After 26 incredible years, this chapter of Radio Bean is coming to a close.
While a hopeful transition is forming behind the scenes, we remain optimistic that this isn't goodbye.
Nothing is official just yet, and we'll share more as soon as we can.
You may still see upcoming shows listed on our calendar and Featured Shows page! Some of these shows are being presented by Radio Bean at other venues, and for some of them, we're still working to find new homes for them.
Musicians & booking contacts... Please don't forget about us! Our booking team is hoping to be back behind the scenes sooner rather than later, working hard to set-up the vibrant nightlife we've all come to know and love here in Burlington, Vermont.
We'd love to keep in touch.
If you are looking to set-up a show, please email radiobeanbooking@gmail.com and we'll be happy to give you an update on how things are progressing behind the scenes regarding a potential return to action.
Keep an eye on individual event listings for updates, and keep your eyes, ears, & hearts open for what's next.
Thank you all for 26 amazing years of this chapter of The Bean ❤️
THE END OF AN ERA...
and hopefully, the start of another
Radio Bean Presents...
DEAD GOWNS
w/ Helenor
LIVE AT THE MONKEY HOUSE!
Thursday 10.22.26 - 8:00pm
Remembering it over and over again: the way it happened in Vegas, the way beginnings spill over onto endings. Geneviève Beaudoin, the Portland, Maine-based songwriter, went to Las Vegas to help a close friend move and start a new life there. But buried within that newness, there was an old and gradually widening fracture—and in that city, the friendship ended.
On a certain level, we anticipate strain and rupture in a romantic context. But we don’t as easily expect or extend that same kind of awareness to close friendships, which cut just as deep, and hold up just as much of our sense of belonging and mattering. Feeling raw and unraveled, Beaudoin realized these were songs she needed to hear, as much as she needed to write. Back home in Maine, she began crafting her second full-length album as Dead Gowns.
Recorded in a farmhouse at the foot of the White Mountains with Beaudoin’s long-time partner Luke Kalloch, and produced by Sam Kassirer and Colin Lester Fleming, Vegas is a series of raw, smoldering songs that suddenly gape. It is an album that watches grief move, point by point. Every track blurs place and time, as memory and self, seed and fruit, “hardcore and wellness” become refracted and indissoluble.
The result is all bright lights and dark waters, every instrument a response to the ache of Beaudoin's voice, a voice which increasingly anchors the album as it unfurls.
Radio Bean Presents...
LAMPLIGHT, THE CLEARWATER SWIMMERS, FOWL
live at the monkey house!
Saturday 10.24.26 - 8:00 pm
Lamplight is the texturally dense, homegrown alt-folk project of multi-disciplinary artist Ian Williams. Born and raised in Virginia, creek-steeped in the foothills of Appalachia, frontman and songwriter Williams grew up taking long walks to make music in bands with his childhood best friends. Lamplight is an earnest exploration of the multitudes we all contain, with a habit of wearing the heart on the sleeve. He is often in love, is always left-handed, and is picking up painting again.
The Clearwater Swimmers, a four-piece rock band spread between New York City and New England, use their sound to wade into stoned and fuzzy reflection. With their blend of coastal, hazy alternative and contemporary indie, Sumner Bright (lead vocals & rhythm guitar), Timothy Graff (drums and percussion), Sander Casale (lead guitar), and Connor Kennedy (backup vocals, keys, and bass), offer up the kind of catharsis that flares up amidst a slow-burning intensity.
radio bean presents
SHEBAD
live at foam!
Saturday 10.31.26 - 9:00pm
SHEBAD is the creative spirit of visual artist and vocalist Claire Voy and multi-instrumentalist Ciccio Spagnolo. Hailing from Guelph ON. Canada, their music plays on the exploratory realm of Indie Soul, characterized by jazz-influenced melodies, danceable basslines, and Claire's transcendent voice. Their sound is a synthesis of influences like Stevie Wonder, Hiatus Kaiyote, Amy Winehouse, Daft Punk, and Erykah Badu, making the music compelling and curious with lyrics from the heart. CBC’s Laila Biali aptly describes their sound as “Music that exists in a sonic world of its own”.
