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SUMMARY:David Wax Museum & Lowland Hum present The Golden Hours
DESCRIPTION:Catch the unveiling of The Golden Hours\, a new band formed by the members of acclaimed indie-folk acts David Wax Museum and Lowland Hum. These musicians have been touring and recording for over 20 years\, featured on CBS Saturday Morning and NPR’s Tiny Desk\, and lauded by The New York Times\, Washington Post\, TIME and Rolling Stone.  The Golden Hours’ debut record Terra Nova (to be released in 2026) brings together the power of these four songwriters in a marriage of lush harmonies\, emotional depth\, and supreme musicality. \nHailed by NPR Music as “pure\, irresistible joy” and praised by The Guardian as “global crossover at its best…as cheerfully infectious as it is original\,” David Wax Museum’s eclectic and exuberant sound blends the ancient and ever-relevant rhythms of traditional Mexican music with amber pop hues and unabashed rock riffs\, all tethered together by seductive harmonies. \nCo-fronted by multi-instrumentalist Suz Slezak with her raucous accordion and sublime fiddling along with the charismatic energy of David Wax\, their on-stage chemistry is both captivating and intimate. Since their early breakout as a buzz band at the revered Newport Folk Festival\, the band has toured the world with their two young children in tow\, performing at festivals in North America and Europe\, and sharing stages with The Avett Brothers\, Los Lobos\, The Wood Brothers\, Old97’s\, Buena Vista Social Club\, Gregory Alan Isakov\, Watchhouse\, Josh Ritter\, and Guster\, among others. \nTransmitting their kinetic energy in platforms including CBS This Morning: Saturday\, Tiny Desk Concert\, and NPR’s World Cafe\, they have also soundtracked love stories on and offscreens\, from the Netflix #1 show Firefly Lane to the wedding of US Secretary of Transportation\, Pete Buttigieg. Canada’s CKUA Radio praised their latest album You Must Change Your Life as “truly transformative — a colorful\, multi-layered dream world which speaks to both the most earthly and the most ineffable sides of our human existence.”
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/david-wax-museum-lowland-hum-present-the-golden-hours/
LOCATION:Passim\, 47 Palmer Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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SUMMARY:Sunny War
DESCRIPTION:Sunny War (born Sydney Lyndella Ward) is more than just an artist; she is a force of nature that is tough to pin down. What exactly is her style? Is she a blues or punk artist? The answer is yes and no. You can try to place Sunny in a few boxes\, but doing so would be a major disservice to the young songstress. Yes\, she may be a Robert Johnson with a shot of Bad Brains\, but even this description falls short. The only way to really know Sunny is to immerse oneself in the music. Easy enough\, right? OK\, maybe not that easy. \nSunny’s repertoire includes an expansive collection of songs exploring personal aspects of her life. Her lyrics prove she is not afraid to share her insights and philosophies on life. In her track\, “Man of My House\,” Sunny speaks on the trials and tribulations of living without a father in the home and inheriting the role of head of the household. Other tracks are just as powerful\, but also contain a dose political philosophy as exemplified in the moving blues tracks\, “Police State” and “Sheep.” There is also “Downtown–”a track that touches on the damage to one’s life drugs can cause without warning. \nSunny has indeed blown people away as evidenced by signing a sponsorship deal with Gibson Guitars and signed with performance rights organization BMI.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/sunny-war/
LOCATION:Passim\, 47 Palmer Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260711T200000
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SUMMARY:Forsyth
DESCRIPTION:Forsyth (Kate Knudsvig\, Kat Wallace\, Erin Hogan and Helen Kuhar) is a democratic collective of musicians\, where each member’s voice adds an equal thread to the group’s tapestry. With four voices as their canvas\, they combine their individual talents into a shared interpretation\, bringing fresh energy to the timeless melodies of the Celtic tradition. Inspired by the haunting soundscapes of Lankum and Ye Vagabonds\, Forsyth invites listeners to explore the vibrant tapestry of every song and story.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/forsyth/
