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KCUF is more than just an explicit surprise when you look at it in a mirror, it’s also the name of a melodic punk group that regularly splits its time between Lowell and Boston. The power trio possesses an impressive knack for weaving their snotty sound (Which occasionally toys in…
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This month’s photo of the month is brought to you by Melissa Black, a Lowell local photographer which features Gish, otherwise known as Jacalynn Manning. Gish’s music is self-described as “music for ghosts, by ghosts.” It reminds me a bit of Robin Guntrie in all its texturized, moody glory, and…
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Neil Peart, the late drummer of Canadian rock band Rush once said that “the real test of a musician is live performance,” referring to the wild ups and downs of touring. This, however, is a test that many global and local acts do not fear as they take their music…
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Coronavirus. The term heard round world. Rapidly, the virus has begun to ravage communities and disrupt daily life for most. Tours, sporting events, schools, and businesses have all started to postpone, close, and cancel events and their doors. President Donald Trump on March 13th declared a National Emergency over the…
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Perhaps one of the best songs and videos pairings of 2020 so far has been “Runaways” by Curtis Ambe, better known as SoloArtist. The video dropped right in time for this year’s Valentine’s Day and even included the flowers within the first second. Ambe recently burst into the scene with…
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We at The Lowell Spin are very proud of the writing staff we retain and cultivate. Our’s is a collective of equal parts local music hipsters, media wonks, journalism majors with exquisite taste, and the most obsessive grown up scene kids you’ve ever laid eyes upon, and we love them…
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Cambridge-based electronic pop artist, Andrew Eckel, released a video for his track “Porcupine,” a song which I imagine being played at either a dance party for nerds- or at a nerd party for dancing. I’m sure there’s a fine line between those two, but that can be discussed in another…
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This month’s photo is a self-portait taken by Melissa Mills and edited by Alissa Lise Wyle. Mills used a series of colorful and unique self portraits to promote her latest single, “Lose My Cool“. “Lose My Cool” is soulful, airy, sexy, and smooth synth-packed release that harkens back to the powerful…
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As the booker for Lowell-based event planner the Noise Floor, Mike McMahon (known by his alter ego “John Wayne Swayze”) has his fingers in many musical pies (to coin a weird metaphor). The organization has booked shows all around Lowell and the Boston area, frequently with Spin-featured artists like SkyTigers,…
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There’s something about being in your mid-twenties that makes a song about the existential crisis that is living so salient. In Phil Cambra & The Space Cadets’ new single Priorities, the question of what should be the driving force in your decision of what to do next with your life…
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