Performing live, they typically play as a 5-piece arrangement with Ciccio Spagnolo (Bass/Keys/Flute),
Claire Voy (Vox/Guitar/Synth), Emil White (Keys/Bass/Sax), and Emmitt Leacock (Drums/MC). The variation between danceable and emotive songs creates a dynamic and memorable experience for listeners. The band kicked off 2024 with direct support slots for Kamasi Washington, Thievery Corporation, and Anomalie, and has performed on several Canadian and US stages including Rochester International Jazz Festival, Toronto International Jazz Festival, Mariposa, Hillside, Sunfest, and more. Signed to booking agency Royal Artist Group with the likes of Snarky Puppy, Salami Rose Joe Louis and Jojo Meyer, SHEBAD made their US live show debut in 2025, with more music to come in 2026.
DARRYL RAHN
Wednesday 11.4.26 - 8:00pm - Tickets
Darryl Rahn is a Brooklyn-based indie folk artist with a well-seasoned homegrown sound. Born in a small suburb in upstate New York, he is inspired by his community’s unique landscapes, grandmother’s red-sauce recipes, and an internal grappling over the fact that he never hit a home run in little league. His narrative-rich lyrics conjured from an admiration of great American writers from Raymond Carver to Tim Robinson paired with his signature chromatic guitar style have earned him spots on stages and in regular collaboration with the likes of Dawes, Willow Avalon, and Samia to name a few.
THE LOWEST PAIR
Thursday 11.5.26 - 7:00pm - Tickets
“Kendl Winter and Palmer T. Lee, both playing guitar and banjo and trading vocals; hers an achingly beautiful distinctive tone that complements his smoky delivery to perfection.” –– Americana UK
The Lowest Pair has questions. The duo, made up of Kendl Winter and Palmer T. Lee, know that we tend to see duality as a problem. We want life to be linear, working through the dark to finally get to the light. Grief to joy, despair to hope, confusion to clarity––not a jangly cycle we can’t escape. But through their incandescent folk songs, the Lowest Pair often ask: What if we sit with the mess? What if that’s not just more peaceful, but more magical, too?
On their 8th album Always As Young As We’ll Ever Be, the Lowest Pair prove that over the last dozen years together, they’ve become some of modern roots music’s most mesmerizing, thoughtful purveyors. Produced by Tucker Martine (The Decemberists), the 10-track album puts the duo’s stark lyricism, string-driven arrangements, and raw compatibility on brilliant display and as a result, Always As Young As We’ll Ever Be pulses with life.
The Lowest Pair’s musicianship is another beautiful testament not just to playing that breathes, but playing that listens. Winter, who grew up in Arkansas but has lived in Washington State for the last two decades, and Lee, a Minnesota native, first gained attention as poetic singer-songwriters on banjos. While their family of strings has expanded, their fundamental approach hasn’t: Respond to sounds and stories the other is making.
JUNE HENRY
& CHRYSALIS
Wednesday 11.11.26 - 7:00 pm - Tickets
June Henry is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist currently based in Lawrence, Kansas. Her music explores themes of mental illness, complex gender identity, and growing up.
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Based in Nashville, chrysalis is the solo project of Indigo Ansin, creating intimate, emotionally honest songs rooted in folk while drawing inspiration from artists like Joni Mitchell, Brandi Carlile, Alanis Morissette, and Indigo De Souza.
MARTY O'REILLY
Saturday 11.14.26 - 7:00pm - Tickets
Marty O’Reilly’s music feels timeless, like an old story told in a new way. His raw, soulful voice and gritty guitar playing form the foundation of a sound rooted in Americana. Drawing inspiration from folk icons like Woody Guthrie, blues legends like Howlin’ Wolf, gospel pioneers like Sister Rosetta Thorpe, and storytellers like Tom Waits, Marty’s music captivates and connects audiences.
His live performances aren’t just concerts; they’re cathartic experiences. From soft and haunting moments to wild and electric highs, his shows linger with you long after the lights come up. Marty’s songs dig deep into the human experience, exploring themes of loneliness, connection, love, and loss. Whether performing solo or with a full band, he brings listeners into his world, making them feel like part of the story.
