Lizard Lounge Club

The Arcanauts "3" Record Release with The After Times
2024-10-24 20:00 - 23:30 (America/New_York) | Lizard Lounge, 1667 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
The Arcanauts celebrate the release of their third album “3” with the After Times live at the Lizard Lounge Oct 24th at 8pm!

Event is 21+
$15/$18
Doors at 7
The Arcanauts bring a universal yet unique perspective to the saxophone-bass-drums outfit. Drummer David Moore, bassist Greg Toro, and woodwind multi-instrumentalist Joe Albano have been performing with each other in various ensembles since the early 2000’s, and have developed a unique chemistry, only possible through the range of music the trio has played together. Listen to a set of the Arcanauts’music and you will hear threads of styles from throughout jazz history, woven together seamlessly with nods to free improvisation, American folkloric and popular music, and broader African diaspora musical language.

Joe Musacchia, Josiah Reibstein, and Malcolm Campbell are all from Lexington, MA and currently continue to reside in the Boston area. They have been playing together since middle school in various ensembles and musical occurrences, and have remained close friends throughout decades.
All three are active contributors to the Boston/Cambridge community, musically, artistically, and otherwise. Malcolm is a graduate of the Harvard/NEC double degree program and continues to pursue his academic research as a neuroscience post-doctoral research fellow at Harvard University while performing in his free time. Joe is a senior software engineer by day, an on-call videographer and photographer, working with many luminaries in the Boston jazz scene and beyond – and is also a first-call drummer for many, many musical groups. Josiah is an active full-time free-lancer on multiple instruments, leading and playing as a sideman in a variety of ensembles. He also leads the Downtown Boston Brass, which performs several days a week in the Downtown Crossing area of Boston through the Business Improvement District.
The After Times formed during the COVID lockdown of 2020, when the three childhood friends decided to get together in their respective yards on a semi-regular basis to play music. What started as a loose session for stretching out on standards turned into a workshop for original music, and eventually, when restrictions began to open up again, a working band.

Jamie McLean Band Album Release Party
2024-10-25 21:00 - 23:30
The Jamie Mclean Band returns to the Lizard Lounge for an alburm release on Oct 25th!

Event is 21+
$18/$23 door
Doors at 8
Jamie McLean Band creates a musical gumbo that incorporates New Orleans soul, middle Americana roots, Delta blues and New York City swagger. Jamie McLean Band is a triple threat. The group’s energetic and captivating live show is undeniable. McLean’s fiery guitar has joined the ranks of Derek Trucks, Gregg Allman, Aaron Neville, Dr. John and more on stages from from Madison Square Garden to Japan’s Fuji Rock. His blue eyed southern soul vocals ooze real emotion. And his top line songwriting chops have crafted profound, honest and heartfelt songs that will keep you singing along, dancing along and feeling like the song was written about you. Jamie McLean Band is touring behind a fantastic new album “One Step Forward” on Harmonized Records. The album was recorded at the legendary Grand Street Studios in Brooklyn NY and features the band’s strongest and most mainstream songwriting to date. It also marks the return of original JMB member Jon Solo on keyboards! “Summer of Who Knows When” is an immediate summer anthem. “Calendar Girl” and “New York Penny Lane” are musical love letters. And the band kicks into full gear on “Too Little Too Late” and “I Believe In Love”!
The live show is where Jamie McLean Band excels and the band has shared the stage with the likes of Gregg Allman, Aaron Neville, Dr. John, Taj Mahal, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Trombone Shorty, Los Lobos, Blues Traveler, Marc Broussard and many more. Jamie Mclean Band has appeared at festivals such as Bonnaroo, Mountain Jam, Targhee Fest, Okeechobee Fest, Ottawa Blues Fest, Quebec City Summer Fest, and Warren Haynes’ Christmas Jam to name a few. McLean has also enjoyed thesponsorship of Gibson Guitars, Fuchs Amplifiers, D’Addario Strings, Blue Microphones, John Varvatos and Esquire Magazine.

