Lizard Lounge Club

Big Lazy
2024-07-15 20:00 - 23:00 (America/New_York) | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Big Lazy returns to the Lizard Lounge!

Event is 21+
$15/$18 door
Doors at 7

New York City’s gritty instrumental trio has flourished for over 20 years. The band is known for its cinematic music and legendary live performances, having presented its singular brand of crime jazz at venues including the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Opéra National de Lyon. Big Lazy founder Stephen Ulrich is the composer for the HBO series Bored to Death and the art forgery documentary Art and Craft. Big Lazy’s studio albums have included collaborations with NYC artists Marc Ribot and Steven Bernstein.

In March of 2023 Barbes Records released the album Music from This American Life (https://stephenulrich.bandcamp.com/album/music-from-this-american-life-album) , a collection of Ulrich’s compositions from the iconic radio program This American Life.

“Big Lazy, the elegantly gritty instrumental trio led by the extraordinary guitarist Stephen Ulrich, plays stunningly beautiful music that evokes everything from truckers’ romps to the haunting film scores of Bernard Herrmann.” The New Yorker

“The Big Apple Crème de la Crème ”
Robert Christgau – dean of American rock critics
Big Lazy

Lizard Lounge Open Mic Challenge
2024-07-17 20:00 - 23:00 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Lizard Lounge Open Mic Challenge hosted by Danny Moffat! We’re holding some performer slots at the door, first come first serve!

EVENT IS 21+
Lizard Lounge Monthly Open Mic returns hosted by Dan Moffat with this month’s judges JJ Gonson and Josh Friedman!
Dan Moffat is a Cambridge based audio engineer and musician in the band The Collect Pond. You can usually find him teaching audio engineering lessons with Boston Audio School, which he teaches out of The Record Co., or writing and taking pictures for music blog Allston Pudding.

$8 performers/$10 audience
we will be holding two slots at the door
performers will be given a code for online purchase
sign up below!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E44ABAF22A6FCCE9-50232493-wed

Emergency Group/Blues Dream Box/Psychic Temple/Eamon Fogarty
2024-07-18 19:30 - 23:00 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Come vibe with us at the Emergency Group, Blues Dream Box,Psychic Temple and Eamon Fogarty live at the Lizard Lounge!

Event is 21+
$12/$15 door
“Emergency Group swim in the heady tides of prog rock, psych rock, and free jazz. These Brooklyn improvisers harness kaleidoscopic reverb and distortion with a creative generosity befitting one of Miles Davis’s electric groups, creating a contemporary sound that reminds us the label “jam band” wasn’t always cause to shudder.” – Chicago Reader
https://www.instagram.com/emergencygroup_band/

Psychic Temple has been a lot of things: a semi-cult, a recording collective, a rock band that plays like a jazz band or the other way around. Band leader Chris Schlarb has also been many things: a truck driver, a video game composer, a private investigator, but he is first and foremost an assembler, someone whose vision and imaginative spirit intuitively understands how disparate artists might fit together, forming cosmic pickup bands that bring his visions to life: free jazz freakouts, fusions of folk, pop, rock and roll.
https://www.instagram.com/psychictemple/

The Blues Dream Box is a trio that plays children’s songs for adults and children, and adult’s songs for adults. They seamlessly blend a wide variety of non-existent musical genres, leaving listeners laughing and asking questions they’ve never asked before. The Blues Dream Box has been called, “the most important band in Boston,” which may or may not be true.
https://thebluesdreambox.bandcamp.com/album/strip-it-for-parts

Eamon Fogarty is a composer, songwriter, singer, multi-instrumentalist and audio archivist who was born in the state of New Hampshire. Aquarium Drunkard described his 2019 record Blue Values as “a remarkable piece of art-pop, exhibiting the low slung ease of Tim Buckley’s jazz-rock, the shambolic grace of Beck, the progressive grandeur of Scott Walker, and the mystic yearning of Talk Talk.” He has written for, recorded, and performed in a broad range of capacities and contexts, including numerous folk and rock bands, (Alex Dupree, Psychic Temple, Matt Kivel) choral groups, free improvisatory ensembles, puppet theater productions, and even a surf video or two.

