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Hip Hop to Help

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Boundary Bay

Gabe (aka DJ Idlhnds)

Hip-Hop to Help happens May 27th, 2011 in the beer garden at Boundary Bay Brewery.

Hip-Hop to Help is the senior project of Gabriel Ghirardini, aka DJ Idlhnds, graduating in June from Fairhaven College. The show will feature the talents of local hip-hop artists My Dad Bruce, Bloodshot, The Bad Tenants, DJ Einstein, and DJ Idlhnds.  All of the performers are friends that have united around hip-hop music, and can be found freestyling in various locales around town. This lineup, uniting all of these artists on the same bill for the first time, promises to put Bellingham hip-hop on the map!

Gabe Ghirardini, who planned Hip Hop to Help for his Senior Project said “a show seemed like a wonderful way to tie in the elements of my education, and to be able to share that with people in a celebratory environment, all for a great cause.  My degree is clled Experiential Musicology (yes, you read that correctly). My time at Fairhaven College is drawing to a close, and this concert is part of the culmination. I have been able to fuse the creative and technical aspects of making music with the business and promotional side of putting on a concert, gaining solid experience (and credits) by doing so.  Though it has certainly been a lot of work, for the most part everything has been happening smoothly. Fortunately, the folks at Boundary (my former employers) have been very receptive and helpful from the get go. Promoting concerts is not something I normally do…so this has been a lot of emails. From securing the venue (huge thanks to everyone at Boundary who has helped out) to organizing acts, finding publicity, getting and distributing posters, Facebook and online advertising, and working on a solo set and a set with my group The Bad Tenants. Music is my future, and I have found it helpful to get some knowledge of the more business oriented, behind the scenes side of putting on shows.

Wanna know more about the bands?

The Bad Tenants are musicians as much as they are lyricists.  In front of the crowd the group is a charismatic tornado, whether it’s singing, rapping, dancing, DJing, or just joking around, their sharp wit and welcoming demeanor shines through to grab hold of the audience’s attention.  Bloodshot brings us organic Northwest hiphop and My Dad Bruce was born from collaboration upon collaboration of Bellingham, Wash. hip hop royalty such as The Educataz, Rec Rm, and Somebody Cares. The What’sUp magazine says “DJ Einstein has been one of Bellingham’s most unique spinners for quite some time. He has at one time or another, spun live for almost every Bellingham hip-hop group past and present. Don’t think of Einstein as just a rip off artist. He makes these beats original by throwing in a crab scratch, juggling the beat, adding a vocal sample, or mashing two songs together. It takes more gusto to take a hit song, that everyone knows, and effortlessly achieve in making it his own.”

The concert will be a celebration of music, art, and community, and proceeds from the event will benefit Amy’s Place for Youth.  Amy’s Place Drop-in Center began in December 2006 to address the gap in services being provided to the homeless, runaway and street youth population in Whatcom County. Amy’s Place quickly grew from serving only a few youth a night to now providing services for up to 48 youth Friday and Saturday evenings. Many of the youth we serve at Amy’s Place are the hardest to serve and really don’t fit into Whatcom County’s current shelter and support system network because of chemical dependency issues and mental illness. Gabe chose Amy’s Place as the recipient of this benefit show because “…it seemed to fit with the concept of the show. The mantra of think globally, act locally came into play. Who knows what kind of positive impact the youth that are getting mentoring and staying off the streets thanks to Amy’s Place can have, if they are steered in the right direction.”

Come celebrate Bellingham’s Hip Hop scene with us and help support a great, local nonprofit while you’re at it.  Doors are at 9pm and music starts at 930. The cost is $5, and the show is 21+.


 

 


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The Party STARTS at Boundary Bay Brewery!

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Boundary Bay

join us in our Beer Garden!

It’s hard to believe, but it’s already time again for the annual Ski to Sea race here in Bellingham.

The Ski to Sea Festival consists of a 100 mile relay race of seven different sports, a parade, and other special events provide a wide variety of entertainment and adventure for all who participate.

A phrase you’ll hear often about Ski to Sea weekend is “It All Ends in Fairhaven” which is where the finish line to the race is as well as the street fair on Sunday.  But, while it may all END in Fairhaven, we say that party STARTS at Boundary Bay Brewery!

