Nightcrawler: Pyramid Scheme
Erected upon the chunky riffage of its band members' former projects—Palace In Thunderland and Artimus Pyledriver—and bonded with a new sonic sludge steeped in psychedelia, Black Pyramid is truly a modern metal marvel.While two of the architects behind...
On the Bus
Special Ed and the Short Bus may be a bit backward in their thinking, but a good time à la 1930 is still a good time. And something along the lines of a 1930s good time might well be in the offing when a band's instrumentation consists of two banjos, two...
SoundCheck: Hal Benoit
Western Mass. musician Hal Benoit died earlier this month of a heart attack in Nashville, Tenn. Benoit was a talented blues guitarist and songwriter widely known and respected in the Valley's music community. He hosted open mics at the Basement (when it was...
Soundcheck: Jazz and Java
The clatter of coffee cups and the unceasing shhhh-shhh of the milk-frother at work are not the only sounds which fill the decidedly debonair environs of Amherst Coffee. There is also a sampling of other sounds to go with the gustation. Every Sunday morning Rusty...E-Edition
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