Events

Explore the world of the PRF BBQ. Started in 2009, in a basement in the city of Chicago, The PRF BBQ’s have spread to New York, and Austin, soon to be followed by Copenhagen and Oakland.

Thundersnow 2014

PRF Thundersnow 2014 Schedule

In a little over three weeks, the PRF returns to the UP for PRF Thundersnow 2014. The event takes place Friday, February 21st through Sunday, February 23rd 2014 at the Terrace Bay Inn in Gladstone, Michigan.

Schedule

Friday:

7:30-8:30 Dinner
8:45-9:15 Kate Rev
9:30-10:00 The Chanteymen
10:15-10:45 The Paver
11:00-?? Fake Limbs/Nonagon

Saturday:

Noon-1:00pm: Bloody Marys and Bingo at the pool hosted by Stephen Sowley and Troy Strand
PRF Ambient Orchestra will perform between sets.
3:00-3:30: Stomatopod
3:45-4:15: Six Acre Lake
4:30-5:00: Practice Wife
5:15-5:45: Body Futures
6:00-6:30: Tyranny is Tyranny
6:45-7:15: Hungry Man
7:30-8:45 Dinner
9:00-9:45 The Gary
10:00-10:45 The Cell Phones

Sunday:

12:00 Brunch
3:00-3:30 Tijuana Hercules
3:45-4:15 Jap Herron
4:30-5:00 Sycamore Smith and the Gray Beast
5:15-5:45 Victory & Associates
6:00-6:30 CUSS
7:00-8:00 Dinner
8:30-9:00 Like Like The The The Death
9:15-??? The Rutabega

Listen

Booking instructions:

Call (906) 786-7554 to reserve a room, tell them you’re with the PRF group in February. Rooms include 3 night stay, dinners, continental breakfast, late night snack each day.

Saturday morning there will be bloody mary bingo at the pool hosted by Sowley with awesome prizes and a souvenir towel for somewhere between $10 and $20. Sunday morning there will be a big-ass brunch for an additional $13 per person if you want it- you can sign up at check-in.

Regular Rooms:
1 person: $291 ($291 per person)
2 people: $354 ($177 per person)
3 people: $417 ($139 per person)
4 people: $480 ($120 per person)

Suites:
1 person: $423 ($423 per person)
2 people: $486 ($243 per person)
3 people: $549 ($183 per person)
4 people: $612 ($153 per person)

For more information, please visit the Facebook Event Page and/or the forum.

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PRFBBQ2014 Schedule

Dates for the PRFBBQ2014 have been announced. Friday, June 20, 2014 through Sunday, June 22nd, 2014 will be all day events held at Borelli’s in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.

THREE DAY PASSES ARE SOLD OUT. THERE WILL NOT BE SINGLE DAY PASSES FOR SATURDAY THIS YEAR.

You can still donate to the Beverage Fund if you so choose.

This is a charity event. All monies raised will go to cover band and event expenses, with the proceeds going to Friends of McPherson (CPS School McPherson) and to help pay medical expenses for musician’s family member who has terminal cancer.

Information will be added here as it becomes available. To stay abreast, visit the PRFBBQ2014 Facebook Event.

Wednesday ~ The Pre-Pre-PreRF BBQ Wednesday Night Explosion at Kitchen Sink

Kitchen Sink, Chicago, Illinois

8:30-?:??        .22 (Chicago)
?:??-?:??        Document (P.R.F. R.E.M. cover experience) (Chicago)

Thursday ~ The PreRF BBQ Thursday Night Lights PRF Chicago Chapter Power Run

Livewire Lounge 3394 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, Illinois

5:15-5:45         Magia Nuda (Chicago)
6:00-6:30         The Heroine Complex (Chicago)
6:45-7:15         Stomatopod (Chicago)
7:30-8:00         My Canadian Girlfriend (Chicago)
8:15-8:45         Royal Pines (Chicago)
9:00-9:30         The Cell Phones (Chicago)
9:45-10:15       Primes (NYC)
10:30-11:00     Whales (Chicago)
11:15-12:00     TBA
12:15-             The Yow Yow Yows (Bloomington’s Premier Jesus Lizard live tribute experience) (Bloomington)

Friday ~ The PRFBBQ 2014 Official Kick Off Boogie Jam Event

Borelli’s 2124 W. Lawrence Chicago, IL 60625

7:00-7:30         The Rutabega (South Bend)
7:35-8:05         The Book-Burners (Great Lakes Region)
8:10-8:40         Fake Limbs (Chicago)

Basement: 8:45-9:15 Gay Name (Chicago, NYC & Milwaukee)

9:20-10:05        Brett Eugene Ralph’s Kentucky Chrome Revue (Louisville)
10:10-10:40      Velcro Lewis Group (Chicago)
10:45-              A Very PRF Live Band Karaoke Tribute to Touch & Go records

Saturday ~ PRF BBQ 2014

Borelli’s 2124 W. Lawrence Chicago, IL 60625

12:00-12:30      Like Like The The The Death (Milwaukee)
12:35-1:05       Tyranny is Tyranny (Madison)
1:10-1:40         Chung Antique (Seattle)
1:45-2:15         Self Evident (Minneapolis)
2:20-2:50         The Fervor (Louisville)
2:55-3:25         The Bismarck (Seattle)

Basement: 3:30-4:00 Real Live Dress (Chicago)

4:10-4:40         Magpies (Missoula)
4:45-5:15         Hungry Man (Chicago)
5:20-5:50         Jap Herron (Chicago)
6:00-6:30         Motherfucker (Athens)
6:35-7:05         Couch Flambeau (Milwaukee)

Rooftop: 7:10-7:40 Small Awesome (Chicago)

7:45-8:15         The Columbines (Chicago)
8:20-9:20         Hum (Champaign)
9:30-10:10       Dianogah (Chicago)
10:05-10:35     Marthas Vineyard Ferries (Massachusetts)
10:40-11:10     Pinebender (Chicago)
11:15-             F/I (Milwaukee)

Sunday ~ PRF BBQ 2014

Borelli’s 2124 W. Lawrence Chicago, IL 60625

12:00-12:30     Songs of the Pawners’ Society
12:35-1:05       Burn Permits (Seattle)
1:10-1:40         SEMINARS (Seattle)

1:45-2:15         French Goodbye (Chicago)
2:20-2:50         We Ride On (NYC)
2:55-3:25         Reverb Bomb (Ontario)
3:30-4:00         Dead Halos (Louisville)

4:05-4:35         Bad Models (NYC)
4:40-5:10         Minutes (Kalamazoo)
5:15-5:45         Electrical Collision Horse (Chicago)

5:50-6:20         Crown Larks
6:25-6:55         Six Acre Lake (Philadelphia)
7:00-7:30         Redgrave (Chicago)

7:35-8:05         Burned or Buried (Chicago)
8:10-8:40         San Andreas Fault (Chicago)
8:45-9:15         Velocicopter (Chicago)

9:20-9:50         We Are Hex (Indianapolis)
9:55-10:25       Electric Hawk (Chicago)
10:30-11:15     Dead Rider (Chicago)
11:20-             Nonagon (Chicago)

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