Winterpills w/ Slow Pony

The critically acclaimed Massachusetts quintet Winterpills returns with their first album in nine years. "This Is How We Dance" deepens their catalog of elegant chamber pop that’s “haunting…downright glorious when the harmonies start, as crisp and shining as crystal” (The Washington Post). Consummate masters of the slow burn, Winterpills have nurtured a singular aesthetic over the course of their 20 years together: lush and often gritty instrumentation, poetic and vulnerable lyrics, celestial harmonies, and cinematic arrangements that stealthily pull you in.

Emerging from the hiatus of the pandemic, Winterpills dove hearts-first into crafting the album's 12 songs, in a string of inspired creative sessions in the band's living rooms and basements. The resulting album feels at once personal and universal, and showcases the evolution of a band still restless and exploring new ways to collaborate. Teaming up with producer Dave Chalfant––who had a production role in the band's first 2 albums––brought the new record full circle. “Like all good things, this is a band that defies easy labeling…aswirl with voices, guitars and other shimmering delights.” (MAGNET)

At the intersection of traditional and contemporary music, Slow Pony is the accordion-centered, organ-adjacent collective led by Eli Dworkin. Drawing from Balkan, blues, tango, klezmer, cumbia, jazz manouche, punk, and Americana, their music is unpredictable, hypnotic, and unmistakably their own. For over two decades, Eli has defied genre as a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, songwriter, storyteller, and performer, bringing together an ever-changing cast of accompanists to navigate intricate, fiercely composed-yet-improvised material.

Known for dark humor, collective awkwardness, and hypnotic instrumental shredding, Slow Pony captivates audiences from weddings, to festivals, to burlesque shows, to mosh pits. Cutting his teeth on the street, which remains one of his favorite venues, Eli is practiced at stopping the passerby in their tracks, connecting with audiences through music where it's least expected. With the combined powers of technical mastery and a relentless drive to create, connect, and revolt, every show is a singular experience, impossible to predict and impossible to forget.

Doors are at 7pm and music will start at 730. This show is all ages and seating is limited and also first come first served.

Thanks to support from Savings Bank of Walpole, this show has an Access For All option which lets you name your price (you can't buy multiples of this option at the same time, so to buy more than one ticket, it is necessary to do each additional ticket in a different transaction).

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