A return engagement from Vermont’s most popular funk and reggae band.
Reggae, Funk, Latin and R&B and Everything With a Soulful Groove to Move the Body and Soul.
With a powerful groove and conscious lyrics, the Pulse Prophets energize the dancefloor.
The Prophets’ motto: Dancing is good for you.
$5 cover

“Folker with a rock & roll heart”
Breeze played to a very appreciative and enthusiastic Tap Room audience on July 15. If you saw him, you will, of course, want to see him again. If you missed him, c’mon out and see why he draws so well. Breeze started at age 3-4 laying in bed at night singing Little Richard, Elvis and “Anchors Away” at the top of his lungs. He’s calmed down a bit now, lets others sleep at night, and did drop the military tunes from his repertoire. If he doesn’t feel it he doesn’t play it. No cover.

A return engagement. We had a great time and a great audience for Lanse on May 29. Time for an encore. Lanse has been performing live for 35 years. From Maryland to Maine he has played with some fantastic musicians. His most recent group is The Falcons and they have been playing together for 12 years. The one constant has been Sal Manzi on bass. Sal has been playing since the early sixties and opened for the Isely Brothers when Jimi Hendrix was in the band. Lanse and Sal have a bevy of professional musicians to choose from whenever they perform and the size of the venue determines the size of the band. In The Tap Room they will be playing appearing as a five piece with possible guest appearances. With blues as a basis they also play various rock and roll , R & B, Reggae,Tex-Mex, Jazz, country and others! Lanse and the Boy hope to see you all on May 29th

Lil’ Orphans Cajun Express tones down its Cajun roots dance music a little bit for a dinner music set on Thursday, September 23 beginning at 6:30. (Perhaps we’ll get in some dancing for the second set).

Lil’ Orphans have been presenting their blend of traditional & original Cajun music in a driving contemporary dance hall style for over 10 years, reflecting the full variety of Cajun music today, including New Orleans R&B, blues, zydeco, jazz, and a whole panoply of pan- African and Caribbean sounds.

A first time appearance at The Tap Room for Pioneer Valley veterans Ray Mason and the Lonesome Brothers. Before there was Americana or Alt.Country or Singer Songwriter or Roots Rock or any of the other record store bin labels of today; when new wave was crashing and hair bands were making video history, there was the LONESOME BROTHERS. Seven CD’s full of original songs and thousands of gig miles later, there still is. From the lowliest bar in the tiniest town of Western Massachusetts to Town Hall in Manhattan and Newport RI the Lonesome Brothers put it down like it’s supposed to be put down. Original, creative, pumping, swaying, digging, rocking, blues busting, curve making, straight shooting, no bullshit songs and solos. Get on the dance floor now, before the song ends, this ain’t no jam band.

Read more: http://www.myspace.com/lonesomebrothers#ixzz0xS1hAUPF

Brattleboro’s own grizzled veteran folk rockers make a first Saturday night appearance in the Tap Room. Electric Fence is influenced by the likes of Lucinda Williams and the Jayhawks. They are popular regulars in The Tap Room. Acoustic dinner set starts at 8:00. Electric set at 9:15. $3.00 cover if you dine with us. $5 cover if you’d just like to have drinks.

Known for music that is tasteful and sophisticated; great for listening or quiet dancing, Cliff Rey has performed in myriad venues from Hotel del Coronado in San Diego to Pinehurst Country Club in North Carolina. Rey’s music covers jazz standards, show tunes, contemporary and blues including works by: Rodgers and Hart, Gershwin, Berlin, Jobim, Ellington, Hank Williams and extends to more contemporary songwriters ranging from Michael Franks to Tom Waits, among others. No Cover.

A return appearance from the very talented Turners Falls native.
Heather has nearly unlimited vocal range and ability to write melodic tunes that somehow ride the line between playful folk/pop and depth-defying soul.” “
-The Middletown Press
“Sharp, poignant lyrics housed in clever acoustic compositions, accented by Maloney’s melodious, “operatic” tendencies, are really what separates her music from straight ahead, folky pop tunes. You have to hear it to fully understand.”
-Portsmouth Herald
No cover.

A return appearance at the Tap Room for this fun and whimsical band from Northampton, MA. Described as retro New Orleans music, they play traditional New Orleans Street Jazz from the early part of the 1900’s mixed with modern flavors like Funk, Bluegrass, Hip Hop, Ska, Groove, Trance, Rock, and Classical. As raging as you can get with Banjo, Tuba, Trumpet, Clarinet, and sometimes Percussion. This will be a FUN show to see. Come early, we may fill to capacity for this show and have to turn late arrivals away. Primate Fiasco IS NOT your typical rock band by any stretch of the imagination. $5 cover.