Imperium Watch: Why, Steny, Why?

by | Jul 17, 2008 | News

Last spring, the Democratic majority finally did the sort of thing congressional majorities usually do: it stood up to the president's demands to update the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to include retroactive immunity for the communications companies who...
Master of Wood, Water and Hill

Master of Wood, Water and Hill

by | Jul 17, 2008 | Music

When I ask myself why I still live in the Valley, with all its pettiness, ambivalence and transient stories of loves lost and dreams muffled, I look no further than its secretly-harbored gems like Lloyd Cole. Having settled (somewhat) in the area after a subtly...
Behind the Beat: Eclipse Remix

Behind the Beat: Eclipse Remix

by | Jul 17, 2008 | Music

For at least a decade or two, there has existed the notion that if one starts playing Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon album at exactly the same time as the film The Wizard of Oz, a bizarre, almost too-perfect synchronicity is revealed. Whether this was the...
Greener Than a Mile

Greener Than a Mile

by | Jul 17, 2008 | Music

Celebrating its 22nd anniversary, The Green River Festival features three days of foot-stomping music, booty-shakin’ in the Dance Tent, tasty eats, playful kids’ activities and colorful hot air balloons. This year’s lineup includes bluesman Jimmie...
Soundcheck: A Bigger Blue Guitar

Soundcheck: A Bigger Blue Guitar

by | Jul 17, 2008 | Music

In just a little over a year, Easthampton's Blue Guitar Gallery has outgrown its original space. The response from the local arts community, evidenced by overflow crowds at many Easthampton City Arts monthly Art Walk events, has inspired Blue Guitar to usurp the...