Feature Bluegrass Bands for Bluegrass Tuesdays at the Cantab Lounge:

Tues, Aug 5, 2008:

Led by mandolinist Joe Walsh, Joy Kills Sorrow is usually a five-piece band that plays bluegrass with some old-timey elements and is always excellent. Visit www.joykillssorrow.com for more information. The DeWayn Brothers, a five-piece from Kansas, open at 8:30 www.myspace.com/thedewaynbrothers

Tues, Aug 12, 2008:

The Bourbon Boys is a five-piece traditional + originals + covers bluegrass band from Rhode Island that claims to have been "Celebrating God, Mom, and Corn Whiskey since 1964". Ha! Visit www.myspace.com/thebourbonboys . Three Tall Pines www.threetallpines.com open.

Tues, Aug 19, 2008:

The Jake Armerding Band We get some great bands on Tuesday nights and this is one of the best. Jake is equally at home on mandolin, fiddle, guitar and vocals, and is as likely to sing a Bob Dylan or Paul Simon song as he is to pull out a bluegrass barn-burner or one of his own songs. Jake will be joined by other bluegrass luminaries tonight. Jake’s web site is www.jakearmerding.com . Old-timey-and-beyond Jubilee Mule opens.

Tues, Aug 26, 2008:

Tony Watt & Southeast Expressway play Virginia-style contemporary bluegrass, drawing material from bands such as Blue Highway, Alison Krauss & Union Station, and The Lonesome River Band. Visit www.southeastexpressway.com . The Dixie Butterhounds open www.dixiebutterhounds.com.

Tues, Sept 2, 2008:

Frank Drake & The Aristocrats features Jerry Miller on guitar, Dan Kellar on fiddle, Johnny Sciascia on bass and Frank Drake himself on mandolin. Visit www.frankdrake.org . Bluegrass trio from western MA, James Delnero & Lost Mountain, opens at 8:30 www.myspace.com/lostmountainbluegrass .

Tues, Sept 9, 2008:

The Reunion Band sings time-tested renditions of bluegrass and gospel classics. Their guitar player and lead vocalist, Dave Dillon, toured for many years with Joe Val and the New England Bluegrass Boys. At this year’s Joe Val Memorial Bluegrass Festival in Framingham, MA, February 15 through 17, the Boston Bluegrass Union honored Dave with a Lifetime Achievement Award. For more information, visit www.reunionbluegrass.com. Six-piece bluegrass band Boston Road opens at 8:30 http://cmgalinsky.googlepages.com/bostonroad

Tues, Sept 16, 2008:

True Life Bluegrass plays traditional bluegrass and gospel. Featuring Steve Watt on banjo, mandolin and vocals, Ellen Hays on guitar and vocals, Erin Prawoko on fiddle and vocals, Jiro Kokubu on Dobro and Eric Levenson on upright bass, True Life is the longest-running bluegrass band in Cambridge. Old-timey + surprises Jubilee Mule opens.

Tues, Sept 23, 2008:

JP Hicks may include some or all of the following: Matt Arcara (guitar), Wes Corbett (banjo), possibly Bill Evans (also banjo), Eric Robertson (mandolin), Luke Price and/or Mike Barnett (fiddles), Tashina and/or Tristan Clarridge (fiddles and possibly cello) and Charlie Rose (bass). No open flames will be permitted at this show. The Dixie Butterhounds open www.dixiebutterhounds.com.

FORMAT

Opening Act at 8:30 PM
Feature Band at 10:00 PM
Pickin' Party 11:15 PM to 12:45 AM closing
Downstairs is open for acoustic pickin' all night long. Come on down 'n' pick!
All players and audience invited

COVER CHARGE

There is no Formal Cover Charge on Tuesday nights. Instead, a $7 Voluntary Donation in the Hat is requested from all audience members. All proceeds go to the Feature Band. This is the only way Tuesday night bands are paid.

LOCATION

The Cantab Lounge is located at 738 Massachusetts Avenue in Central Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts, on the "west" side of the street at the "north" end of Central Square, two doors down from the 7-Eleven convenience store at the corner of MassAve and Pleasant Street.

CANTAB PHONE is ( 6 1 7 ) 3 5 4 - 2 6 8 5

PARKING

Parking is on the surrounding streets or in two lots out back. Meters go out of effect at 6:00 PM. In a rush and can't find a spot? Drive around slowly and think pure thoughts.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Take the RedLine to the Central Square stop, and walk two blocks "north" "toward Harvard Square" to find the Cantab on your left. The MassAve/Dudley BUS goes by the door.

WEBSITE

The Cantab's web site is www.cantab-lounge.com (include that hyphen!) The ENTERTAINMENT CALENDAR will be current when you visit and will have the latest updates. You'll also find driving directions and the menu.

MYSPACE

www.myspace.com/bluegrassatthecantab is now up and running. Thank you Joe Walsh! Thank You to the Cantab staff: Steve and Warren behind the bar, Christine our waitress, Mike at the door, Michael behind the bar downstairs, and our Cook. Special thanks to Richard Fitzgerald.

Contact for Tuesday Night Bluegrass at the Cantab Lounge:

For further information contact Bluegrass Host Geoff Bartley at geoffbartley@pobox.com or visit www.geoffbartley.com and follow links for "Geoff at the Cantab / Bluegrass". Song files and background information about Geoff can also be found at www.myspace.com/geoffbartley.