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Northampton Winter Record Fair, Feb 25

It's that time again! The Northampton Record Fair, put together by a team led by Peace & Rhythm's Studebaker Hawk, will return for its winter edition in Northampton MA's Union Station Banquet Hall, Sat Feb 25, 9am. Local and regional record dealers, from New Jersey to Maine, are bringing out thousands of vinyl records and CDs for your digging pleasure. 50 tables of records and CDs in three rooms! Early admission from 9-11AM is $5 for the die hard's looking to snatch the rare finds. FREE admission from 11-5PM. All ages, everyone's invited Union Station is right in downtown Northampton,...

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Klezperanto Return to The Arts Block, Feb 19

Klezperanto Return to The Arts Block, Feb 19

You don't want to miss this special concert event with Klezperanto, Sun Feb 19 at The Arts Block, Greenfield MA, for one night only! World-renowned clarinetist Ilene Stahl brings her Boston-based band to "the 413" for a night of cumbias, car chases, and Romanian surf guitar! Try some smokin' hot latkes and an ice cold "belt" of boozy borscht for an un-beet-able night of dance music. 6:30-10pm, at The Arts Block, 289 Main St, Greenfield MA Details here Poster by Thom Dudley / Sightlab http://klezperanto.com/ http://theartsblock.com/

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Peace & Rhythm Presents a free-admission weekly music series at The Root Cellar

"Peace & Rhythm Presents" is a weekly eclectic music series every Wednesday night at The Root Cellar, downtown Greenfield's newest music venue. This premier season features bands and performers of various genres and styles, including funk, world music, jazz, reggae, rock, folk, DJs and more. Every Wednesday is FREE ADMISSION, 21+. Doors open at 8, music starts pumping at 9 and goes until 1230. ---Wed, July 27...The Boogalistics (soul-jazz/funk) and Doctor Thing (freak-out psychedelic jazz-funk) - The Boogalistics bring fresh energy to the classic sound of soul jazz. Boogaloo, soul-jazz, funk, this brand new group out of Northampton will satisfy...

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Rumba Psicodélica Returns To The Quarters This Saturday Night!

DJs Andujar & Bongohead will bring their Rumba Psicodélica party back to the Quarters on Saturday, Nov 14. These two tropi-heads will be spinning from their expansive vinyl direct to The Quarters Sound System. South American psych rock, messed-up cumbias, dark dubs, hard Afro rock, Cuban experimental, Trópicalia, salsa loca, spookaloo, tropical funk, Caribbean electro-derangement, Ethio-groove and other borderless haze. You’ll also hear brand new jams from their Peace & Rhythm label, including straight from test pressings. Join us 8pm-1am at The Quarters Saturday 11/14. No cover. Come play some arcade games, drink some brews, eat some food and get...

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Klezperanto at the Arts Block tonight!!

At last, Ilene Stahl's Klezperanto comes to Franklin County! With spectacular technical virtuosity and a wry sense of humor, Ilene Stahl and an all-star line-up of Boston's best musicians re-groove traditional klezmer and Mediterranean melodies, rip up Romanian surf tunes, cover cop show themes and cumbias, slay a few standards, and burnish it all to a funky finish. Klezperanto make their first ever visit to Greenfield MA at the Arts Block for one night only! Just $10 at the door. Don't miss it! Klezperanto official website

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