Nippertown

LIVE: Woodstock Day School Soundout / Bob Dylan Birthday Celebration @ the Bearsville Theater, 5/18/12

2012-05-31T17:46:53Z

Review by Tara Needham Photographs by Jason Spiro The house band included Donald Fagan of Steely Dan on organ and long-time Bob Dylan collaborator Larry Campbell on electric guitar, as well as fiddle and lap steel. The musical bar was set high for the more than 20 artists who participated in the Woodstock Day School [...]

Tickets, Tickets, Get Your FREE TIX Here!

2012-05-31T17:45:58Z

Yes, it’s expensive out there on the Nippertown summertime concert scene. But thanks to your pals here at Nippertown.com, you don’t have to spend a fortune to enjoy some first class entertainment around town. We love to give away free tickets to our faithful readers, and that’s you, right? So keep your eyes glued on [...]

“Lungs” is a Bravely Written, Startlingly Structured New Play at Barrington Stage [Berkshire on Stage]

2012-05-31T12:44:25Z

Larry Murray: Even your fashion choices were somewhat overshadowed by the New England premiere of Duncan Macmillan’s Lungs on the newly renamed St. Germain Stage at the Lee and Sydelle Blatt Performing Arts Center. With the dedication of the former VFW building to a new purpose it was proof that neither time nor Gail’s fashion [...]

LIVE: Amanda Rogers @ Design It Together, 4/27/12

2012-05-31T12:45:16Z

Video by Timothy Reidy

Five Firsts: Tisziji Munoz

2012-05-31T17:33:24Z

NAME: Tisziji Munoz INSTRUMENT: Guitar (Originally a drummer) 1. THE FIRST ALBUM I EVER BOUGHT WAS … Vincent Bell 2. THE FIRST CONCERT THAT I EVER SAW WAS … Baba Olatunji 3. THE FIRST MUSICAL INSTRUMENT I EVER OWNED OR PLAYED WAS …Children’s set of drums 4. THE FIRST SONG THAT I EVER PERFORMED IN [...]

ArtBeat: What To See

2012-05-31T15:54:01Z

Opening: Four Painters @ Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson. Mark Beard paints in the 1920s style of his imaginary gay great-uncle Bruce Sargeant, creating images of athletes in various stages of dress and undress. The late Joseph Richards painted functional objects, such as locomotives, cranes and anchors, in which he found beauty because of their color, [...]

Win FREE TIX to Man Man @ Valentine’s on Saturday!

2012-05-31T12:23:36Z

Since the release of their debut album, “The Man in a Blue Turban With a Face” in 2004, the Philadelphia-based rock experimentalists Man Man have drawn comparisons to a wide array of forward-thinking avant rocksters, including Captain Beefheart, Mr. Bungle, Tom Waits, the Mars Volta and Frank Zappa. They’ve toured with the likes of Modest [...]

RIP: Bill Connelly of St. James Gate

2012-05-31T12:19:54Z

We are saddened to report that Bill Connelly – vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and founding member of the popular local Celtic band St. James Gate – passed away last week. He was 61 years old. ALSO READ: Bill Connelly’s obituary at The Times Union

New Rock Concert on the Tanglewood Schedule

2012-05-31T14:55:50Z

Tanglewood in Lenox plays it pretty much right down the middle of the road when it comes to booking its non-classical concerts – whether it’s the annual string of James Taylor shows or pop-rockin’ Train, who are returning for their second consecutive summer. So it comes as something of a surprise to find that they’ve [...]