The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint

The Chicken Slacks, the premier performing soul band in Boston, are appearing in residency every Thursday evening this fall at The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint at River's Edge.  Reservations required.

The First Friday Funk Allstars perform at The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint at River's Edge. The band started as a rotating residency, but has emerged as an full-fledged instrumental funk combo combining the styles of old school Meters and Booker T grooves. The band features some of the best funk/soul/jazz/blues musicians in the area. The regular lineup consists of Jeff Buckridge, Ed Spargo, Jeremy Parker and Erick Cifuentes, with lots of special guests. Reservations and social distancing required.  

The ODB Project, the one-man band Michael Dion of Hot Day At The Zoo, performs at The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint at River's Edge, playing familiar alt-country, bluegrass and blues. Reservations and social distancing required.  

The Chicken Slacks, the premier performing soul band in Boston, are appearing in residency every Thursday evening this fall at The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint at River's Edge.  Reservations required.

The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint at River's Edge welcomes Eli Elkus for his first Medford appearance. Lara Wahl of Wolf Children Life calls Elkus "a wonder wandering intrepid troubadour who performs an endless repertoire of original faerie folk, wingnut country, vaudeville and hobo jazzical musings." Dinner reservation and social distancing required.  

The Chicken Slacks, the premier performing soul band in Boston, are appearing in residency every Thursday evening this fall at The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint at River's Edge.  Reservations required.

The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint at River's Edge welcomes back Julie Rhodes, a Somerville blues and soul singer who was honored as the Female Vocalist of the Year and Americana Artist of the Year for 2017 by the Boston Music Awards. Dinner reservation and social distancing required.  

The Porch Southern Fare & Juke Joint at River's Edge welcomes the quintet Jimmy Ryan's Wooden Leg. Ryan plays mandolin with the old-timey pluck of a bluegrass breakdown, but he also plays it with the ferocity of rock guitarist. The group also features Duke Levine on guitar, Brian Dunton on bass, Joe Kessler on fiddle, and Mickey Bones on drums. Dinner reservation and social distancing required.