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Abstract: Toad is a small Cambridge bar located next to Christopher's Restaurant in Porter Square. For over twenty years, the bar has offered live music to an audience that has been steadfastly loyal, despite the limited space of the bar's interior. In this thesis, I investigate how that physical space, as well as the audio system and acoustics in the bar, impact both the performance of bands and ... read morethe reception of their audience. Drawing from the accounts of musicians and listeners who have been immersed in this space for years, I argue that the alternating feelings of intimacy and confinement within this bar causes participants to personify its space in unique ways, including as "another member of the band." This perception allows for performers to enter a kind of test of their performance abilities that, if accomplished, facilitates musical growth.
Thesis (M.A.)--Tufts University, 2016.
Submitted to the Dept. of Music.
Advisor: Jeffrey Summit.
Committee: Sarah Pinto, and Stephan Pennington.
Keywords: Music, and Cultural anthropology.read less
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