Music in the Berkshires: Week of August 7

This past week, refreshing autumn-like weather settled on The Berkshires, foreshadowing the end of summer. But don’t despair – drink up these next three weeks of August, and also remind yourself that September and October are two of the most beautiful months here. Live music continues to be bountiful, with 76 performances this week featuring multiple genres, including classical, jazz, rock, Americana, pop, folk, blues, hip-hop, and rap. Here are a few highlights, followed by the full show rundown.

Jazz lovers in The Berkshires will find great jazz in the usual places. The Bobby MacVeety Trio will be at The Lion’s Den Wednesday. Gateways Inn has Teri Roiger on Thursday, Sherri Buxton on Friday, and Peggy Stern on Saturday. Also on Saturday, Benny Kohn & Joanne Redding perform at the Becket Arts Center. On Sunday, start your day at Race Brook Lodge for their Jazz Brunch with Mary Ann McSweeney, and you can finish the day – and the week – with Michael Junkins and Friends back at The Lion’s Den.

Tanglewood has eleven performances this week, with highlights including the day-long Tanglewood On Parade at multiple venues on Tuesday, and Andris Nelsons conducts Adolphe, Shostakovich, and Stravinsky featuring Yo-Yo Ma, cello (pictured above) on Sunday. There is one other classical performance on our calendar: The Stockbridge Sinfonia: Salute to Women Composers on Sunday at St. James Place, Great Barrington. 

Rock, pop, folk, and related genres make up the other 50+ performances in the county – too many to highlight all of them. National touring musicians in the region this week include Canadian singer-songwriter Kathleen Edwards, who is currently touring with The Outlaw Music Festival. She performs a free concert at The Clark Art Institute on Tuesday. Her 2002 chilling song “Six O’Clock News” was on my playlist for years, so don’t be surprised if you find me trekking up to The Clark Tuesday. 

Devon Allman & Donavon Frankenreiter make a stop on their record-breaking “See It All” tour, in which they will play a concert in each of the 50 states in under 50 days. They will be at the Mahaiwe on Wednesday evening. Magnolia Boulevard brings its unique blend of rock, blues, soul, and jam to The Stationery Factory on Thursday. The National Reserve is back at the Egremont Barn Friday. The Grammy-nominated Pittsfield native Matt Cusson returns to the county to perform at the Guthrie Center on Saturday. His song “One of Those Nights” has received numerous awards, and he’s toured with Christina Aguilera, singing the acclaimed duet “Say Something” with her.

Berkshire County favorites performing this week include Rev Tor at Washington Town Park on Monday. Also on Monday, Misty Blues is at The Barn Kitchen & Bar in Williamstown. On Wednesday, The Hilltown Trio, featuring Chris Merenda of The Whiskey Treaty Roadshow, will perform at portaVia in Dalton. Johnny Irion & Mike Stinson perform at Egremont Barn on Thursday. Wanda Houston performs at the Great Barrington Town Hall Friday, and the Jackson Whalan Band is at the Egremont Barn Saturday.

You can read about all of these performances and more in our weekly show rundown below, our jump right to our music calendar. Use the subscribe button below to receive this weekly rundown of upcoming performances in your inbox.

4:00 pm Rev Tor at Washington Town Park, Washington. Rock. Learn more and listen here.

5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Misty Blues at The Barn Kitchen & Bar, Williamstown. Blues. Learn more and listen here.

5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Zikina at Berkshire Botanical Garden, Stockbridge. Contemporary African. Learn more and listen here.

8:00 pm Dima Slobodeniouk and the TMC conducting fellows conduct Rachmaninoff, Ravel, and Sibelius at Tanglewood, Lenox. Rachmaninoff The Isle of the Dead, Ravel Boléro, Sibelius Symphony No. 2.

8:00 pm Annie Hart at Tourists, North Adams. Learn more and listen here.

2:00 pm Tanglewood On Parade at Tanglewood, Lenox. 

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Kathleen Edwards at The Clark Art Institute, Williamstown. Folk, Pop, Rock. Learn more and listen here.

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Hot Shot Hillbillies at Great Barrington VFW, Great Barrington. Learn more and listen here.

6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Greg Caproni and John Moore at Adams Visitor Center, Adams. 

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Michael Aaron at Firehouse Cafe & Bistro, Adams. Folk, pop, rock. Learn more and listen here.

