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An album to cry to: Death and grief are the stars in Chris Goudreau’s debut solo album, “Apocalyptic Love Songs”

An album to cry to: Death and grief are the stars in Chris Goudreau’s debut solo album, “Apocalyptic Love Songs”

by Jennifer Levesque | Jul 17, 2023 | Arts, Featured, Uncategorized

By JENNIFER LEVESQUE For the Advocate I pry my body up from my laid back lounge chair that was holding me for the last 53 minutes and 41 seconds, and grab a sweater – suddenly chilled to the bone. I then check out my reflection in the mirror and wipe away my...
Valley Show Girl: Eavesdrop folk pop trio open up about their personal musical inspirations

Valley Show Girl: Eavesdrop folk pop trio open up about their personal musical inspirations

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

Pioneer Valley natives Kara Rose Wolf, Kerrie T. Bowden and Laura Marie Picchi are soul sisters. Their trio, Eavesdrop is musical proof. They combine three-part vocals with percussion and acoustic guitar into their style. A mixture of Americana, folk, pop and soul,...
Valley Show Girl: The Valley Needs Doc Westchesterson 

Valley Show Girl: The Valley Needs Doc Westchesterson 

by Jennifer Levesque | Apr 8, 2020 | Articles, Columns, Featured, Valley Show Girl

One day late last week I scrolled through Facebook to find memes to laugh at and maybe some new music to check out. I came across a video that three or more of my friends shared. “Oh yeah!” I got excited when I saw the preview image of the YouTube video of Agawam...
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...
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