Looking backward. (For upcoming shows, click here.)

Past Shows:

Gallatone Records Night
Thursday, April 21, 2005
The Sidewalk Cafe
New York, NY
O, the Wonder of Live Music
Thursday, August 11, 2005, 9:00 PM
The Sidewalk Cafe
New York, NY
Arts Showcase
Saturday, August 13, 2005, 8:00 PM
Hackensack Cultural Arts Center
Hackensack, NJ
O, the Wonder of Live Music
Friday, September 2, 2005, 8:00 PM
The Sidewalk Cafe
New York, NY
Poetry Release Party for Jean Gallagher
Tuesday, November 22, 2005, 7:30 PM
Fordham University at Lincoln Center
New York, NY
O, the Wonder of Live Music
Wednesday, December 28, 2005, 8:00 PM
The Sidewalk Cafe
New York, NY
Poetry Reading with Marie Ponsot
Tuesday, August 8, 2006, 7:00 PM
Perch
Brooklyn, NY
LES Productions
Sunday, August 13, 2006, 7:00 PM
169 Bar
New York, NY
Cool on the Groove w/Gianna Bellofatto Reid
Wednesday, September 6, 2006, 7:00 PM
Rockland World Radio
Nyack, NY
A Night of Dreams
Saturday, September 9, 2006, 8:00 PM
Hackensack Cultural Arts Center
Hackensack, NJ
O, the Wonder of Live Music
Saturday, June 9, 2007, 9:00 PM
The Sidewalk Cafe
New York, NY
Book Release Party for Allison Griffiths
Thursday, September 18, 2008, 6:00 PM
Baruch College - CUNY
New York, NY
CD Release for the Army of Broken Toys
Friday, November 14, 2008, 9:00 PM
The Sidewalk Cafe
New York, NY
Leonia Reads
Sunday, April 19, 2009, 2:00 PM
Civil War Drill Hall Theater
Leonia, NJ
Cafe Leonia
Saturday, April 25, 2009, 7:30 PM
Civil War Drill Hall Theater
Leonia, NJ
Folk ORG
Saturday, January 30, 2010, 8:00 PM
Cloud Club
Boston, MA
Leonia Reads
Sunday, May 23, 2010, 2:00 PM
Civil War Drill Hall Theater
Leonia, NJ
Tale
Thursday, June 17, 2010, 8:00 PM—11:00 PM
Galapagos Art Space
(DUMBO) Brooklyn, NY
Poetry Jamboree
Saturday, April 9, 2011, 2:30 PM—5:00 PM
Leonia Public Library
Leonia, NJ
Private Storytelling Gathering
Sunday, June 26, 2011, 7:00 PM
Undisclosed Residence
Boston area, MA
Diane Cluck and Petaluma Vale
Thursday, July 21, 2011, 9:00 PM
Sycamore Flower Shop & Bar
(Ditmas Park) Brooklyn, NY
Big Night Out
Monday, August 1, 2011, 8:00 PM
The Burren
Somerville, MA
Poetry Night
Thursday, September 22, 2011, 7:00 PM
Cresskill Public Library
Cresskill, NJ
Goli and Petaluma Vale
Saturday, October 15, 2011, 6:00 PM
Caffè Vivaldi
New York, NY
Poetry Harvest
Saturday, October 22, 2011, 2:30 PM
Leonia Public Library
Leonia, NJ
Diane Cluck and Petaluma Vale
(Petaluma’s Boston CD Release)

Friday, June 7, 2013, 7:00 PM—10:00 PM
The Lily Pad
Cambridge, MA
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Petaluma Vale and Goli
(Petaluma’s NYC CD Release)

Saturday, June 22, 2013, 8:30 PM—11:00 PM
Caffè Vivaldi
New York, NY
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A Very Special Evening With Vessela Stoyanova and Friends
Friday, March 7, 2014, 8:00 PM
Arts at the Armory Café
191 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA USA

Petaluma will be making a small musical contribution to a grand (but intimate) night that will celebrate the far-reaching musical talents (as well as the birthday!) of Vessela Stoyanova.
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Goli and Petaluma Vale Return to NYC!
Saturday, August 23, 2014, 8:15 PM—11:00 PM
Caffè Vivaldi
32 Jones St., New York, NY
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Private Event
Saturday, November 15, 2014, 8:00 PM
Undisclosed Location
Boston, MA

petaluma vale with tony leva
jaggery
walter sickert & the army of broken toys
A Musical Feast
Friday, May 29, 2015, 7:30 PM
Friends Meeting House
(near Harvard Square)

5 Longfellow Park, Cambridge, MA 02138

fendrick & peck
petaluma vale w/alison blake (harp) & valerie thompson (cello)
halima & abraham
malika elena salazar
suggested donation $10-15 at the door
petaluma vale & friends
at the Good Art Series

Saturday, September 26, 2015, 8:00 PM—10:00 PM
St. Susanna’s Parish
62 Needham St., Dedham, MA USA

admission: FREE • all ages
petaluma vale (singing, songwriting, maybe irish dancing?!)
alison blake (harp)
valerie thompson (cello and backing vocals)
tony leva (guitar and upright bass)
curated by brian dwyer
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Poissons d'Avril
Friday, April 1, 2016, 8:00 PM
Undisclosed Location
Boston, MA

