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THE PARLOR ROOM

Website: ironhorse.org
Calendar: ironhorse.org/parlorroomshows

ABOUT

The Parlor Room is a nonprofit music venue and community space at 32 Masonic Street in downtown Northampton, Massachusetts. The intimate listening room is closely connected to Signature Sounds Recordings, one of the leading independent record labels for folk, roots, Americana, and indie music. The venue operates as part of the Parlor Room Collective, which also acquired the Iron Horse Music Hall.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Programming focuses on acoustic, folk, roots, Americana, indie, and singer-songwriter performances in an intimate seated setting. The venue also offers music classes, workshops, jam sessions, open mics, and recording/sound engineering courses. The Parlor Room has presented over 1,000 shows since its inception.

HISTORY

The Parlor Room was founded in autumn 2012 when Signature Sounds Recordings, established by Jim Olsen and Mark Thayer in 1995, moved to a new location on Masonic Street. Originally intended to host occasional label-affiliated artist performances, the venue proved popular and quickly expanded to several shows per week. In January 2023, the Parlor Room became a 501(c)(3) nonprofit after being closed for 600 days during the pandemic, shifting to a community music hub model. During COVID, the Parlor Room Home Sessions raised over $100,000 for artists unable to tour.

Sources:
[1] parlorroom.org [2] parlorroom.org [3] nepm.org [4] gazettenet.com [5] thesophian.com

UPCOMING SHOWS

Monday

  • 7:00pm — The Slow Jam & Americana Jam Night w/ Josh Ballard tix

Friday

  • 7:30pm — The Mallett Brothers Trio tix

Saturday

  • 7:30pm — Mercy Brothers tix

Tuesday - 3/3

  • 6:30pm — Queer Open Mic Night w/ Autumn Phoenix tix

Thursday - 3/5

  • 7:30pm — Sarah Borges tix

Friday - 3/6

  • 7:30pm — Members Discovery Series: Party of the Sun tix

Saturday - 3/7

  • 7:30pm — Max Gomez tix

Sunday - 3/8

  • 7:30pm — The Bakers Basement tix

Thursday - 3/12

  • 7:30pm — Heart Centered Kirtan - Album Release Party tix

Friday - 3/13

  • 7:30pm — Zoe & Cloyd tix

Sunday - 3/15

  • 7:30pm — Rebecca Mac Klezmer Stringband - Album Release tix

Monday - 3/16

  • 7:30pm — Sangat tix

Tuesday - 3/17

  • 6:30pm — Song & Story Open Mic tix

Thursday - 3/19

  • 7:30pm — Songwriters in the Round: Lisa Bastoni, Liv Greene, Melanie MacLaren tix

Friday - 3/20

  • 7:30pm — From Page to Stage: 3 Day Songwriting Workshop w/ Heather Maloney tix

Monday - 3/23

  • 6:30pm — Introduction to Fingerstyle Guitar w/ Glenn Weiser tix

Friday - 4/3

  • 7:30pm — Maurice Louca "Fera" Quartet w/ Haughey-Harman Cello Project tix

Saturday - 4/4

  • 7:30pm — Will Kimbrough tix

Wednesday - 4/8

  • 7:30pm — Member Discovery Series: 4LA7LA + Shepup + Mary Elizabeth Remington tix

Thursday - 4/9

  • 7:30pm — Peter Case tix

Friday - 4/10

  • 6:30pm — Jane Siberry (6:30 show) tix
  • 9:00pm — Jane Siberry (9PM show) tix

Saturday - 4/11

  • 7:30pm — Mattie & Debbie tix

Sunday - 4/12

  • 7:30pm — Vance Gilbert w/ Caroline Spence tix

Wednesday - 4/15

  • 7:30pm — Paper Wings tix

Thursday - 4/16

  • 7:30pm — Hound & Handler tix

Friday - 4/17

  • 7:30pm — Mama Said Stringband tix

Saturday - 4/18

  • 7:30pm — Tony Silva / Rumba Flamenca tix

Sunday - 4/19

  • 7:30pm — The Clements Brothers tix

Full schedule at ironhorse.org/parlorroomshows →

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