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Seba-(no)-dough Show Eric Gaffney says sayonara to summer with free Florence show Sebadoh co-founder Eric Gaffney rounds out the Acoustic Saturday Summer Series at JJ’s Tavern...

Well-GroomedDo our canine companions understand what they’re playing for and whom they’re up against at dog shows? Hard to say. But surely they sense that all of...

At a concert — years ago — I was dancing in the front row when the familiar aroma of bright piney buds wafted by....

Shake the TreesThe woods of Western Mass promise to be rather loud this weekend for RPM Fest, which brings three days of rock, punk,...

We Buffer, We Suffer Candace Clement has been a been a member of the Northampton band Bunny’s A Swine for eight years. On songs like...

“You, minion, are too saucy!”The Two Gentlemen of Verona is widely believed to be Shakespeare’s first play. It’s also one of his best. The...

No Kidding One of the great myths of cinema is that kids movies are for kids. Sure, they might be a bit more brightly colored than...

Dear Yana, I was recently discussing your column with some new friends I met through Pioneer Valley Aces, a local group of individuals who identify...

The old familiar smell of hundreds of people’s body odors mingles with the dust kicking up under our feet and the marijuana smoke hanging...

The Valley’s summer theaters have folded their figurative tents, but looking west, the season isn’t quite over. Out toward the Berkshires, five troupes are still...