Review → Live Review: Harvey Danger’s Farewell Tour (8/7/2009)
Harvey Danger
OK, so I admit that before I showed up at Harper’s Ferry in Allston for the Boston show on Harvey Danger’s farewell tour, I was really only familiar with their 1997 album Where Have All The Merrymakers Gone? Since that album- and rising to fame with the single “Flagpole Sitta”- the band released two more proper full-lengths, and a couple of EPs. I had heard a handful of songs from these other releases in preparation for the show, as I didn’t want to be that guy who only knew the one single.
The opening bands were alright. The first group, the Organ Beats, played some fun, indie/punk-ish music that got the crowd going. They seemed to have a lot of friends there, but the rest of us were energized by their performance as well. The second band, Magic Magic, was less effective; I felt like I was falling asleep during several parts of their set. Perhaps great for the shoegazing crowd, but I don’t know that they were the best fit for this show.