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If you are looking for the bar scene, music scene, events, and especially concerts and live music in venues, clubs, or bars in Cambridge, MA, then you've come to the right place! The Pat's District live music scene, concert and event pages offer concise and accurate up-to-date listings for Cambridge, MA as well as many other cities and areas across the US. Please note that dates, times, and costs can change, artists or venues can cancel, conflicts may arise, schedules don't get accurately updated, or other errors can occur, and that's just the way it goes. It is highly recommended that you check the venue's website and/or telephone the venue directly to ensure a show you wish to attend has not been cancelled or otherwise altered. This page was last updated on Friday, September 3. There are 14 days worth of data in the listings below.
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All Asia - 6:00 pm - Close, CNC, Indie Music Marathon, Ages 18+ Until 9:30, Field House, Matt Mcgrail, Four Point Restraint, Jake and The Sexy Time, Ballou, Wayside, Adios Cantab Lounge - Upstairs, Dance Band, The Fatback Band With The Couper Brothers, 9pm, Downstairs, Mickey Bliss Presents, Www.Club-Bohemia.Com Lizard Lounge - Qwill, The Cilla Bonnie Band, Also Featuring, The Dejas, Http://Www.Myspace.Com/Thedejasmusic, 8:30 Doors/$10/21+/$8 Adv Tix, Http://Www.Brownpapertickets.Com/Event/126484 The Middle East - Downstairs - Fu Manchu, Black Tusk, Mongrel, 18+ $12 -, Tix, The Corner - C Funk Friday Feat. Just Add Water, Free Regatta Bar - Closed For Private Event Ryles - Soul City You Will Dance. Resistance Is Futile T.T. the Bear's Place - Disquiet, 11:30pm, The Dance Party, 10:30pm, American Car, 9:30pm Toad - 10:00 pm, David Johnston
Saturday, Sep. 4
All Asia - 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm, Trvael Amygdala, 6:00 pm - Close, CNC, Indie Music Marathon, Ages 18+ Until 9:30, Sierra and Andrew, Joshua Madore, Kirsten Opstad, David Von Schlegell, Otp, The Purple Nurps Cantab Lounge - Upstairs, Dance Band, The Fatback Band With The Couper Brothers, 9pm, Downstairs, Mickey Bliss Presents, Www.Club-Bohemia.Com Lizard Lounge - Liz Frame and The Kickers, The Low Brow Boys, Also Featuring, Charlie Christos (Solo) Http://Www.Myspace.Com/Charliechristos, 8:30 Doors / 9:00 Show, Free!/21+ The Middle East - Upstairs - Middle East Upstairs Punk Matinée -, Blanks '77, Blood Stained Brindle, Ashers, Side Effects, The Spats, - All Ages $10 Note: 1pm Doors -, Tix, Br1ght Pr1mate, (CD Release), Active Knowledge, Oxygen Star, (Ct), Disasterpeace, (NY), 8bit Betty, (Brooklyn NY), Misfit Chris, (Ct) - 18+ $10 -, Downstairs - Far From Finished, Have Nots, Burning Streets, Lenny Lashley, (Of Darkbuster) - 18+ $10adv/$12dos ($2 Off Admission With Ticket Stub From This Afternoon's Blanks '77 Show) -, Tix, The Corner - C Po’ Boyz Hammond B-3 Organ Trio – Free Regatta Bar - Closed For Private Event Ryles - Lance Martin Band Jam Based Fusion, Jazz, and Funk From The Pre-Eminent Lance Martin. Raised On A Steady Diet Of Funk Since The Tender Age Of Seven, Lance Has Acquired A Strong Taste For Everything Music and It Shows. He's Performed With Intensity All Over The World With Everybody Worth Mentioning...Don't Miss This Night! T.T. the Bear's Place - "Heroes", 9:00pm, DJ Chris Ewen Spins 80's New Wave. Bartendress Terri Quenches Your Thirst Toad - 7:30 pm, Jess Baggia Band, 10:00 pm, Jabe, & The Hot Rod Chicken Party
