When I was still working in an office just outside of Central Square in Cambridge there were few things that made me excited for the work week. One of them was delicious vegetarian sandwiches at the new Clover storefront that just went in a few months before I left and the other was Passim‘s Kendall Square concert series at lunchtime. Grab a bite, head over and 8 out of 10 times it was a friend playing the 1 hour mid day slot out in the plaza just past the train exit. It was a treat.
Well Passim is at it again and has unleashed a beast of a line up this year. For starters, friends Ethan Setiawan, Hayley Sabella, Izzy Heltai, Billy Wilder and Kat & Brad stand out immediately, but Passim does not wrong in booking and any of these fantastic events give you a reason to get outside during the week, enjoy the warmer weather as it sets in and maybe bring a few bucks to buy a CD from an artist (new to you or an old favorite) and support local artists and the organizations that highlight them.
Full line up below…be warned, its BIG!
From Passim: Club Passim announced more than three dozen free outdoor shows this summer in Cambridge, that are part of annual summer series in Kendall Square, Danehy Park, Harvard Square, and the plaza at the Harvard Science Center. Featuring acts from Rakish, Izzy Heltai to Kat & Brad and Liv Greene, the concerts begin May 10 and run through September 27. Passim also announced that they will host the Folk and Roots Stage at River Festival on June 1st.
The Harvard Common Science Center Plaza Series – 1 Oxford St. Cambridge, MA
Every other Friday: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
May 10 Ethan Setiawan Band
June 7 Lloyd Thayer
June 21 Adam Brahami
July 5 Alisa Amador
July 19 Hayley Sabella
August 2 Sheila Del Bosque & Nacho Gonzalez Trio
August 16 Pretty Saro
August 30 Liv Greene
September 13 Rakish
September 27 Fabiola Mendez Duo
Kendall Square Series – 350 Kendall St, Cambridge, MA
Tuesday afternoons: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
June 4 Zach Mayer
June 11 Liv Greene
June 18 Avi J. Salloway
June 25 Lindsay Foote
July 2 Izzy Heltai
July 9 Monica Rizzio
July 16 Olivia Barton
July 23 Lisa Bastoni
July 30 Amanda Ekery
August 6 Miles Hewitt
August 13 Robbie Pate
August 20 Julia Mark
August 27 Sadie Gustafson-Zook
September 3 Zak Trojano
Palmer Street Series – 1 Palmer St (Harvard Square), Cambridge, MA
Thursdays: 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm.
June 20 Nacho Gonzalez
June 27 Lizje Sarria
July 4 Jobi Riccio
July 11 Sheila del Bosque
July 18 Maxfield Anderson
July 25 Corinne Savage
August 1 Hannah Siglin
August 8 The Ruta Beggars
August 15 Olivia Barton
August 22 Giorgio Albanese
August 29 Emily Baker
September 5 Ethan Setiawan
Danehy Park Series – 99 Sherman St, Cambridge, MA
Tuesday Nights: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
July 2 Sheila Del Bosque & Nacho Gonzalez Trio
July 9 Fade Blue
July 16 Kat & Brad
July 23 Air Congo
July 30 Nat Seelen & Friends
August 6 Alisa Amador feat. Noah Anderson
River Festival: Central Square Cultural District, Cambridge, MA
June 1, 2019
Time: 11am – 6pm
12:00PM Late Risers
1:00PM Ezekiel’s Wheels Klezmer Band
2:00PM Billy Wylder
3:00PM Sean Staples & Friends
4:00PM Alisa Amador
5:00PM Erin Bonnie & The Black Caps
All of the shows are free and open to the public.