Grand Stafford Theater

Walking Bear w/ Magic Girl & Should've Been Cowboys
2013-12-21 21:00 - 23:55 (America/Chicago) | TX
WALKING BEARWalking Bear is the brainchild of Bryan, Tx musician Chad Petty. What began as a solo project has grown into a full band experience featuring Nicholas Bauer on organ, piano, and slide, Chad on lead guitar, vocals, and harmonica, Lyndsey Torres on bass, and Marty Chronister on drums. Walking Bear has grown from an all acoustic folk act, with hints of bluegrass ballads and dark gospel back tones, to a an outright fusion of folk, blues, whiskey, and rock and roll. Chad has grown from lead guitarist in various metal/hardcore bands growing up in Houston, to a prolific songwriter in the genres of folk, blues, and rock and roll. He arranges pieces with a dark, heartfelt, and interestingly “old soul” manner. A multi-instrumentalist, playing such instruments as mandolin, banjo, guitar, harmonica, drums, bass, and more, chad keeps it simple and lively in his solo performances. His on-stage presence and performance is truly a “One Man Band” experience. As a full band, Walking Bear is an unstoppable force to be reckoned with. Nicholas Bauer is a musical genius, sporting instruments such as organ, piano, banjolele, and accordion, to name a few. Lyndsey Torres is the kind of bassist you want in a band, methodical, witty, and full of ideas, and fantastic arrangements. Marty Chronister, former vocalist of Bonnie Blue, has come on board to keep the band in time. He’s the kind of drummer who puts the “rock” back in “Folk/Rock.” This is the perfect storm of sorts. Walking Bear brings a new kind of band to the table. Chad toured with Gina Chavez (Austin, Tx) in Feb. 2012, representing his full band while on tour. Tour stops included: Bryan, Tx, Dallas, Tx, Little Rock, Arkansas, and Memphis Tennessee. This will be Chad Petty’s & Walking Bear’s last show in Bryan/College Station.Walking Bear on Facebook | Walking Bear on Twitter | Official Website

Blues Country Band
2013-12-20 20:00 - 23:55 | TX
Blues Country BandBlues Country Band is a blues, country & rock band from College Station, TX.Blues Country Band on Facebook

Toys For Tots Holiday Acoustic Jam
2013-12-15 12:00 - 22:00 | TX
Toys for Tots of Bryan/College Station and Big Red Drum Entertainment present:
The Toys For Tots Holiday Acoustic Jam 2013 featuring:
Sarah Wise
Joe Teichman
Ryan Davenport
Nick Verzosa
Jeff Cooper
Britt Lloyd
Gabe Wootton
Shane Walker
Coleman Wesley Wiederhold
Daniel Gonzales
Haley Cole
Bo Brumble
Magic Girl M.c. Young
Ben Morris and the Great American Boxcar Chorus
Geoff Spahr
Jordan York
Kyle Reed
+ more artists being added.
Music starts at noon (12pm) and goes all night until 10pm.

Diamond Plate CD Release Show
2013-12-14 20:00 - 23:00 | TX
Diamond PlateDiamond Plate is a Texas-music, four-piece band that performs original music as well as favorites. Diamond Plate reboot of Dennis Phillips’ original band concept formerly known as Redneck Jedi, with a bit more Texas original music. “We have always done our own thing, Redneck Jedi saw some real success and taught me the business,” said Phillips, “What won’t kill you makes you stronger, that is why the name Diamond Plate, we are stronger in every aspect.
Redneck Jedi did see it’s share of success with former front man Jeff Foeh, Phillips turned out hit after hit on the Texas Chart for more than a decade. “We just reached a point that said we had gone as far as we could together,” remarked Phillips, “Jeff has his own thing, and we worked so well together, this is a new direction for him as well as for myself.”
Diamond Plate is now comprised of some very talented musicians that are working on a singular goal, a new CD. “I learned a lot from the previous recording sessions with Jedi, now it is time to take it up a notch or two,” said Phillips. The new CD titled, “Stronger” is set for a December 2013 release date and the band is performing the new cuts now including “Old Heroes” a tribute to a fallen soldier that lived down the block from Phillips. “Lottery” a whimsical track that is asking God for a little luck, and “In My Own,” a single written by Dusty Durham, Timmy Kliene and Phillips that reflects on loyalty, commitment and the cost.
“We are excited about the new CD, we have some really strong songs but as important a cohesive collection that feels like it all belongs on a record together,” said Phillips.Diamond Plate on Facebook | Official Website

End of School Bash feat. GQ Marley's CD Release Show
2013-12-11 21:00 - 23:55 | TX
GQ Marley
gQ Marley is a self driven artist born and raised from the city of San Antonio, Texas. Known for his witty metaphors, clever wordplay, and sarcastic humor, this artist plans to leave a mark on the music industry by becoming one of the first headlining artist to come from his hometown. Now residing in College Station, Texas, gQ has rapidly grown in the underground hip hop society and will not stop until he takes over the world.
GQ Marley on Facebook | GQ Marley on Twitter | Official Website
Shawn Noize
Shawn Noize is a hip hop artist from Bryan, Tx originally from Tampa, Fl. Shawn has neen rappin since the age of 13 but starting in 2008 he took a professional approach to music. He has shared the stage with many artist such as Kirko Bangz, Juicy J, Dom Kennedy, and many others. He currently has 4 mixtapes out on his website.
Shawn Noize on Facebook | GQ Marley on Twitter | Official Website
The Cream
3rd coast born, Texas raised. We’re just like you, only we rap better.
The Cream on Twitter | Official Website
Bruce Reese
Bruce Reese is a local performer from College Station.
Tyler Stokes
Tyler Stokes is an aspiring country singer from Eustace TX. Now residing in College Station he plans on sharing his amazing voice with the world. Stoke’s versatility is shown throughout his music as he can perform any genre from Rock, Country, Pop, and Hip Hop.
Tyler Stokes on Twitter

FREE Homebrew Live feat. Signal Rising w/ Downfall 2012
2013-12-07 21:00 - 23:55 | TX
This concert is completely FREE!
SIGNAL RISINGRock that will snatch you up….draw you in! Signal Rising (formerly Linus) came together to create music that our fans connect with. We are a regional touring rock band based out of College Station, TX. Signal Rising has exploded on the scene over the last three years playing dates with national touring acts Ten Years, Fair to Midland, Earshot, The Hectic, Flyleaf, Static X, Pat Travers, Skidrow, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, The Last Place You Look, Deuce,New Medicine and Saturate. Using monstrous guitar riffs, explosive drums, enthralling bass lines and soaring Vocals to draw in new fans at every concert, club gig, and acoustic show!Signal Rising on Facebook | Official Website

FREE First Friday Concert Series feat. Larynx's Farewell Concert w/ Daniel Gonzales Band, Votary & Thread Atlas
2013-12-06 20:00 - 23:55 | TX
Grand Stafford Theater presents our Free First Friday Concert Series. No cover, all ages, free all night!
LARYNXAfter humble beginnings in the small town of College Station, Texas the Band now known as “Larynx Music” began what they thought would be a slow and steady growing process. Playing their original music at various open mic nights, and other events in the college town home of Texas A&M University, Larynx’s music went viral and made it way across the map… On Monday August 20, 2012 Larynx Music recorded their first single “The One” along with “Circles” for their First EP ” Cosmic Love ” at ” New Fiction Studios” in Dallas, Texas with Producer Bryan David. This platform propelled their music off the ground like never before… Larynx Music seeks to inspire and to make the listener feel the pleading vocals, and thoughtful arrangements of every song. Their music will surely tap at you heart until you let them in.Larynx on Facebook | Larynx on Twitter | Official Website
DANIEL GONZALESDaniel Gonzales is a singer/songwriter out of Dallas, TX currently living in College Station. Playing with a full band for the first time at this show and with an upcoming EP to be released later this Spring.Daniel Gonzales on Facebook
VOTARYVotary is a contemporary pop band hailing from College Station, TX. Soon after becoming a full band, Votary won the Texas A&M Battle of the Bands competition and quickly began gaining popularity in the Bryan/College Station area. In the Spring of 2013 Votary released their debut album “Ground Beneath Us” which included the popular single “Hey Teresa” . Votary is currently focused on writing and recording new material for their next EP set to release in the Spring of 2014. Recently Votary has had an extensive live performance schedule including opening for David Ramirez, Tim Halperin, and Green River Ordinance! Votary’s sound has been compared to Ben Rector, Parachute, Matt Nathanson, and Ben Folds. The band includes: Jack Thweatt – Vocals/Guitar, Travis Thompson – Keyboard, Michael Burgess – Bass, Conner Wright – Drums.Votary on Facebook | Votary on Twitter | Official Website

Seryn w/ Chambers & Second Lovers
2013-12-05 21:00 - 23:55 | TX
SERYNSeryn is a 6 piece band who calls Denton, Texas their home. When listening to the well layered textures of guitars, ukulele, accordion, bass, viola, banjo and various percussion, it’s hard to imagine This Is Where We Are is the band’s debut effort. The band’s strength resides in their vast musical talent and understanding of dynamics. Their beauty is gracefully displayed through chilling harmonies. Each member and their voice carry the same importance. One is not complete without the other.
It is in this craft that the young band shines so bright. It has earned them a sound that isn’t easily defined, but still proven triumphant. What may first appear as straight folk songs, later transcend into menacing walls of sound. The term “Folk-Pop” has been thrown around and maybe it loosely fits, but we will leave the definitions up to you.
The Denton Record-Chronicle said “Seryn’s set was so dynamic that you could feel the key changes in your feet, through Festival Hall’s concrete floor!”. While the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported, “Watching Seryn perform, it’s hard to convince yourself that those crystalline, multi-part harmonies are not pre-recorded or some kind of sleight of ear.” You can see where this is going…
This is Where We Are was produced by Britton Beisenherz (Ramble Creek), and recorded over the course of a few months. The experience felt at their live show seems to be captured well in these recordings, which was something of great importance to the band. The band has created their own buzz in the most traditional way too by winning people over at their shows. It’s not often that a band without a record out is able to play so many great bills and sold out shows. Much less, be nominated for awards such as Best Folk Artist, and Song of the Year (Dallas Observer). There is no shortage of regional press on them either but the band is excited to take their sound, their show, and their new record on the road. They will be traveling all over the US in the coming months. Go see them play and you will be sucked in!
“Beautiful arrangements (both in instrumentation and in vocal harmonies) and an epic, “big sky” sound that, at times, seems more fitting washing over dilapidated wooden pews in an old church than the usual torn-up couches, vinyl booths and barstools of area venues.” – Dallas Observer
“Like ice-cold water on a hot day, their music is crisp and refreshing, and I cannot get enough. The imagery packed into their set is unreal. It’s like listening to the soundtrack of a great love story, breathtaking drama, and a dark tragedy all rolled into one over-the-top, unparalleled performance.” – My Denton Music
“Seryn is fast becoming a must-see. One of Denton’s hottest bands in any genre…on the verge of big things.” – Fort Worth Star-TelegramSeryn on Facebook | Seryn on Twitter | Official Website
CHAMBERSChambers is a mood-rock band from Denton, TX. They’ve grown quickly and proven their adaptability, while adding to their lineup. Chambers has shown an intense hunger for more. The final product consists of five members who each bring something unique to the table. Chambers’ recent release of a one take, live-sound music video, for their song “Make It So,” was well-received and got released with an interview on (local art blog) We Denton Do It. They’ve released a self-titled demo. Rumors of a pending album engineered in Redwood Studio by members of Midlake are spreading. An album release in the coming months is anticipated.Chambers on Facebook | Chambers on Twitter | Official Website
SECOND LOVERSSecond lovers is a 6 piece Indie Folk band from Houston, TX. The band was formed in 2010.
In the summer of 2012 the band released their debut album “Wishers, Dreamers, & Liars” and has received outstanding reviews.
Since then, the band has toured regionally in support of the album in and around Texas.
The current line-up of the band is Nic Morales- guitar/vocals, Bryan Hoff- drums/vocals, Kelsey Lee Bland – vocals, Matt Lopez- bass, John Maxwell- Banjo/mandolin and Thom Truver- guitar.
The band has played several festivals including the Main Street Block Party, Spring Forward Festival, The Houston Wine Festival, The Houston Beer Festival, Free Press Summer Fest, The Big Spill, and Montrose Winter Social feat. Shiny Toy Guns.
Second Lovers has also opened for acts such as Pepper Rabbit, Nicole Atkins, Jonathan Tyler, The Jealous Sound, NO, The Eastern Sea, David Ramirez and much more. Second Lovers on Facebook | Second Lovers on Twitter | Official Website

Big Red Drum Weekend
2013-11-29 20:00 - 2013-12-01 23:00 | TX
Full weekend of shows featuring Big Red Drum Entertainment artists and a few featured special guests.
Shows will run every night from Friday Nov 29 – Sunday Dec 1
Tickets are only $5 for the whole weekend. All proceeds are being donated to charity.
Full times will be announced soon.
Friday November 29
Claire Domingue
Britt Lloyd

