01.03.13 - 08.29.13
Reanimate the Baystate
The Sierra Grille
Live music every week. All shows 21-pus.

03.18.13 - 06.24.13
Monday night open mic
Geraldine's Nightclub
All shows recorded and free pool tables.

05.23.13
Shawn Taylor
Red Lion Inn
Folk and rock music aficionado.

05.23.13
Cushman Sunday Morning jazz
Cushman Market & Cafe
John Clark, guitar; Jimmy Burgoff, bass.

05.23.13
Barbara Ween and Steve Moser Trio
Loft Lounge at The Clarion
Easy listening, American songbook, pop standards and light jazz.

05.23.13
Peter Anone
The Delaney House
Italian music in the Mick.

05.23.13
Joe Velez's Latin Creacion Jazz Quintet
Loft Lounge at The Clarion
Latin jazz, ballads and dance music.

05.24.13 - 05.25.13
Live Salsa Band: La Yunque a Orquesta
Hadley American Legion
Twelve-piece salsa band.

05.24.13
Hiroya Tsukamoto
Bing Arts Center
Guitarist/composer returns to the Bing to share songs about his family, native land, and explorations of America.

05.24.13
SisterMonk
Mocha Maya's Coffee House
Folk/alternative/pop band.

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