Lizard Lounge Club

Emily Grogan Band/Girl With a Hawk/Crow Follow
2023-10-13 21:00 - 2023-10-14 00:00 (America/New_York) | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Come join us for an epic live show featuring the Emily Grogan Band, Girl With a Hawk, and Crow Follow!

MUST BE 21+

Girl with a Hawk is an American band formed in 2021. Fronted by singer/songwriter Linda Viens, the band includes Boston rock legends Richard Lamphear on keys, Dan Coughlin on guitar, Nancy Delaney on drums, and Daniel Bernfeld on bass. Described as “gorgeously emotive indie rock with Americana, garage, and punk roots, the band channels influences such as Tom Petty, The Pretenders, Wilco and the Velvet Underground into a sound all their own: melodic, rich and 100% rock.” The band’s latest single, The Romantic, put out on the seminal label Red on Red Records, has held steady in the #1,2, and 3 spot on Indie Radio Stations across the US and the UK since its release on May 12. Stay tuned: Girl with a Hawk releases their first five song EP on December 8, 2023!
Girl with a Hawk

Shaman Swamp Rock and Urban Cabaret. Crow Follow sparks bright embers to the darkest tunes. Gritty vocals, badass sax wrapped in velvet for your pleasure.
https://linktr.ee/crow_follow?utm_source=linktree_profile_shareCrow Follow
From starring in the prime-time Canadian television series “Rocker Moms”, composing a song for Song Pictures, being nominated Best Female Vocalist for the Boston Music Awards, to being a multi-instrumentalist in a myriad of bands, Emily Grogan is the quintessential renaissance woman whose passion and creativity is conveyed via her full-spectrum musicianship like no other.

A classically-trained pianist, punk rock drummer, reggae saxophonist and guitarist/singer songwriter, Emily’s performed both nationally and internationally and has written and released over 40 songs to critical acclaim. The Boston Herald says “Emily Grogan may well turn out to be the next big thing out of Boston’s music scene…”
Emily Grogan

Sound Kicks Out+Hipstory w Photocomfort, Notebook P and Karim!
2023-10-12 20:00 - 23:00
Sound Kicks Out and Hipstory present “A Night at the Lounge” a showcase featuring Photocomfort, Notebook P and Karim!

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Photocomfort
Photocomfort is the platform for Boston-based artist Justine Bowe’s careful, expansive pop. Photocomfort is the distillation of the exacting songwriting, production and performance craftsmanship she lends to other recording projects like Hex Girlfriend, Anjimile, and Cliff Notez. She borrows as much from 90’s radio heroes like Alanis Morissette and Dido as from Radiohead and Solange Knowles. Huge vocal hooks soar over nimble arrangements, presenting the self-doubt and isolation born from the pursuit of “the dream” of being an artist as harrowing, irresistible and irresistibly catchy. Stepping away from moody and humorous self-reflections, her upcoming album, “Patron Saint,” is a collection of platonic love songs. With pedal steels lending color to electronic and acoustic elements, live performance, and rich atmosphere, each of “Patron Saint’s” songs feature a crystal-clear portrait of a dear friend, many of whom feature her in their own musical projects and whose relationships and collaboration you can track through their published music. The songs, which could easily be at home in both jazz songbooks and folk clubs, deliver all the promise, care, and color true platonic love deserves.
Karim is a self taught multidisciplinary artist. The 28 year old Boston native began his creative journey taking on roles in his high school’s musicals and has since found his own musical style, influenced by R&B, soul, jazz, gospel, and classical. In 2014, he began producing beats on his phone and recorded his first feature. In 2016, he released his first solo track, “FYA” and began performing live at local events and open mics. In 2019, he released his first EP, “Huemanity,” which blends elements of neo-soul, indie pop, and alternative rock. Karim is also in a rap/sung duo, Da Grüvement, alongside his musical partner, Mos Generous, AKA Mos. Karim has backed Najee Janey for Boston Calling and headlined a concert at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. He is currently gearing up to release his 3rd body of work.
Notebook P is a singer/songwriter based in Randolph, MA. His influences revolve around love, life and loss, driven primarily by R&B and occasional anime references. Some of his catalog includes the EP, “I Made This, For You”, with producer Humbeats, “A Fool’s Paradise”, and has even been named the “R&B Artist of the Year” for the 2021 Boston Music Awards. P hopes to contribute to the ever changing landscape of music with a unique but relatable pen.

HipStory is a digital media production company responsible for creating unique, innovative, and inspiring art. We are redefining the future history of media by creating products that cultivate stories through professional audio & video production/engineering. We are dedicated to fostering a creative environment where clients can explore their vision and receive quality service.
Who We Are
A collective of artists & media production professionals dedicated to centering marginalized identities in media through music and film. We create art through music and film production, audio and video services, and event curation. The foundation of our mission exists because systems of oppression have historically erased, changed, and appropriated the culture of people of color. Media has become the catalyst for both oppressive and activist movements, our footprint in the world will be of action and intentional placement of marginalized identities, stories, and bodies in media through music and film.

Humbird
2023-10-11 20:00 - 23:00
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Get ready for a night of pure musical magic with Humbird!

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Songs, at their best, reflect something of where we are, where we’ve been, or where it is we’re going. Sometimes all at once, right when we need it.
Humbird makes music in pursuit of exactly this phenomenon. With deep roots in the midwest heartland, Humbird also travels like a bramble, fusing experimental folk and environmental Americana genres in a mosaic of theaters, clubs, gardens, festivals, barns, caves, and other strange locations. Siri Undlin, the songwriter behind the moniker, forges an explorative embodiment of the narrative folk song and balladry tradition for these modern times, inviting a whole host of collaborators and listeners to add and expand the music.
Humbird

Poetry Jam- Featured Poet Ink from Honey
2023-10-08 19:00 - 22:00
Ink From Honey

“When the voice of prison reform echoes, it should be the understanding of rehabilitated people being set free.”

Featuring the work of six incarcerated poets, curated by Joanna Célestin:

My name is Artem Vaskanyan. I am an Armenian refugee from Azerbaijan. During the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan my family and I, at age six, migrated to the Russian parts of the former Soviet Union and years later in 1993 we migrated to the United States. At age twenty in the year 2000 I was arrested and imprisoned. During my years of incarceration, my life set me on the path of spiritual and intellectual growth. Because of my drive to persevere, I was able to graduate from Boston University with a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts in 2020, become an activist, a writer & Perot and a published author of three books.

Thank you for listening.
Yours truly,
-Artem

My name is Eddie Mack. And I am 38 years of age. I am a black man raised in a single-parent household. I am currently serving a life sentence for a crime I did not commit under a theory called Joint Venture.

