Music and comedy pops up across Lowell for The Town and The City
This Saturday, Boston band Couch make the trek to Lowell to perform at The Town and The City Festival.
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Massachusetts-based performers with top billing this year include
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Lowell acts comprise roughly one-third of the lineup, ranging from 2024 Rock and Roll Rumble winners
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For some of the performers who know Mill City best, like Lowell post-hardcore act
Brand-new bar and venue The Lass Stop – located in the former home of Cappy's Copper Kettle – will also leap into Lowell's live music scene on
'We're kind of spoiled for [music] spots in Lowell right now,' DiBenedetto says. 'If The Town and The City Festival can showcase those venues, all the better.'
Members of Class President, a 'rocky pop' group from Lowell who kick off the festival on
'All things pass, but there's always a new hungry group of people who will find a way to play,' he concludes, 'and The Town and The City [Festival] is a great part of that.'
After all, Lowell has certainly endured ample changes since the festival's namesake – the novel 'The Town and the City,' by native son
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Adds Class President bassist Nate Richer: 'I think the festival brings people together, and this year it showed that even without places like Mill No. 5, Lowell is still a place that cherishes art and artists.'
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Miya Folick tends to the earthy indie folk of her third album at Brighton Music Hall on Tuesday.
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