The Blue Ribbons/Amber Angelina
2024-07-19 21:00 - 23:30 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
The Blue Ribbons return to the Lizard Lounge with Amber Angelina

Event is 21+$15/$18
July 19 at the Lounge will combobulate and gruntle your hearts and minds. Please join us for an evening of high class, low brow fun with no middlemen. If you so choose you may enjoy the expertly mixed and refreshing cocktails and become ever so slightly and delightfully semi-anti-uninebriated. You will indeed want to keep your wits about you and without you for the concerted disconcertions that will be on display live and in person and on stage, and allow the music to take you to new levels of the collective sub-unconsciousness.
“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.
The Ribbons have the Beatles’ artistic reach, Steely Dan’s jazz chops, and Television’s orchestrated chaos — and even this doesn’t capture it all (add in some Tom Waits, a bit of Elvis Costello, and a pinch of Frank Zappa). Basically, Rohr and collaborators guitarist Mike Castellana, bassist Jef Charland, and drummer Tauras Biskis take catchy tunes and ugly them up without losing the hook.
“The Blue Ribbons’ latest album, 2024’s “Forever, But Not For Long,” has plenty of pop hooks. Or rather, it had plenty of them before the band took sledgehammers and scalpels to most of the pretty bits.
“It took a while to get the bones of some of the tunes down just so we could break them,” bandleader James Rohr told Herald with a laugh.
Local champs the Blue Ribbons are a pop band in the same way that the Beatles or Steely Dan or Television are pop bands in that they like pop but “aren’t too precious about the songs,” Rohr said.
Jed Gottleib – Boston Herald
The Ribbons have the Beatles’ artistic reach, Steely Dan’s jazz chops, and Television’s orchestrated chaos — and even this doesn’t capture it all (add in some Tom Waits, a bit of Elvis Costello, and a pinch of Frank Zappa). Basically, Rohr and collaborators guitarist Mike Castellana, bassist Jef Charland, and drummer Tauras Biskis take catchy tunes and ugly them up without losing the hook.

With a powerhouse voice that cuts through any dark, smoky bar like a beam of light, Amber Angelina is an eclectic torch singer who has been likened to everyone from Adele and Kate Bush to Neko Case and Linda Ronstadt. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Amber Angelina has become a treasured staple in New England, where she and her first-rate band (Mike Castellana, Jef Charland, Nate Logus, Peter Moore) deliver soulful, stop-you-dead-in-your-tracks songs that grapple with embracing vulnerabilities, making peace with our mistakes, and finding strength in a weary world.

Field Day Record Release With Tinkertown and Lupo Citta!
2024-07-20 20:00 - 23:30 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Field Day celebrates their latest release with Tinkertown and Lupo Citta live at the Lizard Lounge July 20th!

Event is 21+
$15 adv/$20 door
Field Day formed proverbially, in a basement, and unexpectedly, when its members were well into middle age. Joan Anderman was a neophyte, having left her longtime post as rock critic at The Boston Globe and set out to become a songwriter. Her former Globe colleague Dan Zedek, veteran of numerous college bands, was sitting on a stash of songs written in his head while riding the train to work. The band’s original drummer John Kehe offered his gear-filled basement for weekend song circles. The chemistry was potent. These songs and these songwriters belonged together. With the addition of bassist Paolo Cannizzaro and drummer Chuck Hargreaves, Field Day has become an unlikely upstart on the Boston club scene, playing rock music with scrappy hooks, dreamy harmonies, and irrepressible spirit.
https://www.fielddaymusic.com/

Led by Boston rock veteran Dean Fisher and vocalist Gabriella Lawrence, TINKERTOWN plays original rock with nods to several different styles of Americana. Featuring local luminaries Russell Chudnofsky, Elizabeth Steen, Joe McMahon and Chris Anzalone. Members of TINKERTOWN have played with such artists as: Natalie Merchant, Tanya Donelly, Juliana Hatfield, Will Dailey, Lori McKenna, Billy Bragg, Tim Gearan, Jimmy Ryan, and Roomful of Blues.

Lupo Città is a new trio with Chris Brokaw on guitar and vocals (long-term Cambridge resident, solo musician and member of Come, Codeine, Martha’s Vineyard Ferries), and Boston residents Sarah Black on guitar and bass and Jenn Gori on vocals and drums (both former members Minneapolis garage rock bands).

Poetry Jam-Lawrence Nunes
2024-07-21 19:00 - 22:00 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
The Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam with featured poet Lawrence Nunes!

Event is 21+
Lawrence Nunes is the Pastor of Open Arms Tabernacle Mission and Mercy Tabernacle Church. A husband and father. Lawrence is a spoken word artist and member of the Brother’s Keeper-Poetry Ensemble of Providence, RI where he co-wrote, co-produced and acted in YES, I AM!
Lawrence has also performed in Celebrations-An African Odyssey and Christmas at Chatty’s Place with Mixed Magic Theatre and in A Cosmic Christmas produced by Sarah Ashley. He has also performed in Practice What You Preach with Inspired By Grace Productions.
https://www.lizardloungepoetryjam.com/

Good Trouble/Free Rock/The Mighty Suicide Squirrels
2024-07-24 20:00 - 23:30 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Join us for a wild night, causing some Good Touble with the Free Rock(ing) The Mighty Suicide Squirrels – it’s gonna be epic!

