Live Shows: Soraia, River City Rebels, The Cocktail Slippers, and The Chelsea Curve, Midway Cafe, Jamaica Plain, MA 10/4/25
Sometimes you just want a straight up rock show without any pretention. You want a fun night out in a dive bar watching rock bands playing rock music. That's exactly what was offered at Midway Cafe Saturday night with the phenomenal quadruple bill of Soraia, River City Rebels, The Cocktail Slippers, and The Chelsea Curve. First up was Boston's own The Chelsea Curve. They were the only band of the four that I had previously seen, and they always put on a great show. Their garage rock meets mod sound was pretty much perfect to start off this night of music, and they seemed to have a slightly more punk edge to their sound than they normally do. Instead of the usual hipsters watching a set and slightly bobbing their heads, The Chelsea Curve got people up front actually dancing, which was a theme for the evening. The band played more tightly than I have ever seen them, and they and the crowd fed off each other's energy throughout the set. Up next was The Cocktail Slippers, comin...