By Carolyn Brown For the Valley Advocate After years of covering other artists’ music, a local musician is getting the chance ...

By Carolyn Brown For the Valley Advocate Alongtime member of and influential figure in the Valley’s jazz scene recently hit ...

By Carolyn Brown For the Valley Advocate The Valley offers many opportunities for artists — but as one local writer knows, ...

In the spring of 2013 at an empty sober house in Boston, Jason Pascucci came to in his own private hell. A brown leather belt lay next to him, still wet with his own saliva, after he’d tied it around ...

Brooklyn-based artist Finnegan Shannon, who is disabled, has often wondered what it would be like to experience art without limitations. Shannon, who has trouble standing and walking and experiences ...

Celebrating a 40th anniversary of any kind is a huge milestone in life. When it comes to an artistic form, there’s typically a slew of work to look back on and enjoy. For the Donut Kings, they have ...

My boyfriend (“Tim”) knowingly violated a red-line boundary of mine by accepting a job at a particularly Evil Company. As a result, we’ve been on a break. They’ve apologized and have since left that ...

Jamie Malkowski, 7, left, and Jenn Moore, right, interact with an art piece during the “Don’t mind if I do” exhibit at the Smith College Museum of Art in Northampton, Friday, March 13, 2026. DANIEL ...

Pretty Killer members from left: vocalist Kelli Wright, guitarist and producer Ryan Kelleher, vocalist Jason Pascucci, drummer and producer Jacob Blondin, and bassist Derek Dolan in Monson, Thursday, ...

An art piece spins on a conveyor belt during the “Don’t mind if I do” exhibit at the Smith College Museum of Art in Northampton, Friday, March 13, 2026. DANIEL JACOBI II / Staff Photo ...