Event is 21+

$15/$20 Door

Jill McCracken is a retro soul singer & songwriter who has called Boston home since 2014. Together with friends of the local scene, McCracken will produce & perform in a cozy holiday show while celebrating her return to the Lizard Lounge after a couple long pandemic years. McCracken celebrates the end of 2022 with her single release (help me, hold me, heal me), two New England Music Awards nominations (Female Performer of the Year and Soul/R&B Act of the Year), and a Boston Music Award nomination (Singer-Songwriter of the Year).

https://www.jillmccracken.com/

It takes a true explorer to simultaneously traverse a familiar path and the road less traveled, but Baxter Hall is nothing if not a musical multi-tasker. With one boot planted in his family’s path of professional musicianship, and another kicking up dirt in the realm of roots rock, the Boston singer-songwriter wields a carefree rock ‘n’ roll spirit fortified by a lifetime of discipline and dedication to his craft. Hall’s hard-earned chops have established him as an old soul offering modern wisdom against an inviting backdrop of shape-shifting rock.

It’s no exaggeration to say that Hall has honed his sound for most of his life. Music was a way of life in Hall’s childhood home, where he was surrounded by multiple generations of professional classical musicians. Symphony Hall would serve as his childhood playground, where he was weaned on the wonders of live music while his father performed with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Pops. Peeking at performances from backstage, he learned the meaning of world-class musicianship at a young age, as he watched legendary instrumentalists like Yo-Yo Ma take the stage. But another sound spoke to him as well – a rugged fusion of folk, roots, and rock from visiting acts like James Taylor and Warren Haynes.

https://baxterhallmusic.com/