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2025-03-18 - 2025-03-19, 2025-03-24 - 2025-03-25, 2025-03-25 - 2025-03-26, 2025-03-31 - 2025-04-01, 2025-04-01 - 2025-04-02, 2025-04-07 - 2025-04-08, 2025-04-08 - 2025-04-09 | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States

Dela and the Steady Rock Easy
2025-03-19 20:00 - 23:30 (America/New_York)
Dela and the Steady Rock Easy live at the Lizard Lounge March 19th

$12/$15
After spending years on the road with long time friend and mentor Karl Denson, Slightly Stoopid’s saxophonist Daniel “DELA” Delacruz, along with Denson and Los Angeles’ own The Aggrolites, collaborated to create a jazz influenced reggae record. The final product would be called “Opening Night,” and was released in 2017 on Stoopid Records. Since leaving California and moving back to the Northeast, DELA has reconnected with some of Boston’s finest musicians to form his new band called DELA & Steady Rock Easy. He is joined by trombonist Brian Thomas (John Brown’s Body/Bt ALC Big Band), trumpet player Mark Berney (The Skatalites/Soul Shot), guitarist Steve Fell (Marco Benevento/BTALC), bassist Aaron Bellamy (The A-Beez/The Sam Kininger Band), drummer Jesse Hayes (The Toasters/The Attractors), and keyboardist Cameron Greenlee (The Skatalites/Naya Rockers). With their deep catalog of reggae influenced originals and top notch musicianship, DELA & Steady Rock Easy are definitely not to be missed!

Wood & Bone/Cilla Bonnie
2025-03-20 19:00 - 22:30
Wood and Bone with Cilla Bonnie March 20th at the Lizard Lounge!

$15 adv/$18 door
Doors at 7
Wood & Bone is an Americana roots band originating from the North Shore of Boston. Led by singer/songwriter Jesse Joseph (aka Qwill). The band plays an ever-evolving blend of Folk, Soul, and Blues.The primary members are Joe Wilkins; (vocals, guitar, mandolin), Dennis Monagle; (vocal, drums) and Dylan Sullivan; (bass). Their live performances are emotive and grooving, blending vocal harmonies, with improvisation skillfully layered upon Josse’s solid songwriting and soulful vocals. There’s nothing quite like it.

Wood & Bone

Cilla Bonnie is a bass player, singer and songwriter. Over the past 15 years she’s performed, toured and recorded in numerous projects across the country. In 2020 she released her fourth recording project, ‘August’ and is gearing up to release her next full length album in 2025. Cilla’s music is a blend of R&B-inspired groove, edgy rock, and introspection. In addition to her solo project, Cilla currently plays bass for the 2022 NPR Tiny Desk Contest Winner, Alisa Amador and Boston-based soul artist Ali McGuirk. Check out Cilla’s most recent recording project ‘August’ and follow her on Instagram @cillabonniemusic to keep up with her performances and upcoming projects.

Cilla Bonnie

The Coulibaly Trio/Clamb
2025-03-21 21:00 - 23:30
Imad Coulibaly Trio and Clamb live at the Lizard Lounge March 21st!

Event is 21+$15/$20
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.

CLAMB was born out of a Dadaist desire to create music free from societal norms of perfection. They dig deep into the groove of soulful American music from the infinite James Brown and Alice Coltrane to the aether of seventies European krautrock pioneers like Cluster and Harmonia to patiently sketch foreign landscapes from the ground up. Clamb are devoted to keeping an attitude of acceptance in their largely-improvised songs, choosing a direction and exploring its corners and nuances to tell stories without words.
Clamb’s tonal palette features Peter Danilchuk’s synths blissfully wiggling through the air, Jameson Stewart’s mythical gold-glitter-encrusted fretless bass sending terrestrial energy rippling through a rogue’s gallery of cheap pedals, Joshua Merhar’s playful drumming that constantly eggs the band onward to new hemispheres of groove, and in 2022 Clamb introduced guitar hero and best friend Sam Crawford whose tonal character and improvisational voice have propelled the band’s ensemble playing further into the fever-dream-realm than ever expected. Clamb hopes they have cornered the market on the Venn diagram intersection of 60s psych nerds raised on Soft Machine Volume 2 and their kids who have spent the past decade gorging on Brainfeeder and Meshuggah. It is Clamb’s distinct wish that each performance function as a Polaroid of the exact moment of its creation, never to be repeated quite the same way ever again, remaining both pensive yet hard-grooving all the same.

Leaving Irene/Foxglove
2025-03-22 20:00 - 23:00
Leaving Irene and Foxglove live at the Lizard Lounge March 22nd.

Leaving Irene is a Boston-based rock band blending raw storytelling with nostalgic rock melodies, drawing from influences like Radiohead, Led Zeppelin, and U2. Formed by cousins Rocco and Jake DeRosa, the band creates music that mirrors the emotional connection with their audience, combining Rocco’s expressive vocals with Jake’s intricate guitar work. Their debut EP, Basement Springs, was shaped by industry veterans Brian Scheuble (Stevie Nicks, Dave Matthews) and Dave Collins (Bruce Springsteen, Third Eye Blind), bringing a polished yet raw sound. Featuring standout tracks like “My Old Radio” and “Winter,” Leaving Irene’s live shows are an unforgettable experience for fans of both classic rock and indie pop. Leaving Irene was a recent New England Music Award nominee and featured on the “Best of 2024” by Boston Emissons and Music Savage.

