March 4th-Rock-n-Roll Mardi Gras at the Roche Bar in Port Huron

It's party time with Wheels On Fire (from Athens, Ohio), blues stomper Dale Beavers and local trouble makers the Riverside Shakes.

For all the details check out the link at BlueWaterBeat.org

HUE BLANC'S JOYLESS ONES "LIVE" at the Roche Bar in Port Huron Tuesday Oct 26th

Twisted and gnarled sound blasts of two guitars and two drummers from Algoma, Wisconsin (population 3,357).

Check this interview with them
http://smashintransistors.homestead.com/midwest_gentlemen.html

Read a review of their album from a couple years back on Victim Of Time
http://www.victimoftime.com/articles/breaking-sounds-hue-blancs-joyless-ones-arriere-ga/

Listen to some of their music here
http://www.myspace.com/hueblancsjoylessones

(((SUNDAY SONANCE)))
FIRST Sunday of every month
6P-9P (sometimes longer)

NEXT NIGHT SUNDAY OCTOBER 3

Dale & Franck on the turntables spinning soul, funk, reggae, dub, downtempo, minimal, ambient, indie, psych, noise, fuzz and other groovy treats, obscure sounds and twanged-up rarities.......

@ the Raven Cafe
932 Military Street
Downtown Port Huron
810-984-4330
www.ravencafeph.com

Thursday July 29th-The Sugar Stems LIVE at the Roche bar in Port Huron

The Sugar Stems feature Drew of the LegHounds/Jetty Boys fame, Betsy and Stephanie of the Flips and JonE from bands such as the Catholic Boys, Teenage Rejects, Tuff Bananas etc. Check out more about them at their Myspace page.

Sort of a last minute show announcement here but it'll be a good one. Many thanks to Johnny and Suzie of the Roche Bar for always providing a place where band's doing their own music can play in this otherwise podunk town called Port Huron.

Some LIVE Rock-n-Roll Fun at the Roche Bar in July

Gorevette: Featuring the legendary Nikki Corvette and Amy of the Gore Gore Girls
http://www.myspace.com/gorevette

From sunny California The Pleasure Kills play New Wave/Power Pop. Good times and dancing will happen!
http://www.myspace.com/thepleasurekills

Also on the bill-the Blue Water Area's best at "1!2!3!4! Fun Punk" The McFlys.
http://www.myspace.com/themcflys

Café Takes Fresh Approach to Dining

Patrons Travel Miles to Enjoy Speakeasy
Twana Pinskey
Contributing Writer

When it comes to the restaurant business, Ryan Senk is in good company -- his family. A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde, New York, he returned to the area to become executive chef at the Black River Café and Speakeasy in downtown Port Huron.

Located at 213 Huron Avenue, the café offers unique dishes not found in other area restaurants, such as perch tacos and pan-fried frogs legs. Owner Bill Senk, of Algonac, said his customers come from as far south as Rochester and Mt. Clemens, and as far north as Lexington and Port Sanilac to dine on the his son’s culinary creations and enjoy a drink in the basement prohibition-inspired speakeasy.

The father- son-duo is adamant about serving the freshest food possible.

“Everything is fresh and cooked to order,” the elder Senk said. “We don’t have a deep fryer, microwave or a freezer here.”

The Senks try to order their ingredients from local farmers and suppliers, including Maple Creek Farm, which grows a variety of organic vegetables across 80-acres in Yale, as much as possible.

Chef Senk said in the current Michigan economy, it’s important to support local businesses whenever possible. That sentiment is echoed by Maple Creek owner, Michelle Lutz.

“It is a rarity to have a chef willing to change their menu based on what is available,” she said.

Lutz said Chef Senk is so particular about what goes into each plate, that he travels to the farm to hand pick the best veggies for the restaurant. She said he’s extremely dedicated and committed to picking only the freshest items.

“I just knew this was going to be a good working relationship,” Lutz said.

But Senk doesn’t just serve fresh produce, he also seeks out the freshest cuts of meat for the café. He says there is a stark difference between frozen, farm-raised and wild seafood products. That difference can be tasted in two of the café’s most popular entrees: pretzel-encrusted walleye and wild-caught Scottish salmon.

