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Congratulations Ryan Bingham, on winning your first Oscar! Crazy Heart’s ‘The Weary Kind’ was honored by the academy as the Best Original Song of the year. Annapolis loved you when, and loves to watch you receive the recognition that you deserve.

And thank you 103.1 WRNR for bringing this shining talent to Rams Head On Stage for one of our favorite Private Artist Showcases… seems like just yesterday:

The Strokes’ leather wearing, Casio-toting rock and roll frontman is cruising through Baltimore on the electric rainbow of his solo release, Phrazes For The Young. This critically acclaimed debut combines Casablanca’s signature vocal style a la The Strokes with a heaping cup of synth rock, a healthy dash of new wave vibrations, almost-mathy guitar solos, and just a dash of 80’s inspired pop-electronica in perfectly peppered blips and bleeps.

Julian Casablancas at Rams Head Live, March 30

As Casablancas channels the Reagan’s decade of Tron, B.A. (Bad Attitude) Baracus and, Kurt Russel why should his video for for ‘11th Dimension’ be any different. Check out Julian stirring up Big Trouble In Little China:

My prediction: song of the summer of 2010. At the very least, the CD of the summer… in my ‘89 Corolla… windows down…. hand cranked. Boooooop Booowip!

For lunch today I had an Asparagus and Goat Cheese Quesadilla, Rack of Lamb with Bourbon Fig sauce, fluffy Homestyle Mashed Potoatoes, creamy Beef Stroganoff, Caribbean Mango Chicken Wings, fresh Steamed Shrimp, a dry rubbed Pork Tenderloin with a sweet Apple Chutney, Ravioli Florentine, and a juicy Tavern Burger topped with a Fried Egg and Beer Battered Onion Ring…. and that was just the first course!

The spread, well.... half of it.

And all for you. (Burrrrrrrp) Anyone got a mint?

“To the 10! The 20! The 30!”

Who Dat?! No. The Saints aren’t plowing through a punt return. We’re plowing and shoveling through 30+ inches of snow in the DC-Metro and Baltimore areas as this final blizzard roars through. We’re knocking icicles off of our gutters, cleaning off our cars and hanging up our snow gear (soon, I promise) in the hopes of FINALLY going out and getting our party on. And it looks like the sun will be returning just in time for Mardi Gras. Ca c’est bon (’that’s good’)!

Rams Head On Stage brings the sound of New Orleans to Annapolis with performances by Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Doc Hochman’s Dynamic Dixieband, and Nawlins’ own Eric Lindell with Jamie McLean.

As the snow settles and the cabin fever reaches its climax (all snow and now play makes Jack a dull boy) join us Thursday, February 11 for Big Sam’s Funky Nation. Formerly the trombonist for the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Big Sam blows the funk out of his trombone and refuses to let the audience sit still. Between solos and trombone riffs, Big Sam second-lines (a uniquely New Orleans style of street-dance) and gets the crowd going both in movement and in replies to his call-and-response MC-style. A talented group of jazz-trained musicians make up the Funky Nation, bringing with them the improv-style associated with jazz and the horn-heavy front section that’s the hallmark of big band funk.

Tuesday, February 16 – Fat Tuesday to be exact – brings Doc Hochman’s Dynamic Dixieband. Annapolis’ own “Doctor of Jazz”, Rick Hochman, and his Dixieband bring excitement back to Rams Head On Stage, featuring outstanding Jazz and Blues musicians and Dr. Hochman’s piano artistry. Do Fat Tuesday right folks! The official start of Mardi Gras isn’t just about the boozin’, although that’s an important part. No Mardi Gras party is complete without the appropriate music – a soundtrack for the famed debauchery.

And finally, New Orleans’ own Eric Lindell performs with newcomer Jamie McClean on Wednesday, February 17. Blues guitarist and singer Eric Lindell has been described by the Chicago Sun-Times as “A tremendous raw talent with a poet’s soul…Lindell writes from the heart with a fully realized musical vision.” This time Lindell rolls into town with the well-versed and well-traveled Jamie McClean. Best known for providing his tasteful guitar textures to the New Orleans based jazz outfit the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, along with the Jamie McLean Band, McLean’s fret board mastery has garnered worldwide praise. (For Fans of: Marc Broussard, Delbert McClinton, Dr. John)

So, my friends, when it comes to this ‘Blizzardacalypse’ just remember that the end is in sight! And that shining light at the end of the tunnel is Mardi Gras!

Bonjour Mes Amis, et Laisser les bons temps rouler!

How much do you love beer? Okay okay…. pipe down! How much do you like cheap beer? Whoa whoa whoa! Everyone… please…. take your seats.  There’s probably a few available on the patio… where we’ll be serving our happy hour specials every time the temperature dips below 32 degrees!

Polar Bear Club: “How the bold ‘bear’ the cold”

That’s right friends! $2.50 Drafts, House Wines and Rail Drinks in the Beer Garden everytime Annapolis freezes. Beginning today, January 27th, combat the cold by warming your bones with cheap brews and heat lamps in the Rams Head Tavern’s Beer Garden. Keep your peepers open for our Arctic Alert light. Our managment and staff will be watching the thermometer ever so closely. Every time that that mercury dips to 32 degrees or below, the Arctic Alert will be lit and happy hour prices will be honored on the patio until it warms… or until the doors close… which ever comes first.

Yeah, winter stinks and can’t end soon enough. But until it does we’ll just have to grin and “bear” it (sorry, I couldn’t help myself) by running the Polar Bear Club promotion from open to close for the rest of the season. Cool? (sorry, again… couldn’t help it)