by Michael Cimaomo | Aug 13, 2018 | Northeast Underground
The Green Sisters Endless Blue (self-released) Release date: 6/30/18 Call it a family affair. Given these turbulent times, this debut release from four singing multi-instrumentalist sisters from Hubbardston – Rebecca, Betsy, Brianna and Melody Green – is a welcome...
by Jennifer Levesque | Jul 26, 2018 | Columns, Featured, Music, Newsletter, Valley Show Girl
I have been to a handful of noise shows at The Root Cellar in downtown Greenfield and I just love the vibe. So, I gave up my usual lazy Sunday night and made my way over to check out the happenings. I sat at the bar and finally had the pleasure of ordering a Coconut...
by Michael Cimaomo | May 29, 2018 | Northeast Underground
According to a passage in his novel “Redburn,” no less an authority on seafaring life than Herman Melville states, “It is a great thing in a sailor to know how to sing well.” For, he explains, those at sea who are blessed with a talented voice may help raise the...
by Will Meyer | Apr 26, 2018 | Articles, Arts, Basemental, Columns, Featured, Music, Newsletter
Tucked away in an old house in Hadley live two musicians named Sal and Cooper, who collectively make up the rock duo The Taxidermists. The band has nurtured something of a cult following from DIY persistence and their 2015 record Honesty Box. One showgoer recently...
by Michael Cimaomo | Sep 15, 2017 | Northeast Underground
Foo Fighters Concrete and Gold (Roswell Records/ RCA Records) Release date: 9/15/17 How does a stadium-filling rock band follow up its most ambitious album ever? In the case of the Foo Fighters, the answer is by achieving rebellion through an embrace of normalcy....