by Advocate Staff | Jan 19, 2018 | Articles
John Trudeau is an Orange-based progressive rock synthesizer sorcerer that’s a blast from the 1970s. He performed on the Valley Advocate Sessions on Dec. 19 and his full performance is available to view in the video below. Interview with John...
by Chris Goudreau | Jan 16, 2018 | Articles, Music, Review
Amherst-based OroborO’s debut album, Laughing Death, is a furiously upbeat apocalyptic vision of doom metal, hardcore punk, math rock, and jazzy psychedelia with a wry dark sense of humor that’s like going for a quaint and pleasant stroll while sirens wail and...
by Chris Goudreau | Jan 2, 2018 | Featured, Music, Newsletter, Review
This past year Winterpills member and Northampton-based singer-songwriter Phillip B. Price remastered a dozen of his past solo albums recorded from 1988 to 2004, which had never seen the light of day. With a back catalogue of more than a hundred songs to choose from,...
by Chris Goudreau | Dec 26, 2017 | Articles, Music, Newsletter, Review
Holyoke-based Behold! True Believers combines genres that you wouldn’t initially think would pair well together — pop punk, alternative rock, psychedelic pop, doo-wop, and experimental rock. This synthesis of influences works surprising well on the sextet’s recent...
by Advocate Staff | Dec 20, 2017 | Articles
Singer-songwriter Nate Martel plays acoustic roots rock music that doesn’t skimp on soul. Martel is also a member of local psychedelic rock group, Outer Stylie, which previously performed on Valley Advocate Sessions. He recently released his first solo album,...
