Ideas

Ok I'm writing a list of things I want to talk to Paul the Wedding Planner about so thought I should copy it down here so I don't forget to share anything I come up on.

As you know, the theme is Big Band Punk so musically, we're going with the neo-swing sound of the late 90s. K turned me onto Squirrel Nut Zippers but they were right up there with the Brian Setzer Orchestra and the Cherry Poppin' Daddies. I checked out 90s swing revival in P-Cola and the first thing to pop up was the Swinging Dick Tracys. I have no idea how much they charge but they sound pretty good.

Check out: dicktracyband.com

And they're local which is a total plus because there won't be a travel charge. In fact, many of their pics have them playing right down town and they have a gig coming up at the place across from the event space we're looking at... have you checked it out?

5elevenpalafox.com

Take a listen and tell me what you think. Their "about" page indicates that they can play a host of genres and I'm assuming they lend that big brassiness to all of it and that's really what we need. For the punk aspect anything like Less Than Jake or the Velvet Underground incorporated into the list should be pretty baller.

Band is a big deal. So's the bar. And the food. Should I post the catering menu options up here for you to see?I'm probably going to be commenting on this post as I get more ideas. Ciao.