Dub Apocalypse feat Mister Rourke
2024-10-26 21:00 - 23:30
Dub Apocolypse returns to the Lizard Lounge with Mister Rourke!

Event is 21+$20/$25 door
Doors at 8
Dub Apocalypse is an instrumental dub reggae band from Boston, MA. Band members are Tommy Benedetti-drums,Van Martin-guitar,Johnny Trama-guitar,Aaron Bellamy-bass,and Timo Shanko-sax/bass. The band came together in 2007, led by drummer Tommy Benedetti and guitarist, Johnny Trama.Tommy Benedetti is one of the founding members of American Reggae Pioneers,John Brown’s Body. He brings a wealth of experience from the reggae/dub scene to the table,having recorded albums for the legendary Shanachie Label,John Zorn’s Tzadik Label (mixed by Bill Laswell),and is currently with John Brown’s Body on Easy Star Records. This history is combined with almost 2 decades of International touring,as well as backing some of the giants of Jamaican music,including The Meditations and Justin Hinds.
Guitarist Johnny Trama adds a soulful blues touch to the Dub Apocalypse signature sound.Trama has spent time on the road with the great Ron Levy, BB King’s organ player, as well as many other regional rock and soul/r&b acts. Not long after Dub Apocalypse came together, longtime friend Timo Shanko entered the fold.A dual threat on both bass and saxophone,Shanko is a veteran of the blues and free jazz scene.He spent many years on the road with Blues legend, Eddie Kirkland, as well as with G. Love and Special Sauce. Shanko is also a prolific composer,and his improvisational stylings are an integral part of the Dub Apocalypse sound. Although DA started out as more of a collective,in the past few years the lineup has solidified with the addition of bassist Aaron Bellamy and guitarist Van Martin. Bellamy is a longtime fixture in the Boston funk scene,and in combination with Benedetti ,they form the deep,militant sound at the core of Dub Apocalypse.
Originally hailing from Chicago,Van Martin rounds out the lineup on guitar. Martin has much touring experience as well, including appearances with Bernie Worrell and Big Daddy Kane. His sonic textures,adventurous playing and songwriting have helped Dub Apocalypse take their sound to a new level. The DA sound is an evolving mix of original compositions and their own interpretations of classic Jamaican and UK songs and dub plates. Heavy hitting drum and bass grooves set the table. A twin guitar attack, with Trama’s rhythmic anchor,and Martin’s dub sonics, swirl in and out in tandem. These pieces, combined with Timo Shanko’s Coltrane inspired sax approach, give Dub Apocalypse a

Drag Brunch!
2024-10-27 12:00 - 15:00
There’s nothing like brunch and a show!

What do wigs, eggs benedict, pop mixes, and mimosas have in common? They’ll all be in the Lizard Lounge on the last Sunday of every month! Join us for Drag Brunch, a fabulous afternoon of fierce drag performances and all your favorite brunch specials! Doors at 12pm, show starts at 1pm!

21+
Doors lock once show starts at 1pm
General Admission $20, bar stools first come first serve
Tables Available for $45, each table seats 2 guests

Poetry Jam-Ink From Honey
2024-10-27 20:00 - 23:00
The Lizard Lounge with featured poets Ink From Honey

Event is 21+$10
Doors at 7
Featuring the work of six incarcerated poets, curated by Joanna Don:Ink From Honey Presents TudoDjunto/District 10 & A.P.I.C.A.“Are We not Human?”
This question seeks to invoke our communities to imagine returning citizens as an advocate to end violence. Citizens knocking on your front door, encouraging you toremember your rights to vote. And also making sure immigrants learn howto become law abiding citizens.
District 10 is an Organization founded by both Haitian-Americans andHaitian Immigrants advocating for environmental justice for allincarcerated citizens.
Tudo Djunto is an Organization founded by incarcerated Cape Verdeanswho decided to end Violence amongst each-other, now they organize toend violence inclusively to all communities Tudo Djunto(Together).
The Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Alliance(APICA) is a movement and anOrganization created by incarcerated people who strive to empowerAsians, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to takecontrol of their narratives and raise their voices in spaces that keep themarginalized and under-represented.