My name is Elbert Newson. I’m currently doing life in prison for murder in the first degree. I have a Joint Venture case: meaning there was a principal, and Joint Venturer and I was the Joint Venture. Plus, I had no principal in my case. To understand Joint Venture would be a miracle.
My name is Amos Don. Fiancé to Joanna Celestin. I am currently serving a life sentence; wrongfully convicted. Presently, I am enrolled in Emerson College. I am also a published poet, a children’s book author, and involved in civic engagement through DonofCreation/Ink from Honey LLC.
Peace Family, My name is Ray Còlon, I am 48 years old and I’ve been incarcerated for 24 years on a sentence of life without parole. I am the Latino Chairman on the Norfolk inmate council. I co-facilitate the Harriet Tubman project and I am enrolled in the Emerson Prison Initiative.

On behalf of Lizard Lounge, we are full of gratitude. We are the class of incarcerated people honored for this privilege to feature our poetry. Often society never witnessed rehabilitation take form. In account are six poets who are somewhat engaged in civic duties and some kind of transformative education/program while incarcerated. Our vision and hope seeks to arise understanding, and gain voting support on the joint venture bill sponsored by state representative Lindsay Sabadosa to abolish the contributing factor towards the mass incarceration of black and brown poverty communities, and the demographic of poor white people. Abolishing Joint Venture theory will unlock the chains of injustice, and allowing the person who never shared the intentions to commit the crime to revive Justice. If tonight moves you in any way, share our story, and let it be because Ink From Honey rehabilitates.

Thanks again.

MC Kabir Sen with Krush Factory
2023-10-07 21:00 - 2023-10-08 00:00, 2023-09-02 21:00 - 2023-09-03 00:00
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MC Kabir Sen continue their monthly residency at the Lizard Lounge with the Krush Factory

Thalia Zedek with Tyler and the Names
2023-10-06 21:00 - 2023-10-07 00:00
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Indie rocker legend Thalia Zedek at the Lizard Lounge with Tyler and the Names

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Thalia Zedek is an artist of immutable stature and unceasing vitality. The legendary songwriter’s fiery voice and frank lyricism give her songs both their emotional potency and their stark beauty. Zedek is able to distill complex events into simple, clear, and at times monumentally weighty moments with a singular grace. Through ballads or bluster, Zedek imbues her music with unguarded honesty. New album Perfect Vision examines the anxiety and pain of rising divisions between people both physical and ideological. On Perfect Vision, Zedek transmutes fervor and resilience into sobering laments, while her lush arrangements wrap the listener in an often complex emotional message.

Perfect Vision follows Thalia Zedek Band’s 2018 album Fighting Season, created in the midst of growing tensions across the U.S. On Fighting Season Zedek sought resistance, where on Perfect Vision Zedek searches for clarity during a time of exponential isolation and doubt. On “Binoculars,” she explores the difficulty of staying afloat, while overwhelmed by uncertainty of conflict and fear. Zedek’s simple and repetitive guitar line marches forward while longtime collaborator David Michael Curry’s viola swirls intensely around her. The pounding “Queasy” thunders and thrashes in the face of ignorance and intolerance while “Overblown” examines the strain of communicating across cavernous schisms. Every challenge and sadness Zedek forces us to see is met in equal measure by her defiant guitar and dissenting voice, a torch illuminating a path for the listener to navigate through the darkness.

Zedek composed the bulk of Perfect Vision remotely from her band. Lockdowns allowed Zedek to take more time working on arrangements as well as to collaborate remotely with artists from across the country. Zedek recorded the core of the album with the veritable rhythm section of bassist Winston Braman and drummer Gavin McCarthy (also of Zedek’s E and Karate) who brought a propulsive punch to the album. As the trio recorded at Machines With Magnets with engineer Seth Manchester, friends old and new remotely recorded their parts fleshing out Zedek vision and arrangements. Pedal steel guitarist Karan Zarkisian buoys the steady swagger of “Cranes” with sublime melodic lines seemingly in conversation with Zedek, in an intimate conversation between friends. Brian Carpenter’s trumpet harmonies punctuate the incendiary “From the Fire” with flares of Eastern European brio. On the waltzing “Smoked” and climactic album closer “Tolls,” Alison Chesley’s (Helen Money) cello bolsters David Michael Curry’s elegantly restrained lines. Mel Lederman added final touches of piano and back up harmonies in the final days at the studio.

Zedek and Manchester completed work on the album on January 6th, 2021, as the U.S. Capitol was under insurrection. Perfect Vision is an album fully willing to see, acknowledge and address the insidious forces of the modern world. Zedek brings considerable skills as a musician and as a groundbreaking advocate for both women in music and LGBTQ+ rights to face emotional and political obstacles with unblinking, steadfast determination. The sharp and diverse songs across Perfect Vision stand as profoundly reflective, moving anthems to purging malevolence.
Thalia Zedek

Tyler and the Names are a band based out of Cambridge, Mass. In recent years they have released three full length albums, the most recent being The Bullfrogs Lamentation. With a sound that can suggest The Rolling Thunder Revue hitched up with Ornette Coleman, they are not to be missed
Tyler and the Names

Caleb Caudle
2023-10-05 20:00 - 23:00
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Caleb Caudle at the Lizard Lounge!

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Forsythia, the latest studio LP offering from Caleb Caudle out 10/7/22 via Soundly Music, is a portrait of his truest self, of the artist at his most solitary and reflective.Thematically, it meets anticipation for the unknown future with nostalgia for the past, and reconciles both with meditation in the present. The album was recorded at the legendary Cash Cabin during the pandemic, and inspired by the solitude and symbols Caudle found in nature during that time. It’s produced by John Carter Cash, and features veteran session players Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush, Dennis Crouch and Fred Eltringham, and the vocal talents of Carlene Carter, Elizabeth Cook and Sarah Peasall McGuffey. Simplistic arrangements– in which Caudle was the only guitarist– built a framework for space that is filled intentionally so that the songs themselves can be heard and appreciated without an overcrowding of instrumentation. On this record, outsider influences come into play nearly as much as his foundational knowledge of traditional Appalachian folk and other music history. This collection of 10 songs serves as a manifesto of Caudle’s beliefs and simplest desires. Forsythia sees Caudle as a master of his craft as a songwriter and musician.
Caleb Caudle

Daphne Parker Powell, Kat Parks and Rodney Henry
2023-10-04 20:00 - 23:00
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Daphne Parker Powell, Kat Parks and Rodney Henry live at the Lizard Lounge!

