Eight Gigs: 10,000 Maniacs

So you’ve been resistant to the urge to buy Doc Martens or Birkenstocks again. Good for you. But I hope your defenses are feeling strong this week, because 10,000 Maniacs is rolling through town, and what evokes ’90s nostalgia more than the sound of Natalie Merchant’s voice? For more recent fans, if you’re only familiar with “These Are the Days” or their cover of Patti Smith’s “Because the Night,” know that you can tune into material as recent as last year’s Twice Told Tales or bring it all the way back to the early ’80s with The Wishing Chair and their days of touring with R.E.M. 1013 K Street, http://maniacs.com.