Saturday November 30
Ryan Davenport
Gabe Wootton
Shannon Lee Nelson Band
Stefan Cotter and The Rastabillys
Emily Herring Band

Sunday December 1
Joe Teichman
Hunter McKithan
Matt Harlan
Ben Morris and the Great American Boxcar Chorus
Little Brave

Taproot w/ American Fangs, A Liar's Eyes, Wellborn Road, Allus Killus & Electric Astronaut
2013-11-25 19:30 - 23:55 | TX
Tickets for this concert can be purchased here.
Come and Take It Productions presents:
TAPROOT

From the beginning, TAPROOT has created a smarter, deeper style of post-hardcore and heavy melodic rock. This overture can be credited to the unique combination of personalities in the band; Vocalist – Stephen Richards, Guitarist – Michael DeWolf, Bassist – Phil Lipscomb and newest member, Drummer – Nick Fredell. All four of these men were raised on the preaching of PANTERA, WHITE ZOMBIE and ALICE IN CHAINS, idolizing each band and hoping that one day the rock ‘n roll success train would stop at their station.
As the new millennium approached, the interest in heavier rock and metal grew and their peers began to rely on gimmicks to gain attention and land deals. TAPROOT relied solely on the riff, the groove and the growl that emulated from their skill and performance at colleges, basement shows and even opening slots for touring acts. Inspired by the likes of DEFTONES, HELMET, and TOOL, TAPROOT demonstrated how heavy music can still be emotionally intense, genuine and accessible to the masses. They eventually caught the eye of Atlantic Records and began that road to rock ‘n roll stardom.
Their debut in 2000 was welcomed with open arms and allowed them to become one of the Top Heavy Rock artists of the last decade. All the while, remembering not to compromise their music and style, TAPROOT has sold over 900,000 albums, toured countless times with DISTURBED, CHEVELLE and INCUBUS, and has proved that they are true ambassadors in this ever growing modern metal pantheon. They created heavy rock that fans wanted, and touched a lot of people in times of need.
After tasting the success that the last decade of rock and metal had provided, TAPROOT managed to keep grounded and outlive many of their peers, maintaining their original passion of simply playing heavy and real rock. Call it that Midwestern humility, or the blue collar work ethic that they were conditioned with by native Detroit, TAPROOT has been here, standing proud and are ready to continue this next chapter of their career.
Released May 11th, 2010, Plead The Fifth combines the elements that their fans have come to expect from the band with an updated take on their style of heavy rock. This partnership with Victory Records is a very liberating, and the band looks at it as a reinvigorating shock to the system, vital to the beginning of their next chapter. TAPROOT has never been a band with gimmicks and bullshit; they create real, grassroots American hard rock with soul, energy and power. Plead The Fifth showcases their roots-driven metal and rock while also reminding their listeners of the great depth in their songwriting. The songs are meaner, leaner and loaded with more punch and melody than any of the records that preceded it. One year later, TAPROOT released The Episodes on April 10th, 2012, creating singles like “No Surrender” which climbed the alternative charts, further proving the hard rockers from Michigan are here to stay. Going strong, TAPROOT will begin their first full US tour of 2013 with support from BOY HITS CAR, starting March 29th in Jackson, MI. Performing in over 25 cities, the band’s mix of catchy choruses and magnetic riffs will prove the four-piece from Michigan has what it takes to keep the scene alive.Taproot on Facebook | Official Website
AMERICAN FANGS

This is not the story of a typical rock’n’roll band.
“In music, everybody wants to be part of something big,” explains American Fangs frontman
Gabe Cavazos. “But sometimes we zig when others zag. We stick out like a sore thumb. And
that’s ok. We create our own vibe.”
That vibe — loud guitars, big hooks, punk rock attitude — has already won American Fangs a
fervent fanbase and a number of big-name (and wildly diverse) tours, ranging from Saul
Williams to the Deftones to Chevelle. And it’s a vibe that’s more than apparent on the band’s
debut album, American Fangs, the first release under rock promoter/manager Bill McGathy’s
new record label In De Goot Recordings.
Typical or not, that’s a pretty strong start for any band, especially one hailing from the rather
atypical music Mecca of … Houston.
“It’s not necessarily what people think of when they look for great music,” admits Cavazos. “But
there’s a lot of talent here.”
At least enough talent to put together AF. “We all were in different groups, but we go together
because we realized we all had the same idea of what we wanted a band to be,” says the
singer. “And that’s grown into an amazing bond.”
That idea was American Fangs, a name that struck a strong visual tone and, as Cavazos puts it,
exuded the right “who-gives-a-shit” attitude….something the band also brought to the stage.
“There was a lot more anarchy early on,” Cavazos admits. “But it was exhausting, like musical
whiplash. In the end, we’re a fan of songs. We want to share those, have people enjoy it, and
not necessarily have anything else overshadow the music.”
One person who caught on early was Bill McGathy, a rock industry vet best known for his work
with Shinedown, Neon Trees, 3 Doors Down and Grammy-Award winning Halestorm. “He saw
us just as we started, and stuck by us from the get-go,” says Cavazos. “Finally, one day he just
said, ‘go record something. I wanna release this.”
To capture the band’s wild side on record, the band enlisted producer Mike Watts (As Tall as
Lions, The Dear Hunter, Brand New). “Mike’s really cool,” says Cavazos. “He saw us at a
showcase a long time back and he was the only person who came up and asked how we
thought we sounded. He saw our potential, but he doesn’t spare us any feelings if we sound like
shit. So when it came time to do this record, we were like ‘we want that guy.”
The end result is an adrenalized blast of loud guitar rock, underlined with dynamic musicianship
and emotional honesty. First single “Pomona,” named after “the goddess of fruitful abundance,”
is a revved-up radio anthem full of “whoa whoa whoa” chants. Meanwhile, other standouts like
“Riot Food” come off as cranked-up power pop, while “Apple of My Eye” recalls the best of 90s
alt-rock.
But the band also shines during slower moments, like the ballad “Sorry” Says Cavazos: “That’s
about the brief period of time when I was homeless as a kid. That song means a lot to me. Mike
pushed me to dig deep on that one.”
With the record finished, the band is hitting the road with Hollywood Undead and Falling in
Reverse, and converting a whole new audience. “I’m psyched: people will see we’ve got an
energy when we play live,” Cavazos says. “There’s a rhythm there. You can tell we really
believe in what we’re doing.”
Just don’t expect a typical rock’n’roll concert.
“That’s true, though even I’ve had to tone it down a bit,” says Cavazos, laughing. “I can’t always
be in people’s faces or climbing stuff during every song. But it’s nice to go to a show and see
people cut loose, see girls having a blast. It’s something that’s been missing from music for a
while now.”American Fangs on Facebook | Official Website
A LIAR’S EYES

A Liar’s Eyes is an alternative rock band that mixes catchy pop elements with a combination of heavy rhythms and melodic leads. Utilizing characteristics from hard rock, heavy metal, pop, jazz, and certain hip-hop influences, the six members of A Liar’s Eyes aim to redefine the genre of rock, and defeat the stigma of heavy music. We are far from ordinary. We are A Liar’s Eyes.A Liar’s Eyes on Facebook
WELLBORN ROADEstablished 2005, Wellborn Road has carved its name as one of the heavy weights in the Texas hard rock and metal scene. The band was formed in College Station, Texas. Their debut album “Home” proved to be an uncompromised, raw, and unique record. The band is currently jamming everywhere possible and working on their sophomore album.Wellborn Road on Facebook | Official Website
ALLUS KILLUS

Formed in the summer of 2011 the four members of ALLus KILLus have become brothers in arms facing the best of times and worst of times being in a band can bring. Where other bands have broken apart at the seams from tragedy or constant proximity, they have grown closer.
Self motivated, the members of ALLus KILLus have taken on any role needed in order to accomplish their tasks. They owe a lot to their family, friends, fans, kindred-bands, and to the venues that gave them a chance. But as in any endeavor, much of their success has come from their own hard work, willingness to learn new skills, knowing when to compromise, when to stand your ground, and the patience and humility that is required to build a fan base.
They have shot and edited their own music videos and pictures, recorded and mixed their own songs, built their own website, and managed booking and marketing alone since the beginning. For those tasks the band physically can not provide, time and time again the universe has blessed them with friends and acquaintances who have access to professionals who can.
With almost no financial assistance available to them, they have worked hard for every penny to keep going; even if that penny was earned only to give away in the form of a free demo to a potential fan. They believe the Do It Yourself attitude is what is necessary for a band to be taken seriously by fans AND today’s music industry. As success brings in more work, the band is seeking out professionals to share in the workload. This is not limited to booking agents and management but includes record labels as well. A. K. feels that when two entities work together for the benefit of all there is no such thing as selling out. And as everyone in business knows, D.I.Y. never truly dies.ALLus KILLus on Facebook | Official Website
ELECTRIC ASTRONAUT
Electric Astronaut is a rock band from College Station formed from the ashes of well-known locals, BonnieBlue and Legacy Fails.
Electric Astronaut on Facebook

Leopold And His Fiction w/ The Docs & The Beans
2013-11-23 21:00 - 23:55 | TX
Leopold & His FictionNaked, stripped down and aching with adrenaline is the rawness of Leopold and his Fiction. A revolving group of friends led by Detroit native Daniel James (lead vocal/guitar), their essential make up sprouted from collaborations made on the road in the whirlwind cycle of touring. From San Francisco to LA to Austin various musical adventures had come and gone, until James found a common vision in the musicians he’d met along the way. Their seminal force is the catalyst for soul-drenched, bare-bone rock ‘n’ roll that shakes with the power of ’73-era Stooges while seducing with the rhythm and blues of Motown. Originally formed as an outlet for Daniel James to exercise his virtues gained from years in Detroit, Leopold and his Fiction absorbed pieces of the Motown catalog along with the protopunk resonance of Iggy’s Stooges and molded them into a personal version of the rock ‘n’ roll dream. “I lived a heavily drug-induced, alcohol-crazed lifestyle that I thought you needed to live to get to the top of an industry whose facade is fueled by such,” says James. “It wasn’t until I moved far away and met this family of musicians, that I found who I really am, it’s where I need to be.” James balanced his raw, naïve energy and became a founding member of country folk rock act Cowboy and Indian, enjoying a successful run playing festivals including Austin City Limits and recording a full length album. “Vocal harmony and traditional folk is one side of me,” says James, “but I need to release this direct surge of energy.” Composed and redefined on and off stage, Leopold and his Fiction is a beast in all its glory when plugged into their amplifiers and fully cranked. It’s as if they, themselves, are connected directly into an electric socket. “The band elicits a power when it’s time to perform that is unable to be harnessed in any other medium short of a fist fight,” says James. “Whether that’s on stage or in a recording studio it’s almost hard to contain it. It’s more life than I’ve ever felt before.” It was that sonic fever that landed the group recent support slots for The Cult and ZZ Top. When James was younger he wrote songs about escaping, and long trips through a desert, never really looking back, always pushing forward. With Leopold and his Fiction the songs have naturally matured. “Leopold is a fictional entity that gives me a vehicle to discover these characters,” says James. “For me, it is similar to writing a novel by cultivating very specified personalities in various and often ominous situations with different outcomes.” The songwriter claims to have gone through a rebirth since coming to Austin. It’s where he fell in love, quit drinking and had a daughter. “With nothing blanketing my receptors I can let down my guard,” he says. “I’ve never been more vulnerable and, in a way, never more fearless. It’s very honest and liberating.” For the past year Leopold and his Fiction have been working with Grammy-nominated producer Chris “Frenchie” Smith (The Datsuns, Slayer, Jet, The Dandy Warhols, etc…) in recording and capturing a captivating musical journey that is as relentless as it is inspiring. “Frenchie saw our show and listened to our records,” says James. “He was very blunt and said, ‘I’m confident I can make you guys shine!’ He brought a lot out of me and the band. The energy was very positive and the songs are confident, edgy and packed with emotion.” Amidst the band’s hook-filled party rock James was also able to refine his more melodic Neil Young / Jackson Browne side. “When I was really young and spent all my time listening to records, I would dedicate my attention to songs that facilitated my emotions,” says James. “Sometimes ‘Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow,’ other times “Going to California’. The best music for me explores a demographic of both introversion and extroversion. It’s a craft just like any other. I have to work at it rigorously over and over until I find the combination that works best for the song.” The next Leopold and his Fiction album promises a full pallet of artistry from America’s deep, dark underbelly and rootsy fabric to a revival of an Rn’B-tinged, backwoods charm. It goes back to the days when Motown and Stax loaded singles with a hip-shaking groove on the A-side and a ballad in 6/8 on the B-side that could be crooned under the moonlight.Leopold & His Fiction on Facebook | Leopold & His Fiction on Twitter | Official Website
THE DOCSWhen the Docs are playing, the sheer energy coming from the stage will pull you in, and the aura they create in the room will keep you riveted. Pulling from a wide range of influences and diverse backgrounds, they evoke the full range of emotion in their audiences with a raw, passionate sound that fuses the soft, harmonious tones of traditional Southern music and the aggressive energy of progressive rock. This is a tight-but-loose four-piece band that stretches and pushes the boundaries of current rock and roll. But The Docs didn’t start out as a high energy, in-your-face modern rock band. Each member brought his musical influences and professional background to the mix.The Docs on Facebook | The Docs on Twitter | Official Website
THE BEANSThe members were all brought up in Houston, Texas where at various times in their lives they met and befriended Brendan. Nearing the end of his college coursework (in December 2010) Brendan called together his friends for an informal jam session with the hopes of masterminding a sophisticated & crude rock n’ roll band. His plan worked. The Beans started writing songs and performing around the city in March 2011. By January of 2012 The Beans had finished recording a demo and built a devout fan-base largely due to the raw energy of their live shows. They are currently working on touring to promote their debut album.The Beans on Facebook | Official Website

