Letter from Our Publisher: We’re coming back bi monthly in 2021
Dear Readers, The Valley Advocate has always been, and will continue to be, a voice for our community. We are committed to make a conscious effort to spotlight voices that are marginalized and provide a platform to say what needs to be said. I believe we understand...
Free Will Astrology: Stop worrying, Aries
Let it alone, and allow it to solve itself.
Petition directed at IHEG costs co-creator her job at Gateway City Arts
In mid-August, an online petition calling for touring bands to boycott Iron Horse Entertainment Group venues began collecting signatures of musicians, performers, and community members. Less than three weeks later, an organizer of the boycott lost her job at Gateway...
Podcast: The consequences of working third shift
Editorial intern Jonathan Kermah talks about the night shift.
The V-Spot: Yana’s short-and-sweet anal education
Move slow, start small, use lots of lube
Cinemadope: Mystery Science Theater 3000 Live at the Academy of Music
Joel and the robots take on No Retreat, No Surrender.
Born IV Blues on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
Born IV Blues is a teenage soulful blues band from the Berkshires
Letters to the Editor: RIP Frances Crowe
“May this icon of activism and integrity rest in peace and power.”
Free Will Astrology: Leo, Visualize Ancient Rome
ARIES (March 21-April 19): John Muir (1838–1914) was skilled at creating and using machinery. In his twenties, he diligently expressed those aptitudes. But at age 27, while working in a carriage parts factory, he suffered an accident that blinded him. For several...
Monte Belmonte Wines: New Hampshire’s tax-free liquor lie
I shot straight up in bed with an idea. “I’ll write about how the New Hampshire State Liquor Store is a crock of crap!”
Lightning strikes: Valley psych folk band Sweet Lightning makes its music video debut
The lush pastoral sounds of acoustic guitar, flute, fiddle, and upright bass echoed in slow motion through the Pushkin Gallery in Greenfield.
Sessions
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VIDEO: Gabe’s Band on Valley Advocate Sessions Friday
Check out a teaser for anarchistic local rockers, Gabe’s Band.
Relationship Relapse
People change. We’re meant to. #YOLO. There are countless reasons why people choose to revisit old relationships for a second or twentieth time, but is it ever a good idea? It depends on why you split in the first place and why you’re coming back for more....
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Cinemadope: Pedaling Up a Mountain While Playing the Keyboard
Now in its eighth year, the Ciclismo is the only festival in the U.S. that trains its lens specifically on bike travel, but the stories it highlights are not just for bikers — they are for anyone who has ever imagined an adventure on the open road.