Event is 21+
$12/$15 door
Good Trouble is a Party Punk band from Minnesota. Touring in in the summer of 2024 in support of their Album ‘It’s Not Rock, It’s Science’!
Founded in 2019 as THE FREE ROCK TRIO, the band released six studio albums with their original lineup of Jacob Keplinger, Liz Siegel, and Justin Siegel (Free Rock, Buford, Gone Wild, New Threads is Dead, Milk, & Northern Terrace) before bringing in Jacob’s younger brother Jackson on keys in April 2022. This quartet released another five albums (Free Rock National Park, Dirty Disco, Buford’s Revenge, Real Life, & Free Rock II) before Justin left the band a little over a year later in June 2023. However, it didn’t take long to fill the position; in August, Elliott Eastman (a longtime friend of Jacob’s) made his debut with the group and the new lineup released their first record together in early 2024 titled Free Rock Express.
The Mighty Suicide Squirrels are a Punk band from Boston Mass!

Soulsville feat Sarah Seminski and the B3 Kings!
2024-07-25 20:00 - 23:30 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Sarah Seminski and the B3 Kings present Soulsville live at the Lizard Lounge!

Event is 21+$20/25 doors
Groove soul rock & roll! The B3 Kings sound melds many classic genres into a gumbo all its own.

Express Checkout w/ Coffin Salesman and Friends in Hell
2024-07-26 21:00 - 23:30 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Express Checkout with Coffin Salesman and Your Friends in Hell

MUST BE 21+
$15/$20
Doors at 8pm

Express checkout is a 3 piece pub rock n roll band comprised of singer-songwriter Dave Wells, the multi-styling Dylan Sullivan on Bass, and the percussive scene veteran Dave Sardella on the kit. Expect a wave of a set which dips down to slower sentimental songs and crashes with sing-a-long sweaty rock hooks.

Express Checkout

Coffin Salesman is a gloomy rock n’ roll folk project inspired by Neko Case and Trap Them, led by songwriter Aria Rad

Your Friends in Hell are a band of local creeps and weirdos out of Somerville, Massachusetts. Their music can be described as spooky acoustic, but they’re known to take wild swings into sea shanties, doowop, punk rock, and anything that sounds good with an accordion. They can often be found collaborating with performing artists, celebrating Halloween off-season, and looking up new words to rhyme with “ghosts”. They can be found on instagram at @Yourfriendsinhell

Cambridge Common Backyard Brew-BQ
2024-07-27 14:00 - 19:00 | Cambridge Common Restaurant, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Join us on July 27th for our summer Backyard Brew-BQ! We’ll have great food, great beers from local breweries, and fun games!

Welcome to the Cambridge Common Backyard Brew-BQ!
Come join us on our backyard patio (regularly known as the parking lot) for an evening of good food, good beer, and good vibes! We’ll be featuring beers (and hard seltzer!) from some of our favorite breweries to the tune of DJ Panda playing all of your favorite hits! Price of admission gets you all you can eat sliders, hot dogs, chicken skewers & corn on the cob hot off the grill! Beer tickets will be sold for $8/ticket during the event.

This is a 21+ event

Pressure Cooker at the Lizard Lounge!
2024-07-27 21:00 - 2024-07-28 00:00 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Pressure Cooker bring a mix of reggae and ska to the Lizard stage.

Pressure Cooker is a nine piece reggae/ska/rocksteady band from Boston. The group writes, records, and performs original songs in the styles of 1960s and 1970s Jamaican music. The group formed in 1997.

Pressure Cooker has released seven full-length CDs. Fronted by lead singer Craig Akira Fujita and backed by a core of Boston-area musicians, the band has played to audiences at clubs and festivals spanning from New England to Chicago. Over the years, Pressure Cooker has opened locally for notable artists of roots reggae music including Toots & the Maytals, Burning Spear, Gregory Isaacs, The Wailers, Prince Buster, Derrick Morgan, The Skatalites, Culture, Laurel Aitken, Eek-A-Mouse, Julian Marley, and Sister Carol.

Poetry Jam-Bards and Bars
2024-07-28 19:00 - 22:00 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
The Poetry Jam-Bards and Bars

Event is 21+
One of the Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam’s most popular yearly events is back!! A night of friendly competition between two cousins: poets and MCs Some of our finest poets will meet some of our finest MC’s for a showdown not to be missed. We will have a special guest hosting the event, a live DJ, and an open mic will follow the slam.

https://www.lizardloungepoetryjam.com/

Nick Prato/The Way Home/Ava Panza
2024-07-31 20:00 - 23:30 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Nick Prato, The Way Home and Ava Panza live at the Lizard Lounge July 31st!

