The Boston Globe has been giving Worcester some serious love lately. Along with the usual dreck, There was that November Boston Globe Magazine snapshot on living in Worcester; now, the Globe’s Travel section brings us a look at Worcester’s “club renaissance.”
“Traveling to Worcester for entertainment was all the rage in the ’80s and early ’90s. The Worcester Centrum dominated the arena-rock market then. Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel played there. Clubs sprang up around the Centrum, including the Firehouse and Bahama Bob’s. Both are gone now, while the Centrum – renamed the DCU Center – gets a fraction of the shows that it once did.
“But Worcester’s club culture is enjoying a renaissance, especially when it comes to live rock, heavy metal, roots music, and the blues. Bars have taken over run-down industrial spaces and refashioned them into gentrified night life destinations.”
The article – with the Telegram’s Scott McLennan playing tour guide – is a good look at some of the main music halls in town, if not terribly adventurous (The Palladium, Vincent’s, Nick’s, Ralph’s, Gilrein’s and the Lucky Dog are all profiled). But it’s nice to see the Globe discover there’s some life beyond 495.
Check out the article and the accompanying slide show.
