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Documentary screening at CAAMFest 2023 gets behind a forgotten Filipina-led all-female band from the 1970s.

We’ve been fortunate to enjoy many great music festivals this summer. This past weekend saw the Charlemont Reggae Festival’s successful return, and even more music is on the way before the leaves change color and the cool weather arrives.This upcoming...

Fabulous Flip Sides connects Linda Ronstadt B-sides via Nashville’s Ali Sperrys new album In Front of Us, Fanny’s June Millington new album Snapshots and the documentary “Fanny: The Right to Rock”

New England Music Hall of Fame Inducts pioneer, June Millington. June Millington will be officially inducted to the 2022 Class of the New En

New England Hall of Fame inducts June Millington The New England Music Hall of Fame will induct musical pioneer and Goshen resident June Millington into its 2022 class next month.Millington is a co-founder of the all-female rock band “Fanny,” the...

“I was thinking, thank god for the emergency funds, but what gets artists to the next month’s rent?” she recalls. “Also, in this scorched earth moment, is there an opportunity to build something that is more sustainable, more just, and [that] recognizes artists as workers with a work product crucial to the fabric of any healthy society?” The result is Artists at Work, a pilot that launched last summer in Western Massachusetts to pay artists a living wage — including healthcare — ...

Hometown throwdown: Multiple artists join virtual concert to raise money for three Valley organizations Jazz-pop favorites Lake Street Dive, see at the Green River Festival in 2017, will perform as part of the Get Down With Your Hometown virtual shows. Gazette file photo Jazz pianist Miro Sprague, now living in California, will be part of Get Down With Your Hometown. Gazette file photo Gazette file photo Gazette file photo Fab Faux brings its acclaimed covers of the Beatles catalog to Get Dow...