The Grainery's St. Patty's Day Celebration

Event: The Grainery's St. Patty's Day Celebration
Date: Saturday, March 17, 2012 from 7:00pm until 11:00pm
Location: The Grainery Good Food, 927 Sam Houston Ave, Huntsville, TX 77320
Cost: Food and Music- $20.00 per person/$38.00 per couple. Buffet- $12.00 per person/$22.00 per couple. Live Music-$10.00 per person/$18.00 per couple

This St. Patty's Day, The Grainery is celebrating by serving a traditional Irish buffet and also by lining up many local bands/artists to perform. The buffet will last from 7:00pm until 9:00pm and live music will last until 11:00pm.

The following is the menu for the Irish buffet:

• Sausage and Potatoes with Stilton Cream
• House brined Corned Beef with Sauteed Cabbage and Guinness Gravy
• Clover Leaf Sugar Cookies
• Hand Made Dark Chocolate Truffles
• Irish Soda Bread

 Here is the list of local bands/artists who will be performing:

• Sterling Moniker
• Matt Bridges
• The Gypsy Davies
• Mary Brett
• Bill Yarbrough
• Danielle Turner

Click HERE to see the official Facebook event page for this event and to see who else is planning to attend.

 

Some cool cats should be there! =)

Cody Miles & Irrelevent @ Avenue L Coffee House (Sat., Feb. 25)

On Sat., Feb. 25, starting at 8p, you can catch a free show featuring Irrelevent and Cody Miles at Avenue L. Irrelevent, a 2-man group from Dallas, describe themselves as "a Grass Roots rap project." Cody Miles is performing solo this show (and currently working on an album called Apocrypha - to be released in April), but he is also in a group called Kenosis.

For more info on these guys, go see them on the 25th! (And click the links above, of course!)

Cody sent us a couple mp3s to put here on the blog, but since we can't easily upload those mp3s, here are a few examples of their music found on YouTube:

Click here to see Irrelevent   /  Click here to see Cody Miles

Aftermath: Sammypalooza 2011

Last weekend, we headed to SHSU's Johnson Coliseum for the 2nd annual Sammypalooza. There was a decent turnout, and hopefully, this event will continue to grow. Sammypalooza is free to SHSU students, faculty, and staff - and tickets are available to the public for a fee.

When we first arrived, there were vendors giving out free food and student organizations handing out info.

After our photographer helped himself to a free hot dog, we watched Phil Pritchett on the outdoor stage. Sammy Bearkat showed up for a while. He appeared to be blown away by the speaker volume.

We then went backstage to meet some of the guys from Vertical Horizon. We think someone put Vertical Horizon's dressing room sign by the elevator to be funny, but it could have just been a coincidence.

The members of Vertical Horizon were very kind, and we liked what we heard during their interviews. Meagan Ellsworth from The Huntsville Item was there to interview the bands. She and Matt Scannell totally showed each other photos of their dogs.

After we met with Vertical Horizon, we headed back outside to check out Oh, Sleeper. The crowd seemed to really enjoy this band. The guys stuck around afterward to take photos with fans and give autographs.

At 7p, the coliseum opened for the final two bands - Vertical Horizon and Taking Back Sunday. Fans waited around patiently for the bands. Well, most of the fans were patient, anyway. Some of them were mean mugging our photog.

Taking Back Sunday was the headliner. The singer kept swinging his mic around and almost hit our photographer in the face. It was probably a good thing that we were only allowed behind the barricade for 3 songs.

Overall, Sammypalooza was a success, and it was fun. The show did not sell out, but hopefully, it will continue to grow and more students will stick around for it instead of running home on the weekends. The organizations on campus worked hard to put together an excellent event that was free to students. Thanks for having us, SHSU!

To see all of the photos taken at Sammypalooza, check out our Facebook album by clicking here. Feel free to tag yourself in any photos we took, and "like" our page to keep up with local events.

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.

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.

As always, add us on Facebook to keep up with events and info for Hville and the surrounding areas: Click this.

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.

Avenue L Coffee House has changed locations!

Avenue L has changed locations! It is now located at 1215 Sam Houston Avenue (between the Donut Wheel and the Courthouse). I have yet to see the new location, but from what I've heard, this new venue is a much larger building. However, its move closer to Downtown Huntsville means that there is less parking. Good thing that a little walking is good exercise!

Since Avenue L is strictly volunteer based, the hours of operation have yet to be determined. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, there is a Volunteer Interest Meeting on Monday, August 29th at 8:00pm. Their Open Mic Night will still most likely be on Thursdays at 8:00pm. The expected date to re-open is September 6, 2011, but that is subject to change.

If you have never been to Avenue L Coffee House, it is a non-alcoholic venue that regularly features live music (usually Indie/Folk/8bit electronic hardcore punk such as Yatagarasu), coffee, art, free Wi-Fi, and trendy people.

Good luck with your new location, Avenue L!

City of Huntsville seeking "Music in the Park" Talent

Are you in a band or know about one that is looking for places to perform in Huntsville?

The City of Huntsville is currently looking for local bands for its upcoming "Music in the Park" series. The City of Huntsville attempted to start the "Music in the Park" series during the summer but decided to push it back until September 15th due to the hotter than normal temperatures this summer has brought. Hopefully, the weather will not get in the way for the September 15th start date. This series will take place every Thursday from that start date until November 17th from 6:00pm until 8:00pm. 

The possible locations include the following:

• Rather Park
• Jane Monday Amphitheater
• Sam Houston Statue Amphitheater 
• Kate Barr Ross Park

All local artists or bands who are interested in being booked should