Editor’s Note: Welcome to our new series spotlighting the bands and artists playing this year’s NICE, a fest. With 49 live performances over three days and two venues — July 28 to 30 at Somerville’s Crystal Ballroom and The Rockwell — there’s a lot going on, but consider this your compass to the NICE-est weekend imaginable. Get ticket info here, and check out our continued coverage of the festival.
Colleen Green
When and Where: Friday, July 29 at 10:30 p.m. at The Crystal Ballroom.
Band Bio: Colleen Green is a singer/songwriter from Lowell, MA. Influenced by ’90s grunge and pop punk but maintaining a style all her own, Green’s songs are immediately catchy, familiar, and essential. Since 2010 she has toured the world and been reviewed and profiled in many prominent media outlets such as Rolling Stone, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Pitchfork, and NPR.
Fun Fact: “I covered Blink 182’s Dude Ranch in its entirety.”
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