Lizard Lounge Club

MC Kabir Sen with Krush Factory Monthly Residency
2024-03-02 21:00 - 2024-03-03 00:00, 2024-04-06 21:00 - 2024-04-07 00:00 (America/New_York) | 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-Kayla Kennedy
2024-03-03 19:00 - 22:00 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Poetry Jam-Kayla Kennedy

EVENT IS 21+
Kayla Kennedy is a behavior analyst, actress, poet, and author. As a BCBA, she works with families affected by autism and other social disabilities. She is the author of If This is How You Love and a member of the 2023 Mill City Speaks Slam Team. Her poetry has been featured across multiple venues in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, predominantly in Lowell as part of the Lowell Poetry Wheel. Most recently she was named the representative of Slam Free or Die in Manchester NH, for this year’s Womxn of the World Poetry Slam in Baltimore and has begun work with the youth group, The Winged Poets, as a coach.For more information on her latest ventures please visit https://bio.site/kaylakennedy

The Duppy Conquerors
2024-03-06 20:00 - 23:00, 2024-04-03 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/

Baker Thomas Band w/ Special Guest Caitlyn O'Brien
2024-03-07 20:00 - 2024-03-08 00:00 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
A longtime TOAD favorite, the Baker Thomas Band live at the Lizard Lounge!

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

Caitlyn O’Brien, AKA Kit Orion is a Cambridge-based musical maverick who defies genre boundaries as a singer-songwriter, musician, producer, and DJ.Operating under her independent label, C8 Music, she showcases her exceptional talent through two distinct alter egos—Kit Orion, the enchanting solo project that marked her debut album, and DJ C8.Fueled by a profound sense of community, Caitlyn regularly collaborates with local musicians, gracing stages with her own compositions and captivating audiences with her electrifying DJ performances at beloved neighborhood haunts.

Rich Hinman Trio with Zachariah Hickman and Dan Drohan
2024-03-08 21:00 - 2024-03-09 00:00 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Guitarist Rich Hinman debuts a new project featuring Zachariah Hickman and Dan Drohan!

Pedal Steel Guitarist Rich Hinman plays in a mind-expanding instrumental trio with Zachariah Hickman and Dan Drohan.
On his recent LP “Memorial,” on Colorfield Records, multi-instrumentalist and composer Rich Hinman creates an arresting collage containing elements of electronica, psychedelia, and searching improvisation, with Hinman’s pedal steel as the (mostly) primary voice. Here he debuts a trio of like-minded explorers. Collectively, Hinman, Hickman and Drohan have worked with kd lang, Sara Bareilles, Emily King, Maggie Rogers, Nick Hakim, Ray LaMontagne, Josh Ritter and many many others.

Pressure Cooker at the Lizard Lounge!
2024-03-09 21:00 - 2024-03-10 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-Tara Skurtu
2024-03-10 19:00 - 22:00 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Poetry Jam-Tara Skurtu

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.

Grace Givertz/Maeve & Quinn with Naomi Westwater
2024-03-13 20:00 - 23:00 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Grace Givertz, Maeve & Quinn with Naomi Westwater live at the Lizard Lounge

EVENT IS 21+
Maeve & Quinn have performed their music and poetry in concert with the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and the Poetry Foundation; premiered their symphonic compositions with the Chicago Composers Orchestra and Anchorage Symphony Orchestra; and collaborated with dancers for film works, most recently with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.Following their 2018 release something overheard, something overhead, their EP star-crossed (August 2021) was featured on Bandcamp’s ‘New & Notable’ releases. Their first full-length LP, Another Door, released September 2023.

https://maeveandquinn.com/

Naomi Westwater is a queer, Black-multiracial singer-songwriter from Massachusetts. Their work combines folk music, poetry, and spirituality. Their hope is that through ritual and storytelling they can aid nature in the end of capitalism and the return of community, creativity, and collective joy.
Naomi holds a Master of Music in Contemporary Performance and Production from Berklee College of Music and she is a part of the Club Passim Folk Collective. She was nominated for a 2021 and 2022 Boston Music Award for best singer-songwriter, and has been featured in Under The Radar, WBUR, Vanyaland, WGBH, The Boston Globe, and The Bluegrass Situation. More info https://www.instagram.com/naomiwestwater/
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www.naomiwestwater.com

