Marty's Favorite Diversions
You really should be listening to these folks ...
... that is when you're not listening to me...


GROUP DEVILLE
Totally original valley brit pop

SCHOOL FOR THE DEAD
My favorite indie pop band

LISA MARTIN BAND
Emotionally charged female acoustic rocker

JANET RYAN AND STRAIGHT UP

The blues baby!

MATT HEBERT

This is what Americana should be!

N I M

Northampton's heaviest rocking band!

TIMOTHY OWENS
Homebrewed mixes straight from the heart

LYNN CAREY SAYLOR
Check out her collaboration with Brian May


PICK OF THE WEEK 8/29
SYTEK AND DAVIES
Fusion folk music.

PICK OF THE WEEK 9/5
CHRIS PUREKA
Driving percussive folk rock with no holds barred.

PICK OF THE WEEK 9/12
YES
Progressive rock - yes these guys are still doing it.

PICK OF THE WEEK 9/19
SOMEBODY'S CLOSET
a contemporary mixture of jazz/funk and folk/rock fusion with a very earthy, rootsy tone..

PICK OF THE WEEK 9/26
MICHAEL HEDGES
RIP - he sure made some magic on the guitar.

PICK OF THE WEEK 10/03
THE EVERYBODYFIELDS
They are just too young to be be making music this timeless.

PICK OF THE WEEK 10/10
JEB BARRY
an eclectic mix of americana

PICK OF THE WEEK 10/17
MARK SCHWABER
Understatedly brilliant guitar, beautiful arrangements, seemingly endless hooks.

PICK OF THE WEEK 10/24
EMBER SWIFT
May the few who ignite sound fuel a change in the night.

PICK OF THE WEEK 10/31
ARJUNA GREIST
Power of the word, spoken & sung. Ecoporn. Yes, ecoporn.

PICK OF THE WEEK 11/07
WINTERPILLS
A tender, filigreed sound, a fragmentation of warmth and chill.


PICK OF THE WEEK 11/14
KAMIKAZE HEARTS
It's official; this is the best thing you haven't heard this year.

PICK OF THE WEEK 11/21
THANKS GUYS FOR TEN YEARS OF GREAT MUSIC!
WARE RIVER CLUB
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