jdmccaffertyMar 13
13 Mar 1604: At the Tower of #London, James I creates Henry Howard - former Reader in Rhetoric at #Cambridge - Earl of #Northhampton #otd (NT Knole) #AcademicEarl
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Sat - #Northhampton indie Rock trio #OriginalCowards plays Hutghi’s at the Nook in #Westfield (#WesternMass) - with #BrandeeSimone as opener. $10 - nice sound, #mazzystar vibes.

per the excellent #FreakScene newsletter, covering the western #massachusetts music scene.
https://buttondown.com/freakscene/archive/freak-scene-52-wolfears-wolfpack-album/

#BostonWeekend 24/x

Freak Scene #52: wolfears Runs Wild on 'WOLFPACK'

Plus, Frank Viele goes all 8-bit in a series of music videos, and we check out jepyang.

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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Sep 26, 2024

‘#Nightlife is #kaput;’ Days numbered for #Western #Massachusetts #city’s #only #LGBTQ-#friendly #bar.

#TheMajestic, a #Northampton #bar known as a welcoming #refuge for the western Massachusetts LGBTQ #community, will lock its doors for the final time this fall.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Massachusetts #Northhampton #Entertainment #NightLife #Representation #Culture

https://www.masslive.com/westernmass/2024/09/nightlife-is-kaput-days-numbered-for-wmass-citys-only-lgbtq-friendly-bar.html

‘Nightlife is kaput;’ Days numbered for WMass city’s only LGBTQ-friendly bar

The closing of The Majestic leaves a void for those seeking LGBTQ-friendly places in Northampton. Venues have yet to fully rebound from pandemic restrictions, bar owners say.

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Michael BoeziDec 6, 2023

The Rockmores @FortHillBeer in #Easthampton, MA with my rock comrades The Rockmores 5-7pm Thurs

If you’re in or around the #Amherst / #Northhampton area, come thru!

https://youtube.com/shorts/1DgBMJRzxZo?si=w3ayXVHlRafzth0C

The Rockmores @ Fort Hill Brewery

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LilMikeSFJul 6, 2023

#Northhampton #NIMBYS and city conspire to crush local arts group's management of historic abolitionist Congregational Church as an event space

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/07/06/arts/concerts-create-discord-between-northampton-arts-center-city/

Concerts create discord between Northampton arts center and city

Since May, the city has declared Bombyx a nightclub because it hosts concerts, ordered the center to shut down over a lack of indoor sprinklers before allowing it to reopen, and narrowed the scope of the organization’s entertainment license.

The Boston Globe