Wolf’s Pumpkin Bash: An Unexpected Mardi Gras(ish) Jamboree
2024-10-30 19:00 - 23:30
Come party with the Legendary Vudu Krewe!

Event is 21+
$15/$18
Doors at 6

Hang some beads from your money maker and shake! The Legendary Vudu Krewe—New Orleans Rhythm and Blues pundits—are back at the Lizard with “Wolf’s Pumpkin Bash: An unexpected Mardi Gras(ish) jamboree”! It’ll be the day before the day before the day before the Day of the Dead, so dress opportunistically. You know what to do.

Club d'Elf Halloween Show featuring Jeff Lockhart!
2024-10-31 20:00 - 23:00
Club d’Elf Halloween Spooktacular featuring Jeff Lockhart.

Event is 21+
$30/$35 GA
$75 Reserved
Halloween has long been a sacred (scared?!) day for Club d’Elf, and its Lizard / Halloween shows are a long-standing tradition that took a pause during the pandemic, returning full force last year. This year the band continues the tradition but with a show on the very day itself, featuring a creepy line up of Jeff Lockhart (guitar), Tom Hall (sax), Paul Schultheis (keys), Mister Rourke (turntables), Mike Rivard (bass & sintir) and Fabio Pirozzolo (drums). Costumes are encouraged!
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

Jimmy Ryan's Wooden Leg/Hot Tamale Brass Band
2024-11-01 21:00 - 23:30
Americana? Roots music? Alt-Country? Hillbilly Rock? Wooden Leg’s music
defies musical boundaries! Live at the Lizard with Hot Tamale Brass!

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

What do you get when you combine a crooning bluegrass mandolin master, a veteran bassist, a fiddler who plays through fuzz boxes and wah-wah pedals, sounding more like Jimi Hendrix than Papa John Creach, and a big band swing drummer who inexplicably feels moved to pound the skins harder than John Bonham on a bender? Do you call it country, folk, bluegrass, rock ‘n’ roll, or maybe just a freak of nature? Just call it Wooden Leg, and give the group room to do its thing. It’s much safer that way.
-David Wildman, Boston Globe

https://jimmyryanmando.com/home

The Hot Tamale Brass Band takes their audience on an exciting excursion into New Orleans jazz, festive Mardi Gras, funky second line parades, traditional Dixieland jazz and reverent New Orleans jazz funeral traditions.
The Hot Tamales jam at local Boston clubs, perform as a Mardi Gras band at theme parties and as a second line brass band for all types of parades. The Hot Tamale Brass Band plays Dixieland for people of all ages!
https://hottamalebrassband.com/

MC Kabir Sen with Krush Factory Monthly Residency
2024-11-02 21:00 - 2024-11-03 00:00
MC Kabir Sen continues his monthly residency at the Lizard Lounge with the Krush Factory

Poetry Jam-Brother D
2024-11-03 20:00 - 23:30
The Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam with featured poet Brother D!

Event is 21+$10 Doors at 7
Brother Donnell Singleton, also known as Brother D the People’s Poet, is a Roxbury native and Boston Latin Academy graduate, deeply committed to service, education, and entrepreneurship. A multi-talented artist, Brother Donnell is a published author of On My Knees, The Journey Begins, a compilation of poetry and short stories. He is also an accomplished playwright, having written What Happened to Our Renaissance and Jesus Matters. As a recording artist, his works include Voices of My Soul and The Brother D Experience.After serving in the U.S. Army to fund his college education, Brother Donnell earned a full scholarship to Clark Atlanta University. His career spans roles as an educator, salesman, and program director, but his entrepreneurial spirit shines through the founding of Food For The Soul, a halal soul food restaurant in Grove Hall, which provided over 80,000 meals during the pandemic. As Executive Director of Origin Nile Publishing, he amplifies young voices by publishing children’s books written by children.
A devoted family man, poet, and community advocate, Brother Donnell continues to impact his community through initiatives like Poetry in the Park, recognized for its cultural significance. Guided by his faith, he remains relentless in his pursuit of excellence and service.

