The No-No's Dance Band from Amherst, MA

The No-No's are a high-energy party/dance band based in Amherst, MA that has been playing around the Pioneer Valley in Western Mass since 1999. Consisting of Drums: John Crankshaw, Bass: Dean Zimmerman, Sax: Steve Kurtz, Guitar/Vocal: Dan Kaplan, Keyboard: Mitch Pine, Percussion: Juan-Carlos Carpio, and vocal: Emily Brownlow, this 7-piece has been playing a variety of venues for very happy crowds for over a decade. Originally started as a house party band the No-No's have gone onto to play lots of private parties (weddings, retirement, birthday, office, politics), as well as bars and clubs around the Pioneer Valley (including the Ashfield Lake House, McFadden's, The Harp, Chazzy B's, and The Seven O's). For the past two years the band has been the headline for a benefit Dance Party to raise money for local food security. This year's event at the Northampton Center for the Arts, drew over 300 people for a sold-out evening of fun dancing which raised over $5000 for local food-security charities. A typical No-No's show will feature a wide variety of songs – from high energy party tunes (Late In The Evening, Rosalita) to R&B/soul classics (Hold on I'm Comin', Signed Sealed, Delivered), to dance/funk tunes (Don't Stop Til You Get Enough, Brick House), danceable Rock tunes (American Girl, Beast of Burden), and ballads, reggae, standards, country, and blues thrown in for good luck! The band is professional, tight, responsible, and always gets the crowd going for a good time.

• You Shook Me All Night Long | AC/DC
• Take Me To The River | Al Green
• A Good Fool Is Hard To Find | Albert Collins
• Jessica | Allman Brothers
• One Way Out | Allman Brothers
• Respect | Aretha Franklin
• Rock Steady | Aretha Franklin
• Think | Aretha Franklin
• Thrill is Gone | BB King
• All Along the Watchtower | Bob Dylan
• Knockin On Heavens' Door | Bob Dylan
• On A Night Like This | Bob Dylan
• Could You Be Loved | Bob Marley
• Is This Love | Bob Marley
• One Love | Bob Marley
• Stir it Up | Bob Marley
• Route 66 | Bobby Troup
• Forget You | Cee Lo Green
• Rain King | Counting Crows
• Down On The Corner Credence | Clearwater Revival
• Midnight Special | Credence Clearwater Revival
• Travelling Band | Credence Clearwater Revival
• Shining Star | Earth Wind & Fire
• That's the Way of The World | Earth Wind & Fire
• Let's Groove Tonight | Earth Wind & Fire
• Knock on Wood | Eddie Floyd
• Allison | Elvis Costello
• Peace Love & Understanding | Elvis Costello
• Got My Mojo Working | Etta James
• Your Cheating Heart | Hank Williams
• Fire | Hendrix
• I Got You | James Brown
• Think | James Brown
• No Smoke Without Fire | James Hunter
• I Can See Clearly Now | Jimmy Cliff
• You Can Get It If You Really Want | Jimmy Cliff
• Feelin Alright | Joe Cocker
• Mercy Mercy Mercy | Joe Zawinul
• California Girls | Katy Perry
• Back In Love Again | LTD
• Can't Let Go | Lucinda Williams
• Let's Get It On | Marvin Gaye
• Eyes On The Prize | Mavis Staples
• Don't Stop Til You Get Enough | Michael Jackson
• I Want You Back | Jackson 5
• Sweet Caroline | Neil Diamond
• Aiko Aiko | Neville Brothers
• You Must've Put Voodoo On Me | Neville Brothers
• Hey Ya | OutKast
• Hard To Handle | Otis Redding
• One Nation Under a Groove | Parliament Funkadelic
• Late In The Evening | Paul Simon
• Aint Nobody's Business | Porter Grainger
• Halelujah I Just Love Her So | Ray Charles
• Hit The Road Jack | Ray Charles
• I've Got a Woman | Ray Charles
• It's the End of the World as We Know It | REM
• Super Freak | Rick James
• Beast of Burden | Rolling Stones
• Happy | Rolling Stones
• Honky Tonk Woman | Rolling Stones
• Wild Horses | Rolling Stones
• Hold On I'm Comin | Sam & Dave
• Soul Man | Sam & Dave
• Stand By Me | Sam Cooke
• Thank You For Lettin Me Be Mice Elf | Sly and The Family Stone
• Gimme Some Lovin | Spencer Davis
• 10th Avenue Freeze Out | Springsteen
• Fire | Springsteen
• Rosalita | Springsteen
• I'll Take You There | Staple Singers
• Pride & Joy | Stevie Ray Vaughan
• Boogie On Reggae Woman | Stevie Wonder
• Higher Ground | Stevie Wonder
• I Wish | Stevie Wonder
• Signed Sealed Delivered | Stevie Wonder
• Burning Down the House | Talking Heads
• Crosseyed & Painless | Talking Heads
• Life During Wartime | Talking Heads
• Naïve Melody | Talking Heads
• Slippery People | Talking Heads
• Get Back | The Beatles
• I Saw Her Standing There | The Beatles
• My Best Friends Girl Friend | The Cars
• Magnificent Seven | The Clash
• Should I Stay or Should I Go | The Clash
• Brick House | The Commodores
• I Think I Need A New Heart | The Magnetic Fields
• Every Little Thing She Does is Magic | The Police
• Steady As She Goes | The Racontours
• I Wanna Be Sedated | The Ramones
• Ain't Too Proud to Beg | The Temptations
• Just My Imagination | The Temptations
• Blister in the Sun | The Violent Femmes
• American Girl | Tom Petty
• Cayman Review | Trey Anastasio
• Brown Eyed Girl | Van Morrison
• Crazy Love | Van Morrison
• Moondance | Van Morrison
• Wild Night | Van Morrison
• Rock and Roll | Velvet Underground
• Sweet Jane | Velvet Underground
• My Doorbell | White Stripes
• Play That Funky Music White Boy | Wild Cherry
• Midnight Hour | Wilson Picket
• Mustang Sally | Wilson Picket