With a large voice packed into a tiny body, Grace Givertz is a multi-instrumentalist who uses her honest lyrics to bring a refreshing sound to folk. Born and raised in Jupiter, Florida, Grace has been writing songs and performing since she was eleven years old. Performing at well loved Boston venues including Great Scott, Club Passim, ONCE Ballroom, The Red Room and The Burren, Grace Givertz has opened for favorites like Lucy Dacus, Neyla Pekarek (The Lumineers), John Paul White (The Civil Wars), and Ezra Furman.

Out November 2019, Year of the Horse is Grace Givertz’s debut studio album. Two years after her first EP The Light, Grace has turned her wit to grit to create her most vulnerable release yet. in this independent release, Grace has turned tragedy into a triumphant record. She writes openly about living with chronic illness and how it has affected every aspect of her life.

With Grace playing guitar, banjo, mandolin, and harmonica in addition to vocals, Year of the Horse showcases Grace’s ability to turn lemons in to lemonade. Grace Givertz looks forward to the upcoming release of her sophomore album. “…The only real option is to smile at how much she packs into a tiny punch of a song,” Nina Corcoran writes in digboston.

https://m.facebook.com/profile.php/?id=100046776337927

Miriam/Tad Overbaugh
2024-03-14 20:00 - 2024-03-15 00:00 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Miriam and Tad Overbaugh live at the Lizard Lounge!

In 2009, when multi-award-winning singer-songwriters Amy Fairchild and Carla Ryder decided to combine their voices and join forces to start a band, MIRIAM was born. They recruited the coveted multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, Andy Santospago, whose music traverses a long and winding road from classical, jazz, acoustic finger style, Latin, bluegrass and folk, and rock. Over the next few years, they would pluck up talented drummer about town Ian McMillan and monster bass player Jeff St. Pierre. The group garnered a loyal following by playing a monthly residency the last Tuesday of each month at Toad in Porter Square (Cambridge, MA) cultivating a sound and creating true alchemy among them. They have been described as a rollickin’ blend of Americana-infused countrified roots-rock with the focus on the tight harmonies, catchy songs and superb playing….at times playful, at times moody. Mostly it’s boot-stompin,’ lead vocal swappin’, ass-kickin’ fun. Steve Morse, former critic of 30 years at The Boston Globe says, ” Music for the sheer pleasure of it… effervescent harmonies and melodic nirvana.”
https://www.facebook.com/miriamsohappy/

ad Overbaugh & the Late Arrivals are a 4-piece, heartland inspired, rock ‘n’ roll band from Boston, MA. Driving down that highway of roots-rock, alt-country, midwestern tinged power-pop and classic country influences. Tad Overbaugh’s songs fall somewhere between the twang of Steve Earle, the gritty dive bar pop of Twin/Tone and chimey, hook-filled songwriting of Tom Petty.
The collective band members have opened up for The Drive-By Truckers, Son Volt, The Bottle Rockets, Cracker, Slobberbone, Robbie Fulks, Tim Easton, and Will Hoge.
https://www.tadoverbaugh.com/

Dwayne Haggins/Moran Tripp Band
2024-03-15 21:00 - 2024-03-16 00:00 | 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/

Willie J Laws with special guest Ryan Lee Crosby
2024-03-16 21:00 - 2024-03-17 00:00 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Willie J Laws, The Last Pophet of the Funky Texas Blues, returns to the Lizard Lounge with special guest Ryan Lee Crosby!

