Grand Stafford Theater

Craft Beer & Cocktail Tuesday
2016-01-12 16:30 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | TX
Join us for great craft beer and cocktails starting at 4:30.

2nd Sunday Foreign Film Feat. "Children of Glory"
2016-01-10 03:30 - 17:30 | TX
Children of Glory looks back on Hungary’s heroic Revolution of 1956. As Soviet tanks destroy Budapest, the Hungarian water polo team wins over the Soviets in the Olympic pool in Melbourne, in what has been described as the bloodiest water polo match in history.
Trailer

Oh Sleeper w/In the Trench, Myra Maybelle, Isonomist, Morningside, Distance, Here, Aphotic Contrivance
2016-01-09 19:00 - 23:00 | TX
F13 Come and Take it Productions present Oh Sleeper w/In the Trench, Myra Maybelle, Isonomist, Morningside, Distance, Here, Aphotic Contrivance.
Oh, Sleeper is an American Christian metalcore band from Fort Worth, Texas. Previously signed to Solid State Records they are currently operating independently. To date they have recorded three full-length albums and two EPs.
Get Tickets here:
http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1008403/tfly?utm_medium=api&utm_medium=459899

Craft Beer & Cocktail Tuesday
2016-01-05 16:30 - 20:30 | TX
Join us starting at 4:30 for great craft beer and cocktails.

Reserved for a Private Event
2015-12-31, 2015-12-16, 2015-12-13, 2015-12-11, 2015-12-05, 2015-11-27, 2015-11-18, 2015-11-17 19:00 - 22:00 | TX
Reserved for a private event – contact us today to learn how to host your next party, meeting, or event at Grand Stafford Theater!

Craft Beer & Cocktail Tuesday
2015-12-29 16:30 - 22:00, 2015-12-22 16:30 - 22:00, 2015-12-15 16:30 - 22:00, 2015-12-08 16:30 - 22:00, 2015-12-01 16:30 - 22:00, 2015-11-24 16:30 - 22:00 | TX
CRAFT BEER & COCKTAIL TUESDAY
Join us starting at 4:30pm with drinks served by Cody Schilling!

Software Developers Cartel
2015-12-15 16:30 - 19:00 | TX
SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS CARTEL – BRIGHT MINDS FROM CENTRAL TEXAS
A new series of Mini-conferences and meetups about current trends, methods and frameworks in software development – from new advanced hardware devices to a simple app, using an awesome framework to build a web app in no time or hacking an AR Drone in javascript. Developers having fun practicing their craft, and learning new stuff.
Our purpose is to create a space where developers form can come and share their professional and personal experiences with any technology available. By sharing this experience, we hope to create, maintain and grow a community of curious and passionate developers while fostering and promoting best practices in software development and dev frameworks/tools.
Presentations start at 6:30pm (doors open at 4:30pm)
Official Website: http://softwaredeveloperscartel.com

Second Sunday Foreign Film Series feat. "Joyeux Noel"
2015-12-13 15:00 - 18:00 | TX
Grand Stafford Theater is proud to continue our Second Sunday Foreign Film Series!
This month, we’re featuring the 2005 French nominee for best Foreign Language Film, “Joyeux Noel.” Set in 1914, World War I, the bloodiest war ever at that time in human history, was well under way. However on Christmas Eve, numerous sections of the Western Front called an informal, and unauthorized, truce where the various front-line soldiers of the conflict peacefully met each other in No Man’s Land to share a precious pause in the carnage with a fleeting brotherhood. This film dramatizes one such section as the French, Scottish and German sides partake in the unique event, even though they are aware that their superiors will not tolerate its occurrence.

Don’t miss this powerful film – join us on Sunday at 3PM!

