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Years ago, my husband and I joined a crowd of roaring, screaming fans as Ringo Starr and his All-Starr Band launched into “With a Little Help from My Friends.” We rose from our seats at Mohegan Sun to sing along with the chorus as if Ringo needed backup. “This is almost as good as seeing […]

The Turners Falls Music Mini-Fest is a free, open-air festival celebrating cultural exchange through the performance of diverse musical traditions, such as Chinese pipa, son jarocho, cumbia, and klezmer music.

I hate to sound overly judgy, but the moment I met a dating prospect I’ll call the Super-Nice Widower, the Monkees’ “Pleasant Valley Sunday” started playing in my head. The 1967 hit, written by pop-song powerhouses Carole King and Gerry Goffin, sounds sunny while casting a long shadow over suburbia. With jangly guitar and upbeat harmonies, […]

The Pioneer Valley Symphony Orchestra is holding its forth annual summer pops concert on Saturday, June 20.

Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Green River Festival in Greenfield. Enjoy music, food, crafts, and activities for all ages.

Audiences at the Shea Theater Arts Center will be blasted off into space during an immersive musical and multimedia performance by Earth Music Theater Live. This free event will take flight Sunday, May 31 at 4 p.m. The production features genre-defying music by an ensemble of local musicians led by Northampton-based composer and guitarist Steve […]

I poured myself a glass of wine one evening — just a reasonably priced California vintage — and as it opened up, so did a thought I hadn’t had before: some songs don’t just last; they deepen. “Teach Your Children” by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young has aged for me like a fine Merlot.  When […]

Grammy-nominated singer and composer Moira Smiley is returning to the Montague Common Hall, 34 Main St., on Sunday, March 29 at 7 p.m. According to a press release, Smiley’s performance incorporates audience participation, “breaking down the fourth wall,” and invites all in attendance to become a part of her music. This is Smiley’s second appearance […]

A Wendell actor and writer have teamed up with a four-time Grammy Award-winning cellist for an improvised poem performance at The Workroom at 33 Hawley St. in Northampton on Feb. 1. Showtime is slated to begin at 2 p.m. Court Dorsey will collaborate with Eugene Friesen to create “Poems with Wings,” in which the former […]

Dating late in life is like playing pin-the-tail on the donkey — except now you’re allowed to take off the blindfold. You can see the donkey. You can see the tail. You can even see the fence line and the pasture beyond. The game isn’t about guessing anymore; it’s about choosing. At least, that’s what […]

"It was really scary," the pop icon said recently.

"It’s time really for me to hang up my rock ‘n’ roll platform shoes and my skintight jeans," he said.