The WMBR Roots Report
(Americana, Blues, Cajun & Zydeco)

• Friday, May 10:
  • Tall Heights (cd rel), Megan Burtt (7 SOLD OUT, & 10pm) - Club Passim
  • Shinyribs (Kevin Russell and Keith Langford of the Gourds, 7:30pm), Leroy Justice, Township, & the Connection (10pm) - Johnny D's
  • Buffalo Tom (8pm SOLD OUT) - Sinclair (next night, too, SOLD OUT)
  • Mudhoney, & White Dynomite (9pm) - The Paradise
  • Lisa Marie and All Shook Up (9pm) - Smoken' Joe's Bbq
  • Liz Frame and the Kickers, & Brad Byrd (10pm) - Toad
  • Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks (Sawtelle Room, 8pm, & POSTPONED) - Bull Run (Shirley, MA)
  • Big Sandy and the Fly Rite Boys, & Girls Guns and Glory (8pm) - Narrows (Fall River, MA)
  • Zoe Lewis, & Bethel Steele (8pm) - the Me and Thee Coffeehouse (Marblehead, MA)

• Saturday, May 11:
  • Kevin Russell (the Gourds, & Shinyribs) performs live on the Lost Highway (9:30am) - WMBR
  • Josh Lederman and the CSARS (4pm), & the Cannibal Ramblers (10:30pm) - The Plough and Stars
  • the Tom Hagerty Band (6pm) - Sally O's
  • Hayes Carll, Warren Hood and the Goods (7pm SOLD OUT, & 10pm) - Johnny D's
  • Trailer Park (7:30pm), & Cold Chocolate (10pm) - Toad
  • Mark Erelli, & John Statz (8pm) - Club Passim
  • WMBR hosted benefit for the Jimmy Fund, in honor of MIT Policeman Sean Collier w/ Spirit Kid, & Cuffs (9pm) - MIT Coffeehouse Lounge (Stratton Center, 3rd floor)
  • Cheryl Aruda and Dirty Blonde (9pm) - Smoken' Joe's Bbq
  • Richard James and the Name Changers, Miss Fairchild, the Great Divide, & Caleb Hawley (9pm) - Church
  • Iris DeMent (Sawtelle Room, 8pm), Will Dailey, the Rafters (Ballroom, & 8pm) - Bull Run (Shirley, MA)
  • Ronnie Earl (8pm) - Narrows (Fall River, MA)
  • Erin Harpe and the Delta Swingers (w/ Sonny Jim Clifford, & 9pm) - C-Note (Hull, MA)

• Sunday, May 12:
  • the Roy Sludge Trio (4pm) - Radio
  • the Natural Wonders (5pm), the Frank Morey Band (9pm), Andrea Gillis, & Marc Pinansky (11:30pm) - The Plough and Stars
  • Steve Earle and the Dukes and Duchesses, & the Mastersons (8pm) - Wilbur Theatre
  • the Porch Party Mamas, & Mike Morris (8pm) - Club Passim
  • Jim Coyle and the Barroom Gentlemen (8pm) - Sally O's
  • Billy Wine (9pm) - Toad
  • Barrett Anderson (10pm) - Atwood's

• Monday, May 13:
  • David Johnston (6:30pm), & the White Owls (9pm) - Toad
  • benefit for the Krystle Campbell Foundation w/ Erin Harpe and Rosy Rosenblatt, Vance Gilbert, Jesse Dee, Franc Graham, Patrick Coman, Serge Clivio, & more (7pm) - Regent Theater
  • Bluegrass Mondays w/ Sean Staples, Eric Royer, Dave Westner, & guests (9pm) - Atwood's
  • Iron Harvest (Will Dailey, Dave Brophy, & 10:30pm) - The Plough and Stars

