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Bring your vinyl over for a spin! Or perhaps pick some up on your way at The Somerville Flea!
O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?
. . . shall be right there at TOAD with thou and the other lonesome Romeos, Juliet . . .
“Heart-hitting – Juliet and the Lonesome Romeos are a group whose new songs sound as if they should be on country or pop radio … fresh and emotionally charged, as though Juliet were a long- lost sister of Lucinda Williams.”
-Steve Morse, Boston Globe
“I saw them the other night at TOAD with a friend visiting from Austin. I’d say Tim Gearan is one of the best guitar players in town.” Sam Kornstein – Something’s Brewing
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.’
In 2009, when multi-award-winning singer-songwriters Amy Fairchild and Carla Ryder decided to combine their voices and join forces to start a band, Miriam was born.
Harmony singin’, lead vocal swappin’, ass-kickin’ fun.
Band interests: pizza parties, bowling, hand puppets, motorcycle clubs, swiffers, puppies . . .
yeah – that sounds about right for Fandango
“Danielle Miraglia is a dynamic and captivating musician; her rich soulful voice and blues guitar mastery resonate in a performance both rare and unforgettable.”
– Paul Patchel, State Street Blues Festival, Media, PA
Her project, Danielle M & The Glory Junkies features the classic rock and blues vibe of The Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin delivered through original tunes both lyrical and danceable.
Todd Thibaud is a Vermont born, Boston based Singer-Songwriter who’s songs are a slice of what life is really like…the pains and pleasures, love lost and life reborn. Using songwriters like Elvis Costello, Neil Finn, Johnny Cash and John Hiatt for inspiration, Thibaud has built a sound that is entirely his own. His music is meshed with elements of Americana, Folk, Country and Roots Pop Rock, making it seem at once familiar and new.
“You guys put on a hell of a show, a lot of fun!” – Steve Morse, long time Boston Globe music critic and freelance writier on the Baker Thomas Band . . .
Big Ben Hillman (AKA The Professor of Funk) is a multi-instrumental musician, composer and producer. His style is a mix of old school funky grooves, retro soul with a modern twist.
A hawk flies on the wind. Rebel Darling does the same.
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.’
Bring your vinyl over for a spin! Or perhaps pick some up on your way at The Somerville Flea!
Annie Brobst was recently named 2016 New England Music Awards’ COUNTRY ACT OF THE YEAR!
Ben Knight‘s influences include Elvis, The Beatles, Little Richard, James Brown, The Blues Brothers
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.’
vocalist & fiddle player of Lula Wiles, Ellie Buckland, studied song writing at Berklee
Country Folk for city folk. Born and raised outside of Boston, MA. Professional Amateur Musician, Multi-instrumentalist, Songwriter. Lover of cats. Grammatical bandit. I get more done in a bathrobe than most do in a suit.
yeah . . . Marc Pinansky had us at cats, too . . .
Frank Drake says he plays mostly “Americana” which includes jazz, western swing, bluegrass, roots country, a smattering of rock and pop, and some Irish and related varieties of trad. based music.
Richard Young has worked with Small Faces/Faces/Who drummer Kenney Jones, Bad Company’s Dave Colwell & Rick Wills, Eurythmics Dave Stewart, and many more!
It doesn’t matter what comes, fresh goes better in life, and Mentos is fresh and full of life.
Nothing gets to you, staying fresh staying cool, with Mentos, fresh and full of life.
Fresh goes better, Mentos freshness, fresh goes better with Mentos, fresh and full of life!
Mentos, the freshmaker!
oh . . . it’s Melvern Taylor & The MELTONES – oops – but you’ll be grooving as much as you did back when you you’d listen to that Mentos jingle . . .
BAKER THOMAS BAND “…kind of a musical Robin Hood, robbing freely from the classic roots of American music and bringing it back to the common folks.” – Billy Beard, Talent buyer/Boston Session drummer.
Corporate Punk is a pop combo fronted by Boston-area drummer/singer Sean Trischka. Performing Sean’s original ones and some choice covers, Trischka and fellow band mates Stash and Nate Sabat invite you to dance your troubles away. A super charged fun night at Toad. Look for the band to invite special guests up as well!
Frank Drake says he plays mostly “Americana” which includes jazz, western swing, bluegrass, roots country, a smattering of rock and pop, and some Irish and related varieties of trad. based music.
Jill McCracken & The Misadventures thrive on honest, original songs that tell bittersweet stories of personal moments.
Sunday Spins! – Vinyl Lovers Unite! 3-8pm every Sunday!
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Click HERE for a glimpse of what you may see/hear tonight at TOAD . . .
Blue Mondays at TOAD – Listen to Dennis Brennan: “Hey all you progressives, radicals and outcasts out there. It’s Monday and time for the blues with THE WHITE OWLS, featuring Tim Gearan, Jim Haggerty, Andy Plaisted, Steve Sadler & me along with David Johnston starting the night off.”
Opening for The Blue Ribbons for a second week in a row is Ellie Buckland of Lula Wiles . . .
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.” –
