Hear Here April 1 and 3, 2009

Friday, April 3

The Spring Folly Apr 3 8pm-12
(St Joe’s HS Gym)

The ultimate April Fools Day bash. Costume ball/ dance party extravaganza amidst a museum of bizarre curiosities, with gypsies, jesters, stilt-walking and more. Performances bBella’s Bartok (extreme klezmer/gypsy punk/folk) and skits by “Those Two Guys.” DJ, cash bar, popcorn, cotton candy, and surprises.

Bella’s Bartok - Satan's Song

Pearl Street
The Brian Jonestown Massacre
The Asteroid #4 - Play Hold On

Colonial Theatre
Inca Son: Music and Dance of the Andes
Play Suenos from 2008 Ascope, Tierra del Amanecer

Valentines
ERIC MARGAN AND THE RED LIONS - play Ocean Blue
JETS AND SNAKES/THE GROWN UP NOISE/
ASHLEY POND BAND - play never seen your own face
JARED FUNARI

Helsinki
Matt Smith Band - Play Junkie for your love

Main Street Public House
Headcase - Play Did You Say

Castle Street
Francesca Tanksley Duo, Piano

Flavours
Rev Tor


Saturday, April 4

Helsinki
ALCHEMYSTICS
Play Ive got your number

Dreamaway
Mark Miloff and Sit Down Baby
www.myspace.com/sitdownbaby
Play Baby Please Dont Go

Iron Horse
The Bad Plus - Play Heart of Glass
Wendy Lewis

Bogies
Red Sky

Castle Street
Rob Kopec Duo

Red Square
Mirk and the New Familiars
PLay Forbidden

The Noble Fool (Concert Performance)
The Berkshire Museum Apr 4 3pm; Apr 5 4pm
Soprano soloist and concert director Shana Blake Hill will joined by pianist Alexander Rothvang and guitarist Lawrence Glatt in a journey in song through the many facets of the fool from the silly clown to the village idiot to the fools we make of ourselves in love or striving for social status. Jazz, opera, music theater come to life in this program full of nostalgia and child-like wonder.


Sunday April 5

A Hawk and a Hacksaw
Copperworks Pittsfield April 5 7:30PM
Mixing Eastern European lumbering folk with experimental jazz the group has a facinating sound. From his early beginnings with the now legendary Neutral Milk Hotel, to collaborating with Beirut and Bright Eyes, to mining the music of the world, Jeremy Barnes has been at the forefront of musical experimentation over the last decade.
Play - the way the wind blows

The Egg 7:30
The Lee Shaw Trio with special guest John Medeski
Play - For Now

Monday April 6

Pearl Street
Margot and the Nuclear So and So's - Play at the Carnival
Cloud Cult Ice Palace - play Trampolining

Helsinki
Evan Randall