art that matters culturally, musically, and personally. Greene is also a passionate educator, with experience teaching songwriting and guitar in private lesson settings, online classes, and group instruction through the Passim School of Music in Cambridge, MA, and at Interlochen Arts Camp in Northern Michigan.
Liv Greene

Daniel Miller & The High Life/Jon Nolan & Good Co
2025-11-21 20:00 - 23:30
Daniel Miller & The High Life live at the Lizard Lounge November 21st with Jon Nolan & Good Co!

$20/$25 Door
Doors 7
Daniel Miller is a singer-songwriter with a penchant for centering his music on locales that inspire him. “My goal is to take a region that I love and write songs about that place. My focus isn’t on limiting a record to fit into a specific bin on a store shelf; it’s to tell a story.” Born and raised in Knoxville, TN and currently living outside of Boston, MA, Daniel has been writing songs based off of his experiences on the road for the past twenty years. Those songs have provided Daniel and his country-rock touring band, The High Life, the opportunity to open for various national touring acts in some of America’s most beloved performance venues.

Daniel Miller and the High Life

Jon Nolan is an internationally touring musician and producer from the mill town of Newmarket, NH, currently on tour in support of his third album, Slow Cooker (Strolling Bones / New West). The record landed on both WBUR Boston and NPR’s All Songs Considered “Best of” Fall lists. Still fronting New England alt-country stalwarts Say ZuZu (also on Strolling Bones / New West), Nolan’s work with his backing band Good Co. explores the dreamier, pop-infused edges of his Americana sensibility.
“Nolan is a storyteller with an uncanny talent for capturing the voices and plights of everyday folks.”— Nick Graziano

Jon Nolan

Tarbox Ramblers
2025-11-22 20:00 - 23:30
The legendary Tarbox Ramblers original lineup live at the Lizard Lounge Nov 22nd at 8!

$20 adv/$25 door
Doors 7

The Tarbox Ramblers’ sound is rooted in hillbilly music, backwater blues and early rock ‘n’ roll. It’s rough-hewn, dark and joyous, and unfailingly direct. Previewing the band’s no-holds-barred live show, The New Yorker said “Between the fiddle, string bass, drums and slide guitar, you won’t know what hit you.”
Led by songwriter Michael Tarbox, the group also features violinist Daniel Kellar and the hard-hitting rhythm section of string-bassist Johnny Sciascia and drummer Jon Cohan. Kellar’s mesmerizing solos, and Tarbox’s barbed-wire guitar, give the band its edge. The combination of Sciascia’s percussive rockabilly style and Cohan’s New Orleans parade drums is its secret sauce.
The Tarbox Ramblers have released two albums on the Rounder label, played clubs and festivals throughout The US and Canada, and worked with heroes like Robert Plant, Allison Krauss and legendary producer Jim Dickinson.
Tarbox Ramblers

Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam-Wallace Coar
2025-11-23 19:00 - 22:30
The Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam with featured poet Wallace Coar Nov 23rd!

$10
Wallace Coar is a poet and seasoned performer whose work speaks to love, loss, and the resilience of the human spirit. A former member of the Lizard Lounge Slam Team, his voice has long carried both tenderness and fire, illuminating love and struggle while reaching toward connection. After the heartbreaking loss of his son, Wallace stepped away from the stage for five years of silence and reflection. Now, with his first feature since that time, he returns with new, never-before-heard work that is deeply personal and profoundly alive. More than a performance, this moment is a rising from the ashes , the reemergence of a poet reborn in truth, carrying his story with courage and flame.
Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam

TrueVines & The ExPats Thanksgiving Eve Spectacular!
2025-11-26 20:00 - 23:30
TrueVines and The ExPats rock the Lizard Lounge Thanksgiving Eve Nov 26th

TrueVines is a Boston-based band blending ’60s British influences with a raw American vibe. Fronted by legendary songwriter Dennis Brennan, this powerhouse lineup features guitarist Andrew Stern, bassist Jim Haggerty, and drummer Chris Anzalone—all veterans of the local and national music scene. Originally a side project born during the pandemic, TrueVines has evolved into Brennan’s primary creative outlet, embracing a rougher, high-energy sound steeped in garage rock and soul.
Their forthcoming six-song release captures the band’s unique chemistry: quick, raunchy originals that channel the raw spirit of the ’60s, soulful struts, and even a nod to their rootsy side with a country ballad. With shout-along choruses, swaggering guitars, and an unapologetic sense of fun, TrueVines proves that rock and roll is still very much alive.
Guitarist Andrew Stern, originally from Illinois, honed his craft in Boston after stints in California and New York’s vibrant music scenes. He has worked across a range of styles with artists like Dennis Brennan, Mark Erelli, and Brian Carpenter and leads several projects, including his adventurous trio, AS3. Stern’s versatile and inventive guitar work is a cornerstone of TrueVines’ sound.
Bassist Jim Haggerty and drummer Chris Anzalone bring decades of experience as first-call studio musicians and live performers. Known for their dynamic and impeccable musicianship, they form the backbone of TrueVines, driving its raw and electric energy.
Described by Mod Magazine as “still in the attic or the garage, and loving every second of it,” TrueVines captures the freedom and vitality of a band playing for the sheer joy of it.

