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Fluffy White Rabbits beer at Deep Ellum. |
Double Date
It's Rabbits season
Down a glass of the Fluffy White brew before going to hear the Brooklyn band that really thumps
THE ARTS
Didn’t make it to Coachella this year? Me neither. Maybe the White Rabbits will have some stories to share. The popular Brooklyn sextet — who played the second day of the California fest alongside Old Crow Medicine Show and the Tokyo Police Club — brings its brand of hand-clapping, drum-slapping rock to the Paradise tomorrow night.
Spoon’s Britt Daniel produced the band’s 2009 sophomore album, “It’s Frightening.’’ Listen for the taut, thumping single “Percussion Gun’’ — driven, as you might expect, by the White Rabbits’ two drummers. It could get rowdy (watch the guys’ November appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!’’ on YouTube) and you’ll be humming it and beating out the polyrhythms on your desk for days. Trust me. Other standout tracks include “Rudie Fails’’ and the Spoon-esque “They Done Wrong/We Done Wrong.’’
The show caps off a week of lapin music at the Paradise — Echo and the Bunnymen played the club Monday and Frightened Rabbit stopped by last night. If you can’t wait, and need a sneak preview, download a live White Rabbits album for free from www.tbdrecords.com.
White Rabbits (Here We Go Magic opens). 18+. 8 p.m. $15. Paradise, 967 Commonwealth Ave., Boston. 617-562-8800. www.livenation.com
THE EATS
What better way to get ready for the White Rabbits show than by drinking a beer of the same name? Well, close enough.Fluffy White Rabbits is Pretty Things Beer and Ale Project’s springtime triple. There are jaunty, vest-wearing bunnies in a wagon on the label — imagery inspired by 19th-century German Easter cards that brewer Dann Paquette found online — and the beer is strong (8.5 percent alcohol by volume, but who’s counting?), herbal, and hoppy, with a hint of citrus.
The Cambridge-based brewery released this seasonal treat in late March and it’s almost gone. Though Pretty Things’ last Easter beer, Baby Tree, has become a year-round offering, Paquette said there are no current plans to extend Fluffy White Rabbits’ run beyond spring. Get it while you can. “It’s something good to look forward to,’’ he said. “It’s like waiting for the bulbs to pop up.’’
Deep Ellum will have it on tap tomorrow — stop in for a pre-concert beer ($7) and burger on the deck before Fluffy White Rabbits hops off into the sunset. And, if you can’t get enough Pretty Things, head to VeeVee in Jamaica Plain for an exhibit of Paquette’s beer label art and original sketches, running through May 10.
Deep Ellum, 477 Cambridge St., Allston. 617- 787-2337. www.deepellum-boston.com
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