Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Gastro Non Grata: Intumescent Stockpile Wednesday, August 14 at the Turf Club


Gastro Non Grata: Intumescent Stockpile

Wednesday, August 14 at the Turf Club in St Paul
$10 all presale tix get a free hoodie while supplies last
Doors at 7, show at 8



It has been too long, so we’ve thrown together a show that will happen shortly. We’ll be putting on a Capitol City Masacree of epic proportions on Wed, August 14 at the Turf Club in St Paul.

The big guns have been brought, our friends at Surly Brewing are ready to make this mid-week gastronomic break something special, bringing palate pounding beers and a can do attitude  . Landon Schoenefeld of Haute Dish will be assembling small morsels of Flavor Country throughout the night to keep your foundation strong against these beers of Surly.

You’ll need to be on your feet to keep up with all this musical talent. We’re starting things off with the Union Suits; the honky tonkers that make drinking for a living seem like a viable option for the future. After that, Year of the Horse, a Solid Gold side project will probably be the most beautiful goddamn thing you’ve ever heard. To end the night we have White Bronco Buddies, an amalgam of talented players, crafty word spitters and musical personalities in town. You know them, we’re just not going to tell you who they are.
DJ Shannon Blowtorch will be holding down the ones and twos as usual, making us look more professional than we really are, and Clancey’s Meat and Fish will be giving us some high quality dead animal parts for the Dead Meat Door Prize.

We’re  throwing this impromptu hump day spectacular is because Andrew Zimmern is shooting a little ole’ web series and the talent pool of the Twin Cites has finally dried up enough where they got around to us.
So buy a ticket early to get a free hoodie and show up early, we’re gonna try to get AZ to handle some Cow Tongue with us and it’d look a lot better if we had a crowd.

Gastro Non Grata is a labor of love brought to you by Craig Drehmel and Jeff Mitchell


Thursday, January 17, 2013




Gastro Non Grata : Marrow Inamorata
Feb 10 Triple Rock Social Club $10 adv/$12 door
Doors at 6, show at 7

We’ve got a message to all you Valentinians out there? Now, Gastro’s not here to judge, we’re not here to tell you what love is or that you should read us poetry or present us with an organ shaped box of candy.

Gastro Non Grata would rather give you a chance to procure an actual beefheart from Clancey’s and make sarcasm sexy again than act like a bacon fat cupid on a paper heart holiday. When you love something, you can feel it in your bones. And if you suck the marrow from the bone, that means you really like it.

Heretofore, we welcome you back into the fold at the Triple Rock Social Club on this 10th of February to partake in Gastro Non Grata : Marrow Inamorata.

On the food front, Chefs Nick and Tyler from Borough Restaurant on Washington Ave will be supplying you with small portions of big flavor. Proving why they’re one of the most written about new restaurants in the city. Mixmaster Jesse Held may also have an alcoholic surprise for those of you that show up in the beginning stages of the show.

Corey Shovein from Founders Brewery will be on hand pouring alcoholic specimens of brewing technology. If you haven’t been drinking Founders, get ready. They’re always doing something interesting whether it be seasonal, year round or just plain weird.

As for the music, we kick things off with St Paul’s serenading stalwart sweetheart Martin Devaney,  he’s gonna kick things off by singing so pretty you’ll find yourself gazing off into the distance wondering why you’re so lucky. Then soul/funk outfit Southside Desire will bring the grooves that make the booty quiver and sway and make the big hole on the front of your head get toothy. Finally,  Bitch City will take the stage and remind you that a punch in the face doesn’t have to be a bad thing.

As always, DJ Shannon Blowtorch will be on hand to setting up a sonic fence that allows no weak jams to impede upon good times.

The ever popular Dead Meat Door Prize is sponsored by the amazing flesh cutters at Clancey’s Meat & Fish

Newly Sponsored by Vita.Mn and 89.3 The Current, give them a what’s up for us.



