(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Vocalist and looping artist Julia Easterlin comes to MASS MoCA on July 14, 2012, at 8 pm, merging composition, production, and performance in one fell swoop. One part siren and one part technology enthusiast, she uses a looping machine to build a live chorus on stage. For her concert at MASS…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Internationally renowned, Grammy Award-winning female a cappella sextet Sweet Honey In The Rock will perform in concert at MASS MoCA on Saturday, July 7, 2012, at 8 pm. The ensemble’s deep musical roots stretch into the sacred music of the Black church – spirituals, hymns, gospel – as well as into…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass) – Canadian icon Patrick Watson brings his unique blend of cabaret-pop and classically influenced indie rock to the Berkshires when he performs as part of MASS MoCA‘s Alt Cabaret series this summer on Saturday, June 30, 2012, at 8 p.m. Raised in Quebec and now residing in Montreal, Watson come as part…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Brendan Canning, the co-founder of Toronto-based indie rock band Broken Social Scene, kicks off the summer performing arts season at MASS MoCA on Saturday, May 26, 2012, when he will DJ an all-vinyl dance party starting at 9 p.m. In keeping with the museum’s blockbuster exhibition, Oh, Canada, a comprehensive survey…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – To assemble the exhibition Oh, Canada, opening to the public on Sunday, May 27, 2012, at MASS MoCA, curator Denise Markonish visited nearly every province and territory in Canada. In her travels, comprising over 400 studio visits, Markonish discovered a fascinating world of art, rich in craftsmanship with a deep interest…
(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Jodi Joseph, a Berkshire native who lives in Williamstown and has been director of retail operations at MASS MoCA, has been named to the position of director of Berkshire Creative, a five-year-old nonprofit agency representing the interests of 6,500 creative economy workers in Berkshire County. Berkshire Creative’s previous director, Helena Fruscio, now…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – MASS MoCA will present a work-in-progress showing of Paola Prestini’s new multimedia opera Oceanic Verses in the Hunter Center on Friday, May 18, 2012, at 8 p.m. Set against the backdrop of the Mediterranean Sea, Oceanic Verses is about people who flee and people who stay, people who sail to escape…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – On Saturday, May 26, 2012, MASS MoCA opens Oh, Canada, a massive exhibition featuring more than 100 works by 62 artists and collectives from the north, and kicks off the institution’s 14th year with a celebratory dance party with music by DJ Brendan Canning from Broken Social Scene. In addition to…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – Old-school rock ‘n’ roll vocalist Christine Ohlman, dubbed the “Beehive Queen,” will roll into North Adams with her fiery blues, R&B and rock band, Rebel Montez, on Saturday, April 21, 2012, at 8 p.m., as part of MASS MoCA’s Alt Cabaret series. The longtime vocalist of the Saturday Night Live Band,…
(NORTH ADAMS, Mass.) – The previously announced concert by indie-rock avatars Wilco at MASS MoCA on Tuesday, July 31, 2012, at 8pm, will be a benefit concert for the museum, with all proceeds of the rare, intimate performance before 1,000 lucky fans in the Hunter Center going to the cultural laboratory that has become a…
