Lizard Lounge Club

Flying Vipers (Album Release)/Double Tiger
2025-05-02 21:00 - 23:30 (America/New_York) | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Flying Vipers celebrate their latest full length release with Easy Star Records label mates Double Tiger May 2nd!

Event is 21+
$20 adv/$25 Door
Doors at 8

Flying Vipers emerged from a basement lair outside Boston Mass in 2015, releasing a couple cassette EPs worth of raw yet highly melodic dub (The Green Tape and The Copper Tape). Entirely produced on an antiquated 4-track cassette recorder and mixed live by Jay Champnay of 10 Ft. Ganja Plant, this amateur equipment is wielded by seasoned pros as their songs mutate with a keen sense of classic JA sounds and post-punk experimentation.
Typically a 7-piece unit live, the core quartet of twin brothers Marc & John Beaudette on drum & bass (Destroy Babylon, The Macrotones), Zack Brines on keys (Pressure Cooker, Kings of Nuthin’), and Kellee Webb on vocals (Destroy Babylon) have 20+ years in the New England scene, sharing the stage with legendary reggae acts from around the world, including Burning Spear, Lee “Scratch” Perry, the Skatalites, and Hollie Cook, among many others.
This November, the Vipers will be celebrating the release of their new 7″ single, “Show Me”, their debut for Easy Star Records.
https://flyingvipers.com/

Brooklyn-based artist/producer Double Tiger (aka Jay Spaker) is no stranger to critical acclaim. Known for his contributions with trendsetting reggae powerhouse John Brown’s Body, as well as his role as half of Tour De Force, and co-founder of Dub Stuy Records, Spaker is also recognized for his past collaborations with legendary artists such as Luciano, Johnny Osbourne, Sly & Robbie, Rankin Joe, Brother Culture, Omar Perry, Al Campbell. Lutan Fyah, Eek A Mouse, and Scientist.

Double Tiger

Wallace Field/Emily Haviland/Elijah Berlow
2025-05-01 20:00 - 23:30
Three great songwriters on one bill at the Lizard Lounge May 1st, Wallace Field, Emily Havialnd and Elijah Berlow!

Elijah Berlow

Elijah Berlow is a Chicago-based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist folk musician.
Originating from pastoral roots in Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, Berlow is a playful story-teller with a narrative style grounded in the traditions of Americana music. As a vocalist, he emanates a sincere warmth through his thoughtful phrasing; and his diligent fingerpicking guitar-style leads steadily through the pulsing catharsis of any song.
Pulling influence from greats such as Townes Van Zandt, Tom Waits, Roseanne Cashand Missispi John Hurt, Berlow creates music that is complex, soulful and in conversation with a rich rhythmic history. He also derives inspiration from solitude in nature, perambulations in the neighborhood and the conversations that arise when cooking a meal to share.
Berlow’s music can currently be found on Bandcamp, including the self-released albums Under the Weather Live at VCR . The single Roadkill can also be heard on Spotify. Berlow can be found performing with his band locally in Chicago, as well as around the Midwest and North East.

Wallace Field
From the metaphorical ashes of a breakup to the literal ashes of a house fire, folk-rocker Wallace Field rises like a phoenix from the ashes with her debut album All Costs, out now. The album features nine original songs, took four years to make, and premiered on the fifth anniversary of the house fire. With her “powerful voice reminiscent of Joan Baez” (The Valley Advocate), Field stuns with her haunting, vulnerable songwriting and “crystalline voice” (The Recorder). The Boston Globe says “she always sounds like she means it.” Most of the album’s songs were written on baritone ukulele, always with the aim to transform them into a more powerful full-band sound.
No emotion is too sacred to explore for this late-blooming artist. Trained as a journalist in college, Field expertly unfolds her journey through heartbreak, house fire, and healing in All Costs. The Recorder writes that “Field emerges as a master storyteller who takes the listener on a journey through darkness to the light on the other side,” calling the album “a powerful, musically stunning debut about survival.” There are hints of Field’s influences in her range of voices, from the theatrical Kate Bush and Aldous Harding, to the folk roots of Joni Mitchell and Weyes Blood.
Field grew up in western Massachusetts. She’s performed in popular Massachusetts venues such as Cambridge’s Club Passim, The Parlor Room in Northampton, Holyoke’s Race Street Live (formerly Gateway City Arts), and Taffeta in Lowell. She’s opened for acts like Nellie McKay, Charlie Parr, Heather Maloney, and Elizabeth Moen. Field also took part in Signature Sounds’ 2023 Back Porch Fest and 2023 Arcadia Folk Festival.

