The Thing in the Spring

The Thing in the Spring The next Thing is happening in Keene at Nova Arts, May 15-17. Announcement Party is Friday 1/30 at Nova Arts, 7pm! Lineup here: http://www.novaarts.org/thething

Thank you to our sponsors for such a wonderful weekend full of discoveries, listening, and joy!! Osier Fund, , Putnam Fo...
05/18/2026

Thank you to our sponsors for such a wonderful weekend full of discoveries, listening, and joy!!

Osier Fund, , Putnam Foundation, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Meehan & Son, C&S Careers, , , , , , Circuits in the Woods!!!!

“Acadia has several meanings: a place of rural peace and pastoral poetry (Italian), a refuge or idyllic place, (Greek an...
05/13/2026

“Acadia has several meanings: a place of rural peace and pastoral poetry (Italian), a refuge or idyllic place, (Greek and Italian), fertile land (Mi’kmaq), a place of plenty (French) ... all of this relates to the ethos of this album. The songs are seeds I planted, and the seeds grew into the album, Acadia: a place of peace, a place where creativity can blossom, a place where everyone can fit in together and collaborate effectively, a place where the fruits of my own labor in music can fully flourish without judgment or prejudice. One of my visions for this record was to expand the potential for current folk music to encourage collaboration across various genres. Blurring those somewhat arbitrary lines has been a natural tendency for me since I started writing music at twelve years old and Acadia is a full circle moment.” - Williams via
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Swirl through .yaz songbird sessions & let spring in this Friday May 15th at in Keene NH 💕🌱
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🗓️Friday May 15th
⏰Doors at 4PM / Music Starts at 5PM
🎟️$40 Day Pass or Pay What You Can - Access For All - All Ages
📍Brewbaker’s Cafe - 48 Emerald Street, Keene NH
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Proudly partnering & presenting: arts.block



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“Perseverance Flow is Natural Information Society’s first non-collaborative record since 2023’s jazz-fractaled Since Tim...
05/12/2026

“Perseverance Flow is Natural Information Society’s first non-collaborative record since 2023’s jazz-fractaled Since Time Is Gravity. That album presented a more relaxed version of the group, unfurling its music as though rolling out a dusty Turkish carpet. Perseverance Flow’s tight focus—one theme looped ceaselessly, with modest embellishment, for 35 minutes—feels like a microscopic view of that same rug. The phrase is initially tight and loping: a two-note harmonium riff, a lightly heraldic bass clarinet, Abrams’ clip-clopping guembri, a little one-two drumbeat, all of it held together as tightly as pencils bundled by a rubber band. The group performed the piece live for a year before recording, which gives the album a warm and lived-in feel despite its formal constriction; imagine the Sun Ra Arkestra in big-band mode, playing a single bar over and over until achieving liftoff. Taking equal inspiration from Jamaican dub and Chicago dance music, Abrams edited the one-take performance in post-production, dropping in tonal tweaks and rhythmic inversions with a jeweler’s eye for detail.” - Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork
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Dissolve deeply into delicious delirium this Saturday May 16th at in Keene NH 💕🌱
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🗓️Saturday May 16th
⏰Doors at 12PM / Music Starts at 1245PM
🎟️$40 Day Pass or Pay What You Can - Access For All - All Ages
📍Brewbaker’s Cafe - 48 Emerald Street, Keene NH
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Proudly partnering & presenting: arts.block



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It's absolutely incredible, Undertow Brass Band will be back this year! You can also experience them at Children and the...
05/12/2026

It's absolutely incredible, Undertow Brass Band will be back this year! You can also experience them at Children and the Arts Festival at noon on Saturday, and then join us in Keene for The Thing in the Spring 2026!

After the show at NOVA ARTS, they'll be parading to the The Colonial Theatre for Ghostface Killah w/ Sammus!

“For nearly two decades, Woods have survived subgenres, anchored in the fertile soil below hashtags like lo-fi and freak...
05/11/2026

“For nearly two decades, Woods have survived subgenres, anchored in the fertile soil below hashtags like lo-fi and freak-folk and psychedelic and indie, and built a shared history that’s something to marvel at. As the flagship band for Woodsist, they’ve accumulated a striking extended family of collaborators (and Woods alum) that have made the label one of the most dependable imprints in the kaleidoscopic low-key underground. It’s a glow that’s transferred whole to the blissed-out Woodsist Fests held in Accord, New York in recent years, which have folded in a wide range of diverse sounds, from the the jazz cosmoverse of the Sun Ra Arkestra and adventurous legends Yo La Tengo, to a hard-to-even-count family tree of contemporaries, like Kevin Morby (who served a few tours of duty as Woods bassist) and Kurt Vile (who released his 2009 debut on Woodsist), a living community in sound.” - Jesse Jarnow
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Escape into diverse catalog this Sunday May 17th at in Keene NH 💕🌱
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🗓️Sunday May 17th
⏰Doors at 12PM / Music Starts at 1PM
🎟️$40 Day Pass or Pay What You Can - Access For All - All Ages
📍Brewbaker’s Cafe - 48 Emerald Street, Keene NH
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Proudly partnering & presenting:arts.block



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Thing 18’ is just around the corner & none of this would be possible without our generous sponsors. We cannot thank each...
05/10/2026

Thing 18’ is just around the corner & none of this would be possible without our generous sponsors. We cannot thank each of them enough. Step into spring this year with open hearts & check out what’s coming up this weekend at .arts.block 🎟️✨🎸
Check out The Thing schedule & get your plan together! Head to nova arts.org to get your tickets ASAP.
Remember to tag us in your Thing photos 📸 - use the hashtag for your chance to be featured on our story!

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Jim Meehan & Sons
C&S Wholesale Grocers
The Putnam Foundation
The Osier Fund . . . . .

Do what you can. Give what you can. 🌅🌺This spring - take a deep breath in & share space with us.Enter a weekend of deep ...
05/07/2026

Do what you can. Give what you can. 🌅🌺

This spring - take a deep breath in & share space with us.

Enter a weekend of deep listening & radical joy at this year’s

Three days of music, community, & care - in the heart of Keene - at .arts.block

Head to nova arts.org/thething or the link in our bio to get your tickets today. Remember our Access For All option if it’s tough for you - we want to see you this spring. You deserve community too.





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Hey! Next weekend, if you aren't doing anything, come out to NOVA ARTS in Keene and see performances by WOODS / / .yaz ...
05/05/2026

Hey! Next weekend, if you aren't doing anything, come out to NOVA ARTS in Keene and see performances by WOODS / / .yaz / Delicate Steve / Saintseneca / / / .pulice / .vandever / Undertow Brass Band / / / / / / Monadnock Music / / Dinger / and Jack in the Green!

The Colonial Theatre has Ghostface Killah w/ Sammus! With a parade between Nova and the Colonial before the show!

Plus poetry from / / !

Tickets and info at thethinginthespring.com

05/05/2026

We're so psyched that Wendy Eisenberg is going to be joining the lineup for Friday 5/15 (obviously bummed about Big Blood having to drop, but thems the breaks (or is it brakes???))!!

They'll be joining a stacked lineup featuring Yasmin Williams, Delicate Steve, Emily A. Sprague (of Florist), Dinger, and Jack in the Green, to kick off the 18th Thing in the Spring at NOVA ARTS & The Colonial Theatre!

Get your tickets now!

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