It’s dark, your hoodie’s wet, the wind hates you, the things you
love are closing at an alarming rate, and you haven’t heard a song
that’s made you happy since August. What you need is a dose of
BOAT. Loud, gorgeous, reverby guitars? Yes. A
let’s-just-have-a-fun-time attitude? Yes. A charming frontman? Yes.
Songs about ice-cream trucks, haircuts, and punctuation? Yes, but not
in an annoying way. I will be dancing. Don’t you want to dance?
Other bands on the bill: the awesome “Awesome” and the dangerous
Harvey Danger. (Neumo’s, 925 E Pike St, 709-9467.
8 pm,
$12 adv, all ages.)

Christopher Frizzelle was The Stranger's print editor, and first joined the staff in 2003. He was the editor-in-chief from 2007 to 2016, and edited the story by Eli Sanders that won a 2012 Pulitzer...