Author: darkdiningroom
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Bird Streets + Matthew Scott Larsen // Studio Concert in Easthampton, MA // Apr. 19, 2019
Bird Streets (John Brodeur solo) + Matthew Scott Larsen Join us in a 2nd floor studio space in Eastworks, an old mill building in Easthampton, Massachusetts. Reserve your spot below and donate what you’re able. Money goes directly to the touring artist! Doors open at 7:30. Music starts promptly at 8pm. Please arrive on time…
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Matthew Larsen and The Documents + Kevin O’Rourke (of Lo Fine) // Wistariahurst Museum in Holyoke, MA // Mar. 7, 2015
Matthew Larsen and The Documents: Matthew Larsen has been a member of the vibrant Western Massachusetts music scene for a few decades, attracting audiences with introspective piano rock songs. Sometimes short, quiet and sweet, and other times building into wall-of-sound Hotel-California-like anthems, Matthew’s songs often recall serious health issues (Matthew underwent a stem cell transplant…
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Eef Barzelay + Dave Houghton (of Fancy Trash) // Wistariahurst Museum in Holyoke, MA // Feb. 7, 2015
Eef Barzelay: Eef Barzelay is an Israeli born, New Jersey raised, Nashville based songwriter and singer best known for founding indie/altÂcountry band Clem Snide. Over the past 15 years he’s released close to a dozen records and has performed everywhere from Australia to Ecuador. Around 2006 the band dissolved and Eef stumbled into film work…
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Matthew Larsen and The Documents + Stephen Grout // House Concert in Holyoke, MA // Aug. 16, 2014
Matthew Larsen has been a member of the vibrant Western Massachusetts music scene for a few decades, attracting audiences with introspective piano rock songs. Sometimes short, quiet and sweet, and other times building into wall-of-sound Hotel-California-like anthems, Matthew’s songs often recall serious health issues (Matthew underwent a stem cell transplant at Dana Farber Cancer Institute…
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David Berkeley + Matthew Larsen and The Documents // Wistariahurst Museum in Holyoke, MA // May 3, 2014
David Berkeley | http://davidberkeley.bandcamp.com/ Recently featured on NPR’s Acoustic Cafe and on This American Life with Ira Glass, Santa Fe-based prolific troubadour David Berkeley brings his version of Americana to the stage at Wistariahurst. Berkeley is a New Jersey native, but in the past decade, he’s lived in Brooklyn, Atlanta, Berkeley and Corsica. Personal and…
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Colorway + Mark Schwaber // Wistariahurst Museum in Holyoke, MA // Apr. 5, 2014
Colorway: Frontman/songwriter F. Alex Johnson started the band in the winter of 2012 after taking a five-year hiatus from recording. Formerly lead guitarist and co-founder of the Northampton, Mass. roots-rockers Drunk Stuntmen, he left the band in 2008, but never stopped writing, practicing and performing. Since 2004, Alex has been busy touring at home and…
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Heather Maloney + Rosary Beard // Wistariahurst Museum in Holyoke, MA // Mar. 1, 2014
On Saturday, March 1, Dark Dining Room welcomes Heather Maloney. With influences and roots in adventurous folk, singer Heather Maloney has been hailed by The Huffington Post to be a songwriter whose “lyrics cut to the chaseâ€. Rosary Beard, with intricately intertwined acoustic guitars skate a thin line between melancholy reflection and uplifting release, will open the…
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Winterpills + Luray // Wistariahurst Museum in Holyoke, MA // Feb. 1, 2014
The first concert in the series on Saturday, February 1 features veterans of the Northampton indie scene, Winterpills, in a night of folk and chamber pop at the museum. Opening the show is Washington, D.C.-based Luray. Winterpills | http://music.winterpills.com/ Formed in the winter of 2004 as a self-described “song circle for heartache”, Winterpills features the…
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Dark Dining Room Concert Series at Wistariahurst in Holyoke, Massachusetts
