Secret Planet x Race Brook Lodge's ALMOST SPRING WEEKENDER closes out on Saturday night with visionary keyboardist Masayuki Hirano (aka BIGYUKI), legendary DJ Nickodemus (Turntables on the Hudson, Wonderwheel), and 413 tropical-afrobeats specialist Deejay Theory. We start off in the BarnSpace and move to the Down County Social Club at the end of the night.
AN ALMOST SPRING WEEKENDER is a secret planet x race brook lodge joint. weekend passes are now sold out, but you can still purchase tickets to the other individual events: Garth Stevenson on Saturday afternoon and Nickodemus/BIGYUKI/Deejay Theory on Saturday night.
SCHEDULE
Fri, March 8
8PM-11PM. Two sets of Orchestra Gold in the BarnSpace
11PM-1AM. DJ Busquelo in the Down County Social Club
Sat, March 9
1PM-3PM. Garth Stevenson Hike + Concert (meet in the Barnspace)
8PM-9:20PM. BIGYUKI trio in the Barnspace
9:30PM-11:00PM. Nickodemus in the Barnspace
11:00PM-1:00AM. Deejay Theory in the Down County Social Club
DINNER RESERVATIONS AT THE STAGECOACH TAVERN
Saturday, March 9
8PM-1AM
In the Barnspace at Race Brook Lodge
864 South Undermountain road ( AKA Rt 41 ) Sheffield, MA
Ticket Prices: $20
Nickodemus is a traveler at heart—a connector of worlds, scenes, and people. At the helm of the Wonderwheel label, he’s a veritable encyclopedia of planetary parties. As a DJ, he can connect the dots between twenty or thirty genres in a single set, molding a synergetic dance experience that sets him apart as a leader in global fusion and heavy beats. He is also the founder of Turntables on the Hudson, a legendary, iconic expression of the NYC party scene. His music has long thrived on the close relationships and mutual respect of friends across continents, felt through the worldly potions he cooks up in the studio, spanning electronic sounds rooted in Latin, African, and Eastern instrumentation. His latest album, Soul & Science, is the culmination of this musical connective tissue he’s established.
Japanese keyboardist and songwriter Masayuki Hirano is referred to in the industry as “NYC’s secret weapon.” He’s the musical equivalent of a savant linguist with a talent for all the vernaculars. Wild juxtapositions inhabit BIGYUKI’s performances: heavy beats laced with classical flourishes; techy low-end bleeps expressed through a heart-shaped sieve. Best known for composing three cuts on A Tribe Called Quest’s most recent album and recently found on tour with José James, Kamasi Washington, and Antonio Sanchez, Masayuki is a heavily sought-after performer and composer with an infectious and beautifully weird palette of music. Masayuki is joined by Randy Runyon on guitar and Jharis Yokley on drums.
A New England native by way of San Francisco, Deejay Theory has been fearlessly carving his lane in music as a forward-thinking producer, DJ, label boss and all around badman/nice guy. His sets track some interstitial magic between tropical bass, hip-hop, disco, dub, funk, reggae, reggaeton, amapiano, and other global dance genres. Forever pushing the boundaries while always keeping the vibes, Theory approaches music through a universal lens sparking inspiration from all corners of the planet and dancefloors we share. His decade-plus span of highly sought-after remixes and custom edits have become go-to secret weapons for some of the highest profile DJs in the world.
Race Brook Lodge is a hidden gem in The Berkshires, at the foot of Mt. Race and a short hike from the Appalachian trail. The yoga & event barn at Race Brook is simultaneously rustic and sublime, steeped in hundreds of years of New England history. The Stagecoach Tavern is unpretentious fine dining, exquisite farm-to-table cuisine in a relaxed atmosphere. Much of the food is sourced from Race Farm, right on the property!
Come join us for the first four Wednesdays in May, 3-8pm, to experience the magic of Race Brook Lodge. Each session, led by Melanie “Poppins”, will be themed around incorporating elements of nature into our weekly theme craft, and will include programming with music, movement, and storytelling.