Calendar Listings

The Dogmatics plus the Gypsy Moths

Saturday May 16, 2026 12:00 am

Once known as Boston’s House Band, the Dogmatics are bringing their pioneering garage punk/rockabilly sound back to the Distillery.  Opening the evening will be garage rocking Gypsy Moths.

Suitcase Junket--Free Concert A part of the Children and the Arts Festival

Saturday May 16, 2026 12:00 pm

The Suitcase Junket — the touring project of the artist Matt Lorenz — developed in the tension between the grand and the solitary. Grand in imagery, sound, and staging. Solitary in thrift and self-reliance.  

Scenic Songs: A Hiking Concert with Nora Meier, Alouette Batteau, & Nicolás Emden

Saturday May 16, 2026 1:00 pm
Passim — Cambridge, MA

Doors| 1Pm | Show 1PM Tickets: $60/ Members $48 * All Fees Included

Racheal Kilgour & Jean Rohe

Saturday May 16, 2026 2:00 pm
Passim — Cambridge, MA

Doors| 2PM | Show 3Pm Tickets: $35/ Members $33 *All Fees Included* All tickets have a $3 processing fee and a $2 preservation fee. The $3 processing fee is waived for tickets purchased at our box office.

Abigail Lapell

Saturday May 16, 2026 7:00 pm
Passim — Cambridge, MA

Opener: Emily Haviland Tickets | $30 | Members $28  

Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light

Saturday May 16, 2026 7:30 pm
New Song — Bedford, MA

Rachel Sumner is no stranger to the stage. She spent her early career on the bluegrass circuit, singing and writing with the genre-bending Boston group Twisted Pine. Since setting out on her own, Sumner’s songs have been critically acclaimed, winning the Lennon Award in the folk category of the 2021 John Lennon Songwriting Contest

Christine Lavin and The 2026 Performing Songwriter Competition

Saturday May 16, 2026 7:30 pm
The Rose Garden Coffeehouse — Mansfield, MA

Christine Lavin started her professional life as a waitress/bread baker at Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs, NY, in 1975, where she met Dave Van Ronk, who encouraged her to study guitar with him in NYC. She took his advice and is now a singer/songwriter/guitarist/recording artist/author/videographer based in New York City.

Cecilia

Saturday May 16, 2026 8:00 pm
Belleville Church Stage Room — Newburyport, MA

A joyous evening of traditional, Celtic and Quebecois music from three of Canada’s finest musicians. Traditional music that causes a wonderful stir and fills to overflowing every venue – that is Cecilia! Widely recognized as three of Canada’s finest musicians, it is a pleasure to see how much enjoyment Timi Turmel, Erin Leahy, and Louis…

Dub Apocalypse Featuring Dana Colley

Saturday May 16, 2026 8:00 pm
Lizard Lounge — Cambridge, MA

Join us May 16th for an evening with the kings of the Echo-Plex Dub Apocalypse featuring Dana Colley! $20 adv/$25 door Doors 8 Dub Apocalypse is an instrumental dub reggae band from Boston, MA. Band members are Tommy Benedetti-drums,Van Martin-guitar,Johnny Trama-guitar,Aaron Bellamy-bass,and Timo Shanko-sax/bass. The band came together in 2007, led by drummer Tommy Benedetti…

Thelma and the Sleaze/Julie Rhodes-Matinee

Sunday May 17, 2026 1:00 pm
Lizard Lounge — Cambridge, MA

  Thelma and the Sleaze is an independent all-female, queer southern rock band from Nashville, Tennessee. Boston native Julie Rhodes musical career started “on a whim”. After singing along in the audience at a house show, she was given some words of encouragement to write her own songs. She released Bound to Meet the Devil…

Rob Flax's Boom Chick Trio

Sunday May 17, 2026 2:00 pm
Linden Tree Coffeehouse — Wakefield, MA

Wakefield’s Linden Tree Concerts presents Rob Flax Boom Chick Trio on Sunday, May 17th at 2 pm Note: new location: Temple Emmanuel,  120 Chestnut St. Wakefield, MA 01880, handicapped accessible.   The Linden Tree Concert series has a fabulous show for audiences of all ages on Sunday, May 17th from 2 to 4 pm. Rooted…

Pop Punk Night

Sunday May 17, 2026 6:00 pm
Frontroom @ WCUW — Worcester, MA
  • Envy
  • Longshott
  • Crash the Net
  • City Walls

Envy, Longshott, Crash The Net, and City Walls come to the Frontroom for a Pop Punk Night, presented by El Toro Promotions. Envy is a Worcester-based emo rock band. They are known locally for their emotional live presence and a mix of originals and covers. Longshott is a teen pop punk band from Rhode Island….

Chris & Meredith Thompson

Sunday May 17, 2026 6:00 pm
Passim — Cambridge, MA

Opener: Joia Mukherjee Tickets| $30| Members| $28 Doors: 6pm | Show: 7pm  

Passim Monday Discovery Series

Monday May 18, 2026 7:00 pm
Passim — Cambridge, MA

Tickets| $20 | Members| Free Doors: 7pm/ Show 8pm

Cat Clyde

Tuesday May 19, 2026 7:00 pm
Passim — Cambridge, MA

Opener: Boy Golden Doors| 7pm | Show 8pm

The April Fools

Wednesday May 20, 2026 6:00 pm
Passim — Cambridge, MA

Doors| 6pm | Show | 7pm Tickets: $55/ Members $50 *All fee Included

Rich Hinman with Kevin Barry, Zachariah Hickman and John Sands

Wednesday May 20, 2026 8:00 pm
Lizard Lounge — Cambridge, MA

$15/$20 Door Doors 7 On his recent LP “Memorial,” on Colorfield Records, multi-instrumentalist and composer Rich Hinman creates an arresting collage containing elements of electronica, psychedelia, and searching improvisation, with Hinman’s pedal steel as the (mostly) primary voice. Here he debuts a new band of like-minded explorers featuring local heroes Kevin Barry (Jackson Browne, Rosanne…

Elizabeth & The Catapult

Thursday May 21, 2026 7:00 pm
Passim — Cambridge, MA

Album Release Doors| 7pm | Show 8pm Tickets: $30/ Members $28

Ward Hayden & The Outliers-Bruce Springsteen Pre Party w/Nic Panken

Thursday May 21, 2026 8:00 pm
Lizard Lounge — Cambridge, MA

The music of Bruce Springsteen done Outliers style May 21st at the Lizard Lounge with special guest Nic Panken! $60 Reserved Table for 2 $25/$30 GA Doors at 7 This album has been two years in the making and was born with the idea of balancing the scale. Following one of Massachusetts most notable Country…

Ward Hayden & The Outliers-Bruce Springsteen Pre Party w/Nic Panken

Thursday May 21, 2026 8:00 pm
Lizard Lounge — Cambridge, MA

The music of Bruce Springsteen done Outliers style May 21st at the Lizard Lounge with special guest Nic Panken! $60 Reserved Table for 2 $25/$30 GA Doors at 7 This album has been two years in the making and was born with the idea of balancing the scale. Following one of Massachusetts most notable Country…