The Duppy Conquerors
2024-11-06 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.
https://duppyconquerors.band/
https://www.instagram.com/duppy.conquerors/

The Coulibaly Quartet featuring ISHAN
2024-11-07 20:00 - 23:00
Imad Coulibaly Quartet returns to the Lizard Lounge with ISHAN November 7th!

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.

Organically Good Trio
2024-11-08 21:00 - 23:30
Organically Good Trio returns to the Lizard Lounge for a special two night stand!

Lizard Lounge is a 21+ club.
$15/$20
Doors at 8

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

Organically Good Trio Night 2
2024-11-09 21:00 - 23:30

Poetry Jam-Radiant Jasmin
2024-11-10 20:00 - 23:30
The Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam with featured poet Radiant Jasmin!

Event is 21+$10 Doors at 7
Radiant Jasmin is a multidisciplinary poet, singer/songwriter, harpist, dancer, jeweler, and painter. Like a chef, she selects each art ingredient to bring out the best in the others. She was born and raised in Boston into a Black family of performing and visual artists.
Performances & Exhibits include: The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, VerBaLizAtiOn, Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam, Stone Soup Poetry, the Massachusetts State House and AAMARP. She is a recipient of Certificates of Special Recognition from the Governors of Massachusetts and Rhode Island for her Service in the Arts.
She is a channel in her Music and Poetry creation. Songs and poems come to her while dreaming, cooking and painting. They mirror her values of self-love, happiness and empowerment. She mixes funk, jazz, hip-hop, gospel, African, house music and more. Her dreamy harp music is very soothing and calming for a society that’s in high stress mode. She released her first album of spoken word poetry, “Breaking It Down”, in 2014 and her 2nd album, “PERSISTENCE” in 2023.
Radiant Jasmin builds art programs, teaching performance and visual art to children, teens and adults using fun ways to link art with preventative healthcare, literacy, science, math and Black History for a balanced educational experience and to facilitate healing from trauma.
Sharing these gifts is her contribution to uplifting the world!

Julia Cannon/Crystal Rose/Chris Walton
2024-11-13 20:00 - 23:30
Julia Cannon, Crystal Rose and Chris Walton together at the Lizard Lounge!

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

Julia Cannon is an Alaska raised and now Nashville-based songwriter, recording artist and music producer who is hard to forget. Lauded for her “beautiful balladry” by Rolling Stone (2022), Julia’s soothing, honeyed voice and quirky personality offer a refreshing, vibrant contrast to the bittersweet honesty of her lyrics.
Crystal Rose, a dynamic artist from Kansas City, is blazing a trail in Nashville’s music scene with her genre-blending sound and emotionally charged lyrics that feel like stolen glimpses into her diary. Crystal’s magnetic presence has garnered support from all corners. She’s shared stages with Jess Nolan, Medium Build, Alice Merton, Trombone Shorty and more.
Chris Walton is a singer/songwriter/producer based just outside Boston. Inspired by the likes of Stevie Wonder, early John Mayer, and Cory Wong, Chris creates smooth, jazz kissed songs that tug at your heartstrings but still make you want to groove. Chris is currently a professor of songwriting at his alma mater, the Berklee College of Music.

Rich Hinman Quintet
2024-11-14 20:00 - 23:30
Guitarist Rich Hinman returns to the Lizard Lounge Nov 14th!

$15 adv/$18 door
This fall, guitarist and pedal steel player Rich Hinman brings a mind-expanding instrumental ensemble to the Lizard Lounge featuring Sam Kassirer, Nate Radley, Chris Morrisey, and special guests!
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 primary voice. In this fall residency he experiments with a quintet of like-minded explorers. Collectively, Hinman, Kassirer, Radley, Drohan and Morrissey have worked with kd lang, Sara Bareilles, Emily King, Maggie Rogers, Mark Guiliana, Norah Jones, Nick Hakim, Josh Ritter and many many others.

