April 2011
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La Lucha in NYC
On my last trip to NYC, to play Rockwood Music Hall with Stripmall Ballads, the band and I wondered seeking the eatery that best suited our hunger and made it all the way over to Tompkins Square Park. We found a little stall of a restaurant called La Lucha or The Wrestler. It only has about a dozen small tables and the every available piece of wall space had toys, action figures, old...
March 2011
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2011 Grandsons Virgin Island Tour Edible...
The final dining experience of my tour needed it’s own entry. If you ever have the chance to visit this establishment, make sure you take that chance. Its called Craig and Sally’s and is a find dining establishment in Frenchtown near the downtown area of St. Thomas. They boast a large and varied wine list and they literally chance their whole menu daily and document every menu on their...
2011 Grandsons Virgin Islands Tour Edible...
So just last Thursday, I returned from my third annual tour of the US and British Virgin Isles. I tour with one of my favorite DC bands, The Grandsons. Alan MacEwen is one of the finest songwriters and person I know. It’s always my pleasure to share a stage, tour car, or catamaran with him. This year, Alan and his family bought a condo at Sapphire Beach on The island of St. Thomas. In an...
August 2010
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Kickstarter - BandHouse Gigs British Invasion... →
To anyone who stumbles across my very hungry food blog, Band Pasta, please take a moment to check out the Kickstarter project from my production company BandHouse Gigs. If the spirit moves you, please become a backer at one of the varied incentive levels and support this CD project and the DC local music scene in the process. Thanks.
-Danny
July 2010
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The Summer at home in DC
So I haven’t been traveling much this summer. I have been playing plenty and with some new bands. Things continue swimmingly with Stripmall Ballads, we play at iota August 1st opening for Frazey Ford of the Be Good Tonyas. I also played my first 930 Club show last Saturday night with the Justin Trawick Group. It was a great success. Last week I also had the great privilege of playing...
June 2010
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First bites
Hello all,
welcome to what is currently being called, Band Pasta. The name is from the band meal served at the Iota Club & Cafe in Arlington, VA where I have run sound for the past two years. I have eaten a lot of band pasta in that time and from my time on tour, I can tell you that it is a step up from the norm. In other clubs you are offered sandwiches and hamburgers, vegetarian and...
May 2010
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The Tomato Head In Knoxville, TN, Market Square
This past week, I toured to the midwest with Stripmall Ballads as far as Knoxville, TN. We also hit Greensboro, NC and Johnson City. Before heading south of Knoxville to an hippie fest on a landlocked island, we played in downtown Knoxville on WDVX’s Blue Plate Special and at The Preservation Pub. Just a few doors up from the pub in Market Square is The Tomato Head Restaurant. They feature a...
April 2010
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Great Korean Food In A Funky Baltimore...
If you ever find yourself going to a show at The Metro Gallery, Depot, Ottobar, The Hexagon, or the Windup Space, you find yourself on W North Ave in downtown Baltimore. If so make a point of walking north on N Charles St on block from North Ave and make a left on E 20th St. On your right will be a small wooden awning noting the entrance to Nak Won. The restaurant in an authentic Korean...
February 2010
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Danny’s Food Adventures In St. Croix
Hey blog peoples, I hail this morning from Frederiksted on the island of St. Croix in the Virgin Islands. I am currently on tour with the DC rockabilly band The Grandsons. This is my second year on this tour and unfortunately it meant missing Luke and many other of my favorite players on BandHouse Gigs’ tribute to Neil Finn and Crowded House last at the Barns at Wolf Trap. Nevertheless, I have...