Event is 21+
$12/$15 Door
Doors at 7

Nick Prato is a roots-driven indie rock artist based in Boston, MA. Enamored with the guitar from a very young age, Nick draws much of his inspiration as a songwriter from his upbringing, growing up the youngest of three boys in a small coastal Maine town. His distinct sound is a fusion of rock and classic Americana, reflecting the influences that colored and shaped his youth, coupled with an original and contemporary songwriting approach that articulates his perspective within today’s world.

Nick is coming fresh off the release of his debut six-song EP ‘All the Space’ released in late 2023. An up-and-coming artist in the Boston area, he looks forward to a year of East Coast live shows as well as a batch of brand-new music coming in Late Summer/Fall 2024.

https://www.nickprato.com/

With timeless performances and feel-good music, “The Way Home” melds modern songwriting with classic rock n roll. Their songs feel new yet familiar— like a fresh soundtrack to your cross-country road trips. “The Way Home” is built on good friends, good times, and good music. Stop and stay a while on your Way Home!

Ava Panza is a 22 year old vocalist and multi instrumentalist from Marlboro, currently based in Boston after graduating Berklee College of Music. Some of her inspirations include Paramore, Manchester Orchestra, Fleetwood Mac, and Madison Cunningham. With writing music with her former bands, as well as music of her own, she knows how to write music of many genres. Her debut single “Alive” released in 2020, and since then has released 3 other singles, and an EP titled “Come and Go”. Her newest released is “Used 2” that is out on all platforms as of March 1st 2024.​

Baker Thomas Band w/ Special Guests The 890's
2024-08-01 20:00 - 23:30 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
A longtime TOAD favorite, the Baker Thomas Band live at the Lizard Lounge with The 890s!

Whether it’s the infectious grooves, hooks, horns, heartbreakers or anthemic rock finale’s, Baker Thomas Band invokes a spectrum of high spirits and feeds the soul like a night out with good friends should.

Beginning on stage at TOAD in Cambridge, MA in 2009, BTB is an eclectic collection of musicians and good friends getting together to make great music and have a blast!

“After years of being a singer/songwriter/solo bassist, the one thing I missed the most was the raw energy and power of a band. All my roots are from rock and roll…. being a soloist was a serious departure from that,” Tom says. Baker Thomas Band or “BTB” was not intended to be as big as it is now. The original line up was drums, bass, guitar, keyboard and trombone. From that humble 5 we’ve grown and now the band is rarely less than 9 or 10 artists with a full horn section and percussion section as well.” BTB has been a blast and hearing my songs interpreted through so many talented artists is a dream come true!” – Tom “The Baker” Bianchi
Baker Thomas Band

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

Sons Lunaris/Black Suede
2024-08-02 21:00 - 2024-08-03 00:00 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Sons Lunaris and Black Suede live at the Lizard Lounge on August 2nd at 9!

Event is 21+
$12/$15 door
Doors at 8pm

Sons Lunaris is an award-winning rock band originally formed in Lowell, Massachusetts in 2016. The group consists of Justin “Jabbo” Martin (lead guitar), Alex “Youngblood” Simpson (lead vocals, harmonica), and Jeremy Thorpe (drums). Their style, rooted in blues-based hard rock, incorporates elements of psychedelic, funk, alternative-rock, and folk musics.
https://www.sonslunaris.com/

Black Suede is a hard rock band based out of Marlborough MA.The lineup consists of founder/lead guitarist Mike Ward, lead vocalist Brian Cappello, bass guitarist Matt Saunders, and drummer David Langberg.Their ever-expanding set consists of original music and classic rock covers.

https://www.facebook.com/BlackSuedeMA/

MC Kabir Sen with Krush Factory Monthly Residency
2024-08-03 21:00 - 2024-08-04 00:00 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
MC Kabir Sen continues his monthly residency at the Lizard Lounge with the Krush Factory

Poetry Jam-2024 Slam Team
2024-08-04 19:00 - 23:00 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam-Featured Poet 2024 Slam Team

Event is 21+
$10/$10
Doors at 7
2024 Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam Slam Team
Our 2024 slam team members are: Brother D, Kwene, Mahesh, Silent E, and Will C. They will perform with accompaniment from the Blake Newman Group!
https://www.lizardloungepoetryjam.com/

The Duppy Conquerors
2024-08-07 20:00 - 23:00 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
The Duppy Conquerors bring their celebration of the music of Bob Marley to the Lizard Lounge

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

Skunk Jesus, Shibui and Catman Trio
2024-08-08 20:00 - 23:00 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Skunk Jesus, Shibui and Catman Trio live at the Lizard Lounge August 8th at 8!

