Grand Stafford Theater

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2016-08-20 19:00 - 23:00, 2016-08-13 20:00 - 23:00, 2016-08-06 08:00 - 17:00, 2016-07-23 (America/Chicago) | TX

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

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

Moonbeamer is the latest work of Grand Stafford Theater Artist In Residence Landon McGee and long time friend Chandler Dunn. They will be showcasing music from their soon to be released debut album. The sonic landscape resides somewhere between Neil Young, Fleetwood Mac, and Bon Iver.
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Software Developers Cartel
2016-08-16 16:30 - 20:00 | Grand Stafford Theatre, 216 West 26 Street, Bryan, TX, 77803, United States
SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS CARTEL – BRIGHT MINDS FROM CENTRAL TEXAS
An on-going series of Mini-conferences and meetups about current trends, methods and frameworks in software development – from new advanced hardware devices to a simple app, using an awesome framework to build a web app in no time or hacking an AR Drone in javascript. Developers having fun practicing their craft, and learning new stuff.
Our purpose is to create a space where developers form can come and share their professional and personal experiences with any technology available. By sharing this experience, we hope to create, maintain and grow a community of curious and passionate developers while fostering and promoting best practices in software development and dev frameworks/tools.
Presentations start at 6:30pm (doors open at 4:30pm.)

CRAFT BEER AND COCKTAIL TUESDAY
2016-08-16 16:30 - 17:00, 2016-08-09 16:30 - 19:00, 2016-08-02 16:30 - 21:00 | TX
Join us for some handcrafted cocktails created by our very own mixology master, Cynthia Lockledge! Specials vary each week, so come on out and try something new!

Second Sunday Foreign Film Series presents "In Bruges"
2016-08-14 15:30 - 17:00 | Grand Stafford Theater, 106 S Main St, Bryan, TX, 77803, United States
We are proud to continue the Second Sunday Foreign Film Series at the Grand Stafford Theatre on Sunday, August 14! This month’s installment will feature the Belgian film, “In Bruges,” a 2008 crime drama featuring Colin Farrell, Ralph Fiennes, Brendan Gleeson, and Ciarán Hinds, and written and directed by Martin McDonagh.
London-based hit men Ray and Ken are told by their boss, Harry Waters, to lie low in Bruges, Belgium, for up to two weeks following their latest hit, which resulted in the death of an innocent bystander. Harry assures them that he will be in touch with further instructions. While they wait for Harry’s call, Ken, following Harry’s advice, takes in the sights of the medieval city with great appreciation. But the charms of Bruges are lost on Ray, who is already despondent over the innocent death, especially as it was his first job. Things change for Ray when he meets Chloe, who is part of a film crew shooting a movie starring an American dwarf named Jimmy. When Harry’s instructions arrive, Ken, for whom the job is directed, isn’t sure if he can carry out the new job, especially as he has gained a new appreciation of life from his stay in the fairytale Bruges. While Ken waits for the inevitable arrival into Bruges of an angry Harry, who feels he must clean up matters on his own, Ray is dealing with his own problems, not only with Harry, but with a Canadian couple and a half-blind thief named Eirik. Ray hopes he can count on both Chloe and Ken to help him carve out a new life for himself. In the end, Harry, involved in an incident with Jimmy, may have to keep to his own principles.

Free First Friday Featuring Chapter:SOUL
2016-08-05 20:00 - 23:00 | TX
Chapter:SOUL

Chapter:SOUL is a 4-piece modern funk and soul band featuring Calvin Johnson Jr. as bandleader and on saxophone, and the legendary Kirk Joseph of Dirty Dozen Brass Band on sousaphone. The band formed after Calvin spent many months of touring with the Dozen, trading ideas with Kirk and realizing it was time for fresh ideas in the New Orleans music scene. They take New Orleans funk and soul to a new level, re-imagining classic tunes with modern sounds and innovative arrangements. Currently, Calvin and Kirk are accompanied by Kashonda Bailey on keys, and Raymond Weber Jr. on drums. Chapter:SOUL’s self-released debut is due later in 2016, and the band will be bringing a live preview of the original tunes featured on the record.
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Odd Folks, Forever Today, The Ex-Optimists, and Electric Astronaut.
2016-07-30 20:00 - 23:00 | TX
Odd Folks