LOCATION:Passim\, 47 Palmer Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260715T200000
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SUMMARY:The John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project
DESCRIPTION:The musical legacy of John Hartford has found a new chapter with The John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project; Mandolinist Sharon Gilchrist\, fiddle player Rachel Baiman\, and banjo/guitarist Ella Korth bring newly discovered Hartford tunes to old-time and bluegrass fans everywhere.  These compositions\, found handwritten in 60 notebooks after John’s death\, were compiled in The John Hartford Mammoth Collection of Fiddle Tunes\, and recorded on the GRAMMY-nominated album\, The John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project Vol. 1\, and Vol. 2: Julia Belle.  Julia Belle was co-produced by Gilchrist and released in February 2025.  The John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project is passionate about sharing these tunes far and wide so that they can become part of the roots music canon for future musicians to love and enjoy. \nThe John Hartford Fiddle Project has performed at festivals such as The Earl Scruggs Music Festival\, Cowichan Bluegrass Festival\, the Folky Fish Festival and has toured house concerts throughout the States. The Project also presents workshops teaching tunes from Hartford’s Mammoth Collection FT book\, aspects of Hartford’s iconic songwriting and creative ensemble practices Hartford lead in his own band. \nRenowned mandolinist Sharon Gilchrist has performed and recorded with the Peter Rowan & Tony Rice Quartet\, Scott Nygaard & John Reischman in the Harmonic Tone Revealers\, The CA Bluegrass Reunion Band\, Darol Anger\, Uncle Earl\, Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands\, and many others. She is also an influential music educator offering multiple online mandolin courses at pegheadnation.com and teaching at music camps around the globe.  Sharon has also performed and recorded with the acoustic string bands Uncle Earl and Della Mae who\, like Hartford are known for creating their own sound within traditional music.  In 2024\, Sharon joined the John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project\, Vol. 2 as an artist and co-producer alongside Katie Harford Hogue\, Megan Lynch Chowning and guest producer Alison Brown. \nRachel Baiman has spent the last decade working as a musician in a wide variety of roles\, from session musician (Molly Tuttle\, Kelsey Waldon\, Caroline Spence)\, to live sidewoman (Kacey Musgraves\, Amy Ray)\, to bandmate and producer (Nicholas Jamerson\, Josie Tonney). Known in the bluegrass and old-time world for her work with progressive fiddle duo 10 String Symphony\, Rachel represents the new generation that carries on John Hartford’s legacy as both an instrumentalist and songwriter. Since 2017\, Baiman has toured her solo project internationally with appearances at the Kilkenny Roots Festival in Ireland\, the Mullum Music Festival in Australia\, and the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage in Washington\, DC. \nGuitar and Banjo phenom Ella Korth has been touring as a side musician with Leith Ross in Europe\, the US and Canada\, and played guitar for GRAMMY Award-winning John Reischman’s band at the Canadian Folk Music Awards.  With her own musical project\, Ella has played a number of festivals\, including Kluane Mountain Bluegrass Festival\, NimbleFingers\, Cowichan Valley Bluegrass Festival\, Oly Old Time and Folk’n Fiddle Music Festival.  Passionate about songwriting and co-writing\, Ella won a Kootenay Music award for “Best Roots Song” in 2018. \n 
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/the-john-hartford-fiddle-tune-project/
LOCATION:Passim\, 47 Palmer Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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SUMMARY:C-4 Trio avec Steve Riley
