Say goodbye to Winter with...
THE SQUASH BLOSSOM PLATE STACKING SOCIETY
an evening of song and celebration
Saturday, May 1st, and Sunday, May 2nd at 6:00
Doors open at 5:30
HOORAY! Spring is finally here and the Royal Frog Ballet is busily preparing for its next event, The Squash Blossom Plate Stacking Society! It's a hootenany barn-singing whatnot to celebrate the first of May.
Spread the word! Invite a friend! We'll be dressed in our spring time finest, and opening up our belly bellows to SING OUT those winter blues once and for all! Come dressed for a spring singin' sunset, cookies, tea and blossoms. Hallelujah!
Tickets are $5-$15 and are sold at the door.
(Ticket price includes a one-of-a-kind handmade work of art)
See our website www.theroyalfrogballet.com for directions to the Blue Barn.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Monday, April 26, 2010
Bookmill Poetry Friday
Friday, April 30
Montague Bookmill
7 p.m.
$5 suggested (but don't let it deter you--if you can't manage it at the moment, tell Nat you saw it here to wave the donation)
Poetry by Ben Fama, author of Aquarius Rising (any day now from Ugly Duckling Presse), James Copeland, Angela Buck, and Natalie Knight
plus 6 poets in 6 minutes: Sarah Boyer, Gabe Durham, Kyle Flak, Kelin Loe, John Maradik, Matt Suss
& music by The Holy Spirits (among whom can be found Michael Barron of Supermachine and New Directions--come see Michael's Writers Work talk Friday at 11 in Bartlett 316)
www.supermachinepoetry.com
www.myspace.com/holyspiritsband
Montague Bookmill
7 p.m.
$5 suggested (but don't let it deter you--if you can't manage it at the moment, tell Nat you saw it here to wave the donation)
Poetry by Ben Fama, author of Aquarius Rising (any day now from Ugly Duckling Presse), James Copeland, Angela Buck, and Natalie Knight
plus 6 poets in 6 minutes: Sarah Boyer, Gabe Durham, Kyle Flak, Kelin Loe, John Maradik, Matt Suss
& music by The Holy Spirits (among whom can be found Michael Barron of Supermachine and New Directions--come see Michael's Writers Work talk Friday at 11 in Bartlett 316)
www.supermachinepoetry.com
www.myspace.com/holyspiritsband
Friday, April 23, 2010
Jeff Striker's "There is No Dread Hereafter" screenings
highly recommended minimal-structural video with grinding bass score & shifting shapes/scales from this fella graduating from the college. he will be screening an earlier (and radically different) work at this season's MPBE.
http://www.ttwwooyypp.com/no_dread.html
two more chances to see this video free, in a really nice new theater, with a good soundsystem:
Fri April 23 6:30pm
Thu May 8 7:30pm
go to both!
http://www.ttwwooyypp.com/no_dread.html
two more chances to see this video free, in a really nice new theater, with a good soundsystem:
Fri April 23 6:30pm
Thu May 8 7:30pm
go to both!
April 25th!
SHOW-- NOTE LOCATION CHANGE, no longer at Grey Matter, now at Dad City!
April 25, 8:30 DAD CITY
665 West St. Amherst, MA. 01002
Bring bux.
CRESPO/SCHNEIDERMAN - Andy and Ron from bands you love.
CD-r release party!
SOUND OF POT - Conrad putting you in the Zone.
SERVITOR - Acoustic mode, the most nauseating excuse for Jazz(?)
JACK CALLAHAN - No sleep!
+ expect a surprise of two!
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April 25, 8:30 DAD CITY
665 West St. Amherst, MA. 01002
Bring bux.
CRESPO/SCHNEIDERMAN - Andy and Ron from bands you love.
CD-r release party!
SOUND OF POT - Conrad putting you in the Zone.
SERVITOR - Acoustic mode, the most nauseating excuse for Jazz(?)
JACK CALLAHAN - No sleep!
+ expect a surprise of two!
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Thursday, April 22, 2010
2010 Fort River Festival May 2 12pm - 2pm Groff Park in Amherst
Not in our usual line, but hey, rubber duckies!