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Cantab Lounge - Upstairs, Candy's, Blues Jazz, & Rock Jam, 9pm Lizard Lounge - Lizard Lounge Poetry Night, Lizard Lounge Poetry Night Featuring The Jeff Robinson Trio, "The Trio Was A Surprise Hit Of The Boston Music Awards. and It's The Glue At The Lizard On Sunday, Weaving Sinuous Riffs That Meld Uncannily With The Rhythm Of The Poetry.", Steve Morse, The Boston Globe, Slam @ 8, Jam @ 9:30 Featuring, The Jeff Robinson Trio, & Featured Poet, Mahogany Browne, $5 7:30 Doors, 21+ The Middle East - Upstairs - Team Shred, Presents, For Sleeping Or Jumping, Hayley Jane and The Primates, Vending Machetes, King Orchid, Measure, (From Brooklyn) - 18+ $9 -, Tix, Downstairs - Sweet Apple, (Feat J Mascis, Mems Of Cobra Verde, Witch), Black Helicopter, Zombie Radio, - All Ages - $15 -, Tix, The Corner - C Belly Dancing With Xylinia, Free Ryles - Sunday Jazz Brunch With Patricia Adams Sunday Brunch Menu... Live The First Sunday In Each Month, Patricia Adams (Vocals), Ray Santisi (Piano), Greg Loughman (Bass) and Gary Johnson (Drums) Play To Standing Room Only, Singing and Swinging Jazz and Blues Standards From Tin Pan Alley and Harlem Renaissance. Offering A Delicious Brunch Menu Of Both Traditional and Creative Specialties, Chef Mitch's Selections Will Delight Your Palette. Complimentary Parking In Two Lots. Children Welcome. Wheelchair Accessible T.T. the Bear's Place - You, Lion, 11:30pm, Justin Paul Goodrich, 10:40pm, Guenivere, 9:50pm, Stars Above, 9:00pm, Presented By F-Nice Records Toad - 3:00 pm, Sunday Spins With Josh, Vinyl Lovers Unite! 3-8pm Every Sunday Sign Up On The List and Play Three Songs Each Turn. Toad's Own, Josh Buckley, Says "It's A Great Way To Hear New Music From Other People's Collections and Keep The Tradition Of Listening To Records Alive."
Monday, Sep. 6
All Asia - 9:00 pm - Close, Uptown Mondays Cantab Lounge - Upstairs, Folk & Acoustic, Geoff Bartley's, Open Mike, 8pm, Feature @ 9:30, Fishken & Groves Lizard Lounge - Open Mic Challenge, The Lizard Lounge, With Your Host Tom Bianchi, & A Weekly Celebrity Judge, Show Starts At 8:00 pm, Doors At 7:30, $3 For Performers Signed Up, $5 For Patrons, Cash Awards & Surprise Gifts, Piano Available For Performers~, 21+ Sign Up At, Llomc[At]24hourtom.Com The Middle East - Upstairs - Voigt-Kampff, Sledge, - 18+ $10 -, Tix, Downstairs - Shellac, Helen Money, - 18+ $18 -, Tix, The Corner - C Cut The Cord Acoustic Punk Night, Free T.T. the Bear's Place - No Performances Are Scheduled, Closed For Holiday Toad - 8:00 pm, The White Owls, 10:00 pm, Jen Kearney, & The Lost Onion
Tuesday, Sep. 7
