Archive · Notable Shows

Seventeen years.
Hundreds of nights.
A few legends.

A working list of the artists, bands, and one-off moments that turned Putnam Place into the room it is today.

Archive · Notable Shows

Seventeen years of the room when it's on.

Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, mid-set, full house, the Putnam ceiling rig in the frame. This is the room when it's firing on all cylinders — and it has been firing for 17 years.

Below: a working snapshot of the artists who've helped build that history. Click any name to dig into their music.

The room over the years.

A photographic snapshot of nights at Putnam — the acts, the lights, the crowd, the energy. Click through to explore the full archive below.

Andy Frasco
Blues Traveler
Ghostface Killah
Melvin Seals & JGB
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong
Pink Talking Fish
Robert Randolph
Rusted Root
The Figgs
Wild Adriatic
Formula 5
Heart of Downtown

A working list of the legends.

Categorized by scene — jam, hip-hop, rock, eclectic, and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees who passed through.

02 / Hip-Hop Legends

Hip-hop nights to remember.

04 / Eclectic & Genre-Crossing

The acts that prove genre is a suggestion.

05 / Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame inductees who played here.

Catch what's next before it sells out.

New shows announced weekly. The next legendary night is already on the calendar — you just don't know it yet.