September News

Cotton Mouth / Boot Mill Flavor, 30yr Reunion and Friends Music Fest

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Taffeta, 122 Western Avenue, Lowell

This is a combined UMass Lowell College Friends Reunion and Cotton Mouth/Boot Mill Flavor melt your face rock n roll show. One night. One Night Only!!! College Reunion portion starts at 5pm and includes snacks, hugs, and live music, plus an epic blues/jazz/funk jam. Message us for more details about the jam. More bands to be announced soon!

About: Popular 90’s grunge/groove/jam band, Cotton Mouth, aka Boot Mill Flavor, celebrate a 30yr reunion with friends from Lowell, UMass and beyond. Several bands and musicians take the stage starting at 5pm. The band also celebrates the remastering and streaming availability of their catalog. Stay up-to-date at www.BostonLovesMusic.com/CottonMouth

$25 advanced ticket

August News

*** A special thank you to our friend, Danny Pepper, for hosting both Porter Belly's and Ward 4 open mics while I'm on family vacation!!!

*** Seeking individual or group music lessons in the Newton Highlands area?

Our friend, Dave Carroll, is not only a great sax player, multi-instrumentalist, clutch impromptu band member for hire, but he has also has been successfully running a great music school in Newton called, Conservatory at the Highlands. They're excited to announce new programming and new teachers... scroll further down to find out more info.

https://www.instagram.com/highlands_conservatory/?hl=en

http://www.highlandsconservatory.com/

*** Steam Kettle Music Fest at Hale

Saturday, September 9 · 12 - 7pm EDT

An outdoor, multi-stage music fest set in the woods of Hale Reservation in Westwood. Beer Garden & Food Trucks on site. (Bring your camping chairs)

featuring: David Wax Museum, Sympli Whitney, Zili Misik, The Acemakers, ADDIE, Gerneration Gap, Portrait in Jazz, Three at Home, Tokyo Tramps, Mass Appeal.

at Hale Education, Inc. 80 Carby Street Westwood, MA 02090 United States

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/steam-kettle-music-festival-tickets-616487349257

*** Summer Reading

Born To Run by Bruce Springsteen

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/born-to-run-bruce-springsteen/1103357345?ean=2940170567294

Get the audio version where Bruce narrates it himself. I don't think you need to be a Bruce fan to appreciate the many amazing stories, and his personal inflections are awesome.

 

Stretch the summer! ~ TIMKO

 

 

***UPCOMING SHOWS:

 

Bob Greenman

Sat 8/19, Jamaica Plain Porchfest, "The Haven Scottish Tavern", 284 Amory Street, 4-5 PM

 

Kai Wilson 

Fri 8/25, Rockwood Music Hall in Boston, Doors at 7 PM

Ticket/Event Link:

https://www.rockwoodboston.com/calendar#calendar-5d24566e-12c7-4337-9003-732e8184c685-event-lkmzl40u

 

The Nick Haddad Trio

Fri., 9/15, Lookout Farm, Natick, 6-8 pm

Sat., 9/23, Trillium Brewery, Canton, 6-9 pm,

 

 

The Acemakers

Sat., 9/9, Steam Kettle at Hale, Westwood

 

Micki & Michael

Thurs., 8/17, Ward 4, Newton, 6:30-9:30pm

 

Tokyo Tramps

Sat., 9/9, Steam Kettle at Hale, Westwood

 

Leandro & Steve Duo

Sat., 9/2, UNO’s, Dedham, 7-10 pm

Sat. 9/9, Raven's Nest, Walpole, 8-11pm

 

Larissa Glass & Side Hustle and The Acemakers

Fri 9/8, J&G Grill, Stoughton, 8-11 pm

 

Thom Griffin

Sat 8/26, Jungle, Somerville

Sat 9/23, Biltmore, Newton 8pm

Sat 10/7,  Biltmore, Newton 8pm

 

TIMKO & Co.

Fri 8/18, Hemlock Grille at Brookline Golf Club, 5:30-7:30pm

Sat 8/19, Tommy Doyle's Beach Party, Newton, MA 8-11pm

Sun 8/20, Devlin's Brunch, Brighton, MA 12-3PM

Sun., 8/20, Donohue's Sunday Funday, Watertown, 7-10pm

Thurs 8/21, Tessie's, Waltham, 8-11pm

Fri 8/25, Hemlock Grille at Brookline Golf Club, 5:30-7:30pm

Sun 8/27, Devlin's Brunch, Brighton, MA 12-3pm

Thurs 9/7, Ward 4, Auburndale, 6:30-9:30pm

Fri 9/15, Hemlock Grille at Brookline Golf Club, 5:30-7:30pm

 

 

*** MORE PORCHFEST NEWS:

this is all from www.Porchfest.info compiled by guru Kirk Israel.

