When synth-pop duo Home Body returns to Peskeompskut Park in Turners Falls on Saturday, it will be their fifth time playing at the park’s bandshell. Home Body (Haley Morgan and Eric Hnatow) are not only the headliners but also the curators of the Home Body and Friends show.

This year’s show, which is free, will take place on Saturday, Aug. 10, at 6:30 p.m. Hnatow and Morgan have invited musicians Mal Devisa and Joe DeGeorge as part of the evening’s lineup.

“Yeah, this is the fifth summer of playing the bandshell, and every year it’s been a really fun and special time, and getting bigger and bigger every year,” said Morgan in an email. “Playing outdoors in the park, whole families come out, and the birds and trees are listening too — so we curate eclectic lineups with musicians whose sound can grab a range of ears.”

If you have never heard the electronic pop sounds of Home Body, you are missing out. Hnatow and Morgan create music that takes listeners on a wild ride. Morgan, who handles vocals, has a voice that swoops and soars in various directions while synthesist Hnatow provides pulsating beats and other sonic textures to propel her voice further into the stratosphere.

Home Body’s performances go beyond the typical concert experience. They blend lighting, costumes and dancing to create what they aptly term a “spirited synth spectacle.” This unique fusion of elements promises an unforgettable experience for all who attend.

While the duo is best experienced live, they have released a number of dynamic recordings, including their last full-length release in 2019, “Spiritus.” Home Body has new music on tap and will release it soon, but they are taking things at their own pace these days.

The married couple, who reside in Greenfield, decided to step back from the constant grind of booking more shows, being on social media and all of the other tasks involved in being working musicians. Instead, the duo are focusing on the creative process itself and on creating for the sheer joy of it.

“Somewhere during the pandemic, we shifted away from putting the pressure on ourselves to constantly hustle and try to ‘make it.’ I mean, what does that even mean or look like?” asked Morgan. “Instead, we’re focusing on just ‘making.’ It’s so much more satisfying!”

They’ve prioritized enjoying the summer, spending time with friends and family, and immersing themselves in nature, all of which are proving to be extremely beneficial.

“We’ve found it far easier to follow our curiosities and enter that state of playfulness when we’re well rested and don’t take ourselves too seriously, and consider these daily activities as an extension of our creative practice,” said Morgan. “That being said, we’re constantly creating new material, and recently have been playing around with new approaches to composition.”

Morgan added that they would play a couple of their new songs at the show and that she is excited to now be playing Omnichord as well as keyboards on stage.

The duo also has a backlog of material from the past five years and they are slowly recording these songs and plan to release them soon.

In the meantime, they look forward to this annual show and sharing the stage with Devisa and DeGeorge.

Mal Devisa from Amherst creates bass-driven music that is influenced by hip-hop and utilizes loops. Devisa’s music is hypnotic and varied and genre-defying in that it encompasses jazz, noise, folk, hip-hop, experimental, and many other forms.

Gifted with a wide vocal range, Devisa’s voice is a raw and powerful tool, perfect for conveying the emotion of her poetic lyrics. Her 2016 album “Kiid” won critical praise from publications like Pitchfork and others. “It’s okay to get weird,” she writes. “I exist for everyone to know it’s just fine to be themselves and to feel something.”

Joe DeGeorge, who calls his act the Sax Machine, is a saxophone player from Providence, Rhode Island, who has played with Harry and the Potters and the Downtown Boys. He has said that he uses his saxophone as a tool to explore “ourselves, each other, and life itself … It can lift you like the salt in the ocean or bring you down to the depths.”

“Both Mal Devisa and Joe DeGeorge inspire us creatively and move us emotionally in very different, distinct, and surprising ways,” Morgan said. “We are excited to share this vibrant sonic spectrum with our friends and fans.”

Thanks to RiverCulture, Mass Cultural Council, and the Greenfield Savings Bank, this show is free. However, donations will be collected for the Nolumbeka Project, which protects, preserves, and promotes local Indigenous perspectives, culture and land.

The rain date for the show is Sunday, Aug. 11, at 6:30 p.m.

Also coming up at Peskeompskut Park is an all-ages family-friendly show with folk musician and storyteller Eli Elkus on Thursday, Aug. 15, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. This is a free show. Picnics always welcome at the park!

It looks like Turners Falls will be the place to be this weekend. On Friday night, the Klines will perform at the Great Falls Coffeehouse at the Great Falls Discovery Center. The show will begin at 7 p.m. (Please note that Michale Nix and Gloria Matlock were initially scheduled for this date, but that show had to be canceled due to illness.)

Carrie and Michael Kline’s musical journey started here in Franklin County when they met in the early 1990s at a rally to support the late Randy Kehler, the local activist who gained notoriety for refusing to pay war taxes and lost his home to the IRS. (Kehler passed away on July 21.)

They later moved to West Virginia, where they immersed themselves in the stories and songs of the people who lived there. Inspired by Appalachian music and culture, the couple performs songs with truth and authenticity, sharing harmonies and accompanying themselves on guitar. The Klines have performed throughout the U.S. and Europe.

After almost 30 years in West Virginia, they returned to the area in 2020 and settled in Sunderland. Soon after moving here they started performing locally, eventually adding Joe Blumenthal on upright bass and Jim Armenti (of Lonesome Brothers) on mandolin.

“I think it’s been three and a half or three years working with Joe, who brought Jim to us … saying, ‘I promise you’ll like what he does with your music,’” wrote Carrie Kline in an email. “He was right.”

They look forward to what will not only be their first show at the Great Falls Coffeehouse but also their first time playing in Turners Falls.

“We’re particularly excited about the selection of material for this show, a blend of songs of people in nature, songs about coal mining and its effects on communities, music about front porch living, wild herb digging and trying to make do without a lot of cash, and songs of longing as well as resiliency,” said Carrie Kline. “There will be a couple of Appalachian a cappella numbers too.”

The coffeehouse is located in the historic Great Hall of the Great Falls Discovery Center at 2 Avenue A in Turners Falls. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the venue is wheelchair accessible.

Suggested sliding scale donation of $6 to $15. Children are free.

Just a quick reminder that the Charlemont Reggae Festival is coming up fast and will be held on Friday Aug. 16 and Saturday, Aug. 17. The festival is a two-day event this year and will include camping. The lineup includes Sister Nancy, Easy Star All Stars, Yaadcore, Talking Dreads, and so much more. We’ll have all the details next week, but you might want to grab your tickets now at Hawksandreed.com.

Sheryl Hunter is a freelance writer who resides in Easthampton. Her work has appeared in various regional and national publications. She can be reached at soundslocal@yahoo.com.