Jamie Lin Wilson w/ Jordan York
2015-12-12 19:00 - 22:00 | TX
Doors open at 6PM
Dinner begins at 7PM
Music begins at 7:30PM
Join us for an evening of dinner and live music benefiting the Beau Means Business Foundation! BMBF seeks to connect children and families affected by Cystic Fibrosis (CF) to human and practical resources, within the Brazos Valley. Their mission is to increase CF awareness, develop and implement programs that improve the quality of life of individuals with CF, create a support network for those affected by CF, educate individuals and families about CF and proper treatment, and help fund research programs in order to find a cure.
The menu includes Cherry Chipotle Glazed Salmon and Asian Chicken Salad. All tickets (with the exception of GA) include dinner.
Jamie Lin Wilson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3T9ESFIjFI&feature=youtu.be
When describing Jamie Wilson’s voice, two aspects come to mind: that honeyed tenor twang that’s become known as one of the sweetest instruments in modern folk music, and that poignant, poetic, down-to-earth point of view she brings to her songwriting. The spotlight shines brighter than ever on both with Holidays & Wedding Rings, her upcoming January 2015 release. Even fans may be surprised to realize it’s the first full-length solo album from one of brightest and busiest stars in her recent years amid the folk/Americana/independent country music scene.
An artist of singular talent and restless creativity, she broke into the Texas country/folk scene as one of the co-lead vocalists of the Gougers before the band gradually gave way to not only Wilson’s solo work (the fine EP “Dirty Blonde Hair” was released in 2010) but also higher-profile musical adventures with The Trishas, an all-female singer-songwriter band that has toured through some of the state and nation’s best venues. Scoring one of the best albums of 2012 with “High Wide & Handsome,” the Trishas lit up the genre for a few years while always leaving Wilson room for solo gigs, guest spots on over a dozen albums by now, and song-swaps with like-minded artists all over Texas and beyond.
Both deeply personal and solidly collaborative, Holidays & Wedding Rings is an evident labor of love from the sort of songwriter who can delve into the sweetness of family life without hitting sap. Someone who can dig into heartache without wallowing in it, go slow and subtle and still leave a listener rapt. Someone who can share the spotlight with top-flight musicians: veteran Texas music hands John Ross Silva, Scott Davis, Cody Foote and Reckless Kelly’s David Abeyta are all in the mix here, along with alt-country star Wade Bowen on a spine-tingling duet/co-write.
Wilson’s home life as a wife and mom come through often in her music (and are known to many of her fans through her humorous social media profiles) but creatively, she can portray lonesome and restless with the best of them. Multiple approaches, countless gigs, several years and nearly a million miles into what promises to be a grand career, Jamie Wilson not only runs with a good crowd: she never fails to stand out.

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

Jaeger Wells w/ Kyle Cook, Anna Montie, and Leavenworth
2015-12-10 19:00 - 23:00 | TX
Doors at 7PM
Music begins at 8PM
Jaeger Wells

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRFdSyMXEcE#action=share
With years of writing and releasing music under his belt, Jaeger Wells has mastered the art of bringing acoustically driven pop storylines to life. Wells sings of personal experience and anxieties like a lovechild of Motion City Soundtrack and Ed Sheeran would – tackling heavy subject matter with an upbeat and bright outlook. His songwriting discusses the real life situations of love, loss, and everything in-between with the goal of showing listeners that they’re not alone.
Jaeger emphasizes the idea that giving up isn’t your only option when things don’t go according to plan, and does so successfully through a full-band feel established with help from Vic Chan. That theme of strength shines especially bright in Jaeger’s latest single, “What It Feels Like,” which will be released in 2015 leading up to his next EP.
Jaeger Wells’ inspiring messages and catchy, melodic lyrics remind us that life throws curveballs, but even if we strike out, we don’t have to quit the game.

Kyle Cook
http://noisetrade.com/robertkylecook

Anna Montie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IboMV6KAP_4

Leavenworth

https://www.facebook.com/Leavenworth-1530517157216111/?fref=ts
A musical collective with John Krajicek’s alt-folk-pop songs at the center.

2nd Tuesday Real Jazz
2015-12-08 19:00 - 21:00 | TX
Join us for another evening in our fall series, Real Jazz!
Doors open for Craft Beer and Cocktail Tuesdays at 4:30PM. Music begins at 7:30. Don’t miss this incredible performance from talented local musicians!
Together since 2009, the dynamic jazz duo of Greg Tivis & Steve Carr will blow you away with their precision playing and off the scale improvisational skills. Having played hundreds of shows together, these two men breathe together and know the other’s thoughts even before they think it. Best known for their seven year run at one of the area’s finest restaurants, this is an opportunity to hear two of the finest musicians in the Brazos Valley in a concert setting, playing intense straight ahead jazz with some Christmas cheer sprinkled in. Come enjoy craft cocktails starting at 4:30 and stick around for one of the best jazz performances you’ll hear in B/CS.

