Grand Stafford Theater

Grace Bible Church Presents Girls Night
2016-09-29 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | TX
College and young adult ladies, join us in eclectic downtown Bryan for a unique night to engage with others girls in authentic community as we discuss and celebrate what it means to be whole in mind and heart for our city. Bring your friends as this will be a night to remember! Our Facebook event is an easy way to invite people and see who is joining you!

Startup Aggieland
2016-09-28 18:00 - 20:30 | TX
http://startupaggieland.com/
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Join us for Startup Aggieland’s 2nd Annual First Look, an “open mic” pitchoff for client companies in the fall cohort at Texas A&M University’s campus business accelerator — powered by the Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship (CNVE) at Mays Business School. Cash Bar and Complimentary Appetizers. Casual Attire.

CRAFT BEER AND COCKTAIL TUESDAYS
2016-09-27 16:30 - 22:00, 2016-09-20 16:30 - 23:00 | The Grand Stafford, 106 S Main St, Bryan , TX, 77803, United States
Join us for some handcrafted cocktails created by our very own mixology master, Cynthia Lockledge! Specials vary each week, so come on out and try something new!

Sunday Funday
2016-09-25 19:00 - 21:00, 2016-08-28 19:00 - 23:00, 2016-08-21 19:00 - 23:00 | TX
The bar is open. It is Sunday Funday!

Leavenworth CD Release With Ben Ballinger and Chris Longoria Gonzalez
2016-09-24 20:00 - 23:00 | TX
Leavenworth

Leavenworth is a straight-ahead rock/country outfit that occasionally ventures into psychedelic freak outs and sparkly dream music. They are: John Krajicek (lead vocals, guitar), Ross Hudgins (lead guitar, vocals), Kyle Littlefield (drums, vocals), and Jye Shafer (bass, vocals). The band is very excited to mark the release of their debut album “All Despite Biology” with this show at the wonderful Grand Stafford!
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Ben Ballinger

Originally hailing from The Dalles, OR, Ben Ballinger moved to Austin, TX in 2011 where he’s since established himself as a serious force on the Americana scene. A prolific and accomplished singer/songwriter, Ballinger makes roots music with a unique emotional depth and songwriting mastery. A balladeer in the truest sense, Ballinger consistently achieves what all troubadours aim for–he tells us his story while letting it be ours.
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Chris Longoria Gonzalez
Originally from Harlingen, Texas, Chris Longoria Gonzalez spent several years touring the open mikes and songwriter showcases in Austin, involving himself in projects such as The Cool Arrows and The Slaughter Creek Band. He relocated to the Dallas / Fort Worth area where he formed and fronted several bands including the Americanos, The Brushlanders and the Dirt Blazers. Staying true to his art, he continues to write, record and perform with some of the best music talent North Texas has to offer. He also performs more intimate acoustic sets to showcase his compositions in their original written form.
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Software Developers Cartel
2016-09-20 04:30 - 20:00 | Grand Stafford, 106 S Main St, Bryan , TX, 77803, United States
SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS CARTEL – BRIGHT MINDS FROM CENTRAL TEXAS
An on-going series of Mini-conferences and meetups about current trends, methods and frameworks in software development – from new advanced hardware devices to a simple app, using an awesome framework to build a web app in no time or hacking an AR Drone in javascript. Developers having fun practicing their craft, and learning new stuff.
Our purpose is to create a space where developers form can come and share their professional and personal experiences with any technology available. By sharing this experience, we hope to create, maintain and grow a community of curious and passionate developers while fostering and promoting best practices in software development and dev frameworks/tools.
Presentations start at 6:30pm (doors open at 4:30pm.)

Seryn and Tow'rs
2016-09-18 20:00 - 23:00 | TX
Seryn

Since the release of This Is Where We Are, Seryn has undergone a lot of changes, most recently a move from Denton to Nashville. The band has over the past three years seen a few lineup changes, several management changes, and transitioned from label to independent. Ultimately, the struggle to keep their heads above water strengthened the core focus and direction of Seryn
Shadow Shows has been long in the works, but the wait is over. You can order your copy today and have access to the entire album on February 17th. The pre-order options include bundles with a limited edition poster and shirt that will only be available during the pre-order period.
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Tow’rs

