Between the Lines: A New Day for Chicopee?

Between the Lines: A New Day for Chicopee?

by | Jul 30, 2014 | News

Thankfully, Chicopee—the second most populated city in Western Mass.—is one of the easiest places in the Valley to find parking. Sure enough, I found several open spaces across from City Hall. And no meters! I walked into the mayor’s office right on...
Sunbeams and Turpentine

Sunbeams and Turpentine

by | Jul 30, 2014 | Music

Wishbone Zöe embodies a load of contradictions. When she took the stage for the new Amherst Kendrick Park summer concert series, she looked a touch pixie-ish with her blue hair, rainbow wristbands and Converse All Stars. But her solo set began with the kind of...
CD Shorts: The Zombies

CD Shorts: The Zombies

by | Jul 30, 2014 | Music

R.I.P. (Varese Sarabande) One of the most talented British invasion bands, The Zombies have always been out of sync with success. Their 1968 hit “Time of the Season” climbed the charts after they had broken up, and it took decades for their psychedelic...
Nightcrawler: Northern Exposure

Nightcrawler: Northern Exposure

by | Jul 30, 2014 | Music

It’s not unusual for festival organizers to say they have upped the ante by securing more acts, bigger acts or what have you. But literally upping it geographically? Well that just may be a first. “We wanted to maintain the DIY aesthetic and community...
CD Shorts: Mostly Other People Do the Killing

CD Shorts: Mostly Other People Do the Killing

by | Jul 30, 2014 | Music

The Coimbra Concert (Clean Feed) Beethoven is turning over a new leaf, goes an old, bad joke. Now he’s decomposing. This is what comes to mind when I listen to The Coimbra Concert, the live, nine-song, double album by New York-based avante garde quintet Mostly...