The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint
A Former Friend at The Porch
The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MAThe Porch welcomes back A Former Friend, a solo act of Robert Tobias, who was a longtime member of the band Former Friends of Young Americans. Stop in to enjoy a modern take on the grand tradition of American songwriting. Free admission for the music; table reservations recommended if you plan to have dinner. …
Billy Eli and the GutShot Angels at The Porch
The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MAThe dynamite country-rock trio Billy Eli and the GutShot Angels come to Medford from Austin for their debut at The Porch. Featuring guitar, pedal steel and drums, the GutShot Angels take their audiences on a raucous ride through heartbreak, love, drinking, everyday life and loss. Lively rhythms and strong melodies pull from classic rock, country …
Savtones at The Porch
The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MAThe third Wednesday of the month brings Tony Savarino's Savtones back to perform at The Porch. Enjoy Savarino's original compositions: instrumentals focusing on guitar melodies. It's like instrumental Western Swing with some early jazz with some telecaster twang with a little blues and a great sense of humor. Expect a special guest too. Free admission …
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 …
Eugene Tyler Band at The Porch
The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MAIndie-bluegrass trio the Eugene Tyler Band, winner of the 2021 Thomas Point Beach Bluegrass Festival Showcase Band Competition in Maine, makes their Medford debut at The Porch. Members Eugene Gardner (vocals, guitar, mandolin, tenor guitar), Danny Tyler (banjo, /guitar) and Marc Jaffee (upright bass, vocals) all grew up within a few miles of each other …
Prakash Slim at The Porch
The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MAThe Porch invites you to enjoy an afternoon of blues from Nepal, courtesy of Prakash Slim (Ram Prakash Pokharel). Slim started hearing old blues records when he was a child living in poverty in India, and he first played music by drumming on a set of gallon water jugs, singing to the beat all day. …
Angry Hill at The Porch
The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MAThe Porch welcomes back the blues-rock power trio Angry Hill for a night of acoustic guitar music. Members are Keith Denehy (lead vocals, guitars), Josh Roberts (bass, backing vocals) and Sean Roberts (drums, backing vocals). General admission tickets are $10 in advance, $15 day of show through Eventbrite.
Bees Deluxe at The Porch
The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MABees Deluxe, a British/American, modern four-piece blues band, returns to the Porch. The band celebrates the music of Billie Holiday, Etta James, Albert Collins, Robert Cray, Tinsley Ellis, Freddie King and Roomful of Blues with respect and a dash of hot sauce. Bees Deluxe is spearheaded by British guitarist Conrad Warre, with Carol Band on …
Arthur Terembula at The Porch
The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint 175 River's Edge Drive, Medford, MAThe Porch welcomes back Arthur Terembula, a passionate student of the country blues and ragtime guitar. Terembula is a time traveler who transports you into the sounds of juke joints and city streets in the 1920s and 1930ss. He reimagines songs from those times, rewriting and interpreting the sounds of Charley Patton, Skip James, Robert …
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 …