the music force is unstoppable. why even try…

~

5/4

jess tardy band at bull mccabe’s. 8pm. free. with guests georgia overdrive to follow. $5.

tim gearan band at atwood’s tavern. 10:30pm. $5.

mike spencer photography at somerville open studios. featuring photos of local musicians. 131 elm street, somerville, apt 2. 6pm.

“I’m excited to put up 2 of my favorite images, of two of my favorite local musicians, Jesse Dee & Tim Gearan. These images were specifically reworked and printed on museum quality for this event and will be auctioned off over the course of the entire weekend. The final sale price will be split 50/50 and I will donate the 50% to each of their Kickstarter/Pledge campaigns. Just a little local love.”

~

5/5

enjoy the glorious somerville artist community : 2012 somerville open studios

then

CINCO DE MAYO FESTIVAL in union square plaza, 247 somerville ave. 3-9pm.

roy sludge trio at 6:30PM

Also appearing:
MARITA Y SU GRUPO SAMURA
GRUPO ZUPREMO

and

mark erelli at club passim. 8pm. $20.

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5/6

Mayfair! Harvard Square. 12-5pm. free.

Passim Stage :

12:00pm  Todd Thibaud  www.toddthibaud.com

1:00pm  Jeff Conley  www.jeffconleyband.com

2:00pm  Amy Correia  www.amycorreia.com

3:00pm  Dietrich Strause  www.dietrichstrause.com

4:00pm  Kristen Ford Band  www.kristenfordmusic.com

5:00pm  Madam Macadam  www.madammacadam.bandcamp.com

then

roy sludge trio at radio. 4pm. free.

americana session in the front room at the burren. 7:30pm. free.

madam macadam and marc pinansky at precinct. 8:30-11:30pm. free.

meghan chiampa featured poet at the lizard lounge poetry jam. 9:30pm. $5.

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5/7

white owls at toad! join the fan page. 8:30pm. free.

bluegrass mondays at atwood’s tavern. 9pm. free.

andrea gillis band at toad. one set. 10pm-ish. free. babes.

~

5/8

the deadly gentlemen at lizard lounge. 8pm. $12.

cookie’s blue ribbons at toad. 10pm. free.

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5/9

dennis brennan band at lizard lounge. hallelujah. 9:30pm. $10.

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5/10

todd thibaud at toad. 7:30pm. free.

tim gearan riverboat listening party at atwood’s tavern. 7:30pm. exclusive to pledgers and friends. BUT then…

tim gearan band CD release night #1. atwood’s. 9:30 doors. 10:15pm show. $TBA. special guests/special times.

~

on the horizon: tim gearan CD release night #2. friday 5/11 and somerville porchfest. may 19th…

~

with love,

nicole

lucky 13… though we are always lucky in music. have at it.

~

fri 4/13

local greats : session americana at stone mountain arts, brownfield, ME. 8pm. $18.

SMAC is always worth the drive.

also : jess tardy band at bull mccabe’s. 8pm. $5.

and the tim gearan band at atwood’s. 10:30pm. $5.

~

sat 4/14

sprout 2012 @ charles river museum of industry. live jazz and incredible food. 5:30pm. $50. open bar.

roy sludge trio at plough & stars. 10:30pm. $TBA.

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sun 4/15

roy sludge trio at radio. 4pm. free.

lake street dive at club passim. 7 & 9:30pm. $15/$13.

americana session in the front room at the burren. 7:30pm. free.

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mon 4/16

lake street dive at club passim. 8pm. $15/$13.

white owls at toad. 8:39pm. free. soul-saving.

stay to enjoy the andrea gillis band. one long, fabulous set. 10pm. free.

bluegrass mondays at atwood’s. 9pm. free.

~

tues 4/17

dietrich strause at toad. 7:30pm. free.

oh my, it’s the duke levine band at atwood’s. 9pm. $8.

cookie’s blue ribbons at toad. 10ish-pm. free.

