PRESS RELEASE - FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2009
TOBACCO ROAD'S 97TH ANNIVERSARY
WEEKEND BLOWOUT CONCERT
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20,2009 from 6pm-5am.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21,2009 from 7pm-5am.
21 AND UP W/ ID ONLY $10
Tobacco Road
626 South Miami Avenue
Brickell, FL 33130
305-374-1198
www.tobacco-road.com
www.myspace.com/tobaccoroad626
Tobacco Road, Miami's oldest bar, restaurant, cabaret and Mecca for live music, celebrates its 97th anniversary Friday, November 20th & Saturday, November 21st, This year we are having an incredible 2 day weekend blowout concert featuring 12 of Miami's most electrifying bands.
In honor of the anniversary, Tobacco Road has extended its award winning "97 cents for 97 minutes" Happy Hour drink special. The 97 cent drink specials are Friday, November 6th & 13th from 6:00pm-7:37pm then again from 11:00pm-12:37am. Saturdays, November 7th & 14th from 11:00pm-12:37am. This is just one of the ways we are thanking Miami for a great 97 years of support.
The Road is also giving away its award winning Dinner Specials for 97 cents. It is unbelievable, we know, but the first 97 guests that come to Tobacco Road after 5pm will receive a coupon for the 97 cent special of the day. 97 cent Chicken Wings on Monday, November 16th. 97 cent Maine Lobster Dinner on Tuesday, November 17th. 97 cent Memphis Rib Dinner on Wednesday, November 18th and 97 cent T-Bone Steak Dinner on Thursday, November 19th. This is not a joke or a misprint. The specials are 100% real. If that was not enough, Tobacco Road has 97 cent secret specials as well. The only way to know about those outrageous specials is to get on Tobacco Road's email list at: WWW.TOBACCO-ROAD.COM
The Legendary Tobacco Road, Miami's Mecca for Live Music presents the most brilliant new Stars and Local Legends as they light up the Downtown Skyline in celebration of Tobacco Road's 97Th Anniversary Weekend Blowout.
This incredible line up represents Tobacco Road's diverse sounds and cultures that makes Miami so special. If you want to hear the bands go to the website highlighted below and take a listen. To see them live all in one show be at Tobacco Road November 20Th & 21st. 2009.
THANK YOU & HERE ARE TOBACCO ROAD'S 2009 ALLSTARS
TOBACCO ROAD'S 97TH ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND BLOWOUT!!!
Friday November 20th, 2009:
Day 1 of TOBACCO ROAD'S 97th ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND BLOWOUT
kicks off at 6pm with 97 cent drinks for 97 minutes. Performing live:
SUENALO
Their music can only be classified by one word "Afrolatinbabymakingdescargafunk."
www.suenalomusic.com
JAHFE
"Jahfe is the best reggae band in South Florida, without a doubt" (RevMiami.com)
jahfe.com
ELECTRIC PIQUETE
"Best Latin Band" ( Miami New Times' Best of 2009 )
www.myspace.com/electricpiquete
DC3
Incredible pop rock band with 3 of Miami's most respected musicians.
www.myspace.com/dc3
BACHACO
Winner of Burger King's "Tu Ciudad Tu Musica, 2008 "
www.myspace.com/bachacomusic
THE FIVENINEZ
The youngest classic rock band to have a residency at Tobacco Road.
www.myspace.com/fiveninezband
DJ OSKI
Tobacco Road's beloved resident DJ, Host, Promoter and Frontman of The Oski Foundation.
www.myspace.com/oskifoundation
Saturday November 21st, 2009:
Day 2 of TOBACCO ROAD'S 97th ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND BLOWOUT
kicks off at 7pm with 97 cent drinks for 97 minutes. Performing live:
THE LEGENDS...IKO-IKO
This is the Best Blues Band in Miami for over 25 years.
www.iko-iko.com
AFROBETA
Winner of Miami New Times "Battle Of The Bands, 2009"
www.afrobeta.com
ELASTIC BOND
Best Funky Fusion Band even your mom would like. Miami New Times Best Of 2007
www.myspace.com/theelasticbond
CITY OF GOD
Official band of the Sprint/Nextel NASCAR Championship Race.
www.myspace.com/cityofgodband
DAYSLEEPER
Super Hot new band with real cool music, they self-describe as 'post-punk noir'
www.myspace.com/daysleep
WAKING DELTA (Non-Grata)
www.facebook.com/nongratamusic
DJ OSKI
Tobacco Road's beloved resident DJ, Host, Promoter and frontman of The Oski Foundation.
www.myspace.com/oskifoundation
THANK YOU
PRESS RELEASE - MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2009
6th ANNUAL EVERGLADES AWARENESS BENEFIT CONCERT
AT TOBACCO ROAD HOSTED BY PLOPPY PALACE PRODUCTIONS
On Saturday, March 21, 2009 Ploppy Palace Productions and Tobacco Road will be hosting a concert to raise awareness and funds for the Hold The Line Campaign and for Everglades protection. As part of this four stage extravaganza, some of South Florida's top bands, spoken word artists and community activists will join together to raise awareness for this vital natural resource.
