Nightcrawler: Sweet Gigs

Nightcrawler: Sweet Gigs

by | Oct 29, 2009 | Music

Singer Doron Monk Flake wishes there was a simple trick he could share with his fellow musicians for landing such treats as an opening slot for Living Colour/Saul Williams Halloween night—as he and his merry band of Nutmeg State funk rockers The Smyrk will do...
SoundCheck: That Coffeehouse Feeling

SoundCheck: That Coffeehouse Feeling

by | Oct 29, 2009 | Music

For a small college, Smith supports a booming music scene. On Thursday nights once a month, the Goldstein Lounge in Smith's campus center vibrates with laid-back coffeehouse stylings served up by a mix of artists. The Thursday-night series, dubbed Jittery's...
CD Shorts

CD Shorts

by | Oct 29, 2009 | Music

DestroyerBay of Pigs(Merge)When we last saw Destroyer, Dan Bejar and his merry men were stuck in the stylistic cul-de-sac of Trouble in Dreams, an album that spun familiar variations on their glam rock sound. This new EP, released digitally and on vinyl, breaks that...
Behind the Beat: Forever Dusty

Behind the Beat: Forever Dusty

by | Oct 29, 2009 | Music

This year's Valley Advocate Grand Band Slam singer/songwriter winner Ella Longpre has been honing her craft for almost as long as she can remember. The Northampton songwriter and multi-instrumentalist remembers being a young child, gazing wistfully at an...
Behind the Beat: AM Gold

Behind the Beat: AM Gold

by | Oct 29, 2009 | Music

Before launching into the opening song of his new band's debut show on a recent Tuesday night at The Elevens, Matt Silberstein took a moment to thank those friends who had turned out to see them play. More importantly, he acknowledged the one who couldn't make...