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GREAT SCOTT
Date(s):
Monday, October 08, 2007
Black Mountain, Cave Singers, Yeasayer
ROCK
Three cool out-of-town indie bands roll through Great Scott: Vancouver psychedelicists
BLACK MOUNTAIN
, who are touring in advance of their second full-length,
In the Future
(out January 21 on Jagjaguwar); Pretty Girls Make Graves bassist Derek Fudesco’s new band the
CAVE SINGERS
, supporting their just-released Matador debut,
Invitation Songs
; and Brooklyn’s
YEASAYER
, whom we missed when they played upstairs at the Middle East around this time last year but who come recommended by some trusted friends down in Gotham | 1222 Comm Ave, Allston | 617.734.4502.
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GREAT SCOTT
1222 Comm Ave
Allston MA
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Hours: Daily 12pm-2am
Web Site:
http://www.greatscottboston.com/main.cgi
Next 8 Days...
The Pill with DJs
Ken, Michael V...
10/12/2007
Hooray for Earth, Age Rings, Harris, Secret Life of Sophia...
10/13/2007
Ricecookers, Silent Years...
10/14/2007
Twin, Upsilon Acruz, Harrius...
10/16/2007
IAMX, Hourly Radio, Provocateur, DJ Carbo, Chris Corner...
10/18/2007
The Pill with DJs
Ken, Michael V...
10/19/2007
The Lowdown
Great Scott’s décor is, in a word, random. International flags suspended from the ceiling, glossy posters of Doug Flutie on the back wall, and not one but two Elvis busts peering down from a high mantle. Live college/prog rock nightly beginning between 9 and 10 pm. No food, cash only. Open daily from noon-2 am. $9 cover after 9 pm. FRI The Pill, with DJ Ken spinning British and American new-wave and indie. SAT The Plan, with DJs Carl and Victoria spinning indie rock.
Bar Type: Full Bar
Best Dance Night
Since its inception almost 10 years ago (!), the Pill (now at Great Scott) has been the place to be if you’re an Anglophile and it’s Friday night. Resident DJs Ken Powers and Terence Pratt spin “Britpop, modern indie, and the occasional spout of new wave, ’60s and synthpop,” as their MySpace page puts it, and feature a like-minded live act — the Information, the Bon Savants, Protokoll, etc. — every week. www.thepillboston.com
Best Club For Rock
By now you know the story: arty Allstonians overtake yah-dude, frat-boy watering hole; magically transform it into one of the city’s premier venues for underground music; inspire “Allston Rock City” headlines in every local paper and magazine; and everyone lives happily ever after. But every now and then, it’s nice to step back and reflect on how quickly — and completely — Great Scott has made that metamorphosis. Pretty killer.
Best Bar
For the first time in our readers’ poll, Great Scott takes the best-bar category. And we’ll wager the reason it didn’t win before was that it embodied all the worst in Allston frattitude. No longer. The cave-like space now draws folks with perfectly imperfect hair and those tiny alterna-bods for “The Pill,” “The Plan,” “Blackout Bar,” and the rest of the nights.
Getting There
Public Transportation:
Yes
Nearest T:
Harvard Avenue(Green line- B train)
Cross Street:
Harvard Avenue
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