The Quincy Cage, Uncaged

“Turn on, tune in, drop out” should be the adopted slogan of the Quincy Cage—but hold the drugs and emphasize the “drop out.” A venue for student bands in the basement of New Quincy, the Cage has closed for the remainder of the year, part of renovations to increase Quincy’s accessibility, which include raising the floor of the Junior Common Room and installing an elevator.

On March 21, Cage liaisons were informed that the space which had played host to nearly a dozen shows last year would close, despite events already booked for the rest of this year.

“There are people that are going to be disappointed that there will be no more shows because that was sort of a fun thing to do on Thursday nights, and I think that people will miss that,” said Siena T. Koncsol ’08, a Cage liaison.

One of those people is Alex M. Doubet ’10, president of the Harvard College Alliance for Rock and Roll, which had scheduled a round of a “battle of the bands” event in the Cage for pre-frosh weekend. The announcement that the Cage will be closing means that he and his fellow groupies will have to find a new space to rock out.

“For the rest of the year there isn’t really another good concert space,” said Doubet.

Luckily, the plans call for completed renovations by Labor Day, and the Cage should reopen next term, according to Associate Director of Residential Operations Zachary M. Gingo.

But if the only alternative is to listen to Third Eye Blind in Tercentary Theatre, these few months might feel like a lifetime.