Reminder: Sammypalooza (Fri., Sept. 30)

The second annual Sammypalooza will take place tomorrow on the SHSU campus. This event is free for SHSU students, faculty, and staff. The general public is welcome to attend, but tickets have to be purchased for $25 each. Floor tickets are all gone, so all that's left are the tickets for the sections with seats.

Tickets can still be purchased in person at Johnson Coliseum tomorrow from 12p - 8p, and they are still available online until tonight at 11:59p. Click here to purchase tickets. 

Vice Verse Us, The Last Great Assault, Phil Pritchett, and Oh, Sleeper will be playing on the outside stage. The Coliseum opens at 7p. Vertical Horizon, opening for Taking Back Sunday, will go on at 8p.

Official flier. Click to enlarge.

In addition to the music outside, there will be free food and activities to participate in. 

To check out the Facebook page for Sammypalooza, click here. 

Pre-Fair on the Square THIS Friday!

Pre-Fair on the Square

Downtown Huntsville

Friday, September 30th from 9:00pm -Midnight

Price: $5.00 per person

THIS Friday, is the kick off for the 37th Annual Fair on the Square. There will be live music by local country artist John Slaughter and lots and lots of beer in the beer garden. Don't expect to find any foilage in the beer garden. It is simply a fancy name for a place to find reasonably priced beer, which is always a good thing for beer drinkers! It will be located in the County Annex parking lot on the corner of 14^thStreet and University Avenue, behind the Allstate Insurance building.

Parking will be limited, because vendors will be setting up for the bigger Saturday festivities.

For more information:
Email: (936) 295-8113
Call:  chamber@chamber.huntsville.tx.us

Vertigo Blue LIVE at Lizard's (Fri., Sept. 23)

This Friday, Vertigo Blue will be playing a FREE show at Lizard's. Vertigo Blue is Electro-Pop / Electronica music. VB has opened for Peter Murphy (of Bauhaus and who played The Cold One in the Twilight Eclipse movie), Nitzer Ebb, Technical Itch, and others in the electronic music scene.

Lizard's has live music every Friday night (with no cover charge!), and it is located at 1231 Josey. For more events, check out their Facebook page here.

Randy Brumlow and Friends LIVE at Lizard's (Fri., Sept. 16)

This Friday, Randy Brumlow & Friends will be performing at Lizard's. Randy Brumlow & Friends is a blues band that plays both originals and covers. Some of the bands they cover include BB King, Van Morrison, Boz Scaggs, Santana, and Bob Dylan.

The band will go on at 10pm, and there is no charge! You can catch FREE shows at Lizard's every Friday.


For more info, check out Lizard's on Facebook here.

Back to School Bash: John Slaughter and Josh Ward Band

 Back to School Bash
September 9th, 2011
The Jolly Fox
Featuring: John Slaughter
Opening: Josh Ward Band

The Jolly Fox will be having a Back to School Bash THIS Friday. The Josh Ward Band will open for John Slaughter starting at 10:00pm. Tickets are currently available at The Jolly Fox, Humphrey's Bar & Grill, and Cavender's Boot City (Huntsville Location). The Jolly Fox's website does not list the ticket price.

Don't worry if you are unable to make it to this event, but would still like to see John Slaughter live. 

He will ALSO be playing in Huntsville on the following nights:

September 21st: Humphrey's at 8:00pm

September 30th: Fair on the Square Kick-Off Dance (Along with several other bands)

Click HERE to see his upcoming concert schedule. His official Facebook page is HERE.

Click HERE to see the Josh Ward Band's official website. Their official Facebook page is HERE.

Music in the Park: September Schedule

The Music in the Park series is finally about to start! This program was going to originally run throughout the summer, but was cancelled due to the hot weather (so glad we are finally having nice weather again!). This program will run from September 15, 2011 to November 17, 2011. They are still working on the schedule for October and November, but here is the September Schedule.

Music in the Park: September Schedule

Thursdays from 6:00pm until 8:00pm
FREE EVENT! 

September 15th: Jarrod Sterrett & The Hired Guns
Location: Sam Houston Statue Amphitheater

September 22nd: The Last Great Assault
Location: Rather Park

September 29th: Dog & Kat Show
Location: Jane Monday Amphitheater


For more information contact the City of Huntsville Tourism Department at (936) 291-9726. They may still be seeking local bands to fill in some of the Thursdays in October or November.

(Official Flier)

The Beadles LIVE @ Lizard's (Fri., Sept. 9)

This Friday, Sept. 9, The Beadles, a Beatles cover band from Houston, will play at Lizard's starting at 10pm. We caught them last time they played Huntsville, and they were a lot of fun. If you don't remember hearing about their last show here, it may be because they played under the name "The Sweetsops" last time. No matter which name they stick with, they'll still provide a few hours of great covers of The Beatles and other 60s bands.

This show is FREE. In fact, there is live music for free every Friday at Lizard's.

To check out The Beadles, click here - or see their Sweetsops page here.

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Sammypalooza (Fri., Sept 30)

Sammypalooza

September 30th starting at 5:00pm

Johnson Coliseum and Outside Stage

 (Official flier)

The second annual Sammypalooza will be held on September 30th! Tickets are FREE for SHSU Faculty and staff on a first come first serve basis at the following locations:

• Bearkat OneCard office in the Estill Building
• Student Activities office in the LSC
• Recreational Sports Department in the HKC

Starting September 19th, any available tickets will be sold to the general public for $25 each.

The headlining band for inside the coliseum is Taking Back Sunday. The opening indoor act is Vertical Horizon. There will also be an outside stage with the band Oh, Sleeper headlining that stage. Phil Pritchett will also be performing on the outside stage. More bands will be playing, but they are still working on the schedule. The outside stage will mostly be for local bands, with the first band beginning at 5:00pm. There will also be food and games.

Check out the official website HERE for more updates about the band schedule.