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Quick, without looking it up, what record label discovered and introduced to the world roots/Americana stars Josh Ritter, Lori McKenna, Crooked Still and Lake Street Dive? With a track record like this and then some, Signature Sounds of Northampton, MA ought to be on the tip of every music fan’s tongue. But I suspect that many in the tribe need to be formally introduced, and a new 25th anniversary anthology makes the perfect calling card.
Over two CDs, amply annotated with history and artist capsules, the new
Golden Age set presents a wide-ranging listening experience spanning classic northeastern singer-songwriters, innovative string bands and idiosyncratic indie-popsters. These 37 artists are unified not by genre but by their crafty riffs on genre, their heady mingling of genre and their pure expressions of genre, depending on the artist involved. The oldest track is an acoustic guitar instrumental from Jim Henry and Brooks Williams back in 1997, and the most recent come
Sounds Local: Home Body shows artistically combine dance, lighting and costumes
The electronic pop duo Home Body, made up of Greenfield residents Haley Morgan and Eric Hnatow, has released its second full-length album “Spiritus,” and will celebrate with a performance at the Shea Theater Arts Center in Turners Falls on Friday. Contributed photo/Anja Schutz
The electronic pop duo Home Body, made up of Greenfield residents Haley Morgan and Eric Hnatow, has released its second full-length album “Spiritus,” and will celebrate with a performance at the Shea Theater Arts Center in Turners Falls on Friday. Contributed photo/Anja Schutz
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