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Born in the foothills of Appalachia, raised on Old Time and traditional Folk in a family band, Daphne followed her dreams to the Brooklyn of the 90s, sailed around the world, and landed on the East Coast to start a brick-and-mortar record shop, label, and host years of festivals and concerts as she built up to writing and producing 6 albums of heartbreakingly beautiful, danceable, powerful original songs.
Now an award winning Writer and Producer, with music in film and television, you’ll find her touring non-stop from her home bases of New London, CT and New Orleans, LA.
https://www.daphneparkerpowell.com/

Kathleen Parks is a five-stringed fiddler, singer, and songwriter who brings inexhaustible energy and creativity to the stage and studio. Her lyrics and melodies lean toward pop, while her fiddle blends and reimagines traditional and modern musical styles with a boundless improvisational spirit. Fronting the 2 time Boston Music Award winning and nationally touring Americana-Funk band, Twisted Pine and one half of the vintage flare acoustic duo, Kat & Brad. Kathleen brings her sweet, creative spirit everywhere she goes and there’s not a performance to be missed.

http://www.kathleenparksmusic.com/about.html
Rodney has toured extensively across the United States supporting acts like Reverend Horton Heat, Southern Culture on the Skids, Drunken Prayer, Jimmy Vaughn, Brian Setzer Orchestra, Cherry Poppin’ Daddy’s, Squirrel Nut Zippers to name several, with his band Glenmont Popes. The last 4 years has seen Rodney touring as a solo artist. Rodney has also played with acts including Ray Wiley Hubbard, Scott Byram, Kevn Kinney, Hank III, Legendary Shack Shack Shaker, Drive-By Truckers, and Joan Jett.
Songs about Late nights and early mornings, Lost loves, lament, Hope, dreams and whiskey. A well traveled and rounded songwriter from Baltimore, MD.
Having released 4 Records, 2 being solo with the upcoming release of his, “Love in my Heart, Pistol in my Hand”, recording. His schedule doesn’t seem to be slowing down.
You may also recognize him for his time on Food Network where he was runner up on the acclaimed series, “Food Network Star”.
The owner of Dangerously Delicious Pies where his concept has always been Pie for Rock-n-Roll, has been running for 20 plus years and always supporting road musicians and artists from around the world.

Poetry Jam-Influence
2023-10-01 19:00 - 22:00
Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam Featured Poet Influence

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Sharmont (Influence) Little is a Black American Poet and Activist from New Haven Ct. Who has been called engaging, prolific and truly passionate.

Influence’s goal is to educate and inspire people of all ages and mindsets, with a strong focus on the youth of the inner cities. He has performed at a host of Universities all over the country. He made a name for himself as a slam poet winning over a 100 slams nationwide and being a 5 time member of the Connecticut slam team Verbal Slap, Including coaching the 2017 team . Influence is also the 2018 grand slam champion, and coached the 2021 Yale University Slam team. Having done all that he is the founder of Influence A Life LLC, a multi purpose company that creates curriculums on Social Emotional Learning using the foundation of poetry. He also finds great passion in the yearly Holiday food drive he does twice a year. This is fueled by the Influence A Life Apparel line which he is designer and operator. He lives by the saying always show your GREATNESS!

Dan Rockett and the Guilty Party/Muddy Ruckus
2023-09-29 21:00 - 2023-09-30 00:00
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Dan Rockett and the Guilty Party return to Lizard Lounge with Muddy Ruckus!!!

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Dan Rockett and the Guilty Party: Guilty of being REALLY F**CKING GOOD!!!

Singer, guitarist, composer and multi-instrumentalist Dan Rockett brings his deep catalogue of original music to his latest project, Dan Rockett and the Guilty Party. Rockett’s soulful, lyric-driven rock ‘n’ roll effortlessly melds blues and rock with country, bluegrass, folk and funk.Dan has performed with the likes of Los Lobos, The Flaming Lips, Ziggy Marley, Bob Moses, Vernon Reid, Eric Krasno and many others.

Overlaying stunningly poignant harmonies with scorching guitar riffs, the band evokes elements of Neil Young, Pink Floyd and the Allman Brothers, while maintaining a sound that is uniquely their own. Based in Boston and LA, Rockett shares the stage with keyboardist Chris Nemitz (Way UP South, Sun Jones), bassist Jeff Miller and drummer Dave Fox (Gravel Project, Dave Fox Trio).

Dan Rockett

Muddy Ruckus is a “darkly inventive” rock duo according to the New York Music Daily. Guitarist Ryan Flaherty and drummer Erika Stahl of Portland, Maine play a grungy style of railroad indie punk blues. This stripped-down power-duo blends roots guitar and edgy percussion on a suitcase drum kit, and is known for a full rock band sound.
The band just released their 4th album, Vacationland, featuring tracks with legendary blues harmonicist James Montgomery and low-rock saxophonist Dana Colley of Morphine. The album is packed with 14 red hot tracks that blend psychedelic rock, punk blues and fiery lyrics into a sound that’s uniquely Muddy Ruckus.
“Using the striking, heavy language of romanticism, the emotional impact of the words is not so much overwhelming as it is effective.
Rare that a song can accomplish what classic literature sought to.” – Gas Mask Magazine
“Legit dance hall crashers” – Glide Magazine
“Their music is down and dirty, steeped in the mud of the Mississippi delta and the Louisiana swamps, but also in the mud and grime of Woodstock and the mosh pit at an outdoor punk show.” – Maine Today
“Infectious, foot-stomping Americana tunes. Similar to the White Stripes in duo power, Muddy Ruckus delivers a full-bodied sound with nothing but a guitar and suitcase drums.”-The Sound
“The White Stripes of Delta Blues” – James Montgomery

Muddy Ruckus

Samantha Farrell with Special Guest C.A. McNeill
2023-09-28 20:00 - 2023-09-29 00:00
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Samantha Farrell’s monthly residency resumes with special guest McNeill.

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Samantha Farrell is a Boston-based musician and vocalist whose sound is a gorgeously moody fusion of jazz, alt R&B and pop. Once described as “the best singer-songwriter you’ve never heard of,” by NBC Los Angeles, Farrell has always been understated in her approach to her music career – but, those who are in the know, have been quietly dazzled with her unique voice, rhythmic subtleties and tonal nuance for years.
Endlessly smooth with a bittersweet edge, Farrell’s residency at the beloved Lizard Lounge in Cambridge comes a few months ahead of the completion of her fourth full length album produced by local stalwart, Will Dailey. Supported by some of the best session players in town, her repertoire will see past and future favorites discreetly spun into vibey, sonic spells once a month for the duration of the year.

