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Ric Winkler Memorial Fundraiser |
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Written by Michelle C.
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Wednesday, 20 January 2010 |
 Ric Winkler, one of our good friends in the DC Ska scene, passed away last Wednesday. He was a great guy and always a friendly face to see at shows. I kept running into him at English Beat shows and we became good friends soon after. He knew lots of people in many different circles, but at the same time would be somewhat incognito. So even if you don't know his name offhand, you've probably seen him around. You might have caught him working the bar at Duffy's before heading over to the 9:30 Club; or you might have seen his show listing posts on the DCSka.com calendar. Ric was awesome and always willing to help me out with DC Ska stuff. In fact, Ric was vital in helping us get things started with Solly's U Street Tavern for the Bluebeat DC nights.
A fundraiser is being held at Duffy's on January 31st to raise some money for his parents to cover whatever memorial service expenses there are.
Here's the info on the fundraiser. Hope to see you guys there and we can share stories about the good times with Ric.
Sunday, January 31st 4-8pm Duffy's Irish Pub ( duffysdc.com) $10 donation at the door all beers including imports will be $2, rail drinks $3, and wine $2 Duffy's is providing a buffet at no charge which will include: Shepherd's pie, Corned beef & cabbage, sliders, and vegetarian sliders
Please RSVP to
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, so they will know how much food to prepare. A memorial service will be held the day before and here's the info on that: Saturday, January 30th, 2pm Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center 5701 Marinelli Road, Bethesda, MD 20852
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The Aggrolites @ the House of Blues San Diego (01.14.10) |
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Written by Michelle C.
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Monday, 18 January 2010 |
 I was unbelievably lucky that the Aggrolites were on tour out West at the same time I was out there. This was the start of their short West Coast tour with the Boston band State Radio. Like most Aggro fans, I like it more when they headline; but at the same time, I know they're still going to be awesome if they're not.
There were a few people that were there to just see the Aggrolites. I thought there'd be more since it's kind of a hometown crowd, but I think being paired up with State Radio deterred some from coming out. Maybe the show being at the House of Blues had something to do with it, too. I'm not such a fan of the corporate chain-type venues and this was probably the first one I've been to. This place had way too many rules to keep track of and it's kind of ridiculous that they force the underage kids to stay up in the seated balcony area.
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Bluebeat DC - A New Ska Night in DC! |
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Written by Michelle C.
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Wednesday, 30 December 2009 |
 Here's some amazing news to end the year! Bluebeat DC is the city's new ska/reggae night for your dancin' pleasure. This monthly night is an offshoot to the long-running Bluebeat Lounge in Los Angeles. Hosted by Duncan from the Moderators and yours truly, it'll be held on the third Thursday of every month at Solly's U St. Tavern in Northwest, DC.
We're hoping this regular night will provide a place for local and touring ska/reggae bands to play and DJs to spin, since there really hasn't been a great place for it in awhile.
If you're interest in playing check out our Web site and send us a message.
Visit us here: bluebeatdc.com
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