Pre-Turkey Time with the Perps

Posted: November 16, 2014 in Latest News

Everybody knows November is turkey time. You know the drill: turkey with all the trimmings; pumpkin this and pumpkin that, cranberry stains on your good clothes (that stain is cranberry sauce, isn’t it? Where were you on the night of – never mind, just kidding!), football on the tube, your drunk uncle passed out on the sofa, kids spilling everything that can be spilled at the kids table. Really looking forward to it, aren’t you?

Aren’t you?

Well, just in case you need a little adult fortification to loosen you up and prepare you for what’s coming, come on down to Crush Kitchen & Wine House in Annapolis on Thursday, November 20 to get an earful of everybody’s favorite musical turkeys, the Jazz Perpetrators. The Perps will start their jazzy rizmanizing at 8pm and continue to the pre-witching hour of 11. As usual, they will adhere to their philosophy of “high spirits, low volume” so you can leave the ear plugs at home. Crush is located at 114 West Street in Annapolis, right next to the Loews Hotel and just a few blocks from Church Circle. Dinner reservations can be made by phone (410-216-9444) or online: http://www.crushwinehouse.com.

Boo to You Two

Posted: October 1, 2014 in Uncategorized

Halloween’s coming early this year for patrons of the Crush Kitchen and Wine House in Annapolis. Instead of swinging the night away on the third Thursday of the month, the Jazz Perpetrators will sneak in a week early with candy corn and honking horns on Thursday, October 9.

Although the date is different, gig time will be the same, with the ghostly groovers kicking off their “high spirits/low volume” approach at 8pm and ending at 11pm, which ought to give everyone enough time to get home before their cars turn into pumpkins at the witching hour.

Crush is located at 114 West Street in Annapolis, right next to the Loews Annapolis Hotel and just a few blocks from Church Circle. Dinner reservations can be made by phone (410-216-9444) or online: http://www.crushwinehouse.com.

Later in the month (Thursday, Oct 23 to be exact), the Perps will also provide the musical entertainment at the Entrepreneurs Exchange (EE) annual Signature Mixer. The event will be held at Homestead Gardens’ Severna Park location (522 Ritchie Highway) from 6pm until 8pm.

Although the event is sponsored by EE, the general public is also welcome to attend. The price of admission includes a selection of food and beverages from local restaurants, door prizes, and a 50/50 raffle. Attendees will also get the opportunity to network at sponsor tables to learn about what makes their businesses tick.  For more information and tickets, visit http://www.eebiz.org.

We hope to see you at one or both of these events!

September Songs

Posted: September 6, 2014 in Latest News

Leaves are starting to turn, the sun’s beginning to retire earlier, and there’s a turning in the air that bespeaks mellow reflection best enjoyed with a glass of your favorite beverage and sophisticated sounds like those emitted by the area’s favorite musical miscreants, the Jazz Perpetrators.

Come out and celebrate the change of season with the Perps, as they swing through an evening of sonic hipitude at the Crush Kitchen & Wine House on Thursday, September 18. This promises to be a special gig, as the Perps will be welcoming some special guests up to the bandstand (a fancy term for the slice of floorspace we call home at Crush).

The Perps, proponents of the “maximum enjoyment, minimum volume” philosophy, will begin their beguine at 8pm. Crush is located at 114 West Street in Annapolis, right next to Loews Hotel and just a few blocks from Church Circle. Dinner reservations can be made by phone (410-216-9444) or online: http://www.crushwinehouse.com/ .

 

Summer’s winding down, but before you go back to the grindstone, there’s still time to get in another evening of wine, women and swing with the area’s coolest swing-a-ding-dingers, the Jazz Perpetrators.

The Perps, whose new slogan is “maximum security, minimum volume,” will be providing musical ambience to complement the fine wines and cuisine of the Crush Kitchen & Wine House this coming Thursday, August 21, beginning at 8pm. It’s an adult thing, so don’t worry about having to deal with thrash, Goth, metal or anything that makes your ears bleed or your teeth hurt. The Perps will smooth out all the bumps from your busy, busy day with music that will relax and delight you.

Crush is located at 114 West Street in Annapolis, right next to the Loews Hotel and just a few blocks from Church Circle. Dinner reservations can be made by phone (410-216-9444) or online: http://www.crushwinehouse.com/.

 

We’re right in the middle of July, and around these parts that means heat, humidity, sweat and sizzle. Luckily for you, the perfect antidote is available in the coolness that is the swinging sounds of the Jazz Perpetrators.

