Anachronistic blues-roots-hillbilly backwater rocker Michael Tarbox brings his rough-hewn guitar and voice to Stage 33 Live in Bellows Falls, Vermont, for a 7:00 PM show on December 6, 2025. At Michael’s request, throaty post-punk Wojcicki will open with a solo set. Tickets are $20 in advance through stage33live.com or at the door as available. Advance tickets guarantee entry. Only 40 tickets will be sold. Read the press release.
• Advance ticket sales will shut down at midnight the day before the show if it hasn’t sold out.
• An advance ticket guarantees that you’ll get in if it sells out, and advance ticket holders are guaranteed seating.
• All chairs are first-come first-served for everybody. There’s really no bad seats, but up close is cooler. Come a little early to lock in your choice.
• You can change the number of tickets after you click through.
• The transaction fee is rolled into the ticket price.
• A Paypal account is not required. There will be a link to proceed without one, but they make it small and tricksy.
• Performers get all the ticket money. That’s the only income we have. We’re all volunteers. There are options to support Stage 33 Live with an additional $2 or $5 above the ticket price to help us pay the bills and maintain the gear, and from time to time even fund improvements.
• These options are optional! There is no shame in not selecting one!
• After completing, a “success” page should pop up and you should get an email from Paypal. You should also get a confirmation email from us, but that one may take a day or two.
• The name you give will be on a list at the door. All you have to do is show up. There are no physical tickets.
• We won’t sell your info to anybody. We won’t even add you to our secret email newsletter coterie unless you ask.
• There are no brick-and-mortar outlets to get tickets. If you don’t have a credit or debit card or don’t do online transactions, that’s cool. Drop us a line at stage33@stage33live.com and we’ll work it out.
• Tickets at the door will be $20. We can’t process plastic at the door, cash is best.
• Questions? Drop us a line at stage33@stage33live.com or text/voicemail 802-289-0148. (Text is generally better. Protip: We don’t have actual staff to answer the phone.)
Michael Tarbox and Wojcicki (solo) at Stage 33 Live
BELLOWS FALLS — Michael Tarbox writes songs anchored in rock ‘n’ roll, backwater blues, hillbilly music, and country — rough-hewn, immediate, and hard-won. The Chicago Reader calls his singing “ageless.” His gospel-tinged electric guitar playing, tough as Texas barbed wire, brings it all together. Tarbox’s songs have been used in the television shows Sons of Anarchy and Supernatural.
“My inspirations are musicians from a world that’s vanished. I let them guide me, but my goal is to create something new,” says Tarbox.
Tarbox began his career with The Tarbox Ramblers, a hard-hitting quartet that released well-received albums on Rounder and played countless shows throughout the U.S. and Canada. The group featured both Tarbox’s own songs and his unusual arrangements of old blues and string-band music. Robert Plant saw the band play and recruited them, on the spot, to open a string of concert dates. The Washington Post called The Tarbox Ramblers “a force of nature.”
“At the heart of Tarbox’s music is his guitar, as raw as it is charismatic. It creates an electricity that courses through every song.” — Twangville
“Homemade rock and roll with a dose of rattlesnake venom and gospel-drenched howling.” — All Things Considered
“Tarbox is the most evocative and distinctive blues-roots artist to come down the pike in ages.” — The Calgary Sun
At Michael’s request, Wojcicki will open. Wojcicki is the musical vehicle for Matt Sharff, a refugee of the late ’70s / early ’80s NYC punk scene, when he performed at storied venues like CBGB and Max’s Kansas City. His music betrays the influences of rock and roll, Americana, punk, and prog. He’s shared stages with Emmylou Harris, The Jayhawks, Bill Kirchen, Roky Erikson, NRBQ, Richard Lloyd, The Misfits, and Bernie Sanders among others, and has recorded and performed with Adam Yauch (Beastie Boys), T-Bone Wolk (Hall & Oates), Buddy Cage (New Riders of the Purple Sage), Jon Carroll (Starlight Vocal Band), and more.
Stage 33 Live is a casual and intimate industrial-rustic listening room in a former factory hosting local, regional, and national performances and presentations of original material. No bar or kitchen, the stage is the mission; coffee / soda / juice / water and weird snacks available by donation. More information about the nonprofit, all-volunteer project, and this and other upcoming events, online at stage33live.com
Stage 33 Live gratefully acknowledges the help of so many individuals without whom none of this would be able to happen, and institutional support this season from The Island Corporation, the Vermont Arts Council, Guilford Sound, WOOL-FM, the Rockingham Arts & Museum Project, and Chroma Technologies to help fund improvements and maintenance, and generally smooth out a lot of the rough edges. Stage 33 Live is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, and all donations are deductible to the fullest extent. Volunteers run the thing from stem to stern.
