The following column appeared in Soundcheck, for which Matt served as Managing Editor for three years.
Matt Robinson’s “Venue Menu”
Name: Bill’s Bar
Address: 51/2 Lansdowne Street, Boston, MA 02215
Phone: 617 421 9595
Proprietor: The Lyons Group
Capacity: 250
Booking Agent: Jeff Marshall
Booking Phone: 617 437 0117 (M, W 2-4)
Booking policy: Artists are welcome to send materials, but please expect to wait 6-8 weeks to be considered.
Music schedule: Sunday = Reggae; Monday = “Monster Mondays” (Heavy Metal – 18+); Tuesday = “Phat Tuesday” (Old School Hip-Hop Dance w/ DJ – 19+); Wednesday = Funk & Groove (live bands w/ DJ between – 18+); Thursday = “the Underground” (up and coming local and national bands – 18+); Friday = “Nocturnal Friday” (touring bands with with WBCN’s Bill Abbatte – 19+); Saturday = World/Euro-House Dance w/ DJ (19+)
Famous alumni: The Artifacts, Monster Magnet, Guster, The Push Stars, The Dude of Life
Motto: “The bastard child of Lansdowne Street”