Every story begins somewhere. Ours began in the mountains of Flagstaff, Arizona. We were originally a group of strangers who found each other through a deep love for music & story telling. Over the years we have become a family, writing not just our music together, but our lives. Our sights are set on being students of story with one another and loving people through our craft.
Through our music, we explore the questions that haunt us, the pain that marks us, and the hope that redefines everything for us. We invite you into the conversation, build with us, find your place at the table.
‘The Great Minimum’ Album Description
Amidst a backdrop of haunting memories, staunch intimacy and impending change comes Tow’rs sophomore album “The Great Minimum”. A grappling for an understanding of a life well lived and reconciliation of ones own depravity, “The Great Minimum” traverses darker themes than their previous self-titled album through the hopeful medicine of poetic lyrics and a driving folk sound. From the doubtful confessions of ‘Mindful’ to the wide-eyed yearning of ‘Helm’ the five-piece band constructs a conversation of solidarity between seemingly meaningless moments and our profound existence. Even with the addition of new instruments and more complex structures, Tow’rs explores a bigger sound without compromising their folk roots, soothing harmonies and soul baring lyrics.
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Our Website – http://www.towrsmusic.com/
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Our Twitter – https://twitter.com/towrsmusic
Our Instagram – https://instagram.com/towrsmusic/
Our Concerts – http://www.bandsintown.com/Tow’rs
Purchase on ‘The Great Minimum’ on iTunes – https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-great-minimum/id1007765993?mt=1&app=music
Download it for FREE at NoiseTrade – http://noisetrade.com/towrs/the-great-minimum

Come and Take It Productions Presents DEFT1 (A TRIBUTE TO THE DEFTONES) With SMILE TRANSYLVANIA, UNDER SUBSIDENCE, and A DEATHBED PROMISE
2016-09-17 20:00 - 23:00 | TX
Deft-Ones are a tribute to the amazing and inspiring band Deftones. Our goal is to reach out to fellow Deftones fans and celebrate the music and spirit that Deftones embodies.
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Sean McConnell with Ryan Scott Travis
2016-09-16 20:00 - 23:00 | TX
Sean McConnell

“From a very young age, I just knew that I was gonna spend my life making music,” Sean McConnell states. “I never really questioned it, so I just forged ahead and didn’t let anything stop me.”
Although his self-titled new Rounder album will serve as his introduction to many listeners, the personable young artist is actually a seasoned, distinctive songwriter and an experienced performer with a quartet of D.I.Y. indie releases to his credit. Having built a substantial grass-roots fan base through tireless touring and old-fashioned hard work, McConnell is primed for a mainstream breakthrough.
Sean McConnell demonstrates exactly why McConnell has already won such a devoted audience. He writes vivid, forthright, effortlessly catchy songs whose incisive melodic craft is matched by their resonant emotional insight. Such instantly memorable tunes as “Holy Days,” “Beautiful Rose,” “Bottom of the Sea” and “Best We’ve Ever Been” are both catchy and personally charged, conveying an unmistakable sense of personal experience while exploring universal truths.
“This record’s a bit of a step for me,” McConnell asserts. “It’s a real storyteller record, and it’s pretty autobiographical. I’m learning how to be more honest and understated in my writing, and I wanted to match that sonically and vocally. When I look at this collection of songs, I see a lot of nostalgia, and looking back on sacred moments. I’m kind of nostalgic and reflective by nature.”
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Ryan Scott Travis

Reared in the Texas hill country, Country-Americana artist Ryan Scott Travis released his debut full length album The Guadalupe Breakdown, in December of 2015. The album, produced by Grammy award winner Mitch Dane, has received much acclaim for its intimately crafted songwriting and timeless sound. Travis’ unique and conversational take on vintage country cultivates a modern cosmic-cowboy sound that ties the wistful golden-sounds of The Eagles with the earthy reflections of Guy Clark.
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Matt Wertz with CAPPA and Aaron Krause
2016-09-14 20:00 - 23:55 | TX
Matt Wertz

