Wednesday, April 01, 2009

Get Prehistoric Tonight

Daniel Street is a relatively small room. And the Milford venue has never hosted a show as big as the one that arrives tonight.

Thanks to Manic Productions, legendary indie band Dinosaur Jr. plays Milford — yes Milford! — tonight. Awesome Color opens.

Tickets are going quick, but there are a good amount remaining. Make sure to pick some up. This is not a show you want to miss. A legendary, iconic band that keeps getting better with age in a sort-of intimate venue? You better have an excuse not to come.

Daniel Street is anything but small, but compared to Toad's, the place DJr has performed at multiple times recently, it's tiny. This should be a whole lot o' fun.

One thing to keep in mind though: Make sure to bring earplugs. Look, I hardly ever wear them, but tonight you'd have to be absolute moron not to invest in at least a disposable pair. It might be smart to wear those ones that pilots sport. DJr is easily one of the top three or four loudest bands I've ever seen. And I've caught the trio more than a dozen times. Having said that, Daniel Street is a loud venue in general. So ...

Put it this way: I fear that, even with earplugs, I may end up peeing myself from loudness. That's true, man.

Oh, and, just so you know, you will get a free, tour-only 7-inch for coming to the show. Can't beat that with a stick. Nope. See you there. Here's a performance of "Forget The Swan." Awesome.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Maybe I'll see you there.
I'll be the guy with the earplugs in...standing on the porch of Stonebridge across the street.
If you sneeze in Daniel St, you're in the street. So this promises to be a real earsplitter!

P.S.
Treat yourself to tapas at Bistro Basque first. You won't be sorry.

Pat Ferrucci said...

We actually decided last night that the best place to watch the show from might be Archie Moore's. You'll only need disposable earplugs from there.

-p

Anonymous said...

You have a point!
Maybe the back room at SBC??

Anyway...
Don't know if you saw this, but...
MAJOR awesomeness!..

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