Join the boys from Nonagon as they venture to the North Woods of the U.P. to perform in Marquette and at Thundersnow 2014. There are a lot of great footage of bands, and some seldom seen behind the music moments shared throughout.
PRF West Coast 2014 Schedule
And Lo! Did there come a time where the Aluminum hordes did descend upon the ancestral home of the Black Panthers, the Hell’s Angels, hippies, Philip K. Dick, Sly and the Family Stone, the Dead Kennedys, Flipper, Twitter and Artisanal toast. And yes! These self same hordes did look about at the talent and strength of character about them and say: “yes, this is good.”
Thus were the times of good rewritten with a new chapter.
It’s happening folks.
The 2014 Bay Area BBQ
@ Leo’s Oakland, CA
Friday May 2nd until Sunday May 4.
The PRF West division will take over the brand new venue Leo’s (formerly Leo’s Pro Audio) for three plus days of laughs, life, love
FRIDAY May 2
6:30 Squab Squawk – Santa Cruz, CA
7:15 Eugene S. Robinson (Oxbow) – San Francisco, CA
8:00 New China – Austin, TX
8:45 Feeling Gravity’s Pull – Merced, CA
9:30 Thoughts Detecting Machines– Bloomington, Illinois (ex/Current Poster Children)
10:15 Cartographer – LA/Oakland, CA
11:00 Porch – Oakland, CA
SATURDAY May 3
4:45 Roland – San Francisco, CA
5:30 Cinder Cone – Los Angeles, CA
6:15 ALTO! – Portland, OR
7:00 Practice Wife – Toronto, ON
7:45 Generalissimo – Oakland, CA
8:30 Nonagon – Chicago, IL
9:15 The Gary – Austin, TX
10:00 Hurry Up Shotgun – Oakland, CA
10:45 Kowloon Walled City – San Francisco, CA
SUNDAY May 4
4:30 The Tunnel
5:15 West By Swan – Chico, CA
6:00 The Loyalists – Oakland, CA
6:45 Bedrücken -Oakland, CA
7:30 Victory And Associates– SF/Oakland, CA
8:15 Philistines – SF, CA
9:00 Turbo Lightning– Los Angeles, CA
10:00 Karaoke Underground
So, so, SO very much more.
Ticket info and more show details soon, WATCH THIS SPACE! (or this one, or this one)
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.
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)
Photo by gavchap — https://flic.kr/p/a2o1DC
Top Ten Videos of 2013
We’ve added over 350 videos to the Caffeinated Recordings Youtube Channel, and are currently approaching 200,000 Views. There were a lot of contributors to sound and video this year, so please pass your thanks and gratitude to Jason, Jeff, Rich, Matt, Garth, Chris, Nick, Jeff, Scott P, Scott M, Orion and the rest of the A/V pros that keep our thing going.
Here are the most popular videos, uploaded in 2013. Hope you enjoy.