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Bad Smell is mad-professor Ray Fork and drum powerhouse Jane Boxall serving up electro-ambient trance / dance Latin ’70s Europop. They will headline Stage 33 Live, 33 Bridge Street in Bellows Falls VT on Saturday, July 27, 2024. Ferocious rockers Tinkerbullet will also be featured, and Ezra Holloway’s new band will open. It will be loud. Dancing will be encouraged. Show starts at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $20 in advance through stage33live.com or at the door. Advance tickets guarantee entry. All ticket proceeds go to the performers. The event will be recorded and filmed. Read the press release.

Bad Smell with Tinkerbullet and Ezra Holloway at Stage 33 Live

BELLOWS FALLS — Bad Smell finds popster chameleon Mr. Ray Fork cooking with drum powerhouse Jane Boxall to serve up generous portions of trance / dance / stripeypants excitement, whipped-cream ’70s Europop, ass-head jazz, Casio Latin boogie, and electro-ambient drum’n’bass. Mr. Fork wires up a mad-professor rig of antique beat-machines, Korg and Casio synthesizers, and sundry sequencers while Jane augments the sloptronic insanity with live drum kit.

It will be loud. It will be fun. Dancing will be encouraged.

The ferocious hard-rock-with-gay-sprinkles trio Tinkerbullet will also be featured, and Ezra Holloway will open with his crunchy new band.

It will be a loud show. Dancing will be encouraged.

Tickets are $20 in advance through stage33live.com or at the door. Advance tickets guarantee entry. All ticket proceeds go to the performers. This is a 7:00 PM show on Saturday, July 27, 2024. Stage 33 Live is located at 33 Bridge Street in Bellows Falls VT. Admission is limited to 40; the event will be recorded and filmed.

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 info 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.

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A rare live show by experimental pop collective SOOL at Stage 33 Live in association with community radio station WOOL-FM, at 33 Bridge Street in Bellows Falls VT on Thursday, August 15, 2024. It will be loud. Dancing will be encouraged. Show starts at 6:00 PM. The band will do a radio interview in the next room on WOOL-FM at 5:00, ticket holders are invited to come early and heckle them live on the air. Tickets are $10 in advance through stage33live.com or at the door. Only 40 tickets will be sold, advance tickets guarantee entry. All ticket proceeds go to the performers. The event will be recorded and filmed. Read the press release.

SOOL at Stage 33 Live

BELLOWS FALLS — Experimental pop collective SOOL, described by the Boston Globe as one of “the cleverest and most idiosyncratic bands” around, is a musically schizophrenic hodge-podge of experimental curiosities that you can dance to.

SOOL has been recording and making music since 1994, traversing genres in a “pin-the-tail-on-the-cosmic-monkey” approach. Their music has been featured in independent films, TV shows, and international ads.

Underlying any preposterousness is the fact that these are top-notch players who happen to enjoy getting weird.

SOOL, which only plays live sporadically, is Kevin Quinn and Neal Spaulding of the eighties underground psychedelic-pop band The Dead Monkeys, plus musician / producer / studio-rat Pete Weiss. For this show, the original drummer of The Dead Monkeys, Ken O’Keefe — who lives in Japan — joins the fun. It’s The Dead Monkeys original lineup plus Pete Weiss, or the SOOL original lineup plus Ken O’Keefe. A win either way.

This will be their first show of a tiny tour. It will be louder than most shows at Stage 33 Live. Dancing will be encouraged.

This is a 6:00 PM show on Thursday, August 15, 2024, presented in association with community radio station WOOL-FM. The band will do a radio interview in the next room on WOOL-FM at 5:00, ticket holders are invited to come early and heckle them live on the air.

At the band’s request, tickets are just $10. Only 40 tickets will be sold; advance tickets guarantee entry. Advance tickets are available through stage33live.com

Stage 33 Live is located at 33 Bridge Street in Bellows Falls VT. The event will be recorded and filmed.

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. More information about the nonprofit, all-volunteer project, and this and other upcoming events, online at stage33live.com

WOOL-FM “Black Sheep Radio” is a full power, non-commercial, volunteer-run community radio station supported almost entirely by memberships. More information online at wool.fm

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.

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Darkly hilarious and dead serious singer-songwriter Grant Peeples and globetrotting, truth-telling troubadour Fred Gillen Jr will co-headline Stage 33 Live, 33 Bridge Street in Bellows Falls, Vermont, on August 18, 2024, at 6:00 PM. Tickets are $20 in advance through stage33live.com or at the door. Advance tickets guarantee entry. Seating is limited! The event will be recorded and filmed. Read the press release.