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Live Rock and Jazz Music at The Purple Pub at Purple Pub, Williamstown. 

5:15 pm Tess Inderbitzin at Oasis Bar and Grill, Lee. Rock, Jazz.

5:30 pm – 7:15 pm Eagles Trombone Ensemble at Great Barrington Town Hall, Great Barrington. 

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Legal Tender at Onota Lake Pittsfield. 

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm The Hilltown Trio at portaVia, Dalton. 

6:30 pm Lucky Bucket at Lilac Park Main Street, Lenox. Rock, Country, Blues.

6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Tommy T at Dalton CRA, Dalton. 

6:30 pm – 9:30 pm Bobby Macveety Trio at The Lions Den, Stockbridge. Jazz.

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Kala Farnham at Ostrich Room at Apple Tree Inn, Lenox. Folk. Learn more and listen here.

7:30 pm Devon Allman & Donavon Frankenreiter at Mahaiwe, Great Barrington. Rock. Learn more and listen to Donovan here and Devon here. Listen to them together here.

7:30 pm – 10:30 pm Miss Tess at Egremont Barn, South Egremont. Rock, Jazz, Country, Blues. Learn more and listen here.

8:00 pm Alisa Weilerstein’s FRAGMENTS 2 at Tanglewood, Lenox.

2:00 pm Open Cello Workshop with Yo-Yo Ma at Tanglewood, Lenox. 

5:15 pm Melissa Brinton at Oasis Bar and Grill, Lee. Learn more and listen here.

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Teri Roiger at Gateways Inn, Lenox. Jazz.

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm StomBoxTrio at Ostrich Room at Apple Tree Inn, Lenox. Blues, Rock, Soul. Learn more and listen here.

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Jim Witherell at Firehouse Cafe & Bistro, Adams. Acoustic Guitar.

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Katherine Winston at The Lions Den, Stockbridge. Pop, country. Learn more and listen here.

7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Leo DiSanto at Dream Away Lodge, Becket. Rock, Americana. Learn more and listen here.

7:30 pm – 10:00 pm Johnny Irion & Mike Stinson at Egremont Barn, South Egremont.  Rock. Learn more and listen here.

7:30 pm – 10:30 pm Magnolia Boulevard wsg Riverside Brothers at The Stationery Factory, Dalton. Rock, Blues, Soul, and Jam. Learn more and listen here.

4:30 pm – 8:00 pm Victrola at Catamount, South Egremont. 

5:15 pm – 9:00 pm David Reed at Oasis Bar and Grill, Lee. Learn more and listen here.

5:30 pm – 7:15 pm Wanda Houston Band at Great Barrington Town Hall, Great Barrington.  Learn more and listen here.

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Sherri Buxton at Gateways Inn, Lenox. Jazz.

6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Berkshire Busk in Downtown Great Barrington, Great Barrington. Music performances include Jeffrey Kirn, Roger & Lenny, Harry Levenstein, and Mike Pagnan.

6:30 pm – 9:30 pm Christine Bile at Michael’s Restaurant, Stockbridge. Folk, Pop. Learn more and listen here.

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Les Chrostowski at Rusty Anchor Pub, Pittsfield. 

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Cole & The City Pickers at The Lions Den, Stockbridge. Bluegrass. Learn more and listen here.

7:30 pm – 11:30 pm The National Reserve at Egremont Barn, South Egremont. Rock, R&B, Funk. Learn more and listen here.

8:00 pm Andris Nelsons conducts Williams, Strauss, and Ravel featuring Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin at Tanglewood 297 West Street, Lenox. John Williams Violin Concerto No. 2, Strauss Death and Transfiguration, Ravel La Valse.

8:00 pm – 9:30 pm Moon Radio (aka Julia Haltigan) at Dream Away Lodge, Becket.  Learn more and listen here.

8:00 pm – 11:00 pm The Best Times at Ostrich Room at Apple Tree Inn, Lenox. Rock. Learn more and listen here.

8:00 pm – 11:00 pm Erin Harkes at Antimony Brewing, Lenox. Learn more and listen here.

8:30 pm Adelaide Punkin at Knox Trail Inn, East Otis. Learn more and listen here.

10:00 pm – 11:30 pm Tete-A-Tete at Dream Away Lodge, Becket. 

10:30 am Open Rehearsal: Andris Nelsons conducts Adolphe, Shostakovich, and Stravinsky featuring Yo-Yo Ma, cello at Tanglewood, Lenox. 

