Vision 2020: Not what we had in mind
So far, 2020 has included a sick convergence of grotesquely global-scale problems one after another, and the fact is that instead of planning for them, our leaders either actively buried their heads in the sand (coronavirus, climate change) or conspired to make matters worse (stealing another Supreme Court seat).
Valley Show Girl: Opening Night at the 5th Annual RPM Fest
I had to pick up the new vinyl release from Easthampton’s doom metal band, Problem With Dragons that were set to play on Sunday.
Podcast: A victory against residential pipelines
A conversation with Longmeadow resident and activist Michele Marantz.
Stagestruck: Summer Snapshots
Thinking back over the summer theater season just ended, images from memorable shows are passing before my mind’s eye, and ear — from striking moments in performances to sets and soundscapes. Here are some Valley snapshots. Chester Theatre Company celebrated its 30th...
Cars Go West on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
This week’s Advocate Sessions performer is Cars Go West, which combines psychedelic jams with catchy indie rock.
Letters to the Editor: A mayor that makes blood boil
The mayor led the charge and marched onto the Hampshire College campus to protest the decision to take down a flag.
Staff Picks: Munio Makuuch, Elmer’s open mic, From the Woods, Lonesome Brothers
The Smith College Museum of Art has just opened a new exhibit on the late Japanese-Amercan poet and printmaker Munio Makuuch, who with his family spent much of World War II in an internment camp in Idaho for Japanese Americans.
Valley Advocate Sessions Podcast – Lush Honey
Lush Honey is a group that makes funky soul and progressive rock ‘n’ roll
Fifty Years From Now, What Will They Say About the “Summer of ’19”?
Maybe that it was the year Americans reclaimed their democracy.
Editorial: Fear of ‘straight white guys’
Straight white guys don’t have a monopoly on fearing others. They can be feared, too.
‘An organizer to the very end’: Friends, family remember Northampton activist Frances Crowe
“She lived an amazing life and had a beautiful death at home surrounded by her children,” Crowe’s 72-year-old daughter, Caltha, said.
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Pick of the Day 5/14: The Sea and Cake
The Sea and Cake is an indie band formed in the way back — 1992.
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Cinemadope: It’s Going to Be a Damn Fine Reboot, and FREE Streaming Movies )w/vid)
The reboot is promising to be quite a ride, and Amherst is setting the stage by screening Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. PLUS Film lovers in the region have another streaming option, and all it takes is a library card.











