new england's live music guide
WEEK OF MAY 04 - MAY 10, 2026
From John & Jen at Colonial Theatre (Pittsfield) to To Hell with Poverty! A Class Act: Inside the Gang of Four at Mass MoCA and Grief A Comedy TV Presents – Alison Larkin: Grief… A Comedy at Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center.
TUESDAY - 5/5
WEDNESDAY - 5/6
Colonial Theatre (Pittsfield),
Pittsfield
- 2pm, 7pm — John & Jen musical vibes ♡
- 7pm — John & Jen musical vibes ♡
THURSDAY - 5/7
Colonial Theatre (Pittsfield),
Pittsfield
- 7pm — John & Jen musical vibes ♡
- 7pm — John & Jen musical vibes ♡
FRIDAY - 5/8
Colonial Theatre (Pittsfield),
Pittsfield
- 7pm — John & Jen musical vibes ♡
- 7pm — John & Jen musical vibes ♡
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center,
Great Barrington
- 7:00pm — Grief A Comedy TV Presents – Alison Larkin: Grief… A Comedy funny times ♡
- 8:00pm — Ben Folds & A Piano Tour get loud ♡
Mass MoCA,
North Adams
- - name: Wilco’s Solid Sound 2026 – SOLD OUT — TBA rock on ♡
- 4:00pm — To Hell with Poverty! A Class Act: Inside the Gang of Four let's vibe ♡
SATURDAY - 5/9
Colonial Theatre (Pittsfield),
Pittsfield
- 2pm, 7pm — John & Jen musical vibes ♡
- 2pm, 7pm — John & Jen musical vibes ♡
- 7:30pm — Dancing Dream: The Music of ABBA dance queen ♡
- 7:30pm — Yacht Lobsters rock the boat ♡
- 7pm — An Enchanted Evening Celebrating Magic Tree House magical night ♡
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center,
Great Barrington
- 2:00pm — Grief A Comedy TV Presents – Alison Larkin: Grief… A Comedy laugh it out ♡
- 8:00pm — An Evening with Railroad Earth rock out ♡
Mass MoCA,
North Adams
- - name: Wilco’s Solid Sound 2026 – SOLD OUT — TBA rock on ♡
- 10:00am — Community Free Day come chill ♡
- 2:00pm — Pep Rally for the Trees join in ♡
- 4:00pm — In Conversation: Artists and Curators of Spatial Poems let's go ♡
- 4:00pm — American Rambler: Walking the Trail of Johnny Appleseed get inspired ♡
- 5:00pm — Rennie McDougall get down ♡
- 5:30pm — Member & Artist Opening Reception: Spatial Poems and Michael E. Smith: The Makings of You rock out ♡
- 8:00pm — The Head and the Heart get loud ♡
SUNDAY - 5/10
Colonial Theatre (Pittsfield),
Pittsfield
- 2pm — John & Jen musical vibes ♡
- 2pm — John & Jen musical vibes ♡
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center,
Great Barrington
- 4:00pm — Close Encounters With Music: Vivace Baroque Orchestra: The Four Seasons—Antonio Vivaldi and Astor Piazzolla classical vibe ♡
- 4:00pm — Close Encounters With Music: Romance of the Romani!—Ravel, Bartók, Liszt, Haydn, and Brahms Piano Quartet classical vibes ♡