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THE MIDWAY CAFE
Updated 09/14/2026
This week at The Midway Cafe: Mon 9/14 — PUNK ROCKIN' AND PASTIE POPPIN' - Boston's Monthly Bad-ass Burlesque Punk Rock Dance Party!!!, Tue 9/15 — FIST! Parental Guidance (Leather Night), Wed 9/16 — Citizens Dead | Forest Floor | Subtle Places | Don't Call Me Lizz. Upcoming: Mon 9/21 — The Austin Walker Soul System w/ Leon Beal Band, Mon 9/28 — A Nuclear Design | Eddie Emerson | Linsy Clark | Aidan Gittings, Mon 10/5 — Jojo's Bizarre Dragventure.
ABOUT
The Midway Cafe is a dive bar and live music venue at 3496 Washington St in Jamaica Plain . The club books an eclectic range of genres nightly and has been compared to New York's Knitting Factory for its mix of styles and crowds.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Expect punk, reggae, rock, folk, DJ nights, benefits, movie screenings, and the venue's famous Queeraoke every Thursday — one of the longest-running queer nights in New England, operating since 1999 (rebranded in 2003). The room is small and unpretentious.
HISTORY
The Midway has presented live music since 1987 . The venue's fortunes turned around 1988 when the elevated train tracks in Jamaica Plain came down and foot traffic increased. It has remained a neighborhood institution and independent music hub for nearly four decades.
UPCOMING SHOWS as of 09/14/2026
THIS WEEK 9/14 (10)
NEXT 4 WEEKS (41)
COMING SOON (22)
Monday
8:00pm — PUNK ROCKIN' AND PASTIE POPPIN' - Boston's Monthly Bad-ass Burlesque Punk Rock Dance Party!!! details
Tuesday
8:00pm — FIST! Parental Guidance (Leather Night) details
Wednesday
7:30pm — Citizens Dead | Forest Floor | Subtle Places | Don't Call Me Lizz details
Friday
6:30pm — Third Fridays are DEAD (Hippie hour!) details
9:30pm — The Femmes details
Saturday
3:00pm — The Hidden Trax | The Strangeroos | Heather Smith & The Constants | The Boundary Objects details
8:00pm — Psycho Prophet | At The Hands of Man | Watching It Burn | Out of the Way details
Sunday
3:00pm — Hot Slander | The Ghouls | In The Meantime | Mass Spy | Voice of Dissent (NY) details
8:00pm — Midway or the Highway Open Mic details
Monday - 9/21
7:30pm — The Austin Walker Soul System w/ Leon Beal Band details
Tuesday - 9/22
7:30pm — Tovarisch | Newcastle Anchorman | DVD Extras | The Velvet Ants details
Wednesday - 9/23
7:30pm — Diamond Blues Jam (Jerry Garcia Band Tribute) details
Friday - 9/25
6:30pm — Hippie Hour / The Reckoning Crew details
9:30pm — Emo Night w/ Smile Lines (emo & pop punk covers) details
Saturday - 9/26
3:00pm — The Tragic Affair (MCR Tribute Band Served in Drag) The Park Hill Romance | This Time It's Personal | Violent Brides details
8:00pm — Smug Brothers | Human Mascot | Merry Brigade | Frogs details
Sunday - 9/27
3:00pm — JB & the Weather Machine | The Visitors | JRTRAINER | Chef details
8:00pm — Midway or the Highway Open Mic details
Monday - 9/28
7:30pm — A Nuclear Design | Eddie Emerson | Linsy Clark | Aidan Gittings details
Tuesday - 9/29
8:00pm — Total Recall Presents: Solarpunk (drag) details
Wednesday - 9/30
7:30pm — Fluxus | Poor Yorick | Lyle Hutchins | Ren McLean details
