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...other things a mandolin and several tin whistles, the group is obviously influenced by Great Big Sea and they were a fitting and exhilerating opening band, whetting the crowd’s appetite. By the time lead singer Barry Privett broke out the bagpipes towards the end of their gig, the sold-out Avalon crowd was delirious...
...half-million people who live in Newfoundland have to deal with all sorts of problems—unemployment, population decrease, and the loss of their traditional culture, to name a few. Yet whenever you go to a Great Big Sea gig, the only things that really matter are where the beer guy is, and what song you get to sing along to next...
...future may bring the group to the next level of fame, as plans include shows for audiences larger than a freshman entryway, live animals and Cambridge street perfomances (they recently acquired a permit). But perhaps the true sign that the Magic Club has hit it big is their upcoming gig at a Long Island bar mitzvah for the son of two Harvard alumni—their first paid performance...
Between her Newbury appearance and a weekend gig at the House of Blues, Lord descends onto the Park Street platform with her guitar and a couple boxes of Live City Sounds. Several teenagers on skateboards approach and listen, their eyes glazing over. Their skater-dude banter grows dead silent as Lord sings AC/DC’s “Love at First Feel.” After the boys miss their train several times over, their trance breaks and they pool the contents of their pockets in order to buy an album. Whether Lord continues to pursue...
Through Moon, Lord met two people who would greatly influence the course of her career. After a gig in Portland in 1995, Moon introduced her to future Academy Award nominee Elliott Smith, who instantly became one of her favorite songwriters. “I’ve never heard a piece-of-shit guitar sound so good,” Lord recalls of her first exposure to Smith. The two decided to tour together, and each of them released a self-titled album on Kill Rock Stars. Later that year, Moon persuaded a BMG Music Publishing executive named Margaret Mittleman...