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Pick of the Day 6/12: David Keenan at the Iron Horse

Pick of the Day 6/12: David Keenan at the Iron Horse

by Chris Goudreau | Jun 12, 2018 | Articles, Arts, Music, Newsletter

David Keenan is a 23-year-old Irish folk songwriter with poetic lyrics who has been described as “not just another lad with an acoustic guitar; the sound of Tim Buckley and Brendan Behan arguing over a few jars, while Kavanagh deals Dylan a suspicious hand of...
Confronting Childhood Abuse as an Adult Writer

Confronting Childhood Abuse as an Adult Writer

by Chris Goudreau | Jun 11, 2018 | Articles, Featured, News, Newsletter, Wellness

When Lisa Zarcone was 11 or 12 years old, she came home to find her home a hot 90 degrees and her mother smoking on the sofa. She turned down the thermostat and her mother attacked her with a meat tenderizer, violently hitting her more than 20 times. She had bruises...
Podcast: Jennifer Levesque on music in the Valley and 10 years of Advocate cover designs

Podcast: Jennifer Levesque on music in the Valley and 10 years of Advocate cover designs

by Advocate Staff | Jun 11, 2018 | Articles, Featured, Newsletter, Podcast, Valley Show Girl

Jennifer Levesque brings the Valley’s music shows to life as the Advocate’s Valley Show Girl columnist. She’s also been designing the Advocate’s covers for more than 10 years. She tells us about her favorite Advocate issues and what’s...
Folk and blues legend Chris Smither on songwriting, Chuck Berry, and living in the Pioneer Valley

Folk and blues legend Chris Smither on songwriting, Chuck Berry, and living in the Pioneer Valley

by Chris Goudreau | Jun 11, 2018 | Articles, Featured, Music, Newsletter

Over the course of his more than 40 year career folk and blues guitarist and singer-songwriter Chris Smither has released dozens of albums and hundreds of songs.  He was a part of the Cambridge folk music scene in the 1960s where he first got his start and is also a...
V-Spot: My BF’s Been Sexting Other Women

V-Spot: My BF’s Been Sexting Other Women

by Yana Tallon-Hicks | Jun 11, 2018 | Articles, Columns, Featured, Newsletter, The V-Spot

Hi Yana, I was recently informed by someone that my boyfriend has been sexually texting another girl for several months, as well as had an active profile on dating site Plenty of Fish. When confronted, it took a few days but he did admit the truth to me. I am...
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