Grant Peeples and Fred Gillen Jr at Stage 33 Live

BELLOWS FALLS — Grant Peeples is darkly hilarious and dead serious, often at the same time. Fred Gillen Jr is a globetrotting, truth-telling troubadour. Each takes a different path to the same destination.

Grant tours coast to coast and is a regular performer at The Woody Guthrie Folk Festival, the 30A Songwriters Festival, and The Florida Folk Festival. He’s the recipient of the Focus Foundation Award for Creative Excellence, which cited the “humor, compassion, and wisdom of his songs,” and their “unflinching social insight and cultural acuity.” He’s credited with eleven studio albums. He’s published three books of poetry.

Tallahassee born and raised, life started mostly simple and then got increasingly complicated. He started writing songs. He moved to Nashville. He left Nashville a year later. He got himself a night club and booked everyone from BB King to the Judds, The Temptations to George Straight, Jerry Lee Lewis to Dionne Warwick, Bonnie Raitt to Jerry Jeff Walker. He went broke in the night club business. He moved to a remote island in the Caribbean off the Miskito Coast of Nicaragua and stayed there for more than a decade before getting the itch back and a $100 guitar. He’s been playing every day and writing songs ever since. A self-described “tree-hugger that watches NASCAR,” Grant is known for his axe-sharp socio-political tunes, raucous humor, and heart-gigging ballads that keep an ever-critical eye on American culture and identity.

Fred Gillen Jr has released eleven acclaimed full-length albums, and has performed all over the U.S. and Europe. His live performances are spontaneous and full of storytelling, and he enjoys audience participation. His songs have been featured on ABC’s All My Children, NPR’s Car Talk, and CMJ’s New Music Marathon Sampler. His version of Woody Guthrie’s I Ain’t Got No Home was featured on Pete Remembers Woody, a collection of Pete Seeger’s spoken stories about Woody Guthrie. Besides playing with his heroes like Pete, he’s opened for such great artists as Merle Haggard, Todd Rundgren, and the David Bromberg Big Band. His songs incorporate elements of a huge swath of folk, rock, roots, and Americana music, and though he covers a wide variety of lyric topics, his over-arching message is simple: “we are all in this together.”

Grant Peeples and Fred Gillen Jr will perform at Stage 33 Live, 33 Bridge Street in Bellows Falls, Vermont, on August 18, 2024, at 6:00 PM. Tickets are $20 in advance through stage33live.com or at the door. Advance tickets guarantee entry. Seating is limited! The event will be recorded and filmed.

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 info 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.

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Hook-laden clawhammer-guitar popster Taylor Abrahamse comes down from Ontario to play Stage 33 Live. Steve Hartmann is also featured, and Sage Christie opens. 33 Bridge Street in Bellows Falls, VT, on Sunday, September 8, 2024, at 7:00 PM. $20 in advance through stage33live.com or $20 at the door. Advance tickets guarantee entry. Limited seating; recorded and filmed. Read the press release.

Taylor Abrahamse with Steve Hartmann and Sage Christie at Stage 33 Live

BELLOWS FALLS — Stage 33 Live starts its new performance season with three stunning voices: Taylor Abrahamse down from Ontario, a set by special guest Steve Hartmann, plus Sage Christie opening at 33 Bridge Street in Bellows Falls, Vermont, on Sunday, September 8, 2024, at 7:00 PM. $20 in advance through stage33live.com or at the door. Advance tickets guarantee entry. Seating is limited to 40; the performances will be recorded and filmed.

 
Taylor Abrahamse defies the borders of song, gender, and genre with his/her deftly crafted, hook-laden hammerclaw pop. A Paul Simon / Jim Carrey crossbreed with an extraordinary range and a glint in the eye, Taylor is a Kerrville New Folk Winner, FAI & NERFA official performer, finalist on Canadian Idol and the Mariposa Emerging Artist Showcase, an accomplished voice actor, and co-founded Toronto’s beloved recording studio, Silverthorn. Taylor’s debut studio album was co-produced with Eddie Kramer (Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, David Bowie).

A co-writer with platinum-selling songwriters Liz Rodrigues (Eminem, Celine Dion), Jeff Franzel (N’Sync, Rhys Lewis, Josh Groban), and Pam Sheyne (Christina Aguilera), Taylor also writes and performs music for movies, television, and branded web projects, notably the feature film About Fate starring Emma Roberts. Original songs for animated content providers have been heard over 21 million times.

