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MATCHUPS
Saturday, January
12 @ 8pm:
Round 1 defeated by
The Duty Collective
Friday, January 18
@ 8pm
Round 2 defeated by
Euro Invasion (Krapwerk)
Friday, February 8 @ 8pm
Round 3 vs. Punch & Cookies
Online
box office closes at 7 p.m. the night of the show. Remaining
tickets can be purchased at the theater the night of the
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MIDNIGHT CUP OF JOE
A folk rock trio powered on nothin' but love and caffeine
It was 1972, Seattle, a rainy Tuesday night – the coffee shop was packed with damp
undergraduates eager to hear something new at the open mike. When no one signed up to perform, John, the store manager, manager did the only thing he could think of: he pulled up a stool in that coffee shop and began to read from his journal. Most of his poems were about coffee.
Rebecca happened to be there that night, studying for a psych final – she was moved by his lyrics and the following night, when John pulled up his reciting stool, Rebecca was there with her guitar and offered to accompany the reading. The following evening, Wendy came along with both tambourine and kazoo and Midnight Cup of Joe (Rebecca Stockley, John Remak, Lisa Rowland) was born.
The threesome played on and developed quite a following. Their first record, Midnight Cup of Joe the Album was released in 1975. Some of the featured songs on that record include Cuppa Capricorn, Drain the Dregs, You Leave a Bad Aftertaste, Wacky Wacky Wake Me Up and of course their biggest hit: Perk It Up (later covered by Pop Star Cristy Fields as Perk Me Up.)
For two decades the trio played various Seattle coffee shops. The 80s brought a new chapter to the group's story when Wendy's baby daughter Lisa was old enough to talk: Lisa's baby talk inspired John's lyrics, in fact her familiar greeting "Hello, Mr. Stinky!" inspired the song of the same name that helped the group break out of the coffee shop scene and into the world of children's birthday parties where "Cowboy Coffee" is still a particular favorite.
In 1990, when Wendy suddenly left on a spiritual quest to India, she asked Rebecca to babysit her daughter. That weekend, John and Rebecca took Lisa to a gig, and history was born. Proficient on both tambourine and kazoo, and familiar with the music (having attended all the gigs on Mom's back) 7 year old Lisa was a big hit and her participation revitalized the caffeinated crew. Midnight Cup o' Joe is proud to have never played a Starbucks or made a CD.
Album art by Ken Robertson
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