“Prodigious and undulating vocals that are delivered with rare, swinging passion.”
– Relix Magazine

“A liquor-honey voice, deft guitar work, and slightly melancholic tones that meld to form an aching and elegant aural tapestry.”
– Huffington Post
Samantha Farrell

Christian McNeill is a singer/songwriter whose music demands to be experienced. Longtime Boston journalist, Nate Dow, describes him best, “..his blend of styles and influences is intoxicating, turning elements of soul, gospel and R&B into a cocktail that rocks. McNeill’s stage presence is natural, unaffected and powerfully evocative, almost overwhelming. It is part of the entertainment package.”

Cannon and the Boxes/Samantha Mckaige/Eliza Lemmon
2023-09-27 20:00 - 23:00
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Athens Georgia based Cannon and the Boxes at the Lizard Lounge with Samantha Mckaige and Eliza Lemmon

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Cannon and the Boxes is the musical project of singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Cannon Rogers. Based in Athens, GA but spending much of his time on the road as the pedal steel player for psychedelic americana favorites Susto and as a general road-dog-at-large, Rogers own project reflects this passion for making music happen across the country with acoustic guitars and shouted choruses held high. Rogers and the band are currently promoting their debut full-length record, “High Life”, out September 14th; featuring 9 original songs and a cover of Steve Earle tune, C&tB are working to cement themselves in the fuzzed-out-indie folk realm one show at a time.
Cannon and the Boxes

Eliza Lemmon co-fronts Athens-based alternative folk / indie rock group “lighthearted.” lighthearted songs range from soft and contemplative to upbeat and groovy. Lemmon just moved to the Boston area, and is ecstatic to be a part of the music scene here. Twin sisters Eliza and Gracie have been playing music together since they can remember, but the band officially formed in 2019. They fine-tuned their debut album, releasing four singles in the process that span timbres from introspective and chill to fresh and buoyant. Their debut album, “from here on out,” released on April 21st, 2023. They have been touring the country this year, and plan to keep writing, recording, and touring.
Eliza Lemmon

Samantha McKaige is a guitar playing, americana singing, folk loving songwriter from Seattle. She is pursuing songwriting at Berklee College of Music in Boston, where she has released her debut album, Bury Me Please in the Puget Sound, and her most recent project, an alt-folk three chapter EP called “After You Left Me”. Samantha’s journeys and heartaches have inspired her lyrics, and her eclectic sound reflects her musical influences.
Samantha McKaige

Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam- Michael Holley
2023-09-24 19:00 - 22:00
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Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam-Michael Holley

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Michael Holley is an author, television broadcaster and producer, poet, and professor. He credits the Lizard Lounge’s Poetry Jam for inspiring some of the most meaningful work of his career. Both Blake Newman and Jeff Robinson contributed to the cross-genre poetry festival, CipherSpace, that he helped conceptualize. It featured collaborations with poets, dancers, singers, illustrators, and musicians. Holley’s poetry draws from and is informed by each of those disciplines.

The Gravel Pit (Show 2) with The Barnies
2023-09-23 21:00 - 2023-09-24 00:00
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By popular demand, we’ve added another Gravel Pit show!

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In 1995, Jed Parish, Lucky Jackson, Ed Valauskas and Pete Caldes came to Boston as The Gravel Pit—an accomplished young rock band from New Haven, CT, seasoned by a few years of high-energy club gigs and a solid indie debut (Crash Land, on Feralette Records) based on influences like the Clash and The Undertones. Gradually incorporating a range of influences from mod to metal and invested with Parish’s extraordinary gifts as a songwriter and singer, the band quickly generated a buzz on the Boston scene. Their early fans included such local pop stars as Kay Hanley and Jen Trynin, whose spirited support helped to bring the Pit to the attention of their Boston-based indie label, Q Division Records.
Within a year of their arrival in Boston, The Gravel Pit released the first of four Q Division releases. The Gravel Pit Manifesto (with pop-maestro producer Mike Denneen), was a brightly original, power-pop gem that earned them Best Indie Album and Best New Band at the 1996 Boston Music Awards. Their wildly energetic live shows and diverse catalogue of power-pop gems kept the momentum going strong for the next three years. They played hundreds of dates, opened for acts as diverse as Graham Parker, Cheap Trick, Gang of Four, Morphine, Guided By Voices, Nada Surf and They Might Be Giants and released three more records on Q,: 1997’s full-length No One Here Gets In For Free—Rare and Unreleased 1989 – 1997;the 1998 hit single “Favorite,” produced by Denneen; and 1999’s full-length Silver Gorilla, also with Denneen, which amassed critical raves across the country, from Raygun to Entertainment Weekly. The Gravel Pit won the Boston Regional Poll at The 1st Annual Independent Music Awards.
After their national Silver Gorilla tour, without the big break of a major label deal and commercial exposure, the band decided to tone down their intense live performance schedule and spread out their efforts for a while. Valauskas, Jackson and Caldes formed The Gentlemen, a hugely popular hard-rock act, with Mike Gent of the Figgs. Parish has been exploring the vast and varied terrain of his musical tastes as a solo artist.
Their separate explorations did not diminish their collective chemistry. With the release of 2001’s Mass Avenue Freeze-out on Q Division, The Gravel Pit came together to stake another claim as one of the most inspired power-pop outfits on the American independent music scene.
The Gravel Pit contributed a cover of the Miracle Legion song “Closer to the Wall” for the 2009 Mark Mulcahy tribute album “Ciao My Shining Star”. It appears as a bonus track available on the deluxe edition. On September 20, 2009 Jed Parish, Ed Valauskas & Pete Caldes performed at the release party for the album with Frank Black and Ray Neal on Black’s contribution to the album, ‘Bill Jocko’, at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. Valauskas, Caldes & Neal remained on stage to perform two Pixies songs ‘Cactus’ and ‘Gouge Away’.
The band released their first album in 13 years, Serpent Umbrella, in 2014.
The Gravel Pit

The Barnies
Early-90’s Boston (ok, Somerville) band loved by *dozens* of fans in the tri-square area (Union, Davis, and Central).
The Barnies

Lady Lupine and Cindy Crawford Cult
2023-09-22 21:00 - 2023-09-23 00:00
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Lady Lupine and Cindy Crawford Cult live at the Lizard Lounge!

