We’re giving you a devil’s choice of fantastic and inventive sounds. And a whole nation of awesome agriculture, because we’ve got not one, but two bands joining us for live music Friday. Each exploring interesting connections between Americana and the louder beyond.

There’s the one man sonic cavalcade of self-made instruments that is Matt Lorenz aka The Suitcase Junket. This weekend sees the third iteration of the celebration he built to honor his sister and former band mate Kate Lorenz, take stage at The Shea Theater in Turners Falls. We’ll hear a few tunes from him and learn who else will join him for Sparkletown on Saturday. 

And then there is the sound of metal meeting the acoustic fret boards and clever lyrics with the duo Mattie and Debbie. Hot off of releasing their debut album, Satan’s Junction, today, they’re in the middle of a whirlwind array of dates in the northeast to celebrate. We hear from drummer/singer Sean Trischka and Bluegrass guitarist/singer Stash Wyslouch how rock begets bluegrass and harmonies with before you can hear them at the Parlor Room on April 11th. 

And in the middle of our music sandwich, we’re making plans to explore the vintages of Italy at Provisions’ upcoming Italian Wine Festival. We get a preview of the event with two bottles at their Thorne’s Marketplace location for this week’s Tina Turner Memorial Wine Thunderdome.