Tues 6/2 - Dead Ahead - The Sanctuary - Maynard, MA (8-11 PM)

Thurs 6/4 - solo acoustic & beats - Specialty Sandwich Co - Holden, MA (6-9 PM)

Fri 6/5 - Owsley’s Owls - The Midway Cafe - Boston, MA (7:00-9:30 PM)

Sat 6/6 - Mechanical Rat - Capo Restaurant & Supper Club - Boston, MA (7-10 PM)

Tues 6/9 - Dead Ahead - The Sanctuary - Maynard, MA (8-11 PM)

Thurs 6/11 - Mechanical Rat - Amaia Martini Bar - Hudson, MA (8-11 PM)

Tues 6/16 - Dead Ahead - The Sanctuary - Maynard, MA (8-11 PM)

NO JUNE BLUEGRASS DEAD NIGHT

Thurs 7/2 - Owsley’s Owls - Hartford, CT - details TBA

Fri 7/3 - Owsley’s Owls - Hippie Hour @ The Midway Cafe - Boston, MA (7:30-9:30 PM)

Thurs 7/9 - Mechanical Rat - Amaia Martini Bar - Hudson, MA (8-11 PM)

Sat 7/11 - TBA - Warwick, RI

7/19 - TBA

Thurs 7/23 - Bluegrass Dead Night - Medusa Brewing - Hudson, MA (6:30-8:30 PM)

featured guest:

Thurs 7/30 - solo acoustic & beats - Specialty Sandwich Co - Holden, MA (6-9 PM)

Current projects:

solo shows including me performing my favorite songs, plus experiments with fun new tech. Trying to blend the highest quality tones, both acoustic and electric, to bring life to very old songs that have lasted through the changing eras. Reciting them with the utmost respect to the original, and where applicable, carefully incorporating elements of the modern musical world, is my current goal at solo shows. Writing songs in the meantime and will begin performing those soon. :)

Monthly bluegrass/dead themed show at Medusa featuring a rotating special guest each month
duos with Dan DeCristofaro (acoustic/electric/bass & keys + loops)

four-piece improvisational band primarily at a local bar in Hudson, MA. We are called Mechanical Rat. We play a mix of our favorite “feel-good” music, and take chances together that sometimes work in our favor and other times do not :)
Jay & Dan (Bluegrass, Etc) - a duo project with my talented drummer/percussionist friend Dan Drohan. Playing bluegrass, old time, and everything in-between at Stone Cow Brewery in Barre, MA, and other local venues.
various sit-ins with bands throughout the Northeast - primarily central MA, Western MA & Boston! Black Sweatpants, Owsley’s Owls, Dead Ahead are all JGB/Grateful Dead-related projects I frequently join.
performing solo and in duo lineups throughout the northeast, playing a good mix of bluegrass and old time music.

Jay Faires / @jerrytonestore Performance Schedule 2026