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Lady Lupine is a Boston based heavy soul band that delivers high energy performances of unique original material. The band creates an engaging live experience by cultivating visceral connections through sound. Fronted by vocalist Christina Lacoste, Lady Lupine draws inspiration from the soul of Amy Winehouse, and the sonic eclecticism of Portishead. Traces of Vulfpeck’s tight, technical funk, and Jimi Hendrix’s fuzz rock grooves can be heard in the band’s sound as well. Christina, guitarist Fran McConville Jr, drummer Josh Cuadra and Bassist Jon Dusoe met in 2010 while performing in a band called The Elements. The four were drawn together by their compatibility as performers, and continued to play music on and off throughout the years.
In 2017, Lady Lupine was formed and began developing material that combines the respective members’ loves of classic soul and more modern, heavy rock. Jon and Josh provide a driving and edgy underlying layer that supports Christina and Fran’s soulful leads. Lady Lupine released their debut EP Trust in October 2019 followed by Extended Plays released in 2021.
Lady Lupine

Cindy Crawford is an International Supermodel, Humble Folk Singer and Product of Identity Theft. Also the leader of the Cindy Crawford Cult.
Cindy Crawford Cult

The Gravel Pit with The Mommyheads and Per Sunding of Eggstone
2023-09-21 20:00 - 23:00
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Gravel Pit, the Mommyheads and Per Sunding of Eggstone!

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In 1995, Jed Parish, Lucky Jackson, Ed Valauskas and Pete Caldes came to Boston as The Gravel Pit—an accomplished young rock band from New Haven, CT, seasoned by a few years of high-energy club gigs and a solid indie debut (Crash Land, on Feralette Records) based on influences like the Clash and The Undertones. Gradually incorporating a range of influences from mod to metal and invested with Parish’s extraordinary gifts as a songwriter and singer, the band quickly generated a buzz on the Boston scene. Their early fans included such local pop stars as Kay Hanley and Jen Trynin, whose spirited support helped to bring the Pit to the attention of their Boston-based indie label, Q Division Records.
Within a year of their arrival in Boston, The Gravel Pit released the first of four Q Division releases. The Gravel Pit Manifesto (with pop-maestro producer Mike Denneen), was a brightly original, power-pop gem that earned them Best Indie Album and Best New Band at the 1996 Boston Music Awards. Their wildly energetic live shows and diverse catalogue of power-pop gems kept the momentum going strong for the next three years. They played hundreds of dates, opened for acts as diverse as Graham Parker, Cheap Trick, Gang of Four, Morphine, Guided By Voices, Nada Surf and They Might Be Giants and released three more records on Q,: 1997’s full-length No One Here Gets In For Free—Rare and Unreleased 1989 – 1997;the 1998 hit single “Favorite,” produced by Denneen; and 1999’s full-length Silver Gorilla, also with Denneen, which amassed critical raves across the country, from Raygun to Entertainment Weekly. The Gravel Pit won the Boston Regional Poll at The 1st Annual Independent Music Awards.
After their national Silver Gorilla tour, without the big break of a major label deal and commercial exposure, the band decided to tone down their intense live performance schedule and spread out their efforts for a while. Valauskas, Jackson and Caldes formed The Gentlemen, a hugely popular hard-rock act, with Mike Gent of the Figgs. Parish has been exploring the vast and varied terrain of his musical tastes as a solo artist.
Their separate explorations did not diminish their collective chemistry. With the release of 2001’s Mass Avenue Freeze-out on Q Division, The Gravel Pit came together to stake another claim as one of the most inspired power-pop outfits on the American independent music scene.
The Gravel Pit contributed a cover of the Miracle Legion song “Closer to the Wall” for the 2009 Mark Mulcahy tribute album “Ciao My Shining Star”. It appears as a bonus track available on the deluxe edition. On September 20, 2009 Jed Parish, Ed Valauskas & Pete Caldes performed at the release party for the album with Frank Black and Ray Neal on Black’s contribution to the album, ‘Bill Jocko’, at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. Valauskas, Caldes & Neal remained on stage to perform two Pixies songs ‘Cactus’ and ‘Gouge Away’.
The band released their first album in 13 years, Serpent Umbrella, in 2014.
The Gravel Pit

A leading light in the mid-1990s indie rock scene, the Mommyheads were formed in 1987 and quickly became a presence at the famous CBGB’s in NYC. 14 full length releases all charting high in the Top 100 of College and Community radio and hundreds of shows under their belts, the band will release their 15th LP “Coney Island Kid on Sept 20th. Their recent output has also garnered glowing reviews; Relix proclaiming “the Mommyheads are the Godfathers of Baroque Prog Pop” and Stereo Embers boasting “they are more creatively alive then they’ve ever been”.
The Mommyheads

Per Sunding , lead vocalist and bass player from Eggstone will play the music of Eggstone for the 1st time
In the USA , backed by members of The Mommyheads , Apples in Stereo and the B-52s.
Per is also the founder of Tambourine Studios , which produced all of the Cardigans records as well as the Sainte Etienne , Angela McClusky and Tom Jones
to name a few. This may be your only chance to hear the music of Eggstone which has been described as a “Perfect balance of the heart and mind in a pop song”.
Eggstone

Gram Parsons Died on My Birthday
2023-09-20 20:00 - 23:00
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David Becker celebrates his birthday with an all star tribute to Cosmic Country star Gram Parsons.

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Dave Becker celebrates his birthday 50 years after the untimely death of the Country-Rock icon. He and a band of fellow Gram fans will draw material from his work with the Flying Burrito Brothers, the Byrds, The International Submarine Band, and his final solo works.

Join us for one more night of Cosmic American music

Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam
2023-09-17 19:00 - 22:00
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Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam-Featured Poet Tara Skurtu

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Tara Skurtu is a poet, writing coach, speaker, and translator. A two-time U.S. Fulbright grantee and recipient of two Academy of American Poets prizes, a Marcia Keach Poetry Prize, and a Robert Pinsky Global Fellowship, she holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Boston University and a Creative Writing Honors Certificate from the University of Massachusetts Boston. She is the author of the chapbook Skurtu, Romania, the full poetry collection The Amoeba Game, and the upcoming collection Faith Farm.
Tara has presented at TEDx, CreativeMornings, and The Power of Storytelling. She was a member of the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Ethics team at Harvard University, a lecturer in creative writing at Boston University, and she taught composition to incarcerated students through BU’s Prison Education Program. She was also a member of the core planning and teaching team for Robert Pinsky’s inaugural MOOC, “The Art of Poetry.”
Tara is the founder of International Poetry Circle and a national steering committee member of Writers for Democratic Action. She is based in Brooklyn, where she is a writing coach for clients worldwide and is working on her collection of essays Don’t Ask Me Why I Live Here.

Jake Manzi Record Release with LuxDeluxe
2023-09-16 21:00 - 2023-09-17 00:00
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Jake Manzi celebrates his latest record release with LuxDeluxe at the Lizard Lounge!

