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DESCRIPTION:Event Name: Digney Fignus\nEvent Url: http://www.artsboston.org
 /event/detail/441127469/Digney_Fignus\nEvent Date Begin: 2011-03-08\nEvent
  Date End: 2011-03-08\n\nDigney Fignus is a Boston based singer/songwriter
 . He's back with his latest CD 'Last Planet on the Left.'\n\nHis last CD '
 TALK OF THE TOWN' spent three months on the Americana Music Chart. It also
  scored in the Top 20 on the New Music Weekly College Chart and the Far Ro
 ots Report. Radio stations all across the US have been spining tracks from
  the CD\, which is also picking up airplay in Europe\, and on a number of 
 stations throughout Australia.\n\nDigney arrived on the music scene playin
 g guitar and singing in a three-piece Boston punk band called the SPIKES. 
 Scoring on local radio with songs like 'Air Raid' and 'Summer Vacation.' T
 HE SPIKES performed for underground loft shows that eventually led Digney 
 to run one of the first 'Punk' night clubs in Boston\, ('Streets' voted Bo
 ston's #1 nightclub by the Boston Phoenix). Digney's big break came in whe
 n he won the MTV basement tapes with his hit song and video 'THE GIRL WITH
  THE CURIOUS HAND'. This led to a follow up release on COLUMBIA RECORDS th
 at Digney co-produced with former CHARTBUSTER and MODERN LOVER\, Leroy Rad
 cliffe.\n\nMore success came when Digney won the WZLX Boston Anthem contes
 t with his song 'BOSTON TOWN'. The song is featured on the four-song CD &l
 dquo\;BOSTON TOWN' which received critical acclaim and was nominated for R
 ECORD OF THE YEAR\, by the Mass Country Music Awards Association.\nOne of 
 the songs from the CD 'End of the Line' won one of the SONG OF THE YEAR aw
 ards.\n\nDigney returned in 2006 with yet another refreshingly different c
 hapter to his musical career 'TROUBLE ON THE LEVEE.' The rootsy character 
 based 'concept' CD enjoyed 22 weeks on the Americana Roots Rock chart.\n\n
 Both 'TALK OF THE TOWN' and 'TROUBLE ON THE LEVEE' feature performances by
  legendary drummer Dave Mattacks\, (Fairport Convention\, Jethro Tull\, et
 c.) The CDs infectious melodies and unique story line have garnered rave r
 eviews all across the country.\n\nSince the spring of 2007\, Digney has al
 so been appearing regularly as one of the celebrity judges on the new COMM
 UNITY AUDITIONS/STAR OF THE DAY television show which currently airs on Bo
 ston's channels 4 and 38.\n\nStart time: 8pm
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