Here are two very different shows happening at roughly the same time, 9 p.m.-ish, and for more or less the same price. The Basement is featuring guitarist Greg Douglass, possibly most famous for his time with the Steve Miller Band, during which he co-wrote the hit Jungle Love. He’ll be sitting in with Grateful Dead-ites Friends of the Devlin. Just $10 gets you in the cavern of sound.
A few blocks towards the tsunami zone will take you to the Miniplex, where acclaimed local DJ duo Hispanic! At the Disco will be spinning all the Latin beats, cumbia treats and reggaeton bombs you could possibly want to shake some butt-meat to (I’m losing my perspicacity, along with my mind, and just giving in to casual vulgarity like a warm bath to eternity). This one’s a sliding scale dance party, $5-$10 to be exact.
At 8 p.m. at the Siren’s Song Tavern, there will be a fundraising benefit show for the embattled venue, which, word on the street, has it potentially closing up shop as early as January. Local heavies Image Pit, Mystery Meat, Cheshire High and TeethEater are joining forces to try to keep the lights on. You can help, too, by coming through and chipping in $5-$20 at the door towards the effort.
This article appears in Top 10 Stories of 2024.