New England Folk and Roots Music Publication

New England Folk and Roots Music Publication

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Passim Announces a MONSTER Free Outdoor Concert Line up

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 RakishIzzy 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.

Brian Carroll

Brian Carroll is the founder of Red Line Roots. He is a Massachusetts native that got his start as a musician in the very community he now supports.