EVENT IS 21+
$18/$22 DOOR

Willie J Laws is truly the last prophet of the “Funky Texas Blues” balancing technical perfection with remaining immensely entertaining, enlightening, thought provoking and inspiring. Willie brings a rare combination of world class talent mixed with lovable down to earth personality that causes audiences to fall in love with him everywhere he plays. The Willie J Laws Band just released a new album entitled “Too Much Blues” which is receiving International attention and critical acclaim.
Along with Willie, the band is bringing Lenny Bradford on bass, Osi Brathwaite on drums, Bruce Mattson on keys.
Willie J Laws

Crosby’s earliest influences were Iggy Pop, John Lee Hooker, the Velvet Underground, and the Ramones, and he began playing guitar in bands when he was 14, after having the instrument for only a week. “The spirit of throwing yourself into whatever speaks to you has always been at the heart of how I engage in music and meaning,” he says. Crosby moved to Boston in the mid-’90s, where he founded and fronted the Joy Division-inspired rock band Cancer to the Stars. But by the early 2000s, the sound and sensibility of deep blues began to permeate his musical character, until it took over. Since then, he has released nine LPs, singles, and cassettes, and undertaken a series of European and U.S. tours.
“For me, Winter Hill Blues is the culmination of all those experiences and influences,” Crosby says. “I hear blues, Indian classical music, and Malian guitar as being interconnected through the common traits of a centered harmony, with an emphasis on melody, supported by repetition and rhythm, while singing the truth of one’s experience within a spare, beautiful framework that reflects an openness of mind and heart.”

https://ryanleecrosby.com/home

Poetry Jam-Cole Rodriguez
2024-03-17 19:00 - 22:00 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Poetry Jam-Cole Rodriguez

EVENT IS 21+
Cole Rodriguez is an internationally recognized spoken word artist originating from Boston, MA. As a former participant in the National Poetry Slam, Cole has competed against the top-ranked poets in the United States. As a mother, teacher, artist, and friend, Cole has used her poetic work to create community, inspire activism, and speak truth to power.Passionate about youth development, Cole works with universities, high schools, and in therapeutic settings to facilitate spaces wherein poetry can be deconstructed, celebrated, and created. Bridging the gap between theory and practice, she has worked with institutions, including Harvard University, Berklee College of Music, Boston College, Salem State University, and Bermuda College, as well as a host of alternative and public schools, to incorporate activism and poetic voice into the classroom.As a performance poet, she has captured the audience’s attention as an acclaimed slam winner at Cambridge’s Lizard Lounge, Roxbury’s House Slam, and Manhattan’s Nuyorican Café. This lover of rhyme continues to perform throughout the US and abroad.Cole Rodriguez is an avid music appreciator, an enthusiastic Celtics fan, and a beast in the kitchen.

Lizard Lounge Open Mic Challenge
2024-03-20 20:00 - 23:00 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Lizard Lounge Open Mic Challenge hosted by Danny Moffat! Two performer slots will be held at the door.

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.
JJ Gonson
JJ is the proprietrix of ONCE, an itinerant music venue. She is particularly fond of seeing amazing bands play in small rooms, and recently she’s been listening to a lot of Ezra Furman.
$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/10C0E44ABAF22A6FCCE9-48401728-wed?useFullSite=true#/

Lizard Lounge Open Mic Challenge
2024-03-20 20:00 - 23:00 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Lizard Lounge Open Mic Challenge hosted by Danny Moffat, February 21st! Two performer slots will be held at the door.

EVENT IS 21+
Lizard Lounge Monthly Open Mic returns hosted by Dan Moffat with this month’s judges Christine Varriale and Harry Gustafson!
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.
Christine Varriale
Christine is the editor-in-chief at Allston Pudding and a marketing manager at The Bowery Presents. Catch her down a deep rabbit hole of Taylor Swift conspiracy theories or lying on the couch watching The Sopranos with her dog.
Harry Gustafson
Harry is a journalist, photographer, podcaster, and electronic musician who serves as the managing editor at Allston Pudding. If you ever need him, he likes to hide in the library.
$8 performers/$10 audience
we will be holding two slots at the door
performers will be given a code for online purchase

Todd Thibaud Band
2024-03-21 20:00 - 23:00 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Todd Thibaud Band returns to the Lizard Lounge

