November / December at the Cantab Lounge

Tuesday November 21, 2017

Upstairs at Cantab on 11/21/17 Tuesday BLUEGRASS

Pickin’ Party 8pm Feature @ 10pm: True Life Bluegrass

Opening act @ 8:30pm: High Strung Reunion • Downstairs BLUEGRASS Pickin’ Party 8pm http://cantab-lounge.com/public_html/cantab_calendar.html

On the 24th, Friday, • Cantab Upstairs DANCE BAND Perfect Example

True Life and Bluegrass Event Page https://www.facebook.com/events/142291106418765/

True Life Bluegrass has been a mainstay in the Boston-area bluegrass scene for over 30 years, and we are the longest-running band to play at the Cantab Lounge on Tuesday's bluegrass night. Even though we played our first show at the original Joe Val Day in 1985, we have bluegrass roots in the Boston area that pre-date that show by nearly two decades. Steve Watt (banjo and mandolin) has been playing bluegrass in the Boston area since he moved to Cambridge in the mid-60's and was an original board member of the Boston Bluegrass Union, the producer of the Joe Val Festival. Eric Levenson (bass) has been playing in the area for nearly as long, most notably touring the world with Joe Val's band, The New England Bluegrass Boys. Steve and Eric continue to host the weekly bluegrass jam at the Cantab every Tuesday, as they have for over the past 20 years.

True Life Bluegrass consists of:

Ellen Hays - guitar

Eric Levenson - bass

Laura Orshaw - fiddle

Michael Bean - resophonic guitar

Steve Watt - banjo & mandolin

Tony Watt - guitar & mandolin

After a mere 31 years, one of the most venerable bluegrass bands in the Boston area is heading into the studio to record our first project!

