Matt Haimovitz will play a concert in Amherst on Sunday, February 2 at 4 p.m. Tickets cost $15 in advance, $20 day of, and $5 for students. The venue is the Drake. His cello was made in 1710. You can see one of his concerts at:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LcNA31fFSk&ab_channel=WQXR

Donna The Buffalo will play in Greenfield on December 13 at 8 p.m. The venue is Hawks and Reed. Tickets are about $30 including a fee, and more if you buy them at the concert. You can hear a song by the band at:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=feUtGQho3oA&ab_channel=SugarHillRecords

The band AJ Lee & Blue Summit will play at the Drake in Amherst on October 11. You can hear one of their songs at:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFITdxsOZfY&ab_channel=TheBluegrassSituation%5BB...

When N.L. Dennis was singing in a recording studio with Toots and the Maytals, Bob Marley stopped by to listen. Marley praised Dennis's delivery. Today, Dennis lives in his native Jamaica and joins hundreds of Jamaicans who come to Vermont every summer in search of better paying work. Most of them work on vegetable farms and at apple orchards. Dennis works as a reggae musician.

On July 28 at 11 a.m., Dennis and the Thunderballs will play a free concert at the Putney, Vermont farmers' market. Putney is near Brattleboro. Donations are appreciated by the band.

Rosanne Cash will play a concert in Keene on Saturday, June 8 at 8 p.m. She will play the Colonial Theater. You can hear one of her songs at:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTFyaQ9ZlL0&ab_channel=RosanneCashVEVO

Ladysmith Black Mambazo will perform in Northampton on Sunday, February 18 at 3 p.m., and at 7 p.m. Tickets cost between $45 and $60. The concert will be at Bombyx. A video of the group performing is at:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FclwRECHoWc&ab_channel=KEXP

The Indigo Girls will play about an hour by car or bus from Springfield in Worcester, Massachusetts on December 1. The Indigo Girls is one of the best bands currently performing. The Indigo Girls are Amy Ray and Emily Saliers. On September 6, Ray spoke with the Valley Post about the Pioneer Valley, the history of human life on earth, and other topics.

The Valley Post (VP): Your upcoming concert in Port Chester, NY is a benefit for a group that works to prevent domestic violence. Can you talk about that?

Amythyst Kiah and Jon Muq will perform a concert on October 1, 2023 at 8 p.m. at the Drake in Amherst. Tickets are $20. You can hear Kiah at:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqtPxwOW3HU&ab_channel=AmythystKiahVEVO

and Muq, who is from Uganda, at:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1ox3GExGgc&ab_channel=JonMuq

The Indigo Girls are Amy Ray and Emily Saliers. In Amherst on May 13, Ray performed an excellent concert at the Drake nightclub. She had a full band, and the show was sold out. The Indigo Girls have sold more than 14 million albums and won a Grammy award. Ray and Saliers live near Atlanta, Georgia. You can hear Ray's solo music at www.Amy-Ray.com.

6/1/2023 update: "Joe Bataan is not coming this year," Foote told the Valley Post on June 1.

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Brian Foote works for the city of Northampton. He told the Valley Post that in August or early September 2023 at 6 p.m. there will be a free concert. Joe Bataan will play at Pulaski Park in Northampton. By June 1, Foote will have the exact date, he said. You can hear one of Bataan's songs at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQr3-AQKLL8&ab_channel=MuddyScience