Taylor is currently preparing for a new full-length release delving into his/her non-binary leanings, transgender self-examining, and complicated past as a child actor.

“Truly one of Canada’s most original and outstanding artists.” — Eddie Kramer, Grammy-Winning Producer/Engineer (Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Bowie, Brian May, Carly Simon, The Beatles)

“All the talent of some of the world’s mega-artists like Michael Jackson, Prince… Seeing him perform is an overwhelming experience.” — Chris Birkett, Grammy Winning Producer (Sinead O’Connor)

“Abundantly clear that he’s spent a lifetime cultivating a voice that can do literally anything.” — Heather Kitching, Roots Music Canada

“Taylor has struck gold somewhere in the funky Neil Young/Randy Newman mountains.” — Lenny Stoute, Cashbox Canada

 
Singer-songwriter Steve Hartmann, born in Dalat Vietnam towards the end of the Vietnam War and adopted a few months later, has been described him as “the grey” between an acoustic Dave Matthews and Damion Rice. Using effects and looper pedals to highlight his dynamic vocal range and lyrically driven songs, his sound is readily identifiable. He’s opened for major acts like Bryan Adams, Train, and Dispatch, winning over audiences with his captivating stage presence.

“Steve’s vocals are pristine” — Chris Carrabba (Dashboard Confessional, Twin Forks)

“I was blown away – speechless.” — Livingston Taylor

 
The mountain-stream clarity of Sage Christie’s voice is equal parts ballast and birdsong — steady and soaring, grounding and feather-light, rich with Janis Ian’s legacy of cultural honesty and swooning cozily close to Alison Krauss’ lullaby tone. A two-time finalist in the Kerrville New Folk songwriting competition; awards from the Great River Folk Festival, Portland’s Folk Fest, and the Walnut Valley Festival. Sage is working with Grammy-winning producer David Seitz on a new album.

“Up-and-coming singer-songwriters with sincerity and heart that match Christie are a true rarity, and are to be cherished.” — Tom Aldora, Aldora Britain Records

 
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 info 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.

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Global jazz by the highly regarded Julian Gerstin Sextet at Stage 33 Live, 33 Bridge Street in Bellows Falls, VT, on Sunday, September 29, 2024, at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $20 in advance through stage33live.com or at the door. Advance tickets guarantee entry. Limited seating! The performance will be recorded and filmed. Read the press release.

Julian Gerstin Sextet at Stage 33 Live

BELLOWS FALLS — Julian Gerstin has spent a lifetime playing music of the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East, and the U.S. — funk, R&B, and jazz. He’s lived and studied in Martinique, Cuba and Ghana, mastering dozens of percussion instruments and hundreds of traditional rhythms. On a given song you might hear him playing congas, jawbone, an enormous, beaded shaker, or the tanbou drum of Martinique on which he sits and uses his heel to change the pitch.

Gerstin founded the Sextet to bring his wide range of instruments and influences to a jazz setting, where they serve as a platform for his fellow musicians’ creativity. The group includes some of New England’s most creative talents: clarinet virtuoso Anna Patton; versatile trumpeter Don Anderson; pianist Eugene Uman, who like Julian ranges across traditions and from funky grooves to experimentalism; bassist Wes Brown, whose career spans gigs with early jazz master Earl “Fatha” Hines to avant-gardists like Wadada Leo Smith and Anthony Braxton; Ben James, who was John Tchicai’s drummer for several years and can both swing and go “out there.”

Think of it as global jazz: music with lively Caribbean drums and sparkling trumpet, velvety clarinet and muscular piano. Music by turns lyrical and humorous, intense and peaceful, grooving and thoughtful, and always surprising.

“Global sensibilities on full display… Infusing jazz composition and instrumentation with his worldly orientation and rhythmic arsenal, Gerstin teases out the African and Caribbean elements so prevalent in jazz.” — JazzIz Magazine

“Full of danceable grooves, along with swirling irresistible ensemble playing and strong solos that are easy to listen to but far from being easy listening music… A magical musical stew.” — Ron Weinstock, Jazz and Blues Report

Julian Gerstin Sextet at Stage 33 Live, 33 Bridge Street in Bellows Falls, VT, on Sunday, September 29, 2024, at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $20 in advance through stage33live.com or at the door. Advance tickets guarantee entry. Limited seating; the performance will be recorded and filmed. More info and tickets at stage33live.com

 
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 info 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.