You do enough sweating and fretting all day long at your job, sitting in traffic, cutting the grass, fixing stuff around the house, and keeping the kids amused and out of trouble. Time for a little “you time” and what better way to do that than by relaxing with a good meal and some fine wine while unwinding to the sounds of the Perps, the band that knows how it goes.

The Perps will bring their special musical combination of high spirits and low volume to the Crush Kitchen & Wine House this Thursday, July 17, beginning around 8pm. Crush is located at 114 West Street in Annapolis, right next to Loews Hotel and just a few blocks from Church Circle.

Some special guests may be sitting in, so come on out, check out the sounds, and have a drink, but don’t get too tipsy – you may have to pick them out of a lineup someday.

Dinner reservations can be made by phone (410-216-9444) or online: http://www.crushwinehouse.com.

June is busting out all over, as the song goes; and as the song goes, so goes that merry bunch of tunesmiths, the Jazz Perpetrators. The Perps (the combo that looks good in orange) will keep things cooking with their trademark high spirited/low volume musical high jinks this Thursday, June 19, at the Crush Kitchen & Wine House, located at 114 West Street in Annapolis, right next to Loews Hotel and just a few blocks from Church Circle.

Crazy as June bugs and ready to swing into the summer season, the Perps will perform as a quartet for your dining and dancing pleasure while founding Perp Bob “Sexual Healing” Cuellar checks out the pool at his new home in Florida. (Some guys have all the luck.) So come on out, have a drink and soak up the soothing sounds of a band that knows how to get your toes tapping without making your ears bleed.

Dinner reservations can be made by phone (410-216-9444) or online: http://www.crushwinehouse.com.

May your wallet be heavy and your heart be light. May your cares be few and your delights be many. May you find a break in the day-to-day grind with a relaxing evening out with the Jazz Perpetrators, the band voted Most Likely To Secede From the Musicians Union.

Those rebels of rhythm will perform their next evening of low volume hipitude on Thursday, May 22 at the Crush Kitchen & Wine House, located at 114 West Street in Annapolis, right next to Loews Hotel and just a few blocks from Church Circle.

Come on by, kick back and enjoy life as the folks at Crush pour your wine and serve your food while the Perps refresh your spirit with their patented blend of music delivered with high spirits and low volume. You may never have a better opportunity to savor life as it’s meant to be, so get off that insane train you’ve been riding on and relax for a while.

Dinner reservations can be made by phone (410-216-9444) or online: http://www.crushwinehouse.com/ .

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Jazz Perpetrators will NOT be performing at Crush Kitchen & Wine House this Thursday, May 15, as originally announced.

Sorry for the letdown, but fear not!  The Perps will be back soon.  Keep your eyes open for another email announcing our next performance, and check back here for updates as well.
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It’s official: spring is here, and the Jazz Perpetrators are ready to play some cool sounds to welcome back the warm weather. Scene of the sonic crime will be the Crush Kitchen & Wine House this Thursday, April 17. Sit back and enjoy some primo food and wine as the Perps lay down their patented blend of high spirits and low volume.

Toss the snow shovel all the way to the back of the shed and get into relaxation mode. You made it through another messy winter, so now it’s time to treat yourself to a little “you time” – let the world take care of itself while the 1-2-3 punch of wine, women and song knocks your blues for a loop.

The Crush Kitchen & Wine House is located at 114 West Street in Annapolis, right next to the Loews Annapolis Hotel and just a few blocks from Church Circle. Known for its sophisticated menu and extensive wine list, it’s the ideal spot for kicking back with a glass of wine, some great food and friends while catching the Perps’ sonic coolness. So put away those snow boots and come on down. See you there!

Dinner reservations can be made by phone (410-216-9444) or online: http://www.crushwinehouse.com.

 

If you’re as sick of winter as the rest of us, come on out to the Crush Kitchen & Wine House this Thursday, March 20, and relax with some primo food and wine as the Jazz Perpetrators’ music heats things up enough to turn Frosty the Snowman into a wine cooler.

Celebrate the end of snow drifts, school closings, twenty-car pile ups on the beltway and slip-‘n-slide sidewalks with some low-burning jazz from the band that knows how to entertain a crowd without blowing their ears off. Crush Kitchen & Wine House is located at 114 West Street in Annapolis.

Crush – located next to Loews Hotel and just a few blocks from Church Circle – is known for its sophisticated menu and extensive wine list, and is the ideal spot for kicking back with a glass of wine, some great food and friends while catching the Perps’ special brand of sonic ambiance. So swing on down, get your grape on and show that Pennsylvania rodent who’s boss. See you there!

Dinner reservations can be made by phone (410-216-9444) or online: http://www.crushwinehouse.com.