A self-made singer/songwriter, Matt Wertz spent years creating soulful, feel-good pop music on his own terms. Nashville — a city that doubled as his muse and adopted hometown — always played a big role in that creation process. It was the place where Wertz wrote his songs, the place he recorded his albums, the place he’d return after touring the country with songwriters like Jason Mraz, Maroon 5, Parachute and Gavin DeGraw.
Something changed after 2014’s Heatwave, a record that shone a neon light on Wertz’s appreciation for ’80s pop music. Wertz realized he’d grown perhaps a bit too comfortable in Nashville, where he’d been making music for more than a decade. Looking to write an album that tackled contemporary pop music from a different angle — literally — he headed to Los Angeles, where he spent several months writing songs for his ninth album, Gun Shy. Fueled by infectious, 90’s-inspired beats, lush textures, and soaring air-tight pop melodies, Gun Shy fires twin barrels of modern pop and synthesized R&B, finding new life in old-school influences.
“I realized I’d been making records in a similar way in the same geographic area,” Wertz admits, “and I wanted to get away from that comfort zone. I personally was needing a fresh approach — to pull the clip on the grenade and blow things up and start over. I’m a fan of current pop music, and L.A. is very much about what’s happening now. I wanted to see how my music fit into that space.”
Filled with left-field love songs about guarding yourself, opening your heart to new possibilities, and wrestling with the sacrifice and vulnerability that love requires of everyone, Gun Shy finds Wertz urging his listeners — and, perhaps, himself — to continue taking leaps. It’s an album about stepping into unfamiliar situations, armed with the courage to fail and the drive to succeed. On “Committed,” the album’s kickoff track, Wertz rededicates himself to the artistic struggle, and with “Slow Motion,” he focuses his attention on a loved one by clearing away the clutter and distractions of everyday life. Later, during “Hold On To Me,” he channels his inner Michael Jackson on a song that poses some of the biggest questions of his career: why we’re here, who put us there, and what it all means. A longtime member of Nashville’s songwriting community, Wertz teams up with some of L.A.’s A-list pop writers for Gun Shy, including Ian Keaggy (Hot Chelle Rae, Cody Simpson), Ben Romans (The Click Five, Carly Rae Jepsen), and Seth Jones (Greg Holden, Tyler Bryant).
More than a decade into a career filled with commercial success and touring milestones, Matt Wertz remains proud to be an independent singer/songwriter. But don’t mistake Gun Shy for the sort of intimate album you’d hear at your local coffee shop. These are not acoustic guitar songs. They’re songs built on laptops and driven forward by dance beats. Songs that move you physically and emotionally. Songs that splash Wertz’s super-sized hooks across the backdrop of the Los Angeles skyline, creating their own brand of scenery along the way.
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CAPPA

In her words, “I sing pop music. I can’t help it.” CAPPA brings eclectic and expansive indie-pop straight out Nashville, TN.
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Aaron Krause

A singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer, Aaron Krause makes vivid pop music rooted in mood and melody. He cranks up the electronics on his newest release, Jade, a five-song EP that mixes the airy atmospherics of M83 and Sigus Ros with the R&B punch of The Weeknd. It’s music with a sense of place — a soundtrack for a movie that doesn’t exist, if you will — and it arrives one year after his full-length debut, Holding on to Love.
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Pecha Kucha Night
2016-09-13 18:00 - 21:00 | TX
Craft Cocktail & Craft Beer Tuesday will have an exciting addition on Tuesday, September 13th!

We’re hosting the next quarterly event officially sponsored by Pecha Kucha, a global movement for informal discussions in casual settings. We’re doing this to learn about people and groups in our local community. Good Pecha Kucha presentations are the ones that uncover the unexpected — unexpected talent, unexpected ideas. The format is simple: 20 slides for 20 seconds each. It’s very informal and quite diverse. Come on out!
Admission is free with a suggested donation of $10.

CRAFT BEER AND COCKTAIL TUESDAY
2016-09-13 16:30 - 23:00 | The Grand Stafford Theatre, 106 S Main St, Bryan, TX, 77803, United States

Second Sunday Foreign Film Feat. Kon Tiki
2016-09-11 15:30 - 17:30 | TX
2013 nominee for Best Foreign Language Film, Kon Tiki is the true story of legendary explorer Thor Heyerdal’s epic 4,300-mile crossing of the Pacific on a balsa-wood raft in 1947. From Norway, the film captures Heyerdal’s effort to prove that it was possible for South Americans to settle in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times.
Popcorn is free with admission. Join us and bring a friend!

Kimberly Dunn
2016-09-09 20:00 - 23:00 | TX
Kimberly Dunn

The first thing that gets you about country singer Kimberly Dunn is her friendly and spunky personality. Then, when she starts strumming her guitar and singing in a country voice both tender and powerful, you’re hooked.
That’s what happened to Scott Willson and Will Harrison of Up and Out Artists in November 2010. The managers met San Antonio native Dunn backstage at a Battle of the Bands contest at Texas A&M, where Dunn was a senior.
“We had a great talk about music,” says Dunn, who had played alto sax in the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band, but longed for a career singing her own songs. Harrison remembers thinking that “if her music has as much charisma as she does personally, she’ll really have something.”
Her calling card to the male-dominated scene, which some call “red dirt music,” is a bittersweet yet feisty song about the healing powers of music called “Randy Rogers.” In it, Dunn looks back on a romance gone sour and recalls the music of that once-blissful time. Besides Rogers, others mentioned in the catchy chorus include Eli Young Band, Granger Smith and Stoney LaRue.
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CRAFT BEER AND COCKTAIL TUESDAY
2016-09-06 16:30 - 23:00 | Grand Stafford, 106 S. Main St, Bryan, TX, 77803, United States

