(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Emily King, the Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter whose soulful mix of blues, R&B, and light rock has made her a fixture on the New York City music scene for the past several years, comes to MASS MoCA for an Alt Cabaret performance on Saturday, April 14, 2012, at 8 p.m. King’s music is…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Invisible Cities, opening on Sunday, April 15, 2012, at MASS MoCA, features the work of ten international artists who interpret and re-imagine metropolises both familiar and fantastic. Invisible Cities features works by Lee Bul, Carlos Garaicoa, Liz Glynn, Mary Lum, Emeka Ogboh, and Sopheap Pich, with new commissions by Diana Al-Hadid,…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – In its first appearance back at MASS MoCA since its performance at MASS MoCA’s opening weekend celebration in May 1999, North America’s longest-running great rock band, Los Lobos, will perform a rare unplugged gig at the Hunter Center on Thursday, April 5, 2012, at 8 p.m. The group is entertaining fan…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Building on the success of last year’s first foray into bluegrass, MASS MoCA has announced the dates, line-up, and discounted early-bird pass price for the second annual FreshGrass Festival, which will be held September 21-23, 2012, and will be headlined by David Grisman Bluegrass Experience, Trampled By Turtles, and Carolina Chocolate…
MASS MoCA Chunky Move March 24, 2012 Review by Anna Rogovoy (NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Australian contemporary dance company Chunky Move appeared at MASS MoCA over this past weekend in Connected, a collaborative work by sculptor Reuben Margolin and choreographer Gideon Obarzanek. Obarzanek, who has been the artistic director of Chunky Move since the company’s…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Australian contemporary dance company Chunky Move will perform its evening-length work, Connected, at MASS MoCA in North Adams on Saturday and Sunday, March 24-25, 2012, in a co-presentation by Jacob’s Pillow Dance. The appearance will mark a Berkshire farewell to company director Gideon Obarzanek, who will be succeeded as CEO and…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Americana music scion Justin Townes Earle, the son of Steve Earle (who sold out his show at MASS MoCA in 2004), kicks off his 2012 tour at MASS MoCA’s Hunter Center on Saturday, March 10, 2012, at 8 p.m. Alt-country mainstay Richard Buckner will open for Earle. Having migrated from his…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – On Saturday, March 3, 2012, at 8 p.m., Delicate Steve will bring its indie instrumental jams from New Jersey to MASS MoCA’s Club B-10 as part of the Alt Cabaret series. Delicate Steve is the brainchild of guitarist/composer Steve Marion, who writes moody, sometimes humorous pop-rock symphonies in miniature that variously…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – It was totally appropriate that Catherine Russell, who performs at MASS MoCA on Saturday, February 18, at 8 pm in the Hunter Center, released her brand-new album, Strictly Romancin’ (World Village), this past Tuesday – February 14 aka Valentine’s Day – as it’s an album full of romance and heartbreak. But…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – On Saturday, February 11, 2012, at 8 p.m., MASS MoCA’s Hunter Center will be filled with 1980s outfits and dancers moving to a mix of pop, new wave, and funk at a Synth Funk Dance Party hosted by Gordon Voidwell. The New York native brings his unique dance anthems to North…