Detroit Left w/ Isonomist, Air or Ivory, The Outlawed & Immaculate Creation
2013-11-22 21:00 - 23:55 | TX
Tickets for this event are $5 at the door.
F13 Music Presents:
Detroit Left
Detroit Left is an Austin post hardcore band.
Detroit Left on Facebook
Air or Ivory
Air or Ivory is four parts We Die As Heroes, one part Caliber of a Killing, and one part Sea of Wolves.
Air or Ivory on Facebook
Isonomist
Isonomist is a metal band from Temple, TX.
Isonomist on Facebook
The Outlawed
We are a metal band from Arlington Texas. We love making music and hope to perform it live for a living. There are five of us in the band and we are writing everyday. We were formed in Arlington Texas and plan to bring our music to the masses. Check us out and see if you dig us.
The Outlawed on Facebook
Immaculate Creation
Started in 2009, Cody Hancock, got into writing and performing electronic music. He spent the last 7 years performing in metal bands across Texas. In late 2011, he recruited friend, John Petitt, to play keyboards for the band.
The band is a mixture of 80’s electronic, industrial, rock, and dance music. Playing shows all around the state of Texas, the band has earned their way to the top electronic bands in their hometown. Sharing the stage with such acts as: Bella Morte, Ego Likeness, C-Lektor, Die Krupps, Ludivico Technique and Chant. With a self-titled EP set to be released this summer. The band is looking at time on the road to support this release.
Immaculate Creation on Facebook

Cody Canada & The Departed w/ Uncle Lucius & Foxtrot Uniform
2013-11-21 21:00 - 23:55 | TX
CODY CANADA & THE DEPARTEDCody Canada was 16 years old when he made his way from Yukon to Stillwater, Oklahoma. He had been searching for some inspiration; a place to call home musically. What he found was a creative nirvana of musicians who were generating the music that would stay with him for the rest of his life. “It was like the greatest place on earth, “ Cody recalls. “I met Tom Skinner, Scott Evans, Bob Childers, Jimmy LaFave, the Red Dirt Rangers and they were all playing this really, really good music. It was kind of in that same vibe as the Allman Brothers and The Band. But what came out of it was really diverse. There were more country acts like Jason Boland. The All American Rejects were the rock guys. Then you had the whole Red Dirt hippie thing…I didn’t even know what Red Dirt was until somebody told me. I got turned on to it all and it’s stayed with me ever since.”
During the 15 years that Canada was front man for Cross Canadian Ragweed, he successfully tapped into those influences on each of their nine albums. Four of those nine charted on Billboard’s Top 10 Country Albums over the course of the years, thousands of albums were sold and the band played to sell out crowds across the country helping to spread “red dirt” music. But the one thing that Canada wanted to do in honor of his musical heartland never came to fruition…until now.
In the wake of Cross Canadian Ragweed’s decision to part ways, Cody resurfaced with an armament of musicians and a mission in mind. With his long time Ragweed band mate, Jeremy Plato (bass) the two made a seamless transition into the world of The Departed, as in ‘Cody Canada and The Departed”. “We kicked around several ideas for names,“ Canada said. “We’re all from different bands and we wanted something to sound like we came from different places. The Departed was right on the money.” Along with Canada and Plato, The Departed rounds out with Seth James on guitar (Seth James Band, Ray Wylie Hubbard), Steve Littleton on B3 organ and keys (Live Oak Decline, Stoney LaRue & the Arsenals, Medicine Show) and Dave Bowen on drums (Stoney LaRue, Bleu Edmondson, Dale Watson).
Because they have traveled in the same circles for years, the band members are all familiar with each other and familiar with each other’s style of playing. More than likely they’ve all played on the same stage at one time or another already. It’s this familiarity with each other that made their first project so uncomplicated. Although The Departed is writing and will record original material, the band’s first priority was getting into the studio and cutting the Oklahoma tribute album that Cody had been wanting to do for years. The result is This Is Indian Land, The Departed’s debut album set for release this spring.
This Is Indian Land is a 15-track deep “buffet of really kick-ass Okie songs,” Canada states. He jokingly says “It might sound like originals because not many people have ever heard these songs”. But in fact, the album is loaded with well-known selections like Kevin Welch’s “Kickin’ Back in Amsterdam” and “True Love Never Dies”, JJ Cale’s “If You’re Ever in Oklahoma” and Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famer Leon Russell’s “Home Sweet Oklahoma”.
Of course there were a few tracks picked for more personal reasons. Cody notes, “’The Ballad of Rosalie’ (Randy Pease) was the first song I ever heard in Stillwater. ‘Little Rain Will Do’ (Greg Jacobs) is just an awesome historical song I’ve been wanting to record since the first time I heard it. Randy Crouch’s ‘Face On Mars’ really kind of frightened us. A lot of people wanted us to do it but we didn’t know what to do with it. We sat there for a whole day trying to get it arranged and find a groove for it. We made it happen and it’s one of my favorites on the album”.
This Is Indian Land was recorded at Yellow Dog Studios in Austin, TX. As if the album content and inspiration weren’t Oklahoma enough for The Departed, Yellow Dog Studios and owner Dave Percefull got their start in Tulsa. “It really kind of tied it all together,” Cody says. “I walked in and saw all the pictures of these Stillwater guys hanging on the wall and thought ‘Man, this is exactly where this album needs to be cut”.
Cody Canada & The Departed is already making waves on the road. With the recording of the album behind them and a brand new year in front, the band has hit the road like only professionals know how to do. As excited as they are about their gigs, they are taking it all very seriously. “It’s funny because with Ragweed we got to a point where we didn’t have to practice. We were playing so many shows we could just get up there and do the tunes, right? Well now it’s a new band playing new songs so we’ve got to learn everything, get our game together and practice. It’s a whole lot of fun. I can’t sleep at night. It keeps me awake, not from worry but from excitement. We’re just ready to tear it up.”Cody Canada & The Departed on Facebook | Cody Canada & The Departed on Twitter | Official Website
UNLCE LUCIUSUncle Lucius takes Rock and Roll from its deep roots and pushes it onward, putting their own honest interpretation on the essential elements of R & B, Blues, and Country. They pride their live show as a sacred and energetic experience, with a belief that this is still the truest form of communication with their fans. All four members grew up in different parts of Texas, each finding their own way to Austin in an attempt to pursue music full time. The band includes Kevin Galloway on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Hal Vorpahl on bass, Mike Carpenter on lead guitar and vocals, and Josh Greco on drums and percussion. Uncle Lucius can usually be found on the highways and back streets of the U.S., playing renowned venues like B.B. King’s in NYC, to the Maple Leaf in New Orleans, to back home in Austin, TX at Threadgill’s World Headquarters, The Continental Club, and Antone’s.Uncle Lucius on Facebook | Uncle Lucius on Twitter | Official Website
FOXTROT UNIFORMBand members always seemed to leave, so it only seemed right that Kenny Uptain and Kelly Test (Cooder Graw, Polyphonic Spree) turned their band into a duo. After being thrown out of country bands, and losing their best bud of a bass player to the working world, they decided to go the route of the 2 piece rock and roll band. After recording their first full length album, “Huj! Huj! Hajrah!” in the living room of Test, and playing close to 200 shows their first year, the two felt the need to expand. In September of 2012 the duo became a trio with the addition of Dallas musician Zack Busby (Slow Roosevelt, The Burden Brothers, Descender). Adding many layers and depth to the band’s already full sound, Zack plays the parts you might find yourself humming instinctively. In January of 2013 the group has seemingly filled out their lineup with the addition of Fort Worth area songstress, Katie Robertson. Keep an eye and an ear out for this newly structured, always evolving Texas band.Foxtrot Uniform on Facebook | Foxtrot Uniform on Twitter | Official Website

Big Texas Nights feat. The March Divide w/ The Feeble Contenders & Ottoman Turks (duo set)
2013-11-20 20:00 - 23:00 | TX
Doors open at 6PM for Happy Hour ($2.50 wells and domestics) and music starts at 8pm. Get there early, beat the cover ($5 starts at 8pm), get some great drinks & enjoy live music with us!
THE MARCH DIVIDE“In the six years since ending The Conversation and beginning The March Divide, I had written a lot of songs,” says San Antonio-based Jared Putnam about the down period that followed years on the road with his popular Emo-era touring band. “When I decided to start working on an album, I had a really difficult time just figuring out where to start.”
Eventually, Putnam issued Music for Film, the debut album by The March Divide, in February of 2013, and it was readily apparent that half a dozen years away had not taken a toll on his songwriting chops. Called “impressively hooky” by American Songwriter, Austin’s NPR affiliate KUTX simply stated, “This album kicks butt.”
The album, which showed off Putnam’s love of The Promise Ring, Cursive, and Elliott Smith, spawned the singles “Still Analog,” which popular vinyl lovers website The Vinyl District said could be its “proverbial theme song,” and “Jose Cuervo” which racked up thousands of Soundcloud streams and coverage from Under The Radar for its moving slice-of-life video. One fan plainly commented, “How this song is not more popular is beyond me.”
“Music for Film was the first album that I produced myself, and it was a pain in the ass!” Putnam jokes. Undeterred, Putnam is moving forward quickly, and has issued an EP follow-up to Music for Film, the appropriately titled “Music for Television” on July 9th, 2013 once again through Dead Letter Records.
Putnam will also continue the touring that he eased back into as interest in The March Divide grew. It’s something he approaches with caution, considering his previous life experiences with being on the road.
“All of that time on tour wrecked my personal life,” Putnam explains of his time in The Conversation. “It was coming out in the worst way when I would perform, but as I started The March Divide, the void from not playing was just too big to ignore. These days, I’m not the road warrior that I used to be, but I’m playing a lot. I love playing, and I can’t wait to build up to the schedule that I used to keep.”
Putnam is also now performing more and more with a full band. “I’m still doing solo shows and tours, but we have grown into a band,” he says. The March Divide’s live show now includes Mike Hernandez on drums who has been performing with Putnam in his various musical incarnations for more than 15 years, and Jeremy Brooks on bass, a former member of the now defunct Furthest From The Star, a popular band around Texas.
About the song selection on “Music for Television,” Putnam explains, “Every album I’d done in the past was approached with a concept, but when I began recording Music for Film, I had songs coming from all over the place. So, I sent them all to my trusted mix engineer, John Glover, and he decided how to split the tracks up between the two releases. Essentially, it’s one big piece of work, and I’m proud of it all.”
The first single from “Music for Television” is “So It Goes,” which Putnam initially intended as a sweet pop song, but drummer Hernandez had different ideas. “When I got together with Mike,” Putnam recounts, “he came in beating the shit out of his drums and I felt like I had completely misinterpreted my own song!”
Of the story behind the catchy tune, reminiscent of early-era REM and The Cure, Putnam is coy. “I’d rather not get into the specifics of what the song is about, but I’ll say that it only took one stupid decision by somebody to completely change the course of my life. But, so it goes, right?”
“Music for Television,” the follow-up EP to The March Divide’s debut album Music for Film, will be released on July 9, 2013 on Dead Letter Records. The March Divide will continue touring throughout 2013.The March Divide on Facebook | The March Divide on Twitter | Official Website
THE FEEBLE CONTENDERSThe Feeble Contenders are a rock and roll band from Texas.The Feeble Contenders on Facebook
OTTOMAN TURKSOttoman Turks is a Dallas/Bryan/College Station-based four piece that was formed at the beginning of 2010 out of the ashes of a former band. Somebody had written a few songs, so we all got together and figured them out somewhat and then we played two shows without knowing what we were doing. They went well enough, so we figured we’d continue.
Over the years we have gained and lost a couple members, but the core of the group, and the sound we hope to cultivate, have remained essentially the same. A mixture of rough and rowdy blues, fast train songs and sad country ballads, with some skewed jazz and doo wop thrown in.
We have been repeatedly praised for our energetic live shows, which is where we have our most fun. The songs we write are largely built for the stage, and we prefer to showcase them that way. We appeal to a large array of audiences, and have played shows that reflect that – from biker parties by the Brazos to a grocery store opening in a Dallas suburb (that one was a weird one).Ottoman Turks on Facebook

SOLD OUT: Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors w/ David Ramirez & Penny and Sparrow
2013-11-17 19:30 - 23:55 | 106 S Main St, Bryan, TX, 77803, United States
THIS CONCERT HAS SOLD OUT. NO MORE TICKETS WILL BE SOLD ONLINE OR AT THE DOOR.