Over years of relentless touring and self-funded albums, Marty has built a dedicated following. He’s shared the stage with Shakey Graves, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, and Sarah Jarosz and played festivals like Bottlerock and High Sierra Music Festival. Through it all, he remains focused on creating music that is honest, meaningful, and profoundly real.
LOS CUMPLEANOS
Saturday 11.14.26 - 9:00pm - Tickets
Tropical Dance Music // Soundscapes // Experimental Party Music
Los Cumpleaños play a psychedelic take on classic Colombian Cumbia, Porro, Son Caribeño, Salsa Criolla and Bullerengue. The band has the playfulness of an experimental group and the energy of a punk rock band. They mix new wave synths & retro organ sounds with effect-laden trombone and trumpet as well as a three piece percussion section.The group features virtuoso percussionist and vocalist Nestor Gomez from Barranquilla, Colombia, alongside Lautaro Burgos from Chaco, Argentina on drumset, Eric Lane on keyboards, and Alex Asher on trombone. Members of the band have performed with notable artists including Beyoncé, MAKU Soundsystem, and Joan as Police Woman.
THE SUITCASE JUNKET
Sunday 11.15.26 - 7:00pm - Tickets
“A living, breathing, throat-singing, road-tested, avant-garde, one-man-band who is in a state of perpetual motion… gutsy, fuzzed-out, groove-laden psych rock.” – NPR
“Bluesy guitar riffs, tenacious melodies and a singing voice both weathered and nimble. You don’t need to witness his physics-defying performance to be captivated; the music stands on its own… astonishing.” – WBUR Boston
The Suitcase Junket — the touring project of the artist Matt Lorenz — developed in the tension between the grand and the solitary. Grand in imagery, sound, and staging. Solitary in thrift and self-reliance. NPR calls Lorenz a “master of musical imagination.” What instruments he requires, Lorenz builds from scratch and salvage. What parts five players would perform, he performs alone. The spectacle of the one-man show bears comparison to legends of showmanship, brilliance, madness, and invention. While audiences are captivated by that solitary form and the show itself, Lorenz, who homesteads in Western Massachusetts, is most serious about the songs. The world he writes into existence is crowded with characters, narratives, voices, imagery, sounds as wide and varied as mountain throat singers and roadhouse juke boxes, plus newsreels of the planet’s destruction and salvage. Lorenz’ most recent album The End is New was released at Renew Records / BMG. He is in the studio this winter, recording toward a new release.
LUCY
(Cooper b. handy)
w/ F.G.S.
Saturday 12.5.26 - 8:00pm - Tickets
Born on Cape Cod, Cooper B. Handy started releasing music as LUCY in 2009. In the years since, the Western Massachusetts based singer/producer has made a career of self-releasing music and videos, unpolished & posted in near real time. LUCY's captivating live performance has earned him a cult following on the DIY circuit, playing shows in basements and warehouses across the country. His music is experimental and raw – at times even abrasive. His GarageBand-based production has never swayed far from the sample packs and synth sounds he started writing music with 14 years ago. Aggressively prolific, Handy has amassed an extensive catalogue that is both eccentric and earnest. His music channels a sense of creative exploration, and his lyrics pack real wisdom into unassuming one-liners.
MAGIC TUBER
STRINGBAND
Tuesday 12.8.26 - 7:00pm - Tickets
Magic Tuber Stringband, hailing from North Carolina, probes the undercurrents of the landscapes around them. Highly skilled players and writers, the trio are leaders within the burgeoning avant composition world utilizing folk instrumentation. Their music appears to weave in and out of the fabric of their surroundings, reflecting their time spent living across the Southeast and studying its regional folk traditions and natural histories. Having performed recently at Big Ears, Hopscotch, Sound & Gravity (and many other places along the way) the group’s music resonates well beyond their regional roots. Their newest record, Heavy Water, will be out May 22 on the venerable Thrill Jockey Records. The ensemble continues to stretch the parameters of acoustic instrumental expression with masterful flourishes of dense, textural arrangements, subtle minimalist gestures and deft improvisation.
