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05/19/2026

Just announced! Alt-folk rock groovers are coming back to town on Saturday 9/19/26 ☀️💐 tickets on sale now! We’ll see you there 🏄‍♂️

“My music comes from life’s moments -- smelling 4 acres of freshly cut grass, watching the steam from a horse's breath in the early morning, finally holding the neck of my guitar after holding bridles and worn wooden handles all day. 4000 acres of freshly burnt wildfire, watching the steam from the Pacific Ocean's breath in the early morning, finally holding the neck of my guitar after clutching the worn steering wheel of the tour van all day.

Now my reality is in Bonny Doon, CA, where mountains meet the sea. I am in my recording studio, aptly named Hippie Cowboy, every day. Slow and steady; keep it fun, stay engaged. All for the moment when the song finally sounds right. My dad passed away a couple years ago -- his bullwhip is on the wall, his Harley is in the driveway. He visits me in dreams, and oh, the moment I wake up! Sometimes I write for him. Sometimes for my mom, who I hope will move out to California soon. Maybe she could volunteer at an equestrian center...”

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05/18/2026

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This Friday 5/22, 10:30pm til’ late! The crew is coming from Boston for a funky groovy late night set. Grab tickets in ...
05/18/2026

This Friday 5/22, 10:30pm til’ late! The crew is coming from Boston for a funky groovy late night set. Grab tickets in advance on our website and we’ll see you there 🔥

Mostly Bones is a bold, Boston-based jazz fusion ensemble redefining brass-forward music with an unexpected twist: four trombones leading the charge. Backed by a powerhouse rhythm section—guitar, bass, and drums—Mostly Bones crafts an electrifying sound that bridges the groove-heavy textures of funk, the harmonic sophistication of jazz, and the fire of improvisational interplay.

Formed by a collective of seasoned musicians and rising talents from Boston’s vibrant jazz scene, Mostly Bones fuses intricate horn arrangements with deep-pocket rhythm, creating a sound as rich in harmony as it is in soul.

Since their debut, Mostly Bones has built a strong following with dynamic live shows across New England. They've performed at acclaimed venues including The Mad Monkfish, The Press Room, Hermit Woods Winery, Fulton Street Collective, and Post Underground, earning praise for their tight arrangements and infectious energy.

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05/15/2026

Tonight, Friday 5/15

Special show just announced! Legendary Minneapolis act 12 Rods (_@12rods.official_) is coming to town Thursday 6/18. Fun...
05/14/2026

Special show just announced! Legendary Minneapolis act 12 Rods ([email protected]_) is coming to town Thursday 6/18. Fun fact: they were the first band to receive a perfect 10 from Pitchfork. Tickets on sale now 🔥

When Ryan Olcott, songwriter and frontman of Twin Cities’ iconic indie rock band 12 Rods, found unfinished Rods demos during lockdown, he was surprised. When he realized they were good, he was shocked. He quickly set to finishing and recording the compositions, which became If We Stayed Alive, the first 12 Rods album in twenty-one years. “These are songs that I forgot about,” he explains, “but upon finding them, I thought, ‘Wow, these are actually okay.’” That was the easy part. Reacquainting himself with twenty-year-removed craft and technique took some getting used to -- some parts longer than others. He recorded all the instruments in a week, but vocals took a bit longer. “Oh my god!” he laughs, “it took a couple days to get my voice back with that range and that power, but I could do it.” Any cobwebs that needed dusting are long gone. If We Stayed Alive is everything longtime fans have wanted, and the perfect introduction to what some called “America’s Radiohead" and what others have called one of the best indie bands of the ‘90s.

“To be honest,” Olcott says, “I think it’s the best material I’ve had to offer so far.” If you had asked me a few years ago whether the reunion 12 Rods album could be their best, I don’t know how I would have answered. But if you had shown me videos of UFOs cruising the globe and told me an Air Force general didn’t rule out extraterrestrial responsibility, I would have called shenanigans on that. 2023 is weird as hell. And it’s about to get weirder. What else can I say? It’s 12 Rods. It’s new. It’s everything we’ve waited for.

This Saturday 5/16/26, 9pm! The band is coming to town w/ opening up the night. Grab tickets in advance on our website...
05/13/2026

This Saturday 5/16/26, 9pm! The band is coming to town w/ opening up the night. Grab tickets in advance on our website and we’ll see you there 🪕

Casey Walker never thought she’d write an album. A novel, maybe, when she was in undergraduate school for creative writing. But music always called to her, and it wasn’t until she moved to Chicago and met a stable of musicians that she realized that recording was within reach.