Emily Haviland
Emily Haviland’s musical journey is deeply rooted in the vibrant tapestry of the Greater Boston music scene, where she has flourished for nearly a decade. A proud alumna of Berklee College of Music, Emily’s academic pursuits led her through the intricate corridors of americana-fiddle performance, where she explored the rich tapestry of American Roots music and its tumultuous history. Along with that, she dual-majored in music therapy, where she delved into the profound impact of music on the human psyche.
Emily Haviland’s debut album, “Not Who You Think,” released in February 2024, epitomizes her unyielding commitment to pushing artistic boundaries. In both her performing style and songwriting, Emily weaves together threads of authenticity and innovation, creating an auditory experience that captivates and resonates deeply with her audience. Renowned fiddler Darol Anger aptly describes her as the “Realest Deal in a long time,” praising her genuine voice, profound reflections, and songs that boldly articulate the unspoken truths we all harbor. “Real voice, real thoughts, real songs that say – with pungent power – what everyone’s really thinking. Glad to welcome her work into the world.”
Emily Haviland has shared the stage alongside illustrious contemporaries such as Aoife O’Donovan, Margo Price, Twisted Pine, Darol Anger, the late Emy Phelps, Bruce Molsky, Abigail Lapell, and Rachel Sumner. Her collaborative spirit shines through in her contributions to records by Alisa Amador, Kaiti Jones, and others, cementing her status as a versatile and sought-after artist whose influence reverberates across genres.
With each performance, Emily invites her audience on a transcendental journey, where melodies intertwine with emotions and storytelling transcends words. She is not merely an artist to watch; she is an experience to be savored, a testament to the enduring power of music to illuminate, inspire, and unite. In the realm of contemporary music, Emily Haviland stands as a beacon of authenticity and creativity, leaving an indelible mark on hearts and minds alike.

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Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam Slam Team Final
2025-04-27 19:00 - 23:00
The Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam’s Slam Team Final April 27th!

This is the culmination of our yearly “slam-off” to select the 2025 Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam Slam Team. The eight finalists (the top four finishers from each of our two previous semi-final slams) competing in tonight’s slam are Art Collins, Christopher Johnson, Daniel Letona, Finn Flood, Mike Savadian, Silent E, Warrior, and Will C.
The slam team will represent Lizard Lounge at local and regional events throughout the year.
Not to be missed, this event featuring the best of the best, often sells out—reserve your tickets now!

Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam

Speak Easy Drag Brunch
2025-04-27 13:00 - 15:00
An iconic afternoon of local drag performances!

Doors 12
Show 1
What do wigs, eggs benedict, pop mixes & mimosas have in common? They’ll all be in the Lizard Lounge the last Sunday of every month! We’re hosting our very own Drag Brunch, an iconic afternoon of performances from some of our favorite local drag queens scrumptious brunch favorites & fun cocktails!

21+
Doors lock once show starts
General Admission $20, with bar stools first come first serve
Tables for $45, comfortably seats 2 guests

The Blue Ribbons/Muddy Ruckus
2025-04-26 21:00 - 23:30
The Blue Ribbons return to the Lizard Lounge April 26th with Muddy Ruckus!

$15/$20

“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

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 rootsy guitar and edgy percussion on a suitcase drum kit, and is known for a full rock band sound.

