3 Harvard Ave
Allston, MA 02134
Going to O’Briens reminded me of getting drunk in a bowling ally back home on karaoke night only amped up a little more.
If you think it looks shitty on the outside I promise it looks equally shitty on the inside. The acoustics suck but when you bring in regular boston metal acts like “we’re all gonna die” it doesnt really make a damn. It doesnt pack alot of people (small space), but on a given night about a third to a quarter are women. Pabst is sold for 2 dollars in clear plastic cups. Age range 20-40. They let me in at half cover the first time I went without me even asking when I simply expressed genuine interest in the bands playing that night. Possiblity of excessive beards, leather, and long haired men and short hair women runs high depending on the night…
I was having a smoke outside with some people between acts when two girls in club gear were standing there trying to figure out where Wonder Bar was. One guy tried to give them advice but they first ignored him and then just walked away in the middle of him talking. He looked at me, shook his head, and said “man, sometimes I think people are just assholes.. fuck ‘em”
Fuck ‘em indeed. I get that attitude when I get tired of being places where people throw up airs and try scout one another out for an evening of intoxicated genital meshing.
Sometimes I just want to get drunk cheap and be moderately entertained- At least at O’briens no one usually gives a shit. Its generally assumed that if your drinking the same swill, pissing in the same hole, and having your ears blown out by the same noise that you probably dont either.
