8 Foot River May 16, 9P The inventive sound of Housatonic-based alternative indie rock group 8 Foot River features richly textured instrumentation and complex compositions reveal the vulnerability and emotion of the human experience Olinde May 20, 9P Olinde’s (pronounced Oh-lind) delicate folk songs recall the 60s folk revival with a relaxed intensity and purity [...]
8 Foot River May 9, 9P The inventive sound of Housatonic-based alternative indie rock group 8 Foot River features richly textured instrumentation and complex compositions reveal the vulnerability and emotion of the human experience Emily Mure May 13, 9P “a smoky-voiced successor to Emmylou Harris and John Wesley Harding-era Dylan” — James Rickman (Unveiled Arts), [...]
Glenn Geiger May 2, 9P Glenn Geiger of the Housatonic-based alternative indie rock group 8 Foot River takes a solo turn with a collection of original songs. Eamonn Barry May 6, 9P Next Week Emily Mure May 9 Complete WXW Songwriters Room Schedule
Woodford Way April 25, 8P Woodford Way is an original Folk/Jazz duo from Western MA. Guitarist/Singer Songwriter Kyle Mangini, and Guitarist/ Vocalist Jeff Lynch are both exceptionally skilled live musicians and recording artists that perform with a wonderfully refined new sound. woodfordway.com Heather Maloney April 29, 9P “Heather Maloney plays a literate, weirdly legit blend [...]
Chris Merenda April 18, 9P “Merenda’s knowledge of how to write effective hooks, and his play on simple Words – turning them into genius phrases – are his refreshing contributions to The music world.” -The Portsmouth Herald chrismerenda.net Chris Carey April 22, 9P “‘Americana” is a genre often donned by singer-songwriters with an affinity for classic [...]
Seth Stambovsky April 11, 9P “Small boy plays big music. Pittsfield MA native, 22 year old Stambovsky Creates a natural, gritty musical environment by combining folk, rock, indie, and pop in an elaborate yet simple style with a delivery as powerful as the music itself. Taking musical stylings from the Beatles, Bob Dylan, the Band, [...]
Songwriters series kicks off with Justin Allen Mission favorite Justin Allen takes the spotlight to open the WXW Songwriters Room. Justin Allen April 4, 9P no cover The WordXWord Festival and Mission Bar + Tapas have teamed up to create an ongoing showcase for songwriters – a twice-weekly songwriters showcase at Mission. The Songwriters Room [...]
WXW Songwriters Room @ Mission Bar + Tapas HuDost @ Mission April 1, 9P rescheduled to June 3, 9P The WXW Songwriters Room series kicks off April 1 with HuDost. “HuDost is living proof that the whole really is greater than the sum of its parts, pulling together musical styles as diverse as the jellies [...]
Starts April 1 The WordXWord Festival and Mission Bar + Tapas have teamed up to create an ongoing showcase for songwriters – a twice-weekly songwriters showcase at Mission. The Songwriters Room is similar to the weekly Writers Room at yBar, in that it is an opportunity for songwriters to tryout new material in front of [...]
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10X10 On North, the Berkshires’ first ever winter contemporary arts festival in Downtown Pittsfield from February 16-26, 2012, will feature new art, dance, music, theatre, and more. The line-up of singer-songwriters at Mission includes outstanding performers from the WordXWord Festival and represents the best of the young talent from the Berkshires and beyond. 2/16 – [...]
Aaron Woody Wood may be a legend. The skinny white boy from the mountains of Western North Carolina carries around more soul in his restless bones and battered guitar than most of us ever dream of. With a background as diverse as his music, Woody converges elements from all walks of life to present music [...]
Justin Allen, front man of the Justin Allen Trio, returns as our open mic host. Don’t be shy, come and try out your new material or your new-found talent. Meanwhile, you can glean some inspiration by listening to Justin here.