Schedule:
10am - 12pm Paddle!
Guided River Canoe Tour*
From Kiwanas Park to Groff Park
Our seasoned ecologists Dr. Piotr Parasiewicz and Joe Rogers will lead the journey by canoe down the Fort River, pointing out flora and fauna along the way. Our friends at Morse Hill have kindly donated a limited number of canoes for rental, but feel free to bring your own. The tour is by reservation only to the first 30 inquirers. Please fill out the form at http://tiny.cc/z1qp3
12pm - 2pm Picnic!
In the afternoon, we'll continue our festivities on land at Groff Park. Activities will include free live music, wildlife demonstrations, face painting, contests, and more! Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy the fun from your blanket or lawn chair. A limited number of picnic tables will be available, as well.
12pm - 12:45pm
Tom Neilson, Folk Singer
Local Greenfield Raconteur, Tom Neilson "The Bard Insurgent", has engaged listeners for decades with his environmentally and politically charged music. He's been called "The Jon Stewart of folk music," and we're delighted to have him play at the Fort River Festival!
12:45 - 1:15
Rubber Ducky Derby
We'll have on going contests all afternoon, including the famous Rubber Ducky Derby! Test your luck with a Buck-a-Duck and see if our rubber ducky can beat the competition. We'll have prizes available thanks to our lovely sponsors!
1:15pm - 2:00pm
Laura Meyer has been dazzling critics and garnering accolades at the world's best folk festivals. She's played for small audiences, and crowds numbering the thousands. Her soulful and elegant ballads will have you mesmerized.
http://www.fortriverfestival.com
http://www.fortriverfestival.wordpress.com
http://twitter.com/rushingrivers
Schedule:
10am - 12pm Paddle!
Guided River Canoe Tour*
From Kiwanas Park to Groff Park
Our seasoned ecologists Dr. Piotr Parasiewicz and Joe Rogers will lead the journey by canoe down the Fort River, pointing out flora and fauna along the way. Our friends at Morse Hill have kindly donated a limited number of canoes for rental, but feel free to bring your own. The tour is by reservation only to the first 30 inquirers. Please fill out the form at http://tiny.cc/z1qp3
12pm - 2pm Picnic!
In the afternoon, we'll continue our festivities on land at Groff Park. Activities will include free live music, wildlife demonstrations, face painting, contests, and more! Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy the fun from your blanket or lawn chair. A limited number of picnic tables will be available, as well.
12pm - 12:45pm
Tom Neilson, Folk Singer
Local Greenfield Raconteur, Tom Neilson "The Bard Insurgent", has engaged listeners for decades with his environmentally and politically charged music. He's been called "The Jon Stewart of folk music," and we're delighted to have him play at the Fort River Festival!
12:45 - 1:15
Rubber Ducky Derby
We'll have on going contests all afternoon, including the famous Rubber Ducky Derby! Test your luck with a Buck-a-Duck and see if our rubber ducky can beat the competition. We'll have prizes available thanks to our lovely sponsors!
1:15pm - 2:00pm
Laura Meyer has been dazzling critics and garnering accolades at the world's best folk festivals. She's played for small audiences, and crowds numbering the thousands. Her soulful and elegant ballads will have you mesmerized.
http://www.fortriverfestival.com
http://www.fortriverfestival.wordpress.com
http://twitter.com/rushingrivers
WMUA Spring Vinyl Sale!
Cape Cod Lounge, in the Student Union, UMass, Amherst, MA, Sunday April 25, 2010- WMUA, 91.1FM Holds Its Semi-Annual Vinyl Sale from 11am-5pm
WMUA will host 20 local and regional vendors selling a wide variety of vinyl records and CDs. WMUA DJs will be providing music throughout the event. Doors open at 11am.
WMUA will host 20 local and regional vendors selling a wide variety of vinyl records and CDs. WMUA DJs will be providing music throughout the event. Doors open at 11am.
