SOMERVILLE
THE ROCKWELL
Updated
This week at The Rockwell: Mon 10/12 — SOLD OUT – 8-Week Clown Class with Deby Xiadani, Mon 10/12 — Rockwell Open Mic @ Saloon, Tue 10/13 — SOLD OUT! Lectures On Tap: “Neuroscientist Explains: The Modules of the Mind”. Upcoming: Mon 10/19 — SOLD OUT – 8-Week Clown Class with Deby Xiadani, Mon 10/19 — Rockwell Open Mic @ Saloon, Thu 10/22 — ONELOUDDRAWING.
ABOUT
The Rockwell is an intimate underground performance venue at 255 Elm Street in Davis Square, Somerville, Massachusetts. The space accommodates up to 200 people and hosts over 300 performances annually. The venue has been voted Best Comedy Club in Boston in 2024 and 2025 and nominated for Best Music Venue.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Programming spans comedy, music, burlesque, theatre, children's shows, and private events. The underground space controls all its own light sources, making it suitable for events at any time of day. The venue books both national headliners and local acts across multiple genres.
HISTORY
The space was originally established in 1987 as The Boston Baked Theatre and later operated as Jimmy Tingle's Off Broadway. In 2010, Ken Kelly acquired the building and reopened it as the Davis Square Theatre in 2012. In 2016, it was renamed The Rockwell in honor of Kelly, a Somerville business leader and restaurateur.
UPCOMING SHOWS as of 10/12/2026
Monday
Tuesday
- 7:00pm — SOLD OUT! Lectures On Tap: “Neuroscientist Explains: The Modules of the Mind” details
Wednesday
- 7:00pm — Jiwon, Sally Boy, & Jazz Cuti details
Thursday
- 7:00pm — Jamie Webster details
Friday
- 7:00pm — Foamflower EP Release Show details
Saturday
- 7:00pm — Sex Mex details
Sunday
- 7:00pm — Laura Cortese details
Monday - 11/16
- 7:00pm — Rockwell Open Mic @ Saloon details
Tuesday - 11/17
- 7:00pm — Ms. Ezra Furman Doing What She Wants details
Wednesday - 11/18
- 7:00pm — Worst Party Ever / Equipment details
Thursday - 11/19
- 7:00pm — GKit & Magnificent Danger details
Friday - 11/20
- 7:00pm — Keltie Knight’s Evil Genius Book Tour details
Saturday - 11/21
- 2:00pm — The Fantasy Tavern details
Sunday - 11/22
- 7:00pm — Julia Minkin details
Monday - 11/23
- 7:00pm — Rockwell Open Mic @ Saloon details
Tuesday - 11/24
- 7:00pm — Voices Unheard details
Wednesday - 11/25
- 7:00pm — GHOSTWOMAN details
Sunday - 11/29
- 7:00pm — Doprah’s Favorite Things details
Tuesday - 12/1
- 7:00pm — The Mainliners details
Wednesday - 12/2
- 7:00pm — Hooly J Chan Full Band and Jessye DeSilva details
Thursday - 12/3
- 7:00pm — Michael Bravata: “The Montcalms” Release Show details
Friday - 12/4
- 9:30pm — Abby Govindan: Pushing 30 details
Sunday - 12/6
- 7:00pm — LUCY (Cooper B. Handy) details