The WMBR Roots Report
(Americana, Blues, Cajun & Zydeco)

• Friday, May 11:
  • Woody Sez (theatrical celebration of Woody Guthrie through song and recitation, & 7:30pm) - A.R.T.'s Loeb Drama Center (w/ post show hootenanny lead by Brendan Hogan, 9pm-ish, open to the public)
  • Laurence Scudder, Josh Buckley, & Mat Murphy (7:30pm) - Toad
  • Las Cruces (Josh Buckley, Laurence Scudder, Jim Larkin, Paul Chase, Dietrich Strause, at 7:30pm), & the Four Legged Faithful (10pm) - Toad
  • Tall Heights, & Connor Garvey (8pm) - Club Passim
  • Jess Tardy Band (8pm) - Bull McCabe's
  • the Twangbusters (w/ Frankie Blandino, & 8:30pm) - Cantina La Mexicana
  • Billy Keane and the Misdemeanor Outlaws w/ Bow Thayer and Patrik Gochez (8:30pm) - The Lizard Lounge
  • Tim Gearan Band (cd rel, & 10pm) - Atwood's, (no cover tonight)
  • Phil McGowan and the Easy Winners (9pm) - Crosby Whistle Stop (Roland Street, Charlestown, MA - Swing Central Boston dance party w/ lessons at 8pm)
  • Racky Thomas Band (9pm) - Smoken' Joe's Bbq
  • Les Sampou (solo, & 8pm) - Uncommon Coffeehouse (First Parish Church, Vernon Street, Framingham, MA)
  • Marshall Crenshaw (w/ the Bottle Rockets), & the Bottle Rockets - Narrows (Fall River, MA)
  • the Honey Dewdrops, & Ari and Mia (8pm) - the Me and Thee Coffeehouse (Marblehead, MA)
  • Jeff Pitchell and Texas Flood (9pm) - Kinckerbocker Cafe (Westerly, RI)

• Saturday, May 12:
  • 12th annual all-Hawaiian Lost Highway - WMBR
  • Frank Drake's bluegrass jam (2pm), & the Bagboys (5pm) - Burren
  • Nerissa and Katryna Nields (family show at 3:30pm, & mom and dad's show at 7pm) - Club Passim
  • Josh Lederman and the CSARS (4pm), & Thunderpants Johnson (10:30pm) - The Plough and Stars
  • Tom Hagerty Band (6pm), & One Thin Dime (9pm) - Sally O's
  • Pat McCann (7:30pm) - Toad
  • Josh Buckley, Brownboot (downstairs, 8pm), Old Jack (cd rel), Cask Mouse (upstairs, & 9pm) - Radio
  • the Roy Sludge Trio, the Garnet Hearts, the Two Tones, & DJ Easy Ed (8pm) - Midway Cafe
  • Danny Banks and His All-Star Band (9pm) - Smoken' Joe's
  • Sand Machine, the Wednesdays, & Grade A Gray Days (9pm) - The Lizard Lounge
  • David Johnston (w, Chris Rival, Marc Hickox, Mike Piehl, & at10pm) - Toad
  • Marshall Crenshaw (w/ the Bottle Rockets), & the Bottle Rockets (8pm) - Center for the Arts (Natick, MA)
  • Mike Farris, & Les Sampou (8pm) - Narrows (Fall River, MA)
  • the Parkington Sisters (8pm) - Shalin Liu Perfrmance Center (Rockport, MA)

• Sunday, May 13:
  • the Roy Sludge Trio (4pm) - Radio
  • Melissa Manchester (4, & 7pm) - Scullers
  • the Natural Wonders (5pm), & the Frank Morey Band (9pm) - The Plough and Stars
  • Frank Drake (w/ Bob Metzger, Dan Kellar, Nikko Patten, Scott Corneille, & at 5pm) - Sally O's
  • Rani Arbo and daisy mayhem (cd rel, & 7pm) - Memorial Hall, MA)

• Monday, May 14:
  • Steve Kimock w/ Bernie Worrell, Wally Ingram, Andy Hess, & XVSK (7:30pm) - Middle East Down
  • Beth Orton, & Selah Sue (9pm) - Brighton Music Hall
  • Bluegrass Mondays w/ Sean Staples, Eric Royer, & Scott Corneille and guests (9pm) - Atwood's

• Tuesday, May 15:
  • David Lutken (lead character from A.R.T.'s Woody Sez) will appear live with Eli Polonsky on Lost, & Found (1:30-2pm) - WMBR
  • the Brothers McCann (7:30pm), & the Blue Ribbons (10pm) - Toad
  • the Deadly Gentlemen (8pm) - The Lizard Lounge
  • Tony Watt and friends (8:30pm), & Slatt and Fruggs (10pm) - The Cantab Lounge
  • the Barr Brothers, & Kishi Bashi (9pm) - Brighton Music Hall

