The Mercury Lounge strikes an unusual balance between uptown classy (they have the cleanest bathrooms of any rock venue in the city and a front area that features a candlelit, antique bar) and downtown cool (Interpol, the Strokes, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs all played here on their way to indie-rock superstardom). Past the long, narrow bar, the 250-capacity live music area is a wide, square, brick-walled room, which allows for unobstructed views of the stage from almost anywhere and excellent acoustics from the highly touted clarion sound system. It's still one of the most intimate, exciting venues in town.
Can't wait until the Dead Trees are back in Cambridge. They are all I play these days.
Review by Rich
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Can't wait until the Dead Trees are back in Cambridge. They are all I play these days.
Review by Rich
Overall:
Can't wait until the Dead Trees are back in Cambridge. They are all I play these days.
Review by Rich
Overall:
Can't wait until the Dead Trees are back in Cambridge. They are all I play these days.
Review by Rich
Overall:
Can't wait until the Dead Trees are back in Cambridge. They are all I play these days.
Review by Rich
Overall:
Go See This Show!!! His debut album is awesome!
"The debut album from the Reverend John DeLore, "Ode to an American Urn" is a 13-song tour de force! The poet-like attention to lyrics is underscored by melodies and arrangements whose breadth of musical dynamics is rare in modern albums.
"Ode to an American Urn" moves deftly from bombastic, blues-tinged rock, to songs with big, sprawling spaces for the listener to explore, to songs filled with breath and intimacy. The expansiveness of the album works because "American Urn" also has what other modern albums lack: a common thread of intention connecting the songs, a common heart.
"Truly a collection of Indie-Rock-Americana gems. Repeat listens are encouraged!!!" --csl