January 23rd, 2010, at Precinct, 70 Union Square, Somerville
It's happening! Be there for the 1st Annual Soozapalooza on Saturday, January 23rd at Precinct in my neighborhood of Union Square, Somerville. Festivities happen 8pm until 2am with bands, bourbon, awesomeness.
If you weren’t there, you missed a ridiculously awesome good time at the 1st Annual Soozapalooza. Next year has already been booked so you can “save the date” for Saturday, January 22nd, 2011 at the Middle East Downstairs. Bands and other details will be sorted out in the upcoming months. But one thing is for certain: the Soozapalooza Supergroup will be back.
Immense thanks to everyone who came out for the party — all 170 of you. Precinct confirmed a few days later that it was their best night ever since they opened two years ago.
Photos and Video
I’ve got a bunch of photos and videos to dig through from the 1st Annual Soozapalooza that will be online sometime before the end of February. Here are photos that Brad Searles took at Soozapalooza. Brad (and Jesse Salucci) played drums with the Soozapalooza Supergroup. (More love for the supergroup in recap #2 this weekend.)
Boston loves Good Night, States
Here’s a video that Good Night, States put together about their travels from Pennsylvania and New Jersey to headline at the 1st Annual Soozapalooza. I’m still marveling at their amazing performance. They definitely need to make it back to Boston … soon!
Dan Harding of Good Night, States recorded a little video explaining why it’s an awesome idea to attend Soozapalooza on Saturday. He warned me in email the video might seem a little cheesy but that everything he said was sincere. Dan rocks! I’m really looking forward to finally meeting him and the rest of his band. Watch the video below or watch it on Sooz TV at YouTube.
[This first entry is also tidbits from the about page.]
I’m hosting the 1st Annual Soozapalooza at Precint on Saturday, January 23rd, 2010 in my neighborhood of Union Square, Somerville. It’s a few parts birthday party (I turn 37 on January 20th) and a celebration of my favorite music. And there will be bourbon. A lot of bourbon.
Some of my favorite Boston bands will be joining the festivities including Ryan Walsh from Hallelujah The Hills, Houndstone and special guests Good Night, States will be in town from Pittsburgh. The Soozapalooza Supergroup featuring a group of Boston musicians will cover some of my favorite songs by The Cult, The Rolling Stones, LL Cool J, Edie Brickell & New Bohemians and more. So far the group includes Ashley Willard of Boston Band Crush, Dan Nicklin of Old Jack, Johnny Arguedas of The Sneaks, Tim Atkins of Trucker Mouth, Jen de la Osa and Henry Beguiristain of Aloud — and more, to be announced soon.
The night kicks off at 8pm with some of my favorites including my homemade chocolate truffles and coconut rum sorbet (who cares it’s January!) The first half of the music will be all about the indie and the pop with Ryan Walsh (Hallelujah The Hills) and Good Night States. The second half of the night is all about the rock and roll with the Soozapalooza Supergroup and Houndstone. Festivities will end with late night karaoke from 1-2AM.