All Asia - 6:30 pm - Close, Ashley's Showcase Cantab Lounge - Upstairs, Bluegrass, Pickin' party, 8pm, Feature @ 10pm, Boston City Limits, Opening Act, @ 8:30pm, TBA, Downstairs Lizard Lounge - The Giant Kings, Featuring Duke Levine, Chris Cote, Kevin Barry, and An All-Star Band, $7/8:30 Doors/21+ The Middle East - Upstairs - Leedz Edutainment, Presents The Back To School Battle - 16 Contestants, 5 Judges, $250 Cash Prize - 18+ $10adv/$12dos -, Tix, Downstairs - Throwed, - Indie Electro Dance Party Featuring Resident, DJ Emarce, Innerpartysystem, (DJ Set), Blatta & Inesha, (Italy/Dim Mak Records), Will Eastman (Dc/Plant Music) - 18+ $10 -, Tix, The Corner - C Anderson Comedy Troupe Hosts Open Mic Comedy – Free Ryles - Clarie Dickson $8, $5 Students (8 pm Showtime) T.T. the Bear's Place - Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, 11:00pm, Telekinesis, 10:00pm, Golden Bloom, 9:05pm Toad - 7:00 pm, Dave Alpert, 10:00 pm, Chuck E. Costa
Wednesday, Sep. 8
All Asia - 9:00 pm, Open Mic Hosted By Bryan Murphy Of, The Shills, 10:30 pm Feature Act, Zayde Buti Cantab Lounge - Upstairs, Candy's, Blues Jazz, & Rock Jam, 9pm, Downstairs, Poetry, Boston Poetry Slam, 8pm Lizard Lounge - Danielle Miraglia, The Baker Thomas Band, 8:30 Doors/$7/21+/Also Featuring Special Guest: John Elliot (Los Angeles, CA) Http://Www.Myspace.Com/Thehereafterishere, $5 Adv, Http://Www.Brownpapertickets.Com/Event/126469 The Middle East - Upstairs - Grimis, Hello Echo, Emil & Friends, Great Job, Robbie Loggia, - 18+ $10 -, Tix, Downstairs - Massconcerts, Presents, Hot Hot Heat, 22-20s, Hey Rosetta!, - 18+ $15 -, Tix, The Corner - C Belly Dancing With Sardis & Okbari (Band), Free Ryles - Banda Lua Sergio Brandão - Guitar, Compositions, Arrangements Alexei Tsiganov - Vibes, Piano Fernando Huergo - Bass Vivek Patel - Trumpet, Flugel Horn Renato Malavasi - Drums Between The Crispness Of Brazilian and World Grooves, Banda Lua Swings and Kicks, Fresh With An Edge, Merging The Folk Roots Of Maracatu, Baião, Samba E Choro, With Jazz and Beyond. Myspace.Com/Sergiobrandao T.T. the Bear's Place - Action Verbs, 11:15pm, Elsinore, 10:15pm, The Acre, 9:15pm Toad - 7:00 pm, Fandango, 10:00 pm, Jimmy Ryan, and Tim Gearan, Eric Royer, and Christian McNeil
Thursday, Sep. 9
All Asia - 6:00 pm - Close, CNC, Indie Music Marathon, Ages 18+ Until 9:30, Brittany Pappas, TBD, Inge Berge, Crystal Tavares Cantab Lounge - Upstairs, Dance Band, The Chickenslacks, 9pm, Downstairs, Mickey Bliss Presents, Www.Club-Bohemia.Com, 8pm Lizard Lounge - The Brothers McCann, Guest: Jeff Conley, New Residency!, 8:30 Doors/$10/21+/$8 Adv, Http://Www.Brownpapertickets.Com/Event/126477 The Middle East - Upstairs - B .L.O.W.W, (Boston League Of Women Wrestlers), King Hell, Born Of Thunder, Hypaspace, - 18+ $10 -, Tix, Downstairs - The Beautiful Girls, Passafire, Orgone, - 18+ $13adv/$15dos -, Tix, The Corner - C Barn Acoustic, Free Regatta Bar - Musaner Folk-Jazz Ensemble, 7:30pm Ryles - Mark Zaleski Latin Jazz At The Young Age Of 23, Mark Combines His Experience With Dave Brubeck, Christian McBride, and Ian Anderson To Form His Own Creation Of Original Instrumental Music Combining The Harmonic Intricacies Of Bebop and Modern Jazz With The Grooves Of Dynamic Modern Rock. Check Out Www.Markzaleskimusic.Com To Read More About This Young Band, Hear Samples. and See Video Footage T.T. the Bear's Place - Apple Betty, Midnight, This Blue Heaven, 11:00pm, The Backup Factor, 10:00pm, Apollo Run, 9:00pm Toad - 7:00 pm, Melvern Taylor, & His Fabulous Meltones, 10:00 pm, Sarah Blacker, Southern Tour Kick-Off Party! With A Full Band and Special Guest Appearances!
