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This weekend the D/FW music scene finally gets the chance to pay their respects and celebrate the unforgettable life of Abboud Greig.  They will also pay a long-overdue tribute to Abb’s former club… the legendary ‘Joe’s Garage’.  Joe’s Garage was without any doubts the most important club in the history of Dallas/Ft. Worth’s underground Metal/Rock scene.

This weekend’s event will be like a 20-year reunion for so many of us.  This might be one of the last times that so many of us from those golden-era early years all can get together at the same time.  But this event isn’t just for us that are ready to have a flashback and a blast from the past.  We expect the younger music crowd will also be there in full-force because they know of the legend and importance of Joe’s Garage to this areas music scene.  We truly expect the atmosphere, crowd and music at ‘Joe’s Garage Tribute Weekend’ will make this one of the most memorable local music events of 2009 in D/FW! 

Abb deserves this tribute for what he did for so many great bands from D/ FW.  His wife Ruth and some of Abb’s family will be in attendance.  So come on out and let them see what Abb and Joe’s Garage meant to so many of us.  We also hear they have found all of the old band-memorabilia that Abb’s saved from all of those years at Joe’s Garage.  A lot of it will be auctioned-off at Joe’s Garage Tribute Weekend.  So this is also a chance to collect a small piece of D/FW underground history with the money going to a great cause.  You would be a fool to miss out on all of this!

If you are unfamiliar with the story of Abb and the history of Joe’s Garage… please take a moment to read the article the Dallas Observer did back in February. 

http://www.dallasobserver.com/2009-02-26/music/the-metal-scene-remembers-abboud-greig-joe-s-garage

You can watch a video tribute to Abb’s life below….



EVENT: JOE’s GARAGE TRIBUTE WEEKEND” (In memory of Abboud “Abb” Greig)
WHEN: (Memorial Weekend) May 22, 23 & 24
WHERE: ROCKSTAR SPORTS BAR
7120 South Freeway
Fort Worth, 76134
ADMISSION: "Five Measly Dollars for each night!"

Confirmed bands… the top 5 bands actually played at Joe’s Garage!

SOLITUDE AETURNUS
PUNCTURE
GRUESOME FATE (Reunion – 1st show in 14 years)
DARK ALLIANCE
INTERMENT
BLOOD OF THE SUN
MITRA
HELL GOAT
VIOLENT INTENTIONS
TEXAS METAL ALLIANCE - Featuring the music of Gammacide, Rigor Mortis and Rotting Corpse with some very special guest)
DEAD RISING
100 PROOF HATRED
MY LAST NERVE
JOHNNY KNUCKLES


SET TIMES FOR ALL 3 NIGHTS

Friday, May 22

PUNCTURE - 1:00am
MITRA - 11:30
BLOOD OF THE SUN  - 10:30
DARK ALLIANCE - 9:30

Saturday, May 23

VIOLENT INTENTIONS - 1:00am
TEXAS METAL ALLIANCE - 11:30
SOLITUDE AETURNUS – 10:30
GRUESOME FATE - 9:30
HELL GOAT - 8:30

Sunday, May 24

DEAD RISING - 1:00am
100 PROOF HATRED - 12:00am
MY LAST NERVE – 11:00
JOHNNY KNUCKLES - 10:00
S.i.i.K INSOMNIA - 9:00
INTERMENT - 8:00




Ok here is the Event Page link for JOE’s GARAGE TRIBUTE WEEKEND.  This will make it easier for you to help us promote.  Once you are on the event page be sure to RSVP.  Then simply use the "bulletin this" and "blog this" links on the right.  PLEASE HELP US SPREAD THE WORD!

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