EVENT IS 21+
Todd Thibaud is a Vermont born, Boston based Singer-Songwriter who’s songs are a slice of what life is really like…the pains and pleasures, love lost and life reborn. Using songwriters like Elvis Costello, Neil Finn, Johnny Cash and John Hiatt for inspiration, Thibaud has built a sound that is entirely his own. His music is meshed with elements of Americana, Folk, Country and Roots Pop Rock, making it seem at once familiar and new.
After fronting his band, “Courage Brothers” and releasing two independent records in the early ‘90’s (Something Strong & Wood), Thibaud went solo and recorded two critically lauded albums for Doolittle Records (now New West Records), 1997’s “Favorite Waste of Time” (produced by Bostonian musician Kevin Salem) and 1999’s “Little Mystery” (Co-produced with Jim Scott: Wilco, Crowded House, Kathleen Edwards). In addition to various live recordings and DVD’s he’s since released several additional studio recordings, including 2002’s “Squash”, 2005’s “Northern Skies” (Both produced by Adam Steinberg- Patty Griffin, Dixie Chicks), and 2009’s “Broken”.
https://toddthibaud.com/home

Cody Nilsen and Abbie Barrett
2024-03-22 20:00 - 23:00 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Cody Nilsen and Abbie Barrett converge at the Lizard Lounge for a rockin night at the Lizard Lounge.

EVENT IS 21+
Cody Nilsen wants to tell you the truth.
Drawing on his New England upbringing as the son of a working class family, his path to sobriety, and his relentless pursuit of sincerity, his songs are true stories. Co-Produced by Tim Brennan of Dropkick Murphys, his new Album “Gasoline Suit“ is a narrative of high hopes and the life of a 30 something just trying to get by.
Twangville.com says “You’ll be singing along. Loudly.”
http://www.codynilsen.com/

Boston Music Award–winning songwriter Abbie Barrett plays regularly in the New England area with her band, opening for such acts as the B-52s, Juliana Hatfield, Will Dailey, and Rhett Miller. The band features Mike Oram (guitar), Ed Valauskas (bass, production), and Rice Edmonston (drums and vocals).
https://abbiebarrett.com/

Andrea Gillis/Stars Like Ours
2024-03-23 20:30 - 23:30 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Andrea Gillis and Stars Like Ours converge at the Lizard Lounge!

EVENT IS 21+
$15/$20 door

“Hailing from South Boston, Andrea Gillis is the real deal – a Northeast legend of rock & soul…” “She has been blessed with the pipes of Etta James and with the boozy swagger of Jim Morrison.” – The Boston Globehttps://www.facebook.com/andreagillisband

Stars Like Ours is a 90’s influenced, driving rock band with pop sensibility from Boston. The band consists of Michelle Paulhus on bass and lead vocals, Kristin Holliday on guitar and backing vocals, and Rice Edmonston on drums. Stars Like Ours formed in the fall of 2014. Since then, they have played clubs in and around Boston including the Paradise Rock Club. The band’s first 2 singles, “High” and “The Callout” were released in the fall of 2015, in December 2016, they released a 5 song EP titled “A Million Ways to Exit”.
https://www.facebook.com/starslikeours/

Poetry Jam-Iyeoka
2024-03-24 19:00 - 22:00 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Poetry Jam-Iyeoka

Boston-based Nigerian-American recording artist, award winning poet, and TED fellow Iyeoka is at the forefront of creating a new artistic genre that gracefully interweaves spoken word poetry with pop, R&B, dance, hiphop and electronic soul.
A few of Iyeoka’s many accolades include recipient of 2010 TED Global Fellow and winner of 2009 Individual World Poetry Slam Champion. 2016 brought her back to TED to host a conference last June. Her family started and runs the Amenawon Foundation to help less fortunate people in her home country of Nigeria. This is a repeating theme in many of her poems and songs.
Iyeoka means “I want to be respected” in her native Esan language and the artist is the true embodiment of her name. Daughter of Nigerian-born parents who both hold Doctorate degrees from Boston University, Iyeoka was a practicing pharmacist before launching her career as a poet, singer, activist and educator. By channeling her culture and ancestral influences, she delivers an authentic and inspiring message of healing through her expression in the arts. Iyeoka has toured in support of artists such as Femi Kuti, Zap Mama and Soul Live.