Foxglove is a 5-piece indie folk/soul band from southern Maine, led by singer/songwriter Laura Fox, who writes about love, the lack thereof, and the in-between.
Her songs and her voice are soothing and soulful-if you’ve ever loved someone, you’ll surely connect with her heartfelt lyrics.
She’s joined by seasoned players:
﻿﻿Whitney Roy, vocals + acoustic guitar (Old Hat Stringband, Fox + Roy, The Hazel Project) ﻿﻿Jim Dozet, electric guitar (Tourist Attraction, Crown Jules, Press Project Roland “Lefox” Nicol, upright bass (Rhye, Rusty Boys, Jon Nolan & Good Co)﻿﻿Rick Habib, drums (The Kate Redgate Band, Jon Nolan & Good Co, North Village)The collaboration with her band has helped to reshape and grow her songs, bringing in a dynamic nuance-a rich, rhythmic reframe.
Foxglove

Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam-Ray Jane
2025-03-23 19:00 - 22:30
The Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam with featured poet Ray Jane March 23rd!

Ray Jane is a Brooklyn-born poet raised in Far Rockaway, Queens. She uses her poetry to lift herself and other women of color. Always aiming to strengthen her voice, Ray Jane was also the winner of the Verb Benders slam poetry team’s inaugural poetry slam. Some of her feature performances include: “Digital Verse” sponsored by The Nuyorican Poets Café and The Green Space. You can find her expressing her perspective as a Black female artist on several podcasts including We Be Imagining/Black Siren Radio, and Sound Minds Podcasts “Potent Women Wordsmiths”. She has moderated her own workshops with ¡Oyé Group! Poet’s Corner (2021- 2023) and Art Defined, and hosted The Nuyorican Poets Cafe Thursday Night Online Open mic (2022-2023) and “Freestyle Friday” for The Word Is Write. Her feature performances include: “MLK Poetry Jam/Slam ” sponsored by Yale Peabody Museum and Citizens Bank. Ray Jane is published in the literary magazine I Can’t Breathe, La Libreta- An Online Poetry Journal for Women in Creative Rebellion, served as an editor for a poetry anthology dedicated to nature called Love Letters to Gaia, and released her first book of poetry Black Like That. For full CV, to hear and read more please visit ItsRayJane.com

Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam

Four Piece Suit/Peter Baldrachi
2025-03-26 20:00 - 23:00
Four Piece Suit return to the Lizard Lounge with Pete Baldrachi March 26th!

$15/$18 door
Doors at 7
Four Piece Suit is “a highball of sea-foam-soaked guitar and squalling tenor sax, shaken—not stirred—with surf tangos, Battista-era mambos, beach blanket boppers, spy music, crime jazz, and movie themes.” The predominantly instrumental group brings humor, romance and a pulsing rhythm to the category-defying range musical styles they reinvent. Heard on soundtracks for Sex and the City and Dexter, Four Piece Suit puts on a sizzling live show.
The sexy, sophisticated, yet tongue-in-cheek music of FOUR PIECE SUIT is frequently featured on the highly acclaimed HBO series Sex and the City, Telemundo, NBC’s Ed, Dexter on CBS, and cable shows such as Keeping Up with the Kardashians, America’s Top Model, Run’s House, and many others. Film work includes Our Lips are Sealed (Olsen Twins), In the Weeds (Molly Ringwald), Stag (HBO films), Psycho Beach Party, Along Came Polly (Jennifer Aniston), and others.

Four Piece Suit

Peter Baldrachi is back, blending energetic rhythms, catchy melodies and roots-inspired sounds. Since his debut in 2006, Baldrachi has built an impressive catalog, releasing four albums, two EPs, and numerous singles, showing his dedication to crafting a distinctive sound. His forthcoming album, “Nothing’s Promised,” explores the many of the influences that have shaped his music. The album is packed with infectious hooks, introspective lyrics, and a dynamic band that highlights his songwriting.
Peter Baldrachi

Daydream/Moondogs
2025-03-27 20:00 - 23:30
Local heroes Daydream host Vermont’s Moondogs March 28th at the Lizard Lounge!

