Our beloved Millie of the model marvels got the call to open for Copperfield at Dollaire’s a couple weeks back. The MMs are on a kind of hiatus (Creative differences? Never! Summer camp counseling!), and Millie had a quiver full of new songs, so why not?
Copperfield is one of those bands that likes to fill the stage with all their gear before they go out to dinner, so they insist on a low- maintenance opening act, preferably female.
That’s Millie to a T, which in thus case could stand for “tough gig.” she couldn’t have been treated worse by the crowd if she’d been a radio DJ.
Her name was mispronounced. The monitor didn’t work. A short-term drink special was announced at the same time she was, causing a mass rush to the corners of the room just as she started playing. A middle-aged man whooped about her physical attributes for the whole set. The set was cut short by three songs. Copperfield apparently forgot the customary courtesy of thanking the opening act during their own set.
Business as usual, we were told by D’ollaire’s regulars when we bitched about it. But we’re Bullfinch folks and this was unacceptable.

The Itchy Thornys at the Bullfinch tonight, with a (lengthy) opening set by NIo Calamite… Fight-o-Saurs and Uintatheres at Hamilton’s, an unusually bold bout of original headbanging for the covers-friendly club… Who cares at D’ollaire’s? That’s not a band. We really mean who cares?…