Eric R. Danton
@erdanton.bsky.social
Writer of Freak Scene, about music in #WesternMass and CT. Bylines in the Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone, Paste and more. IWWFJU. Ex-Hartford Courant. Knows it's only rock 'n' roll, but likes it.
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Haha but what do people in the Berkshires think?
November 29, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Haha but what do people in the Berkshires think?
Also, predictably, people in the comments are enraged because a story about "Western Mass" doesn't focus on the Berkshires, which all right-thinking people know is not the same as Western Mass. despite being at the western end of Mass.
November 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Also, predictably, people in the comments are enraged because a story about "Western Mass" doesn't focus on the Berkshires, which all right-thinking people know is not the same as Western Mass. despite being at the western end of Mass.
The dad. The kid was turning 4, so he probably already knew
November 26, 2025 at 10:27 PM
The dad. The kid was turning 4, so he probably already knew
"Things We Lost in the [Dumpster] Fire [of Modern Culture]"
November 26, 2025 at 10:24 PM
"Things We Lost in the [Dumpster] Fire [of Modern Culture]"
Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh
November 21, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh
I suppose 70s-style rock could be geezer rock, but not in this case
November 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I suppose 70s-style rock could be geezer rock, but not in this case
Maybe don't wait too long ...
November 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Maybe don't wait too long ...
Tomato, tomahto. (That said, it's been decades since I've had one)
November 19, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Tomato, tomahto. (That said, it's been decades since I've had one)
That's THE slop, and nothing hits better at 2 a.m.
November 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
That's THE slop, and nothing hits better at 2 a.m.