Archive Project

The Archive Project is a place holder account to which all articles from the previous incarnations of the site are temporarily assigned.

Dollyrots Return to the Berkshires

The Dollyrots will be making their third live concert appearance in the Berkshires on July 31st at the Boland Theater at Berkshire Community College’s West Street campus in Pittsfield. The concert will be the highlight of Rock On! Indie Band Camp’s summer workshop as well as a fundraiser for the Berkshires’ only rock station, WTBR [...]

Why Do Club Owners in the Berkshires Make Promoting All-Ages Concerts A Pain in the Ass? Part II of An Endless Series (Unfortunately)

I received a few interesting responses to Part I of this series and while reading them, I came away with the same feeling each time:  hopelessness.  Yes, hopelessness not hope.  I would’ve been far more positive had I felt hope but I didn’t, which is sad.  In reality, it’s sadder for the kids who actually [...]

Why Do Club Owners in the Berkshires Make Promoting All-Ages Concerts A Pain in the Ass? Part 1 of An Endless Series (Unfortunately)

It’s rather funny to me that I wrote the headline a day before writing the article, but my prediction could not have been more accurate.  Generally speaking, producing all-ages shows in the Berkshires has always been met with more roadblocks and red tape than the Beacon Cinema construction project on North Street.  On less than [...]

The Destruction of Dalton’s Country Road

Recently I traveled from East Street in Pittsfield to South Street in Dalton (which never made any sense, when you think about it) and I noticed trees were tagged and marked for future removal. As I started to get sick, I quietly wished the “gangs of Housatonic” (hello Scorsese, here’s your next picture!) had come [...]

Cardboard Dreams and Speed Demons

These are the sites that our editors are so enamored with (for good or bad) that we share amongst ourselves. Now we have decided to share with you…
It finally broke. The sun is out, the air is warm, and the birds are singing in the trees. And dammit, wouldn’t you know all the fine folks [...]

There Is No Cake

These are the sites that our editors are so enamored with (for good or bad) that we share amongst ourselves. Now we have decided to share with you.
Here we are. Smack dab in the middle of the winter doldrums. The time of year where we all start getting just a little crazy with the thoughts [...]

Giant Scorpions and Mech Suits

These are the sites that our editors are so enamored with (for good or bad) that we share amongst ourselves. Now we have decided to share with you.
Round 1…
Continuing in our series of questionable treatment of animals, this month we move to Japan. Ever wonder who would win in a battle between a giant scorpion [...]

Crazy Amazons and Zero-G Cats

What follows are the first round of websites in a continuing series. These are the sites that our editors are so enamoured with (for good or bad) that we share amongst ourselves. Now we have decided to share with you.
Disclaimer: As of publication, all of the following links are valid. We take no responsibility for [...]

Hemingway in Vegas: One Man’s Journey for the Perfect Mojito

Vegas is hot. Vegas is loud. Vegas is fast.
Everything in Vegas is designed for a purpose, and that purpose is to separate the average tourist from the memory that money is required for everyday living. Its flashing lights promise entertainment, riches, sex. Its streets promise the chance to run into the famous, or at least [...]

Another Day, Another Cover Band

Luke Maris hits several more nails on the head in regards to the all around “lameness” of the so-called (and practically) non-existent Berkshire County music scene. If I may speak for Luke, we are both referring to the underground music scene and not the thriving cover band/classic rock/singer-songwriter cover singer scene. Those scenes, which I [...]