1/13/24: Second Saturday Synthfest, session 1

The Second-Saturday Synthfests at Stage 33 Live celebrate synthesizer performance, circuit-bending, and sound manipulation on Saturday, January 13 and Saturday, February 10 at 33 Bridge Street in Bellows Falls, Vermont. Gear Q&A at 6:00, performers at 7:00. $10 suggested donation for the performers. Read the press release.

Second-Saturday Synthfest Series at Stage 33 Live

BELLOWS FALLS — There will be two electronic music performance concerts celebrating synthesizers, circuit-bending, and sound manipulation on the second Saturdays of the first two months of 2024 — January 13 and February 10 — at Stage 33 Live, 33 Bridge Street in Bellows Falls, Vermont.

Each session will open with a meet-and-greet at 6:00 PM. Get up close to the gear (don’t touch though), talk with the performers, settle into the space. Five 20-minute performances will follow, starting at 7:00.

Players will be in the center of the room, with the audience in the round and encouraged to roam throughout the show. The performances are expected to range from cinematic and lush to computeresque and urgent. It may get loud.

Session 1 performers on January 13 include three from NYC — Metamyther, cameron.wav, and makamqore — along with Thomas Nöla of Vermont, and B.B. Dozer of New Hampshire.

Session 2 performers on February 10 include Repairer of Reputations from Rhode Island, Acacia Bridge from New York, and three from Vermont: Thorny, Malcolm McShinsky, and Uku Meri.

Suggested $10 donation in advance or at the door per event, all proceeds benefit the performers. No one will be turned away for lack of money. Advance donations through stage33live.com guarantee entry if the session sells out.

Seating is limited. All 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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1/28/24, POSTPONED! WEATHER! Reed Foehl with Tommy Crawford

NEW DATE: SATURDAY APRIL 20 7PM

Grammy-nominated songwriter Reed Foehl will perform at Stage 33 Live in Bellows Falls, Vermont, on Sunday, January 28, 2024 at 7:00 PM. Singer-songwriter Tommy Crawford will open. Tickets are $20 in advance through stage33live.com or $25 at the door. Limited seating; the event will be recorded and filmed. Read the press release.

Reed Foehl with Tommy Crawford at Stage 33 Live

BELLOWS FALLS — Grammy-nominated songwriter Reed Foehl writes stories of the human condition with lyrics and voice that push boundaries while paying homage to tradition… dusty, patient, genuine folk americana. His sixth studio album, Wild Wild Love (2022) was recorded with The Band of Heathens in Austin, TX. He now resides in the Green Mountains of Vermont and continues to tour across the globe.

Foehl first hit the music industry radar as the lead singer of the relentlessly touring Boulder, Colorado, band Acoustic Junction (Mercury/Capricorn). His songs have appeared in TV and film productions including the feature Just Friends (New Line Cinema), Joan of Arcadia (CBS), Laguna Beach (MTV), The Biggest Loser (NBC), Dawson’s Creek (WB), and Party of Five (FOX).

He was nominated for a Grammy Award for the song Fly, co-written with southern artist Brent Cobb, which country legend Lee Ann Womack recorded.

“Reed’s songs hit you in the heart, and everything else falls away.” — Anais Mitchell

Tommy Crawford is a multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter. A talented solo musician, Crawford is better known for his work in live theater and independent film as an actor, composer and lyricist, arranger, and music director. He is a founding member and director of NYC-based band / songwriting / theater collective The Lobbyists, which often explores the intersection between musical performance and theatrical storytelling. Tommy is a lifetime artist member of Ensemble Studio Theater and a graduate of Yale University in Theater Studies. His most recent studio album, Athena and the Moon, was released in 2022.

“An engaging songwriter and a talented multi-instrumentalist.” — Chris Farnsworth, Seven Days VT

Grammy-nominated songwriter Reed Foehl will perform at Stage 33 Live in Bellows Falls, Vermont, on Sunday, January 28, 2024 at 7:00 PM, with singer-songwriter Tommy Crawford opening. Tickets are $20 in advance through stage33live.com or $25 at the door. Limited seating; 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 a variety of snacks are 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 happening, 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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2/10/24: Second Saturday Synthfest, session 2

Second-Saturday Synthfest Series at Stage 33 Live

Session 1 performers on January 13 include three from NYC — Metamyther, cameron.wav, and makamqore — along with Thomas Nöla of Vermont, and B.B. Dozer of New Hampshire.