Greg and Matthew have been hard at work planning a series  to be held in the music room at Wistariahurst in Holyoke. Wistariahurst is the former home of two generations of the Skinner Family, manufacturers of nationally renowned silks and satins, and prominent residents of Holyoke. The 26 room grand estate and gardens have been a…
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Henning Ohlenbusch + Dennis Crommett + Matthew Larsen and The Documents // House Concert in Holyoke, MA // Nov. 12, 2011
Private house show in 4th floor loft space in downtown Holyoke, Massachusetts. Past shows at this location included performances by Darlingside, Andrew Vladeck, Matthew Carefully, and Will Stratton. If you would like to attend, please see below for guest list information. Henning Ohlenbusch Henning Ohlenbusch is an award winning singer/songwriter,  multi-instrumentalist and producer from Massachusetts. He…
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A Severe Joy + Winterpills + Matthew Larsen and The Documents // House Concert in Hadley, MA // May 21, 2011
Private house show in Hadley, Massachusetts. A benefit for the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Matthew Larsen and The Documents Matthew Larsen has been a member of the vibrant Western Massachusetts music scene for a few decades, attracting audiences with introspective piano rock songs. Sometimes short, quiet and sweet, and other times building into wall-of-sound Hotel-California-like…
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Steve Biegner and Julia Suriano + Matthew Larsen and The Documents // House Concert in Lake Grove, NY // Mar. 12, 2011
Private house show on Long Island in Lake Grove, NY. Steve Biegner and Julia Suriano A few years after releasing his album, As The Orchestra Swells (The Lights Go Out) produced by David Chalfant (The Nields), Steve Biegner sequestered himself in his small apartment and wrote – songs, poems, short stories, essays, shopping lists, checks…
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Aric Bieganek (of The Royal Order of Chords and Keys) + Matthew Larsen and The Documents // House Concert in Framingham, MA // Feb 26, 2011
Private show in a house in Framingham, Massachusetts. We’ll be raising money for Cancer Connection of Northampton, an organization very dear to the host. Aric Bieganek (of The Royal Order of Chords and Keys) Aric Bieganek grew up infused with the belief that music can both tell stories and inspire personal and social change. A…
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Native Run with Luke Brindley + Matthew Larsen and The Documents // House Concert in Holyoke, MA // Feb 19, 2011
Private show in a house in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Deep River Deep River is Rachel Beauregard, Bryan Dawley, and Luke Brindley, a power-folk trio from Virginia who create their own brand of music they’ve termed “Front Porch Pop”. It’s a fluid, sonic experience combining elements of pop, folk, and blues with straight-up homegrown sass. Deep River’s…
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Dark Dining Room In Your House?
We’re taking Dark Dining Room on the road. We have shows planned in Holyoke, MA, Hartford, CT, Framingham, MA and a couple others in the works! If you are interested in hosting a show, get in touch! Hey! Dark Dining Room is on Facebook now.
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Andrew Vladeck + Darlingside + Matthew Larsen and The Documents // House Concert in Holyoke, MA // Jan. 6, 2011
Private show in loft space in downtown Holyoke, Massachusetts. Darlingside Darlingside is a Northampton, Massachusetts-based “string-rock†quintet that has played to packed houses from Portland to D.C., headlining such prestigious venues as The Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton, Brooklyn Bowl in NYC, and the Paramount Theatre in Rutland, VT. Lush five-part vocal harmonies, classical cello-violin duets, and…
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Will Stratton + Matthew Carefully + Matthew Larsen and The Documents // House Concert in Holyoke, MA // Aug. 7, 2010
Private show in loft space in downtown Holyoke, Massachusetts. UPDATE: As a result of generous donations from attendees, a sizable donation was given to The SAMFund. Matthew Carefully Matthew Carefully (née Matthew Loiacono) is a musician from upstate New York. Performing original and adapted / rearranged music on mandolin, banjo, acoustic & electric guitars, drums, percussion…