Ellen Frazer, of St. Clair, who recently dined on the pretzel-encrusted walleye, had nothing but good things to say about Senk’s skills behind the stove.

She was quite happy with the wait staff’s willingness to accommodate her special request, which included ordering the walleye’s cracked-mustard cream sauce on the side, in case she thought it would be too spicy.

“The cracked-mustard sauce was wonderful,” she said, adding that it complimented the walleye quite well. “I appreciate the sauce being artfully presented, separately with arrangement of fresh raw vegetables as an accompaniment,” she said.

She also enjoyed a side of wild mushroom hash with her meal.

Customer satisfaction is the main goal of both Senks, which can be seen not only in the food, but in their work-ethic and attention to detail.

“With the economy being as tight as it is, when people are able to go out for dinner, they want a true dining experience,” Bill Senk said. “We believe we offer them that.”

He believes their attention to even the smallest of details, such as the restoration of the building from its original décor, has made a huge difference in the café’s patronage and return business.

“There are 15,166 bricks in this room; I hand washed everyone of them,” Senk said jokingly.

Rock-n-Roll Show at the Roche this weekend

Saturday October 10th go check out Drum Kit (Lafayette, Ind) and Mellows (Ann Arbor)
at the Roche Bar in Downtown Port Huron, Michigan

Join us for an evening of music and good times in downtown Port Huron. Burn off some of those calories the night before you get a heavy dose of tryptophan, sweets and spirits. More info go to bluewaterbeat.org

WSGR 91.3fm Status Update

New tower installed and transmitter back up to full power. New equipment installed in the actual studio over the next week or so. The station will be back on the air asap. Can't say exactly when but soon (hopefully sometime in the next two weeks if not before). Sit tight and get ready.

wanna comment?

Band from Italy and more this weekend in the Port Huron area

Also, On Saturday the 16th Miss Chain and the Broken Heels are playing the Painted Lady in Hamtramck with the Smith Westerns

...and...



Live music starts around 4pm.

http://www.myspace.com/misschainandthebrokenheels
http://www.myspace.com/smithwesterns
http://www.myspace.com/themcflys
http://www.myspace.com/subourbonson

Please repost and spread the word.

From this past Saturday

The Readies and the Magic Shop played the Roche bar in Port Huron this past Saturday. It was pretty bad ass. The Readies are Dan Kroha (the Gories, Demolition Dollrods) new rock-n-roll trio and the Magic Shop are a loud bit of jangle that includes Steve Nawara of Rocket 455 and Detroit Cobras fame on guitar and vocals. Bunch of pics Dale Merrill took and commentary over at Smashin' Transistors. Go check it out! And yes...these were all shot on actual film.

The Readies and Magic Shop get the Roche a-shakin' this Saturday!

The Readies (feat. Detroit garage-punk legend Danny Kroha of the Gories/Demolition Dollrods fame) and Magic Shop (who include "local dude" Jake & one time Detroit Cobras/Electric Six Steve) @ the Roche Bar in Port Huron this Saturday Night August 9th.

The Readies got a biker soul/T. Rex on rocket fuel thing
http://www.myspace.com/thereadiesdetroit


Magic Shop got a bit of a jangly stoned cowboy vibe.
http://www.myspace.com/magicshop313

click here for more info

Catch 22. We're gonna miss you.

Some of us our meeting tonight down in the pub to pay our last respects to one of our favorite local establishments. It's been rough going in the area and Catch 22 is another victim of the times. Us here at Blue Water Beat are going to miss the place. Meet us there if you'd like.
If you would like to send well wishes to Catch 22 and it's staff you can do it here.

BLUEWATERBEAT Selectors @ the Quay St. Brewing Co. on Saturday, August 2

WELCOME IN THE DOG DAYS OF SUMMER WITH US!
Saturday, August 2 @ The Quay St. Brewing Co.

more info

Miss Chain & the Broken Heels, the McFlys and Subourbon Son 8/15 at the Roche.

for more info click here

BOAT WEEK @ the Quay St. Brewing Co.

