“Improvisation is visible in the band’s DNA, which makes it all the more exciting to see the chemistry of this band live.” - ZILLA

Funky New England-formed fusion rock band The Womps is a group that’s unique in its innovations, familiar in its rock n’ roll roots, and passionate improvisers.

Divide and Conquer has called them a band with “craftsmanship, filled with love and good ole-fashioned elbow grease.” The Womps takes listeners on an eclectic journey of improvisation and colorful songwriting, reinventing the music at every performance.

Leaders of The Womps Jason Lilly (drums, guitar, and vocals) and Kailey Zercher (violin and vocals) are performers who inspire performers of all ages to become, like themselves, “their own creators, no matter what others tell them is or isn’t possible.”

The Womps has appeared at the Harry Brown’s Farm for the Ganja Grail Festival, Freeport Fall Fest, Marshfield Fair, Jamaica Plains Porchfest, and StART on The Street in (Worcester, MA) festivals, among others, and at many famous music venues, including The Lizard Lounge in Boston and Nietzsche’s in Buffalo. They have also played in legendary nightspots such as Ghenghis Cohen in LA, and The Stone Church in New Hampshire. They were also artists in residence at Fury’s Publick House, and Blue in Portland, Maine.

The Womps has performed or collaborated with Danny Bedrosian and Secret Army (members of George Clinton's Parliament-Funkadelic), Ben Taylor, John Forte, Tyler Adams (The Jauntee), The Rumpke Mountain Boys, Hawthorne Heights, Pitti Hecht, and Stu Kimball.

Their most recent releases include live studio album, Mad Science, which exemplifies the breadth of flow through improvisation and songwriting, and their accompanying live video sessions recorded at Chillhouse Studios in Charleston, MA.
“As soon as I heard it I could hear the crowd and feel the sunshine on my face.”

— Rebecca Rothschild, Divide and Conquer Music

Check Out Where The Womps Have Played in The Past

 

LOS ANGELES, CA   

Genghis Cohen  

HARTFORD, CT   

The Half Door, Irish American Club  

LAKELAND, FL   

Frances Langford Promenade   

NAPLES, FL   

Riptide Brewing Company  

Chicago, IL 

 Subterranean Downstairs 

Louisville, KY 

Mag Bar 

HOUSE VENUES: St. Cats - Our Lady of The Good Couch 

BOSTON, MA  

Allston Village Street Fair, Berklee Caf (Berklee College of Music), Boston University, The Cantab, Club Bohemia, JP Porchfest, Lasell College Radio, Lizard Lounge, Loretta's Last Call, McGann's Pub, The Middle East Upstairs, Midway Café, OBERON, O’Brien’s Pub, Oliver Colvin Recital Hall (Berklee), ONCE Lounge, Out Of The Blue Too Gallery, Outpost 186, PA's Lounge, The Plough and Stars, Roslindale Porchfest, The Red Room at Café 939 (Berklee College of Music), Sally O'Brien's, Thunder Road, WEMF (radio station)

HOUSE VENUES: The Bubble Bowl, The ER, The Garden, 1880, The Track Shack 

HADLEY, MA  

HOUSE VENUES: Tube Cats  

LOWELL, MA  

UnchArted, The Worthen Attic  

MARSHFIELD, MA   

Marshfield Fair, WATD (radio station) 

REVERE, MA   

Sammy’s Patio  

Worcester, MA 

Nick's Restaurant and Bar, StART On The Street Festival

WESTBROOK, ME   

Live at 212  

DETROIT, MI   

New Dodge Lounge (Hamtramck)  

HAZEL PARK, MI 

The Pheonix510 

YPSILANTI, MI

Tap Room

DOVER, NH    

Dover Brickhouse, Fury’s Publick House 

MANCHESTER, NH    

Bungalow Bar (Barnstormer's) 

NASHUA, NH   

Five Dragons, Penuche’s    

NEWMARKET, NH

Stone Church Music Club 

SALEM, NH    

Sayde’s Bar 

ALBANY, NY   

The Low Beat  

BUFFALO, NY   

Mohawk Place, Nietzsche’s, Milkie's, Swiftstock

CANANDAIGUA, NY   

Lincoln Hill Farms  

NEW PALTZ, NY   

Oasis Cafe  

NEW YORK, NY  

Black Bear Bar, Connolly’s Klub 45, The Delancey, Fontana's, The Nest, Pianos, Tender Trap, Terra Firma, The Nest  

ROCHESTER, NY   

Monty’s Krown, RIT, Abilene Bar and Lounge 

CINCINNATI, OH   

Stanley’s Pub  

PHILADELPHIA, PA   

The Fire, Kung Fu Necktie, The Pharmacy 

PITTSBURGH, PA   

City Grows Shows  

MATUNUCK, RI   

Ocean Mist  

PROVIDENCE, RI   

AS220, Firehouse 13  

NASHVILLE, TN   

Springwater   

DALLAS, TX   

Division Brewing Co  

RICHMOND, VA  

Good Day RVA House, Good Day RVA Fest V, Lucy Lane  

WASHINGTON, D.C.  

Wonderland Ballroom  

Canada 

MONTREAL, QC  

Barfly  

TORONTO, ON  

Bovine Sex Club