Matt Berninger — the voice of The National — is playing Bearsville Theater in Woodstock on March 24. Let that sink in for a second. An artist who fills 3,000-seat theaters on his own is stepping into a room that holds a fraction of that, in a town that practically invented the concept of musicians disappearing into the Hudson Valley to make something real.
Berninger’s solo work strips away the orchestral layers of The National and leaves the baritone and the lyrics exposed. In a room like Bearsville, with its wood-paneled warmth and that particular Woodstock quiet between songs, this is going to hit different than any arena show.
Tickets are available through SeatGeek. Get there early. This one will not stay available long, and the people who miss it are going to be hearing about it for weeks.