A Saturday Night Live sketch featured a tongue-in-cheek ode to a 'Massachusetts afternoon' in the Paradise City on this week's show.
The Western Mass. music scene gained some prominent new faces this weekend, and they are really into cinnamon beer and denim.
A Saturday Night Live sketch featuring a Northampton band called The Blue Jean Committee, dressed head-to-toe in denim (you know, as custom dictates), played an ode to a "Massachusetts afternoon" in the Paradise City on this week's show.
Singing over a gentle, catchy groove, SNL cast member Fred Armisen and guest host Jason Segel sang about "one of those afternoons you wish would never end." Which naturally means drinking cinnamon beer and writing love letters. What else does anyone do in Northampton?
The chorus is definitely catchy, and the lyrics are more a tongue-in-cheek appreciation than a skewering. There's nothing here to offend anyone. I can easily imagine "Massachusetts Afternoon" popping up on jukeboxes and party playlists across the region. We may even have a new Western Mass. anthem on our hands.
At the very least, expect to find cinnamon beer as part of more than a few Thanksgiving Day meals.
