(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – New York sextet the Brain Cloud brings its brand of gypsy jazz dipped in Western swing to the Hunter Center for a dance party at MASS MoCA on Saturday, February 1, 2014, at 8pm. Dance instruction will be provided by Jacob’s Pillow Dance, with support from the Irene Hunter Fund for Dance.
A New York City staple, the Brain Cloud is lauded by Time Out New York as “one of the city’s most dependably charming retro acts.” The group, composed of Dennis Lichtman on electric mandolin, fiddle and clarinet, vocalist Tamar Korn, Raphael McGregor on lap steel guitar, guitarist Skip Krevens, Andrew Hall on upright bass, and drummer Kevin Dorn, plays where jazz meets country at the high-stepping intersection of New Orleans and Nashville.
“Western swing is a quintessentially American music,” says multi-instrumentalist Lichtman. “A meeting point of all American music that had come before it – jazz (from ragtime through swing), bluegrass, Appalachian old-time fiddling, Tin Pan Alley, country, Mississippi Delta blues, western cowboy songs.”
A full bar, as well as dinner and snacks from Lickety Split, are available before and during the show. Tickets are $15 general, $10 for students. Members receive a 10% discount. Tickets are available through the MASS MoCA box office, located on Marshall Street in North Adams, from 11am to 5pm (open every day except Tuesdays). Tickets can also be charged by phone by calling 413.662.2111 x1 during box office hours or purchased online at MASS MoCA.
MASS MoCA is one of the world’s liveliest and largest centers for making and enjoying the best new art of our time, across all media: music, art, dance, theater, film, and video. Hundreds of works of visual and performing art have been created on its 19th-century factory campus during fabrication and rehearsal residencies in North Adams, making MASS MoCA among the most productive sites in the country for the creation and presentation of new art. More platform than box, MASS MoCA strives to bring to its audiences art and shared learning experiences that are fresh, engaging, and transformative.
MASS MoCA’s galleries are open 11am to 5pm every day except Tuesdays. In July and August, MASS MoCA’s galleries are open 10am to 6pm every day. Gallery hours are often extended on evenings featuring performing arts events. Gallery admission is $15 for adults, $10 for students, $5 for children 6 to16, and free for children 5 and under. Members are admitted free year-round. For additional information, call 413.662.2111 x1 or visit MASS MoCA.