Tröegs Beer Dinner at Cambridge Common Restaurant
2024-03-26 18:30 - 21:00 | Cambridge Common Restaurant, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Join us for a delicious evening of craft beer paired with a mouthwatering dinner menu – it’s gonna be a hoppy good time!

BEER Dinner
Come join us for a night of delicious food paired with fantastic beers at Cambridge Common Restaurant! We are thrilled to welcome our friends from Troegs Independent Brewing and to showcase two of their brand new releases. This event is perfect for beer enthusiasts and foodies alike. Grab your friends and make it a night to remember!

We start the evening with Tröeg’s brand new release,”Little Nator Springtime Lager“. For the Starter course, we are in for a treat with the limited release Perpetual IPA. Entrées will feature Nugget Nectar, available just once a year, and yet another new release, Graffiti Highway. Save room for dessert, paired with Trogenator Doublebock. Paired with the brews are 4 mouth-watering courses (check out the full menu).In short, it’s shaping up to be an irresistible event!

Courses:
Welcome Brew & Snack
Crostini with mozzarella, basil & olive oil paired with Little Nator Springtime Lager 5.5% abv
Starter
Goat Cheese and Arugula Salad paired with Perpetual IPA 7.5% abv
Entree Choices
Short Rib with whipped potatoes and sauteed kale paired with Nugget Nectar Imperial Amber 7.5% abv or…
Parmesean Crusted Cod with roasted potatoes, French green beans, and baby carrots paired with Graffiti Highway 6% abv or…
Mushroom Risotto with roasted cherry tomatoes and asparagus paired with Graffiti Highway 6% abv
Dessert
Homeade Chocolate Chip Bread Pudding with vanilla bean ice creampaired with Troegenator Double Bock 8.2% abv

Quadrapeg with The Arcanauts
2024-03-28 20:00 - 23:00 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Quadrapeg returns to the Lizard Lounge with The Arcanauts!

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

The Arcanauts is an original jazz band, drawing heavily from jazz and other African diaspora musical styles from the early 60’s – early 80’s. The band was founded by composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist David Andrew Moore.
In 2019, the band released their first EP, Initiation. Informed by symbolism and numerology from the Western Mystery Tradition, Initiation laid the tracks for the musical direction that The Arcanauts would take over the next couple years; original jazz heavily influenced by post bop, early fusion and the psychedelia informed jazz of the late 60’s.
On the band’s second release, The Hermit, the Arcanauts’ musical pallet expanded to include rhythms and forms more closely associated with funk, disco and the post-disco era. The EP featured several special guest including vocalist Robbie Pate, and legendary Motown session guitarist Wali Ali.
https://thearcanauts.com/

Organically Good Trio
2024-03-29 21:00 - 2024-03-30 00:00 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Organically Good Trio is a Hammond organ driven roots instrumental group out of Boston.

Sometimes the band has a sound reminiscent of the great soul jazz organ trio albums of the late 60’s and at other times sounds like a Jacki Mittoo album with a heavy dose of roots reggae and dub.

Members
Paul Wolstencroft – Hammond Organ
Van Martin – Guitar
Tommy Benedetti – Drums

Lizard Lounge is a 21+ club.

Proof of vaccination is required.

Jeremy Moses Curtis/Hayley Thompson King
2024-03-30 21:00 - 2024-03-31 00:00 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Jeremy Moses Curtis and Hayley Thompson King live at the Lizard Lounge!