DESCRIPTION:Steve Riley\, of Mamou Louisiana\, is a widely acknowledged master of the Cajun accordion and its singularly powerful sound. His playing is a standard by which timing\, phrasing and ingenuity are measured on the royal instrument of South Louisiana. That\, combined with his searing\, emotional vocals\, songwriting\, soulful fiddling and onstage front man charisma have propelled he and the Mamou Playboys into the world music limelight since the band’s inception. By their third release\, Trace of Time\, they had earned a Grammy nomination in the worldwide field of traditional folk music\, another in 2004 for Bon Reve\, in 2009 for Live at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and again in 2011 for their release\, Grand Isle. They have released 16 records total and 2026 year marks the 38th Anniversary for Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys! \nSteve Riley is also a founding member of the Lil Band o’ Gold\, High Performance\, the Racines\, and the Band Courtbouillon with whom he\, Wayne Toups and Wilson Savoy won a Grammy award in 2013! \nSteve has recorded and performed with the likes of The Rolling Stones (this collaboration won a Grammy award in 2026 for the Tribute to the King of Zydeco album honoring Clifton Chenier)\, Eric Clapton\, Robert Plant\, Elvis Costello\, Willie Nelson and Paul Simon! \nIn addition to his busy performing schedule\, in 2016 Steve formed the Steve Riley After School Music Program\, a Cajun/Creole music instructional program for grade school and high school kids that takes place in several schools in the Acadiana area. Teaching kids\, including his own children\, and nurturing their love for music has been one of his greatest passions! \nIn 2017\, Steve started Steve Riley Productions which has led to several shows highlighting Cajun and Creole music including\, Cajun Accordion Kings\, Cajun/Creole Fiddle Masters\, Creole Accordion Kings\, Cajun Christmas & South Louisiana Guitar Greats. In 2024 he produced the Bayou Boogie Festival in Connecticut\, the only festival in the northeast featuring solely Cajun & Zydeco music. In 2026 he\nproduced Bayou Boogie West in Berkeley CA. \nFor this tour\, Steve will be joined by his son\, Burke Riley on guitar and accordion. Although only 16 years old\, Burke is a multi-instrumentalist like his dad and the current drummer in the Mamou Playboys for the past 4 years. He also has his own band C-4 (Cajun 4) which includes Luke Huval\, who is the fiddler and vocalist in this power Cajun trio. \nLuke fronts his own band\, The Luke Huval Band\, and has been actively involved in the Cajun music scene since he was a young child as well. Known for his excellent vocals\, fiddling\, and songwriting\, he and Burke are 2 leaders of the new generation of Cajun musicians from south LA!
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/c-4-trio-avec-steve-riley/
LOCATION:Passim\, 47 Palmer Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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SUMMARY:Jesse Dee
DESCRIPTION:Singer\, songwriter\, guitarist Jesse Dee is a man with a big heart and an old soul. Whether he’s fronting a raucous band or stripping it down to the raw immediacy of a solo performance\, Dee’s passion for updating soul music for modern audiences shines through. Amidst a long list of influences\, classic soul and R&B artists such as Solomon Burke\, Sam Cooke\, and Otis Redding notably stand out. With a warm and honest sound\, memorable melodies\, and positive slice-of-life lyrics\, he keeps a growing fan base coming back for more. Dee has opened for legendary performers Al Green\, Etta James\, and Bettye LaVette\, as well as modern-day masters\, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings and The James Hunter Six. \n“Tough-but-tender soul and rollicking\, rootsy R&B…infectious\, revival-meeting furor” –Boston Globe
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/jesse-dee/
LOCATION:Passim\, 47 Palmer Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260720T200000
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SUMMARY:Jim Lauderdale
DESCRIPTION:Jim Lauderdale embodies the sound of American roots music for listeners around the world. A 2025 inductee into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame\, Lauderdale will release his 38th and 39th albums in 2026: Country Super Hits Volume 2 and a bluegrass collection\, The Birds Know. His major label debut\, 1991’s Planet of Love\, opened the door to international touring and established him as an A-list songwriter on Music Row. His songs have been recorded by George Strait\, Patty Loveless\, George Jones\, the Chicks\, Old Crow Medicine Show\, Lucinda Williams\, Charley Crockett\, Dave Edmunds\, Solomon Burke\, and many others. Between 2004 and 2013\, Lauderdale wrote and recorded six albums with Grateful Dead songwriter Robert Hunter. His many other collaborators include Buddy Miller\, Elvis Costello\, Donna the Buffalo\, North Mississippi Allstars\, Po’ Ramblin’ Boys\, and Ralph Stanley. In 2016\, Lauderdale received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Americana Music Association; he’s also won two Grammys in the Best Bluegrass Album category.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/jim-lauderdale/
