http://bostonist.com/2007/10/05/bostonist_review_minus_the_bear_with_subtle_and_ela_at_the_middle_east.php All comments for Bostonist Review: Minus The Bear with Subtle and Ela at the Middle East en-us 2009 rickbang Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:29:29 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss rick@bostonist.com rick@bostonist.com 60 http://bostonist.com/2007/10/05/bostonist_review_minus_the_bear_with_subtle_and_ela_at_the_middle_east.php#comment-1214641 http://bostonist.com/2007/10/05/bostonist_review_minus_the_bear_with_subtle_and_ela_at_the_middle_east.php#comment-1214641 Comments Mon, 08 Oct 2007 06:55:03 -0500 <p>MtB's show on Thursday evening was amazing--your review is spot on. I, however, take issue with your comments regarding their encore set. From my perspective the members of MtB were simply tired after playing an amazing show. It was extremely hot in the basement of the Middle East. So, while you may take their encore as a disinterest in their earlier works, I saw their encore performance as a group of passionate musicans mustering what energy they could-prior to collapsing from exhaustion- with an appreciative audience. Clearly I am not a hipster, rather I am a middle-aged woman who loves MtB-- and endlessly thanks her 23 year old son for introducing her to the group several years ago. As a mother, I was worried that the members of MtB were over doing it by performing an encore after burning so much energy--with little water intake--in such a short period of time. Julie W. Boston, MA</p>