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Releases and Events – March 2nd

Bagby Beer Cask Night – March 3

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Join Bagby Beer for their cask night featuring Worker Bee Golden Ale w/honey.

As described by London’s Independent Real Ale Guide – “Real ale or cask-conditioned beer is a natural, living product.  At the end of the production process – using the finest malted barley, hops, yeast and pure water – the beer is not filtered, pasteurized or artificially carbonated. It’s placed into casks (called firkins), often with extra hops for aroma, and delivered in unfinished form to pubs.  Here the beer enjoys a secondary fermentation in cask that creates a full, mature flavor.  In UK pubs, when the yeast has settled, the beer is drawn by the familiar hand-pump attached to a suction pump known as a beer engine.  Some pubs without cellars still serve beer straight from the cask using a simple gravity tap.”

If you have never tried real ale, you are missing out on a great treat!  Cask-conditioned real ales offer nuanced, complex aromas and flavors, presented gentler on the palate due to the natural fermentation.

 

San Pedro Fish Market Presents FISH FRIDAYS, Now-April 6

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San Pedro Fish Market is pleased to present FISH FRIDAYS, a giveaway series on social media for fans to win San Pedro Fish Market meal experiences and prizes and celebrate seafood every Friday beginning February 24 through April 6, 2023.

The giveaways will allow followers the chance to win a variety of prizes including a World Famous Shrimp Tray dinner at the Long Beach or Wilmington location and more. FISH FRIDAYS will begin on Friday, February 24, 2023 on San Pedro Fish Market’s Instagram and Facebook account, @SanPedroFish, and continue with giveaways every other Friday through April 6, 2023. Winners will be announced every other Friday along with a new giveaway opportunity. For a chance to win, follow the contest rules on each Instagram or Facebook post that goes live on February 24 and throughout the campaign.

Named Best Seafood Restaurant in California and famous for massive, family-style seafood feasts, San Pedro Fish Market also invites guests to visit the Long Beach and Wilmington locations daily to enjoy popular seafood options, like the Crispy Fish Sandwich, Ceviche, Fish & Chips, and the World Famous Shrimp Tray, which can serve up to 6 and includes grilled shrimp, potatoes, and veggies, and is served with garlic bread. 

Guests can also enjoy the famous seafood trays or other menu items at home with online ordering for pick up and delivery. For more information about San Pedro Fish Market and to place an order, visit SanPedroFish.com. 

Bear Republic Brewing is Moving

Releases and Events - March 2nd

A message from Bear Republic:

“Dear Bear Family and Friends,

By now, most of our local community and many of our National fans have heard that Bear Republic Brewing Company is moving to San Leandro with Drake’s Brewing Company. While we are heartbroken to have had to close both our businesses here in Sonoma County, we are grateful for the opportunity to save the brand and it’s integrity by joining forces with another like minded, Bay Area Independent Craft Brewery.

We hope to have a Drakes and Bear Republic footprint in Sonoma County someday soon. We’ve found a great home with Drakes and want to make sure that Bear Republic fans know they will still be able to get their favorite ales in even more places! We appreciate the love and support we’ve received all these years and only hope that by joining with Drakes that we will get to introduce Bear Republic Ales and Drakes Ales to new craft beer lovers.

During this transition, we will be temporarily freezing online ordering. We will make Bear Republic products and merchandise available very soon once we’ve settled in to our new home. Thank you so much for your patience and understanding.”

 

Dropkick Murphys’ ‘Okemah Rising’ Out May 12

Dropkick Murphys will continue their journey interpreting the work of Woody Guthrie for a new generation with the May 12 release of their latest album Okemah Rising via the band’s Dummy Luck Music / [PIAS]. The 10-track album (available on CD, LP and streaming services worldwide) takes off from 2022’s This Machine Still Kills Fascists, on which Dropkick Murphys write original music around previously-unpublished lyrics of the late Guthrie in a unique collaboration, with the band finding a common philosophy in the timeless and timely lyrics of the “original punk.”

Joined by trusted collaborator and producer Ted Hutt, Dropkick Murphys channeled Guthrie’s spirit during the recording sessions in Tulsa. And much like on This Machine Still Kills Fascists, Dropkick Murphys welcomed guest artists on Okemah Rising to help propel Woody’s words, including folk punk legends Violent Femmes, fellow Boston rebel Jesse Ahern, and country songstress Jaime Wyatt.

Dropkick Murphys founder and vocalist Ken Casey explains, “Every night, when the audience is singing along with Woody‘s words, his steadfast defense of the working class, and his fight against social injustice and the abuse of political power comes across loud and clear. So as long as Dropkick Murphys are involved, Woody’s message will always be heard.”

Single and Video

Okemah Rising’s first single and video “I Know How It Feels,” gallops out of the gate towards an empathetic middle-class commiseration with the refrain, “I know how it feels to work ‘til you drop, and it’s 10,000 bills that you owe.”

Album

Okemah Rising follows Dropkick Murphys’ highly-acclaimed This Machine Still Kills Fascists album, which exposed the band to new audiences through airplay on stations like SiriusXM’s Outlaw Country, coverage in outlets such as Rolling Stone Country, Paste, CNN, Americana Highways and SPIN, and via Dropkick Murphys’ first-ever acoustic, reserved-seating theater tour in 2022.

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Okemah Rising is the final acoustic release from Dropkick Murphys’ recording sessions in Tulsa. This era in the band’s history will be captured in a documentary following their journey writing, recording, and performing the 20 songs they’ve crafted around Woody’s never-before-seen lyrics for these two albums.

As of March 1st, Dropkick Murphys come full-circle with their live shows, launching Pega Presents…Dropkick Murphys St. Patrick’s Day 2023 Tour with fully-electric rock shows now through March 19, with the tour culminating in four sold-out hometown shows in Boston. The Rumjacks and Jesse Ahern open most dates. Very special guests Turnpike Troubadours join Dropkick Murphys for three of the Boston shows (March 16-18) and Nikki Lane also joins the bill on March 16.

Dropkick Murphys’ world famous St. Patrick’s Day show will also be live streamed via Veeps on March 17 at 8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT. Tickets are available at: DropkickMurphys.veeps.com

 

Alesmith Brewing Women’s History Month Release

Join Alesmith Brewing THIS Saturday, March 4th, for their Women’s History Month Beer Release, Fearless IPA, featuring the artwork of Mary Jhun. Mary will be setup in the Alesmith Tasting Room from 12-4 with prints available to purchase. 

Releases and Events – March 2nd