Come and Take It Productions Presents ISONOMIST - CD RELEASE SHOW With THE ANSIBLE, THE EUREKA EFFECT, DISTANCE, HERE, APHOTIC CONTRIVANCE, and HOPING ALL THEORIES EXIST
2016-09-03 18:30 - 23:00 | TX
Isonomist will be releasing their new CD “The Calamity Construct”.
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Free First Friday Featuring The Canvas People With Strange Fiction, Keeton Coffman, and Astrochimp.
2016-09-02 20:00 - 23:00 | TX
The Canvas People

Infusing elements of lucid, indie space rock and harmony-driven alt-rock, Canvas People produces a distinctly unique brand of new age music. Reminiscent of contemporary acts such as Kings Of Leon, Death Cab For Cutie, and My Morning Jacket, Canvas People creates an enchanting blend of booming 3 part harmonies and shaded, seductive indie rock grooves. Based out of Austin, TX, the 4-piece rock group is a spot-on representation of the quality original music coming out of the “live music capitol of the world”.
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Strange Fiction

Strange Fiction is a synth-rock band from Austin, TX. Their music oscillates between in your face edgy pop and atmospheric soundscapes.
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Keeton Coffman

“From the moment Keeton Coffman took the stage, it was painfully obvious that this guy belongs in front of a crowd at all times” (Houston Press). Heartland Rock and Roll perhaps best describes Coffman’s wide ranging style on his first full length album, Killer Eyes. From the heel-stomping corner pub song “What We’re Reaching For” and the dancehall flavor of “Ellie” and “Killer Eyes” to the Gospel infused “The Mountain“, Keeton’s style of music evokes the small town Texas sound he grew up with, matched with the knuckle and grit of his true Rock and Roll soul.
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Astrochimp
Three locals that are going to provide a killer late night set of 90’s punk and grunge favorites.

Private Event
2016-08-31, 2016-08-20 19:00 - 23:00 | TX

CRAFT BEER AND COCKTAIL TUESDAY Featuring Story House
2016-08-30 16:30 - 20:00 | TX
Join us for some handcrafted cocktails created by our very own mixology master, Cynthia Lockledge! Specials vary each week, so come on out and try something new!
Doors open at 4:30 pm
Story House

They will be making their Grand Stafford Theater debut with a thirty minute set of acoustic wonders starting 6:30 PM.
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The Rotisserie Chickens With Quel Night and Cheap Haircuts
2016-08-27 21:00 - 23:00 | TX
The Rotisserie Chickens

THE ROTISSERIE CHICKENS – It’s what you get when you take a couple of guys from an indie folk band, mix them with a couple of guys from a metal band, and throw in a couple of guys who play trumpet and trombone. They are a six-piece ska band from a northern suburb of Dallas, TX.
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Quel Night

Up and coming indie pop band out of Houston Texas.
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Cheap Haircuts

Piano driven punk rock evoking high-school angst and wanderlust.
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The O's and Jordan York
2016-08-26 20:00 - 23:00 | TX
The O’s

We started our group in the summer of 2008 in Dallas, Texas having known each other through all of our other groups (Polyphonic Spree, Young Heart Attack, Slick 57, Rose County Fair, Hi-Fi Drowning.) It was an easy upstart and took no time jumping in head first. We both had songs that we felt needed to be played but no band to use as an outlet. Three months later, we entered the recording studio and recorded an EP which ended up being half of our first album “We Are The O’s” (2009 Idol Records) produced by Jeff Halbert (Nick Cave, St. Vincent.)
We have since toured relentlessly all across the US, UK, Europe, and even jaunted to Hawaii, hi-fiving friends and fans alike; just trying to keep ourselves out on the road and creating new music for good people.
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Jordan York

