Future Classic

Long saddled with a reputation that limited them to the realm of sailors, prostitutes and folks whose day jobs involve rinsing chicken blood out of their teeth, tattoos have steadily risen in public tolerance over the last couple decades, with people gradually acclimating themselves to the idea that someone could devote part of their shoulder blade to their love of Sublime and being a decent human being. Future Classic’s Carnival of Ink over at the Middle East Downstairs pays tribute to the tainted with a body art throwdown, featuring cash monies for rib-doodles and some fucking MAIDEN courtesy of Beantown troopers Beast Over Boston. [480 Mass. Ave., Central Sq., Cambridge. 617.864.3278. 8pm/18+/$12 adv, $15 dos. mideastclub.com]