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Nightcrawler: Media Darlings, Darlingside celebrates latest sonic labor of love; Gates open for Holyoke performers

Nightcrawler: Media Darlings, Darlingside celebrates latest sonic labor of love; Gates open for Holyoke performers

by Gary Carra | Sep 29, 2015 | Articles, Arts, Columns, Music, Nightcrawler

Bay State quartet Darlingside have become veritable media darlings in their just over half a decade of existence. Their lush, harmony-laden amalgam of indie folk rock garners kudos as steadily and readily as “Dump Trump’’ petition signatures at a Cinco De Mayo party....
Stagestruck: In the Vanguard – Women take center stage in the Valley

Stagestruck: In the Vanguard – Women take center stage in the Valley

by Chris Rohmann | Sep 22, 2015 | Articles, Arts, Stage, Stagestruck

You’ll probably think I’m some kind of androphobe, or that I’m just beating the same drum to death, but after a summer when so many of my favorite plays and performances were by women, I couldn’t help noticing the same theme carrying into the fall. Turns out the...
My Favorite Walk: Holyoke’s Ashley Reservoir

My Favorite Walk: Holyoke’s Ashley Reservoir

by Rachel Bellenoit | Jul 14, 2015 | Arts, Leisure, News

Photos by Rachel Bellenoit Though most of the visitors to Ashley Reservoir in Holyoke are joggers, cyclists, and hikers, a few of them are self-taught naturalists and/or photographers. While Whiting and McLean Reservoirs hold as much wildlife to observe as their...
The Late Shift: New people, new venues, same old problems for Valley nightlife

The Late Shift: New people, new venues, same old problems for Valley nightlife

by Hunter Styles | Jul 14, 2015 | Articles, Arts, Featured, Leisure, Music, News

How do a city’s business owners create a nightlife that is not only lively, but built to last? The short answer: by dreaming big. Running an entertainment venue takes daily stamina and quick thinking, of course. But it also requires a deeper, grander feeling to fuel...
Nightcrawler: Tor-id Affair, Rev. Tor Band’s audio/visual onslaught, free concerts in Holyoke and Enfield

Nightcrawler: Tor-id Affair, Rev. Tor Band’s audio/visual onslaught, free concerts in Holyoke and Enfield

by Gary Carra | Jul 8, 2015 | Arts, Columns, Music, Nightcrawler

You name it, The Reverend Tor Band is celebrating it this weekend — s seventh CD, a first DVD, and then there’s the 20-year milestone of cranking out some of the most consistent groove-oriented rock in the area. “It’s been an amazing journey, and I’m really happy...
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