A selective, curatorial view of the cultural highlights of the upcoming weekend in the greater Berkshire region.
WORLD-POP GROUP BANDA MAGDA to PLAY at MASS MoCA (NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Banda Magda, led by Athens-born accordionist, vocalist and musical polymath Magda Giannikou, brings its multicultural world-pop sounds incorporating more than a half-dozen languages and winding its way through Brazilian baião, Gypsy jazz, Greek dance rhythms, samba beats and French chansons to Club…
(ANNANDALE-on-HUDSON, N.Y.) — The American Symphony Orchestra (ASO) under the direction of Leon Botstein, music director, will perform works by Johann Strauss Jr., Julius Conus, and Johannes Brahms at the Fisher Center at Bard College on Friday, April 11, 2014, and Saturday, April 12, at 8 p.m. The program includes Johann Strauss Jr.’s Emperor Waltz,…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Staten Island-based retro-funk outfit the Budos Band lays down its classic, horn-inflected grooves at Club Helsinki Hudson on Friday, April 11, 2014, at 9pm. The group’s self-styled “Staten Island instrumental Afro-soul” reminds listeners of the classic 1970s funk of Isaac Hayes and Average White Band, with forays into Henry Mancini, Black Sabbath…
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Pianist Armen Donelian and saxophonist Kris Allen will perform in concerts being presented around the region as part of the celebration of national Jazz Appreciation Month presented by Berkshires Jazz. The April programming spans Berkshire County, and includes performances of student musicians in both Lee and Pittsfield and a Jazz Crawl in…
(WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.) – The Borromeo String Quartet will perform works by Bela Bartok in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall on the Williams College campus on Friday, April 11, 2014, at 8p.m. The ensemble will play three of the Hungarian composer’s string quartets: No. 2, 4, and 6. The concert is free and open to the public. The…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Banda Magda, led by Athens-born accordionist, vocalist and musical polymath Magda Giannikou, brings its multicultural world-pop sounds incorporating more than a half-dozen languages and winding its way through Brazilian baião, Gypsy jazz, Greek dance rhythms, samba beats and French chansons to Club B-10 at MASS MoCA on on Saturday, April 12,…
(WEST STOCKBRIDGE, Mass.) – New York City-based singer-songwriter Emily Mure brings her batch of original songs and chamber-folk trio to No. 6 Depot Gallery, in the Old Train Station, on Friday, April 4th, 2014, at 8pm. Emily Mure is a classically trained oboist turned folk singer-songwriter. Born and bred in New York City, she attended…
PHISH BASSIST MIKE GORDON to PERFORM MUSIC INSPIRED by MASS MOCA at MASS MOCA (NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Phish bassist/composer Mike Gordon brings his latest five-piece project, “Overstep” – featuring music inspired by a visit to MASS MoCA – to the Hunter Center at MASS MoCA on Saturday, April 5, at 8pm. Gordon will be…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Phish bassist/composer Mike Gordon brings his latest five-piece project, “Overstep” – featuring music inspired by a visit to MASS MoCA – to the Hunter Center at MASS MoCA on Saturday, April 5, at 8pm. Gordon will be joined onstage by his longtime band – guitarist Scott Murawski, percussionist Craig Myers, keyboardist…
(HUDSON, N.Y.) – Singer-songwriter Heather Maloney will bring her unique blend of folk, rock, jazz and pop to Club Helsinki Hudson on Friday, April 4, at 9pm. Critics have likened Maloney’s blend of pop songcraft and meaningful, at times outspoken, lyrics to those of Aimee Mann, Erin McKeown and Ani DiFranco. Some have also invoked…