MEDIA MANSION FRIDAY
Vialka - "hail from deepest France, via everywhere and nowhere. They are a devilishly high-spirited guitar/drums duo who tour hard and fast across the world. Their music skips joyfully across borders, channeling desert blues, Chinese folk songs, scatter rock and European gypsy song dynamics in a whirlwind of dervish energy. Their endless gypsy punk folk rock tales, hard hitting poly-rhythms and yelps and howls make for a danceable and intoxicating brew. Like A Hawk And A Hacksaw or The Ex their openness to new sounds and cultures makes you feel alive and shows that 'world punk rock' need not be a dirty phrase."
Horse Spirit Penetrates - Western Mass free guitar drums explosion
Rotten Apples - ex Dreamhouse, Bone Rattle
Isa Christ - noise prophet (NY)
Kyle Clyde - she does halogen lights through guitar pickups. yes! (NY)
maybe more bands...
bring some money
come at 8:30
Horse Spirit Penetrates - Western Mass free guitar drums explosion
Rotten Apples - ex Dreamhouse, Bone Rattle
Isa Christ - noise prophet (NY)
Kyle Clyde - she does halogen lights through guitar pickups. yes! (NY)
maybe more bands...
bring some money
come at 8:30
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
SPECULATION(ELATION)3: VISIONS OF LIFE, LAND AND LETTERS
Hello from Holyoke!
If you are here or visiting Western Massachusetts
please stop by and visit our upcoming May exhibition.
Hope all is well and projects activated!
Best Torsten Zenas Burns
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Parsons Hall Project Space
362 Dwight st.
Holyoke,MA 01040
Cell: 413-265-8321
Email: holyokeresearch@verizon.net
SPECULATION(ELATION)3: VISIONS OF LIFE, LAND AND LETTERS
Curated by Torsten Zenas Burns
Dates: May 7th - 30th - 2010
Gallery hours: 12pm-5pm
(weekend hours and by special appointment)
Opening reception: Friday May 7th 6-10PM (FREE)
Exhibition Artists:
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
TONIGHT
Potentially the last show at Grey Matter Books is Tonight!
Crazy Dreams Band
Matt Valentine
Cave Bears
SIX BUCKS for the show, which gets rolling at eight thirty
Grey Matter Books 47 East St. in Hadley, MA
some recent Crazy Dreams Band Press:
members/collaborators/related projects include Lexie Mountain Boys, Mouthus, Religious Knives, Ruins. Lexie Mountain and The Crazy Dreams Band have two LPs on Holy Mountain, and a tape on Ecstatic Peace. From Baltimore.
http://blastitude.com/28/#CRAZYDREAMS
(Crazy Dreams Band's) new one is somehow twice as massive, made up of four long and heavy songs, recorded very live, that not only tighten, hone, and refine the previous approach but also expand it upward and outward into confidently blossoming riff suites and carefully controlled and sustained emotional surges. These songs are epics, and not of any genre... BLASTITUDE #28
http://www.arthurmag.com/2010/04/09/crazy-dreams-band-feels-so-good/
New menace rager from CRAZY DREAMS BAND of Baltimore, one of contemporary American rock n roll’s most exciting live frontpersons, Lexie Macchi (Lexie Mountain Boys). New album WAR DREAMS, three 8-minuteish songs (including “Feels So Good”) plus an epic side 2—that is, the way album’s are supposed to be constructed—cover pictured below, just out from the dependably tasty Holy Mountain. ARTHUR MAGAZINE
Crazy Dreams Band
Matt Valentine
Cave Bears
SIX BUCKS for the show, which gets rolling at eight thirty
Grey Matter Books 47 East St. in Hadley, MA
some recent Crazy Dreams Band Press:
members/collaborators/related projects include Lexie Mountain Boys, Mouthus, Religious Knives, Ruins. Lexie Mountain and The Crazy Dreams Band have two LPs on Holy Mountain, and a tape on Ecstatic Peace. From Baltimore.
