We’re taking advantage of these moments we have to be with one another. 

Especially since someone who's become a stalwart of the community is about to cross the pond an embark on a wicked cool academic journey. Prof. Steve Waksman has taught at Smith College for a little over 20 years, and now finds himself the recipient of a grant that will allow him to explore segments of music history previously under-served. We speak with the "Doctor of Rock" about his time in the Valley, about his upcoming research, and about his band "Electric Eyes" that is reuniting to give him a send off at the Iron Horse this Sunday. 

It’s also because sometimes those moments become an archive. May Pang, often known for being John Lennon’s girlfriend during his lost weekend, but it’s her photography of that time, and her ties to his music that give true insight to his work and life. All weekend, the moments she captured of that time will be shown at R. Michelson Gallery in Northampton, and we speak with the artist about her work in photos and music production, and about the story that only a new documentary could tell. . 

And perhaps most of all, it’s in building more connections as well. Live Music Friday brings folk artist Crys Matthews to the studio, where we’ll get a glimpse of the overflowing hope, truth, and pursuit of justice placed in each of her songs, hear about collaborating with Rhiannon Giddens and Melissa Etheridge, and the insights brought by her tour with Vance Gilbert and Seth Glier which makes a stop at the Iron Horse Tonight.