Bizarro Briefs: Thanksgiving revolt
Wild turkeys in a New Jersey town are counterattacking.
Basemental: The swampy grunge anthems of Owen Manure
Manure’s swampy, grunge anthems recall a different time: when grunge was king, punk was fun, and I was probably barely a baby.
Patty Schemel — drummer of Hole — is coming to the Valley, thanks to Women Of Rock Oral History Project and Amherst Cinema
The documentary is full of ‘90s gems. All the members of Hole are interviewed and there are shots of them on tour back in the mid-90s. Members of Veruca Salt, Faith No More, Luscious Jackson, The Go-Go’s and of course, Kurt Cobain are all featured, along with Patty’s family.
Student-led group SALT brings alternative music to UMass Amherst
For the past four years, students at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst have been bringing alternative DIY local and regional music to the college through a student organization called Students For Alternative Music (SALT)
The Beerhunter: New neighboring breweries find homes in old industry buildings
This month’s local craft beer update highlights a pair of new Valley breweries that are opening soon. If your first thought is ‘Oh man, not again,’ this probably isn’t the column for you.
Cinemadope: Women Rockers in Film
When I opened Instagram over my morning coffee one recent morning, the first face staring back at me was that of a blue-haired Alice Bag, the fifty-nine year old punk icon and activist.
Monte Belmonte Wines: Your Election 2018 Wine Ballot
I’ve spent almost as much time thinking about this election as I have thinking about wine.
Amherst’s Andrea Dezsö works across different media, public art spaces — and the world
Dezsö, who was born in 1968, says she began drawing and painting as a child and never stopped, in part because growing up in then-communist Romania, there wasn’t the same focus on entrepreneurial success or professional careers with big incomes as there is in the United States.
Monte Belmonte Wines: Bonjour, Monsieur Touton
I’ll make no claim that I will review it, or review it kindly, but I promise you it will be consumed.
The V-Spot: Help My Partner Help Me
You help your partner help you, Empath to Love, by helping your partner help you.
Cinemadope: Art and the business of art
Set as a stylish thriller with a Parisian backdrop, it tells the story of journalist Esther Stegmann (Anna Sigalevitch), whose appraiser husband brings home a painting that unlocks long closed doors in her family’s history.
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VIDEO Teaser: The Greys play Advocate Sessions
Jazz-inspired indie duo on vocals and bass When Cait Simpson sings and Chris Merritt plucks his upright bass, something simple and enchanting happens. The friends just released their first EP, The Landing, available on iTunes and Spotify. Catch the full video this...
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CinemaDope: Southern Exposure, an immigrant’s dangerous journey
The people who run the show over at Amherst Cinema have never been content with the idea that their venue is a mere movie theater. From the start, the vision of the theater encompassed not just great film, but also community enrichment, education, and more. As the...
