thePULSEHappy New Year!
How will you ring in 2005?
December 2004 – Firin’ things up at Dante’s — Hungry for BBQ and Blues? Mosey on down to Dante’s, “where the music sticks to your ribs.” Recently opened at the site of Firefly’s Restaurant in Marlborough, Dante’s is “not just a lounge-act room. It’s made for bands,” says general manager Ben Butler.
Dante’s is a fully equipped performance space that just happens to feature Firefly’s award-winning menu of BBQ and other Southern fare selections.
When asked, Butler excitedly recommended the St. Louis Ribs with Beelzebar Sauce, a Scovie Award-winning sweet, tomato-based barbeque sauce with brown sugar, molasses and chocolate that is a spicier version of their Memphis Sauce (of course, Firefly’s Memphis Sauce has also won 20 national awards). Butler suggested topping off the ribs with Sweet Potato Pecan Pudding, Corn Bread, Cuke Salad and an ice cold draught beer or succulent sweet tea.
Don’t miss Dante’s New Year’s Eve party, with bands and cover TBA.
Dante’s is located at Firefly’s, 350 East Main Street, Marlborough. Firefly’s is open 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Sunday, 4:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 4:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. For more information about Firefly’s, check out www.fireflysbbq.com or call (508) 357-8883.
For Dante’ live music schedule, go to dantes.fireflysbbq.com. All shows are 21+, covers range from $5 to $10 and shows start at 9 p.m. Call (508) 229-BLUE, ext. 2583 for show reservations.
What are you doin’ for New Year’s Eve? It’s never too early to start thinking about your New Year’s Eve plans. Here’s what we know so far:
Let Bluestime with J. Geils and Magic Dick sweep you into the New Year at Bull Run Restaurant in Shirley with their unique interpretations of classic blues tunes. Bluestime has been described as having “a heavily guitar and harmonica-based sound, focusing on material from Willie Dixon to Sonny Boy Williamson.” Make your reservations now; call (978) 425-4311. For more information, visit www.bullrunrestaurant.com.
Celebrate on December 31st at Marlborough’s Lazy Dog as the club hosts its New Year’s Eve party with Home Brew. Call (508) 229-2254 or visit www.doggonelazy.com for more information.
After you check out the new Tammany Club website www.tamhall.com, make plans to party at their New Year’s Eve Blowout Bash with OSB and Uncle Billy’s Smokehouse. You can also call for (508) 791-6550 for more information on Tammany’s annual bash.
Looking for something a little out of the ordinary for this New Year’s Eve? Thrash, kick and scream your way into the New Year at the Lucky Dog in Worcester with Sacreligion, Whiskey Chapel, Universal Monster Series, 12 Step Program, SkullToboggan, Vein Cage and Wreckoning (ex-Sheckta and Suckapunch). The party starts at 6 p.m. and runs until 2 a.m., with a complementary champagne toast at midnight. Call (508) 363-4392 or visit www.luckydogmusic.com for more information.
Join Luther “Guitar Junior” Johnson for the New Year’s Eve Celebration at Union Blues in Worcester. Call (508) 767-2587 or visit www.unionblues.org for more information.