Event is 21+
$15/$20 door
Doors at 7

Skunk Jesus
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/

Shibui
While such music is too easily characterized as cinematic, there is also something undeniably photographic about it, breaking down moving images one precious still at a time. And if it may be called minimal, it is primarily because the sparse arranging allows listeners to weave between every instrument, picking up hints of fragrance along the way.
https://m.facebook.com/shibuiensemble/

Catman
Catman (Cat Tremblay) is a Boston-based composer/producer/keyboardist. He specializes in beat-driven music featuring warm synthesizers, dense jazzy chords, and heavy drums. His music features a unique blend of jazz fusion, hip hop, and modern electronic music, and his productions feature aspects of classic R&B, dream pop, lofi, and synthwave.
https://www.facebook.com/catmanbeats?mibextid=LQQJ4d

The Attractors and Friends feat Riki Rocksteady!
2024-08-09 21:00 - 23:30 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
The Attractors make their annual return to the Lizard Lounge with Riki Rocksteady!

MUST BE 21+
$15/$20 door

The ATTRACTORS were created by Westbound Train trumpeter and Void Union co-founder RICH GRAIKO in 2011 as a way to pay homage to 1960’s era Jamaican and American instrumental groove music.
Formerly the Brooklyn Attractors, the group’s core line-up underwent a major change in 2017 when bandleader Rich Graiko made the move from New York, back to his hometown of Boston. Despite this change the group continues to incorporate some of the top musicians in the Boston and New York reggae, Ska and Jazz scenes, on it’s recordings and live shows.
Jamaican percussion legend LARRY McDONALD (Bob Marley, Taj Mahal, Gil Scot Heron, Lee Perry), guitarist ANDY BASSFORD (Toots & The Maytals, Monty Alexander, Burning Spear), Trombonist BUFORD O’SULLIVAN (easy Star Allstars, Scofflaws) and Pianist Key Stewart (Skatallites, Soulshot) are a few of the musicians who you might see playing with the group on a given night, as well as the most recent iteration of the core line up: Bassist THADDEUS MERRITT (Westbound Train, the Toasters), Drummer JESSE HAYES (Void Union, the Toasters), Saxophonist JC SKA COHEN (Westbound Train, Void Union) and Jazz Guitar extraordinaire CHRIS BROWN (Chris Brown quartet, Metallica).
The group has released three full-length studio albums, Good Evil Alchemy, The Move, and Love Bombs (Jump-Up Records), as well as one live album, Live In NYC (Rarebreed Records), and are currently working on their fourth studio album.

The Attractors

This wildly talented group of New England-based Ska and Reggae Allstars is sure to get your blood pumping!
Fronted by 20 year Boston Ska and Reggae veteran Riki Rocksteady (lead vocals, rhythm guitar and harmonica), the Allstars have a core nucleus consisting of Boston Ska and Reggae mainstays, Thaddeus Merritt, Chris Brown and Jesse Hayes, and rotates in special guests and friends that Riki Has made over the years.
The Riki Rocksteady Allstars fam includes members of The Skatalites, Westbound Train, Big D & The Kids Table, Void Union, The Toasters and so many more, and are guaranteed to bring the fire! These seasoned musicians leave NOTHING To be desired and are sure to get the crowd on their feet and feeling the rhythm!”
Riki Rocksteady

Raging Brass/Annie and the Furtrappers
2024-08-10 21:00 - 23:30 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Join us for a great night of music with Raging Brass and Annie and the Furtrappers August 10th!

Event is 21+$15/$20 Door
Doors at 8pm

Raging Brass is an 8-piece Afro-Caribbean brass band established after receiving a grant from the Maine Arts Commission in 2014, by trumpeter, composer, arranger and bandleader, Marc Chillemi. Raging Brass explores roots music fueled by the rhythmic and melodic intuition of each player. Their music encompasses a collection of styles from the Caribbean
Islands, West Africa, Brazil, and New Orleans that includes; Highlife, Soukous, and Afro- Beat from West Africa, Ska, Rocksteady, and Roots Reggae from Jamaica, and Afro- Cuban styles from Cuba and Brazil.
Raging Brass bounces from danceable beats and eclectic styles into a mix of improvisations unadulterated by joy and passion. Curated by Marc, the cacophony of sound of these instrumentalists is a marvel to behold. This all-star band includes some of Portland’s finest instrumentalists; Rafael Keilt-Fryre on tuba (The Fogcutters/Sly Chi/ Primo Cubano), drummer Sam Yawdik (Roots Rhythm & Dub), Paul D’Alessio on guitar `and vocals (Primo Cubano/The Holy Mackerels), trombonist Eric Ambrose, saxophonists Mike Ayotte and Kyle Hardy, Ryan Hergenhan on percussion (Primo Cubano), and Marc Chillemi on trumpet and vocals (Primo Cubano).
Raging Brass has shared the stage with major recording artists such as the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, John Brown’s Body, G. Love & Special Sauce, John Popper from Blues Traveler, and Red Baraat.
“Out of many, one sound”
https://ragingbrass.com

