Podcast: Chris Goudreau on Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno’s absence from marginalized communities
Chris Goudreau on the Valley Advocate Podcast.
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...
Saturday: Nasty Women Take the Stage
Nasty Jazz The Ladies of Jazz music series is dedicating its Saturday, March 25, concert to all the “nasty” (aka “strong”) women fighting for female and reproductive rights. And all proceeds are going to benefit Planned Parenthood of Northern New England in...
President of the NAACP in Amherst
The NAACP members advocate for civil rights, fight against police brutality, and conduct voter mobilization campaigns in their communities — rights that seem to be under attack right now. Hearing him speak on any of these topics would be fascinating.
Between the Lines: No Man is an Island; It Takes a Village to Raise a Hero
The “power of one” isn’t a real thing.
It takes a village to raise a hero … or a jerk. What I’m saying is, the people, places, and opportunities around a person shapes who he becomes. Outside of Willy Loman’s sketchy brother in “Death of a Salesman,” no one has ever walked into the “dark” jungle by himself and emerged with handfuls of diamonds.
Stream Queen: Women’s Work, rediscovering female directors
Though the film industry still has a long way to go, these four films each demonstrate a female director’s significant artistic contribution. These works are wildly varied in terms of genre and style, so they’ll give you a nice taste of what’s possible when artists take a chance. This spring, put on an old T-shirt, grab your Windex, and wipe the dust off of these important cinematic works.
Dance VIP Raja Feather Kelly Comes to Town
“Brooklyn-based Raja Feather Kelly brings a vivid boundlessness to all he does. Whether dancing for the likes of Reggie Wilson or cooking up his own darkly entertaining dance-theater productions, he seems insatiably curious.”
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Review: Sweet Soul Music with Mikey Sweet
Last fall, Northampton-based singer-songwriter Mikey Sweet hitchhiked around the Northeast for two weeks, busking with a cardboard sign that read “Broke Musician Need Money to Finish Album w/Big Shot Producer and Hot Band! God Bless.” After paying an Albany outlaw a...
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