Cross Canadian Ragweed

with Traffic Violator

May 5, 2008

7:00 pm

CROSS CANADIAN RAGWEED!

Drinko de Mayo Party

This Drinko de Mayo we are officially tearing down the walls and letting the bread-countries of our hot American beef sandwich make some sort of meatloafy thing. Well, maybe that isn’t the greatest analogy, considering that 1: it should be more of a Mexican-based food analogy, (i.e. chimichanga) and 2: Cross Canadian Ragweed is from Texas. Their name is a reference to members of the band and, we think, some potent strain of cross-pollinated…um… let’s just say… herb.

Some of you were lucky enough to catch these alt-country rock n’ rollers the last time they played Congress; all should be warned, expect nothing but the tastiest licks and sweetest riffs this side of the El Dorado River.

A short visit to our wikicongress.com/DrinkodeMayo page explains how this alt-country rock band from Texas with a Canadian name makes perfect sense for a Drinko de Mayo party:

It all started on May 5th, 1862. General Ignacio Zaragoza Segum opened up a tasty and mighty Mexican beer while looking over the field, hours before the Battle of Puebla. With help from his trusty Canadian-by-way-of-Texas advisor, whom he affectionately named “Ragweed,” the general heroically fought the French hand to hand. A couple tequila shots later, he actually chartered a ship to go to France to deliver Napoleon III his ass.

1. ^ “The anniversary of the victory is celebrated only sporadically in Mexico” - National Geographic accessed Dec. 4, 2007
2. ^ Statement by Mexican Consular official accessed May 8, 2007.

So! Come check out our special DRINKO DE MAYO celebration! Sombreros! Ponchos! Tequila! Fine Mexican beer! Kicking French ass!

Doors open at: 7 pm
Tickets: $14 adv / $16 day of show
This event is: This Show is 21+ with ID

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