Music man
Well-known Lansdowne Street DJ fixture Tim Collins used to work solely with the Lyons Group. Now he’s out on his own, and his creative juices are running rampant. His spanking-new Saturday-night gig at Lucky’s Lounge features a mix of house, beat, and world music, while his partnership with Rafanelli Events has him coordinating music for some of the city’s finest fêtes. Later this summer, he’s teaming up with old-school Boston DJ Anastasia to start pumping out monthly events. All this, and he has a three-month-old daughter at home. When he and his wife have a night off, naturally, they like to go searching for some music.
@ 6:15 p.m.: We’ll start off having a couple drinks at Lucky’s Lounge so I can watch a few innings of the Red Sox game.
@ 7:30 p.m.: By about 8 p.m., we’re on our way to Bukowski’s in Cambridge to snack on some appetizers. They have those great glass doors that open to the street when it’s nice. And they have an incredible beer list.
@ 9:45 p.m.: We’ll make our way over to the Enormous Room next. The music there is really good, and there’s always a great group of different cultures mixed in. They use the same DJs but they switch it up where you’re not getting the same Top 40 music. It’s always fresh.
@ midnight: The Franklin Café is our next stop for some late-night dining. I love the grilled calamari, and Karen, one of the bartenders there, is one of my favorites in the city.
@ 2 a.m.: We’ll start wandering home to South Boston around 2 or 2:30. With my daughter here, I’ve become a morning person. But I still won’t get to bed until around 4 a.m
