Started several years ago, the Valley Music Showcase has served as a regular forum to introduce new bands and musicians to the area, drawing on performers from a region roughly defined as the Connecticut River Valley from southern Vermont to central.
Rolling hills and pastoral mountain views. A welcoming place for all ages, and a glass of wine for those of age. With Glendale Ridge Vineyard in Southampton, Ed and Mary Hamel have written a new chapter for their farmland and in their own lives,.
The battle returns: Valley Music Showcase competition will be filmed outdoors but screened online
Gracie Day, right, and The Phantom Limbs will bring their country-pop sound to the Valley Music Showcase May 28. Photos courtesy Mark Sherry
The western Massachusetts band Driving Wheel pitches itself as a “funk and soul band devoted to keeping those great American musical traditions alive.”
Johnny Cab, a “psycho-punk rock” band from Hartford, Connecticut, plays the Valley Music Showcase May 28. Photo courtesy Mark Sherry
No Lens, out of Greenfield, plays a mix of reggae and rock.
GoldFlame, a pop-punk/alternative rock quartet from Belchertown, plays the VMS May 28.
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Performers in “Restoring Community: Valley Writers Inspiring Theatre” include Annelise Lawson, Phanésia Pharel, Tony Aidan Vo, and Austin Jones Submitted photo
Published: 4/6/2021 2:52:16 PM
CitySpace series to conclude with virtual event
EASTHAMPTON The fourth and final evening of CitySpace Presents virtual series will take place Sunday, April 18, and will feature area actors performing some of western Massachusetts’s esteemed literary figures’ writings.
“Restoring Community: Valley Writers Inspiring Theatre,” is a virtual event featuring actors Phanésia Pharel, Annelise Lawson, Tony Aidan Vo, and Austin Jones. The performances will highlight the work of authors Ocean Vuong, Charlise Lyles, Emily Dickinson and David Foster Wallace.