Of the 5 zillion performances going on for CMJ, we randomly chose to check out the bands at Trash Bar on the other side of the neighborhood. It ended up being a really cool, grungey dive bar with old truck seats as seating outside of the bathrooms downstairs. The stage was also downstairs, but oddly enough the crowd was pretty small for a Friday night.

The first band we saw, Twin Berlin, was my favorite of the night. They’re an emo-punk band. After their set, the lead singer and I bonded over being native Connecticutians… except I had escaped and he hasn’t yet. The next band played horrible metal music, the kind that makes you wanna cut off your ears. It was so bad that we fled upstairs and played a game of pool until their set was over.

Then the Neutron Drivers went on and were pretty awesome. Lauren out-danced a drunken MILF while they played. Afterwards, the lead singer accidentally poured his beer on me. Literally POURED, not spilled. He didn’t even realize he was doing it until I shrieked. But he felt really bad and insisted on buying me a drink I didn’t even want. Aw. I didn’t even pay attention to the last band because by that point it had gotten pretty crowded, and my pants were completely soaked. But overall – a great night. I love live music, and I should really make a point to see more shows.