• Tuesday, May 14:
  • benefit for victims of Marathon tragedy w/ Corin Ashley, Tad Overbaugh, The Late Arrivals, Brian Carroll, Dan Blakeslee, Marc Pinansky, Patrick Coman, Tsunami Of Sound, Barrence Whitfield, Amy Black, Adela and Jude, Jason Dunn, & Gymnasium and many more (7pm) - Johnny D's
  • the Dietrich Strause Band (7:30pm), & the Blue Ribbons (10pm) - Toad
  • the Dixie Butterhounds (8:30pm), & Lindsay Lou and the Flatbellys (10pm) - The Cantab Lounge
  • Glenn Yoder and the Western States, & Sam Reid and the Riot Act (9pm) - The Lizard Lounge
  • Tim Gearan, Duke Levine, & Lou Ulrich (9:30pm) - Atwood's

• Wednesday, May 15:
  • Dietrich Strause (noon) - Kendall Café, (Passim summer series)
  • benefit for Somerville's Mystic Learning Center (for children) w/ the Tom Hagerty Band (6pm) - Sally O's
  • Ellis Paul, & Rebecca Loebe (7pm) - Club Passim
  • Fandango (7pm), & the Daniel Byrnes Band (10pm) - Toad
  • Melissa Ferrick (8pm) - Sinclair
  • David Jacobs-Strain (8pm) - Club Passim
  • the Dennis Brennan Band (w/ Duke Levine, Kevin Bary, Billy Beard, Richard Gates), & Geoff Bartley and Howie Tarnower (9pm) - The Lizard Lounge
  • Ray Mason (7pm) - Chili Head Barbeque (320 West Center Street, West Bridgewater, MA)

• Thursday, May 16:
  • Ellis Paul, Rebecca Loebe (7, & 10pm) - Club Passim
  • the Jeremy Lyons Trio (7:30pm) - Sally O's
  • Mary Chapin Carpenter, & Shawn Colvin (8pm) - Wilbur
  • Mount Peru (cd rel), Aloud, Parks, & Nurse and Soldier (9pm) - TT the Bear's Place
  • Session Americana (9:30pm) - The Lizard Lounge
  • North of Nashville, & the Blind Owl Band (10pm) - Atwood's
  • Tinsley Ellis (8pm) - Narrows (Fall River, MA)
  • Mark Brine - Amazing Things Arts Center (featured artist, open mic)

• Friday, May 17:
  • Larry Flint and the Road Scholars (6pm) - Sally O's
  • Jimmy Ryan and Hayride! (w/ Duke Levine, Mike Piehl, Ed Riemer, 7:30pm), the Mallett Brothers Band (cd rel), & Whiskey Kill (10pm) - Johnny D's
  • JoeyÊAbarta, Paddy League, Jackie O'Riley (w/ Nathan Gourley, & 7:30pm) - Loring Greenough House (Jamaica Plain, MA)
  • Josh Ritter and the Royal City Band (8pm) - House of Blues
  • Boy (8pm) - Cafe 939
  • Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters (9pm) - Scullers
  • Scott Tournet, Ver La Luz, & Rayland Baxter (9pm) - Brighton Music Hall
  • Mount Peru (cd rel), Aloud, Parks, & Nurse and Soldier (9pm) - TT the Bear's Place
  • Ryan Montbleau, & the Tall Heights (8pm) - the Me and Thee Coffeehouse (Marblehead, MA)
  • Red Molly (8pm) - Center for the Arts (Natick, MA)
  • Poco (8pm) - Shalin Liu Performance Center (Rockport, MA)

