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Soul, Gospel, Blues: The Love Show Comes to MASS MoCA

Carla Cook

(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) –  The Love Show digs its roots in Grace Lee Boggs’ declaration that “linking love and revolution is an idea whose time has come.”  Five of New York’s most acclaimed soul vocalists — Carla Cook, Helga Davis, Marcelle Davies Lashley, James Staten Jr., and Jason Walker —  will spread their love on…

Del McCoury, Yonder Mountain Headline 2-Day Bluegrass Festival at MASS MoCA

(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Bluegrass legend Del McCoury and progressive bluegrass/jam-band Yonder Mountain String Band headline FreshGrass: A Festival of Bluegrass + Art, MASS MoCA’s first-ever bluegrass festival, on Saturday, September 24, 2011, from 6 to 11 p.m. and Sunday, September 25 from 11 to 6 in MASS MoCA’s Hunter Center and Courtyard C. FreshGrass…

New Music Festival Celebrates First Decade

A gallery performance from Bang on a Can's 2010 Summer Music Festival (courtesy MASS MoCA)

(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – From Wednesday, July 13, through Saturday, July 30, 2011, Bang on a Can and MASS MoCA present the tenth annual Bang on a Can Summer Music Festival at MASS MoCA. The Festival is dedicated entirely to programming today’s most innovative new music and includes public performances, recitals, and lectures, plus workshops…

Berkshire Culture Preview June 23-29

Angelique Kidjo

In addition to numerous play openings at the region’s theaters (which we will be reporting on in coming days and weeks), this weekend features a diverse array of cultural events, including Wilco’s Solid Sound Festival at MASS MoCA in North Adams, Mass.; the Boston Early Music Festival at the Mahaiwe in Great Barrington, Mass.; a…

Wilco to Release New Single at Solid Sound Festival

(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – The first single from Wilco’s forthcoming album and the first release on its own dBpm Records will be a limited-edition, clear vinyl 7-inch of the new Wilco tune “I Might” backed with a cover of Nick Lowe’s “I Love My Label.” The limited-edition single will be available at the band’s Solid…