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It’s been awhile since we’ve done a general update on the state of things and we certainly have plenty of news to share. Here’s a list of things going on with us at The Lowell Spin: Updates to the site: We’ve made a bunch of small changes to the site…
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Far to the West of Lowell, heading in the direction of Greenfield lies the town of Orange. A mill town similar to Lowell, it’s home to a rich and vibrant history of industry and agriculture, but more importantly it’s the home of an enigmatic synth wizard named John Trudeau. A…
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The first installation that discussed open mics in The Lowell Spin covered some of Lowell’s most prominent hubs for live performance: UnchARTed, The Worthen House, and The Warp & Weft. My colleague, Alyssa Vautier, provided great reports from the hosts of these open mics along with thought-provoking insight as to…
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This month’s photo, taken by Coleman Rogers, features HarborLights earlier this month in UnchARTed. If you have a photo you’d like us to feature, send us your best to thelowellspin@gmail.com
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It goes without saying that an arts/music scene as robust and diverse as Lowell’s needs a high-quality record shop to match. Luckily Lowell has Vinyl Destination, an independently-run record shop that strictly caters to vinyl shoppers, carrying a wide-ranging vareity of records, ranging from hardcore punk to cool jazz to…
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This month’s photo, taken by Matthew Monco, features We Should Talk making their Lowell debut at The Tip. If you have a photo you’d like us to feature, send us your best to thelowellspin@gmail.com
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Blue skies, open air, and animals bigger than an average human accompany shred-boys, Snowhaus, in a music video release for their song “Flic My Bic”. This track captures the bracing feel of colder seasons with brisk lyrical patterns and a pounding groove and wraps it all up in good, clean…
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The 2019 Rock & Roll Rumble bands have been announced and we’re happy to report the Greater Lowell region will be well represented this year. SkyTigers, blindspot, and Corner Soul have all been invited to participate in the annual competition deservedly so. Before we dive head first into the contenders,…
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Documentation is very important to establishing a credible scene and Lowell has one such label dedicated to such a task. We recently had a chance to talk with Adam from Constant Disappointment Records who have put out records we’ve covered in the past on The Lowell Spin including Knock Over…
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Finola McCarthy of rock trio Circus Trees performs sadcore/shoegaze music with a wisened and world-weary prowess far beyond her years. With her siblings, she conveys a bleak, nihilistic, and often macabre sound reminiscent of like-minded, 90s indie heroes like Mazzy Star as well as somber singer song-writers like Cat Power…
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