Odd Folks is the love child of modern punk and post hard core ordained by the spirit of DIY and fortified with pop influence. The band stirs catchy hooks, emocore, and the ferocity of 00’s alternative rock into a sound that defies the boundaries of both genres and audiences alike. Odd Folks: Punk Tested, Mother Approved.
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Forever Today

A group created in Bryan, Texas, Forever Today was formed from various other projects. With an alternative indie/rock sound, Evan Morrison (guitar), Jared Overton (drums) and Andrea Young (vocals) were Forever Today’s cofounders, with Kyle Honnerlaw (guitar) and Jamie Wilson (bass) rounding out their tone. After five years of struggling with the balance of school, work and music this band was finally able to make their passion its main focus.
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The Ex-Optimists
Self described as “Loud rock & roll band… it’s an experience”, This noise-rock band is made up B/CS punk rock heroes Katie Keller, Kelly Minnis, Michael Scarborough, and Colin Witucki.
Influences include Sonic Youth, Mission of Burma, Dinosaur Jr., Nirvana, Unrest, Slowdive, Saltine, and Fugazi.
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Electric Astronaut

Electric Astronaut is a local four piece band experimenting in “grunge psych groove”. With rock roots and Game of Thrones influences, Electric Astronaut shows are something to see.
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Max Stalling With Courtney Patton
2016-07-29 20:00 - 23:00 | TX
Max Stalling

Stalling’s style is modern with a vintage feel. With Tom Lewis on drums and percussion, Bryce Clarke on nylon-string guitar, electric guitar and mandolin, and Jason Steinsultz swapping between stand-up and electric bass, Stalling creates a dynamic live show that’s smart, charming and as listenable as it is danceable. Stalling and troupe are equally at home on a huge concert stage in front of thousands or playing an acoustic set for a hundred. Attendance numbers at shows have continued to rise. “I chalk it up to the strength of the songs and the strength of my band”, comments Max.
Stalling put together an elite team for his newest project, including recording heavyweight and Grammy winner Lloyd Maines. Maines has been instrumental in developing the sounds of some of the best artists in music and has worked with industry giants including the Dixie Chicks, Jerry Jeff Walker, and Bruce Robison. Band members Steinsultz, Howe and Clark are featured prominently on the recordings as well as Stalling’s wife Heather. “I’m very proud of the life that everyone has given these songs,” says Max. “They poured their hearts and souls into this project and I think people will be wowed by what they can do.”
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Courtney Patton

Courtney Patton has spent the last few years building her lifelong passion into a real career. Touring steadily, writing constantly, and singing her heart out onstage and on record, she’s become a welcome discovery for listeners who’ve found their way to her sweet and soulful take on classic country music. Her first full-length record, Triggering A Flood, was released in May 2013 to regional acclaim and her 2015 follow-up So This Is Life is poised to make an even larger splash as her audience has expanded to corners all around the world. Her expansive voice, laced with deep Texas twang but bearing the influence of favorite songwriters from the ‘70s folk-rock scene all the way through the present day, gives new life to old themes of finding love and freedom where you can and trying to hold yourself together when it slips away. Since the release of Triggering A Flood, her music has taken her on tours through Europe and Canada as well as across the United States; she’s also toured and recorded with Jason Eady, a fellow keeper of the real-country-music flame that Patton wed in 2014. She’s also shared the stage with leading lights of the country-folk genre including Walt Wilkins, Bruce Robison, Jamie Lin Wilson, and Drew Kennedy, the latter of whom served as producer on So This Is Life. Indebted to the subtle depths of her favorite late-‘70s Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard records, it’s a perfect frame for Patton’s lyrical snapshots of heartache, longing, and love.
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Craft Beer and Cocktail Tuesday
2016-07-26 16:30 - 19:00, 2016-07-12 16:30 - 19:00, 2016-07-05 04:30 - 19:00 | TX
Join us for some handcrafted cocktails created by our very own mixology master, Cynthia Lockledge! Specials vary each week, so come on out and try something new!

