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Gin Blossoms performing at the Mahaiwe in Great Barrington on Friday, March 6.

Gin Blossoms indelible jangle-pop sound was evolving during radio’s diverse mix of hair bands and grunge music superstars like Nirvana. After the Phoenix New Times chose them the cities best rock band, they qualified to play at the South By Southwest Music Festival in Austin Texas in 1989. That same year, College Music Journal dubbed them the “Best Unsigned Band in America” and added an invitation to perform on MTV’s New Music Awards in New York City.

Taking their name from a caption on a W.C. Fields photo, Gin Blossoms signed a record deal with A&M and recorded their first EP “Up And Crumbling” in 1991. But, it was not until their breakout record “New Miserable Experience” in 1992 that their rise to fame began. “New Miserable Experience” kept the band on the charts for almost 3 years with singles “Hey Jealousy,” “Allison Road,” “Until I Fall Away,” “Mrs Rita,” and “Found Out About You.” The album took the airwaves by siege and held MTV hostage with multi cross-over hits in 4 different radio formats. It was this record that rocketed the band into the mainstream going on to sell over 5 million copies making the band a 90’s radio mainstay.

DATE/TIME: Friday, March 6, 2020 /  8pm

ADMISSION: $50 – $90
$50 Upper Balcony (Limited)
$70 Reserved
$90 Preferred
Members receive $5 off each ticket. $15 Youth Tickets also available.

LOCATION: The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
14 Castle Street
Great Barrington, MA

MORE:
www.mahaiwe.org
FaceBook/MahaiwePerformingArtsCenter

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