Annie and the Fur Trappers are a traditional jazz ensemble featuring trumpet, clarinet, guitar, bass, and washboard. They play lively and danceable arrangements of songs from the 1920s. The band has performed all over the country and released their new album, “Remember the Charleston” this past December. Bring your dancing shoes and a friend to this exciting performance!
https://m.facebook.com/annieandthefurtrappers/

Poetry Jam-Myles Taylor
2024-08-11 19:00 - 23:00 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
The Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam-Featured Poet Myles Taylor

Event is 21+
$10/$10
Doors at 7
Myles Taylor (they/he) is a transmasculine writer, organizer, educator, food service worker, Capricorn-Aquarius cusp, and glitter enthusiast. They are the current Producer of the historic Boston Poetry Slam at the Cantab Lounge and former President and alum of the Emerson Poetry Project. They have represented Boston and Emerson College at the National Poetry Slam, FEMS Tournament, CUPSI, and others, and have been performing internationally for over 8 years. Their various publications and performance videos can be found at myles-taylor.com, and their neuroses can be found on social media @mylesdoespoems. They live amongst the rats of Allston, MA. Masculinity Parable (Game Over Books, 2023) is their first full-length collection.

https://www.lizardloungepoetryjam.com/

Quadrapeg with the After Times
2024-08-14 20:00 - 23:00 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Quadrapeg returns to the Lizard Lounge with The After Times

MUST BE 21+

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

Josiah Reibstein (bass), Joe Musacchia (drums), and Malcom Campbell (keys) have been playing music together since middle school. In this trio formed during the pandemic of 2020, they seek to foster an environment for original compositions and contemporary interpretations of songs they love.

Van Gordon Martin
2024-08-15 20:00 - 23:30 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Van Gordon Martin trio comes to the Lizard Lounge!

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

Moon Boot Lover/Troy Mercy
2024-08-16 21:00 - 23:30 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Moon Boot Lover Live at the Lizard Lounge with Troy Mercy August 16th!

Event is 21+
$15/$20 door
Doors at 8
Moon Boot Lover delivers a one-of-a-kind mix of rock, funk and soul, with dynamic versatility and range. From high-energy body-moving grooves to heartfelt emotive ballads, Peter Prince (front man & MBL originator) & MBL are widely respected by fans and musicians alike for their signature “Rocket Soul” sound and deep catalog of songs that top “all-time favorites” lists of fans across the globe!
Founded in NYC in 1993, the initial lineup of Moon Boot Lover featured guitarist, vocalist & MBL songwriter, Peter Prince alongside Alan Evans on drums & Owen Yost on bass, they recorded MBL’s first release,Outer Space Action (1994).The following year Neal Evans on keyboards & Jon Hawes on bass joined the group to record MBL’s second live release, Live Down Deep (1995). Each album featured a comic book-style cover art drawn by Peter Prince. The band achieved success on the jam bands circuit with contemporaries like moe., Schleigho, and others. In fall of 1996, they played a short Rock the Vote tour with moe., the Ominous Seapods, and Yolk, which featured a large amount of cross-pollination between the groups. After a couple of years of hard touring around the country, Jon Hawes left the group, leaving P.Prince & the Evans brothers to record their 3rd studio release, Catskill Martian Dogs (1997).
The Evans brothers left to pursue other projects (Soulive), Prince, meanwhile, participated in collaborative acoustic tours with singer/songwriter David Gans, members of moe., and others entitled the Merry Danksters, as well as touring with Allman Brothers guitarist, Derek Trucks, before putting together a new lineup of Moon Boot Lover.
With the transience of the lineup established, Peter Prince firmly became the group’s center of attention. His frenetic guitar playing on his trademark Flying V guitar, coupled with his maniacally comic stage persona and deeply soulful voice was simultaneously visually entertaining and exhilarating. Now touring as an elder of the jam band scene, the new lineup of Moon Boot the reunion of Jon Hawes back on bass, Andy Herrick on drums (Assembly of Dust)& Jeff Merrow on keyboards.
Having toured the country many times over, Peter Prince & Moon Boot Lover have performed and recorded with such diverse musical talents as the Derek Trucks Band, Dave Matthews collaborator Tim Reynolds, Steve Kimock, Doug Wimbish (Living Colour), Oteil Burbridge, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, John Medeski (Medeski Martin & Wood), Page McConnell (Phish), Bernard Purdie (James Brown, B.B. King), Keller Williams, Poogie Bell (Herbie Hancock), Jennifer Hartswick (Trey Anastasio Band), Drew Emmitt (Leftover Salmon), Lettuce, Jesse Dee, Ryan Montbleau, Reed Mathis (Tea Leaf Green), Aaron Maxwell (God Street Wine), Toussaint Liberator, Percy Hill, Deep Banana Blackout, John Brown’s Body, Nephrok, Sam Kininger, Conehead Buddha and moe. He has also shared the stage with the legendary Johnny Winter, Frank Zappa vocalist/guitarist Ike Willis, Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Umphrey’s McGee, David Johansen, Koko Taylor, Michael Franti, John Scofield, The String Cheese Incident, Jazz Is Dead, Charlie Hunter, The Samples, G. Love & Special Sauce, Disco Biscuits, Martin Sexton, Tom Tom Club, Col. Bruce Hampton and The Aquarium Rescue Unit, Maceo Parker, Pee Wee Ellis, Fred Wesley, Bernie Worrell, Ed Hamell (Hamell On Trail), Dave Gutter & the Rustic Overtones, Paranoid Social Club, Screaming Headless Torsos, Zach Deputy, Assembly of Dust, Strangefolk, The Figgs, God Street Wine, Chris Barron (Spin Doctors), Wasabi (feat. John Popper, Mark White, Erik Sckenkman and Aaron Comes), Jazz is Dead (feat. Jimmy Herring, T. Lavitz, Alphonso Johnson and Rodd Morgenstein), Galactic, Tinsley Ellis, and Napoleon Murphy Brock. Peter Prince is also a member of the Earthdriver.org musical family including Ryan Waters (Prince, Sade), Bemshi, Olu, Mark Lesseraux (the Citizens), Imani Uzuri, Shariff Simmons, Suga Bush, Jerome Jordan, Rick Derringer, Reeves Gabrels, Groove Holmes, Tree and many more…
The latest lineup:
Peter Prince – guitar, vocals
Reed Dieffenbach – drums
Mike Gruen – bass
https://peterprincemusic.com/