DREW HOLCOMB & THE NEIGHBORSDrew Holcomb and The Neighbors are Drew Holcomb (vocals, guitar, harmonica), Ellie Holcomb (vocals, guitars), Nathan Dugger (guitar, keys), and Rich Brinsfield (bass). Since releasing his first solo album, 2005’s Washed In Blue, Drew has established himself as a formidable indie act, selling more than 85,000 records, playing more than 1,500 live dates, selling out headline shows, and touring alongside such varied acts as The Avett Brothers, Ryan Adams, Los Lobos, Needtobreathe, Susan Tedeschi, North Mississippi Allstars, and others. Good Light, Drew’s fourth studio album, was released on 2/26/13 and debuited #84 on the Billboard Top 200, their highest chart debut to date. The music video for the first single, “Good Light”, has been featured on VH1, CMT Pure, & E! News. The band has had over 40 placements on 10 different networks, including “How I Met Your Mother”, “Criminal Minds”, “Nashville”, “Parenthood”, &“Justified.” They’ve also been featured in USA Today, American Songwriter, Paste, Huffington Post and much more. Good Light showcases his signature brand of singer/songwriter Americana in its finest form yet. “On past albums I was searching for my voice, both literally and figuratively,” explains Drew. “I co-wrote a lot of songs, peppered the music with too many influences, and let too many other voices in my head.” With this album, Drew dedicated himself to the process of songwriting, stripping away extra layers, ridding himself of past boundaries and expectations. He wrote more than 40 songs for Good Light, mostly alone on his 1934 Gibson Archtop, eventually whittling the selections down to a final 12 tracks. Recorded live at Ardent Studios in Memphis, Good Light arrives shortly following Drew’s 30th birthday and the birth of his first child, daughter Emmylou, with wife and bandmate Ellie Holcomb. “This album perfectly tells the story of this new stage in my life,” explains Drew. “I think about my daughter every time I sing the title track, how I want to sing it over her when she is old enough to start understanding the world of truth and consequence… Each of us has a story, and it’s the only one we can tell. With this album I’m telling my story.”Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors on Facebook | Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors on Twitter | Official Website
DAVID RAMIREZA man and his guitar…honest, unfiltered and true. In a landscape filled with Top 40 beats and harmonizing folk groups, a lone singer-songwriter definitely has his work cut out for him. But David Ramirez isn’t looking to top the charts. He just wants to tell the truth.
“I grew up on 90’s alternative radio. It was fun and easy. Then in college someone gave me a Ryan Adams record, which led me to discover artists like Bob Dylan. From those guys I learned about the power of words and melody and their ability to affect change in people. That honesty made me want to connect with people through music”.
Being just as drawn to artists like Dylan and Adams as he is to The National and Arcade Fire is perhaps what draws both young college crowds and folk traditionalists to his live shows. In 2012, Ramirez played over 175 shows in theaters, clubs, bars and listening rooms from Burlington, VT to San Diego, CA. A Fall 2012 co-headline tour with Noah Gundersen saw many sell-out shows and grew his loyal fan base. “I’ve been humbled by the response I’ve received from people. Not only do they come to a show or two but they seem to be in it for the long haul. Touring can be tough, but knowing that people around the country are excited to be a part of my music brings so much joy and meaning to the miles”.
Ramirez’s career has spanned 2 full lengths and 3 EP’s. His 2012 independently released album, Apologies debuted at #2 on iTunes Singer-Songwriter charts and #23 on Billboard Folk, garnering praise from The New York Times, American Songwriter and PASTE. Hometown magazine Austin Monthly calls Ramirez “one of Americana’s great undiscovered songwriters…” His latest release is The Rooster EP. Produced in 6 days by Ramirez and Danny Reisch (Shearwater, Okkervill River, White Denim), the 5 songs explore new sounds and test the limits of the folk/singer-songwriter genre. “The songs themselves are still rooted in folk, but I wanted to experiment with different sounds and textures. It’s subtle but it’s strong”.
David Ramirez knows no luxury. All he needs is an acoustic guitar and the words in his mouth to share his story. One that is honest, unfiltered and true.
David Ramirez on Facebook | David Ramirez on Twitter | Official Website
PENNY AND SPARROW

Penny & Sparrow are a compelling Austin band with a stripped down return-to-basics mentality that yields extraordinary sonic results. They (Kyle and Andy) understand you don’t need gimmicks to make beautiful music that cuts you to the core and woos you to keep their tunes on repeat for days on end. They write music that effortlessly draws you in with their rich harmonies and deep, moving lyrics that are intimate and relational in nature reminiscent of Bon Iver and The Swell Season. They write music they would want to listen to….and that basic recipe is working for everyone.
Penny and Sparrow on Facebook | Penny and Sparrow on Twitter | Official Website

Songs of the Fall w/ Daniel Gonzales
2013-11-16 21:00 - 23:55 | TX
SONGS OF THE FALLIn the digital age we live in, music is still the one thing that can grip and infect us with raw energy and emotional passion that we can’t easily find in our modern, static society. Songs of the Fall, comprised of Stetson Adkisson and Cia Cherryholmes, is a Nashville based Americana duo with a love of music and communicating it to people on a very personal, relatable level.
“Whether touring as just an acoustic duo or with a full band, we love playing and singing our songs for people. We try to write about the things that move us and hope the realness of the songs carries across to the audience. The greatest compliment we can receive is someone telling us a song touched them or made them weep or that it was their story. Life is rough, and we all want that one song we can rock out or cry along to”. -Cia
“People have asked, why the name ‘Songs of the Fall’? The way we see it, the story of mankind is all about falling–From the original fall of man, the tottering steps we take as a child, to growing up and falling in love, into temptations, and in and out of luck. Life is about the fall and how we keep learning and growing, and those are the things worth singing about”. -Stetson
Stetson Adkisson- vocals, guitar
Stetson, 29, began singing and writing songs in college and played the singer-songwriter circuit throughout the west before teaming up with Cia to start Songs of the Fall. Born and raised in CO, he now lives in Nashville.
Cia Cherryholmes- vocals, banjo, bouzouki
Cia, 28, began playing music at the age of 15, has toured internationally, and has 5 Grammy nominations for her previous works. Originally
from L.A., she now resides in Nashville, TN.
Cia Cherryholmes was a part of the bluegrass band Cherryholmes with her parents & siblings. Cherryholmes was the recipient of the International Bluegrass Music Association Entertainers of the Year award for 2005 and were nominated again in 2007. Other accolades include Grammy nominations in 2006, 2007, and 2008 for Best Bluegrass Album. Cherryholmes has released seven albums since 2001. The first three albums were released independently; the next four were released on Skaggs Family Records. The family band disbanded in 2011 and Cia started Songs of the Fall that same year.
Songs of the Fall on Facebook | Songs of the Fall on Twitter | Official Website
DANIEL GONZALESDaniel Gonzales is a singer/songwriter out of Dallas, TX currently living in College Station. You can usually find him playing around town with soothing melodies and smooth song writing, this is an up-and-coming artist to keep an eye out for.Daniel Gonzales on Facebook

Voices For Children Benefit Concert feat. Del Castillo
2013-11-15 20:00 - 23:00 | TX
VOICES FOR CHILDREN

Voices For Children, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to children in our community, through the use of highly trained volunteers as Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA). VFC is dedicated to the safety and needs of the children we serve.

Voices for Children of the Brazos Valley on Facebook | Official Website
DEL CASTILLO

DEL CASTILLO began as a CD project for family back in the winter of 2000 and has become a symbol of the cross-cultural power of music with their eclectic blend of Flamenco, Rock, Latin, Blues, and World music.
Between the release of their first CD, Brothers of the Castle back in 2001, to their 2006 release, Brotherhood, Del Castillo has received an astonishing 18 awards including SXSW/Austin Music “Album of the Year” Awards for Vida (2002) and Brotherhood (2006), “Band of the Year (2003)”, ASCAP’S “Best Independent Group of the Year (2005)”, and Austin Music Pundits “Best Live Act (2004)”.
Rolling Stone calls Del Castillo “tumbling brilliance on nylon-string classical guitars” with “eruptions of technique and taste (that) conjure images of Eddie Van Halen fronting early Santana (with an assist from the Gipsy Kings).“
Film Director Robert Rodriguez attended a Del Castillo concert in 2002 and a great friendship developed between the two. Rodriguez then enlisted the group to contribute music to the soundtracks of his movies, such as “Spy Kids 3D”, “Once Upon a Time in Mexico”,“Sin City”, and “GRINDHOUSE”, and perform with him at the premieres.
Rodriguez was so impressed with Del Castillo that he wanted to record with them, so together, they formed CHINGON and recorded an amazing electric rendition of the Mexican classic song, “Malaguena Salerosa”. Quentin Tarantino loved it so much that he re-did the ending sequence of “Kill Bill Vol. II” to fit the song into his movie.
By 2004, Del Castillo was touring nationwide across the country playing with such diverse acts as Styx, Los Lonely Boys, Ozomatli, Don Henley, Los Lobos, and Willie Nelson and continued tour non-stop through 2006. They have performed at three of Willie Nelson’s 4th Of July Picnics, and at Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival, and they have made numerous national and local TV appearances.
Willie Nelson enjoyed Del Castillo so much that he re-recorded his song “I Never Cared For You” with the group (which is included on Del Castillo’s Brotherhood CD) and calls it “his favorite version”. Nelson has become a good friend of the band as well and the two look forward to touring together again soon.
During 2008, the band began playing major festivals all over the country and even Canada and widening its audience at a much more rapid rate. At California’s famous Strawberry Music Festival, they were deemed the highlight of the festival and broke the merchandise sales record. Immediately after their incendiary debut performance at the Vancouver Folk Festival in Canada, they were selected to play the headlining stage for 2009.
Rick and Mark del Castillo were recently selected in December 2008, by Gibson Global, to be two of only about SIX guitarists in the world to launch their new state-of the-art Dark Fire Gibson Les Paul guitar line.
The band continues to tour throughout the country, thriving on performing live and building new audiences, and songwriting and recording are a priority during breaks in their tour schedule.

Del Castillo on Facebook | Del Castillo on Twitter | Official Website

The Damn Quails w/ Chris King and The Liberators & Joe Teichman (full band)
2013-11-14 21:00 - 23:55 | TX
THE DAMN QUAILS

The rich sounds of soul, blues, country, folk, and a little bit of rock are all accounted for in a cohesive mixture that digests smoothly, like a dose of high quality opiates hitting the bloodstream.
Described as a young band with old souls, The Damn Quails are a combined effort between singer/songwriters Gabriel Marshall and Bryon White, proud saplings of Oklahoma’s opulent music vegetation. Understanding the caliber of songwriters that are indigenous to this particular part of the country is the only thing that makes a debut release this good seem plausible.
Having been exposed to local storytellers like Tom Skinner, Mike McClure and Gene Collier, both Bryon and Gabe sank their roots into songwriting early on and remained close to that art while earning their music chops on stage indulging in music styles that ran the spectrum. It’s a very lucky thing for anyone who considers himself a music aficionado that Bryon and Gabe would emerge from the same stompin’ grounds and eventually come stool–to-stool in a highly respected ritual among writers known as the Song Swap.
It was in this survival of the fittest setting where two songwriters, both equally fierce in measure, would set into motion a pairing that resonates a lifetime of compatibility despite its level of humble beginnings. Backed by the ‘Quail Philharmonic,” the live show spills off the stage with a pooled sound that makes veteran performers stand up and take notice, and on any given night the philharmonic fills to include some of their peers from other bands. After all, the jam is what it is really all about and Bryon admits that they have never performed a song the same way twice.
The Damn Quails debut studio release appropriately titled DOWN THE HATCH will shell out on October 25th, 2011 on 598 Recordings. The threading together of their individual songs meant they had to find just the right producer who could bring two solid talents together as a team, and they found it in the veteran combo of Mike McClure and Joe Hardy.
McClure’s reputation as a songwriter and musician is of legendary standing, having had admirable success both as a front man for The Great Divide and as a solo artist. His innate talents and knowledge of music has made him a highly sought after producer in the Indie circuit with producing/recording credits that include Cross Canadian Ragweed, Turnpike Troubadours, Stoney LaRue, Johnny Cooper, Jerry Jeff Walker, Gary P Nunn and Lloyd Maines.
Hardy currently runs Billy Gibbons’ Foam Box Studio and has recorded everyone from ZZ Top to The Replacements to Steve Earle.
The enormity of talent combined in this debut release is staggering. From the first sweet sounds of harmonica and fiddle on “Better Place To Stop” to the airy essence of “Mary” to the lonesome call of “California,” The Damn Quails deliver one of the most solid performances of any freshmen album you will ever hear.
The Damn Quails on Facebook | The Damn Quails on Twitter | Official Website
CHRIS KING & THE LIBERATORSBorn in East Texas then transplanted & raised in a tiny South Texas town, Chris King is an honest songwriter who places the subjects of his songs in the middle of heartbreak, moonlight, alcohol, Cadillacs, hope, dance halls, & thunderstorms… all with as much gallop or yawn as he can muster. With a new voice in Texas music, Chris King’s first full-length record, “1983”, will be released January 15, 2013.Chris King on Facebook | Chris King on Twitter | Official Website
JOE TEICHMAN (full band)
Joe Teichman is a singer-songwriter based out of College Station, TX, a very pivotal view for the up and coming music scene in the state. Joe has been playing for the past four years and is nowhere near through. He has had many full band shows around College Station with the “Cool Arrows” but also many acoustic shows consisting of himself and mandolin player, John Terry, traveling the state to cities and towns such as, Dallas, Plano, Dripping Springs, Johnson City, Breckenridge, Austin, Georgetown and even Lampasas, TX. Dates are being added so come catch a show and let’s have a good time!
Joe Teichman on Facebook | Official Website

