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Woods, who will give a solo performance of her own songs this Friday night at Paine Hall, has been a singer with the popular Boston-based rock band "Rick Berlin" since she was an undergraduate living in Claverly Hall...
Besides the apparent mental hazards, Woods says performing can be risky as a career because of the inherent uncertainty. In light of Rick Berlin's long-standing difficulties in acquiring a major-label recording contract, Woods says she would advise prospective musicians, "Get some training, and get a regular job. You don't want to do this. I would wish this on somebody I don't like...
...Although Rick Berlin is a hard-edged rock band, Woods' solo material leans more towards what she reluctantly calls "folk music," as problematic as that term...
...insofar as she is concerned with social issues. She admits a lack of "overt political stuff" in her lyrics. But she says she believes artists should work to solve problems in their communities, paraphrasing Bob Dylan by saying, "I believe in bringing it back home." As a member of Rick Berlin, Woods has performed in a series of benefits for Boston's homeless...
...also praises Rick Berlin because the band's integration of pantomime makes its performances accessible to deaf concertgoers. She says, "We're the only band that has a regular audience of deaf people in the front row every week...