Brian Dickens on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
This week’s Advocate Sessions performer is Americana/ folk singer-songwriter Brian Dickens who brings a contemporary feel to classic folk inspired songs.
V-Spot: How Do I Get Over My Unhealthy Ex?
How can I keep him off my mind, and stop feeling ashamed or guilty about the relationship?
Gundermann at Amherst Cinema highlights Germany’s Springsteen
As director Andreas Dresen describes him, the musician was a man “with his head in the clouds and his boots in the brown coal mud.”
Ch’Chunk! on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
Ch’Chunk! blends together swing, gypsy jazz, and Americana to create its own modern take on jazz and roots music.
Letters from Our Readers: Poetry by Connolly Ryan
Poetry by Connolly Ryan.
Monte Belmonte Wines: A ‘Shot Through the Heart’ of Bon Jovi’s Wine Venture
New Jersey’s second most famous rock icon, Jon Bon Jovi, and his son have a joint wine venture called Diving Into Hampton Water.
Valley Advocate Staff Picks: Sam’s Folk Club, Mr. Liam, and Shambhala Center Meditation
You won’t need a TARDIS or a Delorean to travel back in time to the 1960s on Friday.
Stagestruck Abroad: Norway
One of the first things I noticed about Norway when I was there earlier this month – after the brisk air, the clean streets, and the tall blondes (and taller blonds) striding along those streets – was the 19 hours of full daylight. Not quite “midnight sun,” but it never quite got dark. It was both bracing and perplexing to come out of a theater at 10:30 p.m. into brilliant sunshine.
Yoga in Jail: Hampden County program offers release in pre-release center
Dori Digenti does not know the criminal histories of her yoga students at the Hampden County Pre-Release Center.
“To me, they’re participants in a yoga class,” said the founder and owner of Breathing Space Yoga & Mindfulness Studio in Holyoke. “They’re just who they are.”
Editorial: Pioneering a Journalism Support Model in the Pioneer Valley
Our news and arts coverage is truly available to all. We believe people have a right to know what is going on in their communities regardless of their ability to pay.
Bizarro Briefs: Definitely not “Saved by the Bell”
A man from Vermont learned that looking up clips from 1990s sitcom “Saved by the Bell” and driving on the open road don’t exactly mix.
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VIDEO: The Screaming Hearts on Valley Advocate Sessions Friday
The Screaming Hearts is edgy alternative rock with indie soul.
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Sisters and Soldiers: New Films This Week
“The Innocents,” now playing at Amherst Cinema, examines the real-life secrets of a Benedictine convent in Poland in 1945.











