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Concert: Soggy Po’ Boys

Soggy Po’ Boys

The Soggy Po Boys, native to New England, have quickly become an institution. They are spreading the good news of New Orleans music across the northeast and beyond, playing at concert halls and street corners; music festivals and burlesque festivals; bars and libraries; wherever the party requires. Part of the beauty of New Orleans music is that it’s celebrated and appreciated wherever it goes, from the street to the theater.

The Po Boys formed in 2012 to shake the walls of a local club on a Fat Tuesday but have honed their sound and become more than a Mardi Gras centerpiece. Exploring the vast musical traditions of New Orleans and expanding their repertoire to look beyond NOLA jazz, the band includes traditional Caribbean tunes (it’s been said that New Orleans is the northernmost city in the Caribbean), as well as Meters funk, soul, and brass band / street beat music.

          “…These guys have done their homework, worked it out on the bandstand and put in the hours in the studio. It all adds up to a party you can bring with you when you want to treat your friends to a real good time.” -Ben Schenck of New Orleans’ Panorama Jazz Band”.

There are a myriad of traditions that flow into New Orleans culture just as there are tributaries that feed the Mississippi, and the Po Boys are eager to explore what makes the music of New Orleans so damn special. You’ll hear the heavy influence of the New Orleans sound across the band and in the stories told by their original tunes. Despite the scope of its sound, the outfit is only seven people, and thrives on the interplay and group dynamics that bring this music to life.

The Soggy Po Boys are:

     Stuart Dias (vocals, guitar)

Eric Klaxton (clarinet/soprano saxophone)

Nick Mainella (tenor saxophone)

Josh Gagnon (trombone)

Mike Effenberger (piano)

Scott Kiefner (upright bass)

Brian Waterhouse (drums/percussion)

Tickets: $15 (Advance)  $20 (Door)

Doors open:  7 PM  Event: 8 PM 

      Check them out on social media!

Concert: Joe Bargar & The Soul Providers feat. Danielle Miraglia

Brought to you by: Fugitive Productions

Event Details

This week’s ”First Thursday” at Sanctuary features Danielle Miraglia in a return engagement. She’s a force — both on guitar and vocals. So glad to have her back.

“Straddling the line where folk/roots meets rock/blues, Miraglia has a voice that can go from a raspy come-hither purr to an Etta James-esque powerhouse belt.” — Boston Globe

Danielle Miraglia has toured and played major venues across the United States and beyond, shining in both the Folk and Blues circuits. She comes armed with a strong steady thumb on an old Gibson and an infectious stomp-box rhythm with tunes ranging from heart-felt to socially conscious that will move both your heart and hips. She has opened for Buddy Guy, George Thorogood, Joan Osborne, John Oates, Colin Hay, John Mayall, Johnny Winter, Bettye Lavette, John Hammond Jr., Sonny Landreth, Robert Cray, Rodney Crowell and performed side stages at events with The Black Crowes, Mary J Blige, The Indigo Girls and many more. Danielle was a name the 2021 New England Music Awards “Blues Act of the Year” winner.

Joe Bargar is a veteran of the New England music scene. Having grown up in Providence, RI, Joe had the opportunity to appear with such legendary acts as Roomful of Blues, Scott Hamilton, Duke Robillard, James Montgomery, and The Fabulous Thunderbirds. Living in New York City for decades, Joe played with performers including Sly &The Family Stone, Robbie Robertson, blues greats Otis Rush, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Son Seals, and John Lee Hooker; and soul masters Percy Sledge, Clarence Carter, and Solomon Burke. He can also be heard on several recordings, including those by Diana Ross and “Late Show” bandleader Paul Shaeffer.

Joe Bargar (vocals, keyboard)
Bobby Gus Ledwell (guitar, vocals)
Eddie Scheer (drums,vocals)
Mark Poniatowski (bass, vocals)

Doors Open: 7pm • Performance: 7:30pm

Full bar • You’re welcome to bring snacks and/or take-out.  Click here for a list of Maynard’s many fine restaurants.

