Greetings All,
*** Sign ups at Ward 4 open mic.
Ward 4 is now a 7pm start. Sign ups are currently first come first serve beginning around 6:20/6:30pm. I am toying with the idea of doing online/advanced sign ups, but have not yet implemented this. Stay tuned. Your thoughts/opinions are welcome if you want to email me. How amazing is it that our open mics at both Ward 4 and Porter Belly's have grown. What a community!
*** Jeff Munro's 20+ year Malden Open Mic Celebration!!!
Saturday, May 20th, at Hugh O'Neil's in Malden, MA 8PM - 1AM. Super awesome open mic host, Jeff Munro, will be celebrating his nearly 23 year anniversary of hosting open mics in the town. He's got a full roster of local musicians joining in the fun, nearly 30 performers! Free to get in. Check it out. Congrats Jeff!!!
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/
*** EBASS Songwriter, Producer, Mixer Networking event.
Tuesday, May 30 · 5:45 - 9pm, The Record Co. and The Emerging Boston Area Singer Songwriters Network (EBASS) are teaming up to present a networking event full of phenomenal performances, killing local producers and wonderful artists. Designed to inspire collaboration and making music together, and to help you find that bandmate you've been yearning for. If you're looking to find that next step in your music making then this is the place you want to be.
At: Dorchester Brewing Company 1250 Massachusetts Avenue Boston, MA 02125
Tickets $5 + fees https://www.eventbrite.com/e/songwriter-producer-mixer-tickets-614228292357
*** Battle of the Bands
Congratulations to the Paul Rutley Experiment , on winning the 2023 Battle of the Bands put on by the Knights of Columbus, and Worklery. It was a great day with many great bands involved, including DAAD, Johnny Gray Trio, Noel Smyth and the Steady Dreamers, Solunar.
Have a great Memorial Day Weekend ~ TIMKO
UPCOMING SHOWS
***Stan Lyness & Deb Seymour
Sat 5/27, Westford Parish Center for the Arts, Westford, BYOB, 6:30PM,
https://undiscoveredmusic.net/shows/87524
***Cold Car, Abriel Peralta, Alex & the People
Thu 5/11, Notch Brewing, Brighton, 7pm, (shelf stable Food Donations accepted for local food pantries)
***Sam Little & Aaron Bear
Thu 5/11, Ward 4, Newton, 6:30-9:30
***The Nick Haddad Trio
Fri 5/12, Lookout Farm, Natick, 6-8 PM
Fri 5/19, Sudbury Point Grill, Sudbury, 8-11 PM
***Zedervan with Kid Wolf
Sat 5/13, Somerville Porchfest, 213 Holland St, Somerville, 12-2 PM
***Ace Productions Presents: The Acemakers, Side Hustle, Zedervan
Sat 5/13, The Square Root, Roslindale, 8-11 PM / $10 cover
***The Wagging Knives
Sat 5/13, The Biltmore Bar & Grill, Newton, 8-11 PM
***TIMKO & Co.
Fri 5/5, Lockheart, Wellesley, MA, 8-11PM
Sat 5/6, The Biltmore Bar & Grill, Newton
Sun 5/7, Devlin's Brunch, Brighton, MA 12-3PM
Fri 5/12, Hemlock Grill - Brookline Golf Course, Brookline, 5:30-7:30pm
Fri 5/19, Hemlock Grill - Brookline Golf Course, Brookline, 5:30-7:30pm
Sat 5/20, Waterfall Bar & Grill, Canton, 8-11 PM
Sun 5/21, Donohue's Sunday Funday, Watertown, 7-10pm
Thu 6/1, Ward 4, Newton
***Micki & Michael
Thu 5/18, Ward 4, Newton, 6:30 - 9:30PM
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 (unless otherwise noted)...
***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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