Big Texas Nights feat. Emily Herring w/ Nathan Wells & Anna Stockdale
2013-11-13 20:00 - 23:00 | TX
Doors open at 6PM for Happy Hour ($2.50 wells and domestics) and music starts at 8pm. Get there early, beat the cover (starts at 8pm), get some great drinks & enjoy live music with us!
EMILY HERRING “If it ain’t worth saying, it ain’t worth singin.” Emily Herring is a born and bred Texan, with a Marty Robbins yodel and an outlaw sound as big and varied as the state from which she hails. She is equally a player and a lyricist, with influences of traditional country, Tejano, western swing, and southern blues. It is her voice, however, that sets her apart from the rest. Emily pulls no punches. Hers is hard-hitting-no-frills country, sung with a distinctive twang.

During her three US tours, Emily played in venues all over the country including the Midpoint Music Festival in Cincinatti, The Howlin’ Wolf in New Orleans, and Folk Alliance. She played music for ten years in Portland, OR, before moving back to Texas in 2010 to be closer to the heart of the country music she lives for. She currently lives in San Marcos, where she plays all over the Hill Country as a solo act, and with her band Emily Herring and Henpecked.

In turns dazzling and stark, “Your Mistake” is a love letter and a warning, a honkytonk when the lights come up, the ring of the last change in your pocket as you spend it on the only beautiful girl in town. Herring’s songs are poetry, wrought with pedal steel, dobro, telecaster, a careful reverence, and an honest eye. Stretching across Texas and the new West, the songs on this album recall the last fifty years of country music in a sound all their own.Emily Herring on Facebook | Official Website
NATHAN WELLS
Nathan Wells is the frontman of local band Ottoman Turks and also plays and sings solo as an up-and-coming singer/songwriter in Bryan/College Station.
ANNA STOCKDALE
Anna is a senior at Texas A&M and a new up-and-coming singer/songwriter in Bryan/College Station. She’s been playing guitar for about 10 years, and just started seriously writing and playing this past summer. Come listen and check out new talent this town has to provide!

He Is Legend w/ Fever Dreamer, The News Can Wait, Least of These & Electric Astronaut
2013-11-12 19:30 - 23:55 | TX
Tickets for this concert can be purchased here.
Third String Productions presents:
HE IS LEGEND

“Odd, intriguing and dangerous with a hint of sexy…” is how Schuylar Croom describes the name and nature of his new album, “Suck Out The Poison.” He and cohorts Steve Bache, Adam Tanhouz and Matt Williams – known as He Is Legend – have been “running with lies” for some time now. Croom is able to spin these so-called “lies” into the intricate stories that comprise this sophomore album. Akin to a collection of Fairy Tales, with titles like “Attack of the Dungeon Witch,” “The Widow of Magnolia” and “Goldie’s Torn Locks,” the songs on “Suck Out The Poison” paint fanciful pictures and children of all ages will come to believe Croom’s Southern-Fried tall tales.
Twenty six months straight on the road will do some strange things to your head. The act of waving goodbye to family, friends, significant others, and even a bed of your own, can have you seeing things that aren’t there. And in their place you may begin to find yourself living in an alternate universe, one that exists solely inside your mind. You may even begin to find a strange sense of refuge in fairy tale landscapes of epic battles, enchanted forests, evil maidens, and the emerald eyes of a voodoo princess. Just ask Schuylar Croom, front man for He Is Legend. He’ll tell you what it’s like.
“The world that exists on the road is as real as anything in my imagination,” Croom confesses. “What’s the difference between a story about a man living inside a woman’s head and the fleeting events of everyday life on tour? The visions I see in these songs are pictures of my home–the road. Losing all you know of comfort and reality is what this record is about. It’s not just a collection of songs, but a visit to my abode, my dwelling place. And in that dwelling place you may find a man with flowers growing out of his hands, or you might find a widow mourning the loss of her sailor husband–who has just been devoured by a whale while at sea. Whether it’s a witch who stole the moon or a wife that was made from a corpse, every song is a methodical, magical, mystical masterpiece.”
The act of sucking out the poison is a myth, a fairy tale that will get you killed. But it’s also a fascinating, fictitious picture of redemption. Your friend, your love, is bitten by a serpent, inflicting a fatal wound. In order to save them you have to place yourself on the wound, tasting the serum, to save their life. It is a both vile and virile act, much like the sophomore release from this North Carolina quintet. Dirty, disgusting at times, but always an alluring and fascinating picture. You are drawn to it, even though maybe you shouldn’t be.
Consider the guilty pleasure of the opening track “Dixie Wolf (The Seduction Of).” Aberrant guitar dissonance rides the lightning of off-kilter drumbeats. The instruments seem to pull in one direction, while Schuylar pulls in another. A tense melody floats over the mayhem, making you feel at odds with everything He Is Legend is throwing at you. But maybe that’s the point. Croom bellows, I am the villain to you, you are the princess to me. And I got you where I want you…If I cannot have you darling, no one will. This fairy tale is ending. Rest in pieces. Dark. Disconcerting. Disastrous. Such is the case with this entire sophomore work.
“We pride ourselves in being the most random band in the universe. There is no one concept, no one rule to how we do things. We don’t agree on anything besides the music we write. Why take yourself seriously if you are in a rock band? I can’t even believe that people pay money to watch us make fools out of ourselves onstage. But still, we want everyone to come to the show and never know what to expect, besides knowing they will have a great time. This time around though, we are way more satisfied with the music we have written. I think people will come to the shows and do a little more than just swing their arms and do karate kicks.”
Perhaps the overriding theme here is depth. Beyond the thin veneer of entertainment lies a successful reach to further recesses of motivation and influence. HIL have no interest in playing the “scene” game. They are unashamed about pulling from such influences as Pantera and Sevendust. The record is as much of a nu-metal barrage as it is a southern rock avalanche. The band has made a decision that they don’t want to be pigeonholed as hardcore, or metalcore, or screamo, just because they play heavy music. And they are to be commended for this courage. This is beyond lip rings and black hair dye.
“It takes a lot for us to pull from any current influences. I love Rob Zombie, Tom Waits, and Nick Cave. I love true storytellers that can put out any kind of record that they want and it sells just because the music is good. We draw so much from the records of our childhood here. The Melvins, Neurosis, Foo Fighters, Nirvana. We wanted to pull from as many different places as possible.”
Consider the fact that this band has toured with everyone from Atreyu to Story Of The Year to Eighteen Visions to Every Time I Die to hardcore favorites Norma Jean. Their debut disk has scanned over 40,000 copies. Not bad for a band of pirates who just want to sail the open seas and loot all in their path. Still, there is so much more on the horizon for He Is Legend, with the advent of Suck Out the Poison. But they don’t want to be the largest band in the world as the only end. Ultimately, they just want to have fun and let whatever comes, come.
That goal takes commitment to something more lofty than sales…
Not unlike the stories in the lyrics themselves, there is something inside all of this that is tangible. Something you can grab a hold of, a picture that is worth more than a thousand words. And to capture these pictures in the layout, the band gave one song away to each of twelve different artists to create a package concept. Each picture is a painting, a drawing of what each artist sees in each song. The result is a collage of depictions that can’t help but take you somewhere. But where?
“When I was growing up I was in a strict Baptist environment where things like vampires and monsters were taboo. Somewhere along the way I was drawn to fixate on those things and have come to explore them, more in my subconscious mind than anywhere else. Not to say that evil is a resting place, but I think in coming to confront loss, hurt, heartache–the dark things of the rock n’ roll experience–you effectively disarm them. There is hope here, but you have to weed through all the painful things to get there. Loss is the hardest thing you can go through emotionally, and that is a large part of what has influenced this album. We have lived on the road for two years as an unbelievable fairy tale. After awhile you just naturally become a part of that fairy tale.”
He Is Legend on Facebook | He Is Legend on Twitter
FEVER DREAMER

With an eerie undertone, Fever Dreamer brings a new feel to the Rock genre. Though they give a slightly dark feel to their music, they drench every song with catchy rhythms and melodies which stand out most unique. The band instantly draws you in with their new pitch only to keep you hooked by the depth found in their lyrics. Each song is written as if it is its own separate story. Fever Dreamer is a new breed in the genre and definitely deserves a listen!
Fever Dreamer on Facebook | Fever Dreamer on Twitter
THE NEWS CAN WAIT

The News Can Wait is a rock/Experimental-Punk band from Dallas, TX. With the combined influence of hardcore, experimental, punk, and ambient styles of music; The News Can Wait has created something unique and fitting to the message underlining their very project: that message being the real-life, first-hand march of one’s existence. Whether The News Can Wait is shouting about making progress or the struggles that come along with pursuing that progress, the message portrays a rational acceptance and declaration of taking control of one’s life and the awareness manifested in doing so.
Within the name itself, The News Can Wait supports a message of liberation, priority, and assertion. When one is capable of prioritizing what can and cannot wait, this liberates them into the world with a focus. The News Can Wait’s focus in this case is the liberation of the people through the individual’s grasp of their own lives. Rather than waiting for life to take place in front of one’s eyes, the message is about asserting oneself as an individual who takes action, makes priority, and has awareness of what’s going on.
The News Can Wait on Facebook | Official Website
LEAST OF THESE

Least of These consists of 4 young men from the DFW area in Texas, who simply want to know Christ more deeply. Their goal as a band is to spread the gospel throughout the nations and love others in doing so. They are a band set on writing honest, passionate, and heartfelt lyrics put to music that is equally as passionate. Least of These is a band that doesn’t try to fit in a mold, but writes whatever is put on their hearts no matter what the sound is. Christ is the main reason this band exists and He gets all the glory.
“This EP, More Than Conquerors, is a passionate collection of songs put together by an extremely talented group of four guys based out of Denton, Texas….Each song has an incredibly heartfelt message and meaning which makes the album feel inspired, not only by the ideas of the writer, but by the voice of our Almighty God speaking straight to the songwriter…This album is a great one if you like indie rock with meaningful passionate lyrics. Even though this is only a seven track EP, in some ways it feels like the perfect amount of music. But it also in other ways doesn’t feel like enough. It has a really kind of bittersweet ending which left me feeling satisfied. I definitely recommend checking out this band and album.” – Cimarron Hatch – Indie Vision Music
“Overall this is a great debut from Least of These. They have crafted some very creative and enjoyable indie rock. These guys have a lot of talent, and I look forward to seeing what they come up with next. For this being their very first album, I am looking forward to what they come up with in the future. Least of These have created a strong debut album that is well worth your time to check out.” – Joshua Clark –
Least of These on Facebook | Least of These on Twitter
ELECTRIC ASTRONAUT
Electric Astronaut is a rock band from College Station formed from the ashes of well-known locals, BonnieBlue and Legacy Fails.
Electric Astronaut on Facebook

Homebrew Live feat. Myra Maybelle w/ Outlaws to Kings, Anxious Fate & Predominant Mortification
2013-11-09 21:00 - 23:55 | TX
Tickets $5 available at the door the day of the concert.
MYRA MAYBELLEWe all come from a long line of musicianship. Will and Camo were formerly members of Behold the Great Throne. After BTGT departed ways Will,cam, and former guitar play of sea of wolves luca, decided to launch a new project with no limits. Night after night the booze clanked the walls shaked and and music littered the air. We had minor set backs, but we shook them off and rose out of the ashes and found the Norwegian pancake-c lo green, and former Transcend before Azalia bassist Michael Brammer, to form what you would call powerhouse band “Myra Maybelle”. Music is love. Friendship is key. And family is everything.Myra Maybelle on Facebook
OUTLAWS TO KINGS
Outlaws to Kings is a metal/post hardcore band from Copperas Cove, TX.
Outlaws to Kings on Facebook
ANXIOUS FATEAnxious Fate is a metal band from Bryan/College Station, TX
Anxious Fate on Facebook
PREDOMINANT MORTIFICATIONStarted around August of 2006 as a one man band. But shortly after starting, Cody obtained a full band. Only one recording of these days exist as a demo. After dealing with line up change after line up change, Ryan Moss and Johnny McKenna joined the band in 2007. Not long afterwards, both Ryan and Johnny left the band. Neither were from hard feelings. Since the departure of 2 members, Cody went on to tour and play shows as a one man band. Toured with such bands as VITAL REMAINS and Deterioration. In November of 2009, Bloodgurgled Suffocation, the band’s first full length, was released. Things slowed down in 2010 because Cody started to finish school. In 2011, Cody started re-recording older songs and writing new songs. With a new sound that will crush faces, worldwide.Predominant Mortification on Facebook

