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...large extent, Lord's artistic sustenance has depended on her ability to draw a crowd to her stage; busking (playing in subways) in Boston, Seattle and L.A. requires an artist's material to have a certain universal appeal...
...tactics so a not to appear too forthcoming and obtrusive. Whereas a band at the center of attention in a club is expected to entertain a well as perform, a street performer "would rather invite people in than intrude of their space." The upside of busking though, is that Lord can play place she chooses to play whenever she choose to play, and feels much more connected to the joy of performing--the reason she entered the music world in the first place. "If some one hears and is inspired," she's happy...
...Indie World," a song from he first EP, Lord dropped a lot of names and worried that she didn't belong to a music scene that included fellow Kill Rock Star performers Huggy Bear and Bikini Kill. N matter what the future may hold, she insists that her first full-length album does not mark a departure from that scene. And success she reaches with the WORK Group CD will only be reflected in back catalog sales for Kill Rock Stars, enabling them to keep the records of other struggling indie artists on the shelves. In addition, the covers...
...same time, though, Lord promises fewer and fewer covers in the future: she's tiring of her original influences, including Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell. "All songwriters start out as fans," she says. "They do all covers, then they get bored playing the same songs over and over again, and start thinking, 'Maybe I'll write my own.' It's like looking back at a relationship, like a part of growing up." At this stage in her career, Lord's ready to come into her own; see admits she's "rest-less for [my] own niche...
Touring streets and subways coast to coast has had many effects on Mary Lou Lord; for one thing, she's a little lonelier, and looking forward to being a bit more rebellious when she begins touring with her band in January...