While on the Pub Crawl...

Dale, Frank and Kevin will be spinning tunes at Catch 22 in Port Huron on Saturday March 15th as part of the town's annual pub crawl. All kinds of rhythms to get your feet a' tappin' and your hips a' shakin'. Also Bell's Hop Slam on tap. If you're in the area-stop in for the fun. It's a pretty class joint-bring a date!

BLUE WATER BEAT playlist 11/7/06

ACID MOTHERS TEMPO - Crystal Rainbow Pyramid

FUXA - Unified Frequency

WOODEN SHJIPS - Shine Like Suns

GHOST - C

RED SNAPPER - Like A Moving Truck

LAYO & BUSHWACKA - Dead Mand Walking

Q BURNS ABSTRACT MESSAGE - Feng Schui

SILENT POETS - La Vie

KING BRITT - When The Funk Hit's The Fan

GROOVE COLLECTIVE - Lift Off

GOODNIGHT LOVING - Drafted Into War

HOME BLITZ- Hey!

RADIO 5 - True Colors

PINK REASON - Trush

TYVEK - Air Conditioner

JOE & ROSE MAPHIS - Long Haul

CHERRY BLOSSOMS - Rising Tide

FLESHEATERS - Wedding Dice

A FEAST OF SNAKES - Kill Yr Boyfriend

KING KHAN & BBQ - Mind, Body and Soul

IGGY & the STOOGES - Death Trip

the INFECTIONS - Kill For You

HUE BLANCS JOYLESS ONES - Nights At the Hotel

DURUTTI COLUMN - Missing Boy

PINK FLOYD -Pigs (Three Different Ones)

PEACE ORCHESTRA - Domination

NIGHTMARES ON WAX - Keep On (instrumental)

DOPPLERFFEKT - Plastiphilia

WILL WEB - Extraterrestrial Phunk

PAPERCLIP PEOPLE - Throw

JEFF BENNETT - Disconnecting

DJ DIGITAL - Transmit the Planet

ORX - 1­­·1

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Spooky Port Huron and other Fun (10/24 Blue Water Beat playlist)

**************Special Halloween Set**********************

Ethel Ennis - Mad Monster Party

Screaming Lord Sutch - She's Fallen In Love with a Monsterman

The Abominable Surfmen - Monster Surfer

Roky Erickson - If You Have Ghosts

Lord Luther - Teenage Creature

Bobby Bare - Vampira

Daniel Johnston - Casper The Friendly Ghost

The Hamburger Brothers - Omar The Vampire

Glen Ryle - Wolf Gal

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My Bloody Valentine - Soon

Durutti Column - Sketch For Dawn

Clinic - Monkey On Your Back

Psychedelic Horsesht - New Wave Hippies

Imperial Teen - One Two

Dinosaur Jr - Whatever's Cool With Me

Thomas Function - This Ain't No Hustle

MC 5 - Sister Anne

Can - Outside My Door

Wooden Shjips - Blue Sky Bends

Tear Garden - Room With A View

Front 242 - Master Hit

The Metal Teeth - Wild EyesBlack -n- Whites - Multiple Girls

Plexi 3 - Calculated Romance

Hue Blanc's Joyless Ones - Starling Revelations

the Yolks - I Do What I Do

Brian Eno - Driving Me Backwards

the Muldoons - I Know A Freind

the Touch Me Nots - My Kind Of Music

Exploding Hearts - Making Teenage Faces

Blue Water Beat will be taking next Wednesday off for Trick or Treating fun!

BWB Oct 17th

dj me dj you - earth people
frankie smith - double dutch bus
ray brown - mighty cool penthouse
eddie harris - listen here
deja voodoo - monsters in my garage
unwound - treachery
stone roses - fools gold
st. entienne - stoned to say the least
gariel rene - absynthesis
ministry - golden dawn
manufacture - terror vision
convenant - bullet
depeche mode - mercy in you
quix*o*tic - the breeze
chambers brothers - goin back to new orleans
universe crew - whats inside your afro
to rococo rot - moto
earthquake - revelation in dub - lake of fire
drax ltd ii - os 12
innersphere - out of body