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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...
...huge line of people waiting to enter the Avalon Ballroom for the first show of Gorillaz’ inaugural tour of America reflected the buzz surrounding this gig by one of the most enigmatic bands to get serious airplay for the past year or two. Stretching most of the way down Lansdowne Street, new arrivals joined the line outside the entrance to Bill’s Bar, a good 50 yards or more from Avalon. As the line shuffled its way towards the door, the thumping sound of the opening set by DJ and founding Gorilla...
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...