• Wednesday, May 16:
  • Justin Townes Earle, & Tristen (7pm) - Somerville Theatre
  • Fandango (7pm), & the Baker Thomas Band (10pm) - Toad
  • John Fullbright, & Madi Wolf (8pm) - Cafe 939
  • Emily Elbert, & the Boston Boys (8pm) - Club Passim
  • the Bagboys (8:30pm), & Nick DiSebastian and Forbidden Fruit (10pm) - The Cantab Lounge
  • the Dennis Brennan Band, & Dietrich Strause (9:30pm) - The Lizard Lounge
  • Members of Morphine w/ Jeremy Lyons (10pm) - Atwood's
  • Walter Trout and the Radicals - Narrows (Fall River, MA)

• Thursday, May 17:
  • Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion (6:30pm) - Plaza outside the Harvard Science Center, (simulcast of A.R.T.'s Woody Sez will be shown at 7:30pm - no charge for tix which will be availble at Sanders Theatre)
  • MelvernTaylor and His Fabulous Meltones (7:30pm), Faces For Radio (Eric Royer, Christian McNeil, Tim Gearan, Jimmy Ryan, & 10pm) - Toad
  • Chad Perrone (8pm) - Club Passim
  • Dukes County Love Affair, Merrimack Delta Dub Set, & more (8pm) - Precinct
  • Matt Stubbs Trio (8:30pm) - Cantina La Mexicana
  • Rick Berlin and the Nickel and Dime Band (cd rel), Coyote Kolb, the Old Edison, & the Whiskey Boys (9pm) - The Lizard Lounge
  • the Klezwoods, & Ezekial's Wheel (9pm) - Atwood's
  • Jon Cleary's Philthy Phew - Narrows (Fall River, MA)
  • JP Harris and the Tough Choices, & the Starline Rhythm Boys (7pm) - Iron Horse (Northampton, MA)

• Friday, May 18:
  • Larry Flint and the Road Scholars (6pm), the Derangers, the Electric Heaters, & more (9pm) - Sally O's
  • David Lindley (7:30pm) - Johnny D's
  • Tish Hinojosa (8pm) - Club Passim
  • Jess Tardy Band (8pm) - Bull McCabe's
  • Runaway Dorothy, Gus and Scout, & Beautiful Small Machines (8pm) - Cafe 939
  • Baby Soda Jazz Band (9pm) - Crosby Whistle Stop (Roland Street, Charlestown, MA - Swing Central Boston dance party w/ lessons at 8pm)
  • Erin Harpe and the Delta Swingers, the Ten Foot Polecats, & Yankee Cockfight (9pm) - Midway Cafe
  • Tim Gearan Band (10pm) - Atwood's
  • the Four Legged Faithful (10pm) - Toad
  • Joe Fletcher and the Wrong Reasons (10:30pm) - The Plough and Stars
  • Steve Forbert, & Sarah Blacker (8pm) - the Me and Thee Coffeehouse (Marblehead, MA)
  • 7th annual Bluegrass On The Bogs w/ Rocky Run, the Dawn Kenney Band, Railroad House, Four Bridges, & Steve Lutke and Appalachian Rising (6pm) - Maple Park Family Campground (E. Wareham, MA)
  • Dala (8pm) - Narrows (Fall River, MA)
  • Scud Mountain Boys, & the Lnesome Brothers (9:30pm) - the Elevens (Pleasant Street, Northampton, MA - Jim Armenti's 60th birthday!)

• Saturday, May 19:
  • Jenee Halstead performs live on the Lost Highway (9:30pm) - WMBR
  • Jake Hill and the Fretters (family show, at 3:30pm), Natalia Zukerman, & Adrianne Gonzalez (8pm) - Club Passim
  • Les Sampou Band (6pm) - Sally O's
  • the Wood Brothers, & Seth Walker (7:30pm) - The Paradise
  • Laurence Scudder, & M.R. Poulopoulos (7:30pm) - Toad
  • Chris Smither, & the Parkington Sisters (8pm) - Regent Theater
  • For the Sake of the Song (Woody Guthrie) w/ Casey Abrams, the Whiskey Boys, & Patrick Coman (8pm) - Arts At The Armory Cafe
  • Playin' Dead, & Bill McQuaid (9pm) - Church
  • Jeffrey Foucault, & Kosher Ham (10pm) - The Lizard Lounge
  • Andrea Gillis Band (10pm) - Atwood's
  • 7th annual Bluegrass On The Bogs w/ Lizzie james and the Greystone Rail, Chasing Blue, Emma Walsh and Chuck Donnelly, Matt Milkus, Susie Burke and David Surette, Three Tall Pines, Billy Wylder, Reunion Hill, Hickory Strings, Steve Lutke and Appalachian Rising, & One Way Track (10am) - Maple Park Family Campground (E. Wareham, MA)
  • Boston Blues Society presents the Ladies of the Blues, w/ Diane Blue, Gracie Curran, Cindy Daley, Kit Holliday, Shirley Lewis, Lisa Marie, Carolyn Waters, & Lydia Warren (8pm) - Bull Run (Shirley, MA)
  • Steve Forbert, & Callaghen (8pm) - Narrows (Fall River, MA)