Shinyribs (Kevin Russell from The Gourds) w/ The Washers
2013-11-08 21:00 - 23:55 | TX
SHINYRIBSShinyribs Russell is known as the front man of the Austin TX musical combo, The Gourds. Born in Beaumont TX, raised in The Church Of Christ he found his calling in biker bars of Louisiana at the tender age of seventeen playing a hybrid of loud country blues rock and psychedelic swamp jangle for the grumpy ingrates congregated there. His regionally notorious band, The Picket Line Coyotes did the college faux chitlin circuit until their demise in the early 90’s. The Gourds formed in 1994 and have become a favorite of the Americana/Hippie Jam/Genre Bending scenes of the last 20 years. Russell in a fit of antsy and wanderlust began performing solo shows under the pseudonym Shinyribs as early as 2006. The name was given to him by a transient in return for a meal of BBQ Russell provided to her. After playing a monthly show in Houston for the last two years he has honed Shinyribs into one of the most interesting roots music experiences around. Stylistically it pulls from the spectrums of great American music; Country, Gospel, Funk and a dollop of poetry in the middle of it all. Shinyribs is not afraid to shake his ass either. And many attend shows just for the dancing. A revolving line up of Austin talent has evolved into the current top notch band; Gourd drummer, Keith Langford, Cerebral Pony Bass man Jeff Brown and Kentucky Fried Keyboard Whiz Winfield Cheek. After garnering fans with his debut record, 2010’s Well After Awhile (ninemilerecords) the sophomore effort is due out this spring. Look for it in Mid-April on ninemilerecords as well.Shinyribs on Facebook | Official Website
THE WASHERSOut of the quiet prairie lands of Texas’ Gulf Coast, there is a murmur that is gradually getting louder. Amidst the stirring is the recognizable tone of crunchy single-coil pickups and a Gibson J-45 against the backdrop of a walking bass line and the crashing of cymbals. If one listens close enough, they will find the epicenter of the ruckus in East Bernard, Texas– a small town more known for kolaches and polka than loud and rowdy Americana music. A band known as The Washers are the makers of the noise, which some consider a new breed of Americana. Though not reinventing the wheel, it’s the slight variations from the others in the Texas Music scene that make this small-town band notable. With all of the standard elements typically seen on the stages across Texas, including Justin Wade Wilcox picking rhythm guitar and banjo, Rio Tripiano on lead guitar and harmonica, Matt Kopycinski thumping away on bass, Mike Faltysek keeping time on the drums, and Todd Janik strumming the acoustic parts, one of the unique elements of their dynamic live show is the fact that the four in front share the vocal spotlight. In addition to a different lead singer on seemingly every song, the four singers constantly shift their roles to create beautiful, complex harmonies. With a little bit of folk, a dash of good old rock ‘n roll, and a whole lot of country, The Washers are hitting the pavement with both feet running, trying to spark a fire in the Texas Music scene.The Washers on Facebook | The Washers on Twitter | Official Website

Featherface 7" Vinyl Release Show w/ New York City Queens & Should've Been Cowboys
2013-11-07 21:00 - 23:55 | TX
FEATHERFACEFeatherface is a band from Houston, Texas that has quickly gained a reputation for its energetic live performances and over-the-top, divergent approach to pop music.
Following up their debut LP ‘Actual Magic’ with relentless touring and appearances at several prominent music festivals, including Free Press Summer Fest and Index Fest, Featherface is continuing to evolve with the release of two new singles on 7” vinyl this October.
“Featherface does the near-impossible-in my book, at least-by taking loose-limbed, organic, all-over-the-map psych-rock and marrying it to full-on, wide-grinning, right-in-your-ear arena-pop. And, against all odds, making it work amazingly, awesomely well in the process.”
– Space City Rock
“[It Comes Electric]…bursts with youthful energy, a lush and varied sound, smart arrangements, and some damn catchy songs”
-Free Press Houston
“Out of nowhere these guys came out with an album that is honestly undeniably one of the best albums of the year.”
– Indie Houston
“Guitars occasionally peal out toward faraway corners, or organ notes will shudder against thin metal walls, adding a textural richness to Featherface’s adventurous sound.”
– We All Make Music
‘It Comes Electric’ named “5/5” in IMR Magazine’s best rated albums of 2011.Featherface on Facebook | Featherface on Twitter | Official Website
NEW YORK CITY QUEENSNew York City Queens is a Houston based Indie/Pop band formed in the spring of 2011 around their debut album, ‘Somewhere Different, Something New.’ Blending influences that range from early pop to contemporary modern rock, NYCQ has solidified a signature sound on their sophomore release, ‘Burn Out Like Roman Candles.’ The Queens are currently booked for an east coast tour to and from their upcoming official CMJ performance.
“The Queens mash together pretty much every type of pop imaginable, from surf-pop riffage to jangly, Elliott Smith-esque folk to ’70s-retro power pop (which brings to mind The Push Kings, for me) to shimmery dreampop to head-nodding, upbeat New Wave, and heat it up ’til it all melts and intermingles and mixes, coming out a candy-colored, thoroughly great pop-rock amalgam that’s just about impossible for a pop-song fanatic like myself to resist.
Some bands take years to hit their stride — these five kids apparently only needed 10 months or so. My hat’s off to y’all.” – Jeremy Hart, Space City RockThe New York City Queens on Facebook | The New York City Queens on Twitter | Official Website
Should’ve Been CowboysShould’ve Been Cowboys is a 4-man rock band based out of College Station, TX.Should’ve Been Cowboys on Facebook | Should’ve Been Cowboys on Twitter | Official Website

The Rocky Horror Picture Show by the shadow cast of Cepheid Variable
2013-11-01 23:00 - 23:55 | TX
This event will sell out. Strongly encouraged to buy tickets in advance. Strongly encouraged to come fully dressed up in costume! Prop bags will be sold at the venue by Cepheid Variable, if you bring your own props, DO NOT BRING: liquids, food or candles (open flames). This film is rated R, not suitable for under 18.

Grand Stafford Theater & Cepheid Variable present:
The Rocky Horror Picture Show by the shadow cast of Cepheid Variable

The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a 1975 British musical comedy horror film and an adaptation of The Rocky Horror Show, a musical stage play, book, music, and lyrics by Richard O’Brien. Directed by Jim Sharman from a screenplay by Sharman and O’Brien, the production is a humorous tribute to the science fiction and horror B movies of the late 1940s through early 1970s.
Still in limited release nearly four decades after its premiere, it has the longest-running theatrical release in film history. It gained notoriety as a midnight movie in 1977 when audiences began participating with the film in theaters. The film has a large international cult following and is one of the most well-known and financially successful midnight movies of all time. In 2005, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”.
THE CAST: CEPHEID VARIABLECe· phe· id var· i· a· ble (1) Function: noun Date: circa 1903 any of a class of pulsating stars whose very regular light variations are related directly to their intrinsic luminosities and whose apparent luminosities are used to estimate distances in astronomy. Ce· phe· id var· i· a· ble (2) Function: programming Date: circa 1969 any of a group of Texas A&M students whose very irregular activities are related directly to their love of science fiction, fantasy, or horror and whose luminous abilities are used to coordinate outlandish programs. Cepheid Variable stands as a Texas A&M Student Organization devoted to the support and promotion of all things science fiction, fantasy, horror, science, and technology, and the support of the community that grows around them through an atmosphere of acceptance and kinship. Cepheid Variable seeks to promote creativity, enrich imagination, and build active learning opportunities through a variety of educational programs, demonstrations, and presentations.
For more information about the play, film adaptation, audience participation, what to expect and videos to learn the dances visit The Official Fan Club Website for The Rock Horror Picture Show.

For more information on Cepheid Variable and their shadow cast visit Cepheid Variable’s Facebook Page
This film & performance may not be suitable for all audience and all ages. This film is rated R. Minors to be accompanied by an adult.

FREE First Friday Concert feat. Sons of Fathers
2013-11-01 20:00 | TX
Grand Stafford Theater presents: Free First Friday Concert Series
Sons of FathersTrends and styles may change in music, but there are just some things that are timeless…like songwriting from the heart with ear-catching melodies and rich harmony vocals. The team of David Beck (a stage name as his real name is David Whitbeck) and Paul Cauthen has created Sons of Fathers, a band with a soaring, original sound that belies their young age. They have been compared to the Avett Brothers, The Byrds, and The Everly Brothers, albeit with an infusion of Texas grease. Beck and Cauthen came together when each was working on a solo project in San Marcos, Texas. Though the two had met casually, a chance encounter at Thompson’s Island in a park on the Blanco River led them to join forces. Paul remembers, “I was walking in with my guitar and my writing notebook and Dave was walking out with his guitar and book.” As soon as the Texans starting writing and singing together, they realized that they had found something special. “We knocked out an incredible number of songs in two days,” says Paul. Singing together came just as easily. “It’s the weirdest thing. The harmony is the last thing we worry about. We just fall into sockets of harmony naturally,” says Paul. Originally called Beck & Cauthen, the group received a letter from representatives of Beck (the artist who performed ‘Odelay’ and ‘Mellow Gold’). “We had used the phrase ‘Sons of Fathers’ long before we wrote the song and we have changed the band name. It was a sign for us to change the name to something that included the whole band, not just a duo. We are all in this together and we all play a role.” Augmented with Regan Schmidt on guitar and lap steel and Dees Stribling on drums, the band functions as an organic unit. Sons of Fathers is an especially appropriate name as Beck and Cauthen’s heritage has helped make them who they are. Cauthen, a native of Tyler, Texas, began singing in the church at the age of seven and learning guitar from his grandfather, a preacher. He says, “Granddad was a hell of a musician. He chose the Church of Christ instead of the church of rock and roll. I remember learning to sing harmonies in the bathtub at six years old in Tyler, Texas.” Paul now has a tattoo of his grandfather’s signature on his arm and says that his grandfather influences his sense of spirituality to this day. Beck was raised in San Marcos, Texas, the son of Bill Whitbeck, a respected and renowned touring musician. “It was a different lifestyle for a young son. Dad was always on the road for business. We’ve learned from what our fathers and grandfathers have done and put those lessons into our lives,” he reflects. The band also has tremendous respect for their matriarchs, having written the poignant song “Mother Dear.” David says, “We have really similar mothers, working hard every day, sacrificing for her kids.” Paul is also grateful, saying, “We both had solid rocks for moms. They were always there.” As they worked up their original compositions, they began to include finely tuned elements from their live show, incorporating tight Everly-esque harmonies and high energy live arrangements. In the spring of 2011, the band ventured into the studio in the hill country town of Doss, Texas. David says, “Being up there focused us and cleared our minds.” Legendary producer Lloyd Maines joined them to co-produce their debut album. “Lloyd put the old soul way of doing things on our record, made sure everything was flowing,” says David. For a new band, they have accomplished much in a short period of time. Most notably, they made their live radio debut on WXPN’s Free at Noon series in August, 2011, a rare event for a new band without a record out. WXPN’s Bruce Warren said, “Their rich vocal harmonies are nothing short of moving.” They have also played at the legendary Gruene Hall. Soon, the music of Sons of Fathers will not only be timeless, but a timely reminder of how great music can be.Sons of Fathers on Facebook | Sons of Fathers on Twitter | Official Website