Texas Singer-Songwriter, Jordan York, has been a long time musician throughout the Red Dirt/ Texas Country scene. Playing bass alongside many recognizable artists allowed Jordan to get his foot in the door. With that, Jordan is now taking the opportunity to pursue his own solo career in the Texas scene. His songs exhibit a hint of Americana, Texas Country, and blues all mixed into a unique, captivating sound.
Born in College Station, now residing in the hill country, Jordan was raised on southern rock, old country, 90’s alternative and church music. Throughout his life, Jordan continually stumbled across his love and passion for not only listening to music but playing and creating it as well. Whether it was his short experience in choir, or the church band he would grow up watching and later playing with, his unique story and background would have you assume that music was never a decision but a calling.
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Corusco with WellWell, LUCA, Forever Today, and Pizza Planet
2016-08-25 20:00 - 23:00 | TX
Corusco

Corusco is a band that is quiet, loud, and everything in between. Originally conceived of as a solo acoustic act, Corusco accidentally grew into a four piece rock band over the course of their first tour. The Texas quartet’s music flirts with the line between delicate and aggressive indie rock. They will be releasing their first EP in August 2016 and touring in support of it.
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WellWell

WellWell, Pop/Rock Act Hailing From Houston, Texas, Is Here To Make Musical Memories That Will Not Be Forgotten Easily. Comprised Of Keyboardist Jose Oseguera, Bassist Guillermo Cardoze, Drummer Nick Thompson, And Singer/Guitarist Johnny Rodriguez, WellWell Creates A Unique Sound That Is As Eclectic As It Is Energetic, Fun, And Is Something For Everyone. Our Mission Is To Make You Dance And Dance Along With You! WellWell… I Think We’re On To Something.
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LUCA

LUCA formed in the fall of 2013 and began making strides in their local scene. After releasing a three song set of demos in the winter, they began working on their debut EP entitled “Mistakes to Learn From” that was released September 16th, 2014.
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Forever Today

A group created in Bryan, Texas, Forever Today was formed from various other projects. With an alternative indie/rock sound, Evan Morrison (guitar), Jared Overton (drums) and Andrea Young (vocals) were Forever Today’s cofounders, with Kyle Honnerlaw (guitar) and Jamie Wilson (bass) rounding out their tone.
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Pizza Planet
Pizza Planet is a pizzacore band from College Station, TX. All of our songs are about Toy Story.
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CRAFT BEER AND COCKTAIL TUESDAY
2016-08-23 16:30 - 22:00 | TX
Join us for some handcrafted cocktails created by our very own mixology master, Cynthia Lockledge! Specials vary each week, so come on out and try something new!
Doors open at 4:30 pm

Red Shahan with Moonbeamer
2016-08-19 20:00 - 23:00 | TX
Red Shahan

For the better part of a year now, Texas singer-songwriter Red Shahan has had his full-length debut, Men & Coyotes, in the works.
“In the works.” It’s a strange way to describe the making of an album. Though Men & Coyotes may have only been assembled in it’s current incarnation this past year, but you could make the case that Shahan has been working on this moment his whole life.
At twelve songs long, Men & Coyotes works it’s way through the world of worn out cowboys, hard-working mothers, agonized loners, earnest sons, broken men, scorn lovers, and the ever searching songwriter. Though he morphs in and out of character, there’s no doubt there’s a bit of Shahan nestled within the soul of each. Shahan shows an intensity and prowess to write about the difficult junctures within one’s life without sugar-coating or holding back.
The gritty songwriter comes from a long lineage of Lubbock artists who broke into the forefront across the callous stages of the lonesome West Texas town that he comes from.
There’s a sense of desperation in Shahan’s voice throughout Men & Coyotes. It’s the struggle of a songwriter and man fracturing the wall between him and the listener. Often, he’s West Texas Dust. At others, he’s East Texas Rust. Desolate lines pop up before you in vivid color. Gut-wrenching pieces pierce you in unsettling ways that you’ve only known when inside that isolated room in the dark crevices of your head. All the while, textured guitars and sharp drums are the landscape in which Shahan’s lyrics are able to take shape and form. There’s a story the music tells simultaneously to Shahan’s howls.
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Moonbeamer

Moonbeamer is the latest work of Grand Stafford Theater Artist In Residence Landon McGee and long time friend Chandler Dunn. They will be showcasing music from their soon to be released debut album. The sonic landscape resides somewhere between Neil Young, Fleetwood Mac, and Bon Iver.
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Software Developers Cartel
2016-08-16 16:30 - 20:00 | Grand Stafford Theatre, 216 West 26 Street, Bryan, TX, 77803, United States

CRAFT BEER AND COCKTAIL TUESDAY
2016-08-16 16:30 - 17:00 | TX
