Taking Lookstock

Taking Lookstock

by | Aug 20, 2009 | Music

Around this time last summer, the editorial staff of The Advocate (including James Heflin, Kendra Thurlow and me) was deeply immersed in what I've come to call the "2008 Easthampton Beard Summit," a perhaps unlikely collaboration with the editorial staff...
Cinema Dope: Lap Dogs of War

Cinema Dope: Lap Dogs of War

by | Aug 20, 2009 | Film

In The LoopDirected by Armando Iannucci. Written by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Ian Martin, and Tony Roche. With Peter Capaldi, Tom Hollander, Gina McKee, James Gandolfini, and Chris Addison. (NR)In The Loop, a scathing (and scathingly funny)...
Holyoke: Mountain Park Gamble

Holyoke: Mountain Park Gamble

by | Aug 20, 2009 | Arts

Holyoke's Mountain Park doesn't look like much these days. A worn-out parking lot sprouts weeds next to a wide expanse of grass and dirt, and a solitary pavilion overlooks the scene. Bulldozers and construction vehicles dot the acreage. It used to be an...
Art pick: Robert Markey

Art pick: Robert Markey

by | Aug 20, 2009 | Arts

The Commonwealth Center for Change presents the work of artist and Ashfield native Robert Markey, whose latest exhibit of abstract paintings aspires to "be profound, to be questioning and to be a source of inspiration and beauty." Through Aug. 31, Academy of...
Music Pick: Randy Smith with 8084

Music Pick: Randy Smith with 8084

by | Aug 20, 2009 | Arts

Randy Smith with 8084 (pictured), Hirsh Gardner and special guests CrashGirl play a benefit concert for the Doug Turner Scholarship Fund, the Hilltown Food Pantry and other local charities. Aug. 21, 8 p.m., Mohawk Trail Regional High School Auditorium, 51 Bridge St.,...