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Pickled Spirits

By Glen Hughes on 3 Comments
Categories: business, community, nightlife

About a month ago,  we heard and reported on some rumors that Spirits existence was in a state of flux. The rumors were vehemently denied, despite some events being canceled. And yet, over the past few weeks Spirits has remained super low key. There have been barley any signs of life on the inside, the [...]

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Hungry? It’s Fall Restaurant Week.

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Categories: fall, restaurant

You’ll have to pardon me being one day late on getting the word out about Salem’s Fall Restaurant Week.  Now that it’s football season I slave away over the grill or stove all day until game time when I plop down on the couch crack a beer and pig out.  This weeks gastronomic delight was [...]

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Weekend Warrior: September 5&6

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Special Events / Festivals None listed Music Friday September 5th TBD @ Bangkok Paradise Criticize w/ Supertonic (rock) @ Dodge Street Los Sugar Kings (mambo-salsa dance party 9:30pm) @ Edgewater Cafe Radio Scotvoid Productions (alternative, experimental, electronica 8pm) @ Gulu Gulu TBD (rock 8pm) @ The Lobster Shanty Traditional Irish Music (6-9pm) DJ Lost Daze [...]

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Weekend Warrior: Labor day weekend 2008

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Categories: drinks, movies, music, nightlife, summer

Special Events / Festivals Jocelyn Callahan Benefit – This Friday night The Gulu-Gulu Café in Salem is hosting a fundraiser to help the Callahan family deal with their tragic loss.  Machine 475 will be heading the evening. Donations of any kind are welcome (we will be hosting a live auction that evening).  Cover charge will be [...]

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Weekend Warrior: May 23rd, Memorial Day Weekend

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Categories: drinks, events, movies, music, nightlife, summer, tourism, weekend warrior

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 [...]

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The 2008 Salem Cocktail Competition

By Glen Hughes on 3 Comments
Categories: drinks, events

Here is an event that TheSalemInsider.com can really get behind. In fact, the Salem Cocktail Competition goes hand in hand with some of the various specialty drink reviews we have done. It also keeps in the spirit of what we are all about, informing you about the best that Salem has to offer from the [...]

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Weekend Warrior: Weekend of April 18th

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Categories: drinks, events, movies, music, nightlife, weekend warrior

Special Events / Festivals The 1st Annual (?) Salem Save Our Schools/ Birthday Bash staring DJ Ondrej! Tickets are available at the door for $10. All proceeds benefit the Salem Education Fund. The 1st 100 people will get their very own birthday cupcake! The 1st 25 people get a FREE t-shirt! Raffle prizes have been [...]

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Weekend Warrior: who’s doing what April 4th weekend

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Categories: art, movies, music, nightlife, weekend warrior

What’s going on in Salem MA the weekend of April 4th Special Events / Festivals None Listed Music Friday April 4th Christy Bluhm (jazz 6:30-9:30pm) Sad Marvin (rock 10pm) @ Bangkok Paradise Preacher Jack(boogie woggie piano 8:30pm) @ Capt’s Catfish Lucy (rock) @ Dodge Street Los Sugar Kings (mambo-salsa dance party 9:30pm) @ Edgewater Cafe [...]

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Weekend Warrior: March 7th – 9th

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Categories: art, business, community, events, movies, music, nightlife, photos

What’s going on in Salem MA the weekend of March 7th Music Friday March 7th Acme Music (dance, rock, pop) @ Rockafellas Cherry S/T (rock) @ Dodge Street Wendy Nottonson (jazz 6:30-9:30) The Kicking Moon (rock 10) @ Bangkok Paradise Radio Scotvoid Productions aka RSVP (Alternative / Experimental / Electronica 8pm) @ Gulu Gulu Soul [...]

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