Cheryl Arena Duo - Barside’s next Boston-area show is October 11, 2026 at Sanctuary.
The Cheryl Arena Duo is a stripped-down setting for the Boston-raised blues singer, songwriter and harmonica player Cheryl Arena. Playing since 1987, she started and hosted a Monday blues jam at Wally's Cafe in 1989 and ran the Downtown Blues Review at Faneuil Hall for five years from 1995, and has shared stages with James Cotton, Junior Wells, Charlie Musselwhite, Pinetop Perkins and R.L. Burnside. Her album Blues Got Me was produced by Duke Robillard.