Join Washington, D.C.-based, African-American a cappella ensemble, Sweet Honey in the Rock, for a rare and intimate celebration of the Holy Days. With five-part harmonies and sign language interpretation, Sweet Honey’s sound ranges from African to blues to gospel and jazz. Celebrating the Holy Days offers a rare fusion of traditional American holiday spiritual songs and hymns, as well as songs from other cultures and religions ranging from Africa to Israel. The three-time Grammy® Award-nominated and internationally renowned group will also perform songs from the group’s extensive repertoire, which includes We Are, Let There Be Peace, The Women Gather, and Come Ye. Since 1973, Sweet Honey has empowered and inspired with songs about a range of social issues, blending potent messages with gorgeous artistry to stir the mind and the soul.

After the concert, the audience is invited to stay for an interactive conversation with Sweet Honey, reflecting on their journey over the last two years and the creative opportunities they explored during the pandemic.

Doors at 6:00pm, Music starts at 7pm.

Premier Seating tickets are $35 in advance, $40 at the door.

General Admission tickets are $45 in advance, $50 at the door.

Find tickets HERE.

+++++

We are committed to keeping everyone safe and feeling comfortable. We will be following the latest local, state, and CDC guidelines. All attendees will be required to show proof of vaccination or negative covid test result within 72 hours of the talk and wear a face covering for the duration of the event. Please review our current covid policies before you arrive.

Albino Mbie is a multi-award-winning guitarist, singer, and composer born in Maputo, Mozambique, a country in southern Africa known for its rich musical and cultural heritage. Fueled by the resourcefulness and determination that have always characterized Mozambicans, he built his first guitar at age 16 from a 5-liter oil can and scrap wood, using electrical cords for strings. Drawn to the sounds of neighborhood street musicians in Maputo, Albino began playing in a number of local bands, incorporating diverse musical elements into his songs. 

Mbie was one of the first students to receive a full scholarship to Berklee College of Music in Boston through the African Scholars program. There, he fell in love with Jazz, folding that most American of art forms into his existing repertoire. Living in Boston, Albino felt the absence of his native Mozambican and African sensibilities in his music. With the help of his mentors, Richard Bona and Lionel Loueke, he began to bridge that gap, creating an Afro-Pop and Moz-Jazz sound which defies geography and easy classification.

Doors at 6:00pm, Music starts at 7pm.

Tickets $15 in advance, $20 at the door.

Find tickets HERE.

+++++

We are committed to keeping everyone safe and feeling comfortable. We will be following the latest local, state, and CDC guidelines. All attendees will be required to show proof of vaccination or negative covid test result within 72 hours of the talk and wear a face covering for the duration of the event. Please review our current covid policies before you arrive.

When it comes to afrobeat, seeing Kaleta onstage is like going back to the source. Benin-born Leon Ligan-Majek (a.k.a. Kaleta) got his start touring with King Sunny Ade, and a few years later Fela Kuti came calling. He went on to tour with the Egypt 80s for over a decade before joining Lauryn Hill. Hard to beat a trifecta like that. That’s decades of Highlife, African funk and R&B chops baked into his singing and guitar licks.

He now helms a sleek, funky mothership called Super Yamba — the Brooklyn-based afro-funk orchestra that keeps NYC sumptuously funky across the boroughs and in every season. This was the band that really got the party started at the Barbès in the Woods festival this year in Montague.

They are AMPED to be back in Franklin County for a lil’ end of the year Collider! party. Yamba will play two luxurious sets with infectious dance interludes before, between and after courtesy of the Peace & Rhythm crew. 

Doors at 7:30pm, Music starts at 8pm.

Tickets $20 in advance, $25 at the door, $16 for students (bring student ID).

Find tickets HERE.

+++++

Hawks & Reed is committed to keeping artists, staff, and attendees safe and feeling comfortable. They will be following the latest local, state, and CDC guidelines. All attendees will be required to show proof of vaccination. Results from a negative COVID test will NOT be accepted for entry. In addition, masks are required to be worn at all times while at the venue. You may pull your mask down when eating or drinking only. Please bring your vaccination card, or a photo of it, along with a corresponding state or federal ID for entry.

In March of 2020, Yemen Blues almost canceled one of their last pre-COVID performances in Zurich. The rest of the band didn’t make it, but Ravid Kahalani (voice, drums, gimbri, bass) and Shanir Blumenkrantz (oud, bass, guitar), the molten core of Yemen Blues, decided to do the gig anyway — as a duo — and it turned out to be one of the best performances of their lives.

Ravid Kahalani’s Yemen Blues project begins and ends with the singer’s rhapsodic voice and a Yemeni accent acquired from childhood religious singing — but everything in the middle is global, funky, and outrageous. Kahalani is part Prince, part James Brown, and his music reaches into Moroccan gnawa, Nigerian afrobeat, ecstatic jazz, and global soul. Traditional folkways and devotional song intersect effortlessly with heavy grooves and transcendental jams. If you caught them in June as part of our Collider! Picnic series, you know what we’re talking about here. This time, buckle up for an electric performance in Bombyx’s intimate sanctuary.

We’re honored to also have special guests Midwood from NYC — a psychedelic klezmer celebration of freedom and the Jewish tradition of wandering and migration. The supergroup features Jake Shulman-ment on violin (Daniel Kahn, Frank London), Yoshie Fruchter on guitar (John Zorn, Zion 80), and Florence local Richie Barshay on drums (Herbie Hancock, Esperanza Spalding, The Klezmatics).

Doors at 7:00pm, Music starts at 8pm.

Tickets $25 in advance, $30 at the door.

Find tickets HERE.

+++++

We are committed to keeping everyone safe and feeling comfortable. We will be following the latest local, state, and CDC guidelines. All attendees will be required to show proof of vaccination or negative covid test result within 72 hours of the talk and wear a face covering for the duration of the event. Please review our current covid policies before you arrive.

Japanese keyboardist and songwriter Masayuki Hirano is referred to in the industry as “NYC’s secret weapon.” He’s the musical equivalent of a savant linguist with a talent for all the vernaculars. Wild juxtapositions inhabit BIGYUKI’s performances: heavy beats laced with classical flourishes; techy low-end bleeps expressed through a heart-shaped sieve.

Best known for composing three cuts on A Tribe Called Quest’s most recent album and recently found on tour with Kamasi Washington, Masayuki is knee-deep in both the jazz and hip-hop vanguard as a highly sought-after session player. As a composer and bandleader, he uncorks an infectious and beautifully weird palette of music on his audience. If you saw him perform at Barbès in the Woods this Summer, well, then you know already. 

“I made my name as a session player in New York, where I was known for keeping my feet in every genre that I love,” he explains. “My own music is a collage, but it definitely has a groove. I want my music to stimulate your mind and move your lower body.”

This New England tour marks the release of his latest album on Verve, “Neon Chapter.” His performance at Bombyx will begin with a solo set on grand piano, followed by a trio set with Randy Runyon on guitar and Tim “Smithsoneon” Smith on drums.

Doors at 6:00pm, Music starts at 7pm.

Tickets $20 in advance, $25 at the door.

Find tickets HERE.

+++++

We are committed to keeping everyone safe and feeling comfortable. We will be following the latest local, state, and CDC guidelines. All attendees will be required to show proof of vaccination or negative covid test result within 72 hours of the talk and wear a face covering for the duration of the event. Please review our current covid policies before you arrive.