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Forgotten: Springfield’s Black History Is Nowhere In Sight

Forgotten: Springfield’s Black History Is Nowhere In Sight

by Chance Viles and Kristin Palpini | Jun 5, 2017 | Articles, Arts, Featured, News

Springfield, Massachusetts, was a big abolitionist hub during the days of the Underground Railroad — not that many people know this. When talking about Massachusetts history, Western Mass isn’t well represented in historical texts — they’re more focused on Boston. And...
All Weed, Scant Politics: Extravaganja With Legal Pot

All Weed, Scant Politics: Extravaganja With Legal Pot

by Chance Viles | Apr 30, 2017 | Articles, News, Scene Here

At one point gathering in crowds and smoking weed was a radical thing. Extravaganja participants would congregate in groups to sit and watch bands play in the unforgiving sun, dust kicked up by the constant flow of excited stoners ready to revel in their forbidden...
Machakos Kyalo: Amherst rapper sending music, trees and hope back home

Machakos Kyalo: Amherst rapper sending music, trees and hope back home

by Chance Viles | Apr 10, 2017 | Articles, Featured, News, Newsletter

Machakos is a city and county in Kenya. It’s a beautiful place. The large palms, and safari grass are strong and bright, the blue sky dominates the flat and open landscape. But the beauty of Machakos can be deceiving: poverty is a struggle many people face. Because...
WMass Metal: The Valley’s Diverse Scene Rises AGAIN

WMass Metal: The Valley’s Diverse Scene Rises AGAIN

by Chance Viles Photos by Jason Murray | Feb 20, 2017 | Articles, Arts, Music, News, Newsletter, Uncategorized

Wesley Jillson has been a part of the local metal music scene since the ’80s. He saw Western Mass area metal rise to national prominence in the ’90s, then fade away by 2010.At the fifth annual Promoterhead show at the 13th Floor Music Lounge in Florence in early...
Friday Folk: James Hill and Anne Janelle

Friday Folk: James Hill and Anne Janelle

by Chance Viles | Feb 6, 2017 | Articles, Arts, Music, Newsletter

Heartstrings James Hill and Anne Janelle are set to bless Vermont with their folk music this week. Winners of the Canadian Folk Music Award for traditional album of the year, Hill and Janelle focus on traditional folk with an interesting twist. The low sounds of...
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