[The Deej] HONKY TONKIN' @ QUARRY HOUSE -- THURSDAY

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THIS WEEK!
THURSDAY at the QUARRY HOUSE
HONKY TONKIN' makes their deej debut

QUARRY HOUSE TAVERN
8401 georgia ave, SILVER SPRING, MD 
http://myspace.com/quarryhouse
301/587-8350
$5 at the door
music at 9pm

HONKY TONKIN' roars into the QUARRY HOUSE this thursday with their...well, we don't really know what to expect because they're NEW to the deej.  so let's consult wikipedia:

[edit] Origins of the honky tonk establishment
Although the derivation of the term is unknown, honky tonk originally referred to bawdy variety shows in the West (Oklahoma and Indian Territories and Texas) and to the theaters housing them. In fact, the earliest mention of them in print refers to them as variety theaters[5] and describe the entertainment as variety shows[6]. The theaters often had an attached gambling house and always a bar.

In recollections long after the frontiers closed, writers such as Wyatt Earp and E.C. Abbott referred often to honky tonks in the cowtowns of Kansas, Nebraska, Montana, etc. of the 1870s and 80s[7]. Their recollections contain lurid accounts of the women and violence accompanying the shows. However, in contemporary accounts these were nearly always called hurdy gurdy shows, although they mention the associated prostitution, lawlessness, and violence.

As late as 1913, Col. Edwin Emerson, a former Rough Rider commander, hosted a honky-tonk party in New York ("COL. EMERSON'S NOVEL PARTY; Rough Rider Veteran Gives 'Old Forty-niners’ Honky-Tonk Fandango'." New York Times, New York, N.Y., February 23, 1913. pg. C7). The Rough Riders were recruited from the ranches of Texas and New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Indian Territories, so the term was still in popular use during the Spanish American War.

[edit] Bars
The distinction between honky tonks, saloons, and dancehalls was often blurred, especially in cowtowns, mining districts, military forts, and oilfields of the West. Eventually, as variety theaters and dancehalls disappeared, honky tonk became associated mainly with lower class bars catering to men. Synonymous with beer joint and like terms, honky tonks usually serve beer or hard liquor and may or may not have a bandstand and dance floor. Many furnish only a juke box. In the Southeastern US, honky tonk gradually replaced the term juke joint for bars primarily oriented toward blues and jazz. As Western swing slowly became accepted in Nashville, Southeastern bars playing Western swing and Western swing influenced country music, were also called honky tonks.

OKAY, sign us up!  thanks, wiki, sounds great to me!

UPCOMING SHOWS:

4-5 HONKY TONKIN' at Quarry House -- a new act for the deej!
4-11 the OSCILLATORS at domku -- would we have them every month if they sucked? NO! 
4-19 the OXYMORONS at Quarry House -- at last, the deej presents DC's rock standard-bearers!

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!!

bartender emeritus JOE MILLS III is appearing in a local play this month.  we highly recommmend that deej people check out the man behind the voice behind the bar....READ MORE:

The American Century Theater presents Jason Miller’s Pulitzer Prize winning drama That Championship Season, which director Ed Bishop has re-imagined with an African American cast. The play focuses on the reunion of four middle-aged men with their basketball coach twenty years after winning the championship, but who end up dwelling on the disappointments and failings of their lives. To Bishop “this production of That Championship Season will break new ground as we see the loss of hopes and dreams from a different perspective.” TACT Artistic Director Jack Marshall adds, "Casting a play can often be done just as a gimmick, meant to draw in audiences without advancing the play. But in the case of this play, the African-American cast cracks open the script and releases provoking questions and confrontations."
 
The cast of That Championship Season includes Omar A. Bah, Morgan J. Hall, Ron Lincoln, Joseph A. Mills III, and Elliott Moffitt.
 
That Championship Season runs March 30-April 28, at Theater II, Gunston Arts, Center, 2700 S. Lang Street, Arlington, VA. Wednesday-Saturday evenings at 8 and 2:30 PM matinees on April 1, 15, 21, and 28. Tickets are $23-$29, with discounts for students, seniors, and groups. Call 703.553.8782 or visit: www.americancentury.org.


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