Deep down we all know that Valentine's Day is a crap holiday popularized by people who know how to sell stuff. First big in 19th century England, the Americans caught on about 10 years later (you know, like with Coldplay and "Da Ali G Show") when an incredibly smart woman decided to make bank by mass-producing greeting cards. Or so says Wikipedia, which means it must be true.
That said, I'm not a total V-Day hater. If someone decides to drop me a tiny, punch-out Ninja Turtle card that says "Pizza, Be Mine", I will probably laugh and maybe even tape it up somewhere on my desk for the next week. I'm also more than happy to eat any candy (except those nasty little hearts) you might not want to ingest. However rather than spend exorbitant amounts of dinero on prix fixe dinners and his and hers spa treatments, I prefer to have a beer at a show and act naturally ( i.e. a few notches above civil) to my boyfriend, bless his soul, who would be suspicious of any such act of seasonal kindness.
In the spirit of normality, here a few V-Day shows that won't arouse suspicion and might even prompt a little post-rock romantical action.
The show starts at 8 p.m. and tickets are crazy-expensive ($100, $50 for balcony). However, it's a benefit for a children's scholarship fund, the Emanuel Congregation, and The Kawasaki Disease Research Fund for Children's Memorial Hospital. It's Valentine's Day, what better way to be charitable and possibly get laid?
Get a little rowdy on V-Day. $10 at 10 p.m.
Catch the new, old sound. Doors at 8 p.m. and tickets are $8 in advance/$10 at the door.
Matthew Kerstein (of Brighton, MA) @ Bottom Lounge
This will be pretty. $7, 8 p.m.
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