white male consumer

Saturday June 27th, I saw Blonde Redhead play at MASS MoCA. In case you’ve never been, MASS MoCA (Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art) is a quality museum in North Adams, MA, in a refurbed industrial site. (The whole project and N. Adams itself is a prime model of revitalizing these dead industrial towns all across the US.) In addition to a lot of great, rotating exhibits, they also have a solid music line-up throughout the summer months.

Depending on weather, concerts can be held inside or out. There was the constant threat of rain on Saturday, so Blonde Redhead played inside. In either case, space is limited and sell-out crowds happen (not this time, it looked like). The upshot to a small, modern venue is good acoustics and seating. We sat mid-audience and it was plenty loud with a clear view of the entire stage. The crowd was a little dead and so got heckled a bit by Kazu Makino. But as expected, they played a good live show. No opening act so the evening was a little short, but I’ll take an enjoyable short show over a less enjoyable long one anytime.