Staff Picks: Moon Hooch, Enter the Haggis, and The Amidon, Murphy, & Tracy Families Concert
Think of bass heavy EDM and replace all the electronics with live instruments. They are energetic and explosive.
Woman accuses Hadley Police of discrimination, mishandling her case
Alleged robberies took place over years, but little police work was done, she says.
Editorial: Half-baked Plan Not Good Enough for Hampshire
Several resignations later, hopefully Hampshire can get back on track.
The Beerhunter: The Gluten-Free Beer Problem
For a couple of decades now, gluten-free beer has been a victim of the veggie burger problem.
Blaise’s Bad Movie Guide: Ants
Turns out Ants is a made-for-TV movie from the 1977, when nature-run-amok flicks were all the rage.
Stagestruck: New Kid on the Block
There’s a new theater company in the Valley, with a kick-ass name and no less a purpose than helping to “undo established hierarchical structures and their attendant damage.” It’s called Strident Theatre, and its vociferous founder is actor/director/playwright Susanna Apgar.
V-Spot: I Caught My BF on Grindr
He can’t explain why he was talking to other people, and swears up and down he is straight.
Cinemadope: Is Hellboy actually a Western?
This particular sheriff has a giant stone forearm and brick red skin.
Free Will Astrology: Libra, take the advice of Ovid … and Pat Benatar
“Love is a battlefield” indeed.
Julian Sherwood on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage
Julian Sherwood performs jazzy acoustic indie folk-rock with psychedelic riffs.
Stagestruck: Imperfect “Nonsense”
My brother is the world’s biggest P.G. Wodehouse fan. Well, maybe not the biggest — he’s got legions of competitors for that title — but big enough to have come up from his home in New Jersey to accompany me to the American premiere of a new Wodehouse-derived play....
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SATURDAY: Boogaloo Bash is First in Free Concert Series Millpond.Live, Easthampton
What’s boogaloo? A blend of mambo, doo-wop, R&B, and funk that was hot in the 1960s, but for some unthinkable reason (this music is jam-groovin-get-out-your-seat-fantastic!) fell out of favor with pop culture.
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Cinemadope: The Social Network, Cuban music and a couple of classics
When I first moved to Northampton in 1997, the now classic Buena Vista Social Club had only recently been released. A collection of Cuban music performed by veterans of the Havana scene, it was a surprise hit that was originally meant to be a showcase for a...
