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| Explosions in the Sky |
Central Massachusetts used
to be a great area for live music. The Wallace
Civic Center
in Fitchburg used to host bands like Nirvana,
Fugazi, House of Pain, Cypress Hill, Soundgarden, etc., there was the Worcester
New Aud, shows at the Centrum, and the Fitchburg Municipal
Airport even hosted a
Warped Tour before it decided to go all Live Nation shed circuit. But, the last
show at the Wallace
Civic Center
was in 1997 (if memory serves me correctly) and the Warped Tour was in 2006. I
couldn’t even tell you what the last concert at the DCU Center
was. This is where the Nines Festival comes in.
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| Delta Spirit |
The 1st ever Nines Festival is happening in Devens, MA
on August 10th. It’s a multistage, multi-arts festival featuring one
of the best and most diverse line ups around this summer. You have the
post-punk of Explosions in the Sky, neo-psychedelic Dr. Dog, Newport Folk
Festival veterans Delta Spirit, Walk Off the Earth (best known for their 5
people on 1 guitar cover of Gotye), blues and funk veteran Shuggie Otis, turntable
master Kid Koala, and singer-songwriter Matt Pond with more to come. If that’s
not enough, there’s also a comedy tent curated by The Comedy Studio and hosted
by Rick Jenkins, to say nothing of the visual artists that will be featured as
well. They are also accepting submissions from local musicians to be part of
the festival. This is really a welcome change from how homogenous and genre
specific most festivals have become. All of this will be set on the 20 acre
Willard Field.
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| Kid Koala |
Don’t forget to check out the Nines Festival website and
Facebook pages for updates, tickets, and band submission form if you’re
interested in performing. If It’s Too Loud… will be covering the festival, so
stay tuned here for updates, as well.
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