Agriculture giant Monsanto teams up with the Solae Company to create a cheaper and more abundant source of Omega-3's from soybeans. Omega-3's are not created within the human body and must be ingested. The main source at this time is fish oil.

Power funk-jazz trio Medeski Martin & Wood play solid set at North Adams, Massachusetts' MASS MoCA, the countries largest museum of contemporary arts.

Alaska's Portugal. The Man took time out of busy schedule to play Pearl Street in Northampton, MA with Hockey and Drug Rug on October 21st.

Berkshire Indie-Folk group Over The Mountain releases their first full-length album "A Lot Alive".

Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers play the Mahaiwe Theater in Great Barrington, MA opened by the Wood Brothers.