Bodega News  Friday 11 August

Publicans Shout - 12 pints to be won after work every Friday

Congratulations to Wellington Hospital staff that won last week. Email Offbeats in the subject line to be in this week!

Bodega - Silver Exchange Specialists!

"Open from 4pm until 3am everyday"

Friday 11 August  Late Night Dancing  Rock n Roll or Ska?

4pm  After Work Drinks
5pm  Kitchen Open
9pm  Room 101  Rock n Roll Machine, Percy Feral, The Secateurs
10pm  The Offbeats, Jonny Doom and the Forcefields (Ska bands)

Saturday 12 August - A Typically Great Night at Bodega!
4pm  Open with 18 Beers on Tap
5pm  Kitchen Open
10pm  Charlie ASH, White Birds & Lemons, Sunny Tokyo, Collapsing Cities, Fighting the Shakes

Poetry Cafe  Room 101  Monday 14 August  7.30pm
Featuring poet and author Ian Wedde supported by Warner Emery from the Phoenix Foundation. The evening includes an open-mic section with prizes.

The Soul Affair  Tuesday 29 August
The Soul Affair features Radio Active DJs every Tuesday with regular appearances of a new live band Harbour City Electric. Bodega 15th Birthday T-Shirts will be available as well as $3 drink specials.

The Bats, Minisnap & The Sprouts  Saturday 2 September
The Bats have spent more than two decades forging a reputation based on their excellent songwriting and live performances acclaimed for the energy that the group's insistently strummy rock instils in crowds. Tickets Available Now - $25

Peter and The Test Tube Babies  Thursday 7 September  9pm
Formed around Brighton in 1977 and still touring today the band make their first NZ appearance. In 1982 they covered the chart-topping Gary Glitter hit "I'm The Leader of The Gang (I Am)", on their album Pissed and Proud which got some notoriety! Tickets are on sale now at Real Groovy - $40

Youth Group (AUS), Johs Pyke (AUS)  Friday 8 September
Their single "Forever Young" (a cover of the song by Alphaville) was used in the television show The O.C. creating wide interest in Youth Group from mainstream audiences and taking Youth Group into the charts.

Brew NZ  September 4  9
We will showcase NZ microbrews including Tuatara, Renaissance, Three Boys, Waituna, Sunshine, Green Man, Monteith's and Emerson's with daily beer talk and tasting - $20. We are also taking bookings (17 places left) for the State of the Nations NZ Beer Tour with Neil McInnes in Room 101. 7.30pm - Wednesday 6 September - $25.

Keep in touch,

Fraser, Tane, Jan, Cam, Sally, Dave, Steph, Rennie, Leifur, Nick, Ryan, Ned, Aimee, Laura, Tyler, Antoinette & Brian

Shows to look out for:

Voom
Voom works with three simple precepts- plug in play & record

Miriam Clancy
Lyrical maturity, sophisticated songcraft, commanding and distinctive!

Ginger Brown
A dark and quirky fusion of 50s/60s rock with carnival undertones saturated in madness

Raskolnikovs
A mix between some sort of Eastern European folk music and The Munsters

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