1:30 pm Boston University Tanglewood Institute Young Artists Orchestra at Tanglewood, Lenox. 

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Berkshire Busk in Downtown Great Barrington, Great Barrington. Music performances include Rees Shad & The Conversations at Berkshire Mountain Distillers and Warren Sieme at Robin’s Candy.

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Benny Kohn & Joanne Redding at Becket Arts Center, Becket. Jazz.

5:15 pm Robert Klein at Oasis Bar and Grill, Lee. Rock, Jazz.

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Peggy Stern at Gateways Inn, Lenox. Jazz.

6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Berkshire Busk in Downtown Great Barrington, Great Barrington. Music performances include Buddha da Great, Colby Lewis Music, Joel Blumert, and Steven Gellman.

6:30 pm – 10:00 pm Berkshire Busk in Downtown Great Barrington, Great Barrington.  Main Stage music performances include Pocket Merchant.

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Moon Radio / Julia Haltigan at The Lions Den, Stockbridge. Learn more and listen here.

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm The Liquid Courage at Michael’s Restaurant, Stockbridge. 

7:30 pm – 10:30 pm Jackson Whalan Band at Egremont Barn, South Egremont. Rap, Hip Hop. Learn more and listen here.

8:00 pm Susanna Mälkki conducts Mozart and Bartok featuring Seong-Jin Cho, piano at Tanglewood, Lenox. Mozart Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat, K. 271, Bartok Concerto for Orchestra.

8:00 pm – 9:30 pm The Huntress and Holder of Hands (Morganeve Swain of Brown Bird) at Dream Away Lodge, Becket. Rock, Americana, Blues. Learn more and listen here.

8:00 pm – 10:00 pm Matt Cusson at Guthrie Center, Great Barrington. Rock, Pop. Learn more and listen here.

8:00 pm – 11:00 pm Melissa Brinton at Antimony Brewing, Lenox. Learn more and listen here.

10:00 pm – 11:30 pm Footings at Dream Away Lodge, Becket. Learn more and listen here.

10:00 am TMC Chamber Music at Tanglewood, Lenox. 

10:00 am – 12:00 pm Domingo Brunch featuring Paula Bradley and Crusty Jones at Dottie’s Coffee Lounge, Pittsfield. Country.

12:00 pm – 3:00 pm Jazz Brunch with Mary Ann McSweeney at Race Brook Lodge, Sheffield. 

12:00 pm – 3:00 pm The Juckets at Pizzeria Boema, Lenox. Americana, Bluegrass.

12:30 pm – 2:30 pm Sherry Steiner & The Matchstick Architects at First Congregational Church of Lee, Lee. Folk, Indie, Rock. Learn more and listen to Sherry here. Learn more and listen to The Matchstick Architects here.

2:30 pm Andris Nelsons conducts Adolphe, Shostakovich, and Stravinsky featuring Yo-Yo Ma, cello at Tanglewood, Lenox. Julia Adophe Makeshift Castle, Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1,  Stravinsky Petrushka (1947 version).

4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Rees Shad & The Conversations at Bright Ideas Brewing, North Adams. Jazz, Folk, Americana. Learn more and listen here.

4:30 pm – 6:00 pm Alibi at Dalton CRA, Dalton. 

5:00 pm – 6:30 pm Liam Grant and Ethan WL & Anthony Pasquarosa at The Clark Art Institute, Williamstown. Rock, Folk. Learn more about Liam here.

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm The Stockbridge Sinfonia: Salute to Women Composers at St. James Place, Great Barrington. 

6:30 pm – 9:30 pm Michael Junkins and Friends at The Lions Den, Stockbridge. 

7:30 pm – 9:00 pm Thor Jensen at Dream Away Lodge, Becket. Learn more and listen here.

8:00 pm TMC Vocal Music at Tanglewood, Lenox. Vocal Music of Bach: Cantata No. 133, “Ich freue mich in dir”,  Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, Cantata No. 20, “O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort.

8:00 pm – 11:00 pm Lala Tamar & Ofer Ronen at Race Brook Lodge, Sheffield.  Moroccan, Jewish – Sephardic, Flamenco, and Middle-Eastern music. Listen here.

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That’s our performance rundown for the week of August 7. Get out and enjoy the Berkshire live music scene!

— Mark @ Music in the Berkshires