Walker formed Case Oats in 2018 and turned the band into a Chicago fixture until finally, in 2025, signing with Merge Records, and releasing a debut record to critical acclaim. Chicago Sun-Times called it a “standout debut.” Rolling Stone hailed it as “a winning set of alt-country and folk songs with warm melodies, novelistic verses, and unassuming vocals that recall Daniel Johnston and Kimya Dawson.”

The album was produced by Walker’s longtime bandmate and fiancé, Spencer Tweedy (drums), and recorded in a makeshift Chicago basement studio, in the bungalow rented by Jason Ashworth (bass) and Max Subar (guitar and pedal steel), featuring fiddle work by Scott Daniel and guest pianist/organist Nolan Chin. Walker’s songs get to the heart of relationships and experience, and bring city life down to earth—to the porch swing, where Walker believes everyone ultimately belongs.

It’s gonna be a lovely show. We hope to see you there ✨

This Friday 5/15, 9pm til’ late, are having their album release show here w/ kicking off the evening with a funky quar...
05/13/2026

This Friday 5/15, 9pm til’ late, are having their album release show here w/ kicking off the evening with a funky quartet. Moondogs have been rippin’ it here for years, groovy jammy psychadelic rock. It’s gonna be an awesome show. Grab tickets in advance on our website and we’ll see you there 🔥

This Saturday 5/16, 7pm! Our friend is coming back to the for a sweet and cozy evening of lovely guitar playing. Grab ...
05/12/2026

This Saturday 5/16, 7pm! Our friend is coming back to the for a sweet and cozy evening of lovely guitar playing. Grab tickets in advance on our website and we’ll see you there ✨

Lyle Brewer is a virtuoso guitarist whose unique sound blends jazz, classical, folk, and blues influences. An integral part of the Boston music scene for well over a decade, he’s earned a reputation as one of today’s most versatile and expressive guitarists. Whether performing solo or with renowned artists such as Lake Street Dive, the Barr Brothers, Ryan Montbleau, Neighbor, or Lori McKenna, Brewer never fails to captivate audiences with his technical mastery and emotional depth.

This Thursday 5/14! Walter Mitty & His Makeshift Orchestra () are coming to town w/ the band & joining in on the fun! ...
05/12/2026

This Thursday 5/14! Walter Mitty & His Makeshift Orchestra () are coming to town w/ the band & joining in on the fun! Tickets are movin’! Grab em’ on on our website and we’ll see you there 🍎

Walter Mitty and His Makeshift Orchestra is a folk punk band from California led by singer/songwriter Dustin Cole Hayes. After touring the DIY circuit for many years in the 2010s, the band went quiet for a while before reemerging as an electric outfit called Walter Etc.

Now the old moniker WMAHMO has reemerged to celebrate 10 years of its iconic album Well Soon, with rumors of a new album completed and buried underground somewhere in the American frontier.

Pacing is the songwriting and recording project of Katie McTigue (she/her). Various Small Flames wrote that she “follows in the playful, tongue-in-cheek tradition of the likes of Kimya Dawson, yet always nudges the ideas further to be more than mere twee humour or sardonic fun.” Fans and new listeners alike often remark that her anxious, confessional lyrics are "a little too relatable."

Hardcore Soft Rock - Described As "A sonic tapestry of emo, Americana, and unbridled creativity” by TJLP Magazine, foundations of Milk St. date back to 2018,originally under the name Spaced. Officially launched in 2022 with the release of their debut album Spaced - an ode to their first name. With the release of their newest album V3RM0NT, The Milk St. boys are currently on tour throughout New England!

We’ll see you there 🍎

Just announced! Wednesday 6/24, 8pm, Old Saw () is playing one of their first live performances with their band with & ...
05/11/2026

Just announced! Wednesday 6/24, 8pm, Old Saw () is playing one of their first live performances with their band with & joining along. Gonna be a really amazing show. Grab tickets on our website and we’ll see you there 🪚

"Old Saw are a “network of New England string pluckers, organ drivers and bell ringers” led by Henry Birdsey, a composer, multi-instrumentalist and recording engineer based in Vermont. Birdsey is joined by Bob Driftwood, Ira Dorset, Rev. Clarence Lewis, Harper Reed and Ann Rowlis, forming an ensemble which utilizes pedal steel and lap steel and banjo and fiddle, as well as resonator guitar and pipe organ and orchestral bells to create a slow and winding chorus that evokes the natural world and us humans’ place in it." - Liam Doyle

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