http://www.harvardsquare.com/true-life-bluegrass-cd-release-passim 

November 2017 (Jump to next month's calendar.) Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 • Upstairs '80s & '90s Rock 'n Roll Jam 9pm • Downstairs POETRY Boston Poetry Slam 8pm 2 • Upstairs DANCE BAND The Chicken Slacks  9pm • Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 3 • Upstairs DANCE BAND Boston Soul Revue 9pm • Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 4 • Upstairs DANCE BAND Singe 9pm • Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 5 • Upstairs All-Star music jam w/ Sir Cecil, Lee, Candy & The Chicken Man 9pm 6 • Upstairs FOLK & ACOUSTIC Geoff Bartley’s Open Songwriters Circle 6:30 pm Geoff Bartley’s Open Mike 8pm Feature @ 9:30 Slow Boat Home 7 • Upstairs BLUEGRASS Pickin’ Party 8pm Feature @ 10pm: Stay at Home Dads Opening act @ 8:30pm: Murphy & Erker • Downstairs BLUEGRASS Pickin’ Party 8pm 8 • Upstairs '80s & '90s Rock 'n Roll Jam 9pm • Downstairs POETRY Boston Poetry Slam 8pm 9 • Upstairs DANCE BAND The Chicken Slacks  9pm • Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 10 • Upstairs DANCE BAND Dirty Blonde 9pm • Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 11 • Upstairs DANCE BAND Urban Renewal 9pm • Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 12 • Upstairs All-Star music jam w/ Sir Cecil, Lee, Candy & The Chicken Man 9pm 13 • Upstairs FOLK & ACOUSTIC Geoff Bartley’s Open Songwriters Circle 6:30 pm Geoff Bartley’s Open Mike 8pm Feature @ 9:30 The Bakers  14 • Upstairs BLUEGRASS Pickin’ Party 8pm Feature @ 10pm: The Ethan Robbins Bluegrass Hour Opening act @ 8:30pm: Dixie Butterhounds • Downstairs BLUEGRASS Pickin’ Party 8pm 15 • Upstairs '80s & '90s Rock 'n Roll Jam 9pm • Downstairs POETRY Boston Poetry Slam 8pm 16 • Upstairs DANCE BAND The Chicken Slacks  9pm • Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 17 • Upstairs DANCE BAND Boston Soul Revue 9pm • Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 18 • Upstairs DANCE BAND Classic Groove 9pm • Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 19 • Upstairs All-Star music jam w/ Sir Cecil, Lee, Candy & The Chicken Man 9pm 20 • Upstairs FOLK & ACOUSTIC Geoff Bartley’s Open Songwriters Circle 6:30 pm Geoff Bartley’s Open Mike 8pm Feature @ 9:30 Paul Rishell & Annie Raines 21 • Upstairs BLUEGRASS Pickin’ Party 8pm Feature @ 10pm: True Life Bluegrass Opening act @ 8:30pm: High Strung Reunion • Downstairs BLUEGRASS Pickin’ Party 8pm 22 • Upstairs '80s & '90s Rock 'n Roll Jam 9pm • Downstairs POETRY Boston Poetry Slam 8pm 23 • Upstairs DANCE BAND The Chicken Slacks  9pm • Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 24 • Upstairs DANCE BAND Perfect Example 9pm • Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 25 • Upstairs DANCE BAND Summer of George 9pm • Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 26 • Upstairs All-Star music jam w/ Sir Cecil, Lee, Candy & The Chicken Man 9pm 27 • Upstairs FOLK & ACOUSTIC Geoff Bartley’s Open Songwriters Circle 6:30 pm Geoff Bartley’s Open Mike 8pm Feature @ 9:30 All of the Animals 28 • Upstairs BLUEGRASS Pickin’ Party 8pm Feature @ 10pm: Stay at Home Dads Opening act @ 8:30pm: TBA • Downstairs BLUEGRASS Pickin’ Party 8pm 29 • Upstairs '80s & '90s Rock 'n Roll Jam 9pm • Downstairs POETRY Boston Poetry Slam 8pm 30 • Upstairs DANCE BAND The Chicken Slacks  9pm • Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia December 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 • Upstairs DANCE BAND Boston Soul Revue 9pm • Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 2 • Upstairs DANCE BAND Urban Renewal 9pm • Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 3 • Upstairs All-Star music jam w/ Sir Cecil, Lee, Candy & The Chicken Man 9pm 4 • Upstairs FOLK & ACOUSTIC Geoff Bartley’s Open Songwriters Circle 6:30 pm Geoff Bartley’s Open Mike 8pm Feature @ 9:30 Slow Boat Home 5 • Upstairs BLUEGRASS Pickin’ Party 8pm Feature @ 10pm: Laura Orshaw & The New Velvet Band Opening act @ 8:30pm: Murphy & Erker • Downstairs BLUEGRASS Pickin’ Party 8pm 6 • Upstairs '80s & '90s Rock 'n Roll Jam 9pm • Downstairs POETRY Boston Poetry Slam 8pm 7 • Upstairs DANCE BAND the Chicken Slacks  9pm • Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 8pm 8 • Upstairs DANCE BAND Dirty Blonde 9pm • Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 9 • Upstairs DANCE BAND Urban Renewal 9pm • Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 10 • Upstairs All-Star music jam w/ Sir Cecil, Lee, Candy & The Chicken Man 9pm 11 • Upstairs FOLK & ACOUSTIC Geoff Bartley’s Open Songwriters Circle 6:30 pm Geoff Bartley’s Open Mike 8pm Feature @ 9:30 The Bakers 12 • Upstairs BLUEGRASS Pickin’ Party 8pm Feature @ 10pm: Jenni Lyn Gardner Opening act @ 8:30pm: Dixie Butterhounds • Downstairs BLUEGRASS Pickin’ Party 8pm 13 • Upstairs '80s & '90s Rock 'n Roll Jam 9pm • Downstairs POETRY Boston Poetry Slam 8pm 14 • Upstairs DANCE BAND the Chicken Slacks  9pm • Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 8pm 15 • Upstairs DANCE BAND Boston Soul Revue 9pm • Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 16 • Upstairs DANCE BAND The Marsels 9pm • Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 17 • Upstairs All-Star music jam w/ Sir Cecil, Lee, Candy & The Chicken Man 9pm 18 • Upstairs FOLK & ACOUSTIC Geoff Bartley’s Open Songwriters Circle 6:30 pm Geoff Bartley’s Open Mike 8pm Feature @ 9:30 Paul Rishell & Annie Raines 19 • Upstairs BLUEGRASS Pickin’ Party 8pm Feature @ 10pm: Kathleen Parks, Emily Baker & The Stay-At-Home Dads  Opening act @ 8:30pm: High Strung Reunion • Downstairs BLUEGRASS Pickin’ Party 8pm 20 • Upstairs '80s & '90s Rock 'n Roll Jam 9pm • Downstairs POETRY Boston Poetry Slam 8pm 21 • Upstairs DANCE BAND the Chicken Slacks  9pm • Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 8pm 22 • Upstairs DANCE BAND Classic Groove 9pm • Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 23 • Upstairs DANCE BAND Perfect Example 9pm • Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 24 25 MERRY CHRISTMAS! 26 27 • Upstairs '80s & '90s Rock 'n Roll Jam 9pm • Downstairs POETRY Boston Poetry Slam 8pm 28 • Upstairs DANCE BAND the Chicken Slacks  9pm • Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 8pm 29 • Upstairs DANCE BAND The Doghouse Allstars 9pm • Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 30 • Upstairs DANCE BAND Singe 9pm • Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 31 Summer of George 9pm $10 cover (The October 2017 calendar is now in the archive.)Back to top