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BELLOWS FALLS-It will be like old times when Fred Eaglesmith returns to Bellows Falls for a show at the Bellows Falls Opera House Saturday, Oct. 17, at 7:30 p.m. He will be joined by his wife and musical partner, Tif Ginn, and their band, the Velvet Frogs.
The popular Roots on the River Festival, held in Bellows Falls for 20 years, was built around Eaglesmith’s outlaw country music for the 14 years that he headlined the event.
-This is a busy time for Kimaya Diggs, as she is only days away from launching an extensive U.S. tour in support of her third album, Green, released on Oct. 2. The western Massachusetts-based singer-songwriter will begin the tour with a hometown show in Northampton on Saturday, Oct. 10,
BRATTLEBORO-It’s been a busy summer for Midnight Betty, the Brattleboro-based duo of Chelle Martinez and Oriana Barros. They have played a multitude of shows throughout the area, including popular spots like the Retreat Farm in Brattleboro and Next Stage Arts in Putney. “It’s been a great summer! We have...
MARLBORO-Get ready for lively fiddles, energetic dancers, and lots of singing when the RiverJam Romp returns Friday, Sept. 11 through Sunday, Sept. 13, at the campus at Marlboro Music on Potash Hill, the former home of Marlboro College. This family-friendly event celebrates the music and dance traditions of southern Vermont, New Hampshire’s Monadnock Region, and the Pioneer Valley in western Massachusetts. Now in its fifth year, RiverJam Romp offers traditional dance, group singing, concerts, jam sessions, instrument workshops, locally sourced...
BELLOWS FALLS-“Comin’ down off summer / Comin’ down off fall / All I got’s a handful of festival laminates / hangin’ on my wall,” sings Ruth Ungar of the Mammals on her song “Coming Down Off Summer” — a song she wrote about leaving the excitement of festival season and returning home to the everyday routine. Ungar knows the experience well, as The Mammals, the dynamic five-piece folk-rock band that she leads with her husband, Mike Merenda, play plenty of...
BRATTLEBORO-As soon as she made her first public performance at the age of 10, Emily Margaret knew that being on stage was where she belonged. “I love being on stage and sharing my music,” she said. “As soon as I did it, I knew that this is what I wanted to do, and I knew I wanted to do it as much as I could.” Margaret — known off stage as Emily Matthew-Muller — was only 16 when she formed...
BRATTLEBORO-The Unlucky Shots will make their debut in Brattleboro with a free show at Marigold Friday, April 17, on a bill that also includes Wishbone Zoë and Babe, Wait. The alternative rock band, based in Northampton, Massachusetts, is led by singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Noam Schatz. He is joined in the band by Anand Nayak on lead guitar, Jim Bliss on bass and Mike Benoit on drums. The group formed in 2018, yet this is their first time playing outside of...
BRATTLEBORO-If you are a fan of alternative rock, you know the music of Tanya Donelly and Chris Brokaw. She was the cofounder of Throwing Muses, Belly, and the Breeders. He is best known as the guitarist/singer for the band Come and the drummer for Codeine, and he has collaborated a number of other musicians, including Thurston Moore. Now Donelly and Brokaw, both of Boston, have teamed up for a new project that reaches further back than their 1980s beginnings. They...
