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EASTHAMPTON \u2014 For Nicole Turner, Happy Accidents<\/a> isn\u2019t just the name of the band she sings with, it also describes how she joined the group.<\/p>\n The band was playing an open mic night, but their singer at the time had a bad cold so she couldn\u2019t perform. Guitarist Don Sonn, with whom Turner had sung with before, asked her if she could fill in at the open mic night.<\/p>\n \u201cHe gave me a couple of songs, and that was the first time I ever sang with them,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n When the band later parted ways with the original vocalist, Turner was a natural choice to fill the slot.<\/p>\n The band will play a benefit show for the Scarlet Sock Foundation<\/a> at the Marigold Theater in Easthampton<\/a> on Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20. <\/p>\n The band includes Turner on vocals, Sonn on guitar and vocals, Erik Gagne on lead guitar, Brian Hoffman on bass and Zach Addington and drums. The benefit show will also feature guest vocalist Misty Carter.<\/p>\n Turner generally describes the band\u2019s repertoire as \u201cyacht rock,\u201d but also mentioned that they cover artists that lie beyond that category, including Linda Ronstadt, The Beatles, Brandi Carlisle, and Alison Krause. How the group chooses the songs they play is democratic.<\/p>\n \u201cAfter we play a show, we recap and look at what the crowd liked and then we all throw out a couple of options and decide whether we\u2019re going to keep certain songs or not,\u201d Turner said. \u201cWith new songs, we practice them a few times, and if it works, we keep it. And it\u2019s a more complicated song, even if it\u2019s not perfect, we still go for it if we know the crowd will like it.\u201d<\/p>\n While the band tries to sound as close as possible to the original recordings, Turner said there are songs where they might add their own twists to.<\/p>\n \u201cWith some songs, like one by the Eagles, we try to be faithful. But there are songs we try to put our own spin on,\u201d she said. \u201cBut most of the time we try to be as faithful as possible to the record.\u201d<\/p>\n Bassist Hoffman arranges most of the songs.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s our musical director because he has an amazing ear,\u201d Turner said.<\/p>\n Hoffman is also the group\u2019s connection to the Scarlet Sock Foundation.<\/p>\n The foundation was started in memory of Laura DiPillo, who died at age 15 in 2014. Laura had great love for social justice theater, and so the foundation supports local social justice theater projects. The name comes from a description of Laura as someone who affected everyone around them, like a red sock that gets mixed up in the laundry and turns everything else pink.<\/p>\n Laura\u2019s mother, Margaret Russo, serves as president of Scarlet Sock. Russo is a hospitalist at Cooley Dickinson Hospital, where Hoffman is an orthopedic surgeon. <\/p>\n \u201cShe\u2019s an all-around amazing person,\u201d Hoffman said of Russo. \u201cAs individuals, we\u2019ve supported her foundation and been to her events as well. We thought it would be nice to do something formal for them, and her fundraiser seemed like a great opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n Hoffman said doing the gig was a perfect fit for both the band and the foundation.<\/p>\n \u201cBesides being friends and colleagues with the folks involved, we all think it\u2019s so important at any scale to support the performing arts, which is the mission of Scarlet Sock, especially these days,\u201d Hoffman said. \u201cWhat better way than with performances of our own? Everyone in the band has a day job; we\u2019re doing this for the love of the music, our passion for performing, and our desire to see Margaret\u2019s foundation thrive.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. 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