Live Music in the Valley for September
Sept. 8 — Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi, Academy of Music, 7:30 p.m. Americana favorite Giddens has a new album out, “They’re Calling Me Home,” which she recorded with Italian multi-instrumentalist Turrisi. $34.99-$44.99 Sept. 9 — Lindsey Buckingham (with...
Letters to the Editor: How do we get to Medicare for All?
“The ACA in 2010 was a big step forward. We might actually get it now in 2020 if we do it right.”
Staff picks: Lilith of the Valley, ‘Resonate Sessions’, the THE BAND Band, June Millington
For this show, the theme is “Sea of Change,” which explores the power of protest and the collective power of people to promote positive change in the world.
Monte Belmonte Wines: West Franklin County, Our Own Local Bordeaux for Cider
They also make a 100 percent Macintosh cider. Something thought to be anathema to cidermakers of his parents’ generation. “It’s like the Rodney Dangerfield of apples. It gets no respect.”
400 Years of slavery and inequality, set to music: Bassist Avery Sharpe’s African American Musical Portrait
Sharpe and fellow musicians will play the album in its entirety at UMass later this month.
Editorial: Addressing a fading news industry
Supporting local news organizations is as vital as it has ever been.
Bizarro Briefs: Fake Cop of the Week
This week in weird news.
‘A more calming experience’: Holyoke Children’s Museum holds monthly ‘Sensory Sundays’ for sensory-sensitive kids
“We are engaging with all the kids who come in and engaging each at their level,” Hope Ross, an instructor with Learn in Motion, said.
Cinemadope: When sequels outshine the original
The sequel is a strange and fickle beast.
Stagestruck: Assassination Rituals
Sometimes, in your darkest fantasies, when you’re struggling to process the latest outrage from this trumped-up president — you might just entertain visions of the regicides that feature in two Valley productions. One of them is about presidential assassins, the other...
Podcast: Gena Mangiaratti talks about ghost investigation with Agawam Paranormal
Gena talks ghosts, and reveals that she was the one who detected a presence.
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Asia Mei on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
Virtuoso piano with a dash of 1990s alt rock.
The Skinny on Loving Big
Fat people have sex. But if you look around an adult store, even progressive sex-positive ones like Northampton's Oh My, you'll be hard pressed to find the evidence on vibrator boxes, porn covers and book jackets. Like trying to have raucous sex in a twin-sized...
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Stagestruck: Diversifying Nostalgia in Western Mass Theater
Two shows this weekend hit the nostalgia nerve from contrary angles.
