Open Mic Thursdays
Live Music Friday and Saturday
For bookings , contact Chris: +1 (917) 576-9898
For events, email : jh.thejuke@gmail.com
21+ all events. $10 cover charge Friday and Saturday night events, never a cover on Thursday open mic.
Midsummer Market
Step into an enchanted evening inspired by A Midsummer Night’s Dream and the spirit of the Summer Solstice. Wander through a curated night market filled with local art, handmade treasures, and whimsical creations while live music and performances carry you deeper into the night. Explore mystical offerings from gifted healers and practitioners including reiki, psychic readings, massage therapy, and more, all celebrating a night of magic, connection, art, and midsummer revelry
Local Honey
Fueled by an indomitable rhythm section and the best of the area's lead instrumentalists.
Open Jams Every Thursday at the Juke with Chris Jankowski
Step into the spotlight at thE JUkE Open Mic Night. Whether you're a musician, poet, comedian, or storyteller, share your talent with a supportive crowd in a vibrant, creative space. All are welcome—come perform or cheer on local talent!
Driving Route 9
DR9, from East Haddam CT, writes upbeat pop/folk music with tight male/female vocal harmony as the cornerstone. Their debut album, Matter of Time, released in 2021 showcases a Celtic twist, featuring professional Irish musicians as well as a Nashville-based sax and whistle player. Currently they frequent venues in the Connecticut River Valley area: local festivals, fairs, private events, and pubs since 2017, often sporting a fiddler to add to their coveted Irish flare. DR9 brings a catchy and folky feel to any show, fronting couple, Rebecca and Barry O'Doherty. Anchored by Jim David (drums), and Dana Takaki (fiddle), the songwriting of the local musical powerhouse demonstrates diverse guitar techniques, a broad vocal range and compelling lyrics, sprinkled with tasteful leads and unique rhythm. They not only have their musicianship down to a science, but have cultivated quite an attractive performance.
Shorebreak
Shorebreak is a 4 piece indie rock band playing original music with a wide range of influences.
Open Jams Every Thursday at the Juke with Chris Jankowski
Step into the spotlight at thE JUkE Open Mic Night. Whether you're a musician, poet, comedian, or storyteller, share your talent with a supportive crowd in a vibrant, creative space. All are welcome—come perform or cheer on local talent!
The Zephyr Band
Alternative Rock Band based out of Middletown, CT. Bands covered include Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sublime, Green Day, Rage Against The Machine, Led Zeppelin, Doobie Brothers, & many more!! Our first Original EP is set to launch in 2025 🤘
Good vibes only.
Open Jams Every Thursday at the Juke Farewell to Chris Jankowski
Step into the spotlight at thE JUkE Open Mic Night. Whether you're a musician, poet, comedian, or storyteller, share your talent with a supportive crowd in a vibrant, creative space. All are welcome—come perform or cheer on local talent!
Open Jams Every Thursday at the Juke
Step into the spotlight at thE JUkE Open Mic Night. Whether you're a musician, poet, comedian, or storyteller, share your talent with a supportive crowd in a vibrant, creative space. All are welcome—come perform or cheer on local talent!
JAK'D
Get ready for an exciting night of live music with JAK'D, delivering a mix of classic rock, R&B, and today's hits. The party starts at 8:00 PM—be ready to dance all night long!
Hangar 11
Delivering the Best in Swamp Funk!
Music You Can Groove To, Music You Can Move To!
Open Jams Every Thursday at the Juke
Step into the spotlight at thE JUkE Open Mic Night. Whether you're a musician, poet, comedian, or storyteller, share your talent with a supportive crowd in a vibrant, creative space. All are welcome—come perform or cheer on local talent!
Mermaids & Misfits
Dive into Mermaids & Misfits, an immersive night market packed with real mermaids, live music, local artists, unique vendors, delicious food and drinks, and interactive entertainment all night long.
Throw on your finest pirate coats, shimmering scales, or seaside finery and join us for an unforgettable evening of oceanic magic, mischief, and revelry beneath the tides!
The Gleeful Conspiracy
The Gleeful Conspiracy is a Connecticut-based band that digs deep into a trick bag full of superheated guitar soul to raise earworms the size of mobile homes.
The band was created in 2020 by lockdown-confined newlyweds Thom and Whitney Guthrie as a vocal/keys and bass duo. It was a start, but it needed ... something. The drum machine on the keyboard started demanding top billing, too.
They quickly recruited drummer Mike Keyes, a fixture on the local scene. Then Fate high-fived them when Thom and Whitney ran into Jeff Carpenter and his son at a local guitar shop.
Jeff was just getting back into playing and making home recordings, but he was quickly persuaded to swerve into the glamorous rock and roll lifestyle the Guthries promised.
After a string of amazingly well-received live performances, the band recorded their first EP, Manifestival, with Michael Arafeh, Middletown's Musical Ambassador, at the Coffeehouse Studio. It was released in Spring 2024, and a full-length follow-up is already in the works.
