Calendar

Aug
30
Tue
Kelcy Mae (New Orleans)
Aug 30 @ 7:30 pm
Kelcy Mae (New Orleans)

Kelcy Mae‘s southern poeticism, commanding vocal performances, and genre-traversing albums have landed her comparisons to a varied group of famous songstresses including Natalie Merchant, Regina Spektor, Bonnie Raitt, and Shelby Lynne.

Andrea Gillis Band
Aug 30 @ 10:00 pm
Andrea Gillis Band

Hailing from South Boston, Andrea Gillis is the real deal – a Northeast legend of rock, soul, jazz and blues. “She has been blessed with the pipes of Etta James and with the boozy swagger of Jim Morrison.” – Boston Globe

Aug
31
Wed
Fandango
Aug 31 @ 7:00 pm
Fandango

Wednesdays at TOAD – Fandango!  – Are we there yet?  Are we there yet?

Danielle Miraglia & The Glory Junkies
Aug 31 @ 10:00 pm
Danielle Miraglia & The Glory Junkies

“Straddling the line where folk/roots meets rock/blues, Danielle Miraglia has a voice that can go from a raspy come-hither purr to an Etta James-esque powerhouse belt, although she may be best known for her lead thumb — a heavy, thumping strike on her Gibson that’s backdrop percussion in itself.” – Lauren Daley – Boston Globe

Sep
1
Thu
Martha Bourne
Sep 1 @ 7:30 pm
Martha Bourne

Martha Bourne is a Boston-based singer/songwriter originally from North Carolina. Her original material grazes the fields of Southern Gothic and Americana

Baker Thomas Band
Sep 1 @ 10:00 pm
Baker Thomas Band

BAKER THOMAS BAND  N. – A variety of eclectic Boston/Cambridge/Somerville musicians who come together to put on unforgettable shows.

Sep
2
Fri
Muddy Ruckus
Sep 2 @ 10:00 pm
Muddy Ruckus

“Infectious, foot-stomping Americana tunes. Similar to the White Stripes in duo power. Muddy Ruckus delivers a full bodied sound, with nothing but guitar and suitcase drums.” – The Sound

Sep
3
Sat
Lisa Bastoni
Sep 3 @ 7:30 pm
Lisa Bastoni

Lisa Bastoni is a Boston-based singer-songwriter.

Her album The Wishing Hour will be released in October 2016.  You can pre-order it HERE.

David Johnston Band
Sep 3 @ 10:00 pm
David Johnston Band

More on David Johnston:  You’re rushing through the city streets, maybe late for an appointment, distracted by your life’s many obligations, and you blow right past a street musician, hard at work. And you stop. And you listen. And you enter the moment and think, ‘Wow, this guy can really play.’

Sep
4
Sun
Sunday Spins
Sep 4 @ 3:00 pm
Sunday Spins

Bring your vinyls as we get to take turns playing our faves…

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Sep
5
Mon
David Johnston
Sep 5 @ 7:30 pm
David Johnston

David Johnston is a regular fixture in Harvard Square. You can find him on just about any sunny afternoon with his old Gibson guitar, his signature black jeans, black hat, and a white bucket to catch the dollar bills —

The White Owls
Sep 5 @ 9:00 pm
Sep
6
Tue
Dave Anthony (of Nemes)
Sep 6 @ 7:30 pm
Dave Anthony (of Nemes)

Dave Anthony is known for his guitar & vocals with the band Nemes

The Blue Ribbons
Sep 6 @ 10:00 pm
Sep
7
Wed
Fandango
Sep 7 @ 7:00 pm
My Mother’s Moustache
Sep 7 @ 10:00 pm
My Mother's Moustache

Based in Boston MA, My Mother’s Moustache is a force to be reckoned with. With a mix of styles that include Rock, Motown, Funk, Blues, and World Music, the band brings forth an old school sound with a modern twist.

Sep
8
Thu
Melvern Taylor & His Fabulous Meltones
Sep 8 @ 7:30 pm
Melvern Taylor & His Fabulous Meltones
Melvern Taylor makes up songs on the ukulele.  He has an unhealthy obsession with making music. It drives him to distraction. He is always lost and has a vulgar sense of humor.
You’ll LOVE it!
Sep
9
Fri
Brian Chaffee & The Players
Sep 9 @ 10:00 pm
Brian Chaffee & The Players

Brian Chaffee has something he wants to share, something he’s kept bottled up inside that he needs to let out: his music. But not just music he’s written and performed, music he’s lived and breathed. – The Pulse

Sep
10
Sat
Pat McCann
Sep 10 @ 7:30 pm
Pat McCann

A member of Brothers McCann, Pat McCann is no stranger to this community’s music scene . . . Come hear for yourself!

