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Op-Ed: Let’s Talk About Putnam Den

Wednesday, March 28th, 2012

By Tucker Costello ’12

Lets talk about Putnam Den. The local bar and popular music venue has come under fire as a place where queer individuals of the Skidmore community feel unsafe. Recent personal and eyewitness experiences of homophobia, transphobia and bigotry inside the establishment have been addressed here at Skidmore through discussions at PRIDE and BARE but have now become a call to action through the Queering Putnam event planned for this Thursday. The announcement of Queering Putnam on SkidmoreUnofficial has raised more than a few issues with the event, it’s motives, and the victimization felt by members of our community.

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Tags: BARE, OP-ED, PRIDE, Putnam Den, Queering Putnam

Queerin’ Putnam

Monday, March 26th, 2012

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Not Putnam Den.

Representatives from BARE, in their own words:

So this Thursday, March 29th, we are organizing a queer takeover of Putnam Den. Downtown and Putnam Den have repeatedly been unsafe spaces for queer identified people and we want to end the victimization, the fear and the hate. We think that through this takeover we can make a statement to Putnam Den that the queer community of Skidmore, Saratoga and our allies are a large and powerful group capable of making change. This is why we invite all of you to join us in this takeover.

Any person of any identity is welcome and encouraged to come to the takeover. If you have questions or concerns please bring them with you to the interest meeting tomorrow.

Interest meeting:
Tuesday night, 8pm in Ladd 206

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Tags: Nathan Lane, Putnam Den, Queer

Wild Adriatic & Capital Zen at Putnam Den

Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

Now I don’t pretend to know what’s going on this weekend – nobody tells me anything – but the best thing going will undoubtedly be Wild Adriatic. In the words of Ebaum’s World: “Capital Zen can come, too.”

Scared off by the $8? Ha! Pack lunches next week and turn a would-be overpriced Spa sandwich into a groovy time.

Saturday night, doors @ 8:00, tickets for $8

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Tags: Capital Zen, Putnam Den, Rubblebucket still owes me $25 for opening for them, WEQX, Wild Adriatic

Aural Pleasure at Putnam Den

Thursday, February 16th, 2012

THIS IS A DRYER ON A HOUSEBOAT

Friday night is looking pretty legendary at Putnam Den. Dryer and Houseboat are finally gracing the same stage. Holy Shit. Let’s break this down. You may not have heard of Dryer but they’ve got that classic rocking Saratoga indie sound*, accentuated by the guitar stylings of Bob Carlton. Then prepared to be bowled over by the utter debauchery that is Houseboat. I mean have you seen the posters around campus of the Costa Concordia? Does that not scream degeneracy?

Doors open at 9. If you’re 21+ it’s free to get in. For everyone else it’s going to cost $5.
Here’s to hoping Putnam is selling 40′s at the bar.

*not 100% sure what this is.

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Tags: "Dump 'Em Out", Dryer, Houseboat, Putnam Den

Third Nature @ Putnam Den

Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

Brap brap

Third Nature (the gentlemen behind that cool music video), D.V.S*, along with special guests Houseboat, will be playing at Putnam Den this Thursday night from 8pm to 3am.

The first time I saw Third Nature, it was like the third or fourth weekend of freshman year. A drunk girl tried to hug my friend, and he got pushed into that wall of broken mirrors they used to have in the basement of East. For the rest of the night, he was walking around with a huge gash down his arm, mumbling bullshit, clutching a bloody paper towel. Nobody took him to the hospital because we were all having such a great time! College, huh guys?

It’s likely that nobody will be on the verge of needing a blood transfusion on Thursday, but even so, it’s going to be a lot of fun. There will be drink specials all night (as Putnam is wont to do), and the cover charge will surely be minimal. Get at it.

(fbook)

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Tags: D.V.S*, Houseboat, Putnam Den, Third Nature, Thursday Night Yall

Brenmar @ Putnam Den 10/6

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

This Thursday at the Putnam Den, Skidisco has organized a show that sounds like it’ll be the perfect release for your fifth-week-of-class-induced-stress. The event features a very talented upcoming producer/DJ from Chicago named Brenmar, who is performing along with some Skidmore students and local favorites.

Brenmar’s music embodies elements of classic Chicago house music fused with his background in R&B and modernized to current club-music tastes through the addition of dutchy synths and hard bass lines.

I know– we had you at “background in R&B,” didn’t we? Or perhaps it was “douchy synths.” If it’s the second one you should go back and reread that quote because that’s not what it says. Brenmar will be performing with the Skidmore-half-of-gLAdiator, Tony Quattro, and DJ Prophet.

Big thanks to Skidiscco for hosting the event; the group is a “party collective of DJs, producers, and music enthusiasts.” Each month they choose a non-local, upcoming DJ to perform with local talent, and all profits go toward booking the next month’s act.

Doors open at 10:00pm.
Cover charge for 18+ is $10, 21+ is $5.
We’ll see you and your dilated pupils at Putnam Den on Thursday.

(fbook)

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Tags: brenmar, dj prophet, gLAdiator, Putnam Den, tony quattro

There + Back @ Putnam Den

Monday, September 26th, 2011

A Hobbit's Tale

Skidmore’s Macgregor (who also co-runs a “prestigious” blog) has put together a pretty tight lineup at Putnam Den this Thursday. In addition to Mac, Saratoga mainstays Boogie Knights, Looney and Party With Tina of Keep Albany Boring (who also helped organize the party) and Brooklyn-based bleepy-blooper Andy Petr will all be playing sets. I’m going to be dancing my pantaloons off.

Cover charge is minimal at $7 for under 21 and $3 for 21+, with drink specials all night. I’m also told that Putnam Den has “the best sound system in town.” That’s a pretty tall order, but I bet it’s true!

Freshmen, if you’ve never been to Putnam Den, I have a word of advice: you might have the “totally smart” idea to wash the underage stamp off your hand in the bathroom, but I assure you, this does not work. The prowling bouncer will catch you and literally throw you out the door into the street, from whence you will walk home alone in the dark, broken and depressed. This happened to a friend of mine last year and he was deservedly given endless shit for it.

Anyway, if you’re still trying to figure out what your Thursday’s going to look like, with Bailiwick at Falstaff’s and this going on at Putnam immediately after, you should probably just stay in and run train on Game of Thrones and get a jump start on your homework for next week or something. Loser.

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Tags: Boogie Knights, Keep Albany Boring, Macgregor, Putnam Den, There+Back, Weekend Plans On A Monday?!

Downlow Plays Putnam Den

Saturday, October 16th, 2010

Wooohooo! The Downlow, Skidmore’s finest cover band, is playing Putnam Den tonight. The bill is huge, with Junior Minte, Downlow, Jetsons, AudioDax and a closing dubsteb set w/ DJ Prophet, so you should go and drink cheap PBRs and hug people you have class with and have a generally fantastic time. 18+, drink specials, dimly lit, blah blah blah. What more do you need?

Rumor has it Downlow is gonna dump condoms on the crowd, and considering their propensity for getting everyone at their shows laid that seems like more of a public service than a promotional stunt.

More information on thefacebook

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