Orleans Bar & Restaurant, Somerville

Starting a while back, Orleans in Somerville had the good sense (and I’m surprised this hasn’t caught on more elsewhere) to make Sunday “Guitar Hero” night. It turns what is normally a fairly underwhelming bar-restaurant into a raucous scene. The key is the big screen TVs: when you’re trying to have a drink with friends, they’re distracting, but for “Guitar Hero”, they give the place the energy of a Euro-bar while a World Cup match is on. It’s lively. And ‘recreational.’