Northampton Archives - Vanyaland https://vanyaland.com/tag/northampton-3/ The proven voice in music since 2013 Mon, 17 Nov 2025 10:16:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://redefined.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/31135224/cropped-V-SOCIAL-2023-32x32.png Northampton Archives - Vanyaland https://vanyaland.com/tag/northampton-3/ 32 32 Winterpills return with the shivery rock of ‘This Is How We Dance’ https://vanyaland.com/2025/11/17/winterpills-return-with-the-shivery-rock-of-this-is-how-we-dance/ Mon, 17 Nov 2025 10:16:43 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10042664 Nonsensical times call for nonsensical chants of optimism — and if those chants are set to seasonally-appropriate rock, even better. “Dream at the top of your lungs / This is how we dance” goes the refrain of “This Is How We Dance,” the title track of Winterpills‘ latest LP. The Northampton band’s first album in nine years arrived like a snow squall last week (November 14), flecked with crystals of shivery rock and glimmers of folk. This Is How We […]

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]]> Mic’d Up: Joe List swings for the fences in Northampton https://vanyaland.com/2025/07/23/micd-up-joe-list-swings-for-the-fences-in-northampton/ Wed, 23 Jul 2025 13:37:07 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10042060 There’s no “Joe” quite like Joe List, and there’s no “Ho” quite like NoHo, so it only makes sense that the two are combining for a little bit of fun to usher in the end of the work week.  Making his way back to his native Massachusetts amidst a short run of shows in New England, List makes his way west to Northampton on Thursday (July 24) for a night at Iron Horse Music Hall with a new hour of […]

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]]> Mic’d Up: Gary Gulman comes home for some ‘Misfit’ love https://vanyaland.com/2025/04/10/micd-up-gary-gulman-comes-home-for-some-misfit-love/ Thu, 10 Apr 2025 16:33:34 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10041162 Editor’s Note: It’s the same thing we all know in love when it comes to Vanyaland’s recurring weekly live comedy rundown, Mic’d Up — just a slightly different face. We’ll be hyping club shows, theater and arena gigs, open mics, and whatever else to help fill your free time with some much-needed laughter. There’s no place quite like home turf when you’re sharing experiences about being a misfit. It also helps that Gary Gulman has a way of helping his audience […]

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]]> Mic’d Up: Mike Birbiglia stops the ride in Northampton https://vanyaland.com/2025/02/21/micd-up-mike-birbiglia-stops-the-ride-in-northampton/ Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:48:39 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10040843 Editor’s Note: With a brand new year comes new shows, new faces, and a new format for Vanyaland’s recurring weekly live comedy rundown, Mic’d Up. We’ll be hyping club shows, theater and arena gigs, open mics, and whatever else to help fill your free time with some much-needed laughter. The comedy machine manned by Mike Birbiglia has known no chill for quite some time now, and the critical acclaim he’s received for one show after another explains it all. But that […]

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]]> Deep Thoughts plots move from Jamaica Plain to Northampton https://vanyaland.com/2024/09/17/deep-thoughts-plots-move-from-jamaica-plain-to-northampton/ Tue, 17 Sep 2024 18:42:47 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10039601 Jamaica Plain’s loss is Northampton’s gain, as treasured record shop Deep Thoughts plans a move to Western Massachusetts. Since 2013, the store has been a cultural hotspot on JP’s South Street, offering guests a bounty of hyper-specific genres to browse in an environment unlike any other. Upstairs, flyers and pieces of memorabilia practically serve as wallpaper, with a web of various decorations dangling overhead; downstairs, a wealth of books and music merch awaits. But come the end of this month, […]

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]]> The Roll Up brings Wiz Khalifa, Waka Flocka Flame to Northampton https://vanyaland.com/2022/03/07/the-roll-up-brings-wiz-khalifa-waka-flocka-flame-to-northampton/ Mon, 07 Mar 2022 15:39:45 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10029523 Following two years of anticipation, The Roll Up is finally rollin’ up to Northampton in Western Massachusetts this spring. After the original music festival and Earth Day celebration was postponed in 2020 (you can guess why), the three-day event has been rescheduled for April 15, 16, and 17 at the Three County Fairgrounds on Fair Street. Performers locked in thus far include Wiz Khalifa, Waka Flocka Flame, GRiZ, Method Man, Redman, Tripp St, Of The Trees, and Wreckno, although The […]

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]]> ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic announces massive 2022 North American tour https://vanyaland.com/2021/12/03/weird-al-yankovic-announces-massive-2022-north-american-tour/ Fri, 03 Dec 2021 10:39:53 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10028641 It feels like an eternity since we last heard from “Weird Al” Yankovic, but praise be to Harvey The Wonder Hamster, he’s officially making his way back to the stage — and he’ll be there for a good long while. As announced today (December 3), Yankovic will embark on a massive 133-show North American tour starting on April 26, 2022, dubbed The Unfortunate Return of the Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour. The extensive trek will take all over the states […]

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]]> Izzy Heltai’s new track ‘Songbird’ flutters towards the open road https://vanyaland.com/2020/09/02/izzy-heltais-new-track-songbird-flutters-towards-the-open-road/ Wed, 02 Sep 2020 17:01:13 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10022720 Songbirds are made to migrate — to flit and flutter between states and stages, fueling up on unglamorous gas station sandwiches and greasy diner chow in between. Sometimes, though, the world isn’t so accommodating of traveling troubadours, as Izzy Heltai recently discovered The Northampton singer-songwriter’s new tune “Songbird” (released August 28) documents those rite-of-passage moments of rejection and subsequent relocation between strangely similar vacant parking lots. The song arrives as the second taste of his forthcoming record Father, out October […]

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]]> Maria Bamford flexes her comedic strengths in ‘Weakness Is the Brand’ https://vanyaland.com/2020/01/17/maria-bamford-flexes-her-comedic-strengths-in-weakness-is-the-brand/ Fri, 17 Jan 2020 17:26:50 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10017727 Ahead of her new stand-up special, the ‘Lady Dynamite’ star brings her comedic genius to Northampton this weekend On the cusp of a new special, Maria Bamford has already begun working on a new hour of stand-up. But as she continues to delve into the familiar territory of uncertainty that goes along with working on new material back at home in Los Angeles, there’s still one last go-around in Massachusetts left for her current hour. Bringing her latest batch of […]

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]]> ‘Last Podcast on the Left’ is making all the right moves, and it shows https://vanyaland.com/2019/11/22/last-podcast-on-the-left-is-making-all-the-right/ Fri, 22 Nov 2019 17:36:24 +0000 https://vanyaland.com/?p=10016117 The creative trio behind the hit podcast guarantee nothing but their best as they make their way to Northampton on Friday night For Ben Kissel, Marcus Parks, and Henry Zebrowski, it’s been a wild 2019 in all the best ways. As the trio behind the hit comedy/true crime/horror/supernatural podcast Last Podcast on the Left, the guys have continued to amass a cult following that has catapulted their work to the forefront of the comedy podcast game. But as much as […]

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