Weekend Warrior: May 23rd, Memorial Day Weekend

Written by Glen Hughes on May 23rd, 2008 No Comments

Special Events / Festivals

Are you kidding me? It’s the beginning of summer.

Music

Friday May 23rd

Alanna Manning (jazz 6:30-9:30pm) Speakeasys (rock, punk 10pm) @ Bangkok Paradise
Neurological Damage (alternative, metal, funk) @ Dodge Street
Los Sugar Kings (mambo-salsa dance party 9:30pm) @ Edgewater Cafe
Machine 475 (electronica, pop, rock 8pm) @ Gulu Gulu
Grateful Ted (classic rock 8pm) @ The Lobster Shanty
Tony Gallo (jazz, r&b, pop 9pm) @ Lyceum
Traditional Irish Music (6-9pm) DJ Lost Daze (dance, pop, hip-hop 10pm) @ O’Neill’s
Search Party (dance, rock, pop, 80’s) @ Rockafellas
Matt Tentindo (singer / guitar) @ Spirit’s at 300 Derby
Close to Home @ (8-11:30pm) Strombergs (new listing)

Saturday May 24th

Sandi Bedrosian (jazz 6:30-9:30pm) Terri Lee ( world 10pm) @ Bangkok Paradise
Fair Warning (Van Halen Tribute) @ Dodge Street
DJ Zati (10pm) @ Fresh Taste of Asia
HAPPY SPRINGALLOWEEN!!(blues 8pm) @ Gulu Gulu
TBA @ The Lobster Shanty
Santarella - Kimball Duo (folk rock) @ The Lyceum
Traditional Irish Music (6-9pm) DJ Cee Block (dance, pop, hip-hop 10pm) @ O’Neill’s
Wildfire (dance, rock, pop, R&B) @ Rockafellas
TBA @ Spirit’s at 300 Derby
Wishful Thinking @ (8-11:30pm) Strombergs (new listing)

Sunday May 25th

Jazz Jam! (jazz 6:30-9:30pm) @ Bangkok Paradise
Big Shoes 2 Phil (Jazz) @ Dodge Street
Gulu Sunday Morning Brunch featuring Eric Doucette (acoustic guitar 11am-2pm) @ Gulu Gulu
TBA @ The Lobster Shanty
Traditional Irish Music (4-7pm) @ O’Neill’s
Lisa Love Experience (dance, rock, pop, 80’s) @ Rockafellas
High Tide Party @ (2-6pm) Strombergs (new listing)

Movies

Cinema Salem will be showing:

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (PG-13)
Friday & Saturday at 11:10AM, 1:45, 4:25, 7:15 and 9:50
Sunday & Monday Memorial Day at 11:10AM, 1:45, 4:25 and 7:15

Ironman (PG-13)
Friday & Saturday at 11:10 AM, 1:45, 4:35, 7:20 and 10:00
Sunday at 11:10 AM, 1:45, 4:35 and 7:20

Prince Caspian (PG)
Friday, Saturday & Sunday 11:00AM, 2:00, 5:00, 8:00

Insider Picks

The cute weather girl on TV tells me its going to be a stellar weekend so lets plan on some out door fun.

Insiders know that when the weather gets good we all gather at the Shanty. You can meet all sorts of Salemites there and everybody is usually friendly. Kick off the long weekend with a true Salem fixture Grateful Ted. Cheap food, warm beer, lousy waitresses and classic rock older than you are. Saturday the HAPPY SPRINGALLOWEEN!! event is going on at Gulu-Gulu Dan Blakeslee as Dr. GASP, Orange Nichole, and our personal friend Monster Reusch (why he doesn’t live in Salem I don’t know) will all be preforming in a kooky ode to Halloween party. Newcomer to our musical offerings is Strombergs, this Sunday they will be having a High Tide Party and if it’s as good as their previous events you are in store for some fun, grab your fiends and head on over. Monday looks to be the best day yet weather wise so where better to spend your time than on the water. Since you probably wont be going to Bakers Island - do the next best thing and take a ride out to the newly opened (noon today) Rockmore. And for you slackers who want to take it easy, Salem Cinema has the new Indiana Jones flick (we saw it last night) its well worth your $6.