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Find the Amourasaur and win this Wednesday!

Want to win tickets to Amourasaurus? If you find the Amourasaur and you’ll be going to Amourasaurus on us! Michael…

Llama Lasagne live and free in Kendrick Park Thursday!

Catch the wild and unpredictable Llama Lasagne in a special benefit performance for Not Bread Alone in the final Downtown…

Free music Friday in Northampton!

The Northampton Summer Concert Series continues this Friday with Drunk Stuntmen and House of Waters. Free summer fun on the…

Downtown Beats continues Thursday night!

Catch local indie rockers Carinae with openers Spirit Ghost this Thursday in Kendrick Park in downtown Amherst. Bring a blanket,…

See Mister G and Lord Russ as Elvis — free!!

Amherst BID and 93.9 The River present the Amherst Summer Music Series, a FREE Concert in Kendrick Park. This week,…

Mister G & Lord Elvis @ Downtown Beats in Amherst this Thursday

Come check out two Valley favorites, and dare we say, legends. Latin Grammy-winner and kids music superstar, Mister G.  And…

Downtown Beats, free music in downtown Amherst this Thursday!

Catch The Pangeans and The Alchemystics this Thursday starting at 5:30 in Kendrick Park in downtown Amherst, FREE! Grab dinner…

Win tix to a great pop-punk show at the Iron Horse

SWMRS are a California pop-punk act that seethes with teenage angst, driven by the powerful drumming of Joey Armstrong, son of Green…

Win tickets to see Dan Zanes at Mass MoCA!

“The crown prince of contemporary kids’ music.”— People Dan Zanes, the Grammy-winning Springsteen of the pre-teen set, dives headlong into…

Taste of Amherst 2016 Music Schedule!

Four days of live local music, all for free! Plus great eats from dozens of local restaurants, a petting zoo,…

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