Tickets: $12/advance, $15/door

Concert: The Lola Sweet Band

Brought to you by: Fugitive Productions

The Lola Sweet Band is a dynamic roots, rock, blues, and R&B band performing throughout the Metrowest area — from Boston to Worcester to the Cape — and beyond. They add their own special sauce to the songs you know and love from the 60s to the present, including tunes by The Beatles, Bonnie Raitt, Al Green, Tom Petty, Traffic, Stevie Wonder, Queen, Grace Potter, Ben Harper, and many more. You’ll listen. You’ll dance. You’ll smile.

Lori Zuroff (lead vocals), Paul Greenspan (guitar/vocals), Jim Medvedeff (keyboard/vocals); Jon Golden (drums/vocals), Al Garay (bass/vocals)

Lori Zuroff
Lori — the band’s leader and manager — has been singing with various rock, blues, R&B, and jazz bands for more 25 years. She has performed with both small and large bands in venues in Greater Boston including the Chick Singer Night at Johnny D’s and the Burren in Somerville, and The Mad Monkfish in Cambridge. She also leads The Lori Z Jazz Quintet with whom she recently recorded her premiere jazz CD, “Ladybug.” Lori studied jazz vocals for several years with Boston’s own jazz divas, Rebecca Parris and Dominique Eade, and with Sheila Jordan and Jay Clayton in New York.

Paul Greenspan
Paul has been a devoted student of the guitar for almost five decades. He is comfortable playing a broad range of musical styles, from folk to blues to rock to jazz. He has taken inspiration from guitarists such as John Schofield, Joe Pass, Brian May, and Larry Carlton. Paul is currently collaborating with a variety of talented musicians performing throughout Massachusetts.

Jon Golden
Jon had five years of piano and two of clarinet under his belt when, at age 13, he saw a rock drummer performing “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida.” He bought a pair of drum sticks and never looked back. Progressive rock, jazz, world music — and especially originals — are what keeps his heart, and hands, keeping the beat.

Jim Medvedeff
Jim (aka Santiago) plays keyboard and provides lead and backup vocals. He also serves as the
 band’s musical director. Classically trained on piano and organ from childhood through college, his later
 influences include Latin music, Gulf Coast R&B, funk, rock, and jazz. Discography includes “Afinen” and
 other singles by Grupo Maria (DECA records, 1974–75) and “Gangsters” by the Chicago Gangsters (HEAT
records, 1979)

Al Garay
Al is a seasoned bass player with over 35 years of experience. His intro to music began with early classical piano lessons which later shifted to guitar and bass as he entered his teenage years. Al has performed in a variety of bands which made him the truly versatile player he is today.

Doors open: 7pm • Performance: 8pm

Full bar. You’re welcome to bring snacks and/or take-out.  Click here for a list of Maynard’s many fine restaurants.

Tickets: $15/Advance, $20/door

SOLD OUT! Concert: Compaq Big Band

Brought to you by: Fugitive Productions

On the heels of their sold out Sanctuary debut last December, this exciting 19-piece band returns with a dance night, featuring swing, but including a number of styles. Or just pull up a chair, make yourself comfortable, and settle in with a drink.

The Compaq Big Band has a strong connection to Maynard, having started out as the DECbigband at Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC).  In the last two decades they’ve risen to prominence as one of the most accomplished full-size big bands in the area, featuring a cookin’ rhythm section and 14 horns that achieve an ultra-tight sound, with terrific instrumental soloists

Tonight’s show features accomplished jazz vocalist Cara Campanelli out in front, channelin’ Ella Fitzgerald, Natalie Cole, and other greats. As if that’s not enough, the band will sprinkle in a few instrumental features from the big bands of Count Basie, Suke Ellington, Stan Kenton, Chris Walden, Tom Kubis, Callum Au, and Sammy Nestico.

  • Doors open: 7pm • Performance: 8pm

  • Tickets: $20/advance • $25/door

  • Full bar. You’re welcome to bring snacks and/or take-out.  Click here for a list of Maynard many fine restaurants.

