by Melissa Cleary | Apr 27, 2016 | Events, Music, News, Preview
By JOHN ADAMIAN Special To The Courant Now that The Roots have demonstrated that they can be the house band for “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” and Reggie Watts is helping supply music for “The Late Late Show,” perhaps it’s time...
by Melissa Cleary | Nov 5, 2015 | Music, Reviews
From STANDING ROOM ONLY, Northern New England’s Music, Arts & Dining Guide NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS – Joe Jackson is one of those artists that transcends music genres; pub rock, punk, jazz, R & B, ballads and even vibes of world music… and they...
by Melissa Cleary | Jan 2, 2015 | Music
December 22, 2014 by Sheryl Hunter Chris Smither has played countless shows in his lengthy career, but none quite like this one at the Academy of Music in Northampton, Massachusetts. This show was a night of celebration as it honored the blues-influenced...
by Melissa Cleary | Oct 23, 2014 | Music
By STEVE PFARRER Staff Writer Wednesday, October 15, 2014 (Published in print: Thursday, October 16, 2014) It was almost 50 years ago that Chris Smither dropped his college studies in anthropology and, guitar in hand, headed north from his home in New Orleans. His...
by Melissa Cleary | Jun 11, 2014 | Events, Music, News, Preview
Summer Arts Preview A few good picks for a hot summer Wednesday, June 04, 2014Valley Advocate Les Doigts Every June for a decade-plus, Northampton has filled up with musicians, most in Hawaiian shirts and toting funny-looking guitars. They migrate in for the annual...
by Melissa Cleary | Jun 10, 2014 | Music, News, Reviews
Concert review: Roger McGuinn charms at Northampton’s Academy of Music By George Lenker | Special to The Republican on June 07, 2014 at 12:20 AM, updated June 07, 2014 at 1:10 AM The Byrds, Roger McGuinn’s seminal 1960s band, had a huge sound with chiming...