Doors open at 4:30 pm

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Gospel Brunch by RONIN Cooking feat. OC Hall and Cornelia Laws
2016-07-24 11:00 - 13:30 | TX
Join us for a Sunday Gospel Brunch at Grand Stafford Theater! The meal will be based on seasonal ingredients from RONIN Cooking’s garden and local farms.
The doors will open at 10:30 am. The first set of music is from 10:30-11:00. Guests will be seated at 11:00 and brunch will be served at 11:15 and accompanied by a second set of gospel music.
Gospel music will be performed by Ms. Cornelia Laws, known as the Mahalia Jackson of the Brazos Valley, and Mr. OC Hall.
Mimosas and other beverages will be available for purchase at the bar in addition to the meal.
Tickets are available here:
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Parker Heights
2016-07-22 20:00 | TX
Parker Heights

Many say the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, but for the members of Parker Heights it doesn’t matter how you get there, as long as you get there.
The band has shared the stage with many well-known Texas Country artists such as Kevin Fowler, Gary Allen, Jason Allen, Brandon Rhyder, Rich O’Toole, Six Market Blvd., Mark McKinney, No Justice, Blue Edmondson, Cody Johnson, Johnny Lee, The Bellamy Brothers, Brian Milson, and Jody Booth. They hope to continue sharing their music and expanding their fan base.
They are supporting their new record “Living The Dream”.
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Software Developers Cartel
2016-07-19 18:30 - 20:00, 2016-06-21 18:30 - 20:00 | TX
SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS CARTEL – BRIGHT MINDS FROM CENTRAL TEXAS
An on-going series of Mini-conferences and meetups about current trends, methods and frameworks in software development – from new advanced hardware devices to a simple app, using an awesome framework to build a web app in no time or hacking an AR Drone in javascript. Developers having fun practicing their craft, and learning new stuff.
Our purpose is to create a space where developers form can come and share their professional and personal experiences with any technology available. By sharing this experience, we hope to create, maintain and grow a community of curious and passionate developers while fostering and promoting best practices in software development and dev frameworks/tools.
Presentations start at 6:30pm (doors open at 4:30pm.)
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Craft Beer and Cocktail Tuesday
2016-07-19 16:30 - 17:00 | TX
Join us for some handcrafted cocktails created by our very own mixology master, Cynthia Lockledge! Specials vary each week, so come on out and try something new!

Doors open at 4:30 pm

Choro Das Três Returns!
2016-07-16 20:00 - 23:00 | TX
Choro Das Três

Listening to Choro Das Três play is like being a part of history. The unique sounds of the Brazilian choro family band are reminiscent of days way-back-when and transport you to another continent. The perfection with which they play every note is something you see only in musicians who truly understand and love their craft with every piece of their heart. You can see the raw passion, the commitment to family, and the commitment to preserving a piece of history.
Choro Das Três is a Brazilian instrumental group of three sisters and their father that started in 2002. They play traditional Choro music, which is a form of urban jazz native to Brazil that shares a similar feel with New Orleans jazz or ragtime and bluegrass. Their mission is to revive the Choro tradition in Brazil and to spread it around the world.

Come and Take it Productions Presents Brazos Valley Metal & Hardcore Festival 5 featuring Day of Reckoning, Myra Maybelle, and more!
2016-07-15 18:00 - 23:00 | TX
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DAY OF RECKONING, MYRA MAYBELLE, THE ANSIBLE, SOLOMON, DISTANCE, HERE, A CHANCE AT REVENGE, UNDER SUBSIDENCE, HOPING ALL THEORIES EXIST

Second Sunday Foreign Film Featuring "The Tale of the Princess Kaguya"
2016-07-10 15:30 - 17:00 | TX
Join us for another afternoon with our Second Sunday Foreign Film Series. This month we present the Japanese film, “The Tale of the Princess Kaguya.” The film follows the story of a tiny girl who was found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, as she rapidly grows into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthralls all who encounter her—but ultimately she must confront her fate, the punishment for her crime.

