Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook The punk band The Ain’t Rights, like any scrappy band trying to make a living, has played some odd ...

Opened in 1913 as the Thompson Theater, the Bluebird is grimy, old-fashioned and awesome. One of its highlights is the cramped green room downstairs, which is pretty much directly below the stage.

As the large man’s knee pressed my head against the ground, I feared my skull would cave in like an overripe cantaloupe. To avoid panicking, I willed myself to zone out, but with only intermittent ...