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Hang on and let go, Here She Comes is heading out. Ride with the fine melodies of this new Jake Manzi album (out Aug 1). Seek the exuberance of his pop. Float in the shuffle and caress of thirteen dreamy tracks that jangle and twang against the shores of your heartland. Let yourself go there, beyond the cool sand, where tenderness can find you where it’s fun to pretend. Lose those heavy burdens. Be a fool, move your feet. You’re welcome to all you find here, courtesy of Jake.
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, of the Wallflowers and Keane, Manzi offers you his singular take on what contemporary pop-rock can be. Hear richly layered vocal, guitar, and keyboard harmonies impressed on thumping and elastic grooves from locked in drums and bass. Be transfixed by high-strung Gibson acoustics that weave enchanting moments with the mellotron and clavinet, with the farfisa, the organ, and twelve-string accompaniments.
Recorded live over four days at Spirithouse in Western Mass, Here She Comes sees the return of Griffin Goldsmith on drums, Jacob Rosazza on bass, and Caleb Rosazza on guitars and keys, with engineering by Danny Bernini and production by C. Rosazza and Manzi. Lush in tones of longing after all that’s left unsaid, Here She Comes with a wry smile and honest charm to bring the magic of the quiet moments we get caught up in and the hope in expectation for the joys of dreaming big.
Opening for acts like Ron Sexsmith, NRBQ, Lori McKenna, Tomberlin, and Chris Collingwood, and collaborating with artists like Don Was and Mikaela Davis, Madison Cunningham and Dawes’s Griffin & Taylor Goldsmith, Jake Manzi is a songwriter to be reckoned with and a unique talent to be enjoyed.
Jake Manzi

IT ALL STARTED WHEN THREE COUSINS AND TWO FRIENDS GOT TOGETHER TO PLAY ROCK&ROLL IN A POSTER-PLASTERED BASEMENT IN NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS, SURROUNDED BY STACKS OF NRBQ, JJ CALE, AND TOM PETTY RECORDS. EMBEDDED IN THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY THAT LEGENDS INCLUDING DINOSAUR JR. AND PIXIES CALL HOME, LUXDELUXE BUILDS ON THE VALLEY’S HISTORY OF MUSICAL INNOVATION.
Churning out high-octane shows that leave audiences sweaty, LuxDeluxe delivers a serious punch of supple Rolling Stones-y grooves, persuasive danceable hooks, and rock-solid old-fashioned craft. Flaunting like Jagger, with all the sensuality of Bowie, lead singer Ned King creates a spectacle rarely seen since the heyday of rock&roll.
As the band rapidly gains recognition for their live shows, they’ve been invited to share the stage with the likes of Deer Tick, White Denim, NRBQ, Reptar, Lake Street Dive, Rubblebucket, J Mascis, and Big Al Anderson. The highlight of last year was warming up a crowd of over 10,000 for VT Senator Bernie Sanders.
The band released its second album, “It’s a Girl,” last year, with the song “So Far Away” being chosen as Song of the Year on the tastemaker radio station, 93.9 The River as well as being reviewed and labeled a band to watch for by Pitchfork Magazine. This has been an extremely prolific year. The recently released one-shot visual EP “Midnight Snack” is only the start of the flood of new music to come from LuxDeluxe in 2017.
With encyclopedic knowledge of vintage gear, from Gabe Bernini’s Clavinet to Jacob Rosazza’s “Beatle bass” to Caleb Rosazza and Jake Edwards’ collection of vintage guitars, amps, and drum kits, LuxDeluxe’s next release will be their third full-length album, “Let’s Do Lunch.” Comprised completely of songs tracked with vintage equipment on a Tascam Four Track Cassette Recorder and mixed at SpiritHouse Music Studios in Northampton, “Let’s Do Lunch” puts the listener amongst the band during late-night recording sessions, at the center of the synchronicity only family can create, and at the heart of their influences.
– ​KIMAYA DIGGS
LuxDeluxe

Band of Killers featuring Kevin Barry
2023-09-15 21:00 - 2023-09-16 00:00
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Band of Killers return to the Lizard Lounge with guest Kevin Barry on guitar!

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A little bit of soul and a whole lotta’ rock ‘n’ roll! A Band Of Killers is an all-star music group featuring some of the top players in the Boston music scene who have worked with and along side some of the best in the business. Fronting the group is the great Tim Gearan on vocals & guitar. Assembled and leading the band is the extraordinary guitarist Johnny Trama (Bettye LaVette, The Silks, Dub Apocalypse, The B3 Kings) Holding down the rhythm section on drums is the masterful Tom Arey (Peter Wolf, The J. Geils Band, G. Love) On bass is the one and only Marc Hickox (Bettye LaVette, Charlie Musselwhite) and on keyboards, the very talented Darby Wolf (Bettye LaVette, Rubblebucket) Their music and sound can only be described as “they make you feel cool” Paying homage to the roots of early soul and classic rock, their songs and vibe make you experience something new and original yet completely familiar. Do not miss A Band Of Killers coming to a town near you soon!
Band of Killers

Sound Kicks Out Presents: Llynks, VQnC and MonaVeli
2023-09-14 20:00 - 23:00
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Sound Kicks Out Presents: Llynks, VQnC and ALDRA

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Llynks (Sara Kendall) is a songwriter, producer, and singer whose haunting and introspective lyrics explore themes of empowerment and self preservation. Although taking inspiration from both fantastical and sci-fi worlds, Llynks’ lyrics are reflective of her life experience and delivered with a powerful voice that manifests as a portal to her soul. Her debut album, “Become the Root ” released in July 2020 and tackles the concept of taking ownership of one’s own perception in an emboldened tone backed by ethereal and cinematic production.
Llynks

VQnC is a singer, songwriter, photographer and vintage clothing curator. She was recently nominated for Boston Music Awards’ R&B Artist of the Year (‘18,’19) , Vocalist of the Year, and 617 session of the year. She was featured in Marie Claire Magazine, and released her genre-bending debut album “Freedom” in April.
Her love of performance took shape in the southern clime of Charleston, South Carolina, where she grew up in a musical family with strong Celtic roots. After moving to Boston in 2013, she discovered a rich musical scene where she could explore new musical genres and grow as an artist. Before long, she was turning her poetry into songs.
Using music to process her own experiences, VQnC gives emotions new life, and creates a space for listeners to find their own meaning. Her signature bass lines, catchy melodies, and meditative repetitions embrace imperfection while celebrating self-care and self-love.
With a bright, colorful aesthetic and an ever-growing sequin collection, she channels the queenliness of disco and the soulful flair of vocalists like Jessie Ware and Stevie Nicks. VQnC fronted Boston’s funk-rock band, Dr. Fidelity and toured with the improvisational electronic collective, GoldBloc. She has performed at the House Of Blues, The Sinclair, Brighton Music Hall, The Institute of Contemporary Art, The Box, and the Knitting Factory. VQnC has also shared the stage with other artists such as Busty and the Bass, Robert DeLong, WET, ExMag, Congo Sanchez, Snoh Allegra, and Quantic.
VQnC

