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3/14/2008 - Crosstown Traffic Original Line-Up!
The Original Crosstown Traffic will get together at The Dawson Street Pub Friday March 14th at 10pm.
Wally Smith - Keyboards
Greg Davis - Guitar
Ronny Crawford - Drums
Put on your calender! Post it on your fridge! Tattoo it on your forehead! DO NOT MISS THIS SHOW!!!!!!!!
3/12/2008 - Double Bock Bonanza with Joe Sixpack!
Thanks to everyone who made the Double Bock Bonanza a huge success! Don Russell(aka Joe Sixpack), Jake Carlin, Steve(who worked on his birthday) and Elaine. A big thank you to you the great customers of the Dawson Street Pub. A few people asked about the butcher where I purchased the sausages. Rieker's Prime Meats 7979 Oxford Ave www.riekersmeats.com/home/
3/1/2008 - Philly Craft Brew Fest Sold Out!
Tomorrow is the the day, please don't be late! The bus will leave Dawson Street Pub at 11 AM sharp! See you in the AM!
3/1/2008 - Beer Week!
Your favorite Pub will have several events for the First Annual Philly Beer Week! We are organizing a bus trip to The Craft Beer Fest at The Navy Yard on March 1st. Don Russel will host a beer Quizo on Tuesday March4th and a double bock tasting on Monday March 10th. Tom Kehoe of Yards Brewing will host a meet the brewer event on Tuesday March 11th.
2/17/2008 - Daytona 500 Party and Mid Winter Bar-B-Que
We're having a Daytona 500 race party. Open at noon, Ribs, Bar-b-Que chicken, dollar track burgers and beer specials! Slot car races and live music all day! Sunday!Sunday!Sunday! February 17,2008 Pub opens at noon, race starts at 2!
12/8/2007 - Dan Kauffman CD Release Party!
The Pub will host the CD Release Party for Dan Kauffman's new CD "A Human Condition" Saturday Dec 8th. Featuring music by; Dan Kauffman The Tallboys (featuring Brent Lapp & Pete Caperonis) Pat Grant (special guest from Baltimore)
12/1/2007 - The New Time CD Release Party!
December will be a month to remember at the Dawson Street Pub! The New Time celebrate the release of their new CD "With Signs Following" right here on December 1st. Don't miss it! December will be full of surprises and special events so check back often or call the Pub at 215 482 5677!
11/20/2007 - Happy Thanksgiving!
Matt Lafferty Band Plays your favorites from the 60's and 70's the night before Thanksgiving Wednesday Nov 21st. The Pub will open Thanksgiving night at 8pm. Stop in for a beer, after a day with the family I know I'll need one!
10/31/2007 - Mid Night Bottle Club Halloween Night!
Ghouls and Goblins! Ghosts and Vampyrs! Yummy Mummys and Seductive Cave Women! Join Mid Night Bottle Club for some fiendishly good music on All Hallows Eve!
10/30/2007 - Halloween Quizzo!
Time to wake up your Abby Normal brain for this years annual blood bath of Halloween trivia and gruesome facts. Tuesday night starting at 9pm, I want to test your tasty brains...braaaiinss!
10/27/2007 - Off Duty Super Heros Pre-Halloween Bash
Get your costumes out early for the second night of Halloween fun with the Off Duty Super Heroes this Saturday Night.
10/25/2007 - Rocky Horrible!
Rocky Horror Tribute live this Thursday night hosted by E.J. Simpson, the musician who brought you Sgt Pepper Live and Jesus Christ Superstar. Let out you inner Dr. Frankenfurter! The first fright of our Halloween Weekend fun!
10/24/2007 - Updated Draught Menu
I just updated the draught menu, I know, I know. What took me so long. Well it's done and I'll do it again soon!
8/13/2007 - Sly Fox O'Reily's Stout
It is the end of an era, no more draught Guinness at Dawson Street Pub! O'Reily's Irish Stout from Sly Fox brewing is the new dry Irish style stout at the Pub. $2 pints every Monday night 9pm to 11pm and $3 everyday from 5 to 7pm during Happy Hour. Stop in and try a pint tonight.
6/23/2007 - Ben Arnold and Band!
Friday night, Ben Arnold with a band of very special guests from around the globe! Don't miss a very special night of music at the Pub!
6/21/2007 - Bruce Torres Tonight
Bruce Torres tonight at 10. No Cover! Great live music tonight at the Dawson St. Pub!
6/19/2007 - Music Quizo
So You Think You Know Music? All Music Quizzo June 19, 2007 Special Prizes $50 Dawson St Gift Certificate $ $25 Main St Music Gift Certificate TLA/Philmore East Tickets Courtesy of Skin Radio 1340 am CD’s T-shirts & other cool swag Yards Ale $3 7-9pm ½ price burgers and sandwiches 7-9pm Dawson Street Pub Dawson & Cresson Sts. 215 482 5677 Dawsonstreetpub.com
6/10/2007 - Bike Race Day!