• Saturday, May 18:
  • Bob Boulrice rides shotgun, & guest hosts on the Lost Highway - WMBR
  • Ellis Paul (family show, 3:30pm), Heather Maloney (cd rel), Caroline Herring (8pm), & Mike Block (11pm) - Club Passim
  • the Family Jewels (4pm), & Trusty Sidekick (10:30pm) - The Plough and Stars
  • Rose and the Nightingale (5pm) - Story Chapel (580 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA, members Q & A at 4pm)
  • Josh Lederman and the CSARS (6pm), & One Thin Dime (9pm) - Sally O's
  • Amy Kucharik and Friends With Benefits (7:30pm), & the Kristen Ford Band (10pm) - Toad
  • the Duke Robillard Band (7:30pm) - Regattabar
  • the Jim Hall Trio (8, & 10pm) - Scullers
  • Jay Nash, Ollie Childs, & Eliza Moore (8pm) - Cafe 939
  • Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires, & Paul and the Tall Trees (9pm) - The Paradise
  • the Sarah Borges Band, & the Spampinato Brothers - The Lizard Lounge
  • Johnny Barnes and the Nightcrawlers (9pm) - Smoken' Joe's Bbq
  • ZZ Top (8pm) - Lynn Auditorium (Lynn, MA)
  • the California Guitar Trio (8pm) - Narrows (Fall River, MA)
  • Chris McDermott (8pm) - Bull Run (Shirley, MA)
  • Ronny Cox (8pm) - Linden Tree Coffeehouse (Unitarian-Universalist Church, 326 Main Street, Wakefield, MA)
  • Erin Harpe and the Delta Swingers (9pm) - Red Rock Bistro (Swampscott, MA)

• Sunday, May 19:
  • the Roy Sludge Trio (4pm) - Radio
  • the Natural Wonders (5pm), the Frank Morey Band (9pm), Andrea Gillis, & Marc Pinansky (11:30pm) - The Plough and Stars
  • Jesse Cook (7pm) - Wilbur
  • Tripping Lily (8pm) - Club Passim
  • Mark Brine, Larry Flint, & Chuck Parrish (9pm) - Sally O's
  • Billy Wine (9pm) - Toad
  • Barrett Anderson (10pm) - Atwood's
  • Preston Frank, & Big Daddy Zydeco (5pm) - VFW (295 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA, dance lesson at 4:15pm)

• Monday, May 20:
  • David Johnston (6:30pm), & the White Owls (9pm) - Toad
  • the Staves, & Escondido (8pm) - Cafe 939
  • Bluegrass Mondays w/ Sean Staples, Eric Royer, Dave Westner, & guests (9pm) - Atwood's
  • Iron Harvest (Will Dailey, Dave Brophy, & 10:30pm) - The Plough and Stars

• Tuesday, May 21:
  • the Dietrich Strause Band (7:30pm), & the Blue Ribbons (10pm) - Toad
  • Paul Kelly (8pm SOLD OUT) - Club Passim
  • Luke Winslow-King, & Jeremy Lyons (8pm) - Johnny D's
  • Three Tall Pines (8:30pm), & True Life Bluegrass (10pm) - The Cantab Lounge

• Wednesday, May 22:
  • Melvern Taylor and His Fabulous Meltones (7:30pm), & the Baker Thomas Band (10pm) - Toad
  • Dead Confederate, the Roadkill Ghost Choir, & the New Highway Hymnal (8pm) - Brighton Muisc Hall
  • Glenn Jones, & Lloyd Thayer (8pm) - Johnny D's
  • Luke Winslow-King (8pm) - Church
  • Old Soldiers, Steve Mayone, & Tony Savarino and the Savtones - Milky Way, MA)

• Thursday, May 23:
  • Melvern Taylor and His Fabulous Meltones (7:30pm), & the Baker Thomas Band (10pm) - Toad
  • Peter Rowan, & Emy Phelps (8pm) - Somerville Theatre
  • the Rationales, Tad Overbaugh and the Late Arrivals, Preacher Roe, & the Golden West Motor Lodge (8pm) - Johnny D's
  • the Matthew Stubbs Band (8:30pm) - Smoken' Joe's Bbq
  • Laura Stevenson, Field Mouse, & Brian Bonz (9pm) - TT the Bear's Place
  • Railbird, & Star Rover - The Lizard Lounge
  • the Royal Southern Brotherhood (8pm) - Bull Run (Shirley, MA)