ALDRA is a Somerville, MA-based performing and recording artist whose music draws influence from soul, R&B, and alternative pop. She captivates listeners with velvety tones, profound lyrics, and imagery to bring them on a journey through her life experiences.
Being raised in a Georgia baptist church, ALDRA had her first memorable connections to music in the church choir. After graduating high school in 2015, ALDRA moved to Boston to pursue her day time career in cosmetology. It was then she fully began to immerse herself in the music scene of New England. When not working her 9-5, she performs, writes new music, and continues to grow her network in an effort to build her community and music career from the ground up.
ALDRA has toured in Colorado (2019), Portugal (2018) and New York (2017). She is co-host and founder of a musician focused podcast, Young Council, and hosts local open mics. She released her single “Quicksilver” in February 2021 ahead of her upcoming EP recorded with Plaid Dog in Allston, MA.
ALDRA

Aaron and the Lord's Golden Jubilee Celebration
2023-09-13 20:00 - 23:00
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Aaron and the Lord’s Golden Jubilee Celebration! Aaron Perrino of the Sheila Divine celebrates his birthday with VERY special guests…

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Hailing from Boston, Aaron and the Lord is the new band from Aaron Perrino – the driving force behind The Sheila Divine – along with Multi-Instrumentalist and Record Producer Steven Lord – of the band Dirty Bangs.
The self-titled debut album was produced, recorded and mixed by Steven Lord. The 10-song indie rock joy ride features stunning vocal collaborations from Tanya Donnelly of the bands Belly, Throwing Muses and The Breeders and Mike Bethmann from the unsung Buffalo/Boston band Tugboat Annie. And if that wasn’t enough, several tracks were mixed by Paul Kolderie (Radiohead, Morphine, Hole) and mastered by the peerless mad scientist, Jeff Lipton.
Aaron & The Lord

Poetry Jam- Charles Coe
2023-09-10 19:00 - 22:00
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Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam-Charles Coe

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Charles Coe is the author of four books of poetry published by Leapfrog Press: All Sins Forgiven: Poems for my Parents, Picnic on the Moon, and Memento Mori, designated a “Must Read” by the Massachusetts Center for the Book, and “Purgatory Road.” He is also author of Spin Cycles, a novella published by Gemma Media. Charles was selected as a Boston Literary Light by the Associates of the Boston Public Library and is a former artist fellow at the St. Botolph Club in Boston.
A short film by filmmaker Roberto Mighty, “Peach Pie,” was based on his poem, “Fortress” has been shown at film festivals nationwide. Another short film, “Charles Coe: Man of Letters,” also by Roberto Mighty was named “Outstanding Documentary Short” at the 2020 Roxbury Film Festival. His poems have been set by composers Kitty Brazelton, Beth Denisch, Paul Frucht, and Robert Moran
Charles was a 2017 artist-in-residence for the city of Boston, where he created an oral history project focused on residents of Mission Hill. He is poetry editor of “Multiplicity,” an online literary journal published by Bay Path University in Longmeadow, Mass, and associate editor of “About Place,” an online literary journal published by Black Earth Institute.
Charles has served as poet-in-residence at Wheaton College, the Newton Public Schools, and at the Chautauqua Institution in New York State. He is an adjunct professor of English at Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island, where he teaches in the MFA programs. He serves on the Steering Committee of the Boston Chapter of The National Writers Union, which serves free-lance writers and editors. He is also on the Board of Directors of The New England Poetry Club and of Revolutionary Spaces, Inc., the organization that manages and programs activities at Boston’s Old South Meeting House and the Old State House, site of the Boston Massacre.

Sway Wild
2023-09-09 20:00 - 23:00
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Sway Wild at the Lizard Lounge!

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Sway Wild was born on a small island in the Salish Sea.
Following a two-month sailing voyage through the remote anchorages of British Columbia, acclaimed indie-folk duo Dave McGraw & Mandy Fer, joined by longtime friend Thom Lord, returned to their San Juan Island, Washington home still hungry to explore. The result was nothing short of an artistic epiphany; an evolution of sound that called out loudly for a new name. Sway Wild released its self-titled debut album worldwide in 2019.
Sway Wild’s songs navigate the corners of rock, folk, pop, jazz, prog, and funk. At its nucleus, it is music saturated in gratitude for well-lived lives and sympathetic to our shared humanity. McGraw says, “We want to make music that allows people to feel what they need to feel.” Fer and McGraw’s gorgeous harmonies paired with moving lyrics serve to both process and share their jubilation, grief, and frustration with a complex and deeply imperfect society.
Perhaps most remarkable is Fer’s astonishing electric guitar work. Using her beloved Fender Stratocaster for both lead guitar pyrotechnics and chordal rhythms, often at the same time, Fer challenges the listener to comprehend how she manages to extract so much feeling from six strings and an amplifier. With this album, laden with Fer’s potent electric guitar solos, she has decisively placed herself within the vanguard of female guitarists claiming their rightful place in an artistic pantheon that has historically been dominated by men. McGraw and Lord, who met as wildlife biologists studying endangered California condors in the Grand Canyon, provide unwavering support for Fer’s formidable musicianship.
Sway Wild was recorded in Portland, Oregon at The Hallowed Halls, a historic Carnegie Library, by engineer Justin Phelps (Cake, Galactic, Bob Weir), whose expertise at the helm is tangible in the warmth and presence of the finished product. An impressive cadre of the band’s friends and heroes brings the songs to their full, frenzied potential. Birds of Chicago and Sean Hayes provide guest vocals, members of MarchFourth add the irresistible energy of a full horn section, and cellists Skip VonKuske (Portland Cello Project) and Anna Fritz, along with Anna Tivel on violin, contribute the brooding dynamism of bowed strings.
For Fer and McGraw, the sailing expedition served as a kind of sabbatical from seven years of heavy international touring, sharing stages with the likes of Iron & Wine, Gregory Alan Isakov, and Mandolin Orange. The days on the boat were filled reading books in quiet green coves, watching humpback whales and black bears for hours on end, and talking over simple dinners of freshly baked bread and fish caught from a creaky plastic rowboat. Inspired by their journey, the three former band mates returned to their pastoral island and took to playing music in Fer and McGraw’s living room, with no aspirations other than to enjoy the process of creation.
In the ensuing months, Fer and McGraw departed from their well-established acoustic approach in almost shocking fashion, each returning to the instruments on which they began their respective musical trajectories as teenagers. With Fer refocused on electric guitar, McGraw behind a drum kit for the first time in over a decade, and Lord on electric bass, the trio allowed themselves to rediscover everything they loved about making music. This soon gave birth to a creative torrent of new songs, and the trio emerged as a fully formed band, organically and unexpectedly, with a sound transformed. With a fresh sense of purpose, the new material was honed on tours across the U.S. and in Europe, performing alongside band favorites Lake Street Dive, Charlie Hunter Trio and others.
The name Sway Wild evokes a specific feeling. From the beginning, Fer, McGraw, and Lord intended this band, and this album, to reflect what the endeavor felt like to them: a pathway to the uninhibited unfiltered core that we all possess. The words themselves are an invitation, if not a command, to seek out this untainted part of ourselves. In many ways, Sway Wild’s music is the product of truly wild places, and, like ribbons of light piercing a dark green canopy overhead; it can help us find the wildness that is unquestionably still within us.
Sway Wild

