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Review: Josh Ritter’s new album ‘Gathering’

Josh Ritter along with his bandmates, the Royal City Band, performed at Calvin Theater in downtown Northampton on last Saturday. This performance was the second stop on his U.S. and European tour to promote his new album “Gathering.” 

Interview with emerging alternative-pop band Secret Weapons

Alternative-pop duo Secret Weapons brought their fall tour to Northampton at Pearl Street on Sept. 16. This tour follows the release of their recent album “As the Setting Sun Comes Crashing Down on Me.” Before their Northampton performance, The Sophian had the opportunity to conduct a brief interview with the band in regards to their first solo tour and recent album. 

A Smiffenpoof perspective on Arch Sing

Each fall, Smith’s a capella scene is kicked off by Arch Sing. Traditionally held under the Neilson Library Arch, 2017 was the first ever Arch Sing in the Quadrangle. Last Sunday at 8 p.m., all six of Smith’s a capella groups gathered between Cushing and Morrow to sing for the assembled crowd of several hundred students.