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  • Big Jon Short at The Porch

    The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MA

    One-man band Big Jon Short provides the First Friday Blues at The Porch. 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 importance to American music. Free admission for the music; reserve a …

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  • Andrew Gravel and Friends at The Porch

    The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MA

    Andrew 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 …

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  • Coywolf Johnson at The Porch

    The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MA

    Coywolf Johnson, led by Hendrik (Henny) Gideonse, makes its regular first Wednesday appearance at The Porch for an evening of spirituals and blues. Free admission for the music; table reservations recommended if you plan to have dinner.

  • Rob Leines at The Porch

    The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MA

    Enjoy some country music with a blue-collar rock 'n' roll pulse as The Porch welcomes Rob Leines for his first Medford appearance. General admission tickets are $12 in advance, $15 day of show through Eventbrite.    

    $12 – $15
  • The People’s Jam at The Porch

    The People’s Jam at The Porch
    The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MA

    The 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 …

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    Free
  • Dan & The Wildfire at The Porch

    The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MA

    The Porch invites you to dress as your favorite music star as Dan & the Wildfire hosts a Halloween party where they'll be doing their best impersonations of The Band. Dan & the Wildfire began in 2011 as an indie/folk trio. Since then, the Boston-based outfit has evolved into a "soulful rock n' roll" quintet. …

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    $15
  • Dwayne Haggins at The Porch

    The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MA

    Dwayne Haggins, who has been called "the love child of Hank Williams and Sam Cooke" and “The John Legend of rockabilly," returns to The Porch for his Fourth Saturday Country Soul residency. Think Marvin Gaye with a hint of Dolly Parton. Admission is free for the music; table reservations recommended if you plan to have …

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  • Cheryl Arena and Friends at The Porch

    The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MA

    Cheryl Arena, one of only 30 artists featured in the book “Masters of the Harmonica,” returns to The Porch with some friends to provide free afternoon blues. Raised in the Boston area, Arena has been bringing the sound of authentic American blues music to audiences around the U.S. and Europe for over 30 years. She …

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  • Swamp & Shadows at The Porch

    The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MA

    Burlesque to the sound of live, sexy soul music all night long at The Porch as Swamp & Shadows brings some dirty Delta bump and grind to put a spell on you. Swamp & Shadows is a recurring collaboration between legendary local songwriters and Somerville's top burlesque revue. Original songs about sensuality, lust and yearning …

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    $25 – $30
  • Stan Martin Band at The Porch

    The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MA

    The Stan Martin Band returns to The Porch as part of the Fourth Friday Country series, bringing that Bakersfield sound that will make Western Swing dancers and two-steppers rejoice! Lovers of sweet harmonies too! Free admission for the music; reserve a table if you plan to have dinner.