Two Gallants (band) the pair decided to just make music together, plugging Stephens' guitar into Vogel's bass amp in order to play bass lines with melodies. The name Two Gallants was chosen after a short story of the same name from James Joyce's "Dubliners", as both were reading the book at the time and the name "seemed obvious". With Stephens on guitar, harmonica, and lead vocals and Vogel on drums and vocals, Two Gallants began playing house shows around the Bay area and busking outside BART subway stations, particularly the stop at 16th and Mission. Two Gallants released their debut album, "The Throes",
James Joyce Pub Award James Joyce Pub Award The James Joyce Pub Award was presented by "Bloomsday Publications" to a number of pubs in Ireland and the United States deemed as 'Authentic' Irish pubs on Bloomsday in the year 2000. As commemoration of the award, a plaque featuring a bust of James Joyce and an excerpt from Ulysses (novel) was presented to the award winners. Partial List of Award Winners In no particular order: There are many other winners both in Ireland and the United States that are not captured in the above table. THIS PUB HAS BEEN GRANTED THE Since the awards were