TrueVines

The ExPats are Pat Faherty (Guitar), Jim Haggerty (bass) and Chris Anzalone (drums) playing garage classics!

Four Piece Suit/Le Prestige
2025-11-28 20:00 - 23:30
Le Prestige and Four Piece Suit converge for a show at the Lizard Lounge November 28th!

Four Piece Suit is “a highball of sea-foam-soaked guitar and squalling tenor sax, shaken—not stirred—with surf tangos, Battista-era mambos, beach blanket boppers, spy music, crime jazz, and movie themes.” The predominantly instrumental group brings humor, romance and a pulsing rhythm to the category-defying range musical styles they reinvent. Heard on soundtracks for Sex and the City and Dexter, Four Piece Suit puts on a sizzling live show.
The band is: Milt Reder on guitar, John Aruda on sax, Dean Cassell on bass and Seth Pappas on drums. For more on 4PS, please visit www.fourpiecesuit.com. Truly beyond category, their eclectic instrumental, sometimes jazz, sometimes rock style, brings forth a unique blend of long forgotten musical influences and often suggests a certain film noir feeling.
The sexy, sophisticated, yet tongue-in-cheek music of FOUR PIECE SUIT is frequently featured on the highly acclaimed HBO series Sex and the City, Telemundo, NBC’s Ed, Dexter on CBS, and cable shows such as Keeping Up with the Kardashians, America’s Top Model, Run’s House, and many others. Film work includes Our Lips are Sealed (Olsen Twins), In the Weeds (Molly Ringwald), Stag (HBO films), Psycho Beach Party, Along Came Polly (Jennifer Aniston), and others.
The band has also been heard in many independent films, including Sundance Festival Winner Blue Vinyl. They have also done a full score for an HBO claymation film, Real Men Wear Hawaiian Shirts, an award winner at the San Francisco Film Festival.
Four Piece Suit have released three CDs: Ready to Where?, Matinee Idylls, and Spirito, available on itunes and CDbaby.com. Even as their CDs and film work introduce them to new audiences, it is the “uncharted waters” of their live performances which create the word-of-mouth that brings in legions of loyal fans. From the Fillmore in SF to the Windows on the World Bar at the NY World Trade Center, they have played to crowds of 50 to 50,000. A hot 4PS show at the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge is like seeing Louis Prima’s band at the Copa in 1958, walls sweating, booties shaking, and a half a grin on the face.
Like many of the greatest bands, only at a live show can one really “get” what FOUR PIECE SUIT is all about…
https://fourpiecesuitband.com

Le Prestige is a Somerville based 9-piece instrumental and improvisational music group. Their original songs are primarily influenced by the spirit of 60’s soul jazz and the big beats and loops of 90’s hip-hop and electronica. Taking an organic and low-tech approach to these sounds, the tunes feature horn-driven melodies and expressive soloing over funk, jazz, reggae and disco grooves. They also never miss a chance to play “Wichita Lineman”.
For this show the band will consist of Chris Forkey on bass, John Glenshaw on drums, Gary Wallen on vibraphone, Charles Murrell on alto sax and flute, Kit Buckley on tenor sax, Dana Colley on baritone sax, newest Prestige Ian Ayers on guitar and special guest Elizabeth Steen on accordion.
Le Prestige

Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam-Tontongi
2025-11-30 19:00 - 22:30
The Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam with featured poet Tontongi Nov 30th!

$10
Eddy Toussaint (aka Tontongi) is a poet, critic and essayist who writes in Haitian, French and English. His latest books include the newly released Gaze of Thunder (Trilingual Press, 2025), a collection of his anthropopoetic poems; Tyaka Poetica (Trilingual Press, 2021); La Parole indomptée / Memwa Baboukèt (“The Untamed Speech / Memory of The Muzzle,”) published by L’Harmattan in Paris, France, 2015); and In the Beast’s Alley (2013), a collection in English of his “poems of conscience.” Tontongi’s book Critique de la francophonie haïtienne (Paris: L’Harmattan, 2007) is considered by experts a seminal critique of linguistic power relations in Haiti. Tontongi is also the founder and host of the award-winning cultural program “Haitian Poetry in Three Languages” (Français, English & Ayisyen) broadcast across Boston-area cable TV. He has received awards from community organizations including the Somerville Arts Council and the Cambridge Peace Commission, and has given invited lectures at colleges and universities internationally. Tontongi is now working on a collection of essays using the critical investigative perspective which he calls reverse anthropology (l’anthropologie inversée — the reverse gaze of the Other, the oppressed, upon the oppressors). A look from the South to the North. He is presently the Editor-in-Chief of the publishing house Trilingual Press in Boston and the trilingual politico-literary journal Tanbou (online: www.tanbou.com).

Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam

The Duppy Conquerors
2025-12-03 20:00 - 23:00
The Duppy Conquerors bring their celebration of the music of Bob Marley to the Lizard Lounge December 3rd

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/

Eric Schindler "Never Not Now" Vinyl Release With Kong Dynasty!
2025-12-04 20:00 - 23:00
Eric Schindler celebrates his release of “Never Not Now” at the Lizard Lounge Dec 4th with special guests Kong Dynasty!

$15/20 door
Doors 7
Eric Schindler is an accomplished saxophonist, keyboardist, arranger and composer. He has been active in the Boston music scene since 2011, and frequently performs with several bands including Kong, the Baker Thomas Band, Search Party, and the Nephrok! Allstars. His debut album “Never Not Now” features a blending of genres such as jazz, rock, funk, and gospel, beautiful melodies, and exciting chord progressions. It will be available for the first time on vinyl and CD at this show!

Active since 2004, 8 diverse musicians from different backgrounds come together to bring the Thunderfunk!

Polyrhythmics
2025-12-05 20:00 - 23:30
The Polyrythmics live at the Lizard Lounge December 5th

$20/$25 Door
Doors 7
Polyrhythmics sound originated in Seattle’s underground deep funk scene combining impossibly tight grooves with bold brass and hypnotic percussion that showcased elements of R&B, progressive jazz, and Afrobeat which defined the instrumental group’s early era sound.
Now on their thirteenth year as a recording project and touring ensemble, the band’s sound continues to evolve following six full length albums, several EPs and live releases. The virtuosic musicianship and musical conversation built on a relentless touring schedule of the previous decade has led them to a brand of psych-funk that fills a room with an impending mood where anything could happen – sometimes evoking their brighter and cinematic Fela-influences, but also a more sinister and darker turn toward a more progressive sonic palette.
Polyrhythmics

MC Kabir with Krush Factory
2025-12-06 21:00 - 23:30
MC Kabir and Krush Factory continue their monthly residency Dec 6th

$15/$20
Doors 8
Emcee, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter Kabir Sen is a veteran musician, hip hop artist, producer, and music teacher who has released songs with a wide range of established artists (Blackalicious, J-Live, Esoteric, Mr. Lif, Akrobatik, Lyrics Born, EDO G, Ryan Montbleau and many others).
Originally from London, he has been a staples of Boston’s music scene, and, with the steady releases of new songs each month his momentum is currently stronger than ever. Listen to his new songs here:
KABIR SEN – MUSICIAN/PRODUCER | Instagram, YouTube, Spotify | Linktree
Kabir will be joined by members of the Krush Factory – a talented group of musicians from the Boston area featuring members of Morphine, Vapors of Morphine, The Slip, Pressure Cooker, Pop into the Chemist and Duppy Conquerors. This night will be a continuation of a long-running monthly show on the first Saturday of every month! http://www.kabirsen.com

Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam-Marc Goldfinger
2025-12-07 19:00 - 23:00
The Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam with featured poet Marc Goldfinger December 7th!

$10
MARC GOLDFINGER has been published by the Ibbetson Street Press, theAurorean,, Pegasus, The Boston Poet, the Crooked River Press, Earth First!Journal, The New Renaissance, User’s News, Poiesis, The Porter GulchReview, Rubber-Side-Down and many others. Goldfinger is also amember of the Liberation Poetry Collective and is included in theLiberation Anthology put out by the Trilingual Press. He is currently thepoetry editor and a regular columnist for the Spare Change News, apaper put out for the benefit of homeless people. He is a member of TheRoad Scribes of America, a motorcycle club whose members have beenpublished throughout the world. He also has his own website athttp://marcdgoldfinger.outlawpoetry.com/where he also has booksand a down-load of Getting Fixed In South Carolina, a true story of anevent in his life, arranged and performed by The Jeff Robinson Trio, forsale. Goldfinger is formerly homeless and has been a Vendor for Spare
Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam

Dennis Brennan Band Live at the Lizard Lounge-Night 1
2025-12-09 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 2
2025-12-10 20:00 - 23:30

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.
