The staff and performers are the lifeblood of HiLo North Adams. As such, we asked each of them to decide for themselves whether or not they wanted to perform or work this weekend. They have all decided it best to postpone all of the shows over the next three days. This is difficult for both staff and performers as, for many of them, this is their main source of income. If possible take some time and see if any of your favorite touring musicians offer music or merchandise on their websites and place an order… Any way we can help through these economically difficult times. Thank you to everyone for their support while we all make difficult decisions around COVID-19. We will continue to monitor the virus and stay in close contact with our staff and artists about their safety and concerns.
Catch Bob Dylan at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, along with special guests Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats and The Hot Club of Cowtown, on Thursday, July 9th
Official statement from Vampire Weekend and Higher Ground:
As you probably expected, we will not be able to move forward with at least a portion of our 2020 touring. It’s a bummer but it is what it is. The safety and health of our fans is of the utmost importance. For North America shows, full refunds will automatically be processed and post to the purchaser’s account within the next 30 days. European festival attendees should refer to the festival websites for refund information. The outcome of shows beyond August 15 is unclear at this time. We are monitoring the global situation closely and our team is in touch with local authorities. We will keep you posted as we learn more. We hope we can make up some shows when things chill out but it doesn’t make sense to reschedule them until we know more.
Refunds will be automatically issued to all purchasers at point of purchase. Please contact Box@highergroundmusic.com if you have any questions or concerns regarding your order
Please stay in touch with us while the world reacts and responds to this public health crisis. We hope to continue bringing you joyful MASS MoCA art moments by email and social media, so check in there. We thrive on your enthusiasm and are deeply grateful for your support during this uncertain time. Please consider a donation to support MASS MoCA’s COVID-19 Relief Fund, or join or renew as a member.
Some events are rescheduled.
Members Opening Reception (original opening date: March 21, May 23) celebrating Ad Minoliti, Gamaliel Rodriguez, Kissing through a Curtain, Blane De St. Croix (new date pending)
Car Seat Headrest / September 4 (original concert date: April 25)
We have cancelled all remaining performances and events through late June. Updates about further events are forthcoming.
Teen Invitational / May 29
Violent Femmes + X / June 5
COVID-19 precautions have serious health and economic consequences, including to artists and arts organizations that experience significant financial hardship from cancelled shows and diminished attendance.
Here are some ways you might help MASS MoCA to continue presenting and supporting new artists:
Donate your ticket purchase for a canceled show in support of MASS MoCA’s year-round performing arts program.
Exchange your ticket for a credit against a future show or museum admission.
If we do not hear from you regarding a ticket purchase before the day of an event, we will automatically credit your account for a future purchase. If you’d like to convert your ticket to a donation, or discuss a refund, please call or email: 413.662.2111 x1 / boxoffice@massmoca.org (Mondays – Fridays, 10am – 5pm)
Here are some other ways you can support MASS MoCA and our home region during this time:
Give yourself something to look forward to — tickets to the FreshGrass Festival, in September, are available now.
If you wish to know more about why your support matters, and why it matters right now, please go here for a far more detailed report, including a nitty-gritty accounting of what actions we’ve taken to sustain MASS MoCA during these contorted months.
We will keep this page updated regarding any programming changes. Please stay in touch (but don’t touch!).
It is with very heavy hearts that we announce the cancellation of Hangout on the Hudson featuring Death Cab for Cutie and Real Estate originally scheduled for August 1st, 2020 due to the ramification of the Covid-19 outbreak. We were so excited to bring them to Dutchess County to celebrate Radio Woodstock 40th Anniversary but the safety of our artists, fans, and staff are of paramount importance.
We believe in the power of music — in its ability to unite us, to help us through tough times, and to reconnect us to each other. We look forward to being with you again, as a community, when the time is right.
We want to thank everyone for your continued loyalty and patience during these difficult times, and a special thanks to Marcus Molinaro, the Dutchess County Government, and Dutchess County Tourism. Tickets will automatically be refunded through Eventbrite within 14 days.
For now, stay home, stay safe, and stay positive! This too shall pass. We’ll see you in 2021. In the meantime, please keep listening to Radio Woodstock……100.1 FM in the Hudson Valley, and streaming at RadioWoodstock.com and on the iHeart media app.