As a testament to the diversity of supporters for this cause, there will be a broad variety of musical styles including jazz, rock, folk, blues, traditional Peruvian, vocal harmonies, melodic keyboards, Latin, funk, experimental, tribal rhythms, world beat fusion, psychedelic grooves and various interactive jams.
Here II Here, Coffee House Gypsies, Starving Artist Tour, The Southwood Project, The Dashboard Saints, Carl Ferrari & Friends, Ana Kanpa, Gecko Jazz Project, The Barkless Dawgs, Val C. Wisecracker, Andrew Bayuk, Grant Livingston, Robert Baldwin, Steve Minotti, Hoosha, Kiwikey, Ethreal, Jenna’s Boneyard, Lonesome Grey, Tom Schafer, Brian Smalley, Kuyayky, Nacho, Los Inmigrantes, Togen, Cleaveland Jones, Shawn Snyder, Robby Hunter, The Livesays, Tristan Clopet & the Juice, Halosolar, Utah Green and other selected performers will be showcasing original music.
Alonso, Angelo Pizarro, Nicholas The Storyteller, Martian Ambassador and other spoken word artists will be presenting innovative poetry with musical accompaniment.
Mark A.S. will be offering a satirical commentary about history and the progressive attitude towards the environment.
Elviza, Stacy Oh, ZiZi & Friends will be performing a variety of dance and movement pieces to energetic, rhythmic percussion and ambient tones.
In addition Linx, Anibal Fernandez and other creative artists will be rendering a live art demonstrations to visually complement the music.
In addition, there will be a DVD slide show from the Everglades Art Exhibition which will include artwork from Susan Andreasen, Gudrun Napp, Darlene Harris, Aeric Moskowitz, Mike & Deb Matthews, Marguerite Gil, Kathy Pietro, Danny Arenas, Elizabeth Del Pozo & Marc Amore, Silvia Llopis and Xavier Cortes.
Conservation advocates from Miami Sierra Club will be speaking about their involvement in the Hold The Line Campaign. Other speakers will include Mario Yanez from Earth Learning, Ray Scattone from the F.I.U. Dept. of Environmental Studies, Dawn Shirreffs from Clean Water Action as well as a selection of special guests.
Miami Sierra Club, Clean Water Action, Artists for Community Evolution, F.I.U. Dept. of Environmental Studies and other community organizations will have information booths with handouts and contacts to help educate about social issues and the environmental risk that threatens the natural balance of the Everglades. The event will work to raise funds and awareness for the Hold The Line Campaign and support efforts by a selection of various organizations.
Currently, the Everglades is one of the most threatened natural habitat in the western hemisphere. Residential development, water management and agricultural use have shifted natural water patterns and have altered the vitality of the ecosystem. With an alarming number of people moving into South Florida every year, we need to come together and help to protect the Everglades for our survival.
In addition there will be vendors and small businesses promoting and selling their merchandise, including The Wallflower Gallery, Sergio Torres, Progressive Rags, Between Spirit & Stone Jewelry and selected independent corporations.
The 6th Annual Everglades Awareness Benefit Concert at Tobacco Road is sponsored by Ploppy Palace Productions, Atlas Audio Productions, Anamaze Productions, 7th Circuit Productions, Cymbal Outfitters, Mystic Cat Productions, Antidote Productions, Online Gigs.com, Music Art Love, and The Wallflower Gallery.
6th Annual Everglades Awareness Benefit Concert
Saturday, March 21, 2009
4:00 p.m. – 3:00 a.m.
Tobacco Road
626 South Miami Avenue
Brickell, FL 33130
305-374-1198
www.tobacco-road.com
www.myspace.com/tobaccoroad626
21 Years Old + with ID
Admission is $ 12.
