The Ryles Pressroom

Cambridge, MA - *MOST IMPROVED AWARD* This Inman Square landmark was starting to get a little dowdy, but along with renovations and physical changes, management has restored the luster to the club's bookings. Ryles presents live music six nights a week, and programming includes a Sunday jazz brunch that lasts from 10 am to 3 pm, salsa and merengue dancing on Thursday and Friday, and swing and latin dancing on Saturday. The 18-piece in-house band, the Ryles Jazz Orchestra, performs with out-of-town headliners. The only survivor from the days when Inman Square was a mecca for live music, it's a dependable good time in a fresh new package.

The Improper Bostonian - Boston's Best Issue
Summer 2003

Cambridge, MA - This wood-tabled, no-frills, neighborhood club claims to have “the best in live music,” and it just might. It swings every Tuesday through Sunday night with both local and bigger-name bands. Jazz dominates, but you also can move your hips with salsa and merengue dance lessons (offered on Thursday nights). Take in the jazz downstairs on Saturdays, and during the set breaks pop upstairs and make some moves of your own on the dance floor where Latin, swing, tango and everything else goes. The highlight of the week, many would argue, is the Sunday Jazz Brunch that lasts almost all day. The music is great and the food - including outrageous omelets accompanied by fresh strawberry Mimosas or a spicy and snappy Bloody Mary - can’t be beat.

Boston Magazine - Concierge
Summer 2003