Just
      Another
      Friday
     
     
      Night
      at
      The
      Barn,
      Just
     
     
      the
      Way
      I
      Like
      It
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      Joel
      MEGGS
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Friday
      night,
      downstairs
      at
     
     
      The
      Barn:
      tables
      and
      chairs,
      carpet-
     
     
      ing,
      warm
      atmosphere,
      very
      reason-
     
     
      ably
      priced
      beverages,
      and
      listening
     
     
      to
      a
      couple
      of
      PEI’s
      best
      bands.
      Isn’t
     
     
      this
      what
      it’s
      all
      about?
      The
      Barn
      is
      a
     
     
      great
      place
      to
      see
      concerts
      (the
     
     
      Panther
      Lounge,
      that
      is),
      and
      this
     
     
      Friday
      past,
      Windom
      Earle
      and
     
     
      Lending
      Jane
      packed
      ‘em
      in
      for
      an
     
     
      evening
      of
      great
      music.
     
    

    
     
      Windom
      Earle
      filled
      the
      room
     
     
      with
      their
      riff-based
      brand
      of
      rock;
     
     
      attendance
      that
      evening
      peaked
      at
     
     
      around
      seventy
      (maybe
      eighty?)
      peo-
     
     
      ple.
      The
      Earle
      never
      disappoint,
      con-
     
     
      sistently
      serving
      up
      healthy
      servings
     
     
      of
      toe-tapping,
      head-bobbing
     
     
      grooves.
      [I
      could
      have
      more
      and
      bet-
     
     
      ter
      things
      about
      their
      performance
     
     
      that
      night
      had
      the
      band
      members
     
     
      themselves
      not
      taken
      my
      pen
      and
     
     
      paper].
     
    

    
     
      Lending
      Jane
      took
      to
      the
      stage
     
     
      some
      time
      after
      midnight,
      confessing
     
     
      they
      hadn’t
      played
      for
      two
      hours
     
     
      straight
      in
      quite
      a
      while,
      and
      that
      they
     
     
      would
      have
      to
      dig
      deep
      into
      their
     
     
      repertoire
      to
      fill
      the
      time.
      After
      lower-
     
     
      ing
      everyone’s
      expectations
      with
      that
     
     
      caveat,
      they
      quickly
      went
      to
      work
     
     
      exceeding
      them
      with
      their
      trademark
     
     
      speed-jams.
      They
      complimented
      their
     
     
      original
      material
      with
      unique
      takes
      on
     
     
      such
      classics
      as
      “Sweet
      Emotion.”
     
    

    
     
      Why
      The
      Barn
      feels
      the
      need
     
     
      to
      wow
      us
      with
      continuously
      trying
      to
     
     
      bring
      in
      bigger
      acts
      like
      Econoline
     
    
   
   
    
     
      [8]
     
    
   
   
    
     
      :
      5
      ome
      oo
      :
     
     
      Lending
      Jane
      at
      The
      Barn
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Crush
      and
      Treble
      Charger
      is
      beyond
     
     
      me.
      PEI
      is
      lucky
      enough
      to
      be
      blessed
     
     
      with
      a
      wealth
      of
      very
      talented
      bands.
     
     
      So
      much
      so
      that
      the
      PEI
      government
     
     
      recently
      launched
      a
      24-hour
      Internet
     
     
      radio
      station.
      The
      commercial-free
     
     
      radio
      stream
      plays
      nothing
      but
      PEI
     
     
      musicians
      all
      the
      time.
      The
      initiative
     
     
      displays
      information
      about
      each
      track
     
     
      (and
      changes
      as
      the
      song
      changes)
     
     
      including
      song
      title,
      band,
      and
      album
     
     
      details.
      After
      listening
      for
      an
      hour
      or
     
     
      two,
      one
      is
      given
      a
      very
      good
      idea
      of
     
     
      the
      size
      and
      scope
      of
      PEI’s
      musical
     
     
      talent.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Barn
      has
      a
      lot
      of
      advan-
     
     
      tages
      over
      other
      local
      venues,
      not
      the
     
     
      least
      of
      which
      is
      location-when
     
     
      weather
      becomes
      more
      blustery,
      those
     
     
      of
      us
      living
      on
      or
      near
      campus
      would
     
     
      much
      rather
      the
      situation
      of
      The
      Barn
     
     
      than
      making
      transportation
      accommo-
     
     
      dations
      to
      get
      downtown.
      And
      also,
      as
     
     
      mentioned,
      The
      Barn
      is
      much
      cozier
     
     
      and
      a
      lot
      cheaper.
     
    

    
     
      So,
      the
      upshot
      is,
      instead
      of
     
     
      having
      a
      “local
      artists’
      month,”
      every
     
     
      month
      should
      be
      local
      artists’
      month
     
     
      at
      the
      Barn.
      And
      may
      I
      be
      so
      bold
      as
     
     
      to
      suggest
      that
      booking
      need
      not
      be
     
     
      limited
      to
      standard
      rock
      bands
      only
     
     
      and
      could
      be
      extended,
      occasionally,
     
     
      to
      other
      genres;
      Celtic,
      say.
      However,
     
     
      let
      this
      not
      dissuade
      those
      in
      charge
      of
     
     
      booking
      from
      attempting
      to
      land
     
     
      Default,
      which
      The
      Barn’s
      electronic
     
     
      message
      board
      suggests
      is
      a
      possible
     
     
      future
      gig.
      They’re
      great!
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Oo
      retteeKee
      eee
      omm
     
     
      with
      Alexander
      Keiths.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      wednesday,
      jan
      16
     
    
   
   
    
     
      thursday,
      jan
      17
     
    
   
   
    
     
      friday,
      jan
      18
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Rela
      eet)
      ou
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Rha
      etn
      ead]
     
     
      monday,
      jan
      21
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tuesday,
      jan
      22
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Pub:
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      in
      Hand
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Earle
     
     
      Melons:
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      Myron’s:
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      Kitson
      :
     
    

    
     
      Olde
      Dublin
      Pub:
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      in
      Hand
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Lounge:
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      Schurman
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      Citizen
     
     
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      Olde
      Dublin
      Pub:
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      in
      Hand
      ~
     
     
      Vision
      Channel
      marathon.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Must
      you
      be
      entertained
      every
      night
      of
      the
      week?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Baba’s
      Lounge:
      Brian
      Pottie
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Those
      who
      like
      it,
     
     
      like
      it
      a
      lot.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Three,
      three
      topprg
      pizzas