LOCATION:Passim\, 47 Palmer Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260723T200000
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SUMMARY:The Howard Levy 4
DESCRIPTION:“fresh\, energetic\, spontaneous\, adventurous” \nThe Howard Levy 4 is a dynamic\, multi-styled band hailing from Chicago\, led by Grammy-Award winning diatonic harmonica master\, pianist and composer Howard Levy. Joining him are the incredibly virtuosic guitarist Chris Siebold\, the outstanding upright and electric bassist Joshua Ramos\, and the masterful Brazilian drummer Luiz Ewerling. This powerhouse ensemble delivers pure musical magic in a range of styles that includes Jazz\, Latin\, World Music\, and Blues. Besides several distinctively reworked American and Brazilian tunes\, the band has an astonishingly diverse repertoire of original compositions that combine and blend many cultures\, rhythms and genres\, creating a sonic experience that’s nothing short of extraordinary. \nA prolific recording artist\, Howard has released 17 albums under his own name and appeared on hundreds more. He is a founding member of Bela Fleck and The Flecktones and has performed and recorded with an incredibly diverse range of artists including Kenny Loggins\, Paquito D’Rivera\, Donald Fagen\, and Kurt Elling. The revolutionary technique that he developed on the diatonic harmonica transformed it into a fully chromatic instrument for the first time\, opening up possibilities for limitless musical exploration while still retaining the cry of the Blues. \nSounding like no other on stage\, Howard’s unparalleled harmonica playing and virtuosic\, lyrical pianism creates a 1-2 punch\, effortlessly alternating between instruments and sometimes blending the two in wild and unexpected ways. The Chicago Tribune says\, “As Art Tatum was to the piano\, so is Levy to the harmonica: a hyper-virtuoso whose feats can be admired and studied but never really replicated.” And Jazz Times notes\, “Although he cites McCoy Tyner and Herbie Hancock as influences\, Levy the pianist has a sunnier\, more ebullient style than either\, enlivened by an unfailing upward momentum…” \nChris\, house guitarist for A Prairie Home Companion\, has recorded and toured with some of Chicago’s most eclectic Jazz and fusion groups; Joshua\, who played five years with jazz legend Ramsey Lewis\, is one of the industry’s most in-demand bassists; Luiz\, whose Brazilian roots infuse the ensemble with rhythmic and compositional richness\, adds profound depth to the group’s sound. \nThe Howard Levy 4’s live performances are a feast for the intellect and the senses\, brimming with unbridled energy and artistic brilliance. Their EP\, “Live from Chicago”\, showcases their extraordinary ability to transcend musical genres and captivate audiences. Experience the artistry of The Howard Levy 4\, where every concert is a journey through boundless landscapes of musical expression.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/the-howard-levy-4/
LOCATION:Passim\, 47 Palmer Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260918T190000
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SUMMARY:Passim Presents an Evening with Bettye LaVette
DESCRIPTION:Passim is honored to welcome the incomparable Bettye LaVette—“one of the great soul interpreters of her generation”—for an intimate evening of songs and stories from her extraordinary 64‑year career. Joined by Etienne Stadwijk on keyboards\, LaVette strips each song to its emotional core\, reshaping familiar material with the raw honesty and fearless artistry that have defined her since her first Atlantic Records single in 1962.
URL:https://harvardsquare.com/event/passim-presents-an-evening-with-bettye-lavette/
LOCATION:Passim\, 47 Palmer Street\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Live Music
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