The pub will open at 11am for the U.S. Pro Cycling Championship. Stop on in for some liquid refreshment and great food all day and the best live music after the race. We have the best beer in Manayunk! After the race check out the live acoustic music outside on the patio featuring Wissahickon Chicken Shack from 5pm until 8pm Sunday night.
6/8/2007 - CrossTown Traffic
Come to the Pub for some of the best live music in Philly! Crosstown Traffic featuring Greg Davis, Wally Smith and Tom Walling. There are always surprise guests from the Philly music scene and around the world!
6/7/2007 - Gleasons Drift
Live music this Thursday night featuring Gleasons Drift. Check them out at http://www.myspace.com/gleasonsdrift $1 PBR Pounders 10 to midnight every Thursday!
6/2/2007 - TONIGHT!!! Sgt Peppers 40th Anniversary
E.J. Simpson, one third of the internationally touring trio, Maggi,Pierce and E.J.( mpeband.com) has been doing some solo gigs at the Dawson St. pub recently ranging from blues rock nights with powertrio "16 spread" , to songcircle nights where other invited writers share the stage and stoke the magic, to a SOLO rendition of Jesus Christ Superstar on Good friday!!! NOW COMES THIS :!" it was 40 years ago today..." Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band performed live!!!With colourful,satin band uniforms and a 9 piece band- Drums and Bass and 2 guitars AND tuba, trombone, piano, accordion, tabla, oboe, percussion, and more! wsg: vera, chuck and dave. All at the charming, quaint, local, lovely and not very large Dawson Street Pub! Saturday June 2nd at 10.
5/15/2007 - New Quizo night specials!
Get to the pub early for half price burgers and sandwiches, and $3 Yards draughts from 7pm to 9pm. Don't miss the fun every Tuesday night! It's exercise for your brain.
3/4/2007 - Multiple Myeloma Benefit
We are hosting a benefit concert for the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation on Sunday March 4th,4pm to closing. So far Tom Gillam, Ben Arnold, Chris Kasper, Electric Sex Power and Jeremy Hollis have sign on. There will also be drink specials, 50/50 and raffle prizes. More to come!
3/2/2007 - More Benefit Info!
I would like to thank all the businesses that are helping us raise money by donating gift cards and certificates. I also want to thank Tom Kehoe and everyone at Yards Brewing and Seta Pica at Origlio Beverage for donating beer and some cool stuff for the raffle.
Here are some of the raffle prizes; there will be two drawings between each set as the bands change over. One will be for smaller items, tickets are $1 or 6 for $5 and the other for the more expensive stuff will be $5 dollars or 6 for $25. Seta from Origlio got us a Guinness snowboard and a vintage style Stella Artoi cooler. Carl at Human donated a skateboard and gift certificate for a free bike tune up.
These other fine and generous businesses donated the following:
Sports Works $35 Gift Certificate
La Colombe Coffee $35 Gift Card
Le Bus (Thanks Winnie) Dinner For Two
LaTavola $25 Gift Card
Minguzzi’s Pizza $10 Gift Certificate
The Eye Glass Works $50 Gift Certificate
Manayunk Brewery $25 Gift Certificate
Mom’s Bake At Home Pizza 2 Gift Certificates
For a large pizza each, and she is sending over pizzas for the musicians.
I want to thank the other businesses who put up flyers and helped spread the word to their costumers. And all the great musicians who will be here this Sunday.
We all hope you are here too. It will be a great time as always.
Dave Wilby
2/27/2007 - Benefit update!
OK friends and neighbors, the party will start at 4pm and is $15. Tom Gillam is hosting and will open. These are the bands as of today. The schedule will be posted as so as it's confirmed. The Scott Silipigni Band Ben Arnold The Off Duty Super Heroes Chris Kasper Electric Sex Power Jeremy Hollis Bill Butler
2/12/2007 - Thanks to you all!
I would like to say thank you to all of the people who came to Yards Brewing Saturday night for my birthday party. I was truly surprised and over whelmed. It is sometimes hard to know how many friends you have until you put them all together in one room. You all reminded me of how lucky I am. Thank You All! Dave
8/2/2006 - Hollis Week Starts Sunday!
The fun starts Sunday August 6th. Go to myspace.com/hollisweek for the detailed schedule. There is some thing happening eveyday...sometime he does it twice.
8/2/2006 - Thanks to Joseph Parsons
Thanks to Joseph Parsons, the musicians and everyone who came out in July.
6/16/2006 - CrossTown Traffic
Crosstown Traffic Returns to Dawson Street Pub this Friday!
5/1/2006 - Patio is open!
Now that the weather is warm again the patio is open. So come down and have a beer and get some fresh air.
10/29/2005 - Halloween Party
DJ Mr. Hollis will spin the spooky sounds of the season, Saturday night October 29th. Come in costume you get in free, be a square pay 5 bucks. So be a ghoul not a fool and come out for the Hollis Halloween Bash.
10/6/2005 - The Nite Lights
The Nite Lights will be the house band every Thursday in October. Great fun, not to be missed.