First Friday Magic & Illusion Show: Spectacular!
2013-11-01 17:00 - 19:00 | TX
Spectacular
Spectacular is a magic and illusion stage show featuring the magic of Cameron Rivers, extraordinaire. The stage show features illusions of all sorts including slight-of-hand, prop magic, and large-scale illusions.
Big Red Drum Entertainment presents a brand-new entertainment venture sure to provide a night of fun-filled memories.
Presenting, Spectacular featuring the magic and illusions of Cameron Rivers. Cameron is a Professional Illusionist who has entertained crowds from Dallas/Ft. Worth to California to Houston and many stops all over the U.S. and Texas in between. He has held many residencies at Renaissance Fairs and Festivals, as well as providing private shows for close to a decade now. Always practicing his craft, Cameron has studied magic, juggling, card tricks, slight-of-hand, large-scale illusions and many forms of entertainment over the years. He is always adding new facets to his toolbox. He was also a founding member of the Aggie Order of Illusionists at Texas A&M University. He still serves as a very active former member and a mentor at the National level for the chapter.
This show is produced to give the audience member every possible advantage in enjoying a full-scale illusion stage show. Cameron has a way of presenting his craft to the audience that makes guests feel involved from curtain up til the last trick has been performed. Audience participation is a must! You will be fully entranced by the magic going on all around you.
The show will start at 5 pm every First Friday at Grand Stafford Theater. From 5-6 pm there will be a cocktail hour featuring many talented magicians performing up-close floor magic. Rope tricks, cups and balls, juggling, rings, and table magic are just some of the many skills that might be on display.
If you can’t make it right at 5 pm, DON”T WORRY! You can still make the stage show. Cameron Rivers will take the stage at 6:15 every performance to perform a full scale illusion Spectacular featuring large scale illusions you will find in many Vegas-style magic shows.
Spectacular is sure to become a popular addition to the monthly attractions at First Fridays in Downtown Bryan, TX. We hope you will consider enjoying a night of magic with us. Its going to be a night you will not forget and want to experience again, we promise.
Tickets will be available at the door. Adults are $8. Children 6-12 are $5.
Community support for endeavors such as this are a must. If you’d like to see more attractions like these, please get out on First Friday and enjoy the show.
Spectacular on Facebook | Official Website

10 Years w/ Kyng, All Hail The Yeti, The Last Place You Look & Saint Carmen
2013-10-31 19:30 - 23:55 | TX
Tickets for this concert can be purchased here.
Grand Stafford Theater, Din Productions, Rock Signal Productions & Rock 103.9 present:
10 YEARS

After a year and a half on the road touring 2010’s Feeding The Wolves, 10 Years reached a turning point. It was time to move forward and take full control of their career by launching their own label, Palehorse Records. In addition, the band decided to self-produce their fourth album, Minus the Machine, at drummer/guitarist Brian Vodinh’s Kashmir Recording.
Splitting up with a major label after five years was “a very scary step to take,” Hasek admits. “It’s like breaking up with a longtime girlfriend. You’re used to the motions, but when it becomes stale and unhappy, you need to move on and get energy back into your life. There was no anger on either side. We just painlessly parted ways.”
Working together as a band for the first time since writing the Gold-selling album The Autumn Effect helped 10 Years go back to their roots, without label-enforced pressure to create a radio-friendly “hit,” and free to experiment with the hard rock sounds that lie at the core of their music. “Our true fans who buy the albums, not just the singles, understand that our singles, for the most part, misrepresent the entire album,” says Hasek. “As a band, we like to explore more and go a little left of center with song structures. We wanted to create an album that has no boundaries, and where we didn’t have to make every song ‘three minutes and 30 seconds’ for a label to approve it. There’s a fine line with that, of course, and we’re very aware of it. We all grew up on rock music, and as many albums as we’ve written, the way we’ve written them, it’s ingrained in us to work within a time frame that fits radio. There are definitely songs that work well for that, but as a whole, we wanted this album to represent a journey in a sense.”
This chapter of 10 Years began in 2001, when Hasek took over as vocalist. Three years later they released their independent album, Killing All That Holds You, featuring the groundbreaking single “Wasteland,” which led to their signing with Universal Records. “That song was created in 2001 or 2002,” says Hasek. “We weren’t seeking to write a smash single. We were just writing music.” The Autumn Effect (2005) led to widespread radio and video play, a fiercely loyal fan base, and tours with heavyweights like Linkin Park, Korn and the Deftones. When their sophomore effort, Division, was released in 2008, 10 Years had cemented their place as one of hard rock’s top contenders and most sought-after live bands. Still, says Hasek, despite the success, “it all came to a head” with the band’s 3rd major label release, Feeding The Wolves. “When you feel like you’re being told to go through motions and jump through hoops, it takes the heart out of it,” he says. “We know that we need a hit and we understand that it’s important. However, as musicians, we’re not a band that says, ‘We’re going to make a hit.’ It’s better to do what comes naturally and then figure out the after-effect.”
With that in mind, 10 Years created their most powerful songs to date for Minus The Machine, with Hasek again relying on personal experiences for his lyrics. “Everyone asks about my inspiration for lyrics, and the best thing I can give them is a very generic answer: life,” he says. “Life is the experience — it’s everything you go through: the ups, the downs. I tend to gravitate more toward the therapy method. I’m not great at writing happy pop songs. So, I usually get the negative emotions out through music. As a person, I’m very happy and thankful for my life, but when it comes to lyrics, it’s therapy for me.”
One thing that won’t change is 10 Years’ connection with their fans. With the release of Minus The Machine, the band is looking forward to hitting the road, performing in close contact with their dedicated audience. “After the last touring cycle, we realized where we should strive to be, and that’s to be totally fine in the club environment,” says Hasek. “We don’t plan to chase after arena rock or amphitheaters. If things like that happen, then so be it, but we live and die by the loyalty of the club audiences. Our fans are loyal. They travel with us, and they want us to be loyal to ourselves. That’s what keeps them coming back. What we tried to do on this album is really give them what they want and what they need because they’ve been so good to us through the ups and downs of our career.”
“First and foremost, when it’s all said and done, we’re proud of this album in its entirety,” he says. “That speaks volumes to us because we’re our own worst critics. We pick everything apart. An album is your child, it’s your baby, and you know it better than anyone. To sit back and be 100 percent proud of what we’ve accomplished is so gratifying, and we think everything else will fall into place. We hope that everyone will enjoy what we’ve tried to do.”
10 Years on Facebook | 10 Years on Twitter | Official Website
KYNG

KYNG the southern California hard rock trio, originated in January of 2008 in Los Angeles. Singer/songwriter Eddie Veliz bassist, Tony Castaneda and drummer Pepe Clarke Magana, after years of working off and on with each other on various projects, decided to propagate the idea of a band that would closer fulfill their musical desires. Within months of sessioning the three were sold on the chemistry and shortly after that went into the studio to record their debut album. The sound they realized was exactly what they had sought after, a unique and universally appealing combination of heavy and captivating concepts, channeling influences from Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin to the Foo Fighters and Queens of the Stone Age. “We wanted a band that could stand alongside anything in the scene, have the ability to crossover seamlessly and still bridge who we are.” KYNG’s versatile approach of a sweet devastation bleeds from an artistic drive toward a momentum described as “California Heavy”. Their evolution will undoubtedly blaze a trail that redefines what is expected and defines the giants they will become. The Los Angeles based trio, hailing from LA and parts of Mexico, is as unique in spirit as their sound. Reminiscent at times of the metal and hard rock of the late 1970’s in style and musical collection, with a presentation that is totally heavy, classic and modern-day all at once, they are sure to refresh the Active Rock and Metal landscapes of today and tomorrow. As drummer Pepe Clarke Magaña puts it, “I think we’re doing stuff, or a combination of stuff that has been done before, in a way it’s never been done before.” Their sound on Trampled Sun easily provokes the question, “Is that really just 3 dudes?” The pipes on Eddie Veliz reminiscent of Cornell is his early days, the thunder brought by Pepe Clarke Magaña on the drums and the rolling rhythms brought by bassist Tony Castañeda have KYNG meant for great things.
Kyng on Facebook | Kyng on Twitter | Official Website
ALL HAIL THE YETI

All Hail The Yeti are the band that turned their back on their Hollywood homes and are better for it. It wasn’t a matter of wanting to walk away from the lights and smog that permeate the false dreams and suburban malaise of their environs – it was necessary.
“We’ve managed to prevail through all the bullshit,” says frontman Connor Garritty. “I have seen too many great metal bands die here. We had to set our sights elsewhere. People always said it’s better to be a big fish in a small lake. I disagree. It’s best to be the biggest fish in the biggest lake!
AHTY are drowned in whiskey, campfire smoke, and blues of the ugliest kind. It’s the product of a wild beast of a band that’s evolved into a force to be reckoned with. Not that AHTY’s evolution was quick or calculated. Since coming together in 2006, the brainchild of Canadian vocalist and tattoo artist Connor Garritty, and guitarist K.J Duval. All Hail The Yeti earned a local following with their swampy, chaotic guitar tone and Garritty’s “look ‘em dead in the eyes” stage demeanor.
“Just about anything that you could think of has happened during our shows,” says the frontman. “Blood, vomit, spit, fights, laughter, broken bones, split skulls, stage diving, girls stripping, drug induced, alcohol-fueled mayhem.”
An EP titled “Trees On Fire With Songs OF Blood,” was released in 2010. It began to satiate local fans with live favorites like “Deep Creek”. With the band eschewing the Hollywood haunts and regular shows with their local kin for higher profile show with the likes of Times of Grace, Soulfly, Fear Factory, and Suicide Silence. It has become clear that All Hail The Yeti had grown into much more than a “local” band.
Without waiting for the “industry” to take notice of what their audience already knew, All Hail The Yeti entered the studio to record their debut full length, with producers Tommy Decker and Mike Sarkisyan in late 2011. The results prove that AHTY has learned to master the riff and make it feel as good as it is savage. While the likes of “Suicide Woods” is lean and mean, “After The Great Fire” verges on an epic journey, it’s churning vocal melody courtesy of bassist Nick Diltz, proves that AHTY have yet to show all of their creative cards.
Now with their line-up rounded out by guitarist Craw NeQuent, All Hail The Yeti are ready to take over the world with no intention of turning back.
How would Connor Garritty describe just what the hell All Hail The Yeti is about? “The best way to describe our sound is to capture how it makes each individual feel,” says the frontman. “Our songs touch on topics of death, life, love, love lost, the paranormal, crypto zoology, mythical creatures, partying, etc. It’s tough to describe our sound with one sentence.” It is left up to each listener to decide what AHTY has unleashed on him or her.
Enter The Yeti. The band that turned its back on the world, and made a name for itself in the process.
All Hail The Yeti on Facebook | All Hail The Yeti on Twitter | Official Website
THE LAST PLACE YOU LOOKthelastplaceyoulook is an American rock band that formed in Houston, Texas. Their debut extended play, The Lies We Tell Ourselves, was released on May 30, 2006. This was followed up with the debut of their first full-length album See The Light Inside You, on January 29, 2009, which featured singles ”Don’t Make It So Easy” and ”Band to Save Me”. In December 2011, the band released a music video and single of “Do You Hear?” a cover of the Christmas song “Do You Hear What I Hear?”. A third as-yet untitled album is currently in production with the first single expected to be “Rip It Out.”The Last Place You Look on Facebook | The Last Place You Look on Twitter | Official Website
SAINT CARMENSaint Carmen is a hard rock band with a modern sound and face-melting intensity; A new breed of ‘mainstream’ rock that knows no limits. Things started kicking off when the band found it’s current line-up in September 2012. With Avery Krueger on lead vocals/guitar, Dylan Cash shredding out the lead guitar, Buck Blackerby on bass, and Jake Bellamy smashing the skins and singing the back-up, Saint Carmen was built on a recipe for a hellacious wall of rockin’ sound.Saint Carmen on Facebook | Official Website

Big Texas Nights feat. The Shakedown w/ Wes Taylor & Friends
2013-10-30 20:00 - 23:00 | TX
Doors open at 6PM for Happy Hour ($2 wells and domestics) and music starts at 8pm. Get there early, beat the cover (starts at 8pm), get some great drinks & enjoy live music with us!
THE SHAKEDOWN

The Shakedown has been hard at work lately. The band produced and released a self-titled EP in Sept. 2011 which, within the year, had SOLD OUT.
Now they’ve teamed with acclaimed producer/engineer Dylan Ely (Linkin Park, All American Rejects, Against Me!) of The Loop Studios to record their debut, full-length album released Sept. 2013. Lead single “Close To Me” has led the charge on regional radio and online with a new music video.
The Shake Down have paid their dues performing regularly around Texas, working their way to the top of the heap. They even were voted Corpus Christi’s “Hottest Band to Watch” their first year together.
People often ask if the band digs on the likes of Kings of Leon or Black Keys, two groups that draw most comparisons. And, hey, they jam too. But The Shake Down make it all their own.
This South Texas band got going early 2010 after three musicians from different rock groups wrote songs together based off the music they love and bands they admire. The members’ unique musical backgrounds meld to create a catchy / soulful / hard-rocking sound that grabs your attention while the girls head for the dance floor.
The Shake Down describe their sound as “Southern Alternative” with a touch of that “Rolling Stones” soul.
Songs like “Never Coming Down” a fast-paced rollicking jam that repeats the mantra – “I’m so high, I’m never coming down!” or tracks like “Dirty Mind,” a nasty blues song that coaxes listeners into slow, soulful moves.
The band hearkens to the classic days of Rock N’ Roll when you needed a melody that stuck and a great riff to match.
When they aren’t hard at work on new songs, you can find members hanging with friends around a late night beach bonfire or surfing on the coast in the Texas sun.
Look for The Shake Down touring across the country FALL 2013 behind their debut album “Hold On,” which is already generating buzz on music blogs and regional radio.
The Shakedown on Facebook
Wes Taylor & FriendsWes Taylor is a local musician/songwriter/worship leader that was born and raised right here in the heart of the Brazos Valley. For the past 6 years Wes has been actively involved in the Bryan/College Station music scene and has expressed his love for music through songwriting, performing, leading worship, running live sound, and working as an audio engineer in the area. Since 2009, Wes has written, recorded, and produced three albums with brother Josh Taylor at their home studio in Bryan, TX. The past couple years has brought about a lot of new music along with a 5 piece blues/rock band that have hopes to fully return to the secular music world and quickly develop into a well known group in the area.Wes Taylor on Facebook