“A voice that could do anything,” declares Americana UK.
Hayley Thompson-King has been recognized internationally for her songwriting, stage performance, and “explosive display of vocal prowess” (PopMatters) since she emerged onto the rock scene fronting Banditas in 2012. Her debut solo album, Psychotic Melancholia, was praised by Paste Magazine as “a positively jaw-dropping exposition that celebrates the entire canon of rock ‘n’ roll’s energy, and should be considered an upping of the ante on the gritty sonic real estate of garage, punk, country, and Americana, into some amalgam altogether more apt of Thompson-King’s wondrous artistic aptitudes.”
In its review of her latest album, Sororicide, Newsweek observes, “in the vein of alt-classical song cycles and rock concept albums, her new work layers wide-reaching sonics with palpable psychodrama. At its core is the battle between an artist and the voice inside her head.” Produced by 90’s rock architect, Sean Slade (Radiohead, Hole, Lou Reed), Sororicide takes the listener on “a wild stylistic ride,” according to Billboard, as Thompson-King “accommodates country, rock and opera.”
Her diverse sonic influences ranging from garage rock to Americana to art music have earned Thompson-King radio play on Sirius XM’s Outlaw Country and Underground Garage stations, as well as opportunities to tour internationally appearing at Stockholm Americana Festival in Stockholm, Sweden, NPR’s Modern Love Live, The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, MA, Americana Fest in Nashville, TN, SXSW, and Frank Turner’s Lost Evenings Fest at The House of Blues Boston.
https://linktr.ee/hayleythompsonking

“An in-demand bassist for artists like Booker T., Kris Delmhorst and Jeffrey Foucault, Jeremy Moses Curtis shifts from sideman to spotlight to proffer songwriting so strong, you’ll wonder why he hasn’t stood center stage all along.”
“So worn out, so beautiful, like something between ‘Nashville Skyline’ and ‘Blood on the Tracks,’ an old Wilco ballad and Jason Isbell on NyQuil Extra Strength,” writes Jed Gottlieb of the Boston Herald.

https://www.jeremymosescurtis.com/

Poetry Jam-M'shairi
2024-03-31 19:00 - 2024-04-01 00:00 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
The Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam with featured poet M’shairi

M’shairi The God is a master of bending language to her will in an enchanting way that leaves all listeners on the edge of their seats as they hang on to her every word. She is the voice of sensual, raw expression delivered in various ways that grabs the heart and minds of audiences, everywhere. The pen has been her longest companion and most reliable instrument as a storyteller and poet. You never know where she will take you next. M’shairi The God is an experience not to be missed.

The Baker Thomas Band
2024-04-04 20:00 - 2024-04-05 00:00 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
A longtime TOAD favorite, the Baker Thomas Band live at the Lizard Lounge!

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 5th Wheel
2024-04-05 21:00 - 2024-04-06 00:00 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
The A-Beez team up with Ryan and Sonya Rae Taylor and Pete MacLean to become the 5th Wheel at the Lizard Lounge

The A-Beez is Boston based music collective with its roots in soul, funk, and R&B. At its core are keyboardist Amy Bellamy and bassist Aaron Bellamy. The two began their musical collaboration in the early 2000’s as members of the Sam Kininger band (BMG Japan recording artists). This relationship would blossom, as they would go on to work as sidemen and studio/session musicians, backing up numerous artists including Chaka Khan, Terri Lyne Carrington, G Love and the Juice, Res, Nth Power, Club D’elf, Martin Luther, Cody Chesnutt and more.

In addition to touring nationally and internationally, Amy and Aaron are staples of the local Boston scene, hosting a long-standing (over 16 years and still running) residency at Boston’s renowned Wally’s Café and performing in clubs and venues throughout New England and the East coast. In the years to come they would co-write and compile a catalog of original material that would eventually culminate in the release of their debut album “Never Going Back” which was released in April 2015. They released their second studio album “Say Goodbye” in March of 2018. Their 3rd studio album release “Reclamation” is set to debut in November of 2021.

Though it can be loosely classified as “soul” The A-Beez have an eclectic and original sound which draws from the traditions of funk and R&B, and is heavily influenced by jazz as well as hip hop. You may detect hints of rock, country, and even classical if you listen closely. The lyrics are deeply personal and honest, the music grooves while remaining melodically elegant and full of subtle complexity. The production is pure and simple without the gloss and fakeness all too prevalent these days.

