Come by the Brewpub on Dec 4th for the Joe Beaver Show!
Posted by Dan
The day after the Beavers win the 113th Civil War, Mike Parker and Jon Warren will be at Calapooia Brewing for lunch to host the Joe Beaver Show. Calapooia Brewing may be in Albany, but we are most definitely proud Beaver Nation supporters!
Stop by for a celebration brew next Friday for lunch and enjoy Beaver ticket giveaways, Calapooia Brewing schwag, and the glowing honey tones of Mike Parker basking in our Rose Bowl birth!
See you next Friday,
dc, webmaster
Tags: Albany, Beavers, Brewpub, Civil War, Football, Joe Beaver Show, Oregon State University, OSU
Funk and waggles at the ‘Pooia
Posted by Paul
When the weather changes, the clocks get manipulated and we live with less sunshine overall, it’s easy for the spirit to darken. There are many things that can help mitigate that seasonal depression; basking in the light of full-spectrum bulbs, St. Johns Wort, comfort food (say a Class V Burger w/tater tots for instance), BEER (duh), or some good ol’ “tear the roof off the motha-sucka” funk! Over the past two weeks we have had the funk thanks to Willamette Valley bands, Volifonix and Break As We Fall.
Volifonix started with two brothers, Trevor and Blake Forbess from Oakland, Oregon. They’ve teamed up with guitarist Joe McClain, bassist Elijah Medina and Saxy Samurai, Tomo Tsurumi to form an “experimental, funk flavored milk-shake.” Based in Eugene, Volifonix just finished a West Coast tour promoting their recent album, Oregonisms, which won them Best Of Eugene status.
Volifonix in their Halloween best.
“So Sick and So Wrong”
Boxzilla Tsurumi takes us on a Magic Carpet Ride.
Two weeks later, November 13th we had a visit from Corvallis born, Portland based Funk/Soul/Pop band Break As We Fall. They had just finished a West Coast tour as well, having just left California. They echoed sentiments we had heard from Volifonix, California sucks. Oregon audiences are so much more appreciative, especially at the ‘Pooia (I’m paraphrasing). Of course they would say that, but hey, they just happen to be right. We are very appreciative of such good music and good times.
Not fearing of ghosts. Evan Churchill;vocals, guitar, trumpet. Dan Grossen; guitar, vocals. Alex Moffat; drums. Steve Hammond; bass. Alia Beyer; vocals, tambourine, cuteness.
As always, this little HP digi-cam doesn’t create the best cinematic experience, but it gives an idea. For a better representation of their sound, check out their album entitled, If You’re Lonely.
Thank you all, patrons and performers, for making the Calapooia Brewpub a special place. May the good times roll on…
Tags: 'Pooia, Best of Eugene, Break As We Fall, Class V Burger, If You're Lonely, Oregonisms, Volifonix
Last Halloween at The ‘Pooia
Posted by Paul
Hello and happy November fellow followers of fabulous fermentables. The end of October was a time of high emotion around the ‘Pooia. Our esteemed brewer Colin Steeves had his last day on the 29th, which just so happened to be the day Albany legend and friend of many, Billy Lanham played his last performance at the ‘Pooia. There were many tears and many beers.
Billy Lanham
Billy(on left)hugs drummer Chris White. Mike Jones and Brian Yorgey were there to round out the swan song of The School of Cool.
Halloween came to us shrouded in misty, low clouds with the nearly full moon peeking in intermittently. Inside the pub, all the stars were out!
Your faithful bartenders, Debbie and Andrew.
Mikal and the Harpers watch Volifonix set up.
Trevor, Blake, Tomo and Joe.
Elijah punishes the bass.