The Conspiracy has one goal: they're here to glitterbomb your brain until you dance. Only the finest handcrafted grooves and lyrics go into every bite.
Come get your glow on!!!
Open Jams Every Thursday at the Juke
Step into the spotlight at thE JUkE Open Mic Night. Whether you're a musician, poet, comedian, or storyteller, share your talent with a supportive crowd in a vibrant, creative space. All are welcome—come perform or cheer on local talent!
Swamp Dog
Swamp Dog is a band that plays a dirty style of roots music that will keep you dancing all night with their
deep grooves and crazy harmonies. Their originals range from rock to blues to funk and they cover the
most iconic songwriters from Bob Dylan to The Beatles to Townes Van Zandt to Todd Snider. Members
include Matthew Bennett vocals and guitar, Jeff Carpenter guitar, (The Gleeful Conspiracy) Joel Volenic
bass, (Shiny Meddle Hiney) Mat Seymour drums, (Birds and Blokes) and Whitney Guthrie vocals, (The
Gleeful Conspiracy)
Open Jams Every Thursday at the Juke with Chris Jankowski
Step into the spotlight at thE JUkE Open Mic Night. Whether you're a musician, poet, comedian, or storyteller, share your talent with a supportive crowd in a vibrant, creative space. All are welcome—come perform or cheer on local talent!
Sister Funk
Sister Funk are they funk? Nope! What are they? They are a rock-country, folk-pop band based out of New Haven, CT who has been sharing national stages with acts like: Mellissa Etheridge, B52s, Foreigner, ZZ Top for close to 20 years.
Did you say 20 years? Yes this group has been to therapy and back to keep their high energy show going all these years.
2022 brings their 6th full-length independent CD release to the masses. Tracks off this new CD Wings To Fly are eclectic, more raw then their pervious releases and include some solid country-rock tunes such as Ride With Me & Life On The Road and some funky-blues-rock tunes like Want What I Want and It Ain't You. There are some surprise genres on this compilation such as Frostbite (rock-metal) and One Small Step (electra-pop).
Sister Funk has been nominated for many awards and titles: Best Rock band- Advocate, Best Rock Song- New England Music and has had their song Gone featured on Sirius Out Q as #1 for 15 consecutive weeks. Sister Funk performances are known for being unpredictable, playing multiple instruments and performing medleys of their favorite cover songs with their own creative interpretation. Don't be fooled by the name this dynamic band has something for everyone.
Open Jams Every Thursday at the Juke with Chris Jankowski
Step into the spotlight at thE JUkE Open Mic Night. Whether you're a musician, poet, comedian, or storyteller, share your talent with a supportive crowd in a vibrant, creative space. All are welcome—come perform or cheer on local talent!
The Gleeful Conspiracy
The Gleeful Conspiracy is a Connecticut-based band that digs deep into a trick bag full of superheated guitar soul to raise earworms the size of mobile homes.
The band was created in 2020 by lockdown-confined newlyweds Thom and Whitney Guthrie as a vocal/keys and bass duo. It was a start, but it needed ... something. The drum machine on the keyboard started demanding top billing, too.
They quickly recruited drummer Mike Keyes, a fixture on the local scene. Then Fate high-fived them when Thom and Whitney ran into Jeff Carpenter and his son at a local guitar shop.
Jeff was just getting back into playing and making home recordings, but he was quickly persuaded to swerve into the glamorous rock and roll lifestyle the Guthries promised.
After a string of amazingly well-received live performances, the band recorded their first EP, Manifestival, with Michael Arafeh, Middletown's Musical Ambassador, at the Coffeehouse Studio. It was released in Spring 2024, and a full-length follow-up is already in the works.
The Conspiracy has one goal: they're here to glitterbomb your brain until you dance. Only the finest handcrafted grooves and lyrics go into every bite.
Come get your glow on!!!
ATTN Rebellion
Attention Rebellion is a 5-piece original band out of Hartford, CT. They have performed their high energy brand of rock music at legendary venues such as College Street Music Hall (where they were the winners of the 2024 Battle of the Bands), Toad’s Place, and on EQTV. You can listen wherever you stream music!
Open Jams Every Thursday at the Juke with Chris Jankowski
Step into the spotlight at thE JUkE Open Mic Night. Whether you're a musician, poet, comedian, or storyteller, share your talent with a supportive crowd in a vibrant, creative space. All are welcome—come perform or cheer on local talent!
Down the Rabbit Hole flea market in thE sPAcE
A monthly Sunday market celebrating the joy of making, collecting, and discovering. Part flea market, part hobbyist showcase, you’ll find antiques and oddities, vintage goods, found objects, passion projects, and DIY treats all shared by people who truly love what they do.
Come browse, barter, and connect while rediscovering the thrill of the find, the love of the craft, and the stories behind it.
Righteous Continental
Righteous Continental is a unique blend of power-trio blues, funk, and gut-punching rock and roll. Fronted by CT guitar virtuoso Ryan Newman, the band explores varied musical territory from their own growing catalog and delivers fresh, twisted takes on old favorites that keep audiences engaged and excited.
