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Solid Sound Festival kicks off at MASS MoCA, featuring 30+ acts, comedy, and more
By John Budenas,
2 days ago
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. (WWLP) – The 2024 Solid Sound Festival kicked off at MASS MoCA Friday, with a weekend filled with music, comedy, local food and beer, and family fun.
Spanning three days and across four different stages, the annual festival was curated by Wilco and its members’ side projects with a unique music lineup filled with some of the bands’ favorite emerging artists.
Since 2010, Solid Sound has been filling not only the surroundings of MASS MoCA with music but the museum spaces as well. Alongside outdoor performances, the festival also promises intimate chats, and live sessions throughout the museum itself for attendees to enjoy. In addition to spontaneous pop-up performances, concert-goers can enjoy all of the current exhibits that MASS MoCA has to offer, including special one-time activities and experiences tailored to the festival.
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Nationally recognized bands and artists will take the stage this weekend, with Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit headlining Friday, with acts such as Horsegirl, Courtney Marie Andrews, Sylvan Esso, and more. Saturday will consist of acts such as Dry Cleaning, Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets, Soul Glo, Fenne Lily, among others. And Sunday will feature performances from Jeff Tweedy & Friends, Iris Dement, Wednesday, Young@Heart, and more. Western Mass. natives Wilco will perform special sets each night of the festival.
If live music isn’t your thing, or you are looking for something for the family, there is no shortage of activity at Solid Sound this year. These are some of the activities being offered:
Wilco Yard Sale
Solid Sound Little Free Library
Chit-Chat Check-ins
Pop-up record stores
Artist signings
NEPM live broadcast
Poster silk screening demo
Kidspace artmaking and cardboard cinema
Live painting
Yoga
Mini-golf
Nature hikes
An array of renowned comedians will also be performing stand-up at the festival this weekend. The following comics will be performing:
John Hodgeman
Eugene Mirman
Brittany Carney
Todd Barry
Sydnee Washington
Dave Hill
Jean Grae
And if that wasn’t enough, plenty of local food and drink vendors, as well as craft breweries will be showcasing their bites and sips all weekend. Some notable food and drink vendors include:
Tree House Brewing Co. (Will also have a special limited-release brew specifically for the festival)
Umami Bites!
Trés Niños Taqueria
Mad Jack’s BBQ
Crooked Stick Pops
Ginger Love Cafe
Gates will reopen at 11 a.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. Sunday and will be jam-packed with entertainment past midnight. Passes for this year’s event are sold out, but you can still request tickets and learn more on their website.
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