SESSION AMERICANA with Eleanor Buckland Night 4 with Mattie and Debbie!
2025-04-25 19:30 - 22:30
Session Americana return with Eleanor Buckland for the final night of their Lizard Lounge residency with special guests Mattie and Debbie!

Event is 21+
GA $25/$30 at the door
Reserved Tables $60
Doors at 7
SESSION AMERICANA is thrilled to return to the venue that saw the group gel into what has become a 20 year journey of accessing the joy. For years the band held down a weekly Lizard residency that not only formed the core of the band’s support but also witnessed the birth of many new songs and introduced a wide variety of musical guests to an unsuspecting crowd each week. SESSION AMERICANA with Eleanor Buckland will once again call The Lizard Lounge home for four consecutive nights this April 22-25 with special guests starting at 7:30 every night!
For the uninitiated SESSION AMERICANA is a cast of top-shelf players, singers, and writers who tour internationally, taking their own songs, plus hundreds more from the American songbook, on the road. Whether you catch Session Americana in a rock hall or on a festival stage, you’ll be a part of the intimate, raucous scene these players built years ago at Toad, the neighborhood bar where it all began in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Looking back, the group has had a natural, almost inevitable evolution from a loose bunch of friends sitting around swapping songs in a bar, to a hot-ticket weekly residency, to a touring collective. Along the way, the band has made nine records (so far), played clubs and festivals across the U.S. and Europe, and developed deep collaborative bonds with a wide community of musicians. Session Americana’s diligent avoidance of music business “shoulds” has led the band down a quirky and joyful path through the music world. The result is evident in the musical prowess the players and singers bring to every show. Swapping instruments, trading off lead vocals and sharing songwriting credits, Session Americana is constantly exploring new collaborations and touring like a band out of time, always searching for a welcoming and homey venue, a long lunch with old friends, and a good glass of wine.
https://www.sessionamericana.com/

Irreverent, bold, and inventive, Mattie & Debbie make a tender ruckus. The partnership of drummer/vocalist Sean Trischka (Carsie Blanton, Oh Pep!, Molly Tuttle) and bluegrass iconoclast Stash Wyslouch (Molsky’s Mountain Drifters, The Deadly Gentlemen, The Stash! Band) began long ago. With a penchant for the unexpected, they live in their own little gray area of catchy love songs, bizarre experimentalism, and bluegrass gone rabid.

Mattie and Debbie

SESSION AMERICANA with Eleanor feat Bill Janovitz
2025-04-24 19:30 - 22:30
Night 3 of Session Americana four night residency with Eleanor Buckland feat Bill Janovitz

Event is 21+
GA $25/$30 at the door
Reserved Tables $60
Doors at 7
SESSION AMERICANA is thrilled to return to the venue that saw the group gel into what has become a 20 year journey of accessing the joy. For years the band held down a weekly Lizard residency that not only formed the core of the band’s support but also witnessed the birth of many new songs and introduced a wide variety of musical guests to an unsuspecting crowd each week. SESSION AMERICANA with Eleanor Buckland will once again call The Lizard Lounge home for four consecutive nights this April 22-25 with special guests starting at 7:30 every night!
For the uninitiated SESSION AMERICANA is a cast of top-shelf players, singers, and writers who tour internationally, taking their own songs, plus hundreds more from the American songbook, on the road. Whether you catch Session Americana in a rock hall or on a festival stage, you’ll be a part of the intimate, raucous scene these players built years ago at Toad, the neighborhood bar where it all began in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Looking back, the group has had a natural, almost inevitable evolution from a loose bunch of friends sitting around swapping songs in a bar, to a hot-ticket weekly residency, to a touring collective. Along the way, the band has made nine records (so far), played clubs and festivals across the U.S. and Europe, and developed deep collaborative bonds with a wide community of musicians. Session Americana’s diligent avoidance of music business “shoulds” has led the band down a quirky and joyful path through the music world. The result is evident in the musical prowess the players and singers bring to every show. Swapping instruments, trading off lead vocals and sharing songwriting credits, Session Americana is constantly exploring new collaborations and touring like a band out of time, always searching for a welcoming and homey venue, a long lunch with old friends, and a good glass of wine.
https://www.sessionamericana.com/