• Friday, May 24:
  • Gracie Curran and the High Falutin' Band (9pm) - Smoken' Joe's Bbq
  • the Royal Southern Brotherhood (8pm) - Narrows (Fall River, MA)
  • the Fishtank Ensemble (8pm) - Amazing Things Arts Center (Framingham, MA)
  • Miranda Russell (8pm) - Shalin Liu Performance Center (Rockport, MA, next night, too)

• Saturday, May 25:
  • Josh Lederman and the CSARS (4pm) - The Plough and Stars
  • the Roy Sludge Trio (7:30pm) - Johnny D's, (two sets!)
  • the Peter Parcek Trio (9pm) - Smoken' Joe's Bbq
  • Dave Aaronoff and the Protagonists - The Lizard Lounge
  • Tony Savarino and the Savtones (10pm) - Atwood's
  • Joyce Andersen and Harvey Reid (8pm) - Amazing Things Arts Center (Framingham, MA)
  • Sarah and the Tall Boys, & L'il Anne and Hot Cayenne (7:30pm) - German Club (Pawtucket, RI)
  • Gracie Curran and the High Falutin' Band (9pm) - Red Rock Bistro (Swampscott, MA)

• Sunday, May 26:
  • Henry Smith New Orleans Friends and Flavors (10:30am) - Red Rock Bistro (Swampscott, MA, brunch show, till noon)
  • the Roy Sludge Trio (4pm) - Radio
  • the Natural Wonders (5pm), the Frank Morey Band (9pm), Andrea Gillis, & Marc Pinansky (11:30pm) - The Plough and Stars
  • Billy Wine (9pm) - Toad

• Monday, May 27:
  • David Johnston (6:30pm), & the White Owls (9pm) - Toad
  • Iron Harvest (Will Dailey, Dave Brophy, & 10:30pm) - The Plough and Stars

• Wednesday, May 29:
  • the Stray Birds, & the Honey Dewdrops (7pm) - Club Passim
  • For the Sake of the Song Tribute to Bob Dylan w/ Tim Gearan Merrie Amsterburg, Danielle Miraglia, & Brendan Hogan (7:30pm) - Johnny D's
  • the James Hunter Six, & Jesse Dee (8pm) - Sinclair

• Thursday, May 30:
  • Jeff Pitchell and Texas Flood, Johnny A (8, & 10pm) - Scullers
  • the James Hunter Six, & Emily Elbert (8pm) - Narrows (Fall River, MA, rescheduled from March 22, tix honored)
  • the Klezwoods, & Full Tang (9pm) - Johnny D's
  • Miss Tess and the Talkbacks, & Lyle Brewer (9:15pm) - The Lizard Lounge

• Friday, May 31:
  • Gov't Mule, & Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers (6:30pm) - Bank of America Pavilion
  • Miss Tess and the Talkbacks, & Danielle Miraglia (9:15pm) - The Lizard Lounge
  • Red Molly (8pm) - Narrows (Fall River, MA, rescheduled from February 8, tix honored)

• Saturday, June 1:
  • Sanders Bohlke - Brighton Music Hall

• Sunday, June 2:
  • Gypsophilia (8pm) - Club Passim

• Monday, June 3:
  • Della Mae (cd rel, 7, & 9:30pm) - Club Passim

• Tuesday, June 4:
  • Della Mae (cd rel, & 7pm) - Middle East Up

• Wednesday, June 5:
  • JP Harris and the Tough Choices, & Joe Fletcher and the Wrong Reasons (7:30pm) - Johnny D's
  • DJ Easy Ed, & Doug Gesler spin the American Primitive (9pm) - River Gods
  • the Wood Brothers - (8pm) - Narrows (Fall River, MA)

• Thursday, June 6:
  • Dave Alvin and the Guilty Ones, & Sarah Borges (8:30pm) - Johnny D's

