by Gina Beavers | Apr 20, 2018 | Articles, Arts, Newsletter, Stage
If you’ve followed the long strange trip that is Mickey Rourke’s life, The Ballad of Philip Andre will ring a bell. The Legible Bod(ies)’s The Ballad of Philip Andre, is loosely based on the life and career of Mickey Rourke. The troupe will explore...
by Gina Beavers | Apr 3, 2018 | Articles, Arts, Film, Newsletter
Catch the tail end of Holyoke Community College’s 2018 French Film Festival. Bring your escargot and beret to watch Panique, a 1947 adaptation of Mr. Hire’s Engagement by Belgian crime writer Georges Simenon. It’s a “bleak picture of human nature at its vilest...
by Meg Bantle | Apr 2, 2018 | Articles, Columns, News, Newsletter, O Cannabis!
Adult-use cannabis was legalized by Massachusetts voters in 2016, but based on the number of moratoriums and bans that have passed across the state since then, it’s clear that there are still some mixed feelings about cannabis on the local level. “Like every other...
by Gina Beavers | Mar 28, 2018 | Articles, Arts, Newsletter
Here’s how The Blackbird Effect describes themselves: ” The Blackbird Effect= Pan Morigan & John Cabán, performing bent blues, green jazz & other Americanismos with roots to the sky!” “Americanismos,” that’s some fancy...
by Gina Beavers | Mar 22, 2018 | Articles, Arts, Music, Newsletter
Jeremy Turgeon is a young guy, but man does he have chops and the Jeremy Turgeon Quintet, or “JTQ,” brings a fresh, new sound to modern jazz. As part of Rootstock tonight, they’ll be making magic, fusing the timeless combination of Jazz, R & B...
