The Thunderballs featuring NL Dennis

Friday, June 17, 2016, 8:00 pm
Tickets: $12 general/$8 students. At the door or in advance at Brown Paper Tickets.

The Thunderballs are a roots reggae band featuring NL Dennis, one of Jamaica's finest singer songwriters. Dennis (as he likes to be called) is a staple of the Western Jamaica music scene. Returning to New England for his second season, Dennis sings his catchy, uptempo reggae songs like nobody else, though his vocal style is often compared to iconic reggae vocalists Jimmy Cliff and Toots Hibbert. Accompanying himself on rock-solid rhythm guitar, Dennis is backed a top-notch ensemble of Brattleboro-area musicians, including Joel Eisenkramer on bass and backing vocal, and Peter Eisenkramer, bandleader, arranger and keyboard player. The Thunderballs deliver a show full of original and classic reggae tunes, played in a lively danceable classic reggae style.

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Exciting News for A Happening IV: Leviathan

Cloudgaze and Eggtooth Productions are thrilled to announce that we have received a generous grant from the Markham-Nathan Fund for Social Justice to support our 2024 Immersive Arts Festival, “A Happening IV: Leviathan.”

This festival will transform the Shea Theater into an exploration of theme, hosting installations, music, theatrical performances, and movement pieces, featuring the collective contributions of over 30 local artists. Audiences will experience otherworldly environments and narratives inspired by folklore, fairy tales, horror motifs, American literature, and the mythos of the Old Testament, all of which delve into the central question guiding the festival: "What does it mean to encounter something greater than yourself and to be consumed by it?" Through this theme, we explore how a community reemerges and imagines itself after destruction and transformation.

With the support of the Markham-Nathan Fund, we are excited to create an event that complicates perspectives and fosters meaningful dialogue. We are grateful for this partnership and for the work of the Markham-Nathan Fund for Social Justice.

Thanks to the Mass Cultural Council for their vital support this year.We'd also like to thank the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts for their support in the form of a Flexible Funding grant. We couldn't do this work without you!