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Lou's in Harvard Square is a restaurant and music venue with the recurring Lou's Live program featuring local, emerging, and established artists across jazz, rock, soul, Afropop, R&B, folk, and other styles. For musicians, the venue offers a hospitality setting with a real performance identity rather than simple background music. Solo artists and bands can both fit depending on the program. Strong stage presence, polished material, and flexibility around a restaurant audience are useful. Lou’s is best suited to local and touring performers that can deliver an engaging set while still working within a social dining environment. It offers musicians a Harvard Square stage where a broad mix of styles can find an audience and where live programming is a regular part of the venue.

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Randy
Role
Talent Buyer
857-706-1100Open booking page

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Capacity
289
Capacity notes
seated.
Age policy
All Ages
Genres
Bluegrass, Blues, Brazilian, Cajun, Funk, Jazz, R&B, Reggae, Soul
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Address
13 Brattle Street, 02138, United States
Venue phone
(857) 706-1100

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