by Ken Maiuri | Feb 20, 2017 | Articles, Arts, Music
The new album Malbec and Gingerale serves twists, turns, and a brainy fizz Jack Simons hasn’t just put out a new record. He’s concocted a psychedelic spritzer. Bright bubble-fizz for the brain.It’s an eight-song album called Malbec and Gingerale, twisty-turny pop...
by Ken Maiuri | Oct 10, 2016 | Articles, Arts, Music
Pugwash plays the Iron Horse Dubliner Thomas Walsh is a real pro with a catchy tune — and also with a particular four-letter word that begins with F. His expertise in both Beatlesque pop music and colorful language was on full display when his band Pugwash played the...
by Ken Maiuri | Aug 1, 2016 | Articles, Music, Newsletter
Jeff Martell called himself a “New Age Psychedelic Folksinger.” The Northampton singer-songwriter filled his life with music, whether it was performing solo or with bands across New England, working with the Green River Festival since 2001 (festival director Jim Olsen...