Eight Gigs: Chrch

Fri., Feb. 19, 9 p.m., Starlite Lounge, no cover

This was supposed to be a gloriously misanthropic night. Incredible downer bands Coffins and Noothgrush were going to come through and depress the hell out of all of us with sick riffs and anti-human goodness, but then Coffins got screwed by customs on their way from Japan, everything fell apart and now we’re all sad in a different, very unmetal way. No worries, though—Chrch is still playing, and Battle Hag jumped on the bill. Best of all? No cover. Now you can afford to drown your sorrows in whiskey and doom metal. 1517 21st Street, http://chrchdoomca.blogspot.com.