December 12, 2025: C'est ne pas une femme

Today has a distinctly femme bent. And a bit of awe as well, as these two xennials get to meet a Bay State musical Icon. Juliana Hatfield, in addition to her solo work, has been a part of Blake Babies, the Lemonheads, The Minor Alps, The I Don’t Cares, and a full swath of appearances alongside rock’s most influential voices, while influencing the next generation of guitarists as well. Her twenty second album Lightning Might Strike comes out today and a return to the textured, punchy rock that was her M.O. for years of her early career, while remaining full of lyrics and progressions that are full of emotions still being processed, and for Live Music Friday we’ll welcome her in to the studio to hear more of her newest sounds, and tales of her journey until now, including her move to western mass. And we head to Easthampton for a Wine Thunderdome with Lauren Clark and Miranda Brown (rocker in her own right) of Tip Top Wine Shop, as we explore rich sanguine sangioveses along with fledgling wine enthusiast from the NEPM Newsroom: Nirvani Williams.