Yes, I am ripping off Simon and Garfunkel, but I have good reason: there’s a new silence in Boston, and it’s called SILENT DISCO. Silent Disco is a bold concept in nightlife. With the “silent storm” technology, bar-goers are issued a pair of headphones. Any music the bar or club is playing comes through the headphones. Two channels on the headphones allow the listener to switch back and forth to different music selections. Patrons can listen to music or take the headphones off and listen to their friends (no shouting at a noisy bar necessary). One of the funniest spectacles you may ever see at a bar is a room full of people dancing with headphones on, but there’s no music playing. Feels kind of strange at first, but, like a new lover, soon you can’t resist.
People dancing with Silent Disco
Silent Disco plays a regular Thursday night show at OM Lounge in Cambridge, but on June 9 (a Wednesday), Silent Disco made a trip to Allston to team up with DJ Sterling Golden who does a once a month show at The Model Cafe. DJ Golden’s monthly show is called LEGACY, and he spins tracks from all of recorded music history. The variation is amazing, and you never know what you’ll get; Madonna played after Robert Johnson and then right to Usher or Steely Dan.
DJ Golden spinning as people dance to his tracks
And if you haven’t been to The Model Cafe, you should check it out. There’s no mincing words about it: it’s a dive bar. But it’s got character and, like Legacy, a wide variety of patrons. You’ll see everyone at The Model. From BU and BC students to aging hipsters to 20-something yuppies to punk rockers and metal heads, The Model truly has it all. Located in the heart of Allston, it’s easy to get to by T, bus, cab, or foot.
The Sitchie has featured events for both Legacy and Silent Disco. Like Legacy, The Sitchie is searching far and wide for bands, DJs, bars, event coordinators in an effort to promote their shows and parties at Boson nightlife venues. And like, Silent Disco, The Sitchie hopes to stealthily and silently make a name for itself as one of Boston’s top nightlife destinations on the web.
Learn more about Silent Disco at their website: http://www.silentdis.co/
Another happy Silent Disco dancer
