From Dave Brigham:
Sometime in the late '90s/early aughts, I saw one of the greatest Boston bands of all time, the Upper Crust, in a small club not far from Fenway Park:
That club, the Linwood Grill, was located in the Fenway neighborhood, on a street named for a Scottish town: Kilmarnock. I believe I saw other bands at that venue over the years, but the Crust stick out. I also saw some shows at Church, the club that took over when the Linwood closed many years ago. The one I recall from that era was an iteration of the International Pop Overthrow featuring my friend Ray's band, Powderhouse.
Church closed in late 2015. A restaurant named Tapestry took over the space, but alas, that place closed in August 2019.
Since that time, the doors below have been shuttered.
Music clubs are a tough business. Boston has lost many such venues in recent decades. The Rat in Kenmore Square. The Channel in South Boston. Bunratty's/Local 186/Wonder Bar in Allston. Chet's Last Call near TD Garden. Green Street Station in Jamaica Plain. Western Front in Cambridge. Great Scott in Allston.
So what's to become of the old Linwood/Church space?
Idyl Fenway, that's what. The first phase of this residential redevelopment sits across the street from this address; the second will feature 75 condos at the old music club site. I'm not sure when construction is slated to begin on that (it may have by the time this post goes live).
OK, that's it.
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