♡ My Likes
BOSTON
THE MIDWAY CAFE
Updated 10/12/2026
This week at The Midway Cafe: Mon 10/12 — PUNK ROCKIN' AND PASTIE POPPIN' - Boston's Monthly Bad-ass Burlesque Punk Rock Dance Party!!!, Tue 10/13 — The Inkwell Open Mic, Wed 10/14 — Fully Celebrated Orchestra with Persistent Fools + Fenno Street Jazz. Upcoming: Mon 10/19 — Chamber: Goth & Industrial Night, Tue 10/20 — Just Friends | The Hip(!) Replacements | Keep the Changes, Wed 10/21 — The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Film showing / Giveaways / Costume Contest).
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 10/12/2026
THIS WEEK 10/12 (10)
NEXT 4 WEEKS (41)
COMING SOON (29)
Monday
8:00pm — PUNK ROCKIN' AND PASTIE POPPIN' - Boston's Monthly Bad-ass Burlesque Punk Rock Dance Party!!! details
Tuesday
8:30pm — The Inkwell Open Mic details
Wednesday
8:00pm — Fully Celebrated Orchestra with Persistent Fools + Fenno Street Jazz details
Friday
6:30pm — Third Fridays are DEAD (Hippie hour!) details
9:30pm — Felicity's Hubris w/ The Humans Being details
Saturday
3:00pm — Louder Than Milk | Everfiner | Slow Boat Home | Pashi details
8:00pm — Saint Christopher | The Ruckus | Spare Parts | Great Wide Open details
Sunday
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
Tuesday - 10/20
7:30pm — Just Friends | The Hip(!) Replacements | Keep the Changes details
Wednesday - 10/21
8:00pm — The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Film showing / Giveaways / Costume Contest) details
Thursday - 10/22
6:00pm — The Most Fun I've Ever Had: A Dan & Phil Drag Show (& Raffle!) details
8:00pm — Queeraoke 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
Monday - 10/26
8:00pm — Great Vibes Entertainment Showcase 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
9:30pm — Halloween Freakshow Takeover ft Merry Merry, Zagnutt, Kungiz details
Saturday - 10/31
3:00pm — Halloween at Midway ft. Children of the Flaming Wheel, Ineffable, Conspiracy of Crows & more! 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
Monday - 11/2
7:30pm — The Goobers | Maggie Foley | Sheer Bliss 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
9:30pm — Betty Goo w/ The Weisstronauts details
Saturday - 11/7
3:00pm — Postmoral | Jesse Eliza Band | Moonshot | Sean Madden details
8:00pm — The Lombards | Bangers Galore | Twice-A-Day Ray | Dark Crushes details
Sunday - 11/8
3:00pm — Unnatural Axe | Warthog | The Spackles | The Sonic Wavelength details
8:00pm — Midway or the Highway Open Mic details
Monday - 11/9
8:00pm — PUNK ROCKIN' AND PASTIE POPPIN' - Boston's Monthly Bad-ass Burlesque Punk Rock Dance Party!!! details
Tuesday - 11/10
8:30pm — The Inkwell Open Mic details
Wednesday - 11/11
8:00pm — Fully Celebrated Orchestra with Le Prestige + Seth Meicht Quartet details
Friday - 11/13
6:30pm — Hippie Hour w/ Catfish details
9:30pm — MELT w/ Blue Envy (NY) details
Saturday - 11/14
3:00pm — Hixxsgiving w/ Hixx, Zagnutt, Sex Zombies, Tj Welch & The Wasted details
8:00pm — Lonely Leesa & the Lost Cowboys | Lower Falls | Owl Haus | Minsplit details
Sunday - 11/15
3:00pm — Stop Calling Me Frank | Ape Hangers | Dogmatics details
8:00pm — Midway or the Highway Open Mic details
Monday - 11/16
8:00pm — Drag show! (more info soon) details
Tuesday - 11/17
8:00pm — Drag show! (more info soon) details
Wednesday - 11/18
7:30pm — Matt Charette | Matt Woods | Coffin Salesman | Mic Harrison details
Friday - 11/20
6:30pm — Third Fridays are DEAD (Hippie hour!) details
9:30pm — The Femmes details
Saturday - 11/21
3:00pm — Spectacle | Modern Day Idols | Tad Overbaugh and the Late Arrivals details
8:00pm — Little Billy Lost | Typhoid Mary | Crow Follow | The BickerSins details
Sunday - 11/22
3:00pm — Ghost Painted Sky | Bloodx3 | Architrave | Hidden Fountain details
8:00pm — Midway or the Highway Open Mic details
Monday - 11/23
7:30pm — Jack West | SilverHorizon | The Emotional Rollercoaster | A Nuclear Design details
Tuesday - 11/24
8:30pm — The Inkwell Open Mic details
Wednesday - 11/25
7:30pm — Diamond Blues Jam (Jerry Garcia Band Tribute) details
Friday - 11/27
6:30pm — Hippie Hour / The Reckoning Crew details
9:30pm — Emo Night w/ Smile Lines (emo & pop punk covers) details
Saturday - 11/28
3:00pm — Larseny | Eddy Dyer | more TBA details
8:00pm — Twin Peel | Ineffable | Jean Paul Jean Paul | Spleeny details
Sunday - 11/29
3:00pm — Tunes For Tots (fundraiser show for Toys for Tots) details
8:00pm — Midway or the Highway Open Mic details
Monday - 11/30
8:00pm — Drag show! (more info soon) details
Tuesday - 12/1
8:00pm — Bars Over Bars Hip Hop Showcase details
Wednesday - 12/2
7:00pm — The Jug Nuts - JP Jug Band Jam details
9:00pm — Boston Compass Vinyl Night w/ DJ GroanMan details
Friday - 12/4
6:30pm — Hippie Hour with the Owsley's Owls! details
9:30pm — Under The Influences (Social Distortion Tribute) w/ Black Hoss (Psychedelic Blues of Black Sabbath) details
Sunday - 12/6
3:00pm — Martin / Morell / Fredette (monthly residency) with special guests! details
8:00pm — Midway or the Highway Open Mic details
Full schedule at midwaycafe.com →
ALL ACROSS THE STATE THIS WEEK
Sponsored by Bonneville AI
© 2026 wannagosee.com — Live music listings across New England Page generated Oct 14, 2026 4:36 PM UTC
