GBS 2010: Editor's Picks

by | Sep 23, 2010 | Music

In addition to the Grand Band Slam winners, many of our editors’ picks will also take the stage for the Grand Band Slam concert at Chicopee’s Maximum Capacity on Oct. 9. Danny Pease and the Regulators A veritable army of energetic rockers who shined at...
Nightcrawler: Boot-y Call

Nightcrawler: Boot-y Call

by | Sep 23, 2010 | Music

Like many a local fire department, Ludlow Fire 1840 takes to the streets each Labor Day weekend, urging residents to “fill the boot” for muscular dystrophy. In learning more about the disease and the families that cope with it, however, Dan McKenney and...
The Best of What's Next: NYC UFOs

The Best of What's Next: NYC UFOs

by | Sep 23, 2010 | Music

God is an indie rock fan. Why else would he (or she) keep college radio—the ultimate outlet for new sounds like Holyoke indie rockers NYC UFOs—alive and kicking, seemingly against all odds? Before the Internet’s noisy attempts to announce the next...
GBS 2010: Best New Band

GBS 2010: Best New Band

by | Sep 23, 2010 | Music

A lot of bands like to say that the main reason they play music is to have a good time, but many of them, if you peel back the onion skin of personas, don’t really exemplify this motivation. Some believe themselves to be deep, introspective artists that the...
Pushing It To The Max

Pushing It To The Max

by | Sep 23, 2010 | Music

One could argue that the venue housed at 116 School Street in Chicopee is frequently filled to maximum capacity because it is called Maximum Capacity. But the club’s general manager, Donald Joseph Robert, Jr., is quick to dismiss any notions of self-fulfilling...