Abbie Barrett Band/Morning Is Rising
2024-11-15 21:00 - 23:30
Abbie Barrett returns to the Lizard Lounge with special guests Morning is Rising

Event is 21+
$15/$20 door

Fueled by a pop-rock sensibility, Abbie Barrett’s songwriting is unique and unpredictable—but always something you can sing along to. Her music has been featured in Magnet, American Songwriter, the Boston Herald, Vanyaland, and on CMT’s Cool Album Cuts. In 2015 she received a Boston Music Award for Best Singer-Songwriter. Her band plays regularly in the New England area and has opened for notable acts including the B-52s, Juliana Hatfield, The Motels, Will Dailey, and Rhett Miller.
https://abbiebarrett.com/

Boston-based band Morning is Rising are Chloe Green (Vocals, Bass, Guitar), Iarla O’Halloran (Vocals, Guitar, Bass) and John Krone (Drums, Bass). Their music is comprised of tight vocal harmonies and driving rhythms, drawing inspiration from classic folk-rock, alternative guitar/new wave, and blistering electro-pop. They are longtime songwriters and performers who have played with various bands in the US, Ireland, the UK, and throughout Europe, with a deep collective catalog of original songs to draw from.
https://www.morningisrising.com

CA McNeill With Special Guest Samantha Farrell
2024-11-16 20:00 - 23:30
CA McNeill – AKA – Christian McNeill, will bring a 9-piece rock and soul machine to the Lizard Lounge stage on Saturday, November 16th.

Event is 21+
$20/$25
Doors at 7:30
“CA McNeill (or Christian McNeill) has always been a force. He doesn’t just come out to say hello to the audience. He sometimes engulfs them. He is one of most charismatic singers I’ve ever seen, and skips effortlessly from beautifully arranged folk, R&B, rock/soul and jazz, all with a globally Celtic edge. He gives 110 percent of himself, working up to one passionate high after another. After an evening with this gentleman, you will truly have had a uniquely soulful experience.”– STEVE MORSE, a staff critic at the Boston Globe for 28 years who authored and now teaches Rock History for Berklee College of Music
https://www.facebook.com/mcneillsongs/

Poetry Jam-Lexi Wight
2024-11-17 20:00 - 23:30
Poetry Jam with featured poet Lexi Wight!

Event is 21+$10 Doors at 7
Lexi Wight is excited to bust out of her maternity leave and into her first feature back at Lizard Lounge! She was on the Lizard Lounge Slam Team for three consecutive years. During that time, she performed with them regionally as well as traveled to Nationals in Atlanta, Denver, and Chicago. In addition she has been a feature poet at Lizard Lounge, Hale Education, and Stone Soup poetry, as well as a guest on Smokin’ Rhymes and the Boston Stoops podcast.
Growing up, she was an avid writer and reader, as well as ran a traveling summer Shakespeare troupe. Today, she spends her days working with host families of international students and spends her nights enjoying art in all its forms.

SESSION AMERICANA with Eleanor Buckland Residency Night 1
2024-11-19 20:00 - 23:30
Event is 21+
GA $25/$30 at the door
Reserved Tables $60
Doors at 7
SESSION AMERICANA is thrilled to return to the venue that saw the group gel into what has become a 20 year journey of accessing the joy. For years the band held down a weekly Lizard residency that not only formed the core of the band’s support but also witnessed the birth of many new songs and introduced a wide variety of musical guests to an unsuspecting crowd each week. SESSION AMERICANA with Eleanor Buckland will once again call The Lizard Lounge home for four consecutive nights this November 19-22
For the uninitiated SESSION AMERICANA is a cast of top-shelf players, singers, and writers who tour internationally, taking their own songs, plus hundreds more from the American songbook, on the road. Whether you catch Session Americana in a rock hall or on a festival stage, you’ll be a part of the intimate, raucous scene these players built years ago at Toad, the neighborhood bar where it all began in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Looking back, the group has had a natural, almost inevitable evolution from a loose bunch of friends sitting around swapping songs in a bar, to a hot-ticket weekly residency, to a touring collective. Along the way, the band has made nine records (so far), played clubs and festivals across the U.S. and Europe, and developed deep collaborative bonds with a wide community of musicians. Session Americana’s diligent avoidance of music business “shoulds” has led the band down a quirky and joyful path through the music world. The result is evident in the musical prowess the players and singers bring to every show. Swapping instruments, trading off lead vocals and sharing songwriting credits, Session Americana is constantly exploring new collaborations and touring like a band out of time, always searching for a welcoming and homey venue, a long lunch with old friends, and a good glass of wine.
https://www.sessionamericana.com/

