2nd Shift Music Series

10/28/2024

2nd SHIFT Concert Christopher Paul Snelling Thursday, November 7 at 8PM TICKETS: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/937961667597

Christopher Paul Stelling is an old-school, guitar-toting troubadour, as at home onstage at the Newport Folk Festival or on CBS’s Saturday Morning tv show, as he is traveling the highways and byways of America and beyond.

Known for his intricate, finger-style guitar playing and soulful, introspective vocal delivery, there aren’t too many stages where Stelling hasn’t thrown down and won over the crowd. Rooted in—but not weighed down by—the blues, his artistry is the kind that both embodies and transcends tradition, a voice that compels us to listen with focus and intent.

Stelling’s been on the road for most of the year, touring behind his sixth full-length album, Forgotten But Not Gone & Few and Far Between, and we are delighted his travels are taking him to Waltham for our fall 2024 2nd SHIFT series.

Rooted in—but not weighed down by—the blues, his artistry is the kind that both embodies and transcends tradition

10/24/2024

In just a few hours, 2nd SHIFT Concert: Rachael Kilgour begins at 8PM TONIGHT!
If you haven't gotten tickets, they're available here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/937960694687 and AT THE DOOR!

Kilgour is skilled at both finely-wrought character sketches and the broad brushstrokes of the emotional milestones we must all endure

10/15/2024

Next week, 2nd SHIFT Concert: Rachael Kilgour, Thursday, October 24th at 8PM! Tickets available HERE: eventbrite.com/e/937960694687

Rachael Kilgour is skilled at both finely-wrought character sketches and the broad brushstrokes of the emotional milestones we must all endure and, ultimately learn to grow from. Mourning and celebration are often two sides of the same coin, and Kilgour’s excavation of her grief leads frequently to humor and lightness in concert.

It’s easy to stay numb and disconnected these days, but Rachael Kilgour is the kind of artist that bravely demonstrates for us all that we have to learn and gain from opening ourselves to life’s loves and losses.

Kilgour is skilled at both finely-wrought character sketches and the broad brushstrokes of the emotional milestones we must all endure

10/10/2024

10/07/2024

This Thursday! Stephanie Lambring hits the 2nd SHIFT stage 10/10 at 8PM! Tickets available at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/937957334637

Official live performance of "Good Mother" from Stephanie Lambring's new album 'Hypocrite,' out April 19thPre-order/save the album here: https://orcd.co/step...

09/26/2024

TONIGHT, 9/26! Alice Howe & Freebo hit the 2nd Shift Music Series stage at 8PM for what promises to be a splendid night of wonderful music!

Tickets available online or AT THE DOOR:

Freebo was an integral member of Bonnie Raitt’s band, Alice Howe deals in the catchy-yet-emotionally-literate songs that once ruled radio

09/20/2024

2nd SHIFT Concert: ALICE HOWE & FREEBO

09/05/2024

Alice Howe and Freebo"Line By Line"Written by Alice HoweCopyright 2023 Know Howe Music (BMI)Video produced by John PrattEngineering and mix by Lucas FehringE...

08/02/2024

It will be a whole new experience having artists perform in our newly-opened-up Main Gallery!

Come see how amazing it still sounds and what a giant backdrop our Museum becomes when the 2nd Shift Music Series returns, Sept. 26th with Alice Howe and Freebo! Tickets are $25, available here: eventbrite.com/e/937955248397

And tickets for the FULL season, all 6 Fall concerts—just $120!
can be gotten here: charlesrivermuseum.org/fall-2024-season-tickets

HOURS of OPERATION: Wednesday - Friday: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM * Saturday: 10:00 AM - 2:30 PMFinal admission is 30 minutes before closing. Hours subject to change due to special and private events. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day.

07/24/2024

Our Fall 2nd SHIFT Season gets off a to a great start Thursday, 9/26 with a wonderful duo, Alice Howe & Freebo ! Tix available HERE: eventbrite.com/e/937955248397

FREEBO was an integral member of Bonnie Raitt’s band, appearing on many of her classic, early-career records. In recent years, he’s been energized by just how much humor and heart he has to offer as a singer and songwriter in his own right.

Newton, Massachusetts’ own ALICE HOWE proudly deals in the sort of catchy-yet-emotionally-literate songs that once ruled the airwaves. Her tenderly muscular alto brings to mind shades of Ronstadt and, yes, Raitt, but is best-served delivering her own hopeful and empowering anthems.

