Paradise refugees find homes
With the final show at the Paradise Lounge on Monday, several performers who had spring events lined up at the shuttered venue scrambled to find last-minute accommodations.
The Boston Babydolls, who were informed of the closing only hours before their performance last Sunday night, are in negotiations with a Fenway-area venue to keep their burlesque show in Boston. In the short term, the troupe is trekking down to Basta in Weymouth for an April 27 show.
“Basta had something of a rough reputation,” said Boston Babydoll ringleader Mr. Scratch. “The owner wanted to bring in some elegant entertainment, which is why he contacted us.”
The annual birthday bash for Anderson Mar of Dark Sky Productions was supposed to go down next Friday, but has since been moved to Thursday at its new home, the Cantab Lounge in Cambridge. The show features Flash in Blue, MELT and Lucretia’s Daggers.
Meanwhile, Damien Dempsey’s two-night stand at the Paradise Lounge for early May has been condensed into one show May 4 at T.T. the Bear’s Place in Cambridge. Original tickets will not be honored, according to thedise.com, and refunds are available at point of purchase.
Live Nation, which purchased the Paradise with local pub owner Joe Dunne last month, has remained tightlipped about the lounge’s future. In an e-mail from Live Nation public relations manager Heidi Collins, she would only say that “details will be forthcoming.”
Time to get your festival buzz on
Which brand of crack-in-a-can energy drink do you fancy - Monster or Rockstar? The allegiance could determine which Tweeter Center festival you hit up this summer.
Those chugging the Monster should look forward to July 16, when the Monster-sponsored Projekt Revolution Tour 2008 barges into Mansfield, featuring Linkin Park, Chris Cornell, the Bravery and a slew of emo-riffic second-stage acts.
Long after the Monster buzz wears off, the Rockstar Energy Mayhem festival crashes the Tweet on Aug. 5, with Slipknot, Disturbed and Mastodon heading up the dude-fest.
Ticket presales for both shows start today through live
nation.com.
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