http://blastitude.com/28/#CRAZYDREAMS
(Crazy Dreams Band's) new one is somehow twice as massive, made up of four long and heavy songs, recorded very live, that not only tighten, hone, and refine the previous approach but also expand it upward and outward into confidently blossoming riff suites and carefully controlled and sustained emotional surges. These songs are epics, and not of any genre... BLASTITUDE #28
http://www.arthurmag.com/2010/04/09/crazy-dreams-band-feels-so-good/
New menace rager from CRAZY DREAMS BAND of Baltimore, one of contemporary American rock n roll’s most exciting live frontpersons, Lexie Macchi (Lexie Mountain Boys). New album WAR DREAMS, three 8-minuteish songs (including “Feels So Good”) plus an epic side 2—that is, the way album’s are supposed to be constructed—cover pictured below, just out from the dependably tasty Holy Mountain. ARTHUR MAGAZINE
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Flywheel Tonight - Sunburned playing First
The last night of The Flywheel Opening Weekend starts tonight at Six O'Clock with Sunburned. Also playing early: Flaming Dragons of Middle Earth. Then in no particular order: 2 Tents, Whyte Kastles, Bunwinkies, Lady Jam, Zebu!, Petulant Child, Donut Kings, Sylphid, Prints
Friday, April 9, 2010
Because one all day show might prove insufficient
Saturday April 17th offers both the Flywheel Grand Opening Gala:
10:00am: parade from the old Flywheel to the new Flywheel with: Raya Brass Band, a local stringband, a chalk car, noisemakers, kids and more! everyone is welcome to join
11:00am: Kids show with local kids band, R.O.C.K.
12:00-12:00: bands bands and more bands
bunnies
rabbit rabbit
space captain
The Conceited
Opel
Trials and Tribulations
jason anderson
Jeremy Boyle
Chaunce DeLeon and the Fountain of Choof Easy Action Alottle Client 9, Parts & Labor, Paper Piano (Jason Bourgeois Band) PLUS Film Projections by Matt Newman
As well as Hampshire College's Spring Jam:
MAINSTAGE
12-12:45: Micah
1-1:45: Morgan and the other Yumas
2-2:45: Leisure Colony
3-3:45: Bubonic Souls
4-4:45: Pale Cowboy and Andrew Squid Frank
5-5:45: Keepaway
6-6:45: Pangea Kids
7-7:45: Stimulus Package
8-9:00: Rain
9:20-10:20: Gang Gang Dance
10:30-11:15: DJ Kat Fyte
11:15-12:15: Kingdom
12:15-1: DJ Cut up Kid
here is a secondary event with lots of Wmass awesome!
ACOUSTIC PAVILION
12:30 - AMIR FOGEL
1 - GABBY MOGUL
1:30 - COYOTES AND WOLVES
2 - MICROSLEEP
2:30 - JORDAN KNECT
3 - SORD
3:30 - CAMERON BROWN
4 - JACK CALLAHAN/EVAN THAYLER NULL
4:30 - SARA OSGOOD
5 - MICAH
The Flywheel thing is a multiday event, before and after, check the calendar for full details.
10:00am: parade from the old Flywheel to the new Flywheel with: Raya Brass Band, a local stringband, a chalk car, noisemakers, kids and more! everyone is welcome to join
11:00am: Kids show with local kids band, R.O.C.K.
12:00-12:00: bands bands and more bands
bunnies
rabbit rabbit
space captain
The Conceited
Opel
Trials and Tribulations
jason anderson
Jeremy Boyle
Chaunce DeLeon and the Fountain of Choof Easy Action Alottle Client 9, Parts & Labor, Paper Piano (Jason Bourgeois Band) PLUS Film Projections by Matt Newman
As well as Hampshire College's Spring Jam:
MAINSTAGE
12-12:45: Micah
1-1:45: Morgan and the other Yumas
2-2:45: Leisure Colony
3-3:45: Bubonic Souls
4-4:45: Pale Cowboy and Andrew Squid Frank
5-5:45: Keepaway
6-6:45: Pangea Kids
7-7:45: Stimulus Package
8-9:00: Rain
9:20-10:20: Gang Gang Dance
10:30-11:15: DJ Kat Fyte
11:15-12:15: Kingdom
12:15-1: DJ Cut up Kid
here is a secondary event with lots of Wmass awesome!
