Ancient Warlocks @ Sunset Tavern, 7/26/11

Ancient Warlocks shook the night on 7/26/11 at Sunset Tavern in Ballard. True grit Sabbathy psychedelic rock, their chuggy riffs rolled through the crowd and into the quiet streets. This makes the second time, of what’s looking like many, to see them play and I am thoroughly impressed.

Here is a great example of what to expect when you see these guys live:

Their music always gets me groovin’, and the vocals are on point. Ancient Warlocks are pretty new on the symphonic streets and started playing shows only a few months before my first time seeing them in April. Keep your ears peeled for more from these guys– they’ve got big potential.  Check out Ancient Warlocks here.

If you enjoyed the bluesy influences in the sound of Ancient Warlocks, be sure to come and check out Moonalice at Nectar Lounge in Fremont! 8/17/11 @ 8 pm $10 adv, 21+

Sergent Garcia, a massive star around the globe, will be touring North America on a six-week string of concerts starting this August. A revolutionary at heart, Sergent Garcia takes stabs at the status quo with hard-hitting lyrics blended with funky grooves spiked with salsa, reggae, cumbia, ska, rock and hip-hop. One of the pioneering figures in the global Latin Alternative movement, Bruno Garcia (a.k.a. Sergent Garcia) will bring his powerful, uplifting and defiant sound to festivals and clubs across the US and Canada.

Sergent Garcia emerged out of the churning underground musique metisses movement of Paris in the 1990s where punk rock attitude, hip hop swagger, latin swing and reggae consciousness blended together to form a powerful sound. Having grown up in a house where Spanish, French, Algerian and West African culture overlapped, Bruno Garcia first earned fame with the French punk rock band Ludwig von 88. After falling in love with Latin and Caribbean music, Bruno created the Sergent Garcia persona and quickly became one of Europe and Latin America’s most successful artists. A stirring combination of grooving multicultural grooves and outspoken political expression continues to be the heart of the Sergent Garcia sound and the band’s live shows are renowned worldwide for their sense of celebration and conviction.

Long overdue, we’re happy to finally present the long anticipated NECTAR TEE to the public. And what better time to introduce it than in commemoration of our four year anniversary….we just turned four years old last wednesday, August 6th!

The Premium Tees are 100% ringspun cotton with a refined cut and super soft feel. All the cool kids are getting one—you can too! The Nectar Lounge T-Shirts are available excusively thru Destee Nation.

It’s almost midnight, and the boisterous crowd at Fremont’s Nectar Lounge is chanting for the California-based headliner, renowned hip-hop DJ Cut Chemist, to take the turntables. The opening act, local DJ Marc Sence, spins records over the mob’s shouting. Nectar’s new talent buyer, 30-year-old Colin Johnson, looks uncomfortable as he lingers in the wings. Tonight is the biggest national show Johnson’s booked since taking the job last July, and he’s hell-bent on making it great…..read more

“I couldn’t get in. There was a line around the block!” said Weekly contributing writer Travis Ritter a couple of weeks ago as we watched Grand Archives at Fremont’s High Dive. The source of the mob scene he was referring to wasn’t at the High Dive, though. It was Cut Chemist, who was performing across the street at Nectar Lounge. A few months ago, a statement like that would have caused some confusion. What? Nectar? Cut Chemist? Line around the block? But ever since the club scooped up former Chop Suey booker Colin Johnson, it’s been seeing better days, with a greater range of national acts and solid local bills, directing show-goers off the Hill, out of downtown, and into Fremont. There are a few things that haven’t changed: the menu, for example, which beats most other venues in town with its oven-roasted sandwiches (the Ornery Creole, with smoked turkey, mozzarella, and spicy Cajun sauce doesn’t disappoint); and the decor, which boasts a balcony with a bird’s-eye view of the stage and an enclosed outdoor patio with a fireplace. So eat, drink, but be wary: Fremont’s usual college-age clientele is often drunker (and surlier) than most show-going, chain-smoking hipsters.

NECTAR KNOWS HOW TO MIX IT UP
By Tom Scanlon – Seattle Times staff reporter

Canned spaghetti for dinner, “King of Queens” reruns, classic-rock radio station, sweet stuff…If you’re one of those people who just can’t get enough of the same thing, again and again, the Nectar Lounge is not going to meet your stability needs. Way too much unpredictability.

Then again, if you’re all about variety, this mini-club in Fremont is the spot.

One night they might have hip-hoppers passing the mic, the next local rock bands thrashing away, the next a touring act.

Tuesday night, this attractive, two-level lounge — it has a vaguely European feel, and looks like it could be a winetasting or martini bar — hosted a batch of up-and-coming rappers, a bill with the likes of Terry Radjaw, Grynch and Neema (aka Unexpected Arrival).

This had to be one of the rawest, rudest breast-cancer benefits ever put on, with several Beavis and Butt-head snickerings about the word “breast.” The irreverent fundraiser drew a hearty crowd, as the word seems to be getting out about this anything-goes place.

The variegated musical stylings reflect the restless tastes of Nectar’s new booker, Colin Johnson, who came here after Chop Suey let him go. Capitol Hill’s loss was Fremont’s gain, as his eclectic bookings are creating a sort of Chop Fremont on the north side…… read more.

Roy Ayers, Old School in the truest sense of the word, has collaborated with the likes of Fela Kuti, The Roots, Guru’s Jazzmatazz, Chico Hamilton, Herbie Mann, & many more. His music was highly influential in the creation of Acid Jazz and has been sampled time and time again by Modern Hip-Hop artists and you can still hear many of his Disco-Crossover classics on dancefloors today.

Mark your calendars and plan your entire life around this one

9.29 Saturday Red Bull Soapbox Derby & Nectar Present A FREE Show with Legendary Turntablist & DJ Shadow and Jurassic 5 Collaborator
CUT CHEMIST
Special Guests
FREE!!
8pm doors
21 & Over
*Early Arrival is suggested

For the uninitiated, here’s a little primer course to ready you for the show: