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 . . .
June 2009
(Jump to next month's calendar.)
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1 Upstairs FOLK & ACOUSTIC Geoff Bartley’s Open Mike 8pm Feature @ 9:30: Jon McAuliffe & Paul Spiedel Downstairs Club Bohemia presents Underground Comedy
8 pm |
2 Upstairs BLUEGRASS Pickin’ Party 8pm Feature @ 10pm: Red Hot Black Top Opening act @ 8:30pm: Birch Benders 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 Diane Blue and The Fatback Band 9pm Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 9pm |
6 Upstairs DANCE BAND Diane Blue and The Fatback Band 9pm Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 9pm |
7 Upstairs Candy’s BLUES JAZZ & ROCK Jam 9pm Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 9pm |
8 Upstairs FOLK & ACOUSTIC Geoff Bartley’s Open Mike 8pm Feature @ 9:30: Sean Rowe Downstairs Club Bohemia presents Underground Comedy
8 pm |
9 Upstairs BLUEGRASS Pickin’ Party 8pm Feature @ 10pm: Tony Watt & Southeast Expressway Opening act @ 8:30pm: Eric McDonald & Friends 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 Diane Blue and The Fatback Band 9pm Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 9pm |
13 Upstairs DANCE BAND Diane Blue and The Fatback Band 9pm Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 9pm |
14 Upstairs Candy’s BLUES JAZZ & ROCK Jam 9pm Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 9pm |
15 Upstairs FOLK & ACOUSTIC Geoff Bartley’s Open Mike 8pm Feature @ 9:30: Brendan Hogan Downstairs Club Bohemia presents Underground Comedy
8 pm |
16 Upstairs BLUEGRASS Pickin’ Party 8pm Feature @ 10pm: Spring Hill Rounders 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 Diane Blue and The Fatback Band 9pm Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 9pm |
20 Upstairs DANCE BAND Diane Blue and The Fatback Band 9pm Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 9pm |
21 Upstairs Candy’s BLUES JAZZ & ROCK Jam 9pm Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 9pm |
22 Upstairs FOLK & ACOUSTIC Geoff Bartley’s Open Mike 8pm Feature @ 9:30: Morgan Davis Downstairs Club Bohemia presents Underground Comedy
8 pm |
23 Upstairs BLUEGRASS Pickin’ Party 8pm Feature @ 10pm: Southern Rail Opening act @ 8:30pm: The 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 Diane Blue and The Fatback Band 9pm Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 9pm |
27 Upstairs DANCE BAND Diane Blue and The Fatback Band 9pm Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 9pm |
28 Upstairs Candy’s BLUES JAZZ & ROCK Jam 9pm Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 9pm |
29 Upstairs FOLK & ACOUSTIC Geoff Bartley’s Open Mike 8pm Feature @ 9:30: Marc Douglas Berardo Downstairs Club Bohemia presents Underground Comedy
8 pm |
30 Upstairs BLUEGRASS Pickin’ Party 8pm Feature @ 10pm: Alan Kaufman & the Joint Chiefs of RetroGrass Opening act @ 8:30pm: Uncle Monk Downstairs BLUEGRASS Pickin’ Party 8pm |

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1 Upstairs Candy’s BLUES JAZZ & ROCK Jam 9pm Downstairs POETRY Boston Poetry Slam 8pm |
2 Upstairs DANCE BAND the ChickenSlacks 9pm Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 8pm |
3 Upstairs DANCE BAND Diane Blue and The Fatback Band 9pm Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 9pm |
4  Upstairs DANCE BAND Diane Blue and The Fatback Band 9pm Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 9pm |
5 Upstairs Candy’s BLUES JAZZ & ROCK Jam 9pm Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 9pm |
6 Upstairs FOLK & ACOUSTIC Geoff Bartley’s Open Mike 8pm Feature @ 9:30: Livio Guardi
Downstairs Club Bohemia presents Underground Comedy 8 pm |
7 Upstairs BLUEGRASS Pickin’ Party 8pm Feature @ 10pm: Matt Glaser & John McGann Opening act @ 8:30pm: James Delnero & Lost Mountain Downstairs BLUEGRASS Pickin’ Party 8pm |
8 Upstairs Candy’s BLUES JAZZ & ROCK Jam 9pm Downstairs POETRY Boston Poetry Slam 8pm |
9 Upstairs DANCE BAND the ChickenSlacks 9pm Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 8pm |
10 Upstairs DANCE BAND Diane Blue and The Fatback Band 9pm Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 9pm |
11 Upstairs DANCE BAND Diane Blue and The Fatback Band 9pm Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 9pm |
12 Upstairs Candy’s BLUES JAZZ & ROCK Jam 9pm Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 9pm |
13 Upstairs FOLK & ACOUSTIC Geoff Bartley’s Open Mike 8pm Feature @ 9:30: The Orphan Trains Downstairs Club Bohemia presents Underground Comedy 8 pm |
14 Upstairs BLUEGRASS Pickin’ Party 8pm Feature @ 10pm: Broken Blossoms Opening act @ 8:30pm: Eric McDonald & Friends Downstairs BLUEGRASS Pickin’ Party 8pm |
15 Upstairs Candy’s BLUES JAZZ & ROCK Jam 9pm Downstairs POETRY Boston Poetry Slam 8pm |
16 Upstairs DANCE BAND the ChickenSlacks 9pm Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 8pm |
17 Upstairs DANCE BAND Diane Blue and The Fatback Band 9pm Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 9pm |
18 Upstairs DANCE BAND Diane Blue and The Fatback Band 9pm Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 9pm |
19 Upstairs Candy’s BLUES JAZZ & ROCK Jam 9pm Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 9pm |
20 Upstairs FOLK & ACOUSTIC Geoff Bartley’s Open Mike 8pm Feature @ 9:30: Bill Morris & the Wicked Pickers Downstairs Club Bohemia presents Underground Comedy 8 pm |
21 Upstairs BLUEGRASS Pickin’ Party 8pm Feature @ 10pm: Boston City Limits Opening act @ 8:30pm: Jubilee Mule Downstairs BLUEGRASS Pickin’ Party 8pm
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22 Upstairs Candy’s BLUES JAZZ & ROCK Jam 9pm Downstairs POETRY Boston Poetry Slam 8pm |
23 Upstairs DANCE BAND the ChickenSlacks 9pm Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 8pm |
24 Upstairs DANCE BAND Diane Blue and The Fatback Band 9pm Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 9pm |
25 Upstairs DANCE BAND Diane Blue and The Fatback Band 9pm Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 9pm |
26 Upstairs Candy’s BLUES JAZZ & ROCK Jam 9pm Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 9pm |
27 Upstairs FOLK & ACOUSTIC Geoff Bartley’s Open Mike 8pm Feature @ 9:30: Raina Rose Downstairs Club Bohemia presents Underground Comedy 8 pm |
28 Upstairs BLUEGRASS Pickin’ Party 8pm Feature @ 10pm: Silver Dagger Opening act @ 8:30pm: Dixie Butterhounds Downstairs BLUEGRASS Pickin’ Party 8pm
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29 Upstairs Candy’s BLUES JAZZ & ROCK Jam 9pm Downstairs POETRY Boston Poetry Slam 8pm |
30 Upstairs DANCE BAND the ChickenSlacks 9pm Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 8pm |
31 Upstairs DANCE BAND Diane Blue and The Fatback Band 9pm Downstairs Mickey Bliss Presents Club Bohemia 9pm |

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