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Cambridge, MA 02139

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In its role as a neighborhood bar & grille
and meeting place for multi-ethnic, multi-generation Central Square,
the Cantab Lounge provides stages for many kinds of music and the spoken word.

Mondays Geoff Bartley hosts a Singer-Songwriter Open Mike  Upstairs

(Check out P.J. Shapiro's monthly podcast Something Live
for a taste of the Monday night music scene!)


. . . and Downstairs Club Bohemia presents Underground Comedy
with Chris Coxen, Robbie Roadstemer and special guests.

Tuesdays we have the best Bluegrass scene for miles around.

Wednesdays there's Candy's Blues, Jazz & Rock Jam Upstairs
and a Poetry Slam downstairs in the Underground.

Thursdays the Chicken Slacks bring classic soul and funk to the Upstairs stage
and Downstairs: Mickey Bliss presents Club Bohemia
(Check www.club-bohemia.com for the most up-to-date band details.)

Fridays and Saturdays
Upstairs: The Fatback Band with Diane Blue, The Couper Brothers, and other special guests
Downstairs: Mickey Bliss presents Club Bohemia
(Check www.club-bohemia.com for the most up-to-date band details.)

Sundays it's another Blues, Jazz & Rock Jam with Candy.

UPSTAIRS:   21+   Wheelchair accessible, cover charge varies
DOWNSTAIRS in the Cantab Underground:   21+  Not wheelchair accessible, cover charge varies

•  The CANTAB UNDERGROUND is available for private parties... call (617) 354-2685!


Can't remember the names of those great performers you heard at the Cantab a while back?
Browse through the calendar archive to jog your memory . . .


February 2010

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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1

• Upstairs

FOLK & ACOUSTIC
Geoff Bartley’s
Open Mike
8pm
Feature @ 9:30:
PJ Shapiro
2

• Upstairs

BLUEGRASS
Pickin’ Party
8pm

Feature @ 10pm:
Joe Sings Joe

Opening act
@ 8:30pm:
Frankie's Little .44

• Downstairs

BLUEGRASS
Pickin’ Party
8pm
3

• Upstairs

Candy’s
BLUES JAZZ
& ROCK Jam
9pm

• Downstairs

POETRY
Boston Poetry Slam
8pm
4

• Upstairs

DANCE BAND
the ChickenSlacks
9pm

• Downstairs

Mickey Bliss Presents
Club Bohemia
8pm
5
• Upstairs

DANCE BAND
The Fatback Band with the Couper Brothers
9pm

• Downstairs

Mickey Bliss Presents
Club Bohemia
9pm
6
• Upstairs

DANCE BAND
The Fatback Band with the Couper Brothers
9pm

• Downstairs

Mickey Bliss Presents
Club Bohemia
9pm
7

• Upstairs

Candy’s
BLUES JAZZ
& ROCK Jam
9pm

8

• Upstairs

FOLK & ACOUSTIC
Geoff Bartley’s
Open Mike
8pm
Feature @ 9:30:
Doug & Telisha Williams
9

• Upstairs

BLUEGRASS
Pickin’ Party
8pm

Feature @ 10pm:
True Life Bluegrass

Opening act
@ 8:30pm:
Doug & Telisha Williams

• Downstairs

BLUEGRASS
Pickin’ Party
8pm
10

• Upstairs

Candy’s
BLUES JAZZ
& ROCK Jam
9pm

• Downstairs

POETRY
Boston Poetry Slam
8pm
11

• Upstairs

DANCE BAND
the ChickenSlacks
9pm

• Downstairs

Mickey Bliss Presents
Club Bohemia
8pm
12
• Upstairs

DANCE BAND
The Fatback Band with the Couper Brothers
9pm

• Downstairs

Mickey Bliss Presents
Club Bohemia
9pm
13
• Upstairs

DANCE BAND
The Fatback Band with the Couper Brothers
9pm

• Downstairs

Mickey Bliss Presents
Club Bohemia
9pm
14

• Upstairs

Candy’s
BLUES JAZZ
& ROCK Jam
9pm

15

• Upstairs

FOLK & ACOUSTIC
Geoff Bartley’s
Open Mike
8pm
Feature @ 9:30:
Ryan Fitzsimmons
16

• Upstairs

BLUEGRASS
Pickin’ Party
8pm

Feature @ 10pm:
Back Eddy Bluegrass

Opening act
@ 8:30pm:
Jubilee Mule

• Downstairs

BLUEGRASS
Pickin’ Party
8pm
17

• Upstairs

Candy’s
BLUES JAZZ
& ROCK Jam
9pm

• Downstairs

POETRY
Boston Poetry Slam
8pm
18

• Upstairs

DANCE BAND
the ChickenSlacks
9pm

• Downstairs

Mickey Bliss Presents
Club Bohemia
8pm
19
• Upstairs

DANCE BAND
The Fatback Band with the Couper Brothers
9pm

• Downstairs

Mickey Bliss Presents
Club Bohemia
9pm
20
• Upstairs

DANCE BAND
The Fatback Band with the Couper Brothers
9pm

• Downstairs

Mickey Bliss Presents
Club Bohemia
9pm
21

• Upstairs

Candy’s
BLUES JAZZ
& ROCK Jam
9pm

22

• Upstairs

FOLK & ACOUSTIC
Geoff Bartley’s
Open Mike
8pm
Feature @ 9:30:
None of the Above
23

• Upstairs

BLUEGRASS
Pickin’ Party
8pm

Feature @ 10pm:
Tony Watt & Southeast Expressway

Opening act
@ 8:30pm:
Dixie Butterhounds

• Downstairs

BLUEGRASS
Pickin’ Party
8pm
24

• Upstairs

Candy’s
BLUES JAZZ
& ROCK Jam
9pm

• Downstairs

POETRY
Boston Poetry Slam
8pm
25

• Upstairs

DANCE BAND
the ChickenSlacks
9pm

• Downstairs

Mickey Bliss Presents
Club Bohemia
8pm
26
• Upstairs

DANCE BAND
The Fatback Band with the Couper Brothers
9pm

• Downstairs

Mickey Bliss Presents
Club Bohemia
9pm
27
• Upstairs

DANCE BAND
The Fatback Band with the Couper Brothers
9pm

• Downstairs

Mickey Bliss Presents
Club Bohemia
9pm
28

• Upstairs

Candy’s
BLUES JAZZ
& ROCK Jam
9pm

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The March 2010 calendar will be posted shortly.



(The January 2010 calendar is now in the
archive.)

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