Pitchfork recently featured the Pioneer Valley in an article entitled, “The Next Generation of Western Massachusetts Indie Rock”, showcasing artists like Speedy Ortiz, And the […]
My Father the Godfather
On August 4th 2014 Daryl Brown, son of legendary funk musician James Brown, appeared at Amherst Books to speak about his book ” My Father […]
The Word on the Street: Cancelled Concerts at UMass Amherst
Several students at UMass Amherst talked with me about the recent cancellations of Electronic Dance Music shows due to concerns regarding recent deaths resulting from […]
Collective Music In Western Mass
Jesse Allen, Nick Pace, and Jackie Scalie, live together in a house in the Pioneer Valley. The three work together to create art, book […]
Jesse Allen’s Foreign Sound World
Jesse Allen has been creating music his whole life. Allen’s passion towards music started manifesting itself more completely during his studies at SUNY Purchase in […]
Professor David E. Schneider: “How to Cause a Riot”
Professor David E. Schneider, Amherst College, speaks on Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring and Musical Modernism on the Eve of World War I. Earle Recital Hall, […]