 

(Likely) New England 2023 Porchfests:

   
Aug 19 Jamaica Plain
Aug 26 Wellfleet
Sep 9 Belmont
Sep 9 Milton
  Brookline
Sep 16 Plum Island
  Swampscott
  Sharon
  Natick
Sep 23 Melrose
Sep 23 Hull
Sep 23 Roslindale
Sep 23 West Concord

 

Kirk Israel of Porchfest.info created and runs the websites for six of these events, and has consulted on several others.

 

*** Save the Date

Cotton Mouth Reunion Show,

Hey all, my high school turned college band, Cotton Mouth aka The Boot Mill Flavor, is having a huge reunion show on Sat. Nov 11th in Lowell, MA. It will be awesome and we'd love to see you there. More details to come. Please save the date!

Follow us here: https://www.facebook.com/cottonmouthbootmillflavor/

 

 

*** Conservatory at the Highlands
New Things to Look Forward to at The Conservatory This Year:

  • In Home Lessons: The Conservatory on Wheels at your door!
  • Instrument Rentals, Music Supplies (Strings, Reeds, Tuners, Books, Etc.), and Instrument Repairs/Guitar Set-Ups! (Let us know what you need to get this year started off great.)
  • New Faculty! We have the most incredible faculty at The Conservatory and this year we are welcoming new piano, voice, guitar, woodwind and early childhood teachers! The Conservatory now has over 40 teachers. The best teachers in New England.
  • More Bands and Ensembles! This year we are adding more bands and ensembles (Student Rock Bands, String Groups, Jazz Bands, All-Age Ensembles, Adult Groups, Mom/Dad Rock Bands) It is incredibly beneficial to supplement your music lessons with small group ensembles! And it's a lot of fun.
  • More Performances! We have additional performance opportunities through our community events such as Village Days, Chestnut Hill Mall Performances, Open Mics, and More!
  • Early Childhood Classes!

Business Text Line for questions: 617-903-0944

https://www.instagram.com/highlands_conservatory/?hl=en

http://www.highlandsconservatory.com/

 

 

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*** Acoustic Open Mics, Hosted by TIMKO...

 

MONDAYS

at Porter Belly's Pub

338 Washington St., Brighton, MA 02135

https://porterbellyspub.com/

Sign-up starts: 8:00pm

Open Mic starts: 8:30pm

Ends at 12:00am

Music Only!

Hosted by TIMKO

Details: 2 song sets. Gear: 2 mics, 3 guitar cables. Percussion welcome.

 

WEDNESDAYS

at Ward 4

277 Auburn St, Newton, MA 02466

https://www.ward-4.com/

Sign up starts at 6:30pm

Open Mic starts: 7:00pm

Ends at 10pm

Music Only!

Hosted by TIMKO

Details: 2 song sets. Gear: 2 mics, 3 guitar cables. Percussion welcome.

 

THURSDAYS

at KoC (Knights of Columbus)

23 W. Foster St., Melrose

Second Floor

Sign up starts at 7pm

Open Mic starts: 7:30pm

Ends at 10:30pm

Music Only!

Hosted by TIMKO, Mark T., Johnny O.

 

Details: 3 song sets. Gear: 2 mics, 3 guitar cables, keyboard upon request. Percussion welcome.

 

 

count the typos:______

July News

June News

*** Sign ups at Porter Belly's open mic.

Porter Belly's is now an 8pm start. Sign ups are currently first come first serve beginning around 7:20/7:30pm. First come first serve. Ends at Midnight.

 

*** Announcing Courthouse Brew Co.

Congrats to Mark Gawlak, our top-notch bartender at Porter's open mic. He and his partners have officially begun brewing and selling their beer. Ask about the beer on tap, "Strict Scrutiny", which has a nice malt character, easy to drink and refreshing with a little bit of roastiness to balance it out.

 

 

***Newton Porchfest is on for today, Saturday, June 3rd!!!

The weather forecast has been iffy, but the Porchfest team has decided to push through.

Here is their link:

https://newton.porchfest.info/

Here are the performance times of the musicians in our open mic network

12-1pm, Billy Claiborne, 192 Pine Ridge Rd, Newton, https://billyclaiborne.com/

12-1pm, The Mighty Silverbacks, 63 Pierrepont Rd, Newton, https://www.facebook.com/themightysilverbacks

2-3pm, Matt Rosato, 42 Crehore Dr, Newton, https://mattrosato.com/

2-4pm, Junko Ogawa & Branson Bofat, 187 Melrose Street, Newton, https://junkosings.com/

2-4pm, Jam Sandwich, 375 Auburn St., Newton, https://www.jamsandwichrockband.com/

3-4pm, Marilyn Kirby and the Bad Math Trio, 33 Hancock St., Newton, https://marilyn-kirby-music.com/

4-5:30, Tokyo Tramps, 114 Windermere Rd, Newton, http://www.tokyotramps.com/

 

*** Save the Date

Cotton Mouth Reunion Show,

Hey all, my high school turned college band, Cotton Mouth aka The Boot Mill Flavor, is having a huge reunion show on Sat. Nov 11th in Lowell, MA. It will be awesome and we'd love to see you there. More details to come. Please save the date!

