Jack Waldheim has been genre-agnostic by necessity since he was 14: rock, country, blues, folk, spoken word, whatever the song called for. The Monday Music Project, his recurring weekly residency at The Stationery Factory in Dalton, is built around that same instinct — show up on a Monday night, see where the music goes, no safety net. November 30 is one of the final installments of the 2026 run, which wraps December 21, and admission is free.
About the Show
The Monday Music Project launched March 2, 2026, and has run every Monday night since, with Waldheim & the Criminal Hearts setting up in the North Room at 7 p.m. The format is deliberately wide open: original compositions, cover songs, potential full-album covers, and what the event listing calls “spontaneous compositions.” The Criminal Hearts’ core lineup is Waldheim on guitar and vocals alongside drummer Chris Mattoon.
Waldheim is a Hinsdale, MA native who spent roughly 17 years behind the counter at Wood Brothers music shop in Pittsfield, which goes some way toward explaining the range. His musical education started with piano at 11 or 12, then switched to guitar at 14, shaped early on by his mother’s listening: Waylon Jennings, Bruce Springsteen, Willie Nelson. His 2012 double-disc album “After the Revolution,” released on his own Crazy Jane Records label, runs 30 tracks through rock, country, blues, folk, and pop, with lyrics ranging from love songs to “headlines, rivers, riots, zombies, werewolves, wine and stars.” He tracked the record in his home basement; basic takes were completed in two weeks, with production, artwork, and distribution all handled independently.
The event listing distills the whole project in one line: “Come watch us walk the high wire, with no net — for you.”
Venue & Logistics
The Stationery Factory is an adaptively reused industrial space on Flansburg Avenue in Dalton, Massachusetts — part concert venue, part artisan complex, with tenants ranging from massage therapy to a vinyl records shop and a custom guitar maker. The main event space spans 8,000 square feet with a 32-by-20-foot stage. The Monday Music Project plays in the North Room. The Stationery Cafe is on-site with light snacks and warm beverages, and a full bar is available. The property has roughly 100 parking spaces on-site.
Tickets
Admission is free — no tickets are needed to attend. Tips at the show are welcome. Event listing