Between the Lines: The Corruption Factory

I wasn’t surprised when a federal jury last week convicted former Massachusetts House Speaker Sal DiMasi on seven of nine criminal charges. I didn’t spend a single moment in the courtroom, but I’ve been reading about DiMasi’s legal troubles...

Vermonters Get Ready for Entergy v. Shumlin

Activists are asking the public to join them at a rally on June 23 and June 24 outside the federal court in Brattleboro, where the trial of Entergy v. Shumlin will be held both days from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Peter Shumlin is governor of Vermont. Entergy is the...
Nightcrawler: We're Not Worthy

Nightcrawler: We're Not Worthy

Whether you’re craving the infectious sounds of Primate Fiasco, Goosepimp Orchestra or Sauce & Big Jon Short, or a taste of some of the best craft beers in the country, Theodores’ and Smith’s Billiards have something good for what ales ya....
Behind the Beat: Curious Orange

Behind the Beat: Curious Orange

In the days before the Internet, bands would do all sorts of things to scrape together money for the studio: work second jobs; gig their asses off; turn in empties for nickels. Amherst’s Orange Television has the luxury of doing what so many of its...
Behind the Beat: Valley Quartet Funks It Up

Behind the Beat: Valley Quartet Funks It Up

“At our first practice we got in a huge fight and decided it was a mistake to have even attempted to start a band,” says Who’da Funk It? guitarist and singer Bess Hepner. “Now here we are two years later, still somehow playing together. What I...