Follow us here: https://www.facebook.com/cottonmouthbootmillflavor/

 

*** Review: EBASS Songwriter, Producer, Mixer Networking event.

George Woods ( https://georgewoodsmusic.com/ ) put on a really cool event. What a great concept. It was a room/roofdeck filled with musical talent of all sorts. He had solo/acoustic performers as well as groups/bands/hip-hop rappers. In the audience were also folks that record, mix, and produce music. The venue was Dorchester Brewing Company which also houses BBQ amazingness, by Marion & Maurice. The shredded brisket was just killer. The Brewery has a rooftop space mixed with covered performance space plus outdoor patio with stellar view of Boston.

 

 

It's June... here we go summer! ~ TIMKO

 

***UPCOMING SHOWS:


BENEFIT CONCERT IN MELROSE FOR LOCAL FOOD PANTRY JUNE 25
On Sunday, June 25, Howie Newman’s folk-rock duo, Knock on Wood (www.howienewman.com/knockonwood) will perform an outdoor concert at the First Baptist Church, 561 Main St., Melrose, Mass., from 6-7:30 p.m.
 
This is a free show. Donations will be accepted, with a portion of the proceeds going to Bread of Life (www.breadoflifemalden.org), a local food pantry.
 
You can make a donation or get more info by visiting www.howienewman.com/bol. There’s also a donation link on Howie’s home page (www.howienewman.com).
 
For more info about Knock on Wood (including videos, bios and their upcoming schedule), visit www.howienewman.com/knockonwood

 

The Nick Haddad Trio

Sat., 6/3, Lookout Farm, Natick. 6-8 pm

Sat., 6/24, City Streets, Waltham,  8-11 pm

 

Thom Griffin

Sat., 6/10, The Biltmore, Newton, 8-11 pm

 

Micki & Michael

Thurs., 6/29, Aeronaut, Allston, 6:30-9 pm

 

Sam Little and Zedervan

Sat., 6/24, Quincy Porchfest (time slot & location TBA)

The Square Root, Roslindale, with Michael Boezi 8-11

 

TIMKO & Co.

Fri 6/9, Hemlock Grill - Brookline Golf Course, Brookline, 5:30-7:30pm

Sun 6/11, Devlin's Brunch, Brighton, MA 12-3PM

Fri 6/16, Tessie's Waltham, 8-11pm

Sun 6/18, Donohue's Sunday Funday, Watertown, 7-10pm

Fri 6/23, Tommy Doyle's, Newton, 9-12pm

 

Steam Fest at Hale Reservation

Sat. 9/9, Hale Reservation, Westwood, MA 12-6pm All day outdoor event with multiple stages. Epic.

https://hale1918.org/explore/events/

 

 

 

 

*** MORE PORCHFEST NEWS:

this is all from www.Porchfest.info compiled by guru Kirk Israel.

 

(Likely) New England 2023 Porchfests:

May 13 Somerville
June 3 Newton
June 3 Medford
June 3 Dorchester
June 10 Fenway
June 10 Winchester
June 10 Malden
June 17 Arlington
June 17 Dedham
June 24 Reading
June 24 Quincy
July 9 Shelburne Falls
  Walpole
Aug 19 Jamaica Plain
Aug 26 Wellfleet
Sep 9 Belmont
Sep 9 Milton
  Brookline
Sep 16 Plum Island
  Swampscott
  Sharon
  Natick
Sep 23 Melrose
Sep 23 Hull
Sep 23 Roslindale
Sep 23 West Concord

 

Kirk Israel of Porchfest.info created and runs the websites for six of these events, and has consulted on several others.

 

 

 

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*** Acoustic Open Mics, Hosted by TIMKO...

 

MONDAYS

at Porter Belly's Pub

338 Washington St., Brighton, MA 02135

https://porterbellyspub.com/

Sign-up starts: 8:00pm

Open Mic starts: 8:30pm

Ends at 12:00am

Music Only!

Hosted by TIMKO

Details: 2 song sets. Gear: 2 mics, 3 guitar cables. Percussion welcome.

 

WEDNESDAYS

at Ward 4

277 Auburn St, Newton, MA 02466

https://www.ward-4.com/

Sign up starts at 6:30pm

Open Mic starts: 7:00pm

Ends at 10pm

Music Only!

Hosted by TIMKO

Details: 2 song sets. Gear: 2 mics, 3 guitar cables. Percussion welcome.

 

THURSDAYS

at KoC (Knights of Columbus)

23 W. Foster St., Melrose

Second Floor

Sign up starts at 7pm

Open Mic starts: 7:30pm

Ends at 10:30pm

Music Only!

Hosted by TIMKO, Mark T., Johnny O.

 

Details: 3 song sets. Gear: 2 mics, 3 guitar cables, keyboard upon request. Percussion welcome.

 

 

count the typos:______

Open Mic at Porter Belly's Cancelled Tonight, 5/29, for Celtics game 7.

Go Celts! See ya next week 🤟😎👍

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