The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint
Blues & BBQ: Jamming for a Cause
The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MASome of New England's best blues artists join forces at The Porch for a cause -- to eradicate cancer -- in Glyn Morgan’s Visionary of the Year Campaign to raise money for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Glyn is a 10-year blood cancer survivor and is proud to present this fantastic Blues and BBQ event. Music …
The People’s Jam at The Porch
The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MAThe closing of Johnny D's Uptown in Somerville left a big hole that needed filled: a place for blues musicians to jam on Sundays and support one another. That is the spirit The Porch fosters with its People's Jam. Bass amp and two guitar amps provided, along with DIs, vocal mics and horn mics. Just …
Coywolf Johnson at The Porch
The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MACoywolf Johnson, led by guitarist and singer Hendrik (Henny) Gideonse, is back for their first Wednesday residency performing spirituals and blues at The Porch. The band also features Mark Hobbs on guitar and voice, Mike Sax on horns, and Rick Forzese on drums. Free admission for the music; table reservations recommended if you plan to …
Andrew Gravel and Friends at The Porch
The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MAAndrew Gravel is a musician, singer, guitarist and songwriter best known as the founding member of the Boston-based rock band The Gravel Project. Carrying on the tradition of blues and '70s psychedelic rock music, Gravel returns to The Porch to perform both original music and classics by artists including The Allman Brothers, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff …
Zahra Lux with Chris Gardino at The Porch
The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MAOne of the most intensely passionate vocalists in New England, Haydee Irizarry -- who performs solo as Zahra Lux -- returns to The Porch, along with Chris Gardino's bluesy acoustic guitar. A classically trained multi-instrumentalist and composer with an intensely rich contralto, Irizarry fronts the metal group Carnivora and is known as the Metal Selena. …
Abbott Street String Band at The Porch
The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MAThe Abbott Street String Band returns to The Porch with a little bit of bluegrass, and a little bit of Dixieland. This group of local old-time players formed at an Abbott Street residence during the pandemic. They feature acoustic instruments such as banjos, fiddles and guitars, and groove on the melodies of traditional fiddle tunes, …
Rumboat Chili at The Porch
The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MARumboat Chili, an original, classic-style rock band from New Hampshire, makes its Medford debut at The Porch. The band takes pride in its classic roots, harkening back to original, raw, rock 'n' roll. Combining layers of organ, piano, dual lead guitars, tight rhythmic bass, and powerful drums, the band’s music is driven by two distinct, …
The People’s Jam at The Porch
The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MAThe closing of Johnny D's Uptown in Somerville left a big hole that needed filled: a place for blues musicians to jam on Sundays and support one another. That is the spirit The Porch fosters with its People's Jam. Bass amp and two guitar amps provided, along with DIs, vocal mics and horn mics. Just …
Big Jon Short at The Porch
The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MAOne-man band Big Jon Short, who normally holds down the First Friday Blues at The Porch, is performing this month on the second Wednesday. Armed with foot percussion, a National Reso-phonic Guitar and Lowebow cigar-box reso-hillharp, Short’s high-energy performances tap into the heart of the songs, regional styles, and folklore of the blues and its …
Greg Hall at The Porch
The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MAWestern Massachusetts singer-songwriter Greg Hall, known for his work touring as a member of Ward Hayden & the Outliers as well as performing with his own band, has the spotlight tonight at The Porch. Born with music all around and raised by horses on a Northeast farm, Hall's pastoral upbringing shaped his career, laying original …