It’s February so that means you can’t walk into your local drugstore to buy a toothbrush without combating a fanfare of red streamers, chocolate, heart shaped everything – balloons, lolipops, candy, books, even things that should never be heartshaped like probably even the aformentioned toothbrush. Hallmark may have decided to kick off its marketing plan for Valentines Day, but TVD NYC has got your date for the stickily over-hyped “holiday.”
Idle Hands is a new bar in the East Village and they are inviting us (and you) to their Valentines Day dj night. I’m not sure if I have heard of a better, more effective way to celebrate love than to celebrate it with a love of emo and hardcore jams, specifically and especially from the mid-90s and early 2000s.
I mean, the night is named after an album from the influential post-hardcore outfit, Texas Is The Reason! So if you are a fan of discussing topics like “Diary vs. Self-titled: Which is the best Sunny Day Real Estate Album” or reminiscing about the horrific gossip of the adulterous band members of The Anniversary and Get Up Kids, then we’ll be seeing you there!
And speaking of which, here is the most heart-wrenching song I could think of to accompany this post, for your enjoyment:
