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Tobacco Road Rocks in
94th Anniversary
Legendary Bar
Celebrates Near-Century in Miami
By Jack Riggs
Generations of
Miamians have propelled Tobacco Road to iconic status. Listening to
live music and enjoying beverages and its full menu of extremely
fairly priced good food has been a right of passage for almost a
century for locals. Tobacco Road has been drawing in-the-know
visitors just as long.
Tobacco Road will
celebrate its 94th anniversary on Friday evening, Nov. 17, with
three stages in the parking lot of the landmark bar and eight
different bands performing.
“This year we
thought we would focus on the best in Miami, so instead of one
national headliner, we’d have the best bands in Miami all together,”
said Alyse Goldberg, manager of Tobacco Road for the past 15 years.
Performing on large
stages in the comfortable late-November evening will be the Spam
Allstars, Suenalo Sound System, Joey Gilmore, Luis Bofill, Brother
Bean, Shufly, Johnny Dread and Monkey Village.
Slated to begin
around 8 p.m., the celebration is for those 21 and older. A cover
charge of $10 per person “gets you all eight bands,” Goldberg said.
Tobacco Road
asserts “Since the early 1900’s, Miami's Oldest Bar has overcome
Prohibition, The Great Depression, Deadly Hurricanes, Disco, Cocaine
Cowboys, South Beach and Hip Hop. Blues legends: John Lee Hooker,
Koko Taylor, Albert Collins, Junior Wells and Buddy Guy have found
their way to our Stages. We’ve been many things to many people -
From a gay bar to a strip joint to an illegal drinking club.”
With music nightly,
“The Road continues
to champion Miami’s live music scene,” Patrick Gleber, Tobacco
Road’s owner for more than 22 years, has stated. “Our anniversary
party is a great opportunity to bring home some of our community’s
top local talent. It is a real celebration for live, local music.”
It most certainly
has been a mainstay in an industry and community that doesn’t claim
many.
“We were founded in
1912 and we’re just having a big party to celebrate being around 94
years,” Goldberg said.
Tobacco Road is
located at 626 S. Miami Ave. in Miami. For more information call
305-374-1198 or visit
www.tobacco-road.com. |
