Basemental: Ruth Garbus sets Earth-loving lyrics to earthy chords
Apart from a keen eye for imagery, Garbus’ lyrics have a skill for finding difficult tensions, whose contradictions are hard to resolve.
Stagestruck: Force of Nature
In WAM Theatre’s production of Lauren Gunderson’s delightfully witty and provocative play, the 18th-century mathematician, philosopher and linguist comes briefly back from the dead to make her case for a life that was equal parts intellect and passion.
Saturday: Talk by Punk Photographer Cynthia Connolly
Connolly’s talk in Easthampton comes with something special: a quick-paced slide show about the D.C. punk scene of the 1980s.
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...
A Heartbeat (or Impeachment) Away from the Presidency: We went to VP Mike Pence’s hometown to learn about him
Jeff Brown, part of a deep-rooted local newspaper family, became Pence’s close friend in high school. Pence, a volunteer with the county’s Democratic Party, was still feeling out his political beliefs, Brown said. He would spar with Brown’s conservative father about President Roosevelt’s postwar legacy.
“Mike is a historian,” Brown said. “He was very interested in Kennedy and Roosevelt, just the decision-making process that these guys went through to do what they needed to do.”
Breaking the School to Prison Pipeline: Springfield reduces in-school arrests, but is it enough?
“After that, honestly, my life took a rough turn,” Olivares said. “I started hanging around with the wrong guys. I wasn’t taking school too seriously. I was looking at school in a negative manner; I was looking at police in a negative manner. I was certainly a lost teenager.” – Armando Olivares, 23, talking about his in-school arrest at age 14.
Between the Lines: Is Boston Super Racist?
So, is SNL’s Michael Che right? Is our beloved Boston — with so much to offer by way of education, healthcare, culture, cuisine, and community — a more racist place than, say, Los Angeles?
This weekend Che doubled down on an earlier comment in which he said this about the Super Bowl during “Weekend Update”: “I just want to relax, turn my brain off, and watch the blackest city in America beat the most racist city I’ve ever been to.”
O, Cannabis! How to Taste the Nuances of Marijuana Like a Pro
We’re on the road of cannabis no longer being thought of as some seedy contraband in a sandwich bag tossed through a car window to potheads, but a varied, quality — and dare I say, refined — hobby. With the ability to purchase and grow identified strains with known THC and other compound levels, weed smokers can zero-in on the buds they like and sample the best of what’s around.
Can you smell where I’m going with this? Weed tastings, ya’ll!
Like Guthrie Meets MacGyver: The Suitcase Junket Rocks Out
One-man band plays blues, rock, and folk on improvised instruments Some of us spend our days sitting at computers in nondescript rooms. In the new, handmade music video for his love song “Beta Star,” Matt Lorenz gives that a shot. He wakes up in the morning, washes...
Music Review: “15 Sunrise” by Calico Blue
Amherst-based psychedelic dream-pop and surf-blues infused band Calico Blue released its second album early this month, 15 Sunrise, which presents songs that could be best described as meditations on life. They confront the ghosts that live in the corridors of the...
On Exhibit: Unseen Ruins Near Pompeii
From Italy With Ash Featuring works seen for the first time outside Italy, this exhibit contains pieces from the ancient town of Oplontis. When Mount Vesuvius blew in 79 CE it buried more than just Pompeii. Pieces excavated from Oplontis reveal a life of luxury and...
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Nightcrawler: ‘Hole’-d Up
Sutherland swaps silver screen for six-string; Gartska jams with guitar gods... briefly He was a "Lost Boy." A "Young Gun." One of "A Few Good Men" to enjoy a three decade career on both the silver and small screens alike. But in 2015, actor Kiefer Sutherland says he...
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