On the Other Side of the Bridges

On the Other Side of the Bridges

by | Nov 19, 2012 | News

A massive new metal sculpture now spans Main Street in Northampton. Its builder, Sam Ostroff, owner of Salmon Studios in Florence, had been uncertain when it would be installed, but given the size, weight and complexity of his steel and copper rendering, no one was...

Imperium Watch: Okinawa and the Ugly Americans

by | Nov 19, 2012 | News

The U.S. military’s long-strained relationship with the people of Okinawa is more tense than usual now that two American servicemen are being prosecuted for gang-raping a Japanese woman in mid-October. Okinawans, who are tired of hosting more than 20,000...
Breaking: Fracking in the Valley?

Breaking: Fracking in the Valley?

by | Nov 19, 2012 | News

Late this summer, the U.S. Geological Survey announced that it had located several new veins of natural gas in the eastern U.S. One, known as the Hartford (Connecticut) Basin, extends well into Western Massachusetts. And so the possibility of fracking in the Valley...
CD Shorts

CD Shorts

by | Nov 19, 2012 | Music

Laetitia SadierSilencio(Drag City) Best known as the singer for ‘90s indie band Stereolab, Sadier sticks to her guns on her second solo album. Where her 2010 solo debut The Trip focused on more personal issues, most notably her sister’s suicide, which took...
Dinosaur Jr. Play Pearl Street

Dinosaur Jr. Play Pearl Street

by | Nov 19, 2012 | Music

Local rock alt-heroes Dinosaur Jr. perform this week in support of their new album, I Bet On Sky. Nov. 28, 8 p.m., Pearl Street Night Club, 10 Pearl St., Northampton, (413) 586-8686, www.iheg.com.