Friday, Sep. 10
All Asia - 6:00 pm - Close, CNC, Indie Music Marathon, Ages 18+ Until 9:30, Sun Dried Alibi, Phillip Noss, Broverdose, APB, Polski Fiat, Renee Marcou Cantab Lounge - Upstairs, Dance Band, The Fatback Band With The Couper Brothers, 9pm, Downstairs, Mickey Bliss Presents, Www.Club-Bohemia.Com Lizard Lounge - Cover-Up Boston, Wilburys Weekend!, 8:30 Doors/Starts Promptly At 9pm, $12/21 . . . Featuring, Kingsley Flood As Bob Dylan;, Jason Dunn (The Luxury) As George Harrison;, Spirit Kid As Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers;, Mercy James As Jeff Lynne;, Brendan Boogie As Roy Orbinson;, Individual Sets Followed By A Traveling Wilburys Finale!/$10 Adv, Http://Www.Brownpapertickets.Com/Event/124958 The Middle East - Downstairs - Township, Mellow Bravo, (CD Release), Gozu, Zip-Tie Handcuffs, DJ Nook, 18+ $12, Tix, The Corner - C Grooveocracy, Free Regatta Bar - Johnny A, 7:30pm, 10:00pm Ryles - Akashic Record Akashic Record Plays Hammond B3 Based Groove and Funk Music. Energetic Live Shows With Heavy Funk Grooves, Superior Horn Arrangements and Compositions, Combined With Virtuoso Solos Highlight An Evening With Akashic Record. Led By Front-Man and Trombonist Brian Thomas, Akashic Record Also Features Beau Sasser On Hammond Organ, Jared Sims On Bari Sax, Steve Fell On Guitar, and Peter Maclean On Drums. Akashic Record Debut Release "New Days Ahead" Has Received Praise Throughout The Jazz/Funk World and The Group Is Looking Forward To Their Second Album In The Fall Of 2010 T.T. the Bear's Place - Xmortis Presents Olde Skool, 9:00pm, DJ Chris Ewen Spins Goth, Industrial & More Toad - 10:00 pm, Organism
Saturday, Sep. 11
All Asia - 1:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Irish Girl Showcase, 7:00 pm - Close, Uhuru Afika Cantab Lounge - Upstairs, Dance Band, The Fatback Band With The Couper Brothers, 9pm, Downstairs, Mickey Bliss Presents, Www.Club-Bohemia.Com Lizard Lounge - Cover-Up Boston, Wilburys Weekend!, 8:30 Doors/Starts Promptly At 9pm, $12/21 . . . Featuring, Kingsley Flood As Bob Dylan;, Jason Dunn (The Luxury) As George Harrison;, Spirit Kid As Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers;, Mercy James As Jeff Lynne;, Brendan Boogie As Roy Orbinson;, Individual Sets Followed By A Traveling Wilburys Finale!/$10 Adv, Http://Www.Brownpapertickets.Com/Event/124958 The Middle East - Upstairs - Love Via Dance Machine, Brighterside, Visions, Holly Heist, (Featuring Alex Roy Of Sparks The Rescue), Dear Zim, Small Talk, - 1pm All Ages $10 Adv / $12 Day Of Show -, Tix, The Lights Out, Muy Cansado, (CD Release), Sidewalk Driver, The Press, - 18+ $10 -, Downstairs - School Of Seven Bells, (Vagrant Records), Active Child, 18+ $12adv/$14dos -, Tix, The Corner - C Po’ Boyz Hammond B-3 Organ Trio – Free Regatta Bar - The Either/Orchestra, 7:30pm, 10:00pm Ryles - Gilson Schachnik Brazilian Fusion With: Gilson Schachnik, Mauricio Zottarelli, Fernando Huergo & Gustavo Assis-Brasil T.T. the Bear's Place - "Heroes", 9:00pm, DJ Chris Ewen Spins 80's New Wave. Bartendress Terri Quenches Your Thirst Toad - 7:30 pm, Maggie Beiser, With Tim Gearan & Steve Mayone, Tim Gearan, With Steve Mayone & Maggie Beiser, Steve Mayone, With Maggie Beiser & Tim Gearan
Sunday, Sep. 12
All Asia - 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Citywide Blackout Productions Presents, The Extraordinaires Cantab Lounge - Upstairs, Candy's, Blues Jazz, & Rock Jam, 9pm Lizard Lounge - Lizard Lounge Poetry Night, Lizard Lounge Poetry Night Featuring The Jeff Robinson Trio, "The Trio Was A Surprise Hit Of The Boston Music Awards. and It's The Glue At The Lizard On Sunday, Weaving Sinuous Riffs That Meld Uncannily With The Rhythm Of The Poetry.", Steve Morse, The Boston Globe, Slam @ 8, Jam @ 9:30 Featuring, The Jeff Robinson Trio, & Featured Poet, Corey Cokes, $5 7:30 Doors, 21+ The Middle East - The Corner - C Belly Dancing With Nepenthe & Samia, Free Ryles - Sunday Jazz Brunch With Yoko Miwa Join Us For Our Fabulous T.T. the Bear's Place - Fly Upright Kite (Final Show!), 11:00pm, Stereo Telescope, 10:00pm, Voxhaul Broadcast, 9:00pm Toad - 3:00 pm, Sunday Spins With Josh, Vinyl Lovers Unite! 3-8pm Every Sunday Sign Up On The List and Play Three Songs Each Turn. Toad's Own, Josh Buckley, Says "It's A Great Way To Hear New Music From Other People's Collections and Keep The Tradition Of Listening To Records Alive.", 9:00 pm, Asa Brebner Band
