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Northshore October 2025
It’s been less than a month since Great Scott announced it was closing after more than four decades on the corner of Harvard and Commonwealth avenues, and the public reaction was significant. Now, a campaign has been launched by its longtime booking agent, Carl Lavin, to save the Allston rock club.  Lavin has teamed up with Mainvest, a Salem-based investment crowdfunding platform specializing in assisting local businesses, to raise the necessary money to re-open Great Scott and keep it open. The venue’s booking agent since 2004, Lavin has agreed to terms with Great Scott’s longtime owner, Frank Strenk, to transfer the venue
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