by Advocate Staff | Feb 20, 2026 | Articles, Arts, Featured, Music, News, Uncategorized
By Carolyn Brown For the Valley Advocate Nearly two years after reopening its doors following significant renovations, The Iron Horse Music Hall has turned its attention to improving its financial stability and recently launched a capital campaign with a...
by Advocate Staff | Feb 20, 2026 | Articles, Arts, Featured, Music, News, Uncategorized
By Erin-Leigh Hoffman For the Valley Advocate Greenfield residents Mark Schwaber and Ada Langford are spinning something new on Avenue A — a record store and cafe with a focus on community building around physical media in a sober and inclusive setting....
by Advocate Staff | Feb 20, 2026 | Columns, Featured, Music, Uncategorized
By Jennifer Levesque For the Valley Advocate Kaspar Hauser Live at Zone Art Center, Springfield, MA 4-24-1982 A few months ago I received a CD in the mail from Georgia. I ended up putting it aside for far too long. I already had a lineup of reviews to...
by Advocate Staff | Feb 5, 2026 | Articles, Arts, Featured, News, Uncategorized
By Carolyn Brown For the Valley Advocate Trips to South America helped a pair of lifelong best friends from Northampton realize a love of learning Spanish. Now, they’re turning that passion into an app to help other people learn the language and make connections. Reed...
by Advocate Staff | Feb 5, 2026 | Articles, Arts, Featured, Music, News, Uncategorized
By Carolyn Brown For the Valley Advocate The Valley has several of performance opportunities for adults, but a local festival wants to instead turn the spotlight on young performers. The Youth Performance Festival (YPF) will return for its seventh year this week with...