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Come And Take It Production presents Second Runner Up with A Deathbed Promise, Forever Today, Hand Me Down Adventure, and SOL
2016-07-09 20:00 | TX
Second Runner Up returns to Downtown Bryan, TX this time with SOL (Lafayette, LA), Forever Today, Hand Me Down Adventure, & A Deathbed Promise! Four acts with an alternative indie/rock sound, it’s sure to be a good night! Come on out to the Grand Stafford Theater Thursday, July 9th!
Tickets for sale at the door for $10
Doors open at 7:00 PM
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Free First Friday Featuring Jay White & The Blues Commanders and The Haberdashers
2016-07-01 20:00 - 23:00 | TX
Jay White & The Blues Commanders

Jay White was born at Fort Ord, California, moved soon afterwards to Texas and was quickly drawn to music as a child. “I have a vivid recollection of a trip to my grandfather’s house in Phoenix, AZ one summer when I was about 3,” says Jay. “My grandfather Bill White and some of his buddies were jamming out one night at his home and while they were taking a break I ran over and strummed the strings of his Gibson guitar that was leaning against a chair. I remember my folks shouting not to touch it and my grandfather assuring them that I couldn’t hurt the guitar. I still have that old Gibson after all these years.”
“Although I was brought up in church and began singing in public at an early age, my career as a guitar player began on my 10th Christmas when I got my own six string acoustic. It was a cheap, unplayable Kay Craft that was soon replaced after my grandfather Bill came to live with us. He told my dad that if I wanted to play they needed to get me a guitar I could play. Soon I had a Kay electric complete with a small amp and was on my way. My neighbor (across the pasture) Alan Davis who was in high school at the time had an old Silvertone guitar and amplifier case combo and he showed me some basic Jimmy Reed songs. From that point on I was hooked on the blues. Although I have played numerous styles of music over the years, it all boils down to the blues.”
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The Haberdashers

The Haberdashers bring to the stage a whimsical blend of sirenesque harmonies and swashbuckling pirate roars guaranteed to inspire even the most apathetic listener to raise the black flag and toast a tankard of grog. The ragtag band of five are far more than just well-accessorized seamen (and a seawoman), they are an explosion of high energy folk/Americana goodness featuring show stopping vocals, plucky banjo, the occasional mandolin lick, and a whole lot of damn-catchy songwriting.
Lead songwriter Jaron Kucera and guitarist Erik Buerkle met and began writing music together over ten years ago in their rural Kentucky hometown. The two linked up with bassist Andy Mirsberger, banjoist Patrick Hornbeck and mandolinist Emma Kate in 2014 after meeting in an Austin, TX hat shop, where they were all currently employed. Yes, every band member is a real life, bona fide haberdasher. Not only can they serenade your ear holes with aural pleasure, but they can custom shape and fit your hat after the show.
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Craft Cocktails and Free Live Music By KUMA
2016-06-28 16:30 - 23:00 | TX
Join us for craft beer and handcrafted cocktails – mixing starts at 4:30!
Music will start at 6:00 PM!
KUMA is a new project cofounded by local musicians Ian Myers (Keyboard) and Dylan Townes (Guitar). KUMA blends aspects of contemporary indie with 60’s and 70’s style blues. Both of these longtime local musicians are excited to bring a new sound to the Bryan/College Station area.