Hot Club of Cowtown w/ Mando Salas
2015-12-07 20:00 - 23:00 | TX
Get ready for hot jazz and western swing with Hot Club of Cowtown. You might think a band from Austin, Texas with the word “Cowtown” in its name spends its time off from touring herding cattle at a West Texas ranch or maybe in Nashville writing songs about whiskey and loose women. Not the Hot Club of Cowtown. “We recently took a band vacation to the Gypsy Festival at St. Maries de la Mer in the South of France,” says the band’s fiddler and vocalist, Elana James. Whit Smith, Hot Club’s guitar player and vocalist, is a regular at the prestigious Djangofest Northwest in Whidbey, Island, Washington, and bass player Jake Erwin has the Hungarian folk band Csokolom in regular rotation on his home stereo.
“Our band is fiddle, guitar, and bass, and they can do anything together. We’ve always played a combination of hot jazz and Western swing, but it’s been really a joy to finally distill part of our essence and serve up a record that is purely jazzy,” says James, who in fact was once a horse wrangler in Colorado, as well as a former student of classical music at the American Conservatory in Fontainebleau, France. Says Smith, “Once Elana became aware that in jazz music and swing, you could express yourself more in improvisation, I think that attracted her to it. She still likes classical, and I do too.” Smith grew up hearing his parents play lots of folk music, especially acoustic blues, but as a teenager he naturally rebelled and turned sharply toward hard rock, which still informs his approach to hot jazz and Western swing. The impression that the band is in some way a country act, especially in the current climate of American popular music, is somewhat misleading since the Hot Club’s influences have always been as much the musette music of the smoky bistros of 1930s Paris as they are the hoedowns and Western swing of the mythic American West.
Perhaps it’s no surprise, then, that the Hot Club of Cowtown, on their seventh studio album, is finally releasing Rendezvous in Rhythm, a thrilling display of this Texas trio’s virtuosity and its elegant, more European inspirations. “We had lots of people asking us to make a record of standards,” says Smith, “So there you go, here’s a record full of swing standards. We’re not trying to compete with anyone who’s writing the songs. It’s more of a vehicle for one way we really like to play — starting with familiar ground and then improvising from there.” By way of inspiration James adds, “One of the most thrilling nights of my life was when Gheorghe Anghel (the violinist from legendary Romanian Gypsy band Taraf de Haidouks) came over to my house and he and Whit and I jammed on songs like ‘Avalon’ and ‘Exactly Like You’ in my living room with him ’til four in the morning. And then he asked if he could use my phone to call home to Romania. It was the coolest thing ever.”
Have a listen!

MANDO SALAS

Free First Friday ft. Hazy Ray w/Daniel Gonzalez and Shannie Ross
2015-12-04 20:00 - 23:00 | TX
Doors at 7PM
Music begins at 8PM

Hazy Ray

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to6gfsf8hQM
“Hazy Ray’s sound is incredible: A wave of horns and funk and amber vocals that make your eyes squint like sunlight does.” – Houston Press
“The Soul-Rock Phenomenon!” – Mathew Knowles
Straight out of New Orleans, Hazy Ray is an amalgamation of sights and sounds you may have seen and heard before, but you’ve never experienced them blended together so distinctively to create an experience that ensnares the senses and communicates with your soul. The five piece band boldly describes their sound as “… at the core, true rhythm & blues,” pulling from their vast influences that range from Jamie Cullum and Dave Matthews to Radiohead and Maroon 5. Hazy Ray’s head-turning sound is equal parts new and familiar, as the band continuously draws from a seemingly-endless bag of tricks. In 2011, the band’s premiere performance in New Orleans birthed the signature sound they now brand as “New Orleans Rock.” Their debut album, “Deep and Shallow,” was recorded at Houston’s Wire Road Studios later that year.
On stage, Hazy Ray is known for their precise and exceptionally energetic live show that leaves audiences dancing to new charts and singing along to familiar, albeit different, covers. The Texas natives stepped onto the New Orleans scene quickly, landing on bills with Grammy award-winning Rebirth Brass Band and Ludacris, as well as singer/song-writer John Lefler of Dashboard Confessional, Everclear, Free-Sol, Hunter Hayes, blues greats Tinsley Ellis and Tab Benoit, and festival headliners Cowboy Mouth, Chicago, and Earth, Wind, and Fire. Music Festival appearances at Springboard South (Houston), Gretna Music Fest, French Quarter Fest, and performances during SXSW and Jazz Fest this past year show promise into future festivals. The band’s 2012 and 2013 summer tours have expanded the group into a National Touring Act, performing across 15 states. Hazy Ray wrapped up a busy and expansive 2014 calendar year with its New Orleans House of Blues New Year’s Eve show marking 142 performances on the year.