Monday, Sep. 13
All Asia - 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm, Janet Cormier's Comedy Madness, 9:00 pm - Close, Uptown Mondays Cantab Lounge - Upstairs, Folk & Acoustic, Geoff Bartley's, Open Mike, 8pm, Feature @ 9:30, Attila Virul Lizard Lounge - Open Mic Challenge, The Lizard Lounge, With Your Host Tom Bianchi, & A Weekly Celebrity Judge, Show Starts At 8:00 pm, Doors At 7:30, $3 For Performers Signed Up, $5 For Patrons, Cash Awards & Surprise Gifts, Piano Available For Performers~, 21+ Sign Up At, Llomc[At]24hourtom.Com The Middle East - Upstairs - The Pennies, Skyler, Zayde Buti, - 18+ $10 -, Tix, Downstairs - Rock Shop #7 "less Rock More Talk", - Meet The Press With David Day (Weekly Dig), Michael Brodeur (Globe), Michael Marotta (Phoenix), Luke O'Neil (Globe), Hilary Hughes (Weeky Dig), Selene Angier (Metro) - Presented By Pirate and The Middle East - All Ages 7pm Free, The Corner - C Cut The Cord Acoustic Punk Night, Free T.T. the Bear's Place - Devils Night Out Pres. Gong Show Karaoke Hosted By Tommy Somerville, 8:30pm Toad - 8:00 pm, The White Owls, 10:00 pm, Jen Kearney, & The Lost Onion
Tuesday, Sep. 14
All Asia - 6:30 pm - Close, Ashley's Showcase Cantab Lounge - Upstairs, Bluegrass, Pickin' party, 8pm, Feature @ 10pm, Chasing Blue, Opening Act, @ 8:30pm, Dixie Butterhounds, Downstairs Lizard Lounge - The Giant Kings, Featuring Duke Levine, Chris Cote, Kevin Barry, and An All-Star Band, $7/8:30 Doors/21+ The Middle East - Upstairs - Leedz Edutainment, Presents, Serge Didenko, w/Live Band, Conex and The Prime Band, Radix, The Un, and More 18+ $10 -, Tix, The Corner - C Anderson Comedy Troupe Hosts Open Mic Comedy – Free Ryles - Ryles Artist Showcase - Multi Band Event Ryles Artist Showcase Is Ryles' Contribution To The Up and Coming Talent In The New England Area. Each Tuesday Night Ryles Will Present Up To Three Of The Best Up and Coming Local New England Bands T.T. the Bear's Place - The Devil & A Penny, 11:30pm, We Are The Willows, 10:40pm, Debutaunts, 9:50pm, Fishing The Sky, 9:00pm Toad - 7:00 pm, Todd Thibaud, 10:00 pm, Chuck E. Costa
Wednesday, Sep. 15
All Asia - 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Citywide Blackout, 9:00 pm, Open Mic Hosted By Bryan Murphy Of, The Shills, 10:30 pm Feature Act Kyle Rictor Cantab Lounge - Upstairs, Candy's, Blues Jazz, & Rock Jam, 9pm, Downstairs, Poetry, Boston Poetry Slam, 8pm Lizard Lounge - Danielle Miraglia, The Baker Thomas Band, 8:30 Doors/$7/21+/$5 Adv, Http://Www.Brownpapertickets.Com/Event/126469 The Middle East - Upstairs - Nomo, - 18+ $12 -, Tix, Downstairs - El Ten Eleven, Dosh, Baths, Tix, The Corner - C Belly Dancing With Al Jawary & Al Hassan, Free Regatta Bar - Sofia Rei Koutsovitis, 7:30pm Ryles - Winnie Dahlgren Quintet w/Special Guest - CD Release "Till We Meet Again" "Winnie Dahlgren Provides The Listener With A Distinct Musical Experience With Delicate Twists. Her Classical Background Showcases Her Musical Technique As A Performer, But Her Use and Knowledge Of Latin, World Music and Jazz Styles Give Her Performances A Modern Quality. Winnie's Compositions Contain A Contemporary Harmonic Universe Marked With Latin and World Influences and Run The Gamut Of Playful and Energetic To Sweet and Endearing Pieces With Thoughtful Melodies. As A Vibraphonist Leading Her Quintet, The Band Presents A Unique Instrumental Sound. Winnie Dahlgren : Vibes Steve Kirby : Guitar Daniel Day : Bass Pablo Bencid : Drums Eguie Castrillo : Percussion Special Guest- Daniel Ian Smith : Tenor T.T. the Bear's Place - Laura Veirs & The Hall Of Flames, 11:00pm, The Watson Twins, 10:00pm, Led To Sea, 9:15pm Toad - 7:00 pm, Fandango, 10:00 pm, Eric Royer, and Jimmy Ryan, Christian McNeill, & Tim Gearan
