A clever college band, Conflation of Misspent Youth, had the bright quasi-theatrical idea of reciting a short story to instrumental backing at the Bullfinch last Thursday. Unfortunately, there had been no rehearsal beforehand, and the recitation/recital went overlong.

The playing got repetitive. Yet the story—an original, we’re told, by Curt Wain, boyfriend of Cam Greenberg, who read it—was riveting.

The set went scarily into overtime, nearly bumping middle band No Pimple in No Time, who settles for four songs in 10 minutes on the first band’s equipment so the show could get back on track. When headliners Relief Pod, from out of town, began, they were so shaken by the reading that the singer was practically sobbing, and asked Curt if he had “a poem of something WE could jam to.”

He did.

Tonight, the Bullfinch has Emergency Backpack and Home Car Work School Travel. The band could probably fill a D’ollaire’s with enough notice, but is old pals with Bullfinch booker Q so didn’t even look for elsewhere to play. Organized Color Coded Compact opens…Makes a Great Gift at Hamilton’s, rescheduled from some time ago, now alongside RP114… The Probiotic Mints, at D’ollaire’s, have a zillion festivals on their plate following this gig. What do you bet that next year they’re opening stadium shows for the top touring bands and we’ll never ever see the likes of them in this town again?…