by Hunter Styles | Aug 25, 2015 | Articles, Arts, Featured, Music
Beach House Aug. 19, 2015 at Pearl Street Nightclub, Northampton A sweat lodge triggers mystical experiences, or so they say. I haven’t tried it, but Pearl Street’s crowded and steamy concert by Beach House last Wednesday got me pretty close. My glasses fogged up upon...
by Kristin Palpini | Aug 12, 2015 | Arts
Like most people, the Valley Advocate keeps its treasures in cardboard boxes on top of high dusty shelves. But when those shelves had to come down this spring, it forced the staff to dig through filing cabinets and taped up boxes no one had opened for decades. What we...
by Gary Carra | Aug 12, 2015 | Articles, Arts, Columns, Music, Nightcrawler
Several songs into their Aug. 2 Hartford, Connecticut concert, the nu-metal shock rockers of Slipknot had a choice to make. Their bassist, Alessandro “Vman” Venturella, had just collapsed due to an “unknown medical emergency” (later to be diagnosed as severe...
by Hunter Styles | Aug 4, 2015 | Articles, Arts, Featured, Music
Uncle Jerry’s Bands A psychedelic Saturday at the Gathering of the Vibes Fun fact: Bridgeport, Connecticut is the only city in America where Hula-Hoops cause more accidents than cars do. At least, that’s how it is once a year, at the sprawling fiesta in Seaside Park...
by Gary Carra | Jul 28, 2015 | Articles, Arts, Columns, Music, Nightcrawler
From “Knights In White Satin” to Pomeranians with problem foot pads: welcome to a day in the life of Russell Brooks. “I just opened my own dog grooming salon in Northampton,” the music scene stalwart explains, “and I’ve been busier than ever with my life and work. And...
