JANUARY NEWS
Greetings All. Happy New Year!
*** One Love! Reggae Open Mic Theme in Honor of Bob Marley's Birthday!
Mon. Feb 3 @ Porter Belly's
Wed. Feb 5 @ Ward 4
hosted by TIMKO https://bostonlovesmusic.com/open-mics
*** January Schedule at KoC in Melrose
No open mic on Thur. Jan 23rd as the club as an event that night. There will be OM as usual on 1/16, 1/30, and on. updates in here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/musicinmelrose
*** Teen Coffeehouse Open Mic
Jan 5, Feb 2, March 2, April 6. Sundays, 3:00-5:00 pm. music, poetry, and spoken word.
Are you a teen interested in performing? Contact coffeehouse@fyamelrose.org to submit your name.
at Follow Your Art. 647 Main Street, Melrose.
hosted by Sammy McQuaid & Oren Santillo
https://www.fyamelrose.org/fyaevents/
> RESOURCES
*** North Shore Venue/Band List - Stanslist
Folks, look what I just found! This a great list of venues and bands for live music above Somerville, MA. This is a great resource for booking gigs, and knowing who's playing in the scene. Thanks Stan!
"Find live music north of Boston"
https://stanslist.com/index.html
> HAPPENINGS
***Boston Calling 2025 is HERE!
May 23 - May 25
https://www.bostoncalling.com/
New this year... "merging the Green and Red stages into a single rotating stage system that not only enhances audio and visual elements but also allows for a more fluid movement of the crowd between performances." ~ Axs.tv
https://axs.tv/news-story/boston-calling-2025-festival-lineup-announced/
*** Residency: Stan Martin Band
First Saturdays at Sally O'Brien's, Somerville.
Awesome twanging telecasters and great original music!
*** Community Calendar
If you're playing a gig or porchfest, let us know by filling out this form.
https://bostonlovesmusic.com/gig-submissions
| TIMKO | 01/01/2025 | Devlin's Pajama Brunch | Brighton | 12pm | 3pm | free | |
| The Nick Haddad Trio | 01/04/2025 | Jimmy Ds | Franklin | 8 pm | 11 pm | No cover | |
| Brian Walker | 01/16/2025 | Ward 4 | Newton | 6:30 | 9:30 | free | |
| TIMKO & Co. | 01/18/2025 | Bolton Street Tavern | Marlborough | 8? | ? | ||
| The Wagging Knives | 01/23/2025 | Ward 4 | Newton | 6:30 | 9:30 | free | |
| TIMKO | 01/25/2025 | Lookout Farm | S. Natick | 6pm | 9pm | free | |
| TIMKO | 01/25/2025 | Lookout Farm | S. Natick | 6pm | 9pm | free | |
| The Nick Haddad Trio | 02/01/2025 | Jimmy Ds | Franklin | 8 pm | 11 pm | No cover | Were back! |
| TIMKO | 02/08/2025 | City Streets | Waltham | 8pm | 11pm | free | |
| TIMKO | 02/14/2025 | Lookout Farm | S. Natick | 6pm | 9pm | free | |
| Digit Parka | 02/14/2025 | Common Craft | Burlington | 5:30 | 8:30 | free | with friends |
| Ukuladies Boston | 02/15/2025 | The Burren | Somerville | 11:30am | 1:30pm | $15.00 | https://www.facebook.com/events/556640863964941 |
| TIMKO | 02/28/2025 | Tessie's | Waltham | 8pm | 11pm | free |
> OPEN MICs, (Hosted by TIMKO)
*** Mondays at 7:30pm
at Porter Belly's Pub, 338 Washington St., Brighton, MA 02135
*** Wednesdays at 6:30pm
at Ward 4, 277 Auburn St, Newton, MA 02466
*** Thursdays at 7:00pm
at KofC (Knights of Columbus) 23 W. Foster St., Melrose, Hosted by TIMKO (3rd & 5th), Mark T (1st) ., Johnny O.(2nd & 4th)
More info at: https://bostonlovesmusic.com/open-mics
Author unknown: When listening to music, your heart modifies its beats to try to imitate the rhythm of the music you listen to.