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Sara Kochanski is Wishbone Zoe

Wishbone Zoe finds her sound

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

There are many ways to describe Wishbone Zoe’s music, but mainstream isn’t one of them. If you ask the 19-year-old, she’ll tell you her music is a little junkyard rock, some vagabond scuff, a taste of klezmer polka and polka folk, and some alternative New England, Pioneer Valley, western Massachusetts ambient folk. She also throws rock and indie into the mix. Wishbone Zoe, whose given name is Saera Kochanski, loves to accompany her banjo and guitar playing with sounds from a collection of objects. She calls it “found sound.” “As for junkyard rock, it’s a term I’ve used loosely to describe my use, or experimentation … 0

Sounds Local: WinklePicker Festival

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

As we battled storm Nemo last weekend, in New Orleans they were in the midst of Mardi Gras celebrations. Since most of us wish that we were there, enjoying all that great food and music, the organizers of the WinklePicker Festival will offer the next best thing when they bring a touch of … 0

Encores & Curtain Calls: Eventide concert Sunday

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Editor's Note: To our regret we got the date for this concert wrong on both the front of the print edition of Arts & Entertainment section and in the headline that appeared with Marcello's column. The correct day is Sunday, Feb. 10 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with … 0

Sounds Local:

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

“The wake of mornin’, quell the lighnin Sullen from your reckless slumber Now I come to see you as you are A petal parting from her flower Turning bluer by the hour Gypsy shadow dancer from afar When … 1

Encores & Curtain Calls:

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

“Organ playing is the manifestation of a will filled with the vision of eternity.” — Charles Marie Widor (organist, composer) Come then, prepared for such celestial visions, along with a welcome dose of the irreverent, as the Brick … 0

Struggle & hope

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

It all began with a hum.Eveline MacDougall, a 23-year-old carpenter who’d recently moved to the area from a Winchendon communal farm where everyone sang together, was humming to herself one of the South African freedom songs she’d learned … 1

It’s not about playing it safe

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Back in December, the Valley Music Collective presented a show at the Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton that showcased the musicians who appeared on its “Valley Rising Compilation Album Vol. II.” There was a lot of talent … 0

Encores & Curtain Calls: Cut from radically different cloths

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

“You compose because you want to somehow summarize in some permanent form your most basic feelings about being alive, to set down ... some sort of permanent statement about the way it feels to live now, today. — … 0

Sounds Local: What’s a headbanger to do?

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Rub Wrongways Records, a record label in Northampton run by musician Henning Ohlenbusch. Ohlenbusch established the label in 2002 and, to date, it has released 13 full-length albums, five EPs and three singles. It plans to release five … 0

A musical year to remember

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

As we enter the new year, it is fun to look back on some of the highlights of 2012. So, with that in mind, I have compiled a list of some of my favorite locally produced music of … 0

Sounds Local: Get your tickets now for New Year’s Eve parties

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

With Christ-mas only days away, it’s time to start thinking about your New Year’s Eve plans. And to help you through the maze of musical options available on this big party night, we’ve got the details on what … 0

Encores & Curtain Calls: Baroque at its best

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

“(Handel) is the only person I would wish to see before I die, and the only person I would wish to be, were I not Bach.” — Johann Sebastian Bach Well, I know what I’m going to be … 0

Emotional drama, lush sound

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Strolling through picturesque downtown Shelburne Falls is the perfect way to spend a Sunday afternoon. Add some live music to the mix and a perfect afternoon just got better. The folks at Mocha Maya’s know that, like an … 0