We regularly show how distinct and predictable the live music joints in our fair city can be. There’s rarely been a more clearcut example than Tuesday. Yes, a Tuesday. At the student lounge of the college on the hill, there are three Neo- bluegrass acts: The Good Old Oldtime New Start (made up of old hippie professors), Gackscrabble and Out With the Wash (made up of their students). It’s some kind of midterm exam for a folklore class… The Bullfinch, meanwhile, hosts the kind of outer indie no other club will touch: Brains size 6 1/4, The Preserving Perversity of Perseverance and As Much as a Pelican… Hamilton’s (also known for cover bands; tune in this weekend) has a midweek mosh of young hardheads: Rank Case of Reason, A Bite of the Remedy, Scandal for School, Tiger Burns Bright, Warpath to Peace, Besson Trust Bust and Early Threat of Promise. (Many bands but short sets, understand)… Finally, at the place we aggressively misspell as Dollaire’s, there’s a blend of low-state rawk and local guitar heroes: Two Shots for the Road, Ahead in the Fridge and Bustle of Muscle.
And what have learned? Weekends have nothing on Tuesdays….