SESSION AMERICANA with Eleanor Buckland With Special Mystery Guest
2025-04-23 19:30 - 23:00
Event is 21+
GA $25/$30 at the door
Reserved Tables $60
Doors at 7
SESSION AMERICANA is thrilled to return to the venue that saw the group gel into what has become a 20 year journey of accessing the joy. For years the band held down a weekly Lizard residency that not only formed the core of the band’s support but also witnessed the birth of many new songs and introduced a wide variety of musical guests to an unsuspecting crowd each week. SESSION AMERICANA with Eleanor Buckland will once again call The Lizard Lounge home for four consecutive nights this April 22-25 with special guests starting at 7:30 every night!
For the uninitiated SESSION AMERICANA is a cast of top-shelf players, singers, and writers who tour internationally, taking their own songs, plus hundreds more from the American songbook, on the road. Whether you catch Session Americana in a rock hall or on a festival stage, you’ll be a part of the intimate, raucous scene these players built years ago at Toad, the neighborhood bar where it all began in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Looking back, the group has had a natural, almost inevitable evolution from a loose bunch of friends sitting around swapping songs in a bar, to a hot-ticket weekly residency, to a touring collective. Along the way, the band has made nine records (so far), played clubs and festivals across the U.S. and Europe, and developed deep collaborative bonds with a wide community of musicians. Session Americana’s diligent avoidance of music business “shoulds” has led the band down a quirky and joyful path through the music world. The result is evident in the musical prowess the players and singers bring to every show. Swapping instruments, trading off lead vocals and sharing songwriting credits, Session Americana is constantly exploring new collaborations and touring like a band out of time, always searching for a welcoming and homey venue, a long lunch with old friends, and a good glass of wine.
https://www.sessionamericana.com/

SESSION AMERICANA with Eleanor Buckland with special guest Rachel Wolff
2025-04-22 19:30 - 22:30
Session Americana with Eleanor Buckland kick off their Lizard Lounge four night residency with special guest Rachel Wolff!

Event is 21+
GA $25/$30 at the door
Reserved Tables $60
Doors at 7
SESSION AMERICANA is thrilled to return to the venue that saw the group gel into what has become a 20 year journey of accessing the joy. For years the band held down a weekly Lizard residency that not only formed the core of the band’s support but also witnessed the birth of many new songs and introduced a wide variety of musical guests to an unsuspecting crowd each week. SESSION AMERICANA with Eleanor Buckland will once again call The Lizard Lounge home for four consecutive nights this April 22-25 with special guests starting at 7:30 every night!
For the uninitiated SESSION AMERICANA is a cast of top-shelf players, singers, and writers who tour internationally, taking their own songs, plus hundreds more from the American songbook, on the road. Whether you catch Session Americana in a rock hall or on a festival stage, you’ll be a part of the intimate, raucous scene these players built years ago at Toad, the neighborhood bar where it all began in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Looking back, the group has had a natural, almost inevitable evolution from a loose bunch of friends sitting around swapping songs in a bar, to a hot-ticket weekly residency, to a touring collective. Along the way, the band has made nine records (so far), played clubs and festivals across the U.S. and Europe, and developed deep collaborative bonds with a wide community of musicians. Session Americana’s diligent avoidance of music business “shoulds” has led the band down a quirky and joyful path through the music world. The result is evident in the musical prowess the players and singers bring to every show. Swapping instruments, trading off lead vocals and sharing songwriting credits, Session Americana is constantly exploring new collaborations and touring like a band out of time, always searching for a welcoming and homey venue, a long lunch with old friends, and a good glass of wine.
https://www.sessionamericana.com/

Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam-Mr Orange
2025-04-20 19:00 - 23:00
The Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam with featured poet Mr Orange April 20th!