~

wed 4/18

dennis brennan band at lizard lounge. 9pm. $10. you need to do this.

~

thurs 4/19

upper crust at precnict. 8pm. $10. “no riff-raff, please.”

faces for radio @ toad. 10:30pm. free.

~

love, nicole

fri 4/6

it’s the gorgeous, singing, songwriting jess tardy at bull mccabe’s for her friday night residency. with special guest noam weinstein! 8pm. $5

also :

my beloved tim gearan band at atwood’s tavern. 10:30pm. $5

and:

rock bottom at johnny d’s. 10pm. $TBA.

“return you to the glory days of Roll & Roll. A time when all you needed to bring an arena to its knees was a Gibson, a Marshall full stack, and a pair of jeans so tight that the entire world knew your religion. Put on your best denim jacket and work boots, hop in your Dodge Charger, and relive the days of your high school smokin’ area”

~

sun 4/8

roy sludge trio at radio. 4pm. free.

americana session at the burren. 7:30pm. free.

paul alstrand quartet at sally o’s. 8pm. free.

special easter edition w/
paul ahlstrand - tenor sax
rusty scott - piano
marty ballou - bass
dave brophy - drums

~

mon 4/9

white owls at toad. 9:30pm. free. stay for andrea gillis band at 10ish. one set!

bluegrass mondays at atwood’s. 9pm. free.

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tues 4/10

dietrich strause at toad. 7:30pm. free

jimmy ryan and hayride! 9pm. $5.

cookie’s blue ribbons at toad. 10pm. free

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wed 4/11

dennis brennan band at lizard lounge. 9:30pm. $10.

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thurs 4/12

amy correia at toad. 7:30pm. free

faces for radio at toad. 10:30. free

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on the horizon :

fri 4/13

session americana with jimmy ryan and duke levine at stone mountain arts center.

brownfield, maine. $18. we are going. and staying in a yurt. it’s pretty exciting…

and :

sun and mon 4/15 & 4/16

lake street dive at club passim. 7pm sun and 8pm mon. $15.

thurs 4/19

upper crust at precinct. early.

~

amazing.

“and those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.” - nietzsche

fri 3/30

jess tardy band at bull mccabe’s. special guest : Jim Gambino. closing out the night will be a set by Miriam, featuring Amy Fairchild and Carla Ryder  8-12. $5.

jenny dee & the deelinquents at toad. 10pm. free.

tim gearan band at atwood’s tavern. 10:30pm. $5.

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sat 4/31

jeffrey foucault at club passim. 7 & 10pm. $20/$18. (early show sold out)

david johnston cd release show at the lizard lounge. 9pm. featuring john sands, marty ballou and chris rival. with special guests : dennis brennan and jimmy ryan. $5/$7. get your tickets now.

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sun 4/01

roy sludge trio @ radio. 4pm. free.

americana session @ the burren. 7:30pm. free.

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mon 4/02

margaret glaspy at club passim. 8pm. $10/$12.

the white owls at toad. 8:30pm. free heaven. stay for andrea gillis band. 10pm.

bluegrass mondays at atwood’s. 9pm. free.

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tues 4/03

dietrich strause and his band at toad. 7:30pm. free

cookie’s blue ribbon’s at toad. 10pm. free.

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wed 4/04

dennis brennan band at lizard lounge. 9pm. $10.

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thurs 4/05

faces for radio at toad. 10:30pm. free.

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on the horizon : hayride! at atwood’s tavern on the 10th. amy correia at toad on the 12th. lake street dive at club passim on the 15th and 16th. duke levine band again this month on the 17th.

get it!

fri 3/30

jess tardy band at bull mccabe’s. special guest : Jim Gambino. closing out the night will be a set by Miriam, featuring Amy Fairchild and Carla Ryder  8-12. $5.

jenny dee & the deelinquents at toad. 10pm. free.

tim gearan band at atwood’s tavern. 10:30pm. $5.