The A-Beez

Boston-born Sonya Rae Taylor is not only a tour de force on the blues-rock and soul/funk stage but a true musician’s musician. With her roots firmly planted in the rich musical landscapes of Austin and Nashville, she’s woven rare a tapestry of experience. This rising star seamlessly marries her soaring vocals, electrifying guitar prowess, and astute songwriting, creating a blend that has earned her comparisons to the likes of Warren Haynes, Bonnie Raitt, and Amy Winehouse.
While Sonya’s radiant onstage presence draws immediate attention, her credentials behind the scenes are equally commendable. She has shared her guitar mastery as a side player for renowned artists and, during her tenure in Nashville, honed her craft as a staff writer for Sony BMG Chrysalis.
Always surrounded by a stellar ensemble, including the remarkable guitarist Ryan Taylor (husband), Sonya and her band are becoming are building a reputation up and down the east coast. At the heart of Sonya’s artistry lies the rare combination of being a master musician and a uniquely gifted songwriter.
https://www.sonyaraetaylor.com/

Poetry Jam Slam Team Semifinal #1
2024-04-07 19:00 - 23:00 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam Slam Team Semifinal #1

Event is 21+
2024 Slam Team Semifinal #1
Our first of two semi-final slams for the 2024 Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam Slam Team features eight wonderful poets: Ben, Brittany, Christopher, Finn, Kayla, Kwene, Mike, & Silent E.
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 4/21/24.

Bridget Kearney with Special Guests Deerlady
2024-04-10 20:00 - 23:30 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Come see Bridget Kearney and Deerlady live in concert, it’s gonna be a night to remember!

Empires rise and fall every day in the human heart, and riding these cycles — — stories with no beginning or end, only transformation — — churns us through the reckless, ridiculous, rueful, redemptive.
A founding member of Lake Street Dive and writer of some of their most enduring songs, Iowa-born and Brooklyn-based Bridget Kearney is known for writing smart, unexpected lyrics and melodies built for a heart-baring dance or an introspective drive. Kearney writes music as if filtered through a camera lens. Her stories, steeped in nostalgia and joy, construct a bittersweet framework around the memories that make us human, and shape who we are. As the absurdity of life abounds, Kearney can hold these fragile snapshots and rolling reruns with evident notes of levity, and compassion for a past self. On her new album Comeback Kid, produced by Dan Molad (Lucius, Buck Meek), there are reminders to cherish the moments that make up the collage of what we see in the mirror, but to also plant our feet firmly in the present, for those are the times that will come to form the future.
The tracks hop through time, from the relentless, obsessive romanticization of the past, to unrestrained lust for a different future, all inherit the spirit of resilience needed for any move forward, whether it’s to dive back in, walk away, or wrestle with the memory itself. In moments, our Comeback Kid wishes to encase a night in amber to revive it at will, like the old man in Jurassic Park, but ultimately is hip to the bittersweet truth that it will never be the same when you return.
Kearney began making Comeback Kid back in 2021, in between her work with Lake Street Dive, and a new position as a songwriting teacher at Princeton University. During the process of Comeback Kid, Kearney took inspiration from her Princeton students, as well as her peers when she embarked on a song-a-day workshop. As she found herself surrounded by the thoughts and processes of others, she was able to pinpoint what it is about songwriting that she truly cherishes: namely, the textures and flourishes that come to form the mood of each creation.
Comeback Kid is soaked in vintage synths, Kearney’s soughing vocals and delicate-yet-driving percussion that ushers in a bright and serene tenor. “If you’re driving, baby I wanna go,” she soothes on opener “If You’re Driving,” welcoming us to the LP with windows down, eyes closed, air rushing through our fingers. It’s a celebration of staying in the moment, of saying “yes,” even though you know it won’t last forever.
With references to real psychological games, like Rorschach tests and the phenomenon of Ironic Process Theory, they help build the theme of the mind-bending nature of obsession, memory, and perspective. Just like the acrobatic brain games we play in relationships, Kearney plays with language and references, with multiple meanings of “comebacks and coming back,” and nods that run the gamut from Samuel Barber’s mid-20th century masterpiece Adagio for Strings to Jerry Seinfeld’s late-20th century masterpiece Seinfeld.
The single “Security Camera” captures the carefree liminal space of reminiscence, as Kearney collects those significant, special moments of a past love. There is no animosity or even sorrow here but rather a warm, propulsive rush of gratitude and awe. “You have these really wonderful, blissful times in your life that are fleeting,” she explains. “It’s an attempt to keep loving the moments in your past, to carry them with you.” These moments are carried with care throughout Comeback Kid, but with an eye on the farcicality of simply existing. Kearney is both sincere and silly, somber yet spirited, expertly gathering the iridescent spectrum of what it means to be alive.

