Weekend To Weekend Pick 8-12-10: Bad Influence

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Out To Lunch Wednesdays bustle from 11 AM until 2 PM but they really rev up at noon when the band takes the stage. This week Bad Influence‘s original blend of Chicago blues, swing, American roots, and rock promises to please “blues fanatics and non-blues fans alike” so please join me for lunch at noon on August 18, 2010!

I met band founder Michael “Jr” Tash at the last Rockville Chamber of Commerce Mixer and I’ve been waiting to hear the band. My son will be with me so bring the kids (if you have any but it’s not mandatory!). The Band’s last CD was named Tastes Like Chicken so they are totally perfect for an Out to Lunch event. We’ll be at the tables closest to the bandstand on East Montgomery Avenue. You can choose between Ben and Jerry’s, California Tortilla, Giuseppi’s Pizza Plus, Potbelly Sandwich Works, and Tara Asia.

Bad Influence was formed in 1988 but the current members have been together since 1993.  Mike Tash (guitar and vocals), Roger Edsall (Harp/Vox), Bob Mallardi (Bass/Vox), and Rockville’s own David Thaler (Drums). Unfortunately David has a work commitment and won’t be performing but former Nighthawk member Pete Ragusa will fill in seamlessly as he often plays with the band. Washingtonian Magazine hails Bad Influence as “a part of a long and worthy Washington blues tradition”. Their last CD won the 2001 Best Blues Recording award from WAMMIE. They’ve opened for Puddle of Mudd!

Out to Lunch Wednesdays also include the Farmers’ Market with fruits, vegetables, plants, flowers, herbs, and baked goods for purchase. You can leave with some healthy and locally-grown goodies. 

During the past three years, I’ve often highlighted events in and around Rockville. For a year and a half I researched and wrote the Weekend to Weekend listing of all the happenings in Rockville before we asked Helen Triolo at Rockville Living to automate the process and encouraged everyone to post event announcements on her wonderful calendar. For a while I picked the best of the week to highlight here on Rockville Central. Now I’m back at it again with the W2W Pick.

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