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The Fabulous 413

Egg music and holy wine

By Monte Belmonte,
Kaliis Smith
Published April 8, 2023 at 12:00 AM EDT
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NEPM's Elizabeth Román matched her nails to the Cadbury eggs.
1 of 7  — Elizabeth Roman Cadbury
NEPM's Elizabeth Román matched her nails to the Cadbury eggs.
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Bluegrass band Poor Monroe.
2 of 7  — Poor Monroe
Bluegrass band Poor Monroe.
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The Fabulous 413 team and the Provisions crew at the "Wine Thunderdome." From left: Kaliis Smith, Monte Belmonte, Benson Hyde and Bruce McAmis at Provisions in Longmeadow, Massachusetts.
3 of 7  — The Fab 413 and the Provisions crew at the thunderdome
The Fabulous 413 team and the Provisions crew at the "Wine Thunderdome." From left: Kaliis Smith, Monte Belmonte, Benson Hyde and Bruce McAmis at Provisions in Longmeadow, Massachusetts.
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The band Snarky Puppy.
4 of 7  — Snarky Puppy
The band Snarky Puppy.
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NEPM's Elizabeth Román in full Easter regalia.
5 of 7  — Elizabeth Roman
NEPM's Elizabeth Román in full Easter regalia.
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Poor Monroe braves the deconstructed studios of NEPM to practice before their appearance on The Fabulous 413.
6 of 7  — Poor Monroe at practice
Poor Monroe braves the deconstructed studios of NEPM to practice before their appearance on The Fabulous 413.
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The kosher wines of this week's "Wine Thunderdome."
7 of 7  — Kosher Wines of the Thunderdome
The kosher wines of this week's "Wine Thunderdome."
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It's Good Friday! Good, as in we have a pile of wicked good things we get into.

In a confrontation months in the making, we invite NEPM's own Elizabeth Román to live taste-test UK vs USA Cadbury Creme Eggs. Is there a difference you can really notice?

And just in time for Passover, we head to Provisions to have two kosher wines enter the "Wine Thunderdome!" Benson Hyde and Bruce Amis let us sample some non-Manischewitz options available this holiday.

Plus, a musical doubleheader! We catch the band leader for Snarky Puppy, Michael League, on his way to sound-check and ask him what's in store for their show at the UMass Fine Arts Center next week. And local bluegrass heroes Poor Monroe stop into our very-stripped-down studios ahead of their concert at Gateway City Arts on Saturday to share their musical histories and some aquavit.

Good things for your Friday, indeed.

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Monte Belmonte
Christopher “Monte'' Belmonte is host and executive producer of NEPM's The Fabulous 413. He was born and raised in Massachusetts and has been a radio host in western Massachusetts for the last 20 years — the last 17 of them as host of Mornings with Monte on The River 93.9/WRSI.
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Kaliis Smith
Kaliis Smith is a radio host and producer for NEPM's The Fabulous 413. She was most recently host and producer at The River 93.9/WRSI where she appeared on Mornings with Monte for the Nerdwatch segment and hosted weekday evenings.
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