MUSIC

We talk with Patrick of Pezzati of Turn It Up! to explore his one degree of separation to Bob Dylan and analyze the brutalism of UMass Amherst through the lens of the film, "The Brutalist," directed by Brady Corbet.

We talk about soundtracking the space with composer Steve Thomas and real-life astronaut Cady Coleman and talk politics with Rep. Jim McGovern.

We find out how we can honor Indigenous history in western Mass. at the Wendell Meetinghouse and check in with the SSO as it prepares for its annual MLK Jr. celebration.

We stay dry with CJ Mutti and her non-alcoholic beverage business, Dry Humor, and explore synth music for Live Music Friday with musician NXOR and Kent Lundberg, New England Synth Fest organizer.

We hear live cumbia with legacy musician Yeison Landero with historical background with Pablo Yglesias a.k.a DJ Bongohead, and McGovern with Rep. Jim McGovern.

We conclude our week of First Night performers with Henning Olenbusch, learn spooky holiday folklore with Jeff Belanger, and talk about holiday traditions with The Fabulous 413 team.

We have a double Live Music Thursday with local bands The Mitchells and Slant of Light and have our latest segment of McGoverning with Rep. Jim McGovern.

We continue to preview First Night performers with local legend Ray Mason, reflect on a year since the revival of the Triplex Cinema, and explore words-of-the-year beyond Merriam-Webster with the word nerd.

We learn about to celebrate Kwanzaa in western Massachusetts, hear live music from local band All Feels before they perform at First Night Northampton, and have a Local Hero Spotlight with Sweet Babu's gluten-free granola.

We learn the history of Kwanzaa with professor Ousmane Power-Greene in the latest Power of History segment, hear live music with The Leafies You Gave Me, and highlight the year in astronomy with Mr. Universe.