Live Shows: Letters to Cleo and The Cavedogs, Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA 11/21/25
Back in college, Letters to Cleo were basically my Grateful Dead. I'd go see them multiple times in the same week between greater Boston, Providence, and Northampton, plus sometimes back to back nights when they were on the college circuit. These days, we're pretty much down to seeing them once a year when they come back and play the Paradise for multiple nights. This year marks the thirtieth anniversary of their second album, Wholesale Meats and Fish. In 2017, Letters to Cleo played three nights at the Paradise, playing one of their albums each night. That year, the first night was the only night I could make it to, so we saw Aurora Gory Alice. Wholesale Meats and Fish is my personal favorite album, so seeing it played live was a true treat. Song like "Demon Rock," "Acid Jed," and "Pizza Cutter" are regulars in their live set, but Friday night I got to see songs I haven't seen live in probably around thirty years. These included "Do What...