This past Saturday, my friend Erick and I were wandering around downtown Boston, bored and wondering what to do. We headed over to Central Sq. to check out if there was any good music going on. We ended up at T.T. The Bear’s Place where a rockabilly show was starting.
Interesting thing about the Boston music scene. You always see people that you know, or at least I do. Erick saw one of his friends who played in a band that Erick’s old band used to play with, and we saw a girl that we used to hang out with at Copley Sq Park when we were into punk rock (and who also dated my high school boyfriend John, before i did), back in high school. It was pretty crazy to see people that I know randomly, when i haven’t lived in Boston for over 4 years.
Anyways, on to the actual show. We caught the tail end of Johnny Carlevale & His Band of All-Stars. They were the band that drew us in off the street. Pretty good. Next was The Bourbonaires. I think they were my favorite band of the night. They had a great front man who was a great performer and singing himself raw. Then The Raging Teens came on. I really enjoyed them. The guy playing stand up bass was awesome. And finally The Racketeers played. They were pretty enjoyable as well.
Entry into the venue was $10. Not bad for 4 bands on a Saturday night. Drinks are reasonably priced. The rockabilly girls were dressed to the nines which is always fun to look at; their rolled hair decorated with flowers and their retro outfits. Downsides: No air conditioning. Only 1 stall in the ladies’ room, however that can lend itself to some interesting conversations while waiting in line. A 2 man bar fight broke out, which was kind of impressive since the music was so loud, I couldn’t hear anything that people were saying. No matter. It was broken up efficiently by the jacked bouncers. But really at a rock show, I’d be surprised if there wasn’t a fight.
But yeah. I had a great time! I love stopping by Central Square and checking out a random show whenever I’m in town.