Gary Chetkof
President, Radio Woodstock and Chet-5 Productions, Inc
Mikaela Davis is the kind of songwriter who routinely defies expectations. Her instrument of choice is the harp, which she has played since she was eight years old, right about the time she could actually get her hands around the instrument. A native of Rochester, New York, she spent her formative years in youth orchestras rather than in garage bands and later earned a performance degree from the Crane School of Music. Though Davis is clearly well-versed in the classical canon and is accustomed to performing in a recital setting, her approach to the harp is an unorthodox one. She often employs her instrument as a pulse, a rhythm or as texture as muscular as a guitar’s. The young Davis — who has garnered opening slots with such artists as Bon Iver and Lake Street Dive, among others — recently befriended Bob Weir and Wolf Bros, sitting in with them a handful of times over the past year. She released her full-length “Delivery” on Rounder Records in 2018 recording with her long time band mates and producer John Congleton. “I think a harp can do anything,” Davis declares. And so, as her recordings and live shows already indicate, can Davis.
DUST BOWL FAERIES Dark Carnival Dream Music
“Charlie Chaplin meets Clockwork Orange with a peppering of Alice in Wonderland and a shot of absinthe to take the edge off”
Dust Bowl Faeries is a dark-carnival band from New York. Their eclectic repertoire of songs draw inspiration from circus, post-punk and Eastern European folk music. Accordion, singing saw, ukulele, lap-steel, guitar and percussion combine to create the Dust Bowl Faeries otherworldly sound. The band was founded by inter-disciplinary artist Ryder Cooley and Hazel, a disembodied taxidermy ram who performs with the Fairies as their mascot-spirit animal. Additional musicians include Rubi LaRue, Jon B. Woodin, Liz LoGiudice & Andrew Stein. The Faeries’ debut album features Tommy Stinson (Replacements) & Melora Creager (Rasputina).
“Carnival,circus, cabaret, silent-movie-era, fin de siecle, Lynchian …full on baroque with a touch of Jethro Tull.”
DBF Zebra Music Video: https://youtu.be/GZelzA_r81g
Belle-Skinner is a dark nostalgic singer-songwriter based in upstate New York and Brooklyn. With a hauntingly beautiful, lilting soprano and innate sense of melody she crafts tales of songbirds, sirens and desert nomads – nuanced and layered stories which bridge the gap between past and present. Though her influences cover a broad range of genres – from French chansons and Russian folk to contemporary alt-pop and rock – her voice often draws comparisons to the likes of Joni Mitchell, Jeff Buckley, Angel Olsen, and Lana Del Rey.
WE’RE SAD TO SAY, DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTIES AROUND COVID-19, OUR SUMMER TOUR WITH FOALS & CHERRY GLAZERR HAS BEEN CANCELED – TICKETS WILL BE REFUNDED AT THE POINT OF PURCHASE. WE ARE HEARTBROKEN THAT WE CAN’T BE TOGETHER THIS SUMMER TO PLAY FOR YOU. WE WILL GET BACK ON THE ROAD AS SOON AS IT IS SAFE TO DO SO.
WE WERE GOING TO RELEASE THESE REMIXES WE DID FOR EACH OTHER WHEN THE TOUR KICKED OFF, THEY’RE BOTH NOW FREE TO DOWNLOAD. IN THE MEANTIME, STAY SAFE AND HEALTHY AND ENJOY THE REMIXES.
Head to Lost & Found in Albany on Saturday, February 29th to join Bendt as they celebrate the release of their new album, “Brightness in the Barrens.” Bad Mothers will be joining them as special guests too.
We were looking forward to a great evening to showcase some of the incredible female artists in our area while rallying around an important cause. But with the health of the artists, patrons, venue staff and our local community in mind this event will no longer be taking place. We may look to plan something similar down the road once this has passed. Please support your local artists and business owners however you can during this time.
The Ben & Jerry’s Concert on the Green Series brings Bright Eyes and special guest Lucy Dacus to the Shelburne Museum in Burlington on Wednesday, June 17th.
Friday, February 28th, catch Midnight North, along with special guest Glass Pony, as they play a show at The Hollow Bar and Kitchen in downtown Albany.
