Transportation is one of the central functions of music. When we listen to music, we’re transported into a new soundscape shaped by myriad, swirling frequencies, harmonies, and colors of instruments, voices, and sounds.

Transportation is one of the central functions of music. When we listen to music, we’re transported into a new soundscape shaped by myriad, swirling frequencies, harmonies, and colors of instruments, voices, and sounds.
Grandfather’s Medicine explores the history of the group and the enduring presence of Native American powwow music in Western Massachusetts.
Argentine tango, as it is performed and danced today, was developed in the middle of the twentieth century in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Montevideo, Uruguay. Today, it is danced all over the world, and the Pioneer Valley is no exception.
There has long been a thriving community of horn players in the Pioneer Valley, especially in Belchertown and Amherst, where a supportive cohort of horn players is long established.
Building Klez-munity focuses on three musicians who are deeply involved in the klezmer music scene around the valley and the bands they work with.
Western Mass DIY (Do-It-Yourself concert organizing) has been notable for decades, yet still somehow manages to keep itself somewhat hidden in plain sight.
The Pioneer Valley is home to a young, active, and dedicated community of aspiring hip-hop artists.
For the past years, the Pioneer Valley Soundscapes website has largely featured student documentary works. These have mostly been centered
Buttons, Bridges, and Brass is a video project that focuses on members and businesses of the Pioneer Valley with not
Luis Fernandez aka LuieGo and his band the eGOmaniAKs are pioneers in a soundscape without much of a rap history