• Sunday, May 20:
  • Audrey Auld, Anne McCue (4:30pm), Madison Violet (cd rel, & 8pm) - Club Passim
  • the Roy Sludge Trio (4pm) - Radio
  • the Natural Wonders (5pm), & the Frank Morey Band (9pm) - The Plough and Stars
  • Jim Coyle and the Barroom Gentlemen (8pm) - Sally O's
  • Geoff Bartley (w/ guests, & at 7pm) - Smoken' Joe's Bbq
  • Red Molly (7:30pm) - Old Sloop Coffeehouse (Rockport, MA)
  • 7th annual Bluegrass On The Bogs w/ Blue Around the Edges Gospel, No Spare Parts, the Wilbas, the Swamp Yankees, & All Star Jam (10am) - Maple Park Family Campground (E. Wareham, MA)
  • the Pat Travers Band, & the Sean Coleman Band (8pm) - Bull Run (Shirley, MA)

• Monday, May 21:
  • Hope Roth (7:30pm) - Arts At The Armory Cafe
  • Jo Henley (8pm) - Club Passim
  • Bluegrass Mondays w/ Sean Staples, Eric Royer, & Scott Corneille and guests (9pm) - Atwood's

• Tuesday, May 22:
  • the Brothers McCann (7:30pm), & the Blue Ribbons (10pm) - Toad
  • Berklee American Roots Music series (8pm) - Club Passim
  • Kitchen Sink (8:30pm), & Steel Wheels (10pm) - The Cantab Lounge
  • the Duke Levine Band (9:30pm) - Atwood's

• Wednesday, May 23:
  • Fandango (7pm), & the Baker Thomas Band (10pm) - Toad
  • the Roy Sludge Trio (8:30pm) - The Cantab Lounge, (double set!!)
  • Miwa Gemini leads the post show hootenanny for Woody Sez (9pm) - A.R.T.'s Loeb Drama Center, (play at 7:30pm)
  • the Dennis Brennan Band (9:30pm) - The Lizard Lounge
  • Members of Morphine w/ Jeremy Lyons (10pm) - Atwood's
  • Ghostwriter (10:30pm) - The Plough and Stars
  • Jim Hurst (8pm) - Loring Greenough House (Jamaica Plain, MA - group workshop at 6:45pm)
  • the Twangbusters (9pm) - Vincent's (Worcester, MA)

• Thursday, May 24:
  • Todd Thibaud (7:30pm), Faces For Radio (Christian McNeil, Tim Gearan, Jimmy Ryan, Eric Royer, & 10pm) - Toad
  • Jess Klein (cd rel), & Sarah Blacker (8pm) - Club Passim
  • the Wood Brothers, & Seth Walker - Narrows (Fall River, MA)

• Friday, May 25:
  • Jenee Halstead (cd rel, w/ Russel Chudnofsky, Zack Hickman and), the Russians (w/ Scott Janovitz), & Dan Blakeslee (9pm) - The Lizard Lounge
  • Porch Party Mamas (7:30pm) - Johnny D's
  • Jess Tardy Band (8pm) - Bull McCabe's
  • Sarah Levecque (8:30pm) - Cantina La Mexicana
  • Geoff Bartley and Howie Tarnower lead the post-show hootenanny (9pm) - A.R.T.'s Loeb Drama Center, (play at 7:30pm)
  • Ha Ha Tonka, & Langhorne Slim and the Law - Middle East Down
  • Tim Gearan Band (10pm) - Atwood's
  • the Four Legged Faithful (10pm) - Toad
  • Dan Baker (10:30pm) - The Plough and Stars
  • Liz Longley (8pm) - Shalin Liu Performance Center (Rockport, MA)
  • Sugar Ray and the Bluetones (9pm) - Knickerbocker Cafe (Westerly, RI)
  • Betty LaVette, & Mark T. Small (8pm) - Narrows (Fall River, MA)

• Saturday, May 26:
  • Bill Rosenblad takes the wheel of the Highway rig for an hour as guest host dj - WMBR
  • Josh Lederman and the CSARS (4pm), & Do Not Forsake Me My Darling (10:30pm) - The Plough and Stars
  • the Jimmy Ryan Band (6pm), & the Jeremy Lyons Trio (9pm) - Sally O's
  • Dave Keller (7pm) - Johnny D's
  • Matt Borello (7:30pm) - Toad
  • Sarah Borges - Radio
  • Jenny Dee and the Deelinquents, the Charms, & Mike Verge - Precinct
  • B3 Kings (10pm) - Atwood's
  • Adam Ezra (9pm) - Knickerbocker Cafe (Westerly, RI)