Black Mountain Symphony
Sep 10 @ 10:00 pm
Black Mountain Symphony

Evocative of such artists as Fleetwood Mac, The Corrs, Yes, Belle & Sebastian, Damien Rice, Guster and The Dave Matthews Band, the group implements the same skill and vision on cover tunes as they do in their own carefully crafted compositions, and in the process manage to capture something unique and refreshing… This is Black Mountain Symphony.

Sep
11
Sun
Mike Hastings Band
Sep 11 @ 9:00 pm
Mike Hastings Band

Mike Hastings Band are lyrically based roots rockers that have built a solid reputation by playing super fun live shows at many of the areas best venues . . .

Sep
12
Mon
David Johnston
Sep 12 @ 7:30 pm
David Johnston

David Johnston  knows what you need at the beginning of the week . . . Blue Monday at TOAD!

The White Owls
Sep 12 @ 9:00 pm
The White Owls

Blue Mondays at TOAD . . .

Sep
13
Tue
Samantha Farrell
Sep 13 @ 7:30 pm
Samantha Farrell

Samantha Farrell returns to TOAD!  Did you know that she made a music video in TOAD???  Check it out HERE then stop by tonight for the real deal.

The Blue Ribbons
Sep 13 @ 10:00 pm
The Blue Ribbons

 

The Blue Ribbons was formed by singer/songwriter/keyboardist James Rohr.

They have been building a base of devoted fans withtheir original and soulful music.

Described as
“Ray Charles and Tom Waits on a pirate ship with Sun Ra and Captain Beefheart,” they
combine “upbeat disillusionment and celebratory fatalism with musicianship” – Charan Devereux;Boston Globe.

Sep
14
Wed
Fandango
Sep 14 @ 7:00 pm
Fandango

FANDANGO is as much a spiritual renewal as it is a reinterpretation of some of the best soul, blues, gospel, and Americana music ever written. With a loyal flock of followers (the flock that rock) to their weekly Wednesday night residency at TOAD in Cambridge, FANDANGO fuels frontman Fred Griffeth to lead this congregation into soul and R&B righteousness! For he is like a refiner of fire and he shall purify!

“Ask not for whom the Fandan goes. It goes for thee. On Wednesday donchaknow.” –

Colbis The Creature
Sep 14 @ 10:00 pm
Colbis The Creature

Richly brewed in the underground of Boston’s shifting music scene, four young men emerge as a single sound known as Colbis the Creature.

Sep
15
Thu
The Wolff Sisters
Sep 15 @ 7:30 pm
The Wolff Sisters

Hailing from the cobble stone streets of Boston, The Wolff Sisters blend rock, blues, and roots music into their own unique sound. Their gritty songs draw from adventures all over New England that shaped their lives.

Baker Thomas Band
Sep 15 @ 10:00 pm
Baker Thomas Band

Beginning on stage at TOAD in Cambridge, MA during a weekly residency in March of 2009, Baker Thomas Band has always been an eclectic collection of musicians and good friends getting together to make great music and have a blast. With anywhere from 7 to 10 and even more musicians on stage, the BTB is a wrecking ball of good times and great tunes

Sep
16
Fri
Sarah Eide
Sep 16 @ 8:30 pm
Sarah Eide

Sarah Eide writes lyrics that are all at once raw, smart and intimate, while wrapping them in expressive melodies and adventurous chord changes. It’s within these songs that she dares question aloud spirituality, morality, relationships, societal standards, her place in the world and where the line lies between right and wrong.

Mama Magnolia
Sep 16 @ 10:00 pm
Mama Magnolia

Mama Magnolia is your guide through a groovy and dangerous musical landscape. Their sound pushes musical boundaries while capturing the ear, touching the soul and moving the body. Their powerful blend of groovy rhythms, explosive horn lines, captivating melodies and soulful lyrics will invite you to want more. With a love of shifting meters, polyrhythmic structure, evolving harmonies and complex dynamic shape, they let the music guide them to create danceable and undeniably deep music that is tasty soul candy to those who hear it.

Sep
17
Sat
Pat McCann
Sep 17 @ 7:30 pm
Pat McCann

A KEY member of Brothers McCann (singer/songwriter/keyboardist), Pat McCann “is a salt of the earth Boston based vocalist, pianist, and a songwriter” – give a listen HERE

Sugar Blood Jinx
Sep 17 @ 10:00 pm
Sugar Blood Jinx

SUGAR BLOOD JINX

is Eric Waxwood who uses finger-picking and a slide on a National Steel Guitar and sings lead vocals;

Matt Murphy who plays an upright bass and sings background vocals; and

Scott Pittman who plays an old 1920‘s ‘traps’ drum kit and sings background vocals.

Sep
18
Sun
Sunday Spins
Sep 18 @ 3:00 pm
Sunday Spins

 Sunday Spins!  – Vinyl Lovers Unite! 3-8pm every Sunday!

Sign up on the list and play two songs each turn.

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