SESSION AMERICANA with Eleanor Buckland Residency Night 2
2024-11-20 20:00 - 23:30

SESSION AMERICANA with Eleanor Buckland Residency Night 3
2024-11-21 20:00 - 23:30
Session Americana return with Eleanor Buckland to the Lizard Lounge with a special four night residency!

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

SESSION AMERICANA with Eleanor Buckland Residency Night 4
2024-11-22 20:00 - 23:30

The Blue Ribbons/Andrea Gillis
2024-11-23 21:00 - 23:30
The Blue Ribbons return to the Lizard Lounge November 23rd with Andrea Gillis

Event is 21+$15/$18
“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

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 Globe

Drag Brunch!
2024-11-24 12:00 - 15:00
An iconic afternoon of local drag performances!

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! Doors open at 12pm, show starts at 1pm.

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

Poetry Jam-Tru Kwene
2024-11-24 20:00 - 23:30
The Lizard Lounge poetry jam with featured poet Tru Kwene

Event is 21+$10
Doors at 7
My name is Tru Kwene, and I’m from Boston, MA. I’ve traveled all over the country doing spoken word poetry and poetry slams. I am a slam champion in Boston, and national finalist in the National Poetry Slam and the Woman of the World Poetry Slam. Poetry and my youth advocacy work mean so much to me and I’m grateful to be able to serve my community and share in great art from so many wonderful artists all across the country and all over the world. Please take some time to check out your local community of artists!

https://www.lizardloungepoetryjam.com/

Four Piece Suit/Fran McConville Trio
2024-11-27 20:00 - 23:30
We’ve got the perfect spot for you to kick off your holiday weekend, Four Piece Suit and the Fran McConville Trio live Nov 27th!

Event is 21+
$12/$15 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 band is: Milt Reder on guitar, John Aruda on sax, Dean Cassell on bass and Seth Pappas on drums. For more on 4PS, please visit www.fourpiecesuit.com. Truly beyond category, their eclectic instrumental, sometimes jazz, sometimes rock style, brings forth a unique blend of long forgotten musical influences and often suggests a certain film noir feeling.
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.
The band has also been heard in many independent films, including Sundance Festival Winner Blue Vinyl. They have also done a full score for an HBO claymation film, Real Men Wear Hawaiian Shirts, an award winner at the San Francisco Film Festival.
Like many of the greatest bands, only at a live show can one really “get” what FOUR PIECE SUIT is all about…
https://fourpiecesuitband.com

The Fran McConville Trio plays an eclectic, cosmic blend of instrumental rock, groove & reggae music. We like to get weird and play in odd time signatures, go to outer space, and come back again. Members of the FMT have played with Lions At The Gate, Lady Lupine, Ethan Rossiter Band, Sonya Rae Taylor, and others!

Some artists that have had a big influence are The Beatles, Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix, John Scofield, Jeff Beck, Jerry Garcia, Bela Fleck, & MMW.

Closed for Thanksgiving
2024-11-28 - 2024-11-29

Flying Vipers/Trio Kobeta Ya Makasi
2024-11-29 21:00 - 23:30
Flying Vipers celebrate their debut 7″ release for Easy Star records with Trio Kobeta Ya Makasi November 29th at the Lizard Lounge!

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

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

Kobeta ya Makasi (Lingala: “hitting it hard!”) is the new trio led by Nathaniel Braddock (Occidental Brothers, Air Congo, Accra Quartet) with King Eric and Kilo Bass: two Congolese musicians raised in Kampala, Uganda. The group are sebenologues, pushing the edges of contemporary ndombolo and soukous into new worlds of dub, shoegaze, surf, and Central African “bofenya rock.” The sound is now.