ACOUSTIC PAVILION
12:30 - AMIR FOGEL
1 - GABBY MOGUL
1:30 - COYOTES AND WOLVES
2 - MICROSLEEP
2:30 - JORDAN KNECT
3 - SORD
3:30 - CAMERON BROWN
4 - JACK CALLAHAN/EVAN THAYLER NULL
4:30 - SARA OSGOOD
5 - MICAH
The Flywheel thing is a multiday event, before and after, check the calendar for full details.
Hey, tonight Friday April 9
At Grey Matter Books in Hadley:
Flower / Corsano Duo -- full metal shit storm for percussion and electric japan ban-jo, Mick Flower and Chris Corsano materialize like sweet sister ray out of the mist at the intersection of shiatsu and slapstick. it's a heady pair-up that brings together two fully formed players who've honed it for and with everyone from Vibracathedral Orchestra and Sunburned Hand of the Man to Joe McPhee and Bjork.
MV&EE -- a spoonful of seedy haikus with a McNeill's chaser.
Noho Wools vs. Tarp -- Nace / Moore / Capistran / Burkett or some subset of the above: modified circuitry from leftover components...will never be undersold!
satisfaction guaranteed -- show starts after 8, and it's $7 admission
To reiterate this is at UMass.
And, at One Chevalier in Greenfield:
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Vio/Miré: “A promising composer and musical thinker.”
-Dan Warner, Editor of Audio Culture
“Pure, simple, and instantly beautiful...”
-minorprogression.com
Vio/Miré is, essentially, Providence, RI's Brendan Glasson. His consistently affecting music spans from pop/folk to ambient sound art to chamber music. His instrumentation is similarly wide-ranging and sophisticated. Glasson is often accompanied by a rotating cast of string players, clavichordists, and singers.
Glasson toured with Sigur Ros on their 2008 US tour as a member of the Icelandic octet Parachutes. As Vio/Miré, he’s played with dozens of different artists including Ramona Cordova, Deer Tick, Eva Luna, Annuals, Bee Mask, Black Swans, Cassette Concrete, Chris Paddock, Dreadful Tawns, Expecting Rain, Lewis and Clarke, Liz Isenberg, Noble Lake, Ra Ra Riot, Tall Pines, and the Whigs. Vio/Miré also played at the 2007 Gladtree Festival along with Thurston Moore, Jack Rose, MV+EE, J. Mascis, and others.
mp3's: myspace.com/viomire
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Liz Isenberg:
“This is really gorgeous stuff”
-Dave Howell, President of Fat CatRecords
“A rare talent with a keen sense for
melody and a beautiful voice.”
-lefthip.com
Raised in the shadow of our nation’s capital, Liz Isenberg polished her sonic craftswomanship in western Massachusetts before tentatively settling in Providence, Rhode Island. The multifaceted nature of her songwriting is informed by a delicately balanced musical sensibility and is supported by her multi-instrumentalism; her recordings and performances showcase her versatility as a guitarist, string bassist, vocalist, and micro-korg enthusiast.
Liz has toured extensively throughout the U.S. Recently, she has accompanied Deer Tick on nationwide tours, acting as guest vocalist. Her performance resume also includes shows with Kimya Dawson, Mirah, The Blow, Mount Eerie, Little Wings, and many others.
http://www.myspace.com/lizisenberg
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Chris Paddock:
he wrote: "These Old Shoes"
mp3's: myspace.com/chrispaddock
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Trials & Tribulations will be backed up by members of merene. they will be performing an acoustic set!
http://www.myspace.com/thetrialsandtribulations
This last show is free, donations appreciated.
So shut up about how bored you are, K?
Flower / Corsano Duo -- full metal shit storm for percussion and electric japan ban-jo, Mick Flower and Chris Corsano materialize like sweet sister ray out of the mist at the intersection of shiatsu and slapstick. it's a heady pair-up that brings together two fully formed players who've honed it for and with everyone from Vibracathedral Orchestra and Sunburned Hand of the Man to Joe McPhee and Bjork.