Gastro Non Grata is a labor of love brought to you by Craig Drehmel & Jeff Mitchell


Monday, October 29, 2012




GASTRO NON GRATA : BELT PUNCH EXTRAVAGANZA
NOV 25, TRIPLE ROCK SOCIAL CLUB
DOORS AT 6, SHOW AT 7
$10 ADV/ $13 DOOR


Once you’ve pushed away from the table, your gullet full of green bean casserole, antacid and your ears ringing from your crazy uncle, Gastro Non Grata brings you back to a different kind of Gluttony. Announcing our Post-Thanksgiving Belt Punch Extravaganza.

Steven Brown of Tilia in Linden Hills and Peter Campbell the man behind Red Wagon Pizza Company will be rolling in to coax your taste buds back to life after the influx of tryptophan subsides.

Lanny Hoff from Artisanal Imports will be choosing 3 of his favorite brews to create mouthgasms of awesome while expounding the virtues of some of the top brewers across the pond.

As for your musical entertainment, Drew Peterson and The Dead Pigeons will kick the night off with songs of regret and unrequited love that will make the beer flow a little easier. Then Crankshaft is gonna kick you in the booty with a little bit of BOOGIE and get the whole crowd rocking. To finish the night off L’Assassins are gonna prowl the stage and punch you in the face with a monkey wrench of garage rock.

DJ Shannon Blowtorch will be on the 1s and 2s all night spinning songs that aid digestion with a mixture of sweet jams and hot hits.

As always, make sure you hang on to your ticket when you walk in because Clancey’s Meat & Fish will be sponsoring the always interesting Dead Meat Door Prize offering pleasures of flesh to all who enter.

Purchase advance tickets here because this is something you shouldn’t be able to pass up.

Gastro non Grata is a labor of love brought to you by Craig Drehmel, Jeff Mitchell, Clancey’s Meat and Fish and all the amazing people that donate their time and effort to make it happen.

Please direct any inquiries involving this show to gastronongrata@gmail.com

follow this link to learn about Italian cooking from the vintage gourmand

Thursday, July 12, 2012


Gastro Non Grata : Legume Liberation
July 22 @ Turf Club in St Paul Doors 6 pm Music 7pm $10 adv/$13 door

Mark your numerous digital communication devices. On July 22 at the Turf Club in our capital city of St Paul, Gastro Non Grata will be celebrating Freedom from Flesh. Our very first Vegetarian show featuring spitting distance neighbors On’s Thai Kitchen where minnesota spice is clearly and thankfully disregarded.

We’re also happy to welcome Harriet Brewing into the fold. Our East Lake neighbors will be on hand to provide samples of their locally crafted microbrews and might even have a few high fives for you if you ask nice enough.

The evenings musical energy will be provided handily by The Pinsch, our good pastry pal Sheela’s new project, followed by the hard hitting sounds of Cadette and the night will be closed out with the rock kicks and riffs of Pink Mink on headlining duties.

DJ Shannon Blowtorch will be on the 1s and 2s between bands playing music that is guaranteed to make your booty move all over the room.

Pretty awesome right? Well, if that’s not enough with your paid admission you will also get to partake in the Wet Dragons salsa/guac off downstairs in the clown lounge. If you think your salsa or guacamole has what it takes to take the prize, you can enter here. Prizes will include St Paul Bagelry gift certificates, $50 bar tabs at the Turf Club, Growlers of Harriet Brewings finest and more, more, more probably non-meat related prizes.

here's the link for the salsa/guac off. First come, first served, novice and pros are welcome.http://www.facebook.com/events/327575220664369/

In honor of the Herbivore, we’re gonna give our sponsor Clancey’s Meat & Fish a little breather from the Dead Meat Door Prize and create a show specific door prize in lieu of delicious animal parts. Man, that’s a lot of stuff happening for a measly $10 in advance.

Gastro Non Grata is a labor of love brought to you by Craig Drehmel and Jeff Mitchell

order tickets online here http://ticketf.ly/MgQH7a