Couch Cushions are the cuddliest band in town. Someone shouted during the set at the Bullfinch Thursday and they politely told him to shush. It was an amusing, and significant moment for both band and crowd. Here was an act that wanted us to have fun in a goofy yet respectful way, not stupid drunken whooping. It;’s not often you see someone who can change the mood of a room for the better, but Couch Cushions party their way: comfortably. Their songs are silly, their style professional, their colorful outfits well-pressed. It is their realm. It is also like a weird pipe dream, a mist of merriment in a dark room.
Tonight: The Club of Queer Trades at the Bullfinch… Tremendous Trifles and Alarms and Discursions at Hamilton’s for an American Studies academic bash… What’s Wrong With the World comeback tour at D’ollaire’s…