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Valley Show Girl: Pamela Means is All That Jazz

Valley Show Girl: Pamela Means is All That Jazz

by Jennifer Levesque | Mar 27, 2020 | Articles, Columns, Featured, Music, Valley Show Girl

A few weeks ago, before this whole quarantine thing happened, I ventured over to downtown Greenfield to catch what would be my last show for quite a bit. I parked my car just in time to see two people pass my parking spot with medical face masks on. If only I knew...
Valley Show Girl: Experimental Noise Fixations

Valley Show Girl: Experimental Noise Fixations

by Jennifer Levesque | Mar 4, 2020 | Articles, Columns, Featured, Music, Valley Show Girl

“Our focus is equal parts towards experimental art and hosting great DJ nights,” Ten Forward owner Sarah Lanzillotta told me through an email. “We aim to serve as a home for artists in Western MA to grow creatively, to try out ideas with one another, and as a resource...
Valley Show Girl: ‘Soulfly! … Fly High! … Soulfly! … Fly Free!’

Valley Show Girl: ‘Soulfly! … Fly High! … Soulfly! … Fly Free!’

by Jennifer Levesque | Feb 18, 2020 | Articles, Columns, Featured, Music, Valley Show Girl

Arizona-based metal band Soulfly are coming back to our local music scene here in the Valley on their latest tour. They were here in 2014 when they played to a complete packed house at Maximum Capacity in Chicopee. The same venue under a different name, Poor Richards,...
Valley Show Girl: Sister Act

Valley Show Girl: Sister Act

by Jennifer Levesque | Feb 6, 2020 | Articles, Columns, Featured, Music, Valley Show Girl

“There are stars, there is music, but where are you? I am calling you home tonight.” The beginning lyrics to opening track “Come On Home” from the latest release from Americana duo Ari & Mia welcomes you into their album as if it’s an intimate dinner party, with...
Making a Comeback: A preview of Double JJ Presents shows coming up

Making a Comeback: A preview of Double JJ Presents shows coming up

by Jennifer Levesque | Jan 22, 2020 | Articles, Columns, Featured, Valley Show Girl

John Joyce started booking local bands back in 1998 while he attended Westfield State. What started it all was his friends from college — who were in a band called The Infamous Shoeless Joe — had inquired if he could help get them shows in the area. He started booking...
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