** Sponsorship and vending opportunities are still available.**
For more information, please check out www.myspace.com/evergladesawareness or e-mail Ploppy Palace Productions at events@ploppypalace.com
PRESS RELEASE - MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2009
11TH ANNUAL MEDICAL MARIJUANA BENEFIT CONCERT
AT TOBACCO ROAD HOSTED BY PLOPPY PALACE PRODUCTIONS
On Saturday, January 24, 2009 Ploppy Palace Productions and Tobacco Road will be hosting the 11th Annual Medical Marijuana Benefit Concert to raise funds for FL NORML’s (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) medical marijuana campaign and the protection of patients’ rights. As part of this four stage extravaganza, some of South Florida's top bands, spoken word artists and community activists will join together for patients’ and physicians’ right to use medical cannabis.
As a testament to the diversity of supporters for this cause, there will be a broad variety of musical styles including jazz, rock, reggae, folk, vocal harmonies, hip-hop, funk, experimental, tribal rhythms, world beat fusion, psychedelic grooves and various interactive jams.
Johnny Dread, Sweetbone, Jahfe, Day Music Died, Mr Grim Reapa, The Aurapool, Kuyayky, Addax, Carl Ferrari & Friends, The Tribe, The Southwood Project, Ana Kanpa, Togen, Robby Hunter, Shawn Snyder, Val C Wisecracker, Deep Water Willy, Orrin Bolton, Steve Minotti, Ryan Rachel, Jacob Jeffries Band, Starving Artist Tour, The Brian Elliot Hot Box Social, Under No Order, Jenna’s Boneyard, LaGuardia, Rayko/KRB, UOM, Hoosha, Tristan & The Juice, The Aleatoric Effect, Chris Beatz, The 7D, Nacho, The Int’l Language and more will be showcasing original music.
Alonso, Angelo Pizarro, Jonathan Rose and other spoken word artists will be presenting innovative spoken word poetry with musical accompaniment.
Martian Ambassador & the Captured Chorus will be presenting a spoken word piece called "Inevitable Inauguration, Irreversible Impeachment".
Mark A.S. will be presenting social satire about the laws concerning medical marijuana and the drug war.
In addition, Elviza Isis, Stacy Oh and other dancers will be performing a variety of dance and movement pieces to energetic, rhythmic percussion and ambient tones.
Plus Anibal Fernandez and Linx will be rendering a live painting demonstration to visually complement the music.
Irvin Rosenfeld and Elvy Musikka, legal medical marijuana patients, will be describing their experiences with obtaining medical marijuana through the federal government.
The 11th Annual Medical Marijuana Benefit Concert will also feature a selection of community speakers who will present information about the issues including Norm Kent - National NORML Board of Directors, Sara Yousuf - criminal defense attorney, Roger Scott from Florida NORML, members from the Florida Green Party and other concerned citizens.
FL NORML, Florida Green Party and various other organizations will have informational booths with literature and handouts to help educate about community issues and the medical marijuana campaign in Florida.
The event will work to raise funds and awareness for FL NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) medical marijuana campaign and the protection of patients’ rights. Previously, a person's right to use medical necessity as a defense to marijuana charges has been upheld by several appeals courts in Florida. Marijuana has proven therapeutically useful in treating numerous medical conditions including muscle spasticity, arthritis, and the nausea related to AIDS and cancer chemotherapy. Currently there are 12 states that have laws allowing marijuana to be used as medicine.
In addition there will be vendors and small businesses promoting and selling their merchandise, including The Wallflower Gallery, Xango, Ragamufyn, 75rabbit, Between Spirit & Stone Jewelry, Phukit, Emerald City Imports, Sergio Torres, Arleen Davila, Alan Glover, Roostas No. 5 and selected independent corporations.
Production support provided by Ploppy Palace Productions, Atlas Sound Productions, Anamaze Productions, Turk Masters Cymbals, Mystic Cat Productions and 7th Circuit Productions.
The 11th Annual Medical Marijuana Benefit Concert at Tobacco Road is currently looking for supportive sponsors and unique vendors to help to build up the community outreach and contribute to the cause.
The 11th Annual Medical Marijuana Benefit Concert at Tobacco Road is sponsored by Ploppy Palace Productions, OnlineGigs.com, Antidote Productions, Artists For Community Evolution, The Wallflower Gallery, Music Art Love and FL NORML.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
4:00 p.m. – 3:00 a.m.
Tobacco Road
626 South Miami Ave., Brickell
305-374-1198
www.tobacco-road.com
www.myspace.com/tobaccoroad626
21 Years Old + with ID
Admission is $ 12.
Advance tickets available.
www.myspace.com/medmj
www.ploppypalace.com
For more information, please email Ploppy Palace Productions at events@ploppypalace.com.
