On a day of contested remembrance and assured revisionism one observance may be made with indiscretion: it is Lars’ day of birth, for which he has contrived quite the cake (it’s GF and here for one night only). I eat of it myself, yet do not die.

Cruise out and help yourself to a heaping slice at Worcester’s furthest fortification, DISTANT CASTLE, where NUH-UH addresses the constant reassuring and validation we all tacitly desire with just her voice and a guitar, RYAN KAYHART channels wholly a vibe of the same page but in a different frame of discourse, THE PEN TEST twists knobs, taps toes, and wins hearts, and THE LENTILS jangle as only their Green Mountain graces allow. Hang in there, baby.

9pm // All Ages // $5 // FB