FreshGrass Festival
North Adams
FreshGrass is rich in both traditional and cutting-edge bluegrass, presented in a wide array of s tucked appropriately into a 19th-century factory turned 21st-century museum.
Music
Live music grows here in all directions. Sit on the grass for a summer concert, take in free chamber music at a college, or climb the stairs of a local barn to hear stellar singer/songwriters perform in a hayloft.
- MASS MoCA brings national and international musicians year-round and North Adams fills up for Wilco’s bi-annual Solid Sound Festival.
- During the semester, Williams College holds recitals and performances from Indian classical music to original blues opera, and Bennington College hosts a global contemporary concert series.
- Stages at the Clark Art Institute and Hancock Shaker Village draw in music from around the globe, from Venezuelan percussion to chamber music.
Check our calendar for upcoming live music concerts!
MASS MoCA
North Adams
MASS MoCA is one of the world’s largest contemporary art museums, with vast galleries and indoor and outdoor stages.
Williams College Music Department
Williamstown
A series of free concerts with faculty and visiting performers from across the globe.
Billsville House Concerts
Billsville House Concerts brings talented musicians to intimate venues around the region.
BarN
Williamstown
An local, intimate setting for some of the best music around.
The Coffee Bar
Bennington
The Coffee Bar is a place for coffee, tea, treats, art, and live music.
Vermont Arts Exchange (VAE)
North Bennington
Strengthening Vermont Arts Exchange (VAE) has been engaging community through creativity since 1994.
Studio 9
North Adams
Studio 9 is an intimate state of the art recording studio and performance venue on the campus of Porches Inn.
Solid Sound Festival
North Adams
Wilco takes over MASS MoCA with this festival curated by the band and showcasing bandmembers new work, emerging bands, art, and comedy.
The Stationery Factory
Dalton
A converted industrial building that housed the former Crane & Co. stationery division and now serves as a performance and rental venue.
Tanglewood
Lenox
Tanglewood is the famed summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and features many concerts of jazz, classical, and popular music.