Cass McCombs, Arbouretum @ Ottobar Saturday

Cass McCombs is dad-rock. We mean that in the best possible way. We hesitate to describe anything we like as dad-rock, but when your latest record is interspersed with a four year old playing a left-wing version of ‘Kids Say the Darndest Things’ you’ve crossed at least a little into dad-rock territory. But perhaps dad-rock […]

Poster Guts @ Atomic Books Tomorrow

Atomic Books’ newly opened Eightbar is quickly and quietly becoming Hampden’s best low-key spot to relax and have a drink. If the Chop were a drunken Goldilocks searching up and down the avenue for the perfect happy hour-type relaxing bar this is what we would find: Rocket to Venus: Yeah this place is pretty good […]

Holy Rockers, Booze and Shockers Opening @ Gallery 788 Tonight

We told you just a few weeks ago that the new Gallery 788 location in Hampden was an exciting addition to the Avenue, and that 788 has been one of the more vital and exciting galleries in the city for years. One of the reasons it stands out above most other galleries is that 788’s […]