So, I started the long Thanksgiving weekend off with the Smashing Pumpkins show and ended it with a strained neck so bad that all I could do was lay on the couch and watch My So-Called Life on DVD. (A suggestion to imbibe some magnesium, found in black beans, spinach and coffee, three things I happened to have on hand at home, helped a wee bit. Yay home remedies.) In between, I caught a few local bands here and there. What did everyone else do/see? Anything blow your mind? *The Jovan Chorus, Fri
I headed down to Off Broadway on Friday night to join folks
primed and ready for a true potpourri of local music: One-man spazz show
Superfun Yeah Yeah Rocketship, retro-pop power trio Blind Eyes, the
bartender-meets-Brit-prep of the Hibernauts and the shiny, neon synth-punk
theatrics of the Makeshift Gentlemen.
The turnout was impressive, considering the cross-town
competition of Pomegranates, Ocean Rivals and the Mhurs at the Bluebird. (How'd
it go?) (SYYR)
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