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THE DRAKE

Website: thedrakeamherst.com
Calendar: thedrakeamherst.org/events

ABOUT

The Drake is a 240-capacity music hall operated by the Downtown Amherst Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, located at 44 N Pleasant St in downtown Amherst. The venue is dedicated to bringing arts and culture to the Amherst community and is open Tuesday through Sunday evenings.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Expect a mix of touring and local acts Thursday through Sunday nights in an intimate, all-ages setting. The nonprofit mission keeps the focus on accessible live music programming for the Five College area.

HISTORY

The Drake was established by the Downtown Amherst Foundation to fill a gap in the region's live music infrastructure. It is booked through DSP Shows, a regional promoter active across New England.

Sources:
[1] thedrakeamherst.org [2] dspshows.com [3] bandsintown.com [4] yelp.com [5] artshubwma.org

UPCOMING SHOWS

Wednesday

  • 7:30pm, 10:30pm — Eric Alexander - Northampton Jazz Workshop get jazzed

Thursday

  • 8:00pm, 11:00pm — LaMP (ft. Russ Lawton, Scott Metzger, Ray Paczkowski) jam on

Friday

  • 8:00pm, 11:00pm — Muswell Hillbillies 70s vibes

Saturday

  • 8:00pm, 11:00pm — Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys rock n' roll

Thursday - 3/5

Friday - 3/6

  • 8:00pm, 11:00pm — Brass Against - w/ The Soul Magnets brass bash

Saturday - 3/7

  • 8:00pm, 10:00pm — Peter Bernstein Quartet jazz night

Sunday - 3/8

Tuesday - 3/10

Thursday - 3/12

  • 8:00pm, 11:00pm — Gubbulidis - w/ Jesse Bardwell let's jam

Friday - 3/13

  • 8:00pm, 11:00pm — Ganesh + Wolfe, Kryssi + Wednesday, Ben Richter, w/ DJ Mental Drift experimental

Saturday - 3/14

  • 8:00pm, 10:00pm — Happy Valley Guitar Orchestra guitar love

Friday - 3/20

  • 8:00pm, 11:00pm — Tim Eriksen & Peter Irvine folk duo

Saturday - 3/21

  • 8:00pm, 11:00pm — Jordana - w/ the Booyah! Kids pop hits

Wednesday - 3/25

  • 7:30pm, 10:30pm — Giacomo Gates / Noho Jazz Workshop jam session

Thursday - 3/26

  • 8:00pm, 11:00pm — Kaleb Cohen get cozy

Friday - 3/27

  • 7:30pm, 9:30pm — Salar Nader - The Afghan Music Project cultural beats

Saturday - 3/28

  • 8:00pm, 11:00pm — Battle of the Bands - by WMUA 91.1 rock battle

Wednesday - 4/1

  • 8:00pm, 11:00pm — Ryan Davis + The Roadhouse Band - w/ Rosali americana night

Thursday - 4/2

  • 8:00pm, 11:00pm — Kids That Fly - w/ the Braymores indie vibes

Friday - 4/3

  • 8:00pm, 11:00pm — The Greys / Hot Dirt indie rock

Saturday - 4/4

Monday - 4/6

  • 8:00pm, 11:00pm — Mike Doughty - Solo Tour '26 soul vibes

Friday - 4/10

  • 8:00pm, 11:00pm — Dave Matthews Tribute Band (DMTB) dmb live

Saturday - 4/11

  • 8:00pm, 11:00pm — Magnolia And Johnson Electric Co. rock out

Friday - 4/17

Saturday - 4/18

  • 8:00pm, 9:00pm — Brenn! - The Warm Up Tour folk pop

Full schedule at thedrakeamherst.org/events →

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