10/4/2005 - Hurricane Katrina Benefit Big Success
The benefit was a big success, With the help of you, the loyal Dawson Street regulars, we raised $1100.00 for the Red Cross.Thank you all.I would also like to thank my a great staff, Mark, Maureen, Breezy Mike and Jake.I would also like to thank Joe Six Pack and Kevin from the Daily News, Tom and the staff at Yards brewing.And of course the musicians Chris Kasper, Jeremy Hollis, Garry Lee Trio,Alan James, Flat Possum Boys, Matt Lafferty Band, Double Horse, Scott Silipgini,Jake Carlin, Kat, Johnny B, Lee Whats-hisname,Brian Flanagan,Garry Cogdell, Zack, Mike Mayle,Joe Becton, Mark Furman Band, The Teddy Royal Trio. Plus my girl Amy, for delivering food and helping with the door. And most importantly I would like to thank beer, for bringing us all together. Some pictures from the event are now up in the photo section.
9/26/2005 - Joe Becton
This Friday night at 10pm. If you've seen him you know and if you haven't you should. Joe is a living national treasure. Miss his next show and it's you're own damn fault.
9/14/2005 - Ornaments for Charity
Sharp Street Glass will be selling hand blown glass ornaments for $20 avalible at the pub. The proceeds of these sales will go to help victims of Hurricane Katrina. Sharp Steet Glass is located 2 blocks from the Pub and makes the finest artisan hand made glasswares for galleries around the world. They are not open to the pubilc but you might talk Chris into a tour if you buy him a pint.
8/27/2005 - Cool Summer Evenings
The Dawson Street Patio and Beir Garden is the perfect place to enjoy an evening cocktail and good conversation. Cool August nights, good beer and fine company. What could be better
8/25/2005 - The Week of Hollis is Over
Hollis Week may be over but don't forget that Mr.Hollis spins his of beat mix of funk, pop and lost hits of the 60's, 70's, and 80's. Every Thursday at 10pm. Except when he dosen't show and John Kennedy take over the turn tables.
6/28/2005 - Links
Did you know you can find out about your favorite breweries, right here, on your favorite web site, from your favorite pub. Just click on the highlighted selections on the beer list, and away you go!
3/28/2005 - Peep Off
The annual Peep eating contest is Back! Come see how many sugery treats these idiots can stuff in their "Peep Holes". The number to beat from last year is 76.
2/20/2005 - Daytona 500 Party
We're having a Daytona 500 race party. Come down and watch the race, open at noon. Dollar Burgers, slot car races and more.
11/25/2004 - Thanksgiving
Yes, Dawson Street Pub will be open for your drinking pleasure on Thanksgiving starting at 7pm. Need to escape the family, just come here.
10/30/2004 - Halloween Party
Dawson Street Pub is offering up two Halloween parties this year. Come out Saturday night and hear the Off-Duty Superheros, or Sunday for a DJ. No Full-Face latex masks please.
9/23/2004 - Leukemia Society Benefit
The Off-Duty Superheros will be playing and all proceeds from the evening will be donated to the Leukemia Society.
2/28/2004 - Facelift
The old pub got a facelift last week. Some paint and a little remodeling have given the place a whole new look. Thanks to all of those who pitched in and helped out.
11/27/2003 - Thanksgiving
Yes, Dawson Street Pub will be open for your drinking pleasure on Thanksgiving starting at 7pm. Need to escape the family, just come here.
11/22/2003 - Mark Furman Band - CD Release Party
Come out to the pub for the release of the third Mark Furman Band CD. There will be prizes and special guests. Come dressed in formal wear and get a free CD!
8/8/2003 - Congratulations
Congratulations to Mike and Yvonne on the birth of thier baby boy, Kai. We all wish you the best.
12/25/2002 - Christmas
Sorry folks but the pub is going to be closed on both Christmas day and New Year's Eve this year. Have a happy holiday season.
11/27/2002 - Thanksgiving All-Star Jam
You've got the long weekend coming up, so join us on wednesday for the Matt Lafferty All-Star Jam night.
10/31/2002 - 14th Annual Halloween Party
It's that time of year again. Come dressed on Halloween night. Specials, music and much, much more!
9/26/2002 - J-Equation CD Release Party
The group J-Equation will be having a CD-Release party at the pub. Come on down and join Anthony and the rest of the guys.
7/4/2002 - Independence Day
Dawson St. Pub will be open all day on the 4th of July. Stop in for a break from the heat, or the family. After the fireworks, stop by the pub for some musical fireworks by the Off-Duty Superheros.
6/1/2002 - Thursday Night Music
Come see the Off-Duty Superheros every Thursday night for a rockin' good time.
4/7/2002 - NASCAR Party
They're racing in Texas and we're having party. If you missed the Daytona 500 party be sure to catch this one.
3/29/2002 - New Photo Gallery
The new and greatly improved Dawson Street Pub photo gallery is now on-line.
3/1/2002 - Photo Submissions
Do you have any photos of life at the pub that you'd like to see on the site? You can now submit them on-line.