A brand new, super awesome twitter account just popped onto my radar–always suspect the worst muse!
I can’t even choose the best ones. Just check it out!
–Adrienne
11 Friday Jul 2014
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inA brand new, super awesome twitter account just popped onto my radar–always suspect the worst muse!
I can’t even choose the best ones. Just check it out!
–Adrienne
12 Wednesday Sep 2012
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So that fantastic brewery that I blogged about this weekend has started to expand. In an effort to get a canning line (so we can take their beer home!) and get the local community involved, they have started a Kickstarter campaign:
This campaign allows anyone and everyone to support the brewery with donations as low as $1, and for that simple donation you get the chance to vote for their summer seasonal.
At $5 you get to vote for the seasonal beer and get an exclusive sticker;
At $12, you get a seasonal beer vote, and exclusive sticker, and an imperial pint glass;
At $25, you get all of the above plus a laptop skin;
At $40, you get all of the above plus and exclusive t-shirt;
At $60, you get the vote, the sticker, the t-shirt, a special stainless travel coffee mug, and a reusable shopping bag;
At $100, you get the vote, TWO stickers, TWO pint glasses, a t-shirt, two coozies, a bar towel, and two coasters;
At $200, you get the vote, two sticker, two pint glasses, a special button-down embroidered shirt, and a NEW REPUBLIC THONG! (This is the one I want!!)
At $500 you get to vote on both the name and the style of the summer seasonal, a pint glass, FIVE stickers, a work shirt, AND you get invited to the brewery to help or observe a brewday of your choice. That sounds amazing!
At $1000 you get a bunch of the above stuff, plus the head brewers, Dean and John, will travel up to 300 miles (most likely bringing beer!) to hang out with you, at the place of your choice.
At $2500, you get a tailgating set, which includes the votes, 8 glasses, 8 coasters, 8 coozies, a banner, a tap handle, and a jockey box;
At $5000, you get double the previous rewards to outfit your tailgate in style.
How much fun is this? Be a part of something new!!
03 Friday Aug 2012
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inAt the top of this page you can see a picture of downtown Bryan. Right next to the great facade of the Queen theater is a smaller venue, but one that has enjoyed no less notoriety in the past years. That is the Stafford, a sometimes bar, sometimes dance hall, sometimes eyesore that has the potential of becoming a great destination in downtown.
A few months ago, Cody Marx Bailey, downtown Bryan’s own jack of all trades, decided something needed to be done with the theater.
So he did. He and some other big players in the town (namely Jose Arredondo) decided to update the space into a high-quality, cutting edge music venue that would attract the kind of names only dreamed about in this tiny college-adjacent town.
The insides were gutted to make room for the new acoustics, lighting and production capabilities. Anyone who has visited the venue in the past few years knows it was a crowd control nightmare right at the front, opening to not enough seating and an uncomfortable view of the stage. Not anymore. The new owners have focused on ease of entry, plenty of room (the place now supports 400+ people) and an over all great experience.
There are full service bars on both the ground and second floors (with New Republic on tap, I hear!), newly designed bathrooms, and every effort given to make this an enjoyable audience experience.
Cody wants this place to be a music venue first and a bar second. There aren’t a lot of choices for music in the area, and the promise of having a dedicated place for larger names to come is very exciting. So far in the lineup:
Ishi, Featherface, GOBI and The 71’s on Sept 6, and the show is a CD release for two of the bands
Grupo Fantasma with El Tule & Strawberry Jam on Sept 7
(Incidentally, Grupo Fantasma is a Grammy winning band. Just an FYI. We have a space for Grammy winners now!!)
Green River Ordinance Sept 8
Jason Castro with Jimmy Needham and Lindsay Harris Sept 15
(Castro is that guy from American Idol who sang Somewhere Over the Rainbow all amazing-like)
Rock 103.9 Homebrew Live Sept 16
The Band of Heathens Sept 22
The Bright Light Social Hour with Quiet Company Sept 27
Ray Wylie Hubbard with The Dead Exs and Black Pistol Fire Sept 28 (The guitar work on these songs is AMAZING).
…and that’s just September.
Cody and company are focusing on getting as many huge bands in as possible (when the inevitable “you should get so-and-so” comment came the other day, Cody quickly remarked “can we fill the theater? What are the credentials?” They are looking for the best of the best to bring to our expanding downtown, and I, for one, cannot wait to be there.
19 Tuesday Jun 2012
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inMy husband and I moved from what we like to call “beer Mecca” (read: the San Francisco Bay area). As beer lovers from that area, we were used to a large number of locally brewed craft beers, and a large group of people to enjoy them with. We were active members of the Silicon Valley Sudzers, a good group of men and women who loved making and drinking good beer. Once a month the group would meet at someone’s house to exchange 30 days’ worth of brew and some good cigars, and plan one of many road trips to the area’s breweries. Once a year we had a camping trip with other local clubs to exercise our pallets (and livers) even further. It was always a good time.
Fast forward a few years and we move from that area to BCS. There were rumors of home brew clubs from the past, but even though this is a thriving college town (with a thriving thirst for beer), there were no organized groups. What a shame! So we spent a few weeks and found some like minded individuals. The Texas Aggieland Brew Club was born!
TABC is a group of local beer lovers that has been around for about three years. They meet the third Friday of each month at a member’s house, and everyone brings beer and/or food to share. The meeting usually starts around 7:00 pm and lasts until about 11 or so (or whenever the host kicks us all out).
They also host brew ins–when people get together on a Saturday or Sunday and brew whatever their little hearts desire. It a great way to spend a day…sitting out side and socializing while every once in a while getting up to stir the mash.
For those new to the hobby, the group is very welcoming, and is happy to answer any questions or assist with any brewing problems. Just show up to a meeting or post a question on the Facebook group to get started!
For more information, visit the Facebook page. The next meeting will the the third Friday of July, although the place has yet to be determined. Hope to see you at the next meeting!
With this happening each month (an d the prospect of group tours in the future) how in the world can BSC suck?