Vivian Girls + Dark Meat Rocks Off Boat Cruise Friday October 3 Photos by Rebecca Smeyne On any other night, this would have been the proverbial $7 Todd P double matinee that turns Silent Barn into a sweatbox. So there was only one way you could justify the $25 ticket price: The ability to say " on a boat, " enthused and swollen with pride, like Jon Stewart says " on weed " in Half Baked . "Sure you've seen Vivian Girls and Dark Meat, but have you seen them. . . on a boat ?" It was truly a cool experiment for band, audience, and venue (which usually books big names, jam-friendly acts, and cover bands) alike—a fancy, transformative vessel providing a three-hour (de-)tour for two lo-fi bands and about 80 audience members accustomed to cheap and dirty. ...
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Vivian Girls + Dark Meat Rocks Off Boat Cruise Friday October 3 Photos by Rebecca Smeyne On any other night, this would have been the proverbial $7 Todd P double matinee that turns Silent Barn into a sweatbox. So there was only one way you could justify the $25 ticket price: The ability to say " on a boat, " enthused and swollen with pride, like Jon Stewart says " on weed " in Half Baked . "Sure you've seen Vivian Girls and Dark Meat, but have you seen them. . . on a boat ?" It was truly a cool experiment for band, audience, and venue (which usually books big names, jam-friendly acts, and cover bands) alike—a fancy, transformative vessel providing a three-hour (de-)tour for two lo-fi bands and about 80 audience members accustomed to cheap and dirty. ...