Music

Whiskey City is best known for their high energy performances that take concert goers to the next level. Born and raised in Berkshire County, some of these artists have been performing together since they were kids, and have supported many famous acts over their career.Band Members:Randy CormierBeth MaturevichDale ZavatterFrank AlgerioDarren Todd

This highly talented group of Juilliard School musicians challenge the so-called “concert hall etiquette” as they collaborate to inspire a new perspective around unconventional chamber music. Audiences in attendance of live classical music often appear to be a sea of statues. Classical music can feel inaccessible to people who have not studied it and the convention of a seemingly required stillness and need to almost meditate in order to truly “understand” the music can exacerbate the disconnect. Not everybody interacts with art the same way. These artists encourage the audience to respond in whatever way they feel is appropriate while

This is no dream-—this is really happening: Gypsy Layne returns to The Foundry this fall! On Friday, October 13, the Gypsies will strut their gorgeous stuff in a delightful evening of seductive entertainment. This Halloween-tinged production will unleash your darkest desires, offering heart-pounding pleasures served with a wicked dose of life-affirming body positivity that even the undead will find irresistible. What could be more fun, more freaky, more frightfully delicious than spending the spookiest of dates in the company of the Berkshires’ own homegrown burlesque and cabaret troupe? Nothing! Join us…we dare you! — Tickets: $25 in advance Seating/Bar: 7:00PM

Imagine it now; the year is 2016 and you’re a freshman in college again. It’s a different time, the world is not what we know it to be today. You and your buddies grab a 30 of Rolling Rock and head out to what has been deemed the party of the semester. As you approach the door, almost hypnotically, you become entranced by the infectious melodies and thunderous grooves that envelop the house. You are immediately captivated by this overwhelming ethereal energy and urge to dance like you've never experienced before. These complex, yet memorable arrangements provide the soundscape for

Ayumi Ishito, Daniel Carter, and Demian Richardson have been improvising together for years under the auspices of the free-improv group Platypus Revenge, and have only recently begun playing in a trio. Their unique configuration of multiple horns combined with electronics creates a sonic language that quests about in the wilderness seeking emergent organisms and uncharted terraforms.The night will begin with a poetry reading by Fred Moten, after which Ishito, Carter, and Richardson will perform.This event is a fundraiser for words in process, Daniel Carter’s first book, forthcoming from Pinsapo Press. The book provides a glimpse into Carter’s 5-decade-long practice of