Session 2 performers on February 10 include Repairer of Reputations from Rhode Island, Acacia Bridge from New York, and three from Vermont: Thorny, Malcolm McShinsky, and Uku Meri.

Seating is limited. All performances will be recorded and filmed.

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2/18/24: The Becker Sisters

The Becker Sisters are a soprano / piano duo fusing neo-classical, contemporary art song, folk, opera, and jazz. They will perform at Stage 33 Live on Sunday, February 18, 2024, in a 3:00 matinee. Tickets are $5 in advance or $10 at the door; all proceeds go to the artists. Limited seating; the event will be recorded and filmed. Read the press release.

The Becker Sisters at Stage 33 Live

BELLOWS FALLS — The Becker Sisters are soprano Alyssa Becker and pianist/composer Kirsten Becker. Their debut album, Love and Thought (2022), fuses neo-classical, contemporary art song, folk, opera, and jazz featuring Alyssa’s soaring soprano and Kirsten’s emotive piano accompaniment.

They will perform at Stage 33 Live, 33 Bridge Street in Bellows Falls VT on Sunday, February 18, 2024, in a 3:00 matinee. Tickets are $5 in advance or $10 at the door; all proceeds go to the artists. Limited seating; the event will be recorded and filmed.

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3/10/24: The Fairlanes and The Fretbenders

The Fairlanes and the Fretbenders play fun, original, tuneful americana steeped in roots and folk. They co-headline Stage 33 Live, 33 Bridge Street in Bellows Falls VT on Sunday, March 10, 2024, in a 3:00 PM matinee. Tickets are $10 in advance through stage33live.com or at the door. Advance tickets guarantee entry. All ticket proceeds go to the performers. Limited seating; the event will be recorded and filmed. Read the press release.

The Fairlanes and the Fretbenders co-headline Stage 33 Live

BELLOWS FALLS — The Fretbenders are Bob and Diane Kordas, with a fun, toe-tapping sound based in blues, roots, americana, and a dash of folk, country, and rock – where a down-home barbecue meets a speakeasy. Diane and Bob have played in various New England swing, bluegrass, and roots bands through the years, honing their fun stage presence and inclusive style. For this show they’ll be playing as a duo.

“Taking you simultaneously to a veranda in Sicily and a back porch in Louisiana.” — The A & R Factory

The Fairlanes play original, heartfelt music with tuneful melodies and thoughtful lyrics about life, loss, and love that live somewhere between folk, rock, and americana. They perform as anything from a duo to an octet, and for this show there will be about half a dozen of them.

Tickets are $10 in advance through stage33live.com or at the door. Seating is limited. Advance tickets guarantee entry. All ticket proceeds go to the performers. This is a 3:00 PM matinee on Sunday, March 10, 2024. Stage 33 Live is located at 33 Bridge Street in Bellows Falls VT. The event will be recorded and filmed.

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4/7/24: Carolann Solebello and Marc Douglas Berardo

Carolann Solebello and Marc Douglas Berardo co-headline Stage 33 Live, 33 Bridge Street in Bellows Falls VT on Sunday, April 7, 2024, 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. Limited seating; the event will be recorded and filmed. Read the press release.

BELLOWS FALLS — Carolann Solebello has a history with Bellows Falls, having been a three-time performer at Roots On The River plus appearances at fabled local venues Oona’s and Boccelli’s. She’s a performing songwriter from New York City, best known as a founding member of Americana trio Red Molly. She now tours as a solo troubadour and with modern folk foursome No Fuss and Feathers. Her smooth, pitch-perfect voice, compelling lyrics, and warm yet accomplished acoustic guitar work nod to rural folk traditions while an urban sense of rhythm and sophisticated phrasing plant her firmly in the present. She’s won a pile of songwriting awards, and is currently working on her sixth solo album.

