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By SHERYL HUNTER

With a new year comes new music, and 2024 looks like it will be an excellent year for both recordings and live music. Now that the holidays are over, some local musicians have dropped new singles in recent weeks as they gear up for full-length...

By SHERYL HUNTER

On Saturday night, Jan. 20, at 7:30 p.m., the Montague Center Common Hall will host a special concert and workshop featuring music from Eastern Europe and the Balkans.Orkestar Banitsa and Myrtle Street Klezmer, local bands who play different styles of...

By SHERYL HUNTER

For local musician Michael Pattavina, hosting a dance festival during Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend has become a tradition that started 20 years ago and continues to this day.This year, he is hosting a mid-winter and Zydeco dance fest at Hawks &...

By SHERYL HUNTER

Singer-songwriter Trae Sheehan is new to performing here in Franklin County, but that’s about to change. After living in Nashville for a few years, Sheehan moved to the Berkshires this past September. A devoted road warrior, he has played hundreds of...

By BELLA LEVAVI

GREENFIELD — With people around the world being inspired by Kate Bush’s music, a group of fans gathered at Energy Park on Saturday to celebrate her work.July 30, the British singer-songwriter’s birthday, is an international day called The Most...

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — Festival season in Franklin County will kick off with a puff of smoke this weekend.Toasted Jam 3.5 will feature 15 live musical artists, 60 local vendors and all manners of activities from noon to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Franklin County...

By DOMENIC POLI

SHELBURNE — The microphone in Phil Drumheller’s home studio will go silent after his morning show Wednesday, capping off a seven-decade broadcasting career that began at Springfield Trade High School.Phil D, as he is known to area listeners, plans to...

By RICHIE DAVIS

MONTAGUE — There are so many circles that connect us, so many communities that touch upon other communities, so many inspirational figures in our midst that help us find a sense of purpose and that bring people together.David Kaynor’s death Tuesday...

By DAN DESROCHERS

GREENFIELD — With metal, as in the likes of Iron Maiden, not iron, Matt Kim just feels better.Listening to the soul-thumping drums, driving bass lines, and most importantly, high-octane guitar riffs, keeps Kim grounded. He found a permanency in metal,...

By SHERYL HUNTER

When is Elvis coming back to Greenfield?    That’s a question I’ve heard more than once from readers of this column, and they aren’t referring to dead Elvis sightings in the area. Instead, they are wondering about Greenfield native Travis LeDoyt who...