Nightcrawler: Ladies' Nights

Nightcrawler: Ladies' Nights

by | Apr 16, 2010 | Music

Admittedly, Ladyfest, setting up shop at both Smith College and Flywheel in Easthampton April 15-17, was created by—and predominantly features the talents of—women. But not to invite males to the multi-band shindig… well, that just wouldn’t be...
Art in Paradise: Ten Years of Dead

Art in Paradise: Ten Years of Dead

by | Apr 16, 2010 | Music

This week, School for the Dead, one of the main projects of Northampton musician Henning Ohlenbusch, celebrates 10 years of music-making. If this School has a school, it’s perhaps best described as big-hearted, inventive pop. The tunes are full of upbeat...
CD Shorts

CD Shorts

by | Apr 16, 2010 | Music

Chris O’BrienLittle Red(independent) We like some musicians just because they’re local, but some—like Northampton native Chris O’Brien—are so good we don’t have to apologize. His latest fan-funded CD dazzles with energy, fine...
CD Shorts

CD Shorts

by | Apr 16, 2010 | Music

Jeffrey FoucaultHorse Latitudes(Signature Sounds) Jeffrey Foucault’s music is about as smooth as the tea and honey he sings about on Horse Latitudes. The album combines electric bass, drums, cello, guitar and more with soft lyrics about love and loneliness. The...

Love at First Fist

by | Apr 16, 2010 | Leisure, The V-Spot

After a Westfield reader’s fisting question was answered last week, I’m sure some of you have caught the highly contagious fisting fever. I mean, it’s fascinating, really—how do you get such a big, powerful symbol of strength into such a small...