KEXP and The Triple Door present: The Triple Sip 2010
Saturday, June 26th 2010 The Triple Door will host the premier wine event in Washington -The Fifth Annual Triple Sip. This one of a kind evening sets the standard wine event quite literally… on its ear. The Triple Sip creates a lavish festival of world-class food, wine and musical performance: this is not your father’s wine tasting.
Now in its fifth year, The Triple Sip continues to build on it’s past success. In 2010 The Triple Sip will break new musical and vinous ground in what is sure to be an unforgettable night.
The Triple Sip: Saturday, June 26th
7:00 PM Musicquarium Lounge & Theatre- Tasting
Sample exclusive pours and meet winemakers in the musicquarium and theatre, passed appetizers and snacks
8:30 PM Mainstage Theatre - Dinner
Wild Ginger Executive Chef Nathan Uy serves up dinner paired with German Riesling
9:30 PM Mainstage Theatre
Private Concert – Man or Astroman?
Ticket & Package Options
Saturday Triple Sip Tickets $125 (includes tax, gratuity)
Saturday tickets include Tasting, concert and dinner on Saturday
Tickets can be purchased in person or over the phone through The Triple Door box office. Box office hours are 10 am to 10 pm seven days per week. Call 206 838 4333 or visit 216 Union Street, Seattle, WA 98101
The Triple Door will donate a portion of the proceeds to KEXP listener sponsored radio
Man or Astroman?
About Man or Astro-Man?:
After 10 years hiatus, the band is BACK.
There is an undeniable connection between the South and occurrences of extra-terrestrial form. From other worldly jazz guru Sun Ra, to German rocket scientist Wernher von Braun, Alabama has always had more than an ample share of connections to outer space. Such is the case with Man or Astro-Man?, who arrived in a small college town in Alabama some years ago. In order to integrate into human society, they would have to downplay their true identities and take on aliases, most conveniently in the form as students. While studying industrial design and film, the group began formulating a mode in which to learn more about their new earthly environment.
Soon the group became immensely attracted to pop culture and decided that the cliché of a being a rock band would provide a perfect vehicle in which to traverse the globe and further their research. Full integration into Earth society would thus commence for what was soon to be known to the world as Man or Astro-Man?
A discovery of records long stashed away at various dilapidated thrift stores in Alabama lead the entities of Man or Astro-Man? to the scratched-up sounds of Link Wray, The Ventures, Dick Dale, Duane Eddy, The Marketts, The Safaris, and other instrumental guitar oriented music of the late fifties and early sixties. Instrumental music provided a great escape from the sappy, pretentious lyrical drivel emanating from the (then newly christened) "alternative" FM radio. At the same time, offbeat stage set ups and designs by Kraftwerk, The Spotniks, The Residents, Devo, Sun Ra, and The B-52s had a great impact on the rapidly developing troupe.
Over time, Man or Astro-Man? has done countless bits of film and soundtrack work including compositions for Nickelodeon and The Cartoon Network(Space Ghost Coast to Coast and The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron). Members of Man or Astro-Man? have started record labels (Warm Electronic Recordings), recording studios (Zero Return), bio-diesel fuel centers (vegenergy.com), written for publications (Chunklet) and have played in a host of bands.
Strange but absolutely true facts about Man or Astro-Man?
Over their constant global journeys, Man or Astro-Man? played in over 30 countries and 49 states (everywhere except Delaware--this was mostly out of spite, but also partially due to a lack of demand). They did 8 sessions for the late John Peel. They were huge on South American MTV for one summer. They tried to get sued by NASA over a T-shirt design but were unsuccessful.
2010 Participating Wineries:
Abeja
Andrew Will Winery
Amavi Cellars
Arnot-Roberts
Betts & Scholl
Betz Family Winery
Georg Breuer
Broadley Vineyards
Buty
Domaine Chandon
Jean-Luc Colombo
Casar de Burbia
Compañía Bodeguera Valenciso
Corliss Estates
Darioush Winery
DeLille Cellars
Efestē
Failla Wines
Faust
Flowers Vineyard & Winery
Forman Vineyard
Frank Family Vineyards
Gorman Winery
Gramercy Cellars
Hartwell Estate
Hourglass
Justin
Long Shadows
Lullaby
Mark Ryan Winery
Mas de la Dame
Meteor Vineyard
Bodegas Montecastro
Newton Vineyard
Owen Roe Winery
Peay Vineyards
Pepperbridge Winery
Quilceda Creek
Ramey Wine Cellars
Spottswoode
Staglin Family Vineyards
Sterling Vineyards
Terrazas de los Andes
Turley Wine Cellars
Va Piano Vineyards
Veramonte
Waters Winery