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THE DRAKE

Updated 10/12/2026

This week at The Drake: Mon 10/12 — Prince Daddy & The Hyena - w/ Combat, Walter Etc., Tue 10/13 — Dogwood Tales - w/ Lost Film, Fri 10/16 — Gold Dust - w/ Stella Kola, & Miles Hewitt. Upcoming: Thu 10/22 — Autumn Drive & Small Pond, Sat 10/24 — Lady Lamb - w/ Space Cowboy Newt, Wed 10/28 — Atla DeChamplain & Felipe Salles - Jazz Workshop.

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 as of 10/12/2026

THIS WEEK 10/12 (4) NEXT 4 WEEKS (12) COMING SOON (8)

Monday

8:00pm, 11:00pm — Prince Daddy & The Hyena - w/ Combat, Walter Etc. get loud

Tuesday

8:00pm, 11:00pm — Dogwood Tales - w/ Lost Film chill vibes

Friday

8:00pm, 11:00pm — Gold Dust - w/ Stella Kola, & Miles Hewitt rock out

Saturday

8:00pm, 11:00pm — Oh He Dead get down

Thursday - 10/22

8:00pm, 11:00pm — Autumn Drive & Small Pond indie night

Saturday - 10/24

8:00pm, 11:00pm — Lady Lamb - w/ Space Cowboy Newt folk vibes

Wednesday - 10/28

7:30pm, 10:30pm — Atla DeChamplain & Felipe Salles - Jazz Workshop jazz session

Wednesday - 11/4

8:00pm, 10:30pm — Steve Gunn - w/ Spectre Folk folk tunes

Thursday - 11/5

8:00pm, 9:00pm — Pretty Sick - w/ Computerwife let's jam

Friday - 11/6

8:00pm, 11:00pm — New Constellations - w/ Vox Rea pop vibes

Saturday - 11/7

8:00pm, 11:00pm — Battle of the Bands - by WMUA 91.1 band showdown

Wednesday - 11/11

8:00pm, 11:00pm — Pokey LaFarge & His Band - w/ Cicada Rhythm americana night

Thursday - 11/12

8:00pm, 11:00pm — Kaleta & Super Yamba Band afrobeat beats

Friday - 11/13

8:00pm, 11:00pm — The Bones of J.R. Jones - w/ Chris Kasper folk blues

Saturday - 11/14

8:00pm, 11:00pm — Bailen - w/ Rebecca McCartney indie grooves

Sunday - 11/15

8:00pm, 11:00pm — Jack Blocker country roots

Wednesday - 11/18

7:30pm, 10:30pm — Boss Baritones - Gary Smulyan & Frank Basile jazz night

Thursday - 11/19

8:00pm, 10:00pm — Bria Skonberg jazz singer

Friday - 11/20

7:30pm, 9:30pm — Francisco Mora Catlett - Afro Horn fusion sounds

Saturday - 11/21

8:00pm, 11:00pm — Jake Klar & Cloudbelly - Double Album Release Show album launch

Sunday - 11/22

4:00pm, 6:30pm — Jiayan Sun piano solos

Monday - 11/23

7:00pm, 9:00pm — The Songs of Dolly Parton - Back Porch Songwriter Series NIGHT 1 dolly night

Tuesday - 11/24

7:00pm, 9:00pm — The Songs of Dolly Parton - Back Porch Songwriter Series dolly tribute

Saturday - 11/28

8:00pm, 11:00pm — Minstrels in the Gallery - A Tribute to Jethro Tull tribute show

Full schedule at thedrakeamherst.org/events →

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