The members of Lespecial, including local impresario and RBL pool party regular Jonny G, along with Luke Bemand and Primus Drum Derby finalist, Rory Dolan. This trio has been a mainstay of the Berkshires and beyond, performing and touring together for 21 years. They will bring an afternoon of Caribbean grooves on Wednesday August 26th. Reggae is genre that appears rarely in the lespecial catalogue so this is a once in a lifetime musical event. Pool opens 4pm, music 5–8pm. $20 includes pool and sauna. Admission is Free for Pool & Fire Club members and kids 12 and under. If it rains we will move it to the Barn, same time.
The Reggae Wednesday Pool Party returns August 26th, with the members of Lespecial.
Family-friendly fun.
Tacos!
Pool open 4-8pm
Music starts at 5pm, live band 6-8pm
Food and beverages on hand, details to come
$20 admission, includes the pool and the sauna
Free for kids 12 and under
NO COVER for members of the Pool & Fire Club
Rain plan: if the weather turns, the music moves into the Event Barn. Same timing, same party. just no pool.
lespecial describe their sound as "progtronic" — a heavy future groove built from metal riffage and rhythmic precision, 808s, sub synths and ethereal vocals, with a lineage their booking agency traces as much to Radiohead and The Mars Volta as to Medeski Martin & Wood. Their most recent album, Odd Times, made with David Sanchez of the metal band Havok, is one the band calls its darkest and heaviest to date. Off the road they are woven into the musical life of the Harlem Valley. Jonny G is known locally as a co-founder of The Music Cellar in Millerton, a music school just off the rail trail that teaches students of all ages on a pay-what-you-can basis. He has played Race Brook Lodge before, at the Social Club, and DJing previous Reggae Wedensday gatherings.
Race Brook Lodge is a rustic and unique getaway destination, perfect for weekend getaways, workshops, weddings, hiking, biking and more, in the natural beauty of the southern Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts. Race Brook hosts musical performances and other cultural events in the Down County Social Club speakeasy, Barnspace and the Pine Grove Porch. Click here to see a schedule of upcoming events.
