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Making a Comeback: A preview of Double JJ Presents shows coming up

Making a Comeback: A preview of Double JJ Presents shows coming up

by Jennifer Levesque | Jan 22, 2020 | Articles, Columns, Featured, Valley Show Girl

John Joyce started booking local bands back in 1998 while he attended Westfield State. What started it all was his friends from college — who were in a band called The Infamous Shoeless Joe — had inquired if he could help get them shows in the area. He started booking...
Steve Rodgers on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage

Steve Rodgers on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage

by Chris Goudreau | Jan 10, 2020 | Articles, Featured, Music

Steve Rodgers is a singer-songwriter who plays Americana and indie folk with a dash of rock ‘n’ roll. Check out his full Advocate Sessions performance in the video below. Interview with Steve Rodgers:
Staff Picks: Bodies in Motion, Kalliope Jones, Sodada, Lunar Brew, Montague open mic

Staff Picks: Bodies in Motion, Kalliope Jones, Sodada, Lunar Brew, Montague open mic

by Advocate Staff | Jan 10, 2020 | Articles, Featured, Staff Picks

Bodies in Motion Festival 2020 in Northampton // THURSDAY-SUNDAY For the second January in a row, the Bodies in Motion Festival brings a wide range of dance performances, workshops, residencies, and other artistic events to Northampton’s Community Arts Center at 33...
Turning music into philanthropy: Percussionist Tony Vacca talks about his work in West Africa

Turning music into philanthropy: Percussionist Tony Vacca talks about his work in West Africa

by Steve Pfarrer | Dec 31, 2019 | Articles, Featured, Music, News

When he looks back on more than two decades of forging connections with musicians in Senegal, playing with them both there and in the United States, longtime Valley percussionist Tony Vacca laughs, shakes his head in wonder, and summarizes the situation like this:...
Brown Bones on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage

Brown Bones on the Valley Advocate Sessions Stage

by Advocate Staff | Dec 20, 2019 | Articles, Featured, Music, Valley Advocate Sessions

Brown Bones performs soulful and intimate urban folk with poignant lyrics and heartfelt melodies. Check out the group’s full performance in the video below. Interview with Brown Bones:
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