Author Topic: Harper\'s Ferry in Boston to close (Read 3810 times)

zuke583 · « **Reply #15 on:** October 04, 2010, 08:31:57 am »

Quote from: Wolfman;261536

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 · « **Reply #16 on:** October 04, 2010, 09:14:27 am »

Quote from: zuke583;261537

Quote from: Wolfman;261536
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 · « **Reply #17 on:** October 04, 2010, 12:04:03 pm »

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

Whathefunk · « **Reply #18 on:** October 04, 2010, 01:04:43 pm »

Quote from: zuke583;261537

Quote from: Wolfman;261536
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 · « **Reply #19 on:** October 04, 2010, 02:44:28 pm »

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 · « **Reply #20 on:** October 04, 2010, 04:29:39 pm »

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 · « **Reply #21 on:** October 04, 2010, 06:58:42 pm »

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 · « **Reply #22 on:** October 05, 2010, 07:18:49 pm »

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

Buquebus · « **Reply #23 on:** October 06, 2010, 10:40:13 am »

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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 · « **Reply #24 on:** October 06, 2010, 12:41:57 pm »

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 · « **Reply #25 on:** October 08, 2010, 08:52:16 am »

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

weekapaug19 · « **Reply #26 on:** October 13, 2010, 09:31:48 am »

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.??