Daydream is a Roots Jam Band that blends Americana, soulful songwriting, and hard-driving Rock n’ Roll with the free improvisation of Jam pioneers like the Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers. Since 2023, Daydream has been honing a sound that harkens back to these formative influences, while carving a new path wholly its own.
After a long period in the Boston and New England jam scene playing covers with various groups, bandleader David Rubin started Daydream as an outlet for his own original music. David has won over audiences with his prowess and by playing with the some of most recognizable acts in the scene, including his own band Diamond Blues, at residencies, tour dates, and festivals in the Boston area. He’s played with Members of Hot Tuna, Ryan Montbleau, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Dark Star Orchestra, Guerilla Toss, Marble Eyes, Swimmer, Brown-Eyed Women, and Bearly Dead.
The band, along with David Rubin on guitar/vocals, is rounded out by on-the-rise powerhouses Liam Oulton on bass, Cal DiGiovanni on keyboard, and Robbie Parrish on drums/vocals.
DayDream

Moondogs is a psychedelic rock band from Burlington, Vermont, blending elements of alternative, funk, progressive, and jam music into an original sound centered around creative songwriting and energetic performances from the trio of musicians. Over the past three and a half years, the band has honed its act at classic Vermont venues like Nectar’s and Higher Ground, as well as elsewhere across New England. Their recently released record ‘Trialogues’, recorded at Berklee studios in Boston, exemplifies the dynamic interplay of the trio’s musicianship, and the collaborative compositions that are defining the young group’s distinct artistic voice.
Moondogs

TINKERTOWN/Hilken Mancini & Melissa Gibbs
2025-03-28 21:00 - 23:30
TINKERTOWN returns to the Lizard Lounge with special guests Hilken Mancini & Melissa Gibbs

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.

Hilken Mancini band is combined of 2 original members of the band Fuzzy (signed to Atlantic Records and in Rolling Stone as having written one of the top 50 songs of the 90’s) with Winston Braman on Bass (Fuzzy/Thalia Zedek/Consonant) Luther Grey on Drums (Tsunami/fully celebrated orchestra) on drums, and Melissa Gibbs on vox and guitar (Heavy Stud/Gymnasium) and Hilken on guitar/vocals (Fuzzy, Shepherdess, The Monsieurs).
Now having just recorded a new full length coming out 2023 with essential contributions made by J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr.,Thalia Zedek/Chris Brokaw (Come), Chris Colbourn/Tom Maginnis (Buffalo Tom) they are ready for their 2.0 rock invasion. File under: Anne Sexton has a power lunch with The Village Green preservation Society and a double negroni with the Mc5. It’s freedom rock so turn it up.
Hilken Mancini

Closed For Private Event
2025-03-29 - 2025-03-30
We are closed 3/29 for a private event, we’ll see you tomorrow for the Poetry Jam!

Speak Easy Drag Brunch
2025-03-30 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

Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam-Sheroes of Poetry
2025-03-30 19:00 - 22:30
The Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam -Sheroes of Poetry feat Ilse Ruizvisfocri, Navah The Buddaph, Rev. Dr. Remona Farley and Sandra B Levy!

Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam will celebrate Women’s History Month with a multi-feature set by four wonderful women poets:
Ilse Ruizvisfocri is a Mexican photographer, videographer and poet who likes to explore topics surrounding the sense belonging, purpose, and love in all of its shapes and sizes.
Navah The Buddaphliii is a Spoken-word performer, Abstract Writer, Actor, Musician, Published Author, Event Organizer, and Writer’s Workshop Instructor.
Rev. Dr. Remona Farley is not only a poet but also a mother of two adult children, an ordained minister, licensed massage therapist, writer, and stand-up comedian who weaves the healing arts into every aspect of her life.
Sandra B. Levy is a poet from Cranston, RI, whose works focus on feminist values, the complexities of love and loss, and Jewish identity. After spending forty years as a practicing psychologist/psychotherapist, she has turned her witnessing eyes and healing heart to the creative processes of writing and performance.
Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam

Duke Levine & The Super Sweet Sound of the 70's-Monday Edition
2025-03-31 20:00 - 22:30
Duke Levine and the Super Sweet Sound of the 70’s Return to the Lizard Lounge!

Duke Levine & The Super Sweet Sounds Of The 70s

Take a stroll down the bong-lined sidewalks of Duke Levine’s musical youth. His all-star band is gonna help him travel back to a time when The Lord’s Prayer, Strauss, Isaac Hayes and Charlie Daniels were all on the Top 40. Instrumental arrangements of a bunch of tunes you know, a couple you maybe never heard, and a few you may have wanted to forget.
Featuring:
Duke Levine – Guitar
Kevin Barry – Guitar & Lap Steel
Mike Rivard – Bass
Paul Schultheis – Keys
Dean Johnston – Drums
Yahuba Garcia-Torres – Congas & Percussion
https://dukelevine.com/

Duke Levine & The Super Sweet Sound of the 70's-Early Show
2025-04-01 19:00 - 21:00

Duke Levine & The Super Sweet Sound of the 70's-Late Show
2025-04-01 21:30 - 23:30

The Duppy Conquerors
2025-04-02 20:00 - 23:00
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.

Featuring:
Errol Strength
Jonas Kahn
Tariq Nicholsan
Jake Pardee
Mark Ferranti
Kit Holliday
Sarah Mendelsohn
Jeff Robinson
Dave Szebeda
Clayton De Walt

https://duppyconquerors.band/
https://www.instagram.com/duppy.conquerors/

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.

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.

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

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!!.

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.

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

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

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