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John John Brown’s “Songs, Stories, & Art — Lessons from Strangers” weaves storytelling songs and visual arts together in live performance. Stage 33 Live, 33 Bridge Street in Bellows Falls, VT, on Saturday, October 19, 2024, at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $15 in advance through stage33live.com or $20 at the door. Limited seating; recorded and filmed. Read the press release.

John John Brown’s “Songs, Stories, & Art — Lessons from Strangers” at Stage 33 Live

BELLOWS FALLS — John John Brown’s “Songs, Stories, & Art — Lessons from Strangers” brings giant comics, iconic photographs, and moving panoramas to the stage, weaving together storytelling songs and visual arts in live performance. The protagonists come from all walks of life — from an aging Vietnam Vet, to a trumpet playing orphan… a married couple debating evolution, to a young man with mental illness wandering the aisles of Walmart.

John John was invited to perform at the 50th Anniversary of Woodstock at Bethel Woods, the original site of the legendary festival. He has been chosen as a Kerrville New Folk winner, an Emerging Artist at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, and a winner of the South Florida Folk Fest singer/songwriter contest. Steeped in good storytelling and fingerpicking, John John Brown is deep in the singer/songwriter tradition.

“So well written that every song could be a short story, a treat for lovers of narrative-driven tales.” — Americana UK

“John Prine is a clear influence in the way Brown rolls astute observations and a humorous slant into his lyrics.” — Post to Wire

“One of the more promising young names in folk music today.” — Elmore Magazine

“An imaginative musical performance woven into a unique visual experience.” — Gallery 25, New York

“A melting pot of humor, longing, satire, and hope, Brown invites us to explore the peculiar lives of individuals that, like us, don’t always have it easy but manage to persist despite life’s impending trials.” — Music Mecca, Nashville

John John Brown’s “Songs, Stories, & Art — Lessons from Strangers” weaves storytelling songs and visual arts together in live performance. Stage 33 Live, 33 Bridge Street in Bellows Falls, VT, on Saturday, October 19, 2024, at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $15 in advance through stage33live.com or $20 at the door. Limited seating; recorded and filmed. More info and tickets at stage33live.com

 
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 info 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.

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Dana Cooper with Cameron Sutphin at Stage 33 Live, 33 Bridge Street in Bellows Falls, VT, on Sunday, November 10, 2024, at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $20 in advance through stage33live.com or at the door. Advance tickets guarantee entry if the show sells out. Seating is limited to 40; the performances will be recorded and filmed. Read the press release.

Dana Cooper with Cameron Sutphin at Stage 33 Live

BELLOWS FALLS — Nashville-based Dana Cooper is a poetic songwriter, expressive singer, insightful storyteller, and a rousing musician. He’s shared stages with the likes of Lyle Lovett, Jerry Garcia, Melissa Etheridge, Loudon Wainwright, Leo Kottke, Richard Thompson, Townes Van Zandt, and Nancy Griffith. He’s performed on Austin City Limits and Mountain Stage. He’s a recipient of the In the Spirit of Folk Award from Folk Alliance International; the Heritage Musician Award from The Pilgrim Center for the Arts in Kansas City, MO; the Best Male Songwriter Award by Indie Acoustic Project; and is a Veteran Recurring Performer at Kerrville Folk Festival.

His mixture of flat-picking, finger-picking, and percussive strumming is legendary among other guitarists. He’s been performing for nearly six decades, and has released 30 albums. His debut solo album was released in 1973 by Elektra Records.

His dad, a tenant farmer at the time, took him to his first concert back in the ’50s — they rode in a caboose on a freight train into Kansas City MO, then caught a bus to the Ernest Tubb concert at Memorial Hall. By the age of 13 Dana had begun writing his own songs, and by 16 was performing regularly at the Vanguard Coffeehouse and Sign Coffeehouse in Kansas City.

He’s coming to Stage 33 Live to play for you.

“One of Nashville’s best kept secrets. He is a singer/songwriter with a superb sense of melody and a wry, introspective lyrical bent.” — Playboy

“Dana is an extraordinary writer and gripping performer.” — Music Row Magazine

“A driving acoustic rocker.” — Rolling Stone

Americana singer-songwriter Cameron Sutphin opens with a classic folk approach combining simple melodies and a lyrical intensity. His debut CD, Heartbreak Town, was recorded in Nashville. He’s shared stages with Drew Kelly, Mark Mandeville and Raianne Richards, and Season 9 runner-up on The Voice, Emily Ann Roberts. He has appeared on the Blue Plate Special in Knoxville TN, and is a recurring performer at The Big E exposition.