“Lightnin’ Hopkins playing with The Small Faces while Terry Gilliam films it all.” -Alan Smithee, Filmmaker
Troy Mercy is a genuine guitar-star; highly respected by his peers such as Kirk Fletcher and GA-20. He also has the rare gift of a soaring & soulful voice that would feel right at home in the grooves of an Atlantic or Stax R&B 45. Troy’s brand of blues places the song at center stage. His use of artful tune construction, hooks & melody extend the tradition of the genre.

Mr. Mercy’s resume as a guitarist includes Booker T., The Fabulous Thunderbirds, and countless blues legends such as Pinetop Perkins, James Cotton, and Hubert Sumlin. He has toured this Earth and played on two Grammy nominated albums.
https://www.troymercy.com/

Poetry Jam-RJ Walker
2024-08-18 19:00 - 23:00 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
The Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam-Features Poet RJ Walker

Event is 21+
$10/$10
Doors at 7
RJ Walker is a performance poet and voice actor from Salt Lake City, Utah. RJ Has performed at the national poetry slam numerous times, representing Salt Lake City, and Sugar House Utah. At the Individual World Poetry Slam he was a showcased poet on final stage and placed 6th overall at the 2017 Individual world poetry slam. RJ won the NPS Spirit of the Slam award for organizing the first Compliment Deathmatch event. The next year he placed 4th at the National Poetry Slam with the Salt City Unified team. He is a winner of the Button Poetry video contest. Locally, RJ is the host and operator of The Greenhouse Effect Open Mic, SLC’s longest running open mic style event. RJ is a TEDX SLC speaker and is the creative mind behind Lords of Misrule Theatre Company.

https://www.lizardloungepoetryjam.com/

Dwayne Haggins/Moran Tripp Band
2024-08-21 20:00 - 23:30 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Dwayne Haggins returns with Moran Tripp to the Lizard Lounge March 15th at 9pm!

EVENT IS 21+
$15/$18 door
He’s been described as “the love child of Otis Redding and Doc Watson.” “The John Legend of rockabilly.” And recently, “a ‘what-took-you-so-long’ fusion of Elvis and Marvin Gaye.” But he is Dwayne Haggins, and his voice is his own.
For Dwayne, every performance is a mission of discovery – of self and of song. Whether on the stage of a metropolitan concert hall or the makeshift bandstand of a neighborhood dive, you will find him exploring uncharted musical territories, listening for new ways to stir his influences into this night’s expression of his unique sound – strangely familiar, naturally mysterious, unmistakably his own.
Haggins, a Massachusetts native, cut his teeth playing locally and a chance encounter at an open mic led to an introduction that would seal his fate. Bruce Marshall, a local music legend formally of the Toy Caldwell Band, was so impressed with Haggins’ that he took the young musician under his wing, introducing him to a local promoter who in turn booked Haggins at higher profile venues.
https://verdictmusic.com/artists/dwayne-haggins/#:~:text=He’s%20been%20described%20as%20%E2%80%9Cthe,his%20voice%20is%20his%20own.