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sat 4/31

jeffrey foucault at club passim. 7 & 10pm. $20/$18. (early show sold out)

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sun 4/01

roy sludge trio @ radio. 4pm. free.

americana session @ the burren. 7:30pm. free.

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mon 4/02

margaret glaspy at club passim. 8pm. $10/$12.

the white owls at taod. 8:30pm. free heaven. stay for andrea gillis band. 10pm.

bluegrass mondays at atwood’s. 9pm. free.

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tues 4/03

dietrich strause and his band at toad. 7:30pm. free

cookie’s blue ribbon’s at toad. 10pm. free.

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wed 4/04

dennis brennan band at lizard lounge. 9pm. $10.

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thurs 4/05

faces for radio at toad. 10:30pm. free.

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on the horizon : hayride! at atwood’s tavern on the 10th. amy correia at toad on the 12th. lake street dive at club passim on the 15th and 16th. duke levine band again this month on the 17th and 24th.

get it!

and here they are…

~

fri 3/23

sarah jarosz @ club passim. 7 & 9:30. $18/$20.

jess tardy band @ bull mccabe’s. 8pm. $5.

tim gearan band @ atwood’s tavern. 10:30. $5.

plus! winter tweed :  andrea gillis band, township, jabe beyer, your hosts bow thayer and Perfect trainwreck and many more. pico mountain, killington, vt. (through sunday)

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sat 3/24

dayna kurtz @ johnny d’s. 7pm.

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sun 3/25

roy sludge trio @ radio. 4pm. free.

della mae @ club passim. 6 & 8:30. $15/$17.

dietrich strause and his band @ toad. 9pm. free.

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mon 3/26

white owls @ toad. 8:40. free.

bluegrass mondays @ atwood’s tavern. 9pm. free.

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tues 3/27

duke levine band @ atwood’s tavern. 9pm. $5.

peter mulvey and the crumbling beauties! @ lizard lounge. 7pm doors/8pm show. fancy trash opens. $15.

cookie’s blue ribbons @ toad. 10pm. free.

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wed 3/28

dennis brennan band @ lizard lounge. 9:30. $10. “All this time with just Gates and myself singing. Suddenly I’m in The “5” Royales.”-DB

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thurs 3/29

todd thibaud @ toad. 7pm. free.

roy sludge trio @ cantina la mexicana. 8:30. tips$$.

faces for radio @ toad. 10:30. free.

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SWEET.

bring on the night…

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friday 3/16

jess tardy band at bull mccabe’s. 8pm. $5. guest will be michael tarbox.

session americana with rose polenzani at the me and thee (marblehead, ma). 8pm. $16 in advance and $19 at the door.

tim gearan band at atwood’s tavern. 10:30. $5.

happy birthday, kimber ludiker!

~

sunday 3/18

roy sludge trio at radio. 4pm. free. awesome. you lucky people.

americana session at the burren. 7:30. free. relax.

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monday 3/19

white owls at toad. 8:40. free. heart sings.

andrea gillis band follows. 10ish. free.

bluegrass monday at atwood’s tavern. 9pm. free.

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tuesday 3/20

duke levine band at atwood’s tavern. 9pm. $5. bliss.

cookie’s blue ribbons at toad. 10ish. free.

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wednesday 3/21

dennis brennan band at lizard lounge. 8:30 doors. $10. brings it.

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thursday 3/22

roy sludge trio at the lizard lounge. 9pm. $10.

faces for radio at toad. 10:30. free.

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it has been quite a month… and now, back to the music scheming.

3/1 - thursday

todd thibaud at toad. 7:30pm. free. (then faces for radio: royer, ryan, gearan and mcneill, toad. 10:30pm.)