Nonpoint & Unearth w/ My Ticket Home, In The Trench, Myra Maybelle & Shattered Sun
2013-10-28 18:30 - 23:55 | TX
Tickets for this concert can be purchased here.
Come and Take It Productions presents:
NONPOINT

The band continues to deliver unique, uncompromising, and undeniable hard rock on its self-titled ninth studio album and first for Razor & Tie. Weathering lineup changes, label shifts, and other trials and tribulations, founding members Elias Soriano [vocals] and Robb Rivera [drums] regrouped with fresh blood—Dave Lizzio [guitar], Adam Wolosyzn [bass], and Rasheed Thomas [guitar]—and captured pure fire this time around. Now, you might just get burned if you’re in their way…
In the spring of 2012, Nonpoint experienced something of a rebirth. After touring heavily behind Miracle, they underwent a creative overhaul with the addition of Lizzio, Wolosyzn, and Thomas. At the same time, Rivera stresses that preserving the outfit’s initial integrity proved paramount to songwriting.
“Basically, we wanted to go back to where we came from,” he affirms. “Take our first four albums, throw them in a blender, and this is what you get. Elias wrote some of his deepest lyrics and spit rage in the booth. When it came to the guitars, Dave and Rasheed brought in genuine technical talent. It’s old school with some new flavors.”
Soriano adds, “We wanted this record to be a punch in the face. Dealing with lawyers and losing members, the last year was obviously very difficult. I also had just become a father around the same time. There was a lot of stuff I wanted to artistically vent about.”
In order to transfer that energy to tape, they enlisted the talents of Grammy Award-nominated producer Johnny K [Disturbed, Staind, Megadeth] for the first time. They holed up in his Groovemaster Recording Studios in February 2012 and emerged with 12 of the most raw and real songs of their 15-year career. Johnny pushed them to expand their patented sound, while simultaneously sticking to their guns.
“He challenged each of us instrumentally,” Rivera elaborates. “He brought out anger and angst that we haven’t felt in a long time. We’re known as a live act, and he paid attention to that fact. We built this on the road. This record sounds like war coming out of the speakers.”
The first single “Left For You” slides from an intense riff into a hypnotic verse punctuated by an infectious chorus. Produced and mixed by Brian Virtue [30 Seconds to Mars, Chevelle] in Nashville, it’s immediately explosive. Lyrically, the singer doesn’t hold anything back either.
“It’s about that moment where being discreet or cordial gets thrown out the window,” he reveals. “You realize you’re fighting for a relationship—whether it’s romantic, business, or social—that you don’t really want anymore. You say fuck it and never revisit that friendship again.”
Nonpoint opened up the floodgates to the album by unleashing one of its heaviest tracks, “I Said It,” as a free download their Facebook page in the summer of 2012. The fans responded with overwhelming enthusiasm, welcoming the onslaught. Showcasing dynamic vocal delivery and a groove-driven stomp, it’s perfect for the pit.
“We set the DNA of the record with that song,” the vocalist smiles. “It’s very aggressive and in-your-face. You can think of it as ‘Bullet with a Name 2012’. It’s a good old fashioned Nonpoint song you can bang in the gym.” As a whole, the album feels like a declaration for the band. They’ve never given up, and it’s not even an option. This is who they are, and they’re making music which reflects their spirit.
“It’s a fresh start for us,” Soriano states. “We felt like having a self-titled record says it all. We hit the reset button, and there’s life again. You can hear it musically. We’re not going anywhere.”
In addition, they remain one of the most consistent and incendiary live acts on the scene. Having shared the stage with everyone from Sevendust and Stone Sour to Papa Roach and Buckcherry as well as appearing at festivals such as OZZfest and the UK’s Download, each performance stands out as an experience their fan base fervently follows.
The quintet also inked a deal with Razor & Tie in 2011, setting the stage for this next phase. “It was the most natural thing,” says Rivera. “They have an incredible team, and they sought us out. We’re experienced to begin this chapter together.”
Over the course of their nine previous releases, Nonpoint sold over 750,000 albums in North America alone. In addition to fan favorites like “What a Day” and “Circles”, their biggest radio hit to date “Bullet With a Name” reached #22 on the Mainstream Rock Charts and was featured in the hit video game WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 as well as the 2007 film The Condemned. Meanwhile, their cover of Phil Collins’s “In the Air Tonight” was the theme song for the film Miami Vice and hit the Mainstream Rock Charts.
At the end of the day, Rivera wants to give back via the music. “We try to help people through our art,” he exclaims. “So many kids have connected to our songs over the years, and they’ve supported us unconditionally. We fought through so much, and we never gave up. I hope they get a positive message from this album.”
Soriano concludes, “It doesn’t feel like we have some kind of goal. It feels like we have a purpose, which is to put out hopeful music. When this process started, a fuse got lit. We’re not stopping until it all burns.” Their flame will only rise higher.
Nonpoint on Facebook | Official Website
UNEARTH

After an awe-inspiring 15 years of blazing trails and dominating stages, Unearth is now institutionalized as a relentless force in heavy metal, standing the test of time with consistently triumphant creative output, tireless road warrior resilience, Blue Collar style workmanship and a resolute determination to deliver the goods.
Like Slayer, Cannibal Corpse, Testament and Anthrax before them, Unearth emerged as part of a burgeoning revolution in heavy music but continued to maintain their relevance and mastery of their craft. They’ve resisted and prevailed against changing trends, subcultural fashions and the way music is obtained and distributed with their credibility, integrity and unique persona intact.
The men of Unearth – longtime members Trevor Phipps (vocals), Buz McGrath and Ken Susi (guitars), John “Slo” Maggard (bass)– are proven “lifers.” In just a couple of short years, drummer Nick Pierce has proven his commitment as well. They have put the furtherance of uncompromising heavy music at the forefront of their career goals. Unearth perseveres, conquers and continues to achieve.
Harnessing the punishing groove of Pantera, the melodic majesty of the New Wave Of Swedish Death Metal, the fist-pumping anthemic power of traditional metal and the gritty realness of early ‘90s Metalcore and Noisecore, Unearth offers a unique take on what was already a thrilling recipe. The Massachusetts based quintet stood tall beside their peers in the so-called New Wave of American Heavy Metal (a category that includes their friends and contemporaries in Killswitch Engage, Lamb Of God, Shadows Fall and All That Remains) even as they refined themselves into a timeless outfit independent of metal subgenres.
The astounding quality of Unearth’s music has never wavered and only continues to shine through the overly crowded landscape, like a beacon to their fans. The early rumblings of Unearth’s debut full-length, The Stings of Conscience (2001), as well as the EPs that bookended that release, were followed by albums that became classic, defining landmarks in the past decade of underground metal.
The Oncoming Storm (2004), a devastating benchmark many of this generation still discuss with the same devotional awe as albums by The Big 4; III: In the Eyes of Fire (2006), which cracked the Billboard Top 40 with 22,000 in sales during its first week; The March (2008), a conceptually driven opus awarded a 4 “K” review in Kerrang!; and the enduringly awesome new chapter that was Darkness in the Light (2011), which broke into the Billboard’s Hard Rock Top 10 and was hailed by the international press, all comprise a pristine metallic catalog.
Unearth have made most of their albums with Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz (August Burns Red, Underoath, A Day To Remember) and worked with the legendary Terry Date (Pantera, Deftones, Soundgarden) as well. Ken Susi is an accomplished producer/mixer in his own right, having worked with The Contortionist and Seemless (among others) and on Unearth records, as well.
With roughly 500,000 in worldwide sales, Unearth’s continued staying power has also hinged on their highly interactive and toweringly heavy live performances. Over the course of a relentlessly impressive career, Unearth have played amphitheaters, sheds, theaters, halls and clubs with a diverse group of bands that includes Slipknot, Slayer, Killswitch Engage, Lamb Of God, All That Remains, DevilDriver, Dimmu Borgir, Gwar and Whitechapel. They’ve appeared at prestigious festivals like Download in the UK, Germany’s With Full Force and Wacken, Belgium’s Graspop, Hellfest in France and Japan’s Loud Park.
They’ve traveled to Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Mexico, South America, Europe, Russia and all over Asia. They’ve toured as part of Rockstar Mayhem, Ozzfest (twice), Europe’s Never Say Die, Metal Hammer’s Defenders of the Faith Tour, Australia’s Soundwave (twice), Europe’s Persistence Tour (twice), Sounds Of The Underground and MTV’s Headbanger’s Ball: The Tour as well as multiple headlining runs. Much of that live energy was captured on the Alive from the Apocalypse DVD, which went gold in Canada and debuted at #13 in the US. The Unearth historical legacy was examined in the documentary portion of the DVD.
With an average age still well behind the genre-forefathers and legends ahead of them, Unearth are committed to collaborating on uncharted new heights within their music. No sellout, no experimental adventurousness and no letdown for their extremely dedicated fans on the horizon. Newly partnered with eOne (North America), Century Media (Europe), 3 Wise (Australia) and Howling Bull (Japan) Unearth will always steadily maintain and powerfully proclaim their allegiance to the lifestyle, the ethos and the community of heavy metal, both now and forever.
Unearth on Facebook | Official Website
MY TICKET HOME

My Ticket Home is an American metalcore band formed in 2008 from Columbus, Ohio. They have released two EPs and two full lengths.
My Ticket Home on Facebook | Official Website
IN THE TRENCH

In The Trench has established a reputation, not only for their original and exceptionally tight style, but for putting together one of the most exciting live performances you will find anywhere.
Vocalist Stephen Harding, and guitarists Jarrod Cook and Michael Giroux, welcome the addition of bassist Seneca Homeyer (Zero And Falling) and drummer Mark McBride (Red Team Go, Miphix, Emura).
Their self-titled debut album (2009) shares similarities with their new material (release date TBA). However, the unmistakable improvement in songwriting, vocals, and musicianship in general, brings with it a somewhat more refined, and intense flavor. Brutal screams, crushing power-grooves, and chainsaw guitar riffs are now accompanied by sharper, more dynamic transitions and multi-layered screaming & singing vocals.
In The Trench on Facebook | Official Website
MYRA MAYBELLE

We are Myra Maybelle from College Station/Bryan, Texas. There have been many ups and downs, member changes after member changes, and we are still here to entertain and have a blast. All of the members are from previous bands and have been playing for a long time. Camron Newell (Behold the Great Throne), William Anderson (Behold the Great Throne), Michael Brammer (Transcend Before Azalea, Alcoholocaust) and Ryan Gaines from a couple different bands from up north. We love what we do and wont stop. Come check us out live and be sure to have a good time!
Myra Maybelle on Facebook
SHATTERED SUN
Shattered Sun is a metalcore band from the small town of Alice Texas, Formed in 2011, Their style is heavy/thrash metal with incredible guitar riffs, vocal distortions and that magnetic raw appeal that allows them to create that maximum effect with every song, every time. They can sound brutal at times, but yet they have their melodic side to them. This can only be accomplished through talent and intelligence. They know what their audience wants to hear and they give it to them 100%.. They have the right lineup to deliver the brutal, yet melodic music that sets us apart from other bands. They take their live shows to another level by bringing enormous amounts of force and energy to any and every stage they perform on.
Shattered Sun on Facebook

First Annual Downtown Bryan Zombie Ball & Pub Crawl
2013-10-26 19:00 - 23:55 | TX
First Annual Downtown Bryan Zombie Ball & Pub Crawl
Nine downtown Bryan businesses are participating in the First Annual Downtown Bryan Zombie Ball & Pub Crawl this October 26th, 2013. Guided pub crawls will begin at 7pm departing from Grand Stafford Theater (106 S Main St) every 30mins. Bring your group of friends and enjoy a night filled with one-night-only drink specials and creepy drinks at each bar, costume contests, activities at each bar you visit, a live concert, a drag queen show and so much more!
Each bar will host their own costume contest at 11pm to pick their representative to compete in the Crowning Costume Contest at Grand Stafford Theater at midnight for the reigning Zombie King & Queen of 2013. Tickets to participate in the Zombie Pub Crawl and the Zombie Ball and have access to the photo booth, zombification station and all the great drink specials and activities at each venue are $5. Get yours now!
More details and fun activities coming soon!
Participating bars & venues:
Downtown Uncorked
Grand Stafford Theater
Halo
La Salle Hotel
Murphy’s Law
Papa Perez
Revolution Cafe & Bar
The Proudest Monkey
The Village Cafe
