
Saturday, July 10, 2021
9:00 pm
Michael-Louis Smith and Brooklyn Circle perform an ever-evolving, high-energy mix of original jazz. This band of brothers has delivered the goods to audiences in NYC, the Northeast, and nationwide for close to two decades, with an electric and sometimes telepathic group sound. The genesis of this collaboration happened in the winter of 2001, when longtime friends and bandmates Smith and House crossed paths with Dillard while at the Conservatory Of Music at Purchase College, just outside of New York City. Dillard would later describe the introduction as “just like The Wizard of Oz, you know how they all met and now they’re skipping down the road trusting each other with their lives and everything. The same way, no screening process just friends, friends!” Very soon after that, on a jam session at the Blue Note in New York City, they connected with drummer Ismail Lawal. Smith recalls House saying, “I like the way he plays!”; and within a week, the four of them were performing together on the road. Now, almost 20 years, hundreds of shows, multiple albums, and many tours later, the music is stronger than ever, and just keeps on getting better.
Location:
Foam Brewers - Burlington Waterfront

Saturday, July 10, 2021
9:00 pm
Location:
Foam Brewers - Burlington Waterfront
Michael-Louis Smith and Brooklyn Circle perform an ever-evolving, high-energy mix of original jazz. This band of brothers has delivered the goods to audiences in NYC, the Northeast, and nationwide for close to two decades, with an electric and sometimes telepathic group sound. The genesis of this collaboration happened in the winter of 2001, when longtime friends and bandmates Smith and House crossed paths with Dillard while at the Conservatory Of Music at Purchase College, just outside of New York City. Dillard would later describe the introduction as “just like The Wizard of Oz, you know how they all met and now they’re skipping down the road trusting each other with their lives and everything. The same way, no screening process just friends, friends!” Very soon after that, on a jam session at the Blue Note in New York City, they connected with drummer Ismail Lawal. Smith recalls House saying, “I like the way he plays!”; and within a week, the four of them were performing together on the road. Now, almost 20 years, hundreds of shows, multiple albums, and many tours later, the music is stronger than ever, and just keeps on getting better.


Saturday, October 10, 2026
8:00 pm
Virginia's Dogwood Tales mix indie rock, alt-country, and heartfelt storytelling inspired by life in the Shenandoah Valley. Supported by Burlington's own Blueberry Betty.
Location:
Foam Brewers - Burlington Waterfront
FREE. RSVP ENCOURAGED

Friday, October 16, 2026
7:30 pm
Ali McGuirk has never been a church mouse. Her 2022 album, Til It’s Gone, was met with widespread acclaim and praised for its “earthy tenderness and smart introspection” (Boston Herald). She now returns with a new album, Watertop, that elevates her signature soulful and smoldering sound to new heights—this time, the production is richer, and the message is unflinching.
Location:
Foam Brewers - Burlington Waterfront
FREE. RSVP ENCOURAGED.

Friday, October 23, 2026
9:00 pm
Hailing from Northern Vermont, Wild Leek River is a regular 5-piece country band. The songs they play vibrate with sounds of new and old, steady back-beats and good stories. Their style and performances trace its roots from the honky tonks of days gone by, with rowdy shows across Vermont and throughout the Northeast.
Location:
Foam Brewers - Burlington Waterfront
FREE.

Friday, October 30, 2026
7:30 pm
Halloween comes early to Foam on October 30 with blistering surf rock from The Wet Ones, one-man rockabilly mayhem from Bloodshot Bill, and DJ Zombeat and Die. $15, all ages. Don't be a bummer. Costume up.
Location:
Foam Brewers - Burlington Waterfront
$15

Saturday, October 31, 2026
8:00 pm
Halloween at Foam brings SHEBAD’s soulful jazz-funk and Psymon Spine’s psychedelic dance grooves together for a night of live music, plus a surprise opening act we're keeping under wraps. Come early, stay late.
Location:
Foam Brewers - Burlington Waterfront
$20 Adv / $25 DOS

Sunday, November 1, 2026
6:00 pm
A far cry from the cool, calculated distance and reserved posture that is all-too-familiar to the indie-rock sphere, Florry, the Philly-bred septet and songwriting vehicle of bandleader Francie Medosch, are marking their territory as a band resolving to do something very different: they are having a really good time out there.
Location:
Foam Brewers - Burlington Waterfront
$20 Adv / $25 DOS

Saturday, November 21, 2026
8:00 pm
Eliza Edens is a Brooklyn-based songwriter who writes songs that dance inside the white-hot intersection of pleasure and pain. Bold and sincere, their songs are like antique cameo necklaces–snapshots of tenderness, worn close to the heart.
Location:
Foam Brewers - Burlington Waterfront
FREE. RSVP ENCOURAGED.

Saturday, December 12, 2026
7:30 pm
A long time Foam favorite, Vermont singer-songwriter Lily Seabird brings her earthy folk and grungy rock to Foam on Saturday, December 12, weaving twangy spaciousness, gritty guitars, and deeply human storytelling.
Location:
Foam Brewers - Burlington Waterfront
$15 Adv / $20 DOS