3/2 - friday

WE HAVE MADE A SPARK. rose cousins is home and playing her CD release at Club Passim. the opening set will be a screening of her short film documenting the making of her latest, with the help of the stupidly brilliant musicians who live among us. 8pm. $15.

jess tardy band at bull mccabe’s. 8pm. $5 (with guests)

tim gearan band at atwood’s tavern. 10:30pm. $5

3/4 - sunday

roy sludge at radio, somerville. 4pm. free.

cozy burren time with the front room session. the burren. 7:30pm. free.

3/5- monday

jennifer kimball will be opening for duke special of belfast at club passim. (accompanied by duke levine of malden.) 8pm. $15.

white owls at toad. 8:30pm. free. stay tuned for andrea gillis at 10.

also, bluegrass at atwood’s. 9pm. free.

3/6 - tuesday

cookie’s blue ribbons at toad. 10pm. free.

3/7 - wednesday

dennis brennan band at the lizard lounge. 9:30pm. $10.

3/8 - thursday

session americana play the lizard lounge, plus 3/9. 9:30pm $15.

then faces for radio again at toad. 10:30pm. free.

on the horizon: Hayride! at atwood’s on the 13th. also, amy correia at toad on the 13th. giant kings play precinct on the 15th.

holy days…

1/30 mondays are blue with the white owls at toad. 8:39. free. sit back and soak it up. (andrea gillis rocks out for the late set)

1/31 one more tuesday with session americana at the lizard lounge. 9:30. $12.

and cookie’s blue ribbons at toad. 10. free.

2/1 wednesdays ongoing: dennis brennan nails it time after time. you are lucky to be there. 9:30. $10.

2/2 dietrich strause band at toad. 7:30. free. then stay for the boys… moved to thursdays. gearan, royer, mcneill and the fabulous jimmy ryan. 10pm. free. and ongoing.

also! he’s the man, roy sludge at cantina la mexicana in union square, somerville. 8. free. w/jim haggerty and duke levine. this and margaritas = beyond fabulous.

2/3 jess tardy fridays! bull mccabe’s. 8pm. $5. guests and the woman with all the moves. mark erelli this week!!

of course, you’ve got the tim gearan band at atwood’s. 10-something. $5.

2/4 figure out your own saturdays… I reserve them for avoiding an amateur bar crowd.

2/5 sundays are happy because we can all go to the burren for the front room boys offering up comfort songs alongside comfort food. 7:49. free.

…excitement ahead! brian webb does early set at toad on the 7th and 14th. tuesdays.

amy correia at toad on thursday the 16th. early set. then sub rosa at the lizard lounge on tuesday the 28th.

it’s all gonna be so great.

xo

mon 1/9  white owls at toad. 8:40. free. (melts hearts and faces) then stay tuned for andrea gillis band at 10-ish.

bluegrass at atwood’s. 9. free. you can do it all.

tues 1/10  session americana at the lizard lounge. 9:30. $12. dinty thinks I only come out when duke levine sits in these days (as if)… so I featured him in the photo above. dinty child FOREVER.

also, blue ribbons are at toad. 10. free. brooke loves them best.

wed 1/11  dennis brennan band returns to the lizard lounge!!! triumphant. 9:30. $10. you can get advance tickets here.

plus, roy sludge at radio. 8:30. free. with kickass guitarist, lyle brewer.

also! primitive sounds at river gods with special guest DJ matt smith of club passim. 9. free.

thurs 1/12  ana egge CD release at club passim. she’s gorgeous and gorgeously talented. ana’s voice gives me shivers. 8. $16.

fri 1/13  jess tardy at bull mccabe’s. 8. $5. guests and a slammin’ band. the cover charge is not keeping out the riff-raff so come early for a table.

also, tim gearan band at atwood’s. 10:40. $5. he tries to, but he never disappoints.

sat 1/14  CRITICAL HANG 4. 

sun 1/15  david champagne’s sunset engine with amy correia. 9. free. sweet.

and why not… please “like” my new gig on facebook. do-right woman, she’ll help you win.

carry on/rock on/folk on, music lovers.

*incredible shot of dinty child by jon strymish.