https://www.bridgetkearney.com/

The punk rock attitude will save you. Mali Obomsawin and Magdalena Abrego are two improvising artists equally comfortable in free jazz and indie rock, bonded in the language of experimentation. Their upcoming duo album Greatest Hits is a journey through songs penned by Obomsawin that explore decay and delicate moments – cradled by Abrego’s worldbuilding and evocative guitar playing.
Mali Obomsawin is a bassist, singer, and composer from Odanak First Nation and one of GRAMMY.com’s top ten emerging jazz artists to watch this year. Her debut album Sweet Tooth (Out of Your Head Records, 2022) garnered international acclaim and was named in ‘best of the year’ lists from The Guardian, NPR, and JazzTimes upon its release. Evocative and thunderous, Sweet Tooth delivers a gripping and dynamic performance, seamlessly melding chorale-like spirituals, folk melodies, and post-Albert Ayler free jazz. Obomsawin’s ensemble occupies a musical universe completely their own, bringing skronk and reverence to every stage.
Magdalena Abrego is a New York-based guitarist, composer, and teaching artist. Utilizing the languages of free jazz and experimental rock, Magdalena’s music confronts issues of musical tradition through genre-bending improvisation. Magdalena presently serves as a faculty member in the Contemporary Musical Arts program at the New England Conservatory. Her expertise has garnered invitations to deliver guest lectures and provide guidance to ensembles at esteemed music institutions throughout the Northeast, including Berklee College of Music and Dartmouth College.
https://www.instagram.com/deerladyband/

The Hi-Jivers/Troy Mercy
2024-04-11 20:00 - 23:00 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
The Hi-Jivers from Nashville blast the Lizard stage with Troy Mercy!

EVENT IS 21+$18/23
The Hi-Jivers are a 4 piece Rock n’ Roll/ Rhythm and Blues band that play music inspired by the 50’s and 60’s but modernize with their passionate and wild originals. The vocalist, Dawna Zahn is a powerhouse soulful singer who has the dynamic ability to resurrect her favorite blues artists like Howlin’ Wolf and Big Mama Thornton with ease. She is accompanied by her husband, Austin John whose guitar arsenal has the maturity of a well seasoned blues guitarist, but with the sting of an explosive rock n’ roller. They’ve already had the pleasure of performing all over the world including many cities in the U.S. and many countries in Europe.
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The band won an Ameripolitan Music Award in 2023 and have been featured in Vintage Guitar Magazine, Vintage Rock Magazine and Blue Suede News magazine. They’ve been compared to modern artists such as JD Mcpherson, Nikki Hill, GA-20, Imelda May, Delta Bombers, Big Sandy & Fly-Rite Boys etc.
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Austin John & Dawna Zahn moved to Nashville from Central New York in September 2014 with one intention: toform a band inspired by their favorite Rhythm & Blues and Rock N’ Roll artists of the 1950s and 1960s. By the beginning of 2015, they met upright bass player Hank Miles and drummer Aaron Mlasko who had recently moved to Nashville from Seattle, WA. The group bonded over their love of American roots icons such as Wynonie Harris, Big Mama Thornton, Howlin’ Wolf, Little Richard, and Etta James.
https://www.thehijivers.com/

*Gasp* Just two pieces?
Yes. It’s simple. But simple is not easy, folks.

Beware… The powerful soundwaves these two conjure up during one of their energetic live shows bend the very laws of physics. Truly larger than the sum of its parts…

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.

“Troy pushes the boundaries of blues with a fearless approach to composition and performance…
With Troy’s stunning vocal delivery at its peak the atmospheric and engaging duo brings an incredible amount of flavor and texture that must be witnessed in person.” -MeetBoston.com