Damont Combs, known on stage as Mr. Orange Live, is a celebrated award-winning poet, arts educator, and community leader dedicated to fostering artistic expression and social change. As the Executive Director of Tell Your Truth, a nonprofit organization, he provides platforms for artists to share their stories authentically. In his role as Program Director for Poetry Out Loud, Damont inspires youth to find their voices through spoken word, nurturing the next generation of poets.With multiple poetry collections to his name, Damont’s work explores themes of resilience, social justice, and community empowerment. He performs regularly, leads creative workshops, and actively builds a vibrant arts community to support emerging talent. He just released his third poetry book, titled: Orange Will Rise, a blend of poetry, technology, and art.A recipient of numerous accolades, Damont was honored with the Indie Author Legacy Award as National Poet of the Year and received Rhode Island’s State Citation for his community work. His influence extends beyond the arts; as an independent researcher, he explores the frontiers of quantum mechanics, time travel, and artificial intelligence, embodying a rare blend of artistic and intellectual curiosity.Through his artistic work as Mr. Orange Live and his groundbreaking research, Damont continues to inspire others, creating a more inclusive and expressive world.

Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam

Dub Apocalypse
2025-04-19 21:00 - 23:30
Dub Apocolypse returns to the Lizard Lounge April 19th!

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

Julie Rhodes and the Electric Company/Rougarou/Coyote Kolb
2025-04-18 21:00 - 23:30
An Evening with Julie Rhodes and the Electric Company at the Lizard Lounge April 18th with Rougarou & Coyote Kolb!

Event is 21+
$20 adv/$25 door

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.
https://www.julierhodesmusic.com/

Coyote Kolb is the artist name of New England based singer songwriter and producer Chadley Kolb. Known for a mesmerizing brand of outlaw country blues, folk, and roots music, Kolb has shared stages with artists like Taj Mahal, Counting Crows, The White Buffalo, Deer Tick, and many more. Kolb also composes ambient music with several songs in TV and Film over the years. He has been writing, recording, and performing original music since the late 1990’s, (as Coyote Kolb since 2008.)
Coyote Kolb

Our local Rougarou can make good on the Cajun promise by adding a little banjo into the mix for a swampy, jammy sound.
It’s deep-fried roadhouse music that makes for good ambience while smashing a glass beer bottle over someone’s head in an 80s action flick. You know, one of those “odd couple” type of flicks where the straight-laced partner is always trying and failing to keep the wildcard partner in check.-Humpday News
Rougarou

Eugene Tyler Band/High Horse
2025-04-17 20:00 - 23:30
Eugene Tyler Band returns to the Lizard Lounge with High Horse April 17th!

Indie-bluegrass trio Eugene Tyler Band is, at their core, a road band, who’ve spent years cutting their teeth on the bluegrass festival circuit and clubs across the northeast. Their newest record, Low It Goes, captures the free-wheeling intensity of those live shows and showcases the cathartic, irreverent songwriting that has won them fans all over the country. As songwriter Eugene Gardner says, “You learn a lot about yourself as a band when you’re playing 3 hours a night, and it’s forced us to step up our game in a way that I’m really proud of.” Sharing stages with bands like The Kitchen Dwellers, Driftwood, Mountain Grass Unit, and Town Mountain, ETB has carved out a unique voice in the bluegrass scene, with cutting, often humorous songs, and a fast & loose approach that calls back to influences like the Clash and Drive-By Truckers.

Eugene Tyler Band

High Horse is a progressive-acoustic boy band based in Boston, known for their unique blend of Bluegrass, Old-time, and Celtic music infused with the energy of alternative rock. Comprised of four friends, three bows, and one pick, High Horse delivers a rollicking romp of great vibes, virtuosic chops, and tight vocals.
High Horse draws from their varied musical backgrounds to explore and perform original compositions as well as tunes from diverse folk traditions. Their music is a captivating fusion of genres, showcasing their technical and compositional skill and their passion for pushing musical boundaries.

