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Kongero is a Swedish vocal group consisting of the four female folk singers Lotta Andersson, Emma Björling, Sofia Hultqvist Kott and Anna Wikénius. Kongero was formed in 2005 when the original members all attended a Nordic folk music conference. By chance they started singing together and found that their voices and harmonies blended perfectly. Since then they have performed at many of the major folk music scenes and festivals and at several a cappella and chamber music festivals as well as doing tours all over Europe, Asia and The Americas. They also do church concerts, school concerts, tours, perform at

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

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

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

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

Charming Disaster is a goth-folk musical duo based in Brooklyn, NY, formed in 2012 by Ellia Bisker and Jeff Morris. Inspired by the macabre humor of Edward Gorey and Tim Burton, the murder ballads of the Americana tradition, and the dramatic flair of the cabaret, they write playfully dark songs that tell stories about death, crime, myth, magic, folklore, science, and the occult. Charming Disaster’s music has been featured on the podcast Welcome to Night Vale, and they have opened for legendary cello-rock ensemble Rasputina, goth icon Voltaire, and Amanda Palmer’s punk cabaret duo The Dresden Dolls. Recent appearances have

Norma Dream is the songwriting project of Norma Jean Haynes: folksinger, banjo player, and wandering musician. Based in western Massachusetts, Norma Jean has followed a love of traditional song to Corsica, Bosnia, England, South Africa, and Appalachia, and her original songs are inflected by these experiences. Her debut album, Mothers & Daughters, embarks on an exploration of nature and relationship as she strives to define a tradition of her own. Norma Dream’s forthcoming album, entitled Mercy Drops: une catalogue des brûlages, seeks to capture the experience of a summer spent in Corsican with songs in English and French. At once