Dana Cooper with Cameron Sutphin at Stage 33 Live, 33 Bridge Street in Bellows Falls, VT, on Sunday, November 10, 2024, at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $20 in advance through stage33live.com or at the door. Advance tickets guarantee entry if the show sells out. Seating is limited to 40; the performances will be recorded and filmed.

 
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 info 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.

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Grammy- and Emmy-nominated guitarist / composer / producer David Becker, one of the most highly-regarded jazz musicians working today, brings his Planets solo tour to Stage 33 Live on November 23, 2024, for a 7:00 PM performance. He’s been selling out theaters in Japan, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, and America, but also relishes an intimate audience. Tickets are $20 in advance through stage33live.com or at the door; advance tickets guarantee entry. Seating is limited. The event will be recorded and filmed. Read the press release.

David Becker at Stage 33 Live

BELLOWS FALLS — Guitarist, composer, and producer David Becker is one of the most highly-regarded jazz musicians working today, combining diverse influences and a passion for the new and different — playing for the present, with an eye on the past and future. He has notched up serious accolades over the past four decades, sharing stages with Miles Davis, Chick Corea, and Michael Brecker (to name just a few) and collaborating with Pat Metheney, John Abercrombie, Mike Stern, and more.

Becker has performed at some of the world’s most prestigious venues, including London’s Barbican Centre, Rotterdam’s De Doelen, Madison Square Garden and Birdland in New York, as well as international festivals including Monterey Jazz Festival, Buenos Aires Jazz Festival, Attila Zoller Festival, and more. He has released 20 albums, many topping the jazz and contemporary music charts.

In addition to Grammy and Emmy nominations, Heritage guitars introduced a David Becker Signature Model at the 2015 Winter NAMM Show, and Homestead Guitars debuted his signature acoustic in 2020. Sheptone produces David Becker Signature Strings.

“A poet on the Jazz Guitar.” — Downbeat

“A virtuoso.” — Gitarre & Bass

“One of the best jazz guitarists ever.” — Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen Television

In 2021, during the pandemic, Becker taped a series for the Space Channel called Planets — a trip around the solar system with music for each planet.

He’s been selling out proper theaters in Japan, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, and America on his solo tour, but also relishes an intimate audience. That’s where 40-seat Stage 33 Live comes in. David Becker will perform his solo show Planets on November 23, 2024 — a captivating audiovisual expedition with projections of the cosmos enhancing his compositions and improvisations… a celestial odyssey aboard a transcendent spacecraft through the sounds, energy, and mystery of the planets of our solar system.

Tickets are $20 in advance through stage33live.com or at the door; advance tickets guarantee entry. Seating is limited. The event will be recorded and filmed.

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 info 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.

Dylan Patrick Ward celebrates the release of his new solo album Ne’er-Do-Wells at Stage 33 Live, 33 Bridge Street in Bellows Falls, VT, on Saturday, December 7, 2024, at 7:00 PM. Ian Galipeau opens. $15 in advance through stage33live.com or at the door. Advance tickets guarantee entry if it sells out. Seating is limited to 40; the performances will be recorded and filmed. Read the press release.

Dylan Patrick Ward Album Release Show at Stage 33 Live, with Ian Galipeau

BELLOWS FALLS — Dylan Patrick Ward is a folk misfit from Vermont’s dirty south… within walking distance from Stage 33 Live, where he played his first venue show. He’s been going gangbusters ever since, gaining increasing respect in the worlds of folk and indie music for his imaginative and poignant songs steeped in irreverent dark humor about outcasts, oddballs, and people on the brink.

He’s been compared to musical humorists John Prine and Loudon Wainwright, and indie-rock / antifolk legends the Mountain Goats and Paul Baribeau.

“He’s funny. He’s also as serious as an ax handle.” – Peter Mulvey

Stage 33 Live, located at 33 Bridge Street in Bellows Falls, VT, is honored to host an album release show for his new full-length, Ne’er-Do-Wells, on Saturday, December 7, 2024, at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $15 in advance through stage33live.com or at the door; advance tickets guarantee entry. Seating is limited to 40; the performances will be recorded and filmed.

Ian Galipeau, who produced the album, is also on the bill. An indie songwriter for hopeful cynics who cry at It’s A Wonderful Life, despise every TV news channel, and are anxious about climate change, he’s not an artist who just writes simple love songs.

 
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 info 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.

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