(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Three solo exhibitions featuring new and recent work, including several pieces created specifically for the museum, are opening this weekend at MASS MoCA. On Saturday, May 25, 2013, from 5 to 7pm, there will be an opening reception for Hudson, N.Y.-based artist Jason Middlebrook; Northampton native Joseph Montgomery, now of New…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – In what has become a tradition at MASS MoCA, one of the great icons of American music, Aaron Neville, helps usher in the summer season at MASS MoCA with a Memorial Day Weekend concert on Saturday, May 25, 2013, at 8pm, in the Hunter Center. Neville, one of the true great…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Old Crow Medicine Show, whose hard-hitting approach to old-time country, folk, string-band and bluegrass anticipated the neo-folk revival of bands including Mumford & Sons, Lumineers and Avett Brothers, performs at MASS MoCA’s Hunter Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at 8pm. The show by the Nashville-based outfit…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Electronic composer-musician Dan Deacon brings his dance-ready beats to MASS MoCA‘s Hunter Center on Saturday, April 20, 2013, at 8pm. If you’re thinking of attending, be sure to bring your smartphones. In August 2012, Deacon launched a Smartphone app that synchronizes in real time to the show’s light and sound components,…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Darlingside, a band with roots in the Berkshires and the Pioneer Valley, brings its uniquely styled chamber-rock to MASS MoCA on Saturday, April 13, 2013, at 8pm. After an appearance at Pittsfield’s WordXWord Festival in August 2011, I wrote about Darlingside: “The group’s sound ranged from moody to bright, with violin…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – With a lineup including Ralph Stanley, Del McCoury, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Alison Brown, Infamous Stringdusters, Leftover Salmon and Edgar Meyer and Mike Marshall, MASS MoCA’s third annual FreshGrass Festival – which takes place this year the weekend of September 20-22, 2013 — solidly establishes for itself a place in the…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Balkan Beat Box brings its eclectic and infectious mix of Balkan, Middle Eastern, hip-hop, electronica, punk and other musical stylings to MASS MoCA’s Hunter Center for what is likely to become a dance concert as soon as the first number kicks off on Saturday, March 16, 2013, at 8 pm. Founded…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – With the appointment of Larry Smallwood, MASS MoCA has named its first-ever deputy director. Smallwood previously worked for the institution as its first production manager in the Performing Arts and later as visual arts production and technical manager. As deputy director, Smallwood will serve as the institution’s chief operations officer, and…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – The world-renowned contemporary ballet ensemble Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal performs at MASS MoCA’s Hunter Center on Saturday, March 2, 2013, at 8pm and Sunday, March 3, 2013, at 3pm, in a co-production with Jacob’s Pillow. The Montréal-based dance company blends a variety of dance styles, influences, and music in three…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – In the tradition of electro-rock groups such as Devo and the refined performance art of Laurie Anderson, My Robot Friend – a musical and performance art project led by Howard Robot – performs at Club B-10 at MASS MoCA on Saturday, February 23, 2013, at 8 pm. Howard Robot performs in…
