Thursday, November 22, 2012
It looks like Franklin County’s own Americana trio The Boxcar Lilies, has a tradition in the making as it plays its second annual post-Thanksgiving show at the Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center St., in Northampton, on Sunday, …
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Karl Helander, one of the co-founders and leaders of the Northampton-based band Pale Cowboy, says, “I think we have an equal affinity for old music and for new music, both traditional and modern, and I hope that comes …
Thursday, November 8, 2012
“Life is calling, but you need healing now, for all good reasons, change is comin’. Change is comin’, for all good reasons, but you need healin’, for life is callin’” — Barefoot Truth, “All Good Reasons” Change is …
Friday, November 2, 2012
Back in the days before Google and digitized archives, a Harvard undergrad was doing research the old-fashioned way, pulling down tomes of music from tall library shelves that had likely remained undisturbed for 150 years. The music was …
Friday, November 2, 2012
If you attended the Whiskey Treaty show that was held at The Arts Block in September, chances are you were blown away by the high-energy, no-holds-barred performance of Bright Lines. This quartet from Northampton plays a high-energy, rootsy …
Friday, October 26, 2012
Halloween is no longer just about little kids and trick or treating. Nowadays, the adults like to get into the fun, so I’ve put together a list of some of the Halloween parties that are happening here in …
Friday, October 26, 2012
Strange — isn’t it — the lure, the enduring attraction of horror? Why, there’s even a special holiday dedicated to the “dark side,” the hallowed Halloween – or, in its original incarnation, All-Hallows’ Eve, which was, in traditional …
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Li’l BeeDee & the Doo-Rites is a band with a mission: to create good-time music and “to do ya right!” And you can be sure that when this five-piece band brings its blend of rockabilly and old rhythm …
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Young love Shakespeare’s classic tragedy “Romeo and Juliet” is the main fall event at the New England Youth Theater. Now through Oct. 21 (Fridays at 7 p.m., Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.. and Sundays at 2 …
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
A couple of weeks ago, The Arts Block, 289 Main St. in Greenfield, celebrated its second anniversary. During these past two years, one of the goals that club owner Ed Wierzbowski established for the venue was to make …