• Sunday, May 27:
  • the Roy Sludge Trio (4pm) - Radio
  • the Natural Wonders (5pm), & the Frank Morey Band (9pm) - The Plough and Stars
  • Dietrich Strause Band (9pm) - Toad
  • the Seamonsters - Precinct
  • James Montgomery Blues Band (8pm) - Knickerbocker Cafe (Westerly, RI)
  • the Incredible Casuals (5pm) - The Beachcomber, MA, one of only 2 Casuals' shows there this summer)

• Monday, May 28:
  • Bluegrass Mondays w/ Sean Staples, Eric Royer, & Scott Corneille and guests (9pm) - Atwood's

• Tuesday, May 29:
  • the Brothers McCann (7:30pm), & the Blue Ribbons (10pm) - Toad
  • James DelNero and Lost Mountain (8:30pm), & Tricky Britches (10pm) - The Cantab Lounge
  • Joe Pug, & the David Wax Museum (9pm) - Brighton Music Hall
  • Sub Rosa (the Secret Society of Rose Polenzani, & at 9pm) - The Lizard Lounge
  • the Duke Levine Band (9:30pm) - Atwood's

• Wednesday, May 30:
  • Fandango (7pm), & the Baker Thomas Band (10pm) - Toad
  • Amy Correia Band (8pm) - Club Passim
  • Kitchen Sink (8:30pm), & Odessa Rose (10pm) - The Cantab Lounge
  • the Dennis Brennan Band (9:30pm) - The Lizard Lounge

• Thursday, May 31:
  • MelvernTaylor and His Fabulous Meltones (7:30pm), Faces For Radio (Tim Gearan, Jimmy Ryan, Eric Royer, Christian McNeil, & 10pm) - Toad
  • Eilen Jewell Band, & Los Straitjackets (8pm) - Johnny D's
  • Roy Sludge Trio (8:30pm) - Cantina La Mexicana
  • the Catbirds (Chandler Travis), & Captian Easychord (9pm) - The Rosebud
  • Dar Williams (8pm) - Narrows (Fall River, MA)

• Friday, June 1:
  • Thea Hopkins (8:30pm) - Cantina La Mexic

• Saturday, June 2:
  • Session Americana (7, & 10pm) - Club Passim
  • Sarah Borges - The Met Café, RI)

• Sunday, June 3:
  • Katya Chorover, & Casey Neill (8pm) - Club Passim

• Wednesday, June 6:
  • Rodney Crowell (w/ author Mary Karr, at 7, & 9pm) - Cafe 939
  • Dr. John (7:30pm) - The Paradise
  • Sarah Borges, & Kimon Kirk (8pm) - Club Passim

• Thursday, June 7:
  • Ray Boneville, & Louise Taylor (8pm) - Club Passim

• Friday, June 8:
  • Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion (Ballroom, & 8pm) - Bull Run (Shirley, MA)

• Saturday, June 9:
  • Jesse Dee (7:30, & 10pm) - Regattabar
  • Rhett Miller and the Serial Lady Killers, & the Spring Standards (9pm) - Brighton Music Hall

• Sunday, June 10:
  • Buddy Guy, & Johnny Lang (7pm) - House of Blues
  • Barnstar (7pm) - Club Passim

• Wednesday, June 13:
  • Lisa Hannigan, & Joe Henry (7:30pm) - The Paradise

• Thursday, June 14:
  • the Two Man Gentlemen Band (7:30pm) - Regattabar
  • the David Bromberg Qunitet, & Loudon Wainwright III (8pm) - Somerville Theatre
  • Aoife O'Donovan (9pm) - Brighton Music Hall

• Friday, June 15:
  • Laura Marling (7:30pm) - Berklee Performance Center
  • Deer Tick, & Turbo Fruits (8:30pm) - Brighton Music Hall
  • the Sweet and Lowdown (w/ Miss Tess and Rachel Price, & 9pm) - Crosby Whistle Stop (Roland Street, Charlestown, MA - Swing Central Boston dance party w/ lessons at 8pm
  • Southside Johnny and the Poor Fools (7pm) - Bull Run (Shirley, MA)

• Saturday, June 16:
  • Alejandro Escovedo and the Sensitive Boys, & Jesse Malin (9pm) - Brighton Music Hall

• Sunday, June 17:
  • Paul Thorn Band (7pm) - Bull Run (Shirley, MA)

• Friday, June 22:
  • the Flatlanders (8pm) - Bull Run (Shirley, MA)