Here She ComesJake ManziTwo years ago, Valley singer-songwriter Jake Manzi released his debut album, “Whatever My Heart Allows,” a mostly pop...
Several years ago, Grayson Ty and Laura Buchanan first met as separate working musicians. That night, Ty, a singer-songwriter, was co-billed at the...
Almost 40 years ago, a rock-pop band in Great Britain known as Lloyd Cole and the Commotions made their debut in fine fashion, releasing a single, ...
Get Gone by Dennis Crommett In the summer of 2021, Dennis Crommett and his bandmates in Valley indie rockers Spanish for Hitchhiking released their...
Like millions of other Americans, Matthew King spent much of 2020-2021 in lockdown after COVID-19 arrived on the scene.But like other artists, King...
NORTHAMPTON — When digital downloads became widely available in the early 2000s and subsequently surpassed sales of physical music, the music...
Isaac Owen had been thinking for some time that he’d like to record an album of original music. The pianist and composer, who grew up near Athol...
About five years ago, Carrie Ferguson took a batch of new songs to a studio in Amherst to begin the process of recording her next album. The...
When the pandemic hit, Paul Kaplan, who teaches music in Springfield schools, suddenly found himself working remotely. Not ideal, exactly — but he...
When Signature Sounds turned 20 years old, the Valley record label and production company celebrated in style: a series of concerts, held over...
Valley musicians have had a tough go of it this year with the pandemic, as have performers everywhere. But some local players can take some...
During the past several months, Adam Bosse, a Hatfield resident and guitar teacher at the Northampton Community Music Center, has been working on...