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band. Formed in 1991 in

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, it comprised

Joe Pernice Joseph T. Pernice (born July 17, 1967) is an American indie rock musician and writer, who has fronted several bands, including the Scud Mountain Boys, Chappaquiddick Skyline, The New Mendicants and the Pernice Brothers. Originally from Holbrook ...

, Stephen Desaulniers, Bruce Tull and Tom Shea. Stephen Desaulniers left the band and was replaced by Frank Padellaro in October 1996. The band at first was known as the Scuds, and their early work was influenced by electric

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. However, they sat round Tull's kitchen table every night and played acoustic country tunes, and soon decided that they enjoyed this style more. This culminated in the Scud Mountain Boys bringing the table to a concert and playing while sitting down, a move which was enthusiastically welcomed. The band released three albums before disbanding in 1997: ''Dance the Night Away'' (1995), ''Pine Box'' (1995) and ''Massachusetts'' (1996). ''Massachusetts'' was their debut on the

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label, and upon signing they negotiated for the re-release of their first two albums. ''The Early Year'' was released in 1997 and contained slightly reordered versions of ''Dance the Night Away'' and ''Pine Box'' on two CDs. Pernice, Shea and Desaulniers reunited for an impromptu performance in Cambridge in August 2011. The band announced plans for a full reunion of the original lineup in January 2012 and social networking sites confirmed involvement of Pernice, Desaulniers, Tull and Shea for the shows. The band's fourth album, ''Do You Love the Sun'' was released in 2013 featuring all original members (Pernice, Desaulniers, Tull and Shea) with Padellaro as producer and recording engineer. ''The Early Year'' compilation was also re-released the same year on One Little Indian Records. Pernice, the group's main songwriter, later went on to form the more

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/rock-influenced band Pernice Brothers.

Discography

Albums

* ''Dance the Night Away'' (1995) * ''Pine Box'' (1995) * '' Massachusetts'' (1996) * ''Do You Love the Sun'' (2013)

Compilations

* ''The Early Year'' (1997)

References

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