Throwdown Jams at the Red Lion Pub

Walk through the doors of The Red Lion Pub and one will feel the friendly atmosphere right away. To your left, there are dartboards, trophies and a stage area. To your right is a table with a birthday cake and pizza. In the back sits a pool table and a pinball machine. Most of the people here are college aged, but at a table near the door sits a group of geriatrics who, funny enough, were talking about getting old. One guy mentions a few certain physical ailments when Rosemarie interrupts, “Just fucking shoot me, don’t even go there!” It’s not long before they start making fun of themselves.

 “I know how to spell Geritol because I've taken it.”

“I’m so old, my smartphone is smarter than me.”

“At my age, it’s my children who tell me to drink!”

Rosemarie Ryan has owned the Red Lion Pub for 22 years. She tells me about how this Saturday night event began. “We used to have Trivia night on Saturdays, but it was starting to get boring. So I asked Trey [Miller] (one half of the duo We’re All Gonna Die) if he had any ideas. He said it’d be cool if we could, y’know, jam and really, like, throw it down. So that’s how we came up with the name.” The point of the weekly event, Miller explains, is to allow musicians to network and become more comfortable performing in front of an audience.          

It’s only the third or fourth song and Miller has already broken into a sweat while singing and playing harmonica to Hotel California. Miller and OB (the other member of We’re All Gonna Die) were soon to be joined by Stu Sauce, She the Slut, Dark Murbin and Phoenix Tweak. Each of them received an excited greeting from Rosemarie upon their arrival. Certainly, there is no shortage of hugs at the Red Lion Pub.  Music was varied; some of the songs were covers but most was original material. They collaborated on the music, taking turns playing the drums, acoustic and bass guitar, and talking about their music. It is to be expected that many of these songs have a story behind them. Stu Sauce’s song “Don’t Feed the Birds” was inspired by watching tourists feed seagulls on the beach.   Each artist comes in with their own unique personality, combining to form an entertaining, unrehearsed show that doesn't have a set ending time. Oh, and chances are, if you leave something lying around, Miller will decide to wear it, even if it is a pair of leopard print Mickey Mouse ears. He wore them with confidence until the owner requested a return of the said item.

Artist information

 http://www.redlionpub.net/

http://www.facebook.com/PhoenixTweak?fref=ts

http://phoenix-tweak.bandcamp.com/

http://www.facebook.com/wereallgonnalive?fref=ts

http://www.dosemerage.com/

http://www.facebook.com/DarkMurbin?fref=ts

http://darkmurbin.tumblr.com/

http://www.facebook.com/SoundsofSauce?fref=ts