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Mar Caribe
Tropical / Acoustic / Americana

"marcaribemusicatgmaildotcom"

CHICAGO, Illinois
United States

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Last Login:  7/6/2008
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   Mar Caribe: General Info
Member Since3/1/2007
Band Memberscole blodgett - bass (of Ash in Pensacola)
jason eckerson - mandolin, clarinet (of the Notes and Scratches, Brother Truck, Dallas, Pine Barrons)
bob frech - trumpet, drums
tom mcgettrick - ukelele, banjo (of the Sons of Susan, and Dallas)
tom santiago - guitar
Type of LabelNone





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Jun 29 2008 9:00A
Simon’s Tavern Chicago, Illinois
Jul 18 2008 8:00P
private event 60601, Illinois
Aug 30 2008 12:00A
Millenium Park Chicago, Illinois

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   About Mar Caribe
 

Mar Caribe started when Tom McGettrick (banjo, ukelele) and Tom Santiago (guitar) began trading simple riffs and unfinished songs with one another while sitting on a rooftop underneath an airline flight path. Soon Cole Blodgett (bass) and Jason Eckerson (mandolin, clarinet) joined in with their creative inventions as professionally schooled musicians accelerating the style toward whatever destination it is presently headed. This collaboration yielded a four song demo produced by Crushed Red Records. The four band members continued to write and perform music that combined Spaghetti Western, gypsy jazz, and bluegrass with a mildly tropical twist. As the evolution of the troupe continues Bob Frech (trumpet, drums) has complimented the dynamic and further migrated the sound in a more Southwesterly direction.

Time Out Chicago Description: This local quartet plays what could only be called “soundtrack music.” Its repertoire basically sounds like dramatic background music indicating, say, the advent of a gunfight or the main characters' arrival in an exotic small town. And they do it with bluegrass instrumentation; Tom McGettrick's banjo takes all the lead lines. This is an interesting idea that the group should take farther.


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Jun 12 2008 3:12 PM

Hey Mar Caribe,

Just a last minute reminder that we're playing tonight (Thursday) at Quenchers. Our friends Doc Ellis from St. Louis are opening. Come out for free music and more kinds of beer than you could possibly imagine.
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Apr 3 2008 12:00 PM

Mar Caribe rule!! likin the new songs
Nicholas Tyler





Mar 8 2008 12:47 PM

tommy my boy, it's evil. come to our absinthe tasting dinner on wendsday, 7:30, good food, absinthe fountains, stories, mirth....call for reservaions.312 255 0022
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Mar 2 2008 10:03 PM

would just like to say:

We love
Mar Caribe -
especially Jason Eckerson
who plays the mandolin
and also [the clarinet]
so sweet so cool

who the hell knew?

blow hard my friends
blow hard

toot toot!

B & J
Shaun Bayles





Mar 1 2008 12:57 PM

Dude... I love It!!! Dig the gypsy/rag thing. Take a trip Nashville and let's make a record! You need to check out a guy named Chris West. You'd dig it. Also, if you haven't already Django Reinhardt. Take care. Give me a buzz sometime.

-Shaun
sangini





Feb 25 2008 11:07 AM

i wish it were friday!!! see you at the hideout and at home!
Jaclyn & Gabrielle





Jan 1 2008 6:23 PM

Happy New Year!


J&G
Josh





Dec 1 2007 7:17 AM

Two words. Last date.
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Nov 21 2007 11:12 PM

Rar!
aaron





Nov 15 2007 6:00 AM

Hey Tom, I had a fun time Saturday. I think I had the worst hangover I've ever experienced though. Let's do it again sometime.
james





Oct 4 2007 8:43 PM

hey tom thanksgiving in nwa sounds good. i live in fayetteville now, if ur ever in town you and yours have a place to stay. later
Jaclyn & Gabrielle





Sep 4 2007 3:26 PM

Hey Tom, Hey Tom, We had alot of fun the other night. Your music's awesome.

Keep in touch.
J&G
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Aug 30 2007 3:32 PM

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Aug 6 2007 11:31 AM

Hello Toms...

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Jul 6 2007 7:21 AM

Hello Mar Caribe !
Have a super weekend!!!!
All the best
marsheaux
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Jul 1 2007 1:17 PM

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Sunday, July 1st
Khupera Tum at the Redline Tap
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Jun 20 2007 12:23 AM

Whose online right now? tom? tom? cole? jason?
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Jun 6 2007 3:00 PM

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Jun 6 2007 12:50 AM

Thanks for adding Beggars if you have time check our new live video of our song 'Preacher I Have Sinned' on our myspace and BEGGARS pages. You might get a laugh out of it.
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Jun 1 2007 1:50 AM

Thanks for the Add!
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Jun 1 2007 12:34 AM

I think I will plan on going, then bail out the last minute. Word :P
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May 30 2007 8:37 PM

Y'all will open for us on Jenny Jones this September 11th. All proceeds will go to the Human Fund.
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May 30 2007 4:31 PM

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May 25 2007 9:37 AM

very interesting stuff
thanks for the request
hope you enjoyed my tracks
best wishes
Alan
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May 23 2007 3:23 PM

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May 23 2007 12:30 PM

THANKS FROM BAUTISTA

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