2025 Slam Team Semifinal #2
2025-04-13 19:00 - 23:00
The Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam Slam Team Semifinal #2 April 13th!

Our second semi-final slam for the 2025 Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam Slam Team will feature eight extraordinary poets: Brother D, Christopher Johnson, Daniel Letona, Navah the Buddaphliii, Rhea, Silent E., Toni Blue Rose, and Will C.
These slams are super-popular and always showcase phenomenal spoken word talent.
The top four poets from tonight and the top four from the first semifinal will move on to the finals on 4/27/25.
Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam

The Family Township/Thick Fuzz
2025-04-12 21:00 - 23:30
The Family Township return to the Lizard Lounge with Thick Fuzz

Event is 21+
$15/$20 Doors
Doors at 8
The Family Township, AKA Township, has been making their unique Boston-bred brand of vintage rock and roll for nearly 2 decades. With 7 studio albums, 2 live albums, 3 EPs, 2 double singles, and 1 collection, the band has never stopped progressing, evolving, andperfecting. Initially known for their heavily mustached brand of driving rock, the band has steadily grown their sound and writing to reflect these days rather than “those days.” Their most recent album, 20th Century Wasters, and double single, Rosie Come Back /Autumn Bell, have earned the band some of the highest praise of their career. Live shows burn with energy,heart, melody, and sweat, celebrating an ever-growing catalog, depth, and fanbase.
https://township.bandcamp.com/

This record was mostly recorded in our basement studio, affectionally known as Tight Squeeze Studio, with pieces also done at Zippah Recording Studios, living rooms, and a model ship workshop. Thick Fuzz is a power trio, but this record wasn’t restricted to live arrangements. Layered guitars and vocal harmonies thicken the sound. A ton of guest musicians join us on these songs; vocals galore, organ, harmonica, and horns – all making these songs the best versions of themselves.
Thick Fuzz

Billy Wylder/Skye Darling
2025-04-11 20:00 - 23:30
Billy Wylder live at the LIzard Lounge April 11th with special guest Skye Darling!

$20/$25 door
Doors 7

From the front-lines at Standing Rock to the archaic streets of Jerusalem, the Sahel Desert to Carnegie Hall, music has been the source of strength for Billy Wylder. The band features Avi Salloway (Bombino/Hey Mama) joined by an inspired cast of singular artists who have performed across six continents including concerts at Coachella, Newport Folk Festival, New Orleans Jazz Fest, Montreal Jazz Fest, Carnegie Hall, and Lincoln Center.

The music weaves together American folk and rock with sensibilities from the Sahara Desert, exploring new musical space akin to Devendra Banhart, Beck, and Tinariwen. Billy Wylder’s new recordings evoke musical evolutions built on grooves informed by ancient African rhythms, art-rock textures, expansive guitars, violins, synths, and drum machines. Salloway’s lyrics flow with inspiration from mythical songwriting hero Leonard Cohen, while threading together more abstract imagery reminiscent of Thom Yorke.

Billy Wylder has performed and collaborated with renowned artists including Jack Johnson, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Bombino, The Low Anthem, and Pete Seeger.
“Art rock band Billy Wylder carry the torch of the niche dug out by Talking Heads and their groundbreaking album “Remain in Light.” -WBUR
“A sense of mystery and majesty.” –No Depression

Touring band:
Avi Salloway – lead vocals, guitar
Rob Flax – violin, synth, vocals
Leia – bass, vocals
Anthony Lafond – drums
Billy Wylder

