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Samantha Hartsel of the Lowell band Tysk Tysk Task was on her way to Colorado when she called her long time friend Kyle Cuneo to tell him she did not plan to come back. Embroiled in a divorce, and with her father terminally ill, side effects from a change in…
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On October 18 and 19th The Town and The City Festival came to downtown Lowell. At ten different venues across the city, there was a plethora of memorable performances to be seen. Against all odds the festival carried on after a massive power outage that affected many venues the first…
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As much as we all hate to admit it, with the onset of bitter cold and dark days, patio season is at its end. However, something that doesn’t end with patio season is local shows. Every year I notice a steep decline in show attendance once winter sets in. Yes…it…
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This month’s photo, taken by Jared Skorne Hofacre, features North Shore industrial metal act Transdusk performing at the Worthen. If you have a photo you’d like us to feature, send us your best to thelowellspin@gmail.com or tag us #lowellspin.
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Hyber has some ambiguous graphic design. They’ve branded their EP sleEP, drum heads and t-shirts with the singular image of a small furry animal cuddled up in a ball. But no one can agree on what that animal is. Some say it’s a badger. Some say it’s a skunk. Others…
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Analog Heart specialize in a guitar-driven blend of roots rock, R&B, alt-country, and blues that has endeared them to audiences all across New England, including Lowell, where they have performed at the first Town & City Festival, and as part of The Lowell Spin’s own Rock N’ Lowell Fest series.…
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Physical media formats have come and gone over the decades as the technology becomes increasingly digital. Compact discs are slowly making their way out from the music-listening zeitgeist, cassette tapes find themselves catering to only the most niche audience, while formats like 8-tracks, microcassettes, and DualDiscs have long been relegated…
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This month’s photo, taken by Kristen Higgins of K.H Photography, features The GrandSun of Arty $lang performing at the Town and the City Festival. If you have a photo you’d like us to feature, send us your best to thelowellspin@gmail.com or tag us #lowellspin.
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One of Lowell’s more eccentric bedroom pop figures is Silas Price, the live keyboardist for quirky fuzz-rock goofball Inspector 34, a frequent collaborator of noise-pop artist Idol Brain, and as the mastermind behind irreverent synth-rock project Fomosurfer. Through both outfits he has been known to apply his adeptness with the…
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Last month we celebrated our 2-year anniversary so we thought we’d share some insights to our organization and give a little history too. – Joe Keane
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