PUTNEY-Twilight Music and Next Stage Arts Project continue the 23rd Twilight On The Tavern Lawn series of folk, world, jazz, zydeco, bluegrass, pop, and Americana music summer concerts Sunday, June 14, with Brattleboro-based quartet High and Loathsome.
High and Loathsome is a band that “plays songs and improvisations, floating between form and freedom, structure and ambiance, intention and attention, and drawing fully from the experiences of four musicians who have spent their careers as sound explorers,” wrote organizers in a news release.
Michael Roberts, guitarist, songwriter, and improviser, founded the indie folk band Wooden Dinosaur, leads the country band The Rear Defrosters, composes ambient guitar music, and conducts sound research.
Educator, singer, and folkie lifer Stefan Amidon has made a name for himself as “Vermont’s most in-demand drummer,” organizers said, performing with bands such as The Sweetback Sisters, Zara Bodé’s Little Big Band, and The Devil Makes Three.
Sound engineer and bassist Max Adam was a founding member of The Amity Front, a western Massachusetts old-time blues and Americana folk-rock band.
John Levin, “one of the godfathers of Brattleboro’s experimental music scene,” organizers said, “has been opening ears for years” through his solo work and as a member of The Ill Wind Ensemble, Green Hill Builders, and Tweak.
The series is sponsored by Next Stage, the town of Putney, and many Putney area businesses and organizations. The concerts are free to the public (donations are accepted) and food will be available.
The seven-concert series continues every other Sunday through Aug. 23. All concerts begin at 6 p.m. in downtown Putney on the Putney Tavern lawn (bring a lawn chair or blanket) or at Next Stage at 15 Kimball Hill in case of rain. For more information, call 802-387-5772 or visit nextstagearts.org.
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