Oct
9
Licensing crackdown
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I love me some Big Buck Hunter*, almost as much as I love arbitrary law enforcement of licensing violations in the middle of what feels like (slipping into fearmongering hyperbole) a veritable stabbing spree. Thus some folks end up with adversarial feelings towards the BPD when a community partnership should be the end goal. But if things really are getting better and they feel like there’s no other crime most foul to address I guess this busywork is what comes next.
· At Bravo Pizza, 160 Brighton Ave., police found there a “Big Buck Hunter” arcade game to be in operation, but there was no entertainment license filed for the game.
· At Harpers Ferry, 155 Brighton Ave., police found that its entertainment, health, billiards and inspection certificates had all expired in September 2009.
· At Great Scott, 1222 Commonwealth Ave. in Allston, police found that the inspectional services certificate had expired in January 2009, and was issued a licensed premise violation.
My premise here conveniently ignores what sounds like some legitimately illegal fun going on at the 379 Club, ostensibly a barber shop.
The 379 Club barber shop, 379 Cambridge St. in Allston, was the business with the larger number of violations.
Police said they entered the building around 12:45 a.m. on Oct. 4 and found 60 to 80 people watching big-screen TVs, playing pool and playing cards at round tables. There was also a bar with bartenders serving drinks and a massage table upstairs.
*Big Buck Safari is clearly a superior playing experience. Anyone who would preferentially kill domestic animals over exotics is too boring to tolerate.
**Were I running Bravo I’d look into the “dollar bill loophole” as only coin operated video games are subject to helpful civic oversight.
Jul
14
Freezepop
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July 25th at Harper’s Ferry. Your pick of 2pm for all ages or 8pm for boozeaholics.
Via Rock N Roll Boston.
Dec
10
This is likely the one and only time you’ll ever hear of a construction detail cop actually doing something along the lines of “protect and serve“…
Around 11:30 p.m., passersby reportedly told an officer working a construction detail for National Grid about the fight near the bar at 158 Brighton Ave. The suspect, who had reportedly punched a man waiting for the bus for no apparent reason, allegedly tried to punch the officer in the face when he approached but missed, landing his punch on the officer’s left shoulder.
Yikes. Unfortunately due to the horrific design aesthetic of H-F’s website it’s beyond me to figure out which aggro-band can be blamed for whipping this dude into such a frenzy.
Nov
18
Fall Ugh Boy
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Big woo to you if this emotionally torqued nonsense is your scene.
The Chicago emo-pop band is playing a not-so-secret-show Thursday at Harpers Ferry, to provide an all-ages preview of its upcoming sophomore album “Folie A Deux,” which drops Dec. 16.
Apr
29
Girls Guns and Glory rumble on
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If you didn’t make it to Harper’s Ferry last Saturday, Girls Guns and Glory won it all.
Johnny Arguedas has some good photos, for that matter so does Sooz.
Apr
21
KRS-One injured
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KRS-One was struck by a bottle, breaking his hand, forcing postponement of his Allston date.
Mar
19
Vagiant off Rock City Music & Style Show bill
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Helen McWilliams of Vagiant (via Jim Sullivan) relays a somewhat amusing story about the political machinations resulting in them being dropped from the Rock City Music & Style Show due to the song above -
My band just got kicked off a benefit show for the Allston Village Main Streets due to our refusal to drop a song called (here) “F the Kells” from our setlist. The AVMS wasasking us not to play the song due to the influence of the owner of the Kells…. a band FROM Allston is getting kicked off a BENEFIT show FOR Allston because one of their songs is ABOUT Allston.
Mar
18
Allston Rock City Music & Style Show
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From Cheap Thrills –
Allston residents will model the current fashion trends of their ambiguously bordered patch of Boston from local stores like The Lab, Horror Business, Stingray Body Art, Port of Prince, etc. House wares(?) will also be included. Probably a lot of modest, ankle-length dresses and fisherman sweaters. (Blarney!)
THUR 3/20
9pm
Allston Rock City Music & Style Show
w/ Bad Ash, Pulp45, Monolith, Vagiant, Superpower
at Harpers Ferry, 158 Brighton Avenue, Allston
Mar
6
Fantasy Mirrors for 826 Boston
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A fundraiser for 826 Boston is being held tonight at Harper’s Ferry. Featuring Fantasy Mirrors (who are off to SXSW & the land of a zillion longhorns), Muck And The Mires, & Paul Holmes.
On 826 Boston-
826 Boston is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting students ages 6 to 18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students to write. Our services are structured around the understanding that great leaps in learning can happen with one-on-one attention, and that strong writing skills are fundamental to future success. With this in mind, we provide drop-in tutoring, after-school workshops, in-schools tutoring, help for English language learners, and assistance with student publications.
Feb
27
The Emeralds – Harper’s Ferry
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