Valley Show Girl: Eavesdrop folk pop trio open up about their personal musical inspirations
I caught up with them recently to dive into their personal musical tastes and backgrounds. The trio pulled back the curtain a little to reveal what is on the inside of their inspiration.
Can Small Business Survive in the World of Big Cannabis?
“We carried rent for six months, without any licensing, on a building we couldn’t do anything with as a small company.”
Bizarro Briefs Podcast: Falling bears, dumb beverages, and a septic tank lightning strike
The week in weird news.
Editorial: Conspiracy theories or not, prison reform is needed
The suicide death in jail of billionaire and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has sparked confusion and outrage across the nation.
‘I hope I’m never satisfied’: UMass rapper Chris Focus on finding hip-hop by accident
“One of the things I’m focused upon in my growth is humanizing myself a bit more and giving people something to invest in.”
Bizarro Briefs: Ketchup Karma
Someone stole a bottle of ketchup from a New Jersey restaurant, and claims to have been immediately wracked by guilt — and bad karma.
Monte Belmonte Wines: A Case for a Mixed Case
And due to my ingrained Italian-American upbringing, it is always MUCH preferred to have way too much than to run out. So I opted for 12 bottles. And 12 bottles, my dear Watson, is a case of wine.
Stagestruck: In Company with Shakespeare + a truly Bazaar production
Shakespeare & Company’s name has threefold associations. It’s a theater that works in the company, as it were, of its eponym. It shares the name of the legendary bookshop on Paris’s Left Bank, lending an air of bohemian audacity and camaraderie to the enterprise in Lenox. And the two-part moniker signals that here, Shakespeare keeps company with other playwrights.
Podcast: Shutesbury rapper Chris Focus on finding hip-hop by accident
Chris Focus on his start as an artist, his evolution, Rosebud Creatives, and more.
Cinemadope: Keeping Time — Our lives in music
Memphis ‘69, directed by Joe LaMattina, is an unearthed time capsule.
Free Will Astrology: You’re a grown up person, Pisces
In the past months, you have been doing good work to become more of a fully realized version of yourself.
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VIDEO: Izzy Heltai on Valley Advocate Sessions Friday
Izzy Heltai is a North Adams-based indie folk songwriter with a penchant for storytelling.
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Cinemadope: Wolverine’s Back — For the Last Time
The X-Men series has been wildly uneven, but Jackman’s portrayal has always been one of its high points.











