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By BELLA LEVAVI

SHELBURNE FALLS — With the expansion project he has in the works, Mocha Maya’s owner Chris King hopes to fill a void he sees in the village: entertainment.“This place has become a second home” for many, King said of his 18-year-old Bridge Street...

By SHERYL HUNTER

There’s nothing better than live music — except live music raising money for a good cause.That will be the case when folk and Americana artist Reed Foehl and Friends head to the backyard at Berkshire East in Charlemont on Sunday, Oct. 8, at 3 p.m. for...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — At long last, the Iron Horse Music Hall has a new owner, and music could be emanating from the venerable Center Street location as soon as February.The Parlor Room, a nearby music venue run by a nonprofit, announced Wednesday that it has...

CHARLEMONT — Organizers of Mohawk Trail Concerts will host a gala on Saturday, Sept. 23, in honor of the concert series’ founder, Arnold “Arnie” Black. The gala will start at 3 p.m. at the Charlemont Federated Church, 175 Main St. “We look forward to...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

GREENFIELD — With 58 musical acts and camping tents as far as the eye could see, Wormtown Music Festival made a successful return over the weekend after a three-year hiatus.“It’s awesome,” said Mark Blanchette, who co-organizes the festival with his...

By SHERYL HUNTER

The music scene here in Franklin County is off to a strong start this fall, with some nationally recognized artists coming to the area in the weeks ahead.It starts this weekend at Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center in Greenfield when the band Of...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

ASHFIELD — In his Grammy-nominated hit “Beg Steal or Borrow,” folk rock musician Ray LaMontagne sings that “one of these days, it’s gonna be right soon, you’ll find your legs and go.”That day seems to have come for LaMontagne, whose 104-acre estate at...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

MONTAGUE — Thirty-nine bands will fill the Millers Falls Rod and Gun Club with hardcore music this weekend with the return of RPM Fest.Now in its seventh year and its fourth at the Rod and Gun Club, RPM Fest is a three-day festival highlighting...

By MADDIE FABIAN

NORTHAMPTON — With a sunny forecast and a schedule packed with agricultural events, music, motorsports, food and local art, the 206th Three County Fair will kick off Friday and run through Labor Day on Monday.First held in 1818, the Three County Fair...

1794 Meetinghouse to present The Jolly Beggars, Jenny BurtisNEW SALEM — The 1794 Meetinghouse plans to present The Jolly Beggars on Aug. 25 and Jenny Burtis on Aug. 26.The Jolly Beggars, based in Connecticut, specialize in lively, uplifting Celtic...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — As the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association’s Sunday concert series continues, it is welcoming an award-winning Ukrainian pianist to town.Liana Paniyeva will grace Memorial Hall Museum’s Music Room on Sunday, Aug. 13, at 3 p.m. The...

By SHERYL HUNTER

If you are in need of some feel-good music that will have you dancing until your feet hurt, then The Gaslight Tinkers are the band for you. The Tinkers are from Brattleboro, Vermont, and are known for uplifting, high-energy shows that always have...

By BELLA LEVAVI

GREENFIELD — More than 100 Kate Bush fans from near and far convened at Energy Park on Sunday to go through the motions of the whimsically choreographed dance from the red dress version of her 1978 music video for “Wuthering Heights.” July 30, the...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — The Orange Historical Society is gearing up for the return of the formerly annual summer event “Music on the Porch” for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.The free outdoor event is slated for 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Aug....

By JULIAN MENDOZA

TURNERS FALLS — With vinyl records making a comeback recently, record store owner John Benedict is making his own return to Franklin County with Music Connection, his new shop set to open on Avenue A next month.Benedict, who worked for nearly two...

By DOMENIC POLI

SHELBURNE — Franklin County is mourning the death of local radio pioneer Phil Drumheller, 15 months after he signed off the airwaves to close out his 70-year career in broadcasting.Phil D, as he was known to area listeners, died on July 14, surrounded...

By SHERYL HUNTER

Robin Lane has worked in many musical styles throughout her lengthy career. There were the folk stylings of her early years when she was part of the Laurel Canyon scene and the new wave punk-influenced sound of her band Robin Lane and the...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

Following the Antenna Cloud Farm Music Walk’s successful debut last year, organizer Michi Wiancko is “trying to go as deep as possible” this year, to present the “highest-quality experience.”The second annual Music Walk, part of the Gill-based...