The
Ryles Pressroom
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Cambridge,
MA - *MOST IMPROVED AWARD* This Inman Square
landmark was starting to get a little dowdy, but along
with renovations and physical changes, management
has restored the luster to the club's bookings. Ryles
presents live music six nights a week, and programming
includes a Sunday jazz brunch that lasts from 10 am
to 3 pm, salsa and merengue dancing on Thursday and
Friday, and swing and latin dancing on Saturday. The
18-piece in-house band, the Ryles Jazz Orchestra,
performs with out-of-town headliners. The only survivor
from the days when Inman Square was a mecca for live
music, it's a dependable good time in a fresh new
package.
The
Improper Bostonian - Boston's Best
Issue
Summer 2003
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Cambridge,
MA - This wood-tabled, no-frills, neighborhood
club claims to have “the best in live music,”
and it just might. It swings every Tuesday through
Sunday night with both local and bigger-name bands.
Jazz dominates, but you also can move your hips with
salsa and merengue dance lessons (offered on Thursday
nights). Take in the jazz downstairs on Saturdays,
and during the set breaks pop upstairs and make some
moves of your own on the dance floor where Latin,
swing, tango and everything else goes. The highlight
of the week, many would argue, is the Sunday Jazz
Brunch that lasts almost all day. The music is great
and the food - including outrageous omelets accompanied
by fresh strawberry Mimosas or a spicy and snappy
Bloody Mary - can’t be beat.
Boston
Magazine - Concierge
Summer 2003
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