  • Advance purchase is recommended as their last show sold out quickly

Exhibit & Reception: “Viewpoint”

Works by Micah Bridges, Bryan Clocker, Jean D’Amico, Julie L’Heureux at Jlheureux Photography, Natalie MacKnight, and Melissa Vance Goodman
Artist Reception: Saturday,  April 15th from 5-7 PM.
6 Bridges Gallery is proud to present “Viewpoint”, an exhibit of recent works by our associate member artists on view from April 5th through May 13 during Gallery hours. It will also be hosted online at https://6bridges.gallery/viewpoint-exhibit/
Six artists, Micah Bridges, Bryan Clocker, Jean D’Amico, Julie L’Heureux at Jlheureux Photography, Natalie MacKnight, and Melissa Vance Goodman showcase new bodies of work around the collective theme of “Viewpoint.” These works take on different perspectives of the environment and nature, look at the unconventional, and highlight different angles from up close to a far. Works in the exhibit include ceramics, photography, printmaking and paintings.

6 Bridges Gallery Exhibit: “Viewpoint”

Works by Micah Bridges, Bryan Clocker, Jean D’Amico, Julie L’Heureux at Jlheureux Photography, Natalie MacKnight, and Melissa Vance Goodman
6 Bridges Gallery is proud to present “Viewpoint”, an exhibit of recent works by our associate member artists on view from April 5th through May 13 during Gallery hours. It will also be hosted online at https://6bridges.gallery/viewpoint-exhibit/
Six artists, Micah Bridges, Bryan Clocker, Jean D’Amico, Julie L’Heureux at Jlheureux Photography, Natalie MacKnight, and Melissa Vance Goodman showcase new bodies of work around the collective theme of “Viewpoint.” These works take on different perspectives of the environment and nature, look at the unconventional, and highlight different angles from up close to a far. Works in the exhibit include ceramics, photography, printmaking and paintings.
A reception will be held on April 15th from 5-7 PM.

6 Bridges Gallery Exhibit: “Viewpoint”

Works by Micah Bridges, Bryan Clocker, Jean D’Amico, Julie L’Heureux at Jlheureux Photography, Natalie MacKnight, and Melissa Vance Goodman
6 Bridges Gallery is proud to present “Viewpoint”, an exhibit of recent works by our associate member artists on view from April 5th through May 13 during Gallery hours. It will also be hosted online at https://6bridges.gallery/viewpoint-exhibit/
Six artists, Micah Bridges, Bryan Clocker, Jean D’Amico, Julie L’Heureux at Jlheureux Photography, Natalie MacKnight, and Melissa Vance Goodman showcase new bodies of work around the collective theme of “Viewpoint.” These works take on different perspectives of the environment and nature, look at the unconventional, and highlight different angles from up close to a far. Works in the exhibit include ceramics, photography, printmaking and paintings.
A reception will be held on April 15th from 5-7 PM.

6 Bridges Gallery Exhibit: “Viewpoint”

Works by Micah Bridges, Bryan Clocker, Jean D’Amico, Julie L’Heureux at Jlheureux Photography, Natalie MacKnight, and Melissa Vance Goodman
6 Bridges Gallery is proud to present “Viewpoint”, an exhibit of recent works by our associate member artists on view from April 5th through May 13 during Gallery hours. It will also be hosted online at https://6bridges.gallery/viewpoint-exhibit/
Six artists, Micah Bridges, Bryan Clocker, Jean D’Amico, Julie L’Heureux at Jlheureux Photography, Natalie MacKnight, and Melissa Vance Goodman showcase new bodies of work around the collective theme of “Viewpoint.” These works take on different perspectives of the environment and nature, look at the unconventional, and highlight different angles from up close to a far. Works in the exhibit include ceramics, photography, printmaking and paintings.
A reception will be held on April 15th from 5-7 PM.

6 Bridges Gallery Exhibit: “Viewpoint”

Works by Micah Bridges, Bryan Clocker, Jean D’Amico, Julie L’Heureux at Jlheureux Photography, Natalie MacKnight, and Melissa Vance Goodman
6 Bridges Gallery is proud to present “Viewpoint”, an exhibit of recent works by our associate member artists on view from April 5th through May 13 during Gallery hours. It will also be hosted online at https://6bridges.gallery/viewpoint-exhibit/
Six artists, Micah Bridges, Bryan Clocker, Jean D’Amico, Julie L’Heureux at Jlheureux Photography, Natalie MacKnight, and Melissa Vance Goodman showcase new bodies of work around the collective theme of “Viewpoint.” These works take on different perspectives of the environment and nature, look at the unconventional, and highlight different angles from up close to a far. Works in the exhibit include ceramics, photography, printmaking and paintings.
A reception will be held on April 15th from 5-7 PM.