Valley Show Girl: ‘Soulfly! … Fly High! … Soulfly! … Fly Free!’
Arizona-based metal band Soulfly are coming back to our local music scene here in the Valley on their latest tour.
‘Biomass Isn’t Clean Energy’: Springfield activists blast state plan at hearing
At stake may be a return of a long-delayed proposed Palmer Renewable Energy biomass plant planned for East Springfield.
Valley Advocate Staff Picks: Ona Canoa, Christine Ohlman & Rebel Montez, Urinetown, and Trash Talks
Ahead of the show, the group sent me videos of a few of their songs at the gallery space and “resonate” is definitely the right word for the series. The trio’s harmonized voices sound like a full chorus in the space with an etherealness that has to be heard to be believed.
Monte Belmonte Wines: Belly laughs from Wine Country on Netflix, but no wine info
Amy Poehler makes her feature film directorial debut.
Western Mass Beer Week is Back! Here’s what’s happening
Here are just some of the events we’re looking forward to between June 8 and 15.
Bizarro Briefs: Swooping to the Rescue
Bird photobomb as savior.
Review: ‘Daydreaming’ at the Elusie Gallery
The work of two artists are on display now through June 30 at Easthampton’s Elusie Gallery in an exhibit titled “Daydreaming.”
O Cannabis: Finding Your Perfect Dose
Discovering your ideal cannabis dose can be tricky.
Basemental: DIY Dystopia — A tech start-up sees house shows as ‘the next big thing’
A new way for investors to pocket the majority of the money from music shows.
‘Stupid and Irresponsible’: Activists speak out against burning biomass in Springfield
“Putting biomass back into the RPS is just stupid and irresponsible, so I think it’s really important that we make our voices heard at the DOER hearing on Wednesday,” he explained.
Stagestruck: Classics Revisited – Masterpieces coming to summer stages
In a season studded with world premieres (five at Williamstown Theatre Festival alone and three at Barrington Stage Company, for example), I’m equally struck by some of the revivals coming up in the Valley and Berkshires this summer. I don’t mean chestnuts from the...
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Basemental: All I Want For Christmas is Lowered Expectations
I am the Grinch. People who know me know this — my mom better than anyone. I scoff at Christmas songs and “holiday cheer,” wanting nothing to do with a holiday that is closely aligned with capitalism, patriarchy, and bad parties. But nothing warms my Grinch heart like...
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Stagestruck: English Stages, Part One — The National
Three of the four shows I saw at the National Theatre in London last month were star vehicles, and the fourth one’s ensemble cast featured a very well-known face. The first three also, coincidentally, ended in sudden reprieves from ignominious deaths. Another...