Skye Darling is a young professional violinist and singer-songwriter based in Boston, Massachusetts with a passion for improvisation and exploring new ideas. Currently, Skye is freelancing, recording her own album, studying jazz and maqam, directing a children’s choir, and teaching private lessons all while finishing her degree. Skye has taken a keen interest in the art of simultaneous voice and instrument and she has pursued this through Berklee’s American Roots Department where she has worked with artists like Bruce Molsky, Darol Anger, Brittany and Natalie Haas, Simon Shaheen, and more. Additionally, Skye was a participant of the Silk Road Global Musician’s Workshop in 2023 where she performed her music with Jamey Haddad’s band. Before moving to Boston, Skye wrote, performed, and recorded violin and vocals with bands around the East Coast such as Sneaky Miles, xander., Nick Rolser, and Ben Laine. Skye is also a professional dancer and she is currently in her third year as a company member with Safe Haven Ballet. She has performed with the UNH Ballet Company, UNH Aerial, Northeastern Ballet Theater, Lila, and Safe Haven. Skye has appeared as a musician and dancer in the Be Brave Gala, Breathe Life Gala, Lila Dance Festival, multiple benefit concerts for the Freedom Cafe, and on NH Chronicle. She completed her student teaching 5th-12th Grade orchestra in the Oyster River School District and coached the UNH Youth Symphony Orchestra. She received her Bachelor of Music in Music Education with a Dance Minor from the University of New Hampshire where she studied under Karl Orvik and Hannah Reitz. Skye is pursuing her Masters in Violin Performance at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee studying with Katie Lansdale.

Skye Darling

Club d'Elf featuring Lyle Brewer and Sam Gilman
2025-04-10 20:00 - 23:00
Event is 21+
$30/$35 GA
$80 Reserved
Club d’Elf returns to The Lizard with a line up of Lyle Brewer on
guitar, Sam Gilman on keyboards, DJ Mister Rourke, Dean Johnston on
drums, with bassist/leader Mike Rivard at the helm.
Club d’Elf has been helping audiences lose track of time for twenty five years with its mesmerizing synthesis of Moroccan traditional music and electronic, dubbed-out funk. Circling about bassist/composer Mike Rivard, each Club d’Elf performance features a different line-up, drawn from a constellation of some of the most creative improvisers from the jazz, DJ, rock & world music scenes of Boston, NYC and beyond. The band’s music draws from a startlingly wide spectrum of styles, including jazz, hip hop, electronica, avant garde, prog-rock and dub. Under the tutelage of now deceased member Brahim Fribgane, Moroccan trance music became an essential part of the mix, featuring Rivard’s commanding playing of the Moroccan sintir. Trance forms the central core of the Club d’Elf aesthetic, weaving together the band’s various influences.
“You Never Know is a wide ranging romp, full of serenity, chaos, longing, improvisation and peerless musicianship inspired by music from India and Morocco as well as the maverick jazz of Miles Davis and Frank Zappa.” – Banning Eyre, Afropop Worldwide
“Crushed between the borders of Morocco, jam band land and the kingdom of avant-garde jazz lies Club d’Elf…James Brown-meets-Sun-Ra.” – Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald
“Sounds like the lovechild of Pink Floyd and George Clinton, dropped in Marrakesh…some deeply psychedelic music.” – Marlon Bishop, WNYC
Club d’Elf

Skunk Jesus/Astronomico
2025-04-09 20:00 - 23:30
Skunk Jesus and Astronomico live at the Lizard Lounge April 9th!

Experience the sounds of Skunk Jesus, a band that emerged from the creative minds of Riley Stockwell and Mike Dettorre in 2015. Together with a rotating cast of top musicians from New England, they create an improvisational art form that delves into the unknown, transforming initial ideas into fully formed pieces of music on the spot. Drawing inspiration from free jazz, psychedelia, and experimental grooves, Skunk Jesus offers a dark and whimsical journey into uncharted musical territories.
https://m.facebook.com/skunkjesus/

Massachusetts based Astronomico released their second full length album, Bridge of Butter Magnetic, at the end of 2022 as a follow up to their first release, Bring All Your Ships home. TThis body of music reflects the band’s affinity to meld organ funk grooves and Afro Latin rhythms with raw rock energy and exploratory jazz improvisation while leaning into the psychedelic and the abstract.
Astronomico is:
Nina Ott – Hammond organ, piano, keys
Steve Fell – guitar
Chris Lopes – bass/percussion
Jared Seabrook – drums
Their music can be heard at astronomico.bandcamp.com and on all streaming platforms.

Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam-Slam Team Semifinal #1
2025-04-06 19:00 - 23:00
The Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam Semi Final April 6th!

$10

Our first of two semi-final slams for the 2025 Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam Slam Team features eight outstanding poets: Art Collins, Brynna Boyd, Finn Flood, Jeannie Nunes, Lexi Wight, Mike Savadian, Tru Kwene, and Michael “Warrior” Bonds.
These slams are always well-attended and showcase the extraordinary spoken word talent we are so lucky to have at Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam.
The top four poets from tonight and the top four from the second semifinal will move on to the finals on 4/27/25.
Not to be missed!!.

MC Kabir with Krush Factory
2025-04-05 21:00 - 23:30
MC Kabir and Krush Factory continue their monthly residency April 5th!

$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

Soggy Po Boys/Bruno Bruni
2025-04-04 21:00 - 23:30
Soggy Po Boys bring the patty back to the Lizard Lounge with Bruno Bruni April 4th!

$20/$25 door
Doors 8

Although New Hampshire isn’t the most obvious home for a group so devoted to the culture of The Big Easy, the Soggy Po’ Boys seem genuine in their ambition to spread the word about jazz New Orleans style, and they’re creating an accessible and fun way into this world.”
-London Jazz News

The Soggy Po Boys, native to New England, have quickly become an institution. They are spreading the good news of New Orleans music across the northeast and beyond, playing at concert halls and street corners; music festivals and burlesque festivals; bars and libraries; wherever the party requires. Part of the beauty of New Orleans music is that it’s celebrated and appreciated wherever it goes, from the street to the theater.

The Po Boys formed in 2012 to shake the walls of a local club on a Fat Tuesday but have honed their sound and become more than a Mardi Gras centerpiece. Exploring the vast musical traditions of New Orleans and expanding their repertoire to look beyond NOLA jazz, the band includes traditional Caribbean tunes (it’s been said that New Orleans is the northernmost city in the Caribbean), as well as Meters funk, soul, and brass band / street beat music. “…These guys have done their homework, worked it out on the bandstand and put in the hours in the studio. It all adds up to a party you can bring with you when you want to treat your friends to a real good time.” -Ben Schenck of New Orleans’ Panorama Jazz Band”.There are a myriad of traditions that flow into New Orleans culture just as there are tributaries that feed the Mississippi, and the Po Boys are eager to explore what makes the music of New Orleans so damn special. You’ll hear the heavy influence of the New Orleans sound across the band and in the stories told by their original tunes. Despite the scope of its sound, the outfit is only seven people, and thrives on the interplay and group dynamics that bring this music to life.

Bruno Bruni is a band formed in Brazil by composer André Bruni, who has a diverse musical background, from running a professional recording studio in São Paulo. After releasing three studio albums, the band has toured around Brazil with different formations since 2018. With influences that vary from Dave Holland to Gilberto Gil to Mario Kart and Hermeto Pascoal, the band has been associated with Brazilian Music, Funk and Jazz and also Video Game Music. The shows feature a large group and a lot of energy.

The Coulibaly Quartet featuring ISHAN
2025-04-03 20:00 - 23:00
Imad Coulibaly Quartet returns to the Lizard Lounge with ISHAN April 3rd

Event is 21+$15/$18
Doors at 7
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 backgrounds.

Ishan is a Boston-based artist with a constantly growing style of his own. He is heavily influenced by the golden era of Hip Hop music and the pioneers of this game. At 23, he delivers his message through a trademark lyrically inclined style, which rivals the greats. From his beat selection to his intricate wordplay, this young rapper comes off as a seasoned vet. Ishan maintains a growing music career that entails writing, recording, and producing all of his music. He possesses the characteristics of an artist who can transcend musical genres with his trademark flows. Ishan will be around for a long time.