Marc Douglas Berardo composes song-length fictions that mine deep feelings and real-life lessons and situations, and delivers them with an engaging onstage presence and deft storytelling. His sharply drawn, award winning song-portraits cast a net on unusual and beguiling characters — circus retirees, ex-pats in Florida rum bars, union ironworkers, old poets, aimless New York City debutantes, near-death car crashes, hard-nosed fishermen, and the changes that experience brings to everyone. He has shared bills with heavyweights like The Doobie Brothers, NRBQ, Guy Clark, Vassar Clements, Ralph Stanley, Buffalo Springfield, Martin Sexton, Steve Forbert, Justin Townes Earle, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Cheryl Wheeler, Lucy Kaplansky, Livingston Taylor, David Olney, Jimmy LaFave, 10,000 Maniacs, and John Hiatt.

Carolann Solebello and Marc Douglas Berardo co-headline Stage 33 Live, 33 Bridge Street in Bellows Falls, Vermont, on Sunday, April 7, 2024, 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. Limited seating; the event will be recorded and filmed.

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4/20/24: Reed Foehl and Jeff Berlin with Tommy Crawford

Grammy-nominated songwriter Reed Foehl will perform at Stage 33 Live in Bellows Falls, Vermont, on Saturday, April 20, 2024 at 7:00 PM with celebrated session drummer Jeff Berlin. Singer-songwriter Tommy Crawford will open. This show was rescheduled from January due to weather. Tickets are $20 in advance through stage33live.com or at the door. Only 40 tickets will be sold, advance tickets guarantee entry. The event will be recorded and filmed. Read the press release.

Grammy nominee Reed Foehl and Jeff Berlin with Tommy Crawford at Stage 33 Live

BELLOWS FALLS — This show was rescheduled from January due to weather. Second chance!

Grammy-nominated songwriter Reed Foehl will perform at Stage 33 Live in Bellows Falls, Vermont, on Saturday, April 20, 2024 at 7:00 PM, with highly regarded session drummer Jeff Berlin. Singer-songwriter Tommy Crawford opens. Tickets are $20 in advance through stage33live.com or at the door. Only 40 tickets will be sold, advance tickets guarantee entry. The event will be recorded and filmed.

Reed Foehl writes stories of the human condition with lyrics and voice that push boundaries while paying homage to tradition… dusty, patient, genuine folk americana. His sixth studio album, Wild Wild Love (2022) was recorded with The Band of Heathens in Austin, TX. He now resides in the Green Mountains of Vermont and continues to tour across the globe.

Foehl first hit people’s radars as the lead singer of the relentlessly touring Boulder, Colorado, band Acoustic Junction (Mercury/Capricorn). His songs have appeared in TV and film productions including the feature Just Friends (New Line Cinema), Joan of Arcadia (CBS), Laguna Beach (MTV), The Biggest Loser (NBC), Dawson’s Creek (WB), and Party of Five (FOX).

He was nominated for a Grammy Award for the song Fly, co-written with southern artist Brent Cobb, which country legend Lee Ann Womack recorded.

“Reed’s songs hit you in the heart, and everything else falls away.” — Anaïs Mitchell

Foehl will be joined by drummer Jeff Berlin, well known veteran of the Boston scene who has recorded and performed with — in addition to Reed — Jeffrey Foucault, Bow Thayer, Boris McCutcheon, and many more. He’s played on over 100 albums.

Tommy Crawford, a multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter, will open. A talented solo musician, Crawford is better known for his work in live theater and independent film as an actor, composer and lyricist, arranger, and music director. He is a founding member and director of NYC-based band / songwriting / theater collective The Lobbyists, which often explores the intersection between musical performance and theatrical storytelling. Tommy is a lifetime artist member of Ensemble Studio Theater and a graduate of Yale University in Theater Studies. His most recent studio album, Athena and the Moon, was released in 2022.

“An engaging songwriter and a talented multi-instrumentalist.” — Chris Farnsworth, Seven Days VT

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4/27/24: Aleda Bliss with Johnny Gifford & Trevor Robinson

Aleda Bliss presents an exclusive Listening Party of her unreleased new album, enhanced with performance and projection art. Johnny Gifford and Trevor Robinson will open with a live set. Starts at 7:00 PM on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at Stage 33 Live, 33 Bridge Street in Bellows Falls VT. Tickets are $10 in advance through stage33live.com or at the door. All ticket proceeds go to the performers. Only 40 tickets will be sold. The event will be recorded and filmed. Read the press release.

