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Letters to the Editor: Reactions to refugees at the border

Letters to the Editor: Reactions to refugees at the border

by Valley Advocate Readers | Jul 12, 2019 | Articles, Featured, Letters from our Readers, News

Historical examples appropriate in border discussion In response to “Between the Lines: A Moral and Humanitarian Crisis at the Border,” published July 4-10, 2019. Hello, Dave. My family background is similar to yours. My parents and grandparents were refugees from...
Valley Advocate Staff Picks: Brazilian folk-pop and music in the morning

Valley Advocate Staff Picks: Brazilian folk-pop and music in the morning

by Advocate Staff | Jul 5, 2019 | Articles, Arts, Featured, Music, Staff Picks

Brazilian folk-pop with Sessa at  Historic Northampton // SATURDAY Historic Northampton will kick off its Parsons Lawn Concert Series with Brazilian folk-pop artist Sessa this Saturday, who will be accompanied with three vocalists and a percussionist. Sessa is a...
Lush Honey on the Valley Advocate Sessions stage

Lush Honey on the Valley Advocate Sessions stage

by Advocate Staff | Jun 28, 2019 | Advocate Sessions, Articles, Featured, Music

Lush Honey is a and that makes funky soul and progressive rock ‘n’ roll. The band performed live at the Summit View in Holyoke during the 2019 Best of the Valley Readers’ Poll party.  
Free Will Astrology: Can you be as efficient as a firefly, Taurus?

Free Will Astrology: Can you be as efficient as a firefly, Taurus?

by Rob Brezsny | May 6, 2019 | Articles, Astrology, Featured

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Time to shake things up! In the next three weeks, I invite you to try at least three of the following experiments. 1.) See unusual sights in familiar situations. 2.) Seek out new music that both calms you and excites you. 3.) Get an...
An Advocate History: The Valley’s alternative voice for over 45 years

An Advocate History: The Valley’s alternative voice for over 45 years

by Chris Goudreau | Mar 20, 2019 | Articles, Featured, News

The first edition of the Valley Advocate was published on Sept. 19, 1973, with a cover story titled, “Prophet & Profit — ‘Spirit’ Dies,” about a large hippie commune in Leyden called “The Brotherhood of the Spirit,” which became defunct when more than half of them...
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