July 27th: Boston-bred Cakeswagg , 1/3 BarBees has been making waves locally for over a decade. She'll be coming to The Red Room @ Cafe 939 next saturday, joined by Dreamer and boregard. Tickets are available now!
Upcoming Events at the Red Room
Ear Training Practice Tips
Wednesday / July 17, 2019 / 1:00 p.m.
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
Mitch Seidman, a professor in the Ear Training Department, will demonstrate practice techniques that will help instrumentalists and vocalists of various levels of ability enhance their musicality.
Admission: Free
Molly Tuttle
Wednesday / July 17, 2019 / 8:00 p.m.
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
A virtuosic, award-winning guitarist with a gift for insightful songwriting, Molly Tuttle evolves her signature sound with boundary-breaking songs on her compelling debut album, When You’re Ready.
Admission: $18 in advance / $20 general admission (standing room only)
Daryl Lowery: The Modern Ballad
Thursday / July 18, 2019 / 1:00 p.m.
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
Daryl Lowery (tenor sax), joined by fellow Berklee College of Music faculty Mark Walker (drums) and David Clark (bass), performs soon-to-be-released original music and selections from his latest release. The performance will be followed by a discussion of the creative process involved in each composition.
Admission: Free
Havins / Arthouse
Thursday / July 18, 2019 / 7:00 p.m.
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
Havins, led by singer-songwriter Dillon Havins, is an alternative Americana band based in Boston, Massachusetts. Arthouse, a Ukrainian singer-songwriter who was raised in New York City but matured in Europe, writes songs about love, desperation, humanity, and the times.
Admission: Free
Fujiya & Miyagi
Saturday / July 20, 2019 / 8:00 p.m.
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
Fujiya & Miyagi, based in Brighton, England, have been making expansive, experimental, and multifaceted electronic-driven music for 20 years.
Admission: $15 in advance / $18 day of show
Liily
Tuesday / July 23, 2019 / 8:00 p.m.
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
Emerging from a burgeoning youth culture in Los Angeles, Liily delivers wildly frenetic shows, pointing to a new vision for alternative and hard rock music.
Admission: $10 in advance / $12 general admission (standing room only)
Intentional Practice: A Two-Hour Result from a One-Hour Shed
Thursday / July 25, 2019 / 1:00 p.m.
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
Discover ways to make your practice more efficient and impactful.
Admission: Free
Dealer Made Music: Hip-Hop Night
Saturday / July 27, 2019 / 8:00 p.m.
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
Don’t miss an evening of the best hip-hop Boston, Massachusetts, has to offer, curated by the city’s own Dreamer.
Admission: $15 general admission (standing room only)
Songwriters: Simple Lead Sheets, Sketches, and Written Parts
Wednesday / July 31, 2019 / 1:00 p.m.
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
Ensembles professor Dave Weigert demonstrates the many types of written (or not) parts that songwriters use for gigs, recordings, and performances. Handouts will be available.
Admission: Free
Fuzzkill / Sounds & Scenarios
Wednesday / July 31, 2019 / 7:00 p.m.
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
FuzzKill, established in early 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts, is a post-grunge rock band with heavy influences from the pop, punk, and alternative metal scenes. Sounds & Scenarios is an emo/pop-punk act from Boston.
Admission: Free
Annabelle / Matt Minigell / Sakura
Saturday / September 7, 2019 / 8:00 p.m.
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
An accomplished guitarist and burgeoning songwriter, Annabelle Lord-Patey blends 1960s folk sensibilities with an aching amount of Elliott Smith. Matt Minigell is a Boston–based songwriter, musician, and busker. Sakura is a teenage singer-songwriter from Japan.
Admission: $10 in advance / $15 day of show (standing room only)
Matthew and the Atlas / Boy Bjorn
Friday / September 13, 2019 / 8:00 p.m.
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
Matthew and the Atlas, the project led by British songwriter Matt Hegarty, has traversed a range of musical territories from classic acoustic folk to dramatic, synth-laden electronica to urgent, guitar-led alt-rock. Boy Bjorn (a new solo project from Brian Holl, formerly of Foreign Fields) makes music that expresses the pains of his younger self.
Admission: $15 general admission (standing room only)
Luke Temple / Meernaa
Tuesday / September 17, 2019 / 8:00 p.m.
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
A Hand through the Cellar Door is Luke Temple’s most straightforward collection of storytelling tunes to date. There are tales of dysfunctional, broken homes and of dysfunctional, broken people. Celestial and soulful, Meernaa’s songs manage to remain grounded in the natural world.
Admission: $12 in advance / $14 general admission
Tasha / Christelle Bofale
Thursday / September 19, 2019 / 8:00 p.m.
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
Tasha, a native of Chicago, Illinois, explores how music can be a powerful force for healing. Songwriter Christelle Bofale, based in Austin, Texas, infuses hints of the Congo into her music, bridging the musical influences of the diaspora with juxtaposed elements of indie rock, soul, and jazz.
Admission: $12 in advance / $14 general admission
Charlie Cunningham
Saturday / September 28, 2019 / 8:00 p.m.
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
Charlie Cunningham, an artist from London, England, is known for suggestive, sonically beautiful songwriting that packs an emotional punch.
Admission: $15 general admission (standing room only)
Aldous Harding
Sunday / September 29, 2019 / 8:00 p.m.
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
An artist of rare caliber, Aldous Harding does more than sing; she conjures a singular intensity. Igniting interest with her eponymous debut album, released two years ago, she quickly became known for her charismatic combination of talent, tenacity, and wit.
Admission: $16 in advance / $18 general admission
The Mediterranean Popular Music of Composer Angelo Valori
Wednesday / October 2, 2019 / 1:00 p.m.
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
Angelo Valori is an Italian composer, conductor, and producer. He graduated from the conservatories of Pescara and L’Aquila, with focuses on composition and orchestra conducting.
Admission: Free
SOLD OUT: MAX
Thursday / October 3, 2019 / 8:00 p.m.
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
SOLD OUT: There are no tickets remaining for this event.
Nominated as best new pop artist of 2019 by iHeart Radio, MAX also has been identified by Billboard as a pop star to watch.
Admission: $25.50 in advance / $30.50 general admission
Music of Mass Incarceration
Friday / October 4, 2019 / 1:00 p.m.
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
Performances include original choreography and musical compositions by students that address the topic of mass incarceration, as developed as part of the course LENS-105 Engaging with Contemporary Issues.
Admission: Free
Kristen Lee Sergeant, Featuring Special Guest Ted Nash
Thursday / October 10, 2019 / 8:00 p.m.
Red Room at Cafe 939
939 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
Kristen Lee Sergeant is a jazz vocalist and composer of effervescent energy, musical intensity, and dramatic flair. Her albums have received two editor’s pick mentions by DownBeat magazine.
Admission: $20 general admission