The Moran-Tripp Band blends swaggering soul songs, with intoxicating rock music, and traditional blues. Led by singer and guitarist Ryan Moran and guitarist Shane Tripp, this up and coming five piece takes their inspiration from greats like the Allman Brothers, Grateful Dead, Little Feat and The Band. This twin guitar powerhouse is not to be missed.https://madamsorgan.com/events/moran-tripp-band/

Legends of Mary
2024-08-22 20:00 - 23:00 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
An all star group of Grateful Dead tribute musicians pay tribute to The Legion of Mary!

Event is 21+$15/$18 door
Legends of Mary is a one-time all-star tribute to the Jerry Garcia side project: legion of Mary. The group brings together some of the foremost Grateful Dead musicians in the Boston music scene to pay tribute to the fiery spiritual predecessor of the Jerry Garcia Band. Legends of Mary features David Rubin of Diamond Blues, Dan Crea of the Garcia Project, Justin Lopes formally of Bearly Dead, Kade Parkin of Bella’s Bartok, and Chris Belden of Diamond Blues. With a deep love of the repertoire and many years of experience under their belt, this crew will deliver an incredible night of music for fans of the Grateful Dead and Legion of Mary!

Dred Buffalo/River Sang Wild/The Sonce
2024-08-23 21:00 - 23:30 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Three awesome bands, Dred Buffalo, The Sonce, and River Sang Wild, are coming together for a night of epic live music at the Lizard Lounge!

Event is 21+
$12/$15 door
Dred Buffalo is a four piece Rock ‘n Roll band born out of the misty bogs of Southern New England. The group came together in early 2022 and quickly established themselves a reputation in “the upper echelons of New England rock & roll” (Motif Magazine).Dred Buffalo is known for fierce, energetic live shows, dazzling musicianship and the magnetic charm of frontwoman Alerisa Rose’s spellbinding voice. Combining retro groove and grit with the polished sensibilities of modern rock and a dash of psychedelia for flavor, Dred Buffalo is here to usher in a new rock movement to music fans across the lands.
https://www.dredbuffalo.com/

The Sonce is a heavy psych rock band based out of Rhode Island. ‘Up In Smoke’ the latest single from the band is available on all streaming platforms. The music video for the song available on YouTube.
https://m.facebook.com/TheSonce/

Indie alternative rock band, River Sang Wild, delivers catchy melodies with 90s persona to the bedroom of rock n roll. This Boston/New Hampshire trio began amongst the uncertain times of 2020. With the lack of live shows, the band took advantage of their time in a cozy basement setting to hone their own unique style of songwriting. Danny McCarthy (Singer/Guitar), Harrison Foti (Drums), and Rainor Vigneault (Bass) sum up to be a smorgasbord of their influences — from tunesmiths like The Rolling Stones, The Black Keys, Dave Matthews Band, and The Strokes, to name a few. “Heartbreak Recital” (2023) marks the band’s first EP, consisting of 5 heavy-hitting tracks, from pure garage noise to sweater rock.
https://riversangwild.com/

Julie Rhodes and the Electric Co. w/ Chryslais
2024-08-24 21:00 - 23:30 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Julie Rhodes and the Electric Co return to the Lizard Lounge with special guest Chrysalis!

Event is 21+
$15/$20 Door
Doors at 8
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/

chrysalis is the solo project of Indigo Ansin, a singer, songwriter, and guitarist currently based in Boston, Massachusetts.
Heavily influenced by artists they grew up listening to such as Joni Mitchell and Alanis Morissette as well as contemporaries like Field Medic and Indigo de Souza, chrysalis fuses together a unique blend of traditional American folk and indie rock.
Whether it be playing shows in Allston basements, organizing mutual aid shows, or playing music with their band, they hold their love for community at the forefront of everything they do and it is a present theme in all the music they write. If we know we are not alone in feeling socially unacceptable emotions, there is power in it! And it can bring us together <3
Aside from music, Indigo is a loud, extroverted Sagittarius who spends most of their time with their friends, doing arts and crafts, and raising an aspiring insta-famous cat named Joni Michelle.
https://www.musicbychrysalis.com/home