Stu Hamm Rock Experience
2016-06-27 20:00 - 23:00 | TX
Through his innovative work as a solo artist and his contributions as a sideman to Joe Satriani and Steve Vai, Stuart Hamm has firmly established himself as one of the most influential electric bassists of the past half-century. Extending the non-traditional function of the electric bass previously revolutionized by Jaco Pastorius and Stanley Clarke in the 1970s, Hamm helped to reshape the contemporary concept of the bass guitar as an unaccompanied instrument with the utilization of polyphonic, two-handed tapping, slapping and popping techniques, chords, and harmonics. Although Hamm certainly wasn’t the first bass player to debut during the 1980s and employ an unorthodox approach to playing the electric bass, he was undoubtedly at the forefront of his generation who effectively fused the application of these unconventional techniques.
As one of today’s leading bassists, Hamm has released four critically-acclaimed studio recordings. On Radio Free Albemuth (1988), Kings Of Sleep (1989), The Urge (1991), and Outbound (2000), Hamm showcased his unique style of playing the bass as a lead instrument both within a solo environment and various ensemble formats on a genre-spanning spectrum of repertoire that merged rock, jazz, fusion, classical, country, and urban sounds.
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Mic Check Poetry Presents SPEAK UP SPEAK OUT 2016
2016-06-25 20:00 - 23:00 | TX
Speak Up Speak Out is an annual youth poetry slam hosted by Mic Check Poetry in Downtown Bryan, Texas every summer offering a total of $850 in prize money. SUSO invites youth poetry teams from across the country to compete with their original poetry in preparation for the international youth slam, Brave New Voices.
Our goal in hosting SUSO is to offer a stage for youth voices and encourage them to know that their voice is important. SUSO is a great opportunity for youth poets to grow in not only their art, but in who they are as people. We hope to build a better sense of community for these rising artists as they further their way into the world of Spoken Word.
Registration is now: OPEN. If you and your slam scene are interested in competing, you can register through EventBrite for $60 (and a convenience fee of about $4). Registration closes once all spots are taken, so hurry before you miss your chance to compete.
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KEOS LoneStar Music Series Presents Walt Wilkins & Tina Mitchell Wilkins with Ben Morris & The Great American Boxcar Chorus
2016-06-24 20:00 - 23:00 | TX
KEOS 89. 1 FM LoneStar Music Series
KEOS kicked off the Lone Star Music Series last year with a concert by Sam Baker, Carrie Elkins, and Chip Dolan. The Lone Star Music Series promotes independent Texas music by featuring artists with deep Texas roots. In addition to providing our community with great concerts, the series also strives to educate the general public about Texas-based musicians, singers, and songwriters. KEOS is proud to partner with the Grand Stafford Theater in downtown Bryan again this year. The Lone Star Music Series is made possible in part through Hotel Tax Revenue funded from the City of College Station and the City of Bryan through the Arts Council of Brazos Valley.
Walt Wilkins
I am fortunate that I play my songs across a wide region that is filled with folks who find comfort, enjoyment & meaning in coming out to listen to folks like myself. I am fortunate that enough folks come out, generally, that I can come back to those places and play my songs again. I am lucky, I think, that I knew my calling at an early age, and at one point in my life, I took the necessary steps to follow that calling out into the world. I am still learning how to listen to, and stay true to the voice, and true to the work I am given. I try not to take myself too seriously, but I do try to take seriously this work; this calling. I play some nights just me and my guitar, and some nights with my talented and funny wife, Tina. And some nights with the The Mystiqueros, a living art collective, a hill country jukebox, one of the bands on the bill in honky-tonk heaven. I drive, I play, I sleep and dream. I have had a fair share of songs recorded by other folks, which was my dream all along, and I have played shows with heroes & real poets & the deepest of cats. But I live for the gig tonight, and tomorrow. I am fortunate… and I hope to see you down this road.
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Tina Mitchell Wilkins
Tina has become a highly-regarded songwriter and performer in her most recent home of Texas, where she plays solo, with her husband Walt Wilkins, or when she’s the beautiful, vivacious “chick singer” of the Mystiqueros.
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Ben Morris and the Great American Boxcar Chorus

Ben Morris & the Great American Boxcar Chorus – a long name, but it’s one worth remembering – are still in the early years of their collective musical mission, but they’ve already made their way around Texas with the scrappy grace of a young band that will go to any length to make themselves heard. With over a hundred and fifty full-band gigs already under their belt, and with their first proper full-band album (Underground Railroad, self-released) set for release in Spring 2009, the College Station-based band is looking to retrace their steps across the bars, music halls and festivals of the Lone Star State (and beyond) while blazing new trails, winning over new fans as they introduce a new set of tunes and ideas to the world.
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