One Happy Island :: A Rising Boston Band
Last night, my boyfriend and I went to go see One Happy Island at Razzy’s, a divey bar in Somerville near Porter Square. This was our second time seeing the band, and thankfully, they had more stage time last night than before. And what a great show!
We’d first seen One Happy Island a couple of months ago at the Middle East. They were on the docket with Shonen Knife (a Japanese girl-punk band) and The Juliet Dagger (a Buffalo, NY, girl-led punk band). I have no idea how One Happy Island, small Boston alterna-pop band got mixed up with them, but I’m glad they did. OHI only did like 4 songs that night, but they made quite an impression on us and we vowed to see them again.
So check out their MySpace web page and listen to a few of their songs. I especially recommend Potential and Anita. They just published a totally cute little mini-CD called Pulaski Park from WeePop Records in the UK. It’s just $5! Order it online today since OHI isn’t available on iTunes yet. (But hopefully soon!)
InfoTart » A Big Night Out in Union Square said,
January 20, 2008 @ 7:15 pm
[...] After enjoying cocoas at Bloc 11, we walked up Somerville Ave. towards Porter Sq. to a little divey bar called Razzy’s to see a group called One Happy Island play. (I made a blog entry about OHI earlier this afternoon.) Bruce and I had seen OHI a couple of months ago at a show at the Middle East and really enjoyed them, so we signed up for their mailing list. OHI just released a new (mini) CD so we each got one last night– they were just $5 each! Check out their MySpace page. You can listen to and download their songs Potential and Anita, which are my two favorites. [...]