We’ve got a long weekend packed full of events to keep you entertained and best of all, this year there will be a shuttle leaving from our front door and heading to Fairhaven and Zuanich Park on Ski to Sea day (Sunday, May 29th). And just $2 will get you unlimited rides
all day long!

Thursday Happy Hour BBQ

Thursday, May 26th: 

Happy Hour BBQ in the beer garden, 4-6pm. All ages welcome. Burgers, Dogs, Salmon & Veggie Burgers, only $5 each. Onion rings and fries available too. BBQ continues till 8pm. Free live music starts at 6pm with your host, Robert Sarazin Blake.

Friday, May 27th:

Fish Fry Fryday.  Fish and Chips in the garden, Boundary style. Beer battered Rockfish and crispy golden fries. Onion rings available too. Free live music featuring local musicians starts at 6pm. All ages till 9pm.

Later that night: DJ Idlhnds Presents: Hip Hop to Help. Live performances by My Dad Bruce, The Bad Tenants, Bloodshot. Plus DJ sets by DJ Einstein & DJ Idlhnds. 9pm, 21+, $5 in the beer garden. Beer! Hip-Hop! Raffle! Proceeds to benefit Amy’s Place. www.amysplaceforyouth.org 

Amy’s Place Drop-in Center began in December 2006 to address the gap in services being provided to the homeless, runaway and street youth population in Whatcom County. Amy’s Place quickly grew from serving only a few youth a night to now providing services for up to 48 youth Friday and Saturday evenings. Many of the youth served at Amy’s Place are the hardest to serve and really don’t fit into Whatcom County’s current shelter and support system network because of chemical dependency issues and mental illness. At Amy’s Place, the goal is to build relationships with these hard-to-reach youth so that they can choose for themselves to live in recovery, enter treatment and leave the streets.

delicious craft beer!

Sat, May 28th:

Ski to Sea Block Party/Luau!  4-8pm. Wear your best Hawaiian Luau outfit and get ready to hula for a chance to win two tickets to Honolulu, HI, courtesy of Alaska Airlines! There’ll be live music, dancing, food, and fun! First 800 racers with their bibs to show up get an official Ski to Sea drinking glass!

Later than Night: Music by the The DT’s, Tom Price Desert Classic (Garage / Post punk / Rock band from Seattle), & Don’t.  9:30pm, 21+, Cover $6 
”Hard soul is a description of the DT’s sound: a head-on collision of dirty R&B and raw-soul influenced hard rock” (what’s up magazine) The Dts originated as a threesome at the tail-end of 2001. Guitarist Dave Crider (Mono Men, Watts, and head honcho of Estrus Records) and Diana Young-Blanchard (chanteuse, writer, and song stylist, Madame X) are long-time friends who conceived the idea of forming a band with heavy influences of 70’s-style-hard-rock, injected with a flavorful dose of soul sensibility, likened to that of greats like Otis, Al, and Ike & Tina to name a few. Shortly after the dynamic duo design, they latched onto powerhouse drummer Phil Carter and spent their first year blowing people’s minds with a full-on, Hard Soul sound rarely matched by any group twice their number. DON’T pulls their sound from punk, blues and surf, creating a dark and soulful blend of rock. DON’T features Dave Minick, Sam Henry, Dan Lowinger, and Jenny Don’t.  Featuring two ex-Bellingham musician’s Dan Lowinger and Jenny Don’t, Portland’s DON’T mix a dark and brooding sound with surf rock for a combination that is winning over the Portland music scene and beyond. DON’T initially came together seven months ago

Sun, May 29th:

Flowmotion and special guest Cody Beebe and the Crooks.  9pm, 21+, $10 cover Flowmotion, one of Seattle’s most distinctly diverse rock bands. This is an act that fails to fall into an easily packaged genre, succeeds in defying stereotypes, and throws one hell of a party no matter what city, town or festival the five-piece band happens to land in.  one Oregon paper declared their band “a high-energy, multi-genre rock and roll explosion.”

And don’t forget to try some of our special Ski to Sea ESB – a rare brew only available for about a month that was brewed to commemorate the Ski to Sea 100 years of racing.

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