8:00 doors
8:30 petaluma vale with alison blake (harp) and valerie thompson (cello)
9:30 goli (valerie thompson on cello and vocals, vessela stoyanova on midi marimba and melodica)
$10-20 suggested donation
all ages
*RSVP your full name (and plus 1 if you are bringing someone) to golimusic@gmail.com to ensure your spot! you will then be given the address. only room for 50 people so email if you'd like to go!
bring a beverage or snack to share if you are so moved!
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Goli and Petaluma Vale in NYC
Saturday, April 2, 2016, 7:00 PM—11:00 PM
Caffè Vivaldi
32 Jones St., New York, NY

7:00 petaluma vale with alison blake (harp) and valerie thompson (cello)
8:15 neko peoples
9:30 goli (valerie thompson on cello and vocals, vessela stoyanova on midi marimba and melodica)
no cover/pass the hat
dinner, dessert, drinks available
all ages
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Petaluma Vale & the Ghost-Lights
Friday, February 9, 2018, 8:00 PM
Gallery 263
263 Pearl Street, Cambridge, MA

(at the intersection of putnam avenue. within walking distance of central square stop on the red line. non-resident parking available but limited.)
suggested donation: $10
all ages
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NACHMO Boston Friday Dance Event
Friday, February 8, 2019, 8:00 PM—10:00 PM
The Dance Complex
536 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA

Petaluma will be dancing with Rising Step Dance in the
NACHMO Boston Friday Dance Event
(NAtional CHoreography MOnth)

All ages
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Jaggery
Friday, March 22, 2019, 8:00 PM
ONCE Somerville
156 Highland Ave., Somerville, MA

celebrating Beat Circus’s album release of These Wicked Things
along with
Count Zero
Kee Avil
Emperor Norton’s Stationary Marching Band
tickets $10 - $12; 18+
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Goli’s Sunday Music Brunch
Sunday, May 5, 2019, 11:30 AM
undisclosed location in Boston
Boston, MA

(RSVP to golimusic@gmail.com or to me and the location will be disclosed to you)
11:30 brunch (bring food or beverage to share!)
12:45 music starts
Petaluma Vale & the Ghost-Lights (me + Val)
Goli (Vess + Val)
The Bespoke Consort (Goli + Erik Lindgren + Thomasine Berg)
$10-15 sliding scale donation
all ages
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A Little Touch of Schmilsson:
A Harry Nilsson Tribute

Thursday, June 13, 2019, 8:00 PM
Sally O’Brien’s Bar
335 Somerville Avenue, Somerville, MA

Cover $8
Ages 21+
Presented by Meghan Chiampa
Performances by: The Grownup Noise; Steve Walther Orchestra; Petaluma Vale; Christopher Parlon; Nick Zaino
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Boston Poetry Marathon
Saturday, August 17, 2019, 3:24 PM—3:32 PM
The Community Church of Boston
565 Boylston St. (Copley Square), Boston, MA

Event runs August 16th, 17th, and 18th, 2019

Admission: FREE

I will be performing
Saturday, August 17th, during the 3-o’-clock hour

3:00 Christie Towers
3:08 Stevie Subrizi
3:16 Trace Peterson
3:24 Petaluma Vale
3:32 Jack Miller
3:40 Heather Hughes

Full Schedule
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Diane Cluck with Petaluma Vale and the Ghost-Lights
Thursday, September 26, 2019, 12:15 AM—12:11 AM
(undisclosed location in Boston)


south end, boston, ma
(Répondez S'il Vous Plaît to mali@singermali.com with your full name and whether you will bring a +1, and the location will be disclosed to you)
7:30 doors
8:00 music begins
$15-20 suggested donation + optional food/drink to share

post script: if you would like to volunteer and help make this show possible by donating your efforts instead of your money, please let Mali (mali@singermali.com) know! she is looking for a few good hands to help with door duty, set up, and clean up.
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Muzztival 2.0
Saturday, October 7, 2023, 8:00 PM

3496 Washington Street, Jamaica Plain, MA United States

Cover $10 (cash only)

MUZZINS is a three-headed musical beast unfettered by convention or geography. With a genre-defying, mind-opening sound described as “Talking Heads x Portishead x LCD Soundsystem,” Muzzins brings the party hard, deep & playfully to fans old & new.


sidebody is an “art pop dance punk stop drop” rock ‘n roll band out of Somerville, MA. Dedicated to transmuting the chaos of true friendship into music, they have gained recognition for their unpredictable and mesmeric live shows.


PETALUMA VALE & THE GHOST-LIGHTS is folk-pop of enchanting spontaneity, originality, trickery and delicacy, featuring the unusually delightful pairing of Petaluma Vale on harp and Valerie Thompson on cello.


DJ LUNA DEL FLOR is a Caribbean woman with roots in the house music scene of Boston, MA. A househead, dancer, writer and poet, Luna Del Flor merges these passions into performance vocals on house tracks and stages.


Event includes Community Costume Swap and Secondhand Fashion Show that could include you!!! See event links for details.
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org: glow in the dark
Saturday, December 9, 2023, 8:00 PM
an undisclosed location in Boston's South End TBA upon receipt of your RSVP
Boston, MA USA

space is very limited, RSVP required.
please RSVP by emailing mali@singermali.com with your full name and whether you'll be bringing a plus one.
you will receive the address and any further info.
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