NORTHAMPTON — When she looks back at how her band first found its footing, Nerissa Nields sees one club in particular at the center of that story...
NORTHAMPTON — In 2012, Signature Sounds, the acoustic music record label, set up shop in Northampton after Jim Olsen, the label’s president, had...
NORTHAMPTON — The Back Porch Festival, Signature Sounds’ late-winter showcase for American roots music, is poised to return in 2023 — in a much...
For the last several years, Signature Sounds has tried to fight the late winter blues by staging its Back Porch Festival, a roots and country music...
Live music, specifically the indoor variety, made a comeback last fall after being shut down by COVID-19 since March 2020. The rise of the delta...
Dare we say it? Live music is back.Northampton’s Signature Sounds tested the waters with some modest-sized, outdoor acoustic shows in Hatfield in...
A year ago, as the pandemic rolled in and music clubs and other performance centers shut down, there was chaos and uncertainty, as shows were...
When Signature Sounds turned 20 years old, the Valley record label and production company celebrated in style: a series of concerts, held over...
Is live music in any position to make a comeback in the Valley? According to state plans for the phased reopening of the economy, theaters and...
It has been a staple in the Valley for over three decades, a landmark musical and cultural event that’s as much a part of summer here as sweet corn...
Kris Delmhorst, holding an acoustic guitar in her lap, wore a hopeful smile as she sat recently in a room in her Shelburne Falls home and stared...
The COVID-19 outbreak is taking a toll on everybody in one way or the other. But the pandemic has hit area musicians — virtually all musicians...