Aleda Bliss with Johnny Gifford and Trevor Robinson at Stage 33 Live

BELLOWS FALLS — Aleda Bliss is a Vermont-born and -raised performer, producer, songwriter, and poet. In her first appearance at Stage 33 Live, she presents an exclusive in-the-round Listening Party for her unreleased new album, Every Song on This Playlist Is for You, enhanced with performance and projection art.

The album, written on returning to her home state during the pandemic, was co-produced and recorded in Burlington, Vermont, with indie-pop producer Christopher Hawthorn. She calls it “a striptease with grief… it’s about oppositional force, the way we simultaneously shed and bloom. And the patience that takes. And the tenderness. And the trust.”

In a media world that thrives on instant saves and replays, this Listening Party is an open invitation to sit together and ask the question: How do we listen with no guaranteed repeat?

Johnny Gifford and Trevor Robinson will open with largely improvised unnerving ambient treated-guitar and -bass, maybe synthesizers, and maybe sax, and probably voice.

Tickets are $10 in advance through stage33live.com or $10 at the door. Advance tickets guarantee entry. All ticket proceeds go to the performers. This is a 7:00 PM show on Saturday, April 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.

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5/19/24: Rupert Wates with Tom Pirozzoli

Internationally celebrated singer-songwriter Rupert Wates brings his thoroughly American acoustic folk back to Stage 33 Live in Bellows Falls, VT, on Sunday, May 19, 2024, at 7:00 PM. The sophisticated and insightful yet endearingly casual and witty Tom Pirozzoli will open the evening. $15 in advance through stage33live.com or $20 at the door. Limited seating; recorded and filmed. Read the press release.

Internationally celebrated singer-songwriter Rupert Wates with special guest Tom Pirozzoli at Stage 33 Live

BELLOWS FALLS — Stage 33 Live welcomes the return of London-born, Oxford-educated Rupert Wates and his thoroughly American acoustic folk steeped in deep wells of cabaret and jazz on Sunday, May 19, 2024, at 7:00 PM. With the lyricism of Gordon Lightfoot and the attention to craft of Richard Thompson, his highly developed songwriting is by turns vulnerable and bold, featuring intricate lyrics and memorable melodies, exceptional guitar skills, and a smooth, expressive voice. He’s released eleven acclaimed solo albums and won dozens of songwriting awards, and his work has been covered by artists in the UK, Canada, and the US, including two tribute albums to his material. The doors to large venues and big festivals are open to him, but he prefers intimate, up-close audiences in small listening rooms where the emphasis is on the music. The recognition that regular people are what make the world extraordinary reflects in his vivid, sophisticated songwriting about the American experience.

“A prime figure in American music.” — Folk And Acoustic Music Exchange

“As the former manager of the late Harry Chapin, I’ve heard my share of story songs. Rupert’s are right up there with the best.” — Bob Hinkle

“Gripping lyrics with great themes and troubling, witty messages.” — Leith Radio, Scotland

“Astonishing fingerpicking chops.” — Monterey County Weekly

Tom Pirozzoli’s recordings have had national and international success, and he’s in the Smithsonian Folkways Collection. He’s been on the Top 40 AAA charts, had a featured release at Tower Records, and has worked with artists like Greg Brown, Jesse Winchester, Doc Watson, and Willy Porter. Sophisticated guitar playing forms a rich backdrop for his warm tenor, with melodies and lyrics exploring a wide range of the human and global experience. His encounters with people, cultures, and ideas while traveling Europe, South America, India, Southeast Asia, China, and Tibet continue to enrich and deepen his music. His relaxed stage presence features endearing, funny, insightful spontaneous patter. These days, Pirozzoli only performs a handful of times annually as he focuses on his successful fine art career. Stage 33 Live is enthused to have him back in the room.

“Good sound, man!” – Taj Mahal

“You can’t write like he does without leaning into each line.” – Willy Porter

“Hypnotic soothing vocals and rich guitar textures… well crafted.” – Sing Out

“Pirozzoli’s poetic lyrics make his songs worth reading as well as hearing.” – Boston Sunday Globe

Sunday, May 19 2024, 7:00 PM, Stage 33 Live at 33 Bridge Street in Bellows Falls, Vermont. Advance tickets are $15, or $20 at the door. Door opens at 6:00, music starts at 7:00. 100% of tickets sales support the performers. Admission is limited to 40. The event will be recorded and filmed.

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7/27/24: Bad Smell with Tinkerbullet and Ezra Holloway

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.

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