And season tickets are available for all 6 Fall concerts! Just $120! charlesrivermuseum.org/fall-2024-season-tickets

Freebo was an integral member of Bonnie Raitt’s band, Alice Howe deals in the catchy-yet-emotionally-literate songs that once ruled radio

07/17/2024

You know it's gonna be good!

THE MAGIC IS BACK!
The 2nd Shift Music Series is back this fall with another amazing group of artists!

9/26 - Alice Howe & Freebo
10/10 - Stephanie Lambring
10/24 - Rachael Kilgour
11/7 - Christopher Paul Stelling
11/21 - Joy Clark
12/5 - Mike Block

Tickets for the shows are $25 each, eventbrite.com/cc/2nd-shift-concert-season-upcoming-2355569

And we have Season Tickets for the entire lineup available at $120! charlesrivermuseum.org/fall-2024-season-tickets

05/17/2024

It was a great one!

Another amazing 2nd Shift season now in the books! Thank you to all of the phenomenal performers who graced our stage this Spring:
The Rough & Tumble, Viv & Riley, Reed Foehl, the members of The Folk Collective (Maxfield Anderson, Lydia "LovelySinger", Anju Madhok, Stephanie McKay, Kim Moberg, Alastair Moock, Gabriella Simpkins), Caroline Spence, Mary Bragg, and + Ruthy of The Mammals.

Also, of course, our great Dinner and a Show participating restaurants: Bistro781, Sweet Basil on Moody, Vinotta Abruzzo Gourmet, and of course, Deep Ellum.

Also, a thanks to the wonderful people at Club Passim for their partnership for the Folk Collective event, the always superlative Mark Erelli for his sterling series curation, and, most of all, YOU for coming out and supporting these wonderful artists.

05/16/2024

TONIGHT!
The final 2nd Shift concert of the Spring season!

MIKE + RUTHY of The Mammals, Thursday, May 16th at 8PM!
TIX: eventbrite.com/e/797020629157

Community, connection, and sustainability…every song they sing is an invitation to us all to envision the world we want to live in. Mike + Ruthy hit the perfect honest-yet-hopeful note to end on for the final show in our spring 2024 series.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW-7u7F5EBY

Thank you John Prine for the oodles of songs. The playful, the mournful, the ones that remind us of others we’ve known or remind us of ourselves. I learned t...

05/13/2024

Eat well and enjoy great music!

Mike +Ruthy of The Mammals this Thursday, May 16th!! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/797020629157

Step One: Purchase an advance ticket to any show at one of our 2nd SHIFT Music Series performances or special concerts at the Charles River Museum.

05/01/2024

Tomorrow evening, May 2nd, we have a wonderful night of music in store for you at the 2nd Shift. Caroline Spence was booked to play the 2nd SHIFT Series back in the spring of 2020, when the whole season had to be canceled. We’ve been trying to get her back ever since, and we couldn’t be more grateful to make it happen almost four years later.

Joining her as an opener, we're incredibly pleased to welcome Mary Bragg heralded by Rolling Stone and NPR for her “gorgeously crafted and executed songs.”

Doors open at 7:30, Mary hits the stage at 8PM, with Caroline at 8:45. Tickets are available here: eventbrite.com/e/797012845877

04/25/2024

Two things about tonight's show: 2nd SHIFT Concert SPECIAL Event: THE FOLK COLLECTIVE Songs for Earth and Humanity

1. Remember that this event, while produced in association with our friends at Club Passim, will be at the Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation, 154 Moody St in Waltham (visit here for directions and important parking info: bit.ly/2d1en4D)

2. Tickets are selling fast and we're down to the wire. Get them now, because if they sell out, there will be NO additional tickets released at the door. Tix: bit.ly/2ndFC

Incredible music by Maxfield Anderson, Lydia Harrell, Anju Madhok, Stephanie McKay, Kim Moberg, Alastair Moock, and Gabriella Simpkins!

04/19/2024

Here is our 4/2 Mill Talk, captured by GBH Forum Network, with five members of the Folk Collective, who will be joining us, along with two more, NEXT THURSDAY at our 2nd Shift Music Series. If you missed the talk, you still have time to make sure you don't miss that show! eventbrite.com/e/818700303647

https://www.wgbh.org/forum-network/lectures/mill-talk-many-voices-one-mission-liberating-folk-music

How The Folk Collective aims to create a model for liberating folk music from its narrowly defined past.Every culture has its own folk music - be it traditional and passed through the ages, or new creations that tell the human stories of lives lived and living. The popularity of the...