Joey Wit
For fans of indie and alternative rock, "A Point of No Return" offers a compelling glimpse into Joey Wit's evolving musical journey, inviting listeners to explore the complexities of love, loss, and self-discovery. In a world where memories linger like echoes in the city streets, Joey Wit's music serves as a poignant reminder of the transformative power of reflection and the enduring allure of storytelling through song.
Wonderland After Dark: Hoop Dance Workshop
Step into a whimsical world of hoop dance, music, movement, and Wonderland-inspired fun during The Cheshire’s Groove at The Juke. This 21+ experience blends beginner-friendly hoop tricks, dance flow, games, and creative movement inspired by Alice in Wonderland.
Hoop dance is a fun, low impact, total body workout — and ANYONE can do it! All you need is the correct size hoop and a little motivation. Not to mention, you can burn up to 7 calories per minute while hooping.
We’ll focus on a mix of hoop dance and freestyle movement while learning foundational tricks, transitions, waist hooping, arm tricks, off-body flow, turns, and themed combinations like the Cheshire Cat Orbit, Mad Hatter Toss, and Queen’s Crown. You’ll be amazed at what you can do with the right sized hoop and a professional instructor Kailey by your side.
Join us to strengthen your core, improve flexibility, hand-eye coordination, build confidence, relieve stress, and have fun in a laid-back, immersive atmosphere. Perfect for beginners and experienced hoopers alike. Professional hoops provided or BYOH (bring your own hoop). No experience needed.
Come dressed in your best Wonderland-inspired outfit! Best dressed wins a custom Hipnotic Hoopla x The Juke travel hoop.
Optional video performance and group footage at the end of class! Videos and clips will be provided afterward so you can relive the magic.
Questions? Contact Kailey of Hipnotic Hoopla
203-927-7407
Open Jams Every Thursday at the Juke with Chris Jankowski
Step into the spotlight at thE JUkE Open Mic Night. Whether you're a musician, poet, comedian, or storyteller, share your talent with a supportive crowd in a vibrant, creative space. All are welcome—come perform or cheer on local talent!
Cleary, Foley & Co
This team up of local musicians includes Michael Cleary, Michael Foley, Paul Emmerling Jr and Kurt Isleib. All veteran musicians of several popular bands who are here to make you sing and dance!
Open Jams Every Thursday at the Juke with Chris Jankowski
Step into the spotlight at thE JUkE Open Mic Night. Whether you're a musician, poet, comedian, or storyteller, share your talent with a supportive crowd in a vibrant, creative space. All are welcome—come perform or cheer on local talent!
The Bus
Original songs by Mike Cleary, Eric Kuhn and Paul Bozzi along with music from Talking Heads, Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Hendrix and The Dead with some Reggae and Blues tossed in.
These guys are journeymen jammers and will take you on a wild ride.
You don’t take the Bus, the Bus takes you
JAK'D
Get ready for an exciting night of live music with JAK'D, delivering a mix of classic rock, R&B, and today's hits. The party starts at 8:00 PM—be ready to dance all night long!
Open Jams Every Thursday at the Juke with Chris Jankowski
Step into the spotlight at thE JUkE Open Mic Night. Whether you're a musician, poet, comedian, or storyteller, share your talent with a supportive crowd in a vibrant, creative space. All are welcome—come perform or cheer on local talent!
Swamp Yankee
Swamp Yankee delivers raw, authentic indie music that resonates deeply. Their sound is original, melodic, and unmistakably memorable, combining heartfelt artistry with virtuosic drumming and an emotional intensity that sets them apart.
Jam Chowder
Greetings from Jam Chowder, the groove-a-licious rock band that puts a smile in your ears and a shake in your hips. If you like the Allmans, Steely Dan, the Dead, Van Morrison, Creedence, Little Feat, the Stones, Los Lonely Boys, Dr. John, Santana, and Jethro Tull, then you'll love the smokin' mix of covers we've cooked up.
We put the word 'jam' in our name because we aspire to create improvisational excitement on stage and keep it both loose AND tight in all the right places. The idea is to leave enough room to be in the moment, explore new spaces, and create a shared experience with the audience.
That's where you come in. Nothing stokes our passions more than a supportive and dancing crowd. We aim to continually grow our community - one that shares good vibes, good music, and good times together. So come on down to our next show to hoot and holler with us!
Open Jams Every Thursday at the Juke with Chris Jankowski
Step into the spotlight at thE JUkE Open Mic Night. Whether you're a musician, poet, comedian, or storyteller, share your talent with a supportive crowd in a vibrant, creative space. All are welcome—come perform or cheer on local talent!
Decker Bandits
A one-of-a-kind live music experience from Collinsville, Connecticut.
$10 per ticket, order here.
Open Jams Every Thursday at the Juke with Chris Jankowski
Step into the spotlight at thE JUkE Open Mic Night. Whether you're a musician, poet, comedian, or storyteller, share your talent with a supportive crowd in a vibrant, creative space. All are welcome—come perform or cheer on local talent!