• Friday, June 7:
  • Patty Griffin (7pm) - House of Blues
  • Aoife O'Donovan (8pm) - Narrows (Fall River, MA)

• Saturday, June 8:
  • Aoife O'Donovan (8pm) - Sinclair
  • Los Straitjackets, & the Sarah Borges Band (8pm) - Narrows (Fall River, MA)

• Thursday, June 13:
  • Jonathan Richman (w/ Tommy Larkin, & 8pm) - Somerville Theatre
  • Son Volt (9pm) - The Paradise

• Saturday, June 15:
  • 7th annual Blues After Hours/ Mai Cramer memorial show and benefit w/ Luther Guitar Jr. Johnson, Debbie Davies, David Maxwell, Michael Tarbox, Lisa Marie, Mudcat Ward, Shirley Lewis, & more (7:30pm) - Regent Theater, (proceeds go to Compassionate Care ALS)
  • Dar Williams w/ Newton's New Philharmonia Orchestra (8pm) - First Baptist Church (Newton Center, MA)

• Tuesday, June 18:
  • Counting Crows, & the Wallflowers (7pm) - Bank of America Pavilion
  • Hot Tuna (acoustic), & Jill Sobule (7:30pm) - Somerville Theatre

• Thursday, June 20:
  • the Handsome Family, & Sean Rowe (8pm) - Club Passim

• Friday, June 21:
  • Dawes, & Shovels and Rope (7pm) - Royale
  • Marti Brom (w/ members of Red Velvet), & DJ Easy Ed (8pm) - Midway Cafe
  • the Handsome Family, & Sean Rowe (8pm) - the Narrows (Fall River, MA)

• Sunday, June 23:
  • Dwight Yoakam (2pm) - Indian Ranch (Webster, MA)

• Thursday, June 27:
  • Brown Bird (cd rel), & Joe Fletcher and the Wrong Reasons (9pm) - Brighton Music Hall, tix honored)

• Saturday, June 29:
  • Jo Dee Messina (2pm) - Indian Ranch (Webster, MA)

• Wednesday, July 3:
  • Shooter Jennings (9pm) - Sinclair

• Saturday, July 6:
  • Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, & the James Hunter Six (7pm) - Newport Yachting Center (Newport, RI)

• Thursday, July 11:
  • Chris Isaak (7:30pm) - Wilbur Theatre

• Wednesday, July 17:
  • Lyle Lovett and His Acoustic Group (8pm) - Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom (Hampton, NH)

• Saturday, July 20:
  • Green River Festival w/ Gogol Bordello, the Devil Makes Three, the Skatalites, JD MCPherson, Sallie Ford and The Sound Outside, the Ryan Montbleau Band, Caravan Of Thieves, Jeffrey Foucault and Cold Satellite, Slaid Cleaves, the Bernie Worrell Orchestra, Miss Tess and the Talkbacks, Poor Old Shine, Spanish For Hitchhiking, And The Kids. Rusty Belle, Bunk, the Bright Lines, Sun Parade, & Lux Deluxe - Greenfield Community College (Greenfield, MA)

• Saturday, July 20:
  • Green River Festival w/ Brandi Carlile, Buddy Miller, Jim Lauderdale, Lake Street Dive, Todd Snider, Heather Maloney, Joe Pug, Bombino, Spirit Family Reunion, Cedric Watson and Bijou Creole, the Boxcar Lilies, the Salvation Alley String Band, & the Gaslight Tinkers - Greenfield Community College (Greenfield, MA)

• Thursday, July 25:
  • Amelia White (w/ band), & Marc Pinansky - Atwood's

• Friday, August 2:
  • Beck (7:30pm) - Bank of America Pavilion
  • Todd Rundgren (8pm) - Wilbur Theatre

• Sunday, August 4:
  • Jamey Johnson (2pm) - Indian Ranch (Webster, MA)

• Sunday, August 11:
  • Marshall Tucker Band (2pm) - Indian Ranch (Webster, MA)