Stereo Dinner and Pershing present “Before They Were Beatles” a one-night-only celebration of the Fab Four’s early days with historian and author Alan J Porter. The event on June 2 will feature an intimate multi-course ticketed dinner followed by access to the after-dinner concert with Liverpool’s The Savage Young Beatles.
Friday, 6.2.23
@ The Pershing
Stereo Dinner Presents
”Before They Were Beatles”
Dinner with Alan J Porter
+ Show with The Savage Young Beatles
6PM
Before they were The Beatles, a pre-Fab Four John, Paul, George, (and even a bit of Ringo) were infamous for their brand of raucous, rough, hard rocking shows they performed during their residencies at Kaiserkeller Hamburg and Cavern Club Liverpool from 1960-1963.
In celebration of a night with Liverpool’s tribute “The Savage Young Beatles” on Friday, June 2, 2023 at Pershing in East Austin, be the guest of their Fab Four historian Alan J. Porter. The pop-culture writer, podcaster, and author of the acclaimed book “Before They Were Beatles'' will host an intimate three-course tasting menu dinner crafted by Chef Chris Galluccio and inspired by the amphetamine-fueled, underfed, leather-clad, sweaty, beautiful noise of the pre-Fab Four.
Porter and fans will discuss how one of the thousands of amateur schoolboy skiffle bands evolved into the beginnings of the greatest band in popular history. As he mentions on his podcast “It’s a story of hope, creativity, and exploring musical boundaries. It’s also a story of tragedy, coincidence, and at times just sheer luck.”
Alan J. Porter has served as a consultant to The Savage Young Beatles, helping to ensure historical and musical accuracy, providing careful attention to fascinating fine details that have been overlooked until now.
Complete details are available at stereodinner.com/beforetheywerebeatles
Each Stereo Dinner is exclusive and intimate. With only a few tickets available for a place at the table, there's not a bad seat in the house. We recommend you purchase your ticket as soon as possible. All guests must be over age 18. Tickets to dinner also include tickets to the live performance by The Savage Young Beatles immediately following this event.
A very limited number of tickets will be sold for this exclusive event. Tickets are now on sale.
Each Stereo Dinner is exclusive and intimate. With only a few tickets available for a place at the table, there's not a bad seat in the house. We recommend you purchase your ticket as soon as possible. Guests must be age 18 or older.
Your ticket includes:
One three-course tasting menu dinner (below) inspired by the early Beatles, created by Chef Chris Galluccio and informed by the writing of Alan J Porter, 75 - 90 minutes
Exclusive admission to Pershing’s venue courtyard on June 2, 2023 at 6 p.m.
Access to the after-dinner concert featuring The Savage Young Beatles
Conversation, stories, and Q&A with Alan J Porter
Optional beverage pairings by Wine Rack Soundtrack's Max Puglisi & Pershing's Jianna Newkirk
-Exclusive opportunity for merchandise for the "Before They Were Beatles" podcast and book.
All ticketing fees
Pershing’s menu for this very special evening:
Hors d'oeuvres
Afternoon Tea with a variety of small plates, including the items below:
Bean Toast - bean brine, cream, black garlic, egg, thyme, & parmesan on English Toast
Cornflake Scotch Egg
Mini Toad in a Hole
Cucumber Grilled Cheese
Roquefort with Egg Snow
Mushy Pea Toast with Benton's Country Ham & Hollandaise
Opener:
Fish & Chips, with bearnaise and rosemary frites
Entrée:
Shepards Pie - black truffle mashed potatoes, wagyu beef, English Pea Puree
Please indicate your dietary restrictions at checkout. Vegetarian, Vegan, and Gluten-Free options are available.
Important health information:
All guests will be trusted to certify their health and assume their own risks prior to and during the event. If necessary for you, please review Stereo Dinner’s general health procedures here.
About Alan J Porter
Alan J. Porter writes about stuff, and makes up stories too. Pop Culture, Comics, High-Adventure fiction, Movies, Music, Business Content Strategy, and more.
He has written adventures featuring classic characters such as Sherlock Holmes, Allan Quatermain, Houdini, The Musketeers, Wild Bill Hickok, and private eye Rick Ruby; as well as his own New Pulp adventurers, The Raven and The Lotus Ronin.
His pop-culture non-fiction work has featured properties such as Batman, Star Trek, The Beatles, G.I. Joe, Battlestar Galactica, and James Bond.
After his book on the early Beatles career, he’s shared his knowledge to a wider audience with the inspired podcast “Before They Were Beatles”. More recently he’s been enlisted as a consultant to The Savage Young Beatles, helping to ensure historical and musical accuracy, providing careful attention to fascinating fine details that have been overlooked until now.
He has also written comics for Tokyopop, BOOM Studios, Marvel, Disney, and Kid Domino.
Alan is a leading Content Strategist in the Technical, Business Communications, and Content Marketing industries with a couple of business books with his name on the cover. He was recognized as one of the Top 25 Content Strategists in 2016 and 2017.
About Pershing
Pershing is a social club and music hall devoted to keeping Austin’s creative fires burning. Dining at Pershing is an intimate casual experience. Enjoy new American style, incorporating exciting flavors from the Mediterranean to Southeast Asian regions.
About The Savage Young Beatles
Tom Hamilton is a multi-instrumentalist singer, songwriter, and band leader who has played all over the UK, Europe, and as far as China as a headline act with his original band, Little Triggers; but perhaps the most fun Tom's had of late, has been his year-long residency at the legendary Cavern Club (Liverpool, UK) where he played three times a week to thousands of adoring Beatles fans from all over the world. Now he's standing in the towering heels of John Lennon as leader of The Savage Young Beatles.
TSYB recreates the raucous, rough, and hard rocking shows the pre-Fab Four were famous for performing during their Kaiserkeller Hamburg, DE and Cavern Club Liverpool, UK residencies (1960-1963) while at the incomprehensible (and illegal) average age of 18!
The Savage Young Beatles focus on this period of mop top enlightenment with musical precision, strict attention to detail, historical accuracy, ferocity, and a wild abandon that's guaranteed to incite Beatlemania in its very earliest forms!