About Bluegrass Tuesdays at Lily P’s
Bluegrass Tuesdays began in September of 1993 at The Cantab Lounge and grew to host regional and national artists on stage and serve as a weekly gathering place for the local bluegrass community. For 27 years, Tuesday Night Bluegrass was hosted by Geoff Bartley, about whom reviewer Nate Dow wrote, “If Massachusetts were ever to appoint a Folk Laureate, the honor would have to go to the one and only Geoff Bartley." Geoff welcomed nationally-known bluegrass artists to the stage such as Dale Ann Bradley, Tony Trischka, Darol Anger, David Grier, Missy Raines, Jim Hurst, Chris Jones, Molly Tuttle, and the late James King. Bluegrass Tuesdays have also been a place where many bluegrass musicians have met and “cut their teeth”, including members of The Infamous Stringdusters, Crooked Still, Della Mae, The Gibson Brothers, The Steep Canyon Rangers, Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen, The Po' Ramblin' Boys, Mile Twelve, and Alan Bibey & Grasstowne. Bluegrass Tuesdays are now hosted by Tony Watt and held at chef Chris Parsons' restaurant Lily P's Fried Chicken & Oysters in Kendall Square in Cambridge.
About Bluegrass Tuesdays Schedule
Every week on Tuesday night, Lily P's Fried Chicken & Oysters in Kendall Square in Cambridge serves as home to one of the most successful bluegrass nights in the country. Bluegrass Tuesdays fill both the restaurant and bar with bluegrass music from early in the evening until closing time. The stage features some of the best musicians from the area and beyond. The stage schedule officially gets started with the Opening Set, followed by the Feature Band, and finally the Third Set Jam:
The jam schedule is a little more free-flowing, with jamming starting as early as 8 pm sometimes, and often lasting until closing time (12:45 am). The jamming is open to anyone (both musicians and listeners), and there's space for jams at all levels.
About getting to Lily P's
Lily P's is located at 50 Binney Street in Cambridge, MA 02142. This location is less than a mile from the Leverett Circle exit off I-93 and has FREE garage parking. Lily P's is also only a 10-minute walk from both Kendall (Red Line) and Lechmere (Green Line). Here’s some important info about the free garage parking:
— the entrance to the parking garage is located at the corner of Linskey Way and First Street
— you can plug in 1 Linskey Way, Cambridge, MA 02142 into your GPS, but the entrance to the parking garage is half a block toward First St. (and the Charles River)
— the garage is located directly underneath Lily P's, and the entrance has a big green LED sign with hundreds of parking spaces available
— the garage door (on the right, directly next to the sign with the green LEDs) is usually closed, but if you pull up to it all the way, it will open automatically
— Lily P's is offering validated parking to everyone who attends, no purchase required
— after having your parking validated, do not try to use the pay station next to the elevators - instead, go straight to your car, and use your validated parking pass at the exit gate
Bluegrass Tuesdays began in September of 1993 at The Cantab Lounge and grew to host regional and national artists on stage and serve as a weekly gathering place for the local bluegrass community. For 27 years, Tuesday Night Bluegrass was hosted by Geoff Bartley, about whom reviewer Nate Dow wrote, “If Massachusetts were ever to appoint a Folk Laureate, the honor would have to go to the one and only Geoff Bartley." Geoff welcomed nationally-known bluegrass artists to the stage such as Dale Ann Bradley, Tony Trischka, Darol Anger, David Grier, Missy Raines, Jim Hurst, Chris Jones, Molly Tuttle, and the late James King. Bluegrass Tuesdays have also been a place where many bluegrass musicians have met and “cut their teeth”, including members of The Infamous Stringdusters, Crooked Still, Della Mae, The Gibson Brothers, The Steep Canyon Rangers, Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen, The Po' Ramblin' Boys, Mile Twelve, and Alan Bibey & Grasstowne. Bluegrass Tuesdays are now hosted by Tony Watt and held at chef Chris Parsons' restaurant Lily P's Fried Chicken & Oysters in Kendall Square in Cambridge.
About Bluegrass Tuesdays Schedule
Every week on Tuesday night, Lily P's Fried Chicken & Oysters in Kendall Square in Cambridge serves as home to one of the most successful bluegrass nights in the country. Bluegrass Tuesdays fill both the restaurant and bar with bluegrass music from early in the evening until closing time. The stage features some of the best musicians from the area and beyond. The stage schedule officially gets started with the Opening Set, followed by the Feature Band, and finally the Third Set Jam:
- Opening Set from 8:30 until 9:30 pm
- Feature Band from 10 until 11 pm
- Third Set Jam from 11:15 pm until 12:45 am
The jam schedule is a little more free-flowing, with jamming starting as early as 8 pm sometimes, and often lasting until closing time (12:45 am). The jamming is open to anyone (both musicians and listeners), and there's space for jams at all levels.
About getting to Lily P's
Lily P's is located at 50 Binney Street in Cambridge, MA 02142. This location is less than a mile from the Leverett Circle exit off I-93 and has FREE garage parking. Lily P's is also only a 10-minute walk from both Kendall (Red Line) and Lechmere (Green Line). Here’s some important info about the free garage parking:
— the entrance to the parking garage is located at the corner of Linskey Way and First Street
— you can plug in 1 Linskey Way, Cambridge, MA 02142 into your GPS, but the entrance to the parking garage is half a block toward First St. (and the Charles River)
— the garage is located directly underneath Lily P's, and the entrance has a big green LED sign with hundreds of parking spaces available
— the garage door (on the right, directly next to the sign with the green LEDs) is usually closed, but if you pull up to it all the way, it will open automatically
— Lily P's is offering validated parking to everyone who attends, no purchase required
— after having your parking validated, do not try to use the pay station next to the elevators - instead, go straight to your car, and use your validated parking pass at the exit gate