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By JULIAN MENDOZA

TURNERS FALLS — The third annual Unity Park Festival, to be held Saturday, is set to have double the number of vendors, makers and artists as last year’s event, according to Nova Motorcycles co-owner and event organizer Peter Chilton.The free festival...

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL — The Friends of the Wendell Meetinghouse has started a new public series driven entirely by donations.Thursdays at the Wendell Meetinghouse will consist of music, readings and other events starting at 7 p.m. every Thursday through June 29....

By JULIAN MENDOZA

TURNERS FALLS — The fifth annual Música Fun Fest, to be held this Saturday, will bring “world-class music” from various corners of the globe to Unity Park.Música Franklin, a youth development organization focused on music and social justice, will host...

By SHERYL HUNTER

On Saturday, May 20, friends, fans, family and fellow musicians will gather at the Shea Theater Arts Center in Turners Falls to celebrate the life and music of Kate Lorenz. A vibrant force on the local music scene for many years, Lorenz, 42, died in...

By MARY BYRNE

The Franklin County Community Chorus is returning to the stage on Sunday for what is expected to be one of its biggest concerts since before the COVID-19 pandemic.“This is a really great concert,” said Paul Calcari, director and founder of the choral...

By STEVE PFARRER

They’re back. And they’re in love.The Young@Heart Chorus, which celebrated its 40th anniversary last November at a sold-out concert at the Academy of Music in Northampton, will return to the Academy this Sunday with a new program dubbed “The Love...

By SHERYL HUNTER

Eloise & Co. say fans refer to their music as “kinetic Celtic music” because of the danceable joy it brings them at live shows. With a description like that, how can you resist checking out this duo when they perform at the Great Falls Coffeehouse at...

By DOMENIC POLI

Europeans settled in Orange in 1746, around the time the lute was phasing out of the world’s musical landscape. But the plucked string instrument will make a comeback, however brief, at the end of this month.Seth Warner, who teaches instrumental...

By MADDIE FABIAN

NORTHAMPTON — For the first year since the start of the pandemic, the South Deerfield-based Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA) will host its annual storytelling event, Field Notes, in person at the Academy of Music Theatre.The event,...

By SHERYL HUNTER

Greenfield native Travis Ledoyt has made a career performing the music of Elvis Presley all around the world, and always credited Greenfield High School’s Music Department for inspiring his career in music.As a result, Ledoyt has made a point to give...

By SHERYL HUNTER

The Grateful Dead — you either love them or hate them. There is probably no band that sparks more division among music fans than the famous San Fransico-based group who rose to prominence in the hippie scene of the 1960s with their wildly eclectic...

GREENFIELD — Fiery Hope, the chorus formerly known as Amandla, will celebrate 35 years of community singing with a return to the stage on Saturday, April 29, at 7 p.m. at All Souls Church.“We’ve been outdoors since March of 2020,” Fiery Hope founder...

By BELLA LEVAVI

ASHFIELD — Maude’s Closet Concerts are returning to Ashfield Community Hall for the first time since before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic with a concert featuring world-renowned contemporary Celtic guitarists.“It is exciting to be back in the...

By SHERYL HUNTER

The local music scene suffered a major loss last week with the death of drummer Doug Tibbles of The Stone Coyotes on April 12. The Greenfield-based band was made up of his wife, Barbara Keith, on guitar and vocals and his son, John Tibbles, on bass....

By EMILY THURLOW and JULIAN MENDOZA

When digital downloads became widely available in the early 2000s and later surpassed sales of physical music, the music industry and the public had all but signed the death certificate for local record stores, resigned to the idea that music...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — After taking a week to review Tree House Brewing Co.’s plans to increase occupancy for outdoor concerts and other special events, the Selectboard approved the amendments to the brewery’s permit on Tuesday evening.The brewery appeared...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — Longtime fans of “The Brick Church” Music Series will get a rare treat to end the series’ 2022-2023 season, when its first woodwind concert in several years comes to town.The Frisson Winds Trio, along with pianist Marika Bournaki, will...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — While showing initial support on Wednesday, the Selectboard continued a hearing on increasing Tree House Brewing Co.’s occupancy limit to next week as members review the details of the proposed plans.After operating for more than a year in...

By SHERYL HUNTER

The sounds of southern Louisiana will drift through the air at Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center this weekend at the Spring Cajun/Zydeco Fest, which takes place on Sunday, April 9, at 1:15 p.m.This show is presented by musician Michael Pattavina of...

By Sheryl HunterSpring is officially here, and it’s time to usher in some new music with the new season. There are a couple of brand-new releases that I am enjoying and feel are deserving of your attention. Read on to learn more about these two albums...