***Open Mic at Porter Belly's Cancelled Tonight, 5/29, for Celtics game 7.Go Celts! See ya next week 🤟😎👍
*** 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.
Link: https://newton.porchfest.info/
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 for Local Food Pantry
On Sunday, June 25, Howie Newman’s folk-rock duo, Knock on Wood (www.howienewman.com/
- 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).
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For more info about Knock on Wood (including videos, bios and their upcoming schedule), visit www.howienewman.com/
***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
PORCHFEST
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.
ACOUSTIC OPEN MICS
Hosted by TIMKO...
***MONDAYS, 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!
- Details: 2 song sets. Gear: 2 mics, 3 guitar cables, keyboard upon request. Percussion welcome.
***WEDNESDAYS, Ward 4, 277 Auburn St, Newton, MA 02466
- https://www.ward-4.com/
- Sign up starts at 7pm, Open Mic starts: 7:30pm, Ends at 10pm
- Music Only!
- Details: 2 song sets. Gear: 2 mics, 3 guitar cables, keyboard upon request. Percussion welcome.
***THURSDAYS, 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.
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