$1 DJ Night w/ DJ Goyco
2015-12-03 20:00 - 2015-12-04 01:00 | TX
Doors at 8PM
Music begins at 9PM
DJ Goyco
Born in Southern California, Jorge Goyco has travelled to many parts of the world, gaining influence for his musical and artistic talent. Having Puerto Rican parents, the “beat” is in his blood. If there is music playing, you can be sure Jorge is distracted by it, and probably moving to the beat!
His first memories of electronic music are from skating rinks in the 70s and 80s. Recording music all the way back in the 70s with his brothers on a cassette recorder, Jorge has been creating music and experimenting with recordings for a long time.
Turned on to House and Trance in the late 90s, instantly hooked, began attending raves, house parties, underground renegades and clubs, and started producing the music that became his muse.
He’s been DJing off and on all over the United States since 1997.
His latest endeavor, based out of College Station, Texas, is a presentation of soulful and dark electronic music, including some original productions, alongside live art creation and trippy animated visuals from around the world.
Check out some of his latest mixes here: https://soundcloud.com/goykomusic

PechaKucha Night
2015-12-01 19:00 - 21:00 | TX
Craft Cocktail & Craft Beer Tuesday will have an exciting addition on Tuesday, December 1st!
The Institute for Applied Creativity has partnered once again with AdventGX and Grand Stafford Theater to bring Bryan – College Station and A&M communities together to celebrate creativity.
We’re hosting the next quarterly event officially sponsored by Pecha Kucha, a global movement for informal discussions in casual settings. We’re doing this to learn about people and groups in our local community. Good Pecha Kucha presentations are the ones that uncover the unexpected — unexpected talent, unexpected ideas. The format is simple: 20 slides for 20 seconds each. It’s very informal and quite diverse. Come on out!
December presenters include Dr. Reuben Buford May, Helen C. DeWolf and Kay McWilliams of the Brazos Spinners and Weavers Guild, artist Becky Phillips, world traveler Renata Myers, and Dr. Cyrus Manesh, co-founder of the IMM Design Lab.
Admission is free with a suggested donation of $10.

Texas Music Pickers BCS Showcase
2015-11-21 20:00 - 22:00 | TX
Saturday, November 21
Doors: 7PM
Music: 8PM
Texas Music Pickers is proud to present its BCS Showcase! They bring you a night full of great music, from acts all from the Bryan/College Station area! Not only will you get to hear four great local musicians, Texas Music Pickers will also be giving away an autographed guitar signed by some of the biggest acts in Texas, including Randy Rogers, Wade Bowen, Cody Canada and more! A night full of great music, great prizes, craft cocktails, and fun….what more could you ask for! Come out and support local music!
Performers include:

Katye Hamlin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8sVmibkSsQ

Brad Gomez

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-6h1TZonS8

Mando Salas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvrE5Ay5sJM

Sarah Green

Modest House Sessions Showcase ft. Park Place Boulevard, Will McCurdy and Jessica Chappell
2015-11-20 20:00 - 23:00 | TX
Doors at 7PM
Music at 8PM
We’re so happy to welcome Modest House Sessions back to Grand Stafford Theater! They’ll be featuring local artists Park Place Boulevard, Will McCurdy and Jessica Chappell.
About Modest House Sessions:
Music is the most intimate, expressive form of art we can share with the world. Our goal is to capture the authenticity and raw emotion of the artists we work with, and share it with you in a creative and cinematic way.

Duncan Fellows w/ Atlas Youth and Daniel Gonzales
2015-11-19 20:00 - 22:00 | 106 S Main St, Bryan, TX, 77803, United States
Doors: 7PM
Music: 8PM
Duncan Fellows

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX3ZQ5iDvBQ
Duncan Fellows began in a commune of sorts on Duncan Lane in the fall of 2012. After a few terrible experiences with an oppressive landlord, these five friends began writing songs about their time in the Duncan house. The group enjoys playing these songs together and still lives in Austin, Texas in hopes of bringing good music and a good time to a greater audience. Lots of roll, a little rock, made by humans, for humans.

Atlas Youth
Born in early 2015, Atlas Youth is the collaboration spearheaded by Singer/Songwriter Colin Leonard with multi-instrumentalist Bradley Vaught. Based out of Austin, Atlas Youth is a band that must be seen live to truly be experienced.

Daniel Gonzales

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KndfcpELecs
Daniel Gonzales is a singer/songwriter based out of College Station, Texas. Daniel and his group of experienced musicians create an upbeat and energetic show that provides a memorable experience for every type of listener. Since his start in 2012, Daniel has shared the stage with Gungor, Graham Colton, Jay Nash, Matthew Mayfield, Nick Verzosa, Josh Grider, and many other artists. Daniel released his debut EP, The First 20, in 2014 and is currently in the studio working on a full length album.
