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Sep
16
Fri
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.

Amber Casares
Sep 18 @ 9:00 pm
Amber Casares

On 8/23/20163, Amber Casares lent her vocal talent to John Powhida International Airport – right here at TOAD – tonight she’s center stage . . .

Sep
19
Mon
David Johnston
Sep 19 @ 7:30 pm
David Johnston

Click HERE for a glimpse of what you may see/hear tonight at TOAD . . .

The White Owls
Sep 19 @ 9:00 pm
The White Owls

Click HERE for a sneak peek of Blue Mondays at TOAD

Sep
20
Tue
Frank Drake & Co.
Sep 20 @ 7:30 pm
Frank Drake & Co.

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.

The Blue Ribbons
Sep 20 @ 10:00 pm – 11:00 pm
The Blue Ribbons

Friends, we here at The Blue Ribbons Propulsion/Stagnation/Existential Laboratories would like to take a moment to say THANK YOU to all y’all who have been coming out to TOAD on Tuesday nights. It truly is a beautiful thing to be together sharing the moment, even if that moment is loud and confusing sometimes. Thank you for listening, dancing, loving it, hating it, ignoring it…the important part is that we are all agreeing to be together for a few hours being human.

Sep
21
Wed
Fandango
Sep 21 @ 7:00 pm
Fandango

you CAN judge Fandango by their facebook pics – just sayin’

My Mother’s Moustache
Sep 21 @ 10:00 pm
My Mother's Moustache

My Mother’s Moustache lists some of their influences as:  The Decembrists, John Butler Trio, The Police, Dave Matthews Band, Barenaked Ladies, Leftover Salmon, Rusted Root.

Sep
22
Thu
Melvern Taylor & His Fabulous Meltones
Sep 22 @ 7:30 pm
Melvern Taylor & His Fabulous Meltones
The Band Members: Melvern Taylor- Ukulele
And the Fabulous Meltones: Matt Murphy -Upright BAss Dave Livingston – Slide Guitar Sir Bob Nash – Drums
Genre: Post-Modern Parlor Music  – give it a listen HERE
Baker Thomas Band
Sep 22 @ 10:00 pm
Baker Thomas Band

Baker Thomas Band:  “A whole bunch of musicians and a whole bunch of instruments, come together to deliver an electrifying show which promises a whole bunch of fun” -Tracey Delfino, Trespass Music

Sep
23
Fri
Los Goutos
Sep 23 @ 10:00 pm
Los Goutos

LOS GOUTOS is a Boston-based Americana band composed of five multi-instrumentalists, three of them singer-songwriters.

Sep
24
Sat
Trailer Park
Sep 24 @ 7:30 pm
Trailer Park

Trailer Park = a ten-legged rock and roll machine powered by rock and roll guitar, bass, drums, and twin tenor saxophones

The Silver Mirrors with Shaun Alan Hurd
Sep 24 @ 10:00 pm
The Silver Mirrors with Shaun Alan Hurd

The Silver Mirrors = A Boston band pushing the frontiers of Turtleneck Rock . . .

 

 

 

Sep
25
Sun
Sunday Spins
Sep 25 @ 3:00 pm
Sunday Spins

Bring your vinyl over for a spin!  Or perhaps pick some up on your way at The Somerville Flea!

Juliet & The Lonesome Romeos
Sep 25 @ 9:00 pm
Juliet & The Lonesome Romeos

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 

Sep
26
Mon
The White Owls
Sep 26 @ 9:00 pm
The White Owls

“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

David Johnston
Sep 26 @ 10:00 pm
David Johnston

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
27
Tue
Miriam
Sep 27 @ 7:30 pm
Miriam

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.

The Blue Ribbons
Sep 27 @ 10:00 pm
The Blue Ribbons
Fan Faves!  The Blue Ribbons list some of their interests:
making good music for good people, and trying to occasionally scare each other.

 

Sep
28
Wed
Fandango
Sep 28 @ 7:00 pm
Fandango

Band interests:  pizza parties, bowling, hand puppets, motorcycle clubs, swiffers, puppies . . .

 

yeah – that sounds about right for Fandango

Danielle Miraglia & The Glory Junkies
Sep 28 @ 10:00 pm
Danielle Miraglia & The Glory Junkies

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.

Sep
29
Thu
Todd Thibaud
Sep 29 @ 7:30 pm
Todd Thibaud

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.

Baker Thomas Band
Sep 29 @ 10:00 pm
Baker Thomas Band

“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 . . .

Sep
30
Fri
Big Ben Hillman – The Professor of Funk
Sep 30 @ 10:00 pm
Big Ben Hillman - The Professor of Funk

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.

Oct
1
Sat
Rebel Darling
Oct 1 @ 7:30 pm
Rebel Darling

A hawk flies on the wind. Rebel Darling does the same.

David Johnston Band
Oct 1 @ 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.’

Oct
2
Sun
Sunday Spins
Oct 2 @ 3:00 pm
Sunday Spins

Bring your vinyl over for a spin!  Or perhaps pick some up on your way at The Somerville Flea!

The New England Music Exchange Presents: Annie Brobst
Oct 2 @ 8:00 pm
The New England Music Exchange Presents:  Annie Brobst

Annie Brobst was recently named 2016 New England Music Awards’ COUNTRY ACT OF THE YEAR!

Ben Knight
Oct 2 @ 10:00 pm
Ben Knight

Ben Knight‘s influences include Elvis, The Beatles, Little Richard, James Brown, The Blues Brothers

Oct
3
Mon
David Johnston
Oct 3 @ 7:30 pm
David Johnston

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.’

The White Owls
Oct 3 @ 9:00 pm
The White Owls

Click HERE for a sneak peek of Blue Mondays at TOAD

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