Thursday - 10/1
6:00pm — Justin Arena | Aria | Emi McSwain details
8:00pm — Queeraoke details
Friday - 10/2
6:30pm — Hippie Hour with the Owsley's Owls! details
9:30pm — Marianne Toilet and the Runs + more TBA details
Saturday - 10/3
3:00pm — The Spackles | Zipper | IdleSquire | Billy Squire details
8:00pm — APIC | Miss Bones | Oodelally | Deccan Traps details
Sunday - 10/4
3:00pm — Martin / Morell / Fredette with John Hovorka Band + Hummingbird Syndicate details
8:00pm — Midway or the Highway Open Mic details
Monday - 10/5
8:00pm — Jojo's Bizarre Dragventure details
Tuesday - 10/6
8:00pm — Bars Over Bars Hip Hop Showcase details
Wednesday - 10/7
7:00pm — The Jug Nuts - JP Jug Band Jam details
9:00pm — Boston Compass Vinyl Night w/ DJ GroanMan details
Friday - 10/9
6:30pm — Hippie Hour w/ Catfish details
9:30pm — A Gay Old Time (drag) details
Saturday - 10/10
4:00pm — Chandler Travis Philharmonic details
8:00pm — Soraia | The Downhauls | Bad Idea USA details
Sunday - 10/11
8:00pm — Midway or the Highway Open Mic details
Monday - 10/12
8:00pm — PUNK ROCKIN' AND PASTIE POPPIN' - Boston's Monthly Bad-ass Burlesque Punk Rock Dance Party!!! details
Tuesday - 10/13
8:30pm — The Inkwell Open Mic details
Wednesday - 10/14
8:00pm — Fully Celebrated Orchestra with Persistent Fools + Fenno Street Jazz details
Friday - 10/16
6:30pm — Third Fridays are DEAD (Hippie hour!) details
9:30pm — Felicity's Hubris details
Saturday - 10/17
3:00pm — Louder Than Milk + more TBA details
8:00pm — Saint Christopher | The Ruckus | Spare Parts | Great Wide Open details
Sunday - 10/18
3:00pm — Graveyard of the Atlantic | The Instamatics | Field Day | The Zip-Ups details
8:00pm — Midway or the Highway Open Mic details
Monday - 10/19
8:00pm — Chamber: Goth & Industrial Night details
Friday - 10/23
6:30pm — Hippie Hour / The Reckoning Crew details
9:30pm — Emo Night w/ Smile Lines (emo & pop punk covers) details
Saturday - 10/24
3:00pm — Osis | Mirrormen | The Sandy Clams | Mirror Stars details
8:00pm — Femme Gaze: Sapphic Burlesque for the Fall details
Sunday - 10/25
3:00pm — Fat Ram's Pumpkin Tattoo 25th Anniversary Party details
8:00pm — Midway or the Highway Open Mic details
Tuesday - 10/27
8:30pm — The Inkwell Open Mic details
Wednesday - 10/28
7:30pm — Diamond Blues Jam (Jerry Garcia Band Tribute) details
Friday - 10/30
6:30pm — Hippie Hour w/ Mystical Misfits details
Sunday - 11/1
3:00pm — Martin / Morell / Fredette (monthly residency) with Bob Bradshaw + NAP details
8:00pm — Midway or the Highway Open Mic details
Tuesday - 11/3
8:00pm — Bars Over Bars Hip Hop Showcase details
Wednesday - 11/4
7:00pm — The Jug Nuts - JP Jug Band Jam details
9:00pm — Boston Compass Vinyl Night w/ DJ GroanMan details
Friday - 11/6
6:30pm — Hippie Hour with the Owsley's Owls! details
Saturday - 11/7
3:00pm — Postmoral | Jesse Eliza Band | Moonshot | Sean Madden details
Sunday - 11/8
3:00pm — Unnatural Axe | Warthog | The Spackles | The Sonic Wavelength details
8:00pm — Midway or the Highway Open Mic details
Full schedule at midwaycafe.com →
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