Pride Proud: Celebrations emerge in some cities, replacing those that fizzled in others
When Taurean Bethea came out as a gay man at 33 years old, he never pictured himself waving a flag or marching in a parade about it. “It wasn’t something I felt was needed. Like, why do I need to announce my orientation? It just didn’t make sense to me,” he said. But...
Staff Picks: Ray Mason, Kate Lorenz & The Constellations, Livingston Taylor and Susan Warner, 2D Needle Felting
Things to do this week.
Cinemadope: Holding a Grudge — Horror remakes, remade
Sam Raimi is back with another version of The Grudge.
Editorial: Another Year, Another Women’s March
If there’s one good thing the Trump presidency has brought us, it’s the annual Women’s March.
Turning music into philanthropy: Percussionist Tony Vacca talks about his work in West Africa
“Boy born in Kearny, New Jersey, to Italian immigrant parents winds up playing drums in West Africa and they’re calling his name — no, we didn’t see this coming.”
Bizarro Briefs: Become your own chia pet … TO SURVIVE
This week in weird news.
Five Last-Minute Album Reviews for 2019
Here’s five local albums from 2019 that I didn’t get to until now.
V-Spot: How do I stop avoiding my partners’ partners?
I just don’t want to imagine my partners having sex with these people.
Free Will Astrology: Work hard like Da Vinci, Libra
Da Vinci sometimes positioned himself in front of his painting-in-progress and simply gazed at and thought about it, not lifting a brush.
Staff Picks: Moon Hooch, Enter the Haggis, and The Amidon, Murphy, & Tracy Families Concert
Think of bass heavy EDM and replace all the electronics with live instruments. They are energetic and explosive.
The Halos and Horns of 2019: Advocate staff says who’s been naughty and nice this year
It’s time again for the annual Advocate tradition of giving halos to the good and horns to the bad.
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The True Jacqueline on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
The True Jacqueline are an art rock/ noise pop band from Northampton
Potty Talk
Like many queer Northamptonites, I regularly pay my dues to the dance floors at Diva's. When it's time to do my private business, it warms my heart to see signs informing the club's multi-gendered clientele that both bathrooms are open to everyone despite what the...
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Cinemadope: A great time for film lovers to check out Forbes Library
The man is so offline that he doesn’t even have a debit card. What he does have is a library card.











