by Michael Cimaomo | Dec 15, 2015 | Articles, Arts, Music, Northeast Underground
This isn’t your parents’ best of list. To paraphrase Jimmy Fallon, “You know those awards they give out in high school yearbooks? Awards like Most Likely to Succeed, Class Clown, stuff like that?” Well, Northeast Underground is handing out its own superlatives this...
by Michael Cimaomo | Nov 20, 2015 | Northeast Underground
Blue Jean Committee Catalina Breeze (Drag City) Release date: 11/20/15 In November of 2011, the national entertainment spotlight turned its eyes towards Northampton, Mass. The reason for the attention was a sketch on Saturday Night Live. Featuring actor Jason Segel...
by Michael Cimaomo | Aug 3, 2015 | Northeast Underground
Jesse French is not your average gardener. Though by day, the Hampshire College graduate works for the Trustees of Reservations in Holyoke, Mass. doing landscaping and maintenance, by night the musician inside French comes out to play. From jobs doing live sound at...
by Michael Cimaomo | Jun 19, 2015 | Northeast Underground
The music festival, once a haven for the young, rebellious and sometimes nude, has become a family affair. Forget Coachella, forget Bonnaroo, and forget Lollapalooza. This summer Western Massachusetts plays host to three different music festivals, all billed as prime...
by Michael Cimaomo | Mar 28, 2015 | Northeast Underground
Lady Lamb After (Mom + Pop) Release date: 3/3/15 It’s part of pop culture lore that Quentin Tarantino got his start working in a video store. Turns out, that watching innumerable films and critiquing customer choices was all the training he needed to become a famous...