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Thaw Out music festival celebrates end of winter

… for Thaw Out 2022, a music festival celebrating the end of winter …

Thaw Out music festival celebrates end of winter

… for Thaw Out 2022, a music festival celebrating the end of winter …

THURSDAY NIGHT TASTING

Tonight, 6:30-8:30 pm, we're reeeeeaaally excited to welcome our pal Will Sugarman for a tasting at Dandy! Will is a pretty big deal over at Skurnik Wines, he knows a ton, and he's super fun too, and he'll be pouring three terrific New World reds to get us through this cold spell and beyond. We'll have cheese from Eastern District and bread from She Wolf to boot. Join us for the party!

Brick House Gamay, Oregon

Turns out the marine sediment-laden earth of Ribbon Ridge, Oregon, where this gorgeous Gamay is grown, has a lot in common with Beaujolais, including low soil pH and an abundance of shiny mica and silica. Add careful, conscientious biodynamic farming, and it's all really working for this wine- it's freaking delicious, with fragrant, blooming florals, a little star anise, and a plentiful red berry fruit. $35

Valravn Old Vine Zinfandel, Sonoma County

This hand-made, small-batch Sonoma Zin is a side project of the folks at the Banshee winery with a mission to make Zinfandel great again. Their vines are old, ranging from 50 to 105 years of age, all dry farmed and bush pruned. The vino is more along the lines of an old-school Cali Zin before a misguided trend made people start making gigantic punch-you-in-the-face wines from the grape. It's full bodied, sure, but super well balanced with blackberry jam, espresso, licorice, and remarkable freshness. Drink this warming wine while watching the snow melt from your fire escape. $20

Punt Road Shiraz, Yarra Valley

30 day music challenge

1.A song you like with a colour in the title- Dark Blue by Jack’s Mannequin

2. A song you like with a number in the title- Three Words by Amber Pacific

3. A song that reminds you of summertime- Summertime by Beck

4. A song that reminds you of someone you would rather forget about- Shout by Tears for Fears

5. A song that needs to be played LOUD (It’s a tie, sorry. These are both songs that I am constantly turning all the way up no matter where I am)- Don’t Mess with Ouija Boards by Falling in Reverse and Another Song About the Weekend by A Day To Remember

6. A song that makes you want to dance (I didn’t really how hard it would be to pick a single song for each day so I sort’ve gave up..)- Yeah by Usher, I Feel Like Dancin’ by All Time Low, Goodies and 1, 2 Step by Ciara, Apache by The Sugarhill Gang, The Humpty Dance by Digital Underground, Bubble Pop by Hyuna (I actually know the dance to this because I’m secretly an Asian slut), and Promiscuous by Nelly Furtado.

7. A song to drive to ( I left my drawing for Day 6 in my locker so I’m skipping ahead to Day 7…)- Another Song About the Weekend by A Day To Remember

8. A song about drugs or alcohol (It was so hard to pick just one…)- Trip to Feza by Lionshare

9. A song that makes you happy- Follow Me by Uncle Kracker  

10. A song that makes you sad (I forgot to do one yesterday..)- Wasted by Cartel

11. A song that you never get tired of- Deep South by Cartel

12. A song from your preteen years

13. One of your favourite 80’s songs 

14. A song that you would love played at your wedding

15. A song that has been covered by another artist

16. One of your favourite classical songs

17. A song that would sing a duet with on karaoke

18. A song from the year that you were born

19. A song that makes you think about life

20. A song that has many meanings to you

21. A favourite song with a person’s name in the title

22. A song that moves you forward

23. A song that you think everybody should listen to

24. A song by a band you wish were still together

25. A song by an artist no longer living

26. A song that makes you want to fall in love

27. A song that breaks your heart

28. A song by an artist with a voice that you love

29. A song that you remember from your childhood