Lizard Lounge

I have only been here to see Session Americana, but it was the perfect venue and ambience for this show. Session Americana at Lizard Lounge is probably my favorite thing ever.

This place is small, cramped, dark, and acoustically unfavorable. Now that all that is out of the way, this place is FANTASTIC. The drinks are great (and so are the prices, no drink minimums to sit at a table to listen to poetry), the people coming to listen to the poetry are great, the poets are humble and bring a lot to the table. If you are a poet in the area, just come by to put a little somethin' on it. My homegirl happened to win the poetry slam the night I went, so that made it even more enjoyable ^_^.  We didn't stay for the band and the open mic, but if it was anything similar to the caliber of talent for the Poetry Slam I saw earlier in the night, you are in for a treat. This is another venue that I have to visit when I head back up to Mass.

Tiny space, over zealous sound equipment. The "poetry slam" was to begin at 7:30, but didn't start until nearly 8:15. Cover was $5. A $5 cover should explain all about the caliber of events held at the LL. I've just experienced way better poets in even tighter spaces. If you're one of the first there, you might be pulled to be a judge. Sit against the bar if you don't want to be seen.