Harper\'s Ferry in Boston to close

[zuke583]

Paradise is too big.

isn\'t there a smaller venue right next to/connected to the paradise? i think i saw u-melt there a couple years ago, so i\'m sure it would be an appropriate size. something tells me it may have closed also...

[Igziabeher]

Paradise is too big.

isn\'t there a smaller venue right next to/connected to the paradise? i think i saw u-melt there a couple years ago, so i\'m sure it would be an appropriate size. something tells me it may have closed also...

i think they closed that room.

the new Met Cafe in Pawtucket RI is my choice.

[ds673488]

middle east upstairs is perfect for TB...they pack it tight every time and rage hard.  No need to look for another venue.

[Whathefunk]

Paradise is too big.

isn\'t there a smaller venue right next to/connected to the paradise? i think i saw u-melt there a couple years ago, so i\'m sure it would be an appropriate size. something tells me it may have closed also...

I saw Timmy do a solo show at the \'paradise lounge\' once. too small for a bfast show.

[siflandollie]

There\'s the Magic Room Gallery I think it holds between 300-400
http://www.magicroomgallery.com/page2.html

Johnny D\'s is also around 300
http://www.johnnyds.com/

North of town there\'s a place the Brew used to play all the time called the Grog, not sure if it may be too small tho, they have a decent sized downstairs
http://www.thegrog.com/


My vote goes for the Middle East.  Any place with framed Mark Sandman inspired artwork gets an A+ in my book.

[Buquebus]

magic room is where it\'s at... somehow it isn\'t as known as most, but I have heard nothing but g00dness about it....  definitely got the vib3zzz lol:inky:

[frolfer]

I have only been once, but I liked the upstairs at the Mid East. Rock that place out and then move on to the downstairs. Or conquer bigger things. Just keep on playing!

[bdfreetuna]

I like Middle East up or down, and whatever Buquebus was saying sounds heady too.

[Buquebus]

I like Middle East up or down, and whatever Buquebus was saying sounds heady too.

they played downstairs before around the time real radio came out i think.  It also was spring break for a lot of schools around here, which definitely hurt the turnout... this then led to many packed and some sold out shows upstairs...  a co bill with the indobox would help fill either downstairs, or ::gasp:: even the newly rennovated Paradise....   I\'m still way down with the magic room gallery on word of mouth alone....  either way I got to get out to a show one of these days...:disco:

[siflandollie]

http://www.we-support-local-music.com/2010/10/06/what-the-closing-of-harpers-ferry-really-means/

interesting read.  I guess the Landlord routinely stomps on puppies?

[Vassillios]

go see richard james at harpers before it closes. it is my friends band, they are good.

[weekapaug19]

Law, partners see Harpers Ferry as Music Hall
By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein
Globe Staff / October 13, 2010
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Sending your articleYour article has been sent. E-mail| Print| Reprints| Text size – + Tweet Be the first to Tweet this! people Dugg thisdiggYahoo! Buzz ShareThis In a surprise move, concert promoter Don Law and his partners are seeking to take over Harpers Ferry nightclub. The 340-capacity Harpers would become a so-called feeder club for the Paradise, which is owned by Law and his partners, Joe Dunne and Declan Mehigan. “We need a club that is a first step, and we think this would work so acts would then grow into the Paradise,’’ says Law. (The newly renovated Paradise now has a capacity of 850.) Up next for Law, who is acting apart from his affiliation with Live Nation: a series of meetings with the Allston Civic Association and Boston Licensing Board. If all goes well, says Dunne, the new club — tentatively dubbed the Brighton Music Hall — would open in mid-December. As for renaming an Allston club the Brighton Music Hall, Law says: “I don’t know if it’s Allston or Brighton, but it’s close enough for rock ’n’ roll.’’