Glenn Yoder and the Western States
2023-09-08 21:00 - 2023-09-09 00:00
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Glenn Yoder and the Western States celebrate their latest release with special guest Jeremy Moses Curtis!

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It’s been six years since we released the last Glenn Yoder & The Western States album. Suffice to say, much has happened.
Love, marriage, had a kid, pandemic, moved far away, settled in, had another kid, moved even farther away. Through it all, the unsettling sense that the world is on fire or on the verge of it, at least.
So I wrote about it, about this bizarre, transformative block of time — the overwhelming joy of love and children, of course, but also the anxieties and adjustments that come with those precious responsibilities, particularly in this climate. About giving up one version of ourselves in order to become another.
There were many moments when I sincerely doubted that this record would ever be completed, that I’d ever finish writing it or we’d ever get to recording it, but I also think that that additional time made this perhaps our most considered record to date. It’s a document of our conversations and hopes and concerns and feelings that I may have otherwise lost to time, so I’m glad that I have it at least. I hope you get something out of it too.
As always, my love and appreciation to my beloved band: Jeff, JMC, Chris, Brooks and our unofficial sixth member, Dave. I am so fortunate to have had them play and work on my songs for all these years. It was also important to me to have Cilla’s beautiful voice return for this album, and I am so happy we made it happen. This record really reflects my strongest musical bonds — put simply: it sounds like us.
Thank you for listening, and I hope you enjoy it!

Julie Rhodes/Wyn Doran
2023-09-07 20:00 - 23:00
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Julie Rhode and the Electric Company with VANDIVER (Andrew Hammond) at the Lizard Lounge

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Boston native Julie Rhodes musical career started “on a whim”. After singing along in the audience at a house show, she was given some words of encouragement to write her own songs. That night, she began writing her first song and before long she was recording her debut album with producer Jonah Tolchin. She released Bound to Meet the Devil in 2016 and it’s clear this powerhouse vocalist/songwriter is an artist on the rise.Julie Rhodes

Vandiver is the moniker of singer/songwriter Andrew Hammond. From the foothills of Hall County, GA, Hammond found his musical beginnings in Brooklyn NY, creating a soulful, immersive, lyric-driven and often Avant approach to modern American Folk music. Andrew’s powerful yet brittle vocal style has warmed and awed crowds in venues across the USA. Backed by drummer Kevin O’Connor of Portland’s Talkdemonic, “Vandiver” seeks to package and expand that intimate, raw expression into a much larger vessel. All rights reserved Hotel Cliff 2022VANDIVER

Quadrapeg and City of Four!
2023-09-06 20:00 - 23:00
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Join us for a night with Quadrapeg and City of Four!

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Three things bind this quartet together: friendship, a love of jazz and funk, and a shared sense of humor. In the 2010s, Bassist Jameson Stewart, organist Ben Blanchard, drummer Patrick Dalton, and guitarist Sam Crawford formed a close personal and musical rapport working together as sidemen in various styles. It wouldn’t be long until they tried playing their own instrumental music as a quartet. Today, QuadraPeg brings joy and vitality to their compositions and improvisations, always with a solid groove, camaraderie, and a touch of the absurd.
Quadrapeg

“When the jazz, funk and progressive styles come together it can be a beautiful thing…Boston’s City of Four have been embracing this fusion for the past few years.” -Rob Duguay, Rock n’Heavy
City of Four brings an original brand of modern groove-based jazz, funk, and fusion to music venues across Boston and New England. Featuring original melody-driven compositions by its members, Mike Caudill on saxophone, Cat Tremblay on keys, Eric Falter on bass, and Steve Wilkinson on drums, City of Four’s sets include spontaneous improvisations and group interplay that make each live performance unique.
The band has received an “Outstanding Performance” recognition from DownBeat Magazine as a Blues/Pop/Rock group. Some of the original music in its catalog has also been recognized by ASCAP and MIX Magazine.
City of Four

Poetry Jam- Kwe
2023-09-03 19:00 - 22:00
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Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam with Featured Poet Kwe

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With roots in Cameroon and Ghana, kwe is a poet, singer-songwriter, producer and musician who began writing lyrics in French at the age of 16 while in school in Paris. His lyrical skill on the mic earned him the nickname of “Bigfoot” among his friends and music associates. After paying his dues on the spoken word open mic scene in Boston, he began recording his poems and songs with various bands and music producers. kwe has played extensively in the United States performing his “Afro Roots Hop” style, an eclectic blend of dub poetry and roots man chanting. His first book of poetry Dirges of Becoming was published independently by Afro Roots Hop Press. He is currently working on his second print title -Touch of Madness – alongside a documentary film on the making of his devotional roots album “Bright Side” dropped recently on his Music Is Healing imprint.

Lyle Brewer Quartet
2023-09-01 21:00 - 2023-09-02 00:00
Lyle Brewer Quartet at the Lizard Lounge.

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Lyle Brewer brings his quartet to the Lizard Lounge for a night of original instrumental music. Brewer has been integral to the Boston music scene for over 15 years. He currently plays in a number of bands and teaches guitar at The Berklee College of Music. Keyboardist Amy Bellamy is a member of the original band The Abeez, as well as performing with G Love, Terri Lynn Carrington, and The Super Sonic Shorties. Jef Charland plays upright bass in the group. He is also a member of The Blue Ribbons, Clear Audience, and The Gil Ahron Trio. Drummer Dean Johnston rounds out the band; he is also a member of the Moroccan-inspired instrumental group Club D’Elf.
Lyle Brewer
