Calendar

Oct
8
Sat
Jill McCracken & The Misadventures
Oct 8 @ 10:00 pm
Jill McCracken & The Misadventures

Jill McCracken & The Misadventures thrive on honest, original songs that tell bittersweet stories of personal moments.

Oct
9
Sun
Sunday Spins
Oct 9 @ 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.

Radi0Swan presents: THE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE
Oct 9 @ 9:00 pm
Radi0Swan presents:  THE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE
Featuring Dinty Child, Sean Trishka, and Barry Rothman
with special guests Hillary Clinton & Donald Trump
Really!!!
Radi0Swan is a Somerville based improvisational collective. Formed accidentally as a live in the studio experiment between Barry Rothman, Matt Lorenz and David Goodrich during a Suitcase Junket recording session. Radi0Swan utilizes electronics and phonographs to manipulate found and prerecorded sounds in conjuction with traditional and homemade instruments plus voice, to create unique soundtracks and songs that tend to travel to unplanned and unexpected places.
 
” Radi0Swan’s phonograph subversions of spoken word and found sound, paired with improvised collisions with live musicians, will rearrange every single one of your brain cells. You only have so many of those. Come find out why”.
-Peter Mulvey
Oct
10
Mon
David Johnston
Oct 10 @ 7:30 pm
David Johnston

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

The White Owls
Oct 10 @ 9:00 pm
The White Owls

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.”

Oct
11
Tue
Ellie Buckland (of Lula Wiles)
Oct 11 @ 7:30 pm
Ellie Buckland (of Lula Wiles)

Opening for The Blue Ribbons for a second week in a row is Ellie Buckland of Lula Wiles . . .

The Blue Ribbons
Oct 11 @ 10:00 pm
Oct
12
Wed
Fandango
Oct 12 @ 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.” –

Danielle Miraglia & The Glory Junkies
Oct 12 @ 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.

Oct
13
Thu
Martha Bourne
Oct 13 @ 7:30 pm
Martha Bourne

Did you know that Martha Bourne studied Film Scoring/Composition at Berklee College of Music?

She also recently taught guitar at Girls Rock Campaign Boston

and many people in the community that Martha’s originally from North Carolina and makes killer biscuits . . . !

Baker Thomas Band
Oct 13 @ 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.

Oct
14
Fri
Los Goutos
Oct 14 @ 10:00 pm
Los Goutos

LOS GOUTOS is:

Bruce Bartone
(acoustic and electric guitars; bass guitar, keyboards; backing vocals);

Mike Eigen
(lead and backing vocals, percussion, acoustic guitar, clarinet, ukulele, songwriting);

Shamus Feeney
(bass guitar, acoustic, electric, and resophonic guitars; percussion; lead and backing vocals);

Chris Gleason
(lead and backing vocals, mandolin, tenor banjo, acoustic guitar, percussion, songwriting);

Paul Stewart
(lead and backing vocals, accordion, acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards, harmonica, songwriting)

…and whenever possible:

Jakub Trasak
(fiddle)

Oct
15
Sat
Colbis The Creature
Oct 15 @ 7:30 pm
Colbis The Creature

Colbis The Creature  – check out their influences:

Kings of Leon, Pixies, Radiohead, Young the Giant, Modest Mouse, Arcade Fire, Steve Jordan!!!

Glenn Yoder & Friends
Oct 15 @ 10:00 pm
Glenn Yoder & Friends

“Like Neil Young and Alejandro Escovedo, Yoder glides between guitar-driven rock and folk-tinged acoustic balladry.”

Oct
16
Sun
Sunday Spins
Oct 16 @ 3:00 pm
Sunday Spins

Come share your vinyl!  Record lovers unite at Toad on Sunday afternoons – for a day of song sharing, sipping drinks, and chatting about their favorite music. Toad is a cozy neighborhood bar that hosts live bands every night, but at Sunday Spins, the patrons appreciate music in a different format. People bring their vinyl records and sign up for a slot to play two songs at a time.

Sarah & The Wild Versatile
Oct 16 @ 9:00 pm
Sarah & The Wild Versatile

Sarah and the Wild Versatile are a fresh addition to the Boston music scene; teaming their long-standing performance experience and wide range of musical expertise with unique instrumental ingenuity and lyrical prowess.

Oct
17
Mon
David Johnston
Oct 17 @ 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
Oct 17 @ 9:00 pm
The White Owls

The White Owls‘ Blues music + bevvies = big fun ! So simple ! ! !

Oct
18
Tue
The Franc Graham Band
Oct 18 @ 7:30 pm
The Franc Graham Band

The Boston Globe on The Franc Graham Band:

“Immensely Underrated… cool and commanding… an unusually rich blend of singer-songwriter rock…”

The Blue Ribbons
Oct 18 @ 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.

Oct
19
Wed
Fandango
Oct 19 @ 7:00 pm
Fandango

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

High Strung Reunion
Oct 19 @ 10:00 pm
High Strung Reunion

The sound of High Strung Reunion is rooted in
the traditions of bluegrass music with influences
from the genre’s leading contemporary artists.

Oct
20
Thu
Melvern Taylor & His Fabulous Meltones
Oct 20 @ 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
Oct 20 @ 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

Oct
21
Fri
Sugar Blood Jinx
Oct 21 @ 10:00 pm
Sugar Blood Jinx

Sugar Blood Jinx is Eric Waxwood who uses finger-picking and slide on a National Steel Guitar and sings lead vocals . . .

Matt Murphy who plays upright bass and sings background vocals . . .

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

Oct
22
Sat
Grace Morrison
Oct 22 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Grace Morrison

Grace Morrison is an award winning singer/songwriter. Her professional career has included stints performing with some of the most well known musicians in America including Eddie Money, J. Geils, Pete Francis of Dispatch, Chris Slade of AC/DC and The Firm, Greg Douglass of The Steve Miller Band, Joey Molland of Badfinger, Carmine Appice of Vanilla Fudge, and Jimmy Baine of Dio

Mike Hastings Band
Oct 22 @ 9:00 pm
Mike Hastings Band

“When Mike Hastings isn’t playing at local venues such as Toad, he can often be found busking around Davis and Harvard Square. Next time you’re out, keep an ear out for the sound of guitar and a tambourine, and if you see Mike, stop and listen for a while. You just might leave a little warmer.+ – Sound of Boston

Oct
23
Sun
Sunday Spins
Oct 23 @ 3:00 pm
Sunday Spins

“Vinyl record sales are at a 28 year high” – Fortune April 2016  – See/Hear for yourself at Sunday Spins – every Sunday – bring your records and take turns sharing your faves!

Frank Drake
Oct 23 @ 9:00 pm
Frank Drake

Frank Drake is one of the most unique musicians around.  He is refreshingly free of conventions and covers a wide spectrum of folk-pop-and-more styles . . . ” Steve Morse – Boston Globe

Oct
24
Mon
David Johnston
Oct 24 @ 7:30 pm
David Johnston

“He’s (David Johnston) very inspirational. He’s true to his music and it has paid off for him,’’ added Josh Buckley of the Gilded Splinters.

The White Owls
Oct 24 @ 9:00 pm
Oct
25
Tue
Miriam
Oct 25 @ 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
Oct 25 @ 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.

Oct
26
Wed
Fandango
Oct 26 @ 7:00 pm
Fandango

They’re creepy and they’re kooky,
Mysterious and spooky,
They’re altogether ooky,
. . . . FANDANGO!

AS SEEN AT TOAD...