MV&EE -- a spoonful of seedy haikus with a McNeill's chaser.
Noho Wools vs. Tarp -- Nace / Moore / Capistran / Burkett or some subset of the above: modified circuitry from leftover components...will never be undersold!
satisfaction guaranteed -- show starts after 8, and it's $7 admission
To reiterate this is at UMass.
And, at One Chevalier in Greenfield:
----------------------------------------------------
Vio/Miré: “A promising composer and musical thinker.”
-Dan Warner, Editor of Audio Culture
“Pure, simple, and instantly beautiful...”
-minorprogression.com
Vio/Miré is, essentially, Providence, RI's Brendan Glasson. His consistently affecting music spans from pop/folk to ambient sound art to chamber music. His instrumentation is similarly wide-ranging and sophisticated. Glasson is often accompanied by a rotating cast of string players, clavichordists, and singers.
Glasson toured with Sigur Ros on their 2008 US tour as a member of the Icelandic octet Parachutes. As Vio/Miré, he’s played with dozens of different artists including Ramona Cordova, Deer Tick, Eva Luna, Annuals, Bee Mask, Black Swans, Cassette Concrete, Chris Paddock, Dreadful Tawns, Expecting Rain, Lewis and Clarke, Liz Isenberg, Noble Lake, Ra Ra Riot, Tall Pines, and the Whigs. Vio/Miré also played at the 2007 Gladtree Festival along with Thurston Moore, Jack Rose, MV+EE, J. Mascis, and others.
mp3's: myspace.com/viomire
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Liz Isenberg:
“This is really gorgeous stuff”
-Dave Howell, President of Fat CatRecords
“A rare talent with a keen sense for
melody and a beautiful voice.”
-lefthip.com
Raised in the shadow of our nation’s capital, Liz Isenberg polished her sonic craftswomanship in western Massachusetts before tentatively settling in Providence, Rhode Island. The multifaceted nature of her songwriting is informed by a delicately balanced musical sensibility and is supported by her multi-instrumentalism; her recordings and performances showcase her versatility as a guitarist, string bassist, vocalist, and micro-korg enthusiast.
Liz has toured extensively throughout the U.S. Recently, she has accompanied Deer Tick on nationwide tours, acting as guest vocalist. Her performance resume also includes shows with Kimya Dawson, Mirah, The Blow, Mount Eerie, Little Wings, and many others.
http://www.myspace.com/lizisenberg
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Chris Paddock:
he wrote: "These Old Shoes"
mp3's: myspace.com/chrispaddock
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Trials & Tribulations will be backed up by members of merene. they will be performing an acoustic set!
http://www.myspace.com/thetrialsandtribulations
This last show is free, donations appreciated.
So shut up about how bored you are, K?
Sunday, April 4, 2010
3rd Annual Go, Kids Art, Go! Event this Sat 4/10
Come check out the 3rd annual Go, Kids Art, Go! event this Saturday, April 10th at the Leverett Crafts & Arts Barnes Gallery, 13 Montague Road in Leverett.
Celebrate an exhibition of children's artwork with performances, workshops, face painting, storytelling, baked goods and a raffle. The raffle and bake sale will help support children's arts programming.
The event is presented by Hampshire-Franklin Children's Day Care Center and Leverett Crafts & Arts and runs noon-4 on Saturday. The event is sponsered by Mass Cultural Council and the Valley Advocate.
I recommend visiting the Day Care Center website here for complete details.
Saturday, April 3, 2010
ID M THEFT ABLE + CHRIS COOPER duo / ECCO FATTO / SPEET SILEX
This Wednesday at Tork Clock Studios
1 Chevalier Place Greenfield, MA
7:00 PM
Id M Theft Able and Chris Cooper duo
Ecco Fatto (FRANCE)
Speet Silex (FRANCE)
plus Marq and a two minute set by Shea Mowat
1 Chevalier Place Greenfield, MA
7:00 PM
Id M Theft Able and Chris Cooper duo
Ecco Fatto (FRANCE)
Speet Silex (FRANCE)
plus Marq and a two minute set by Shea Mowat
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