El Sabor Dominicano, a new restaurant featuring cuisine from the Dominican Republic, is coming to Tyler Street.It seems quiet, but there's really a lot of stuff going on." "The underground is thriving and the Berkshires has a lot of great acts. While Belltower Records is one of the few dedicated record shops in the region, it doesn't see itself as a savior for vinyl shops and the live-music scene. Finally, guitarist Christensen has been a veteran in the New Haven, Conn., rock scene, but will travel to perform his solo project. Huevos ii, from Western Massachusetts, plays a "kind of tender, almost pop-like music," according to Nelson.
Albany, N.Y.,-based Parashi immerses himself in an electronic soundscape. Gelineau brings her talents on the violin and experimental sound looping from Holyoke. "And when you see people enjoying something that you helped bring, that's really satisfying."įriday's event will feature a diverse mix of acts from the surrounding area. "When you book a show and it goes smoothly and people show up and all the acts are great, it feels really good," Nelson said. "We've played in bands, so we know how it is. "It's tiring, but we've been musicians," Nelson said. While hosting evening performances involves moving their collections around the store and staying late nights for clean up, the couple don't mind the work. A lot of members will play in one band or come back solo or as side projects." "A lot of started out with people we kind of knew, especially since we didn't know anyone here, but as we get to know people locally, we're more inclined to have more local acts.
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While partial to psychedelic, experimental music themselves, Nelson and Belair have hosted an entire spectrum of genres, including indie rock, folk guitar, electronic, free jazz and DJs. So far, Belltower Records has hosted 10 live events since its grand opening last July. 10, boasting a lineup of 10 performances. The summer sessions will culminate in the record store's second "Summer Jam," a much larger outdoor concert on Aug. On Friday night, Stefan Christensen, Huevos ii, Parashi and Jen Gelineau will perform a "very casual, DIY" jam-out session in the record store's intimate, orange-walled shop, which can hold about 20 people. This summer, Nelson and Belair will host three shows - one in June, July and August - in their record store, bringing a total of 17 musicians to the Norad Mill complex off of Route 2.
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