Bourbon Sprawl at Wild Rover

Bourbon Sprawl had a last minute booking for Friday February 19th, at the Wild Rover in Marquette. It was a wild night to be playing downtown Marquette. The streets were blocked off all day and covered with snow for the start of the UP 200 Dog Sled race. Thousands of people lined the streets to watch as the Mushers began their journey. But all of that was wrapped up by the time we started playing, and the people were ready to party.

We made some new friends and had them dancing hard. Several videos were shot that night, and can be viewed on our video page. Here is a video of Bourbon Sprawl playing “Rumble” by the late, great Link Wray.

Rumble

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Bourbon Sprawl at Pressbox (Ojibway Casino)

We traveled north to Baraga for Valentine’s weekend. We played Friday February 12th and Saturday the 13th at Pressbox in the Ojibway Casino. It was the height of snowmobile season and the parking lot was full of trailers. Love was in the air, and Baraga was about to get it’s first taste of Bourbon Sprawl.

On Saturday night, it was a Mardi Gras party in the bar, so it got extra crazy. There were a lot of masks and beads going around and a special whopatooli mix being served at the bar. A large group of snowmobilers that we befriended earlier in the day came down and hit the dance floor with all their might. By the end of the night, the dance floor was so packed with people, that it spilled over and we had several ladies dancing on stage with us.

We all had fun playing and/or gambling. We left Sunday morning with the sound of slot machines ringing in our ears, and a camera full of pictures. Thanks to everybody for partying with us, especially all the snowmobilers and dancers.

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Bourbon Sprawl at Mickeys Tavern

Last Saturday was our second gig at Mickeys Tavern in Laurium. We rocked and rumbled and made the dancers stumble… or was that from the drinks? Either way, we had another great time with a great crowd in Laurium. We love the Copper Country! Steve inaugurated his new cymbal, and shelled out an ample supply of cowbell as you can see in the photo above.

The dance floor was hot, but the temperature on the drive home was hovering near freezing. The thick, soupy fog gave way to deceptively clear and dry road for a moment before abruptly turning into an ice glazed wonderland as the moisture from the rain and fog froze in thin sheets on the road. Thanks to Jeff  Johnson and Katie Gallagher for taking pictures.

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The Wild Rover

It was another first for Bourbon Sprawl on Friday as we played at the Wild Rover in downtown Marquette. This is a great place to grab a few beers or some whiskey and catch some music. Unfortunately, we didn’t get any pictures of the performance. Maybe next time. We did have fun however, and would like to thank all the folks who rocked with us.

Bourbon Sprawl at Chappers Pub

Our first official gig of 2010 took place at Chappers Pub in Negaunee, though we did play a set for a benefit in Ishpeming the weekend prior. Thanks to Katie for taking pictures and thanks to Goofus for… being Goofus.

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Bourbon Sprawl at Bayou on New Years Eve

Ten, nine, eight, seven, six………… 3, 2, 1 (Champagne cork pops) Happy New Year!

Well, 2009 was a great year for us. Thanks to everybody who supported us throughout the year and we hope to see you all again soon. We sprawled our way into 2010 with a showdown at the Bayou in Harvey. Confetti and noise makers were in full effect, the champagne was flowing faster than the Chocolay river, and the dance floor was rockin.

With the Blues Brothers looking over our shoulders, we kept the party moving till police came and tried to shut us down. After a ridiculous car chase through a shopping mall, we managed to get the band back together for one final rock ‘n roll blast into the future. We made it home safe and we hope everybody else did too.

Until next time…

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Bourbon Sprawl at Chappers Pub

It was the week before Christmas and all through the land, not a thing was stirring except this one Rock n’ Roll band.

Thanks to all who braved the weather to come see us play at Chappers Pub. If you missed it, you have one more chance to see us play……………………………………… until next year.

We’ll be rockin at the Bayou Bar and Grill in Harvey on New Years Eve. Let’s party ten times harder than we did in 1999!

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Bourbon Sprawl Christmas Ornament

We come from the land of the ice and snow where the cold winds blow and the pabst runs free and wild. What can you say? The people from the copper country are some of the most friendly and down to earth people around. Maybe all that snow lends to a sense of commaraderie and kinship to your fellow travelers thru the cold. Or maybe they put something in the water (whiskey!). Either way we had a blast and cant wait to be back.

P.S.
We will be back January 23rd, so reserve your place by the fire!

P.S.S. WE HAVE NO PICTURES FROM THIS NIGHT!!

Due to problems with our cameras we have no pictures from this night….If you were there and you have some pictures, please send ‘em to: sahl@bourbonsprawl.com

The Joker and the Devil with the blue dress on

Halloween at Chappers… WOOO HOOO! So much fun it was scary!
Tons of great costumes and general merry making. We love playing at Chappers and we will be back on December 19th, so don’t miss it or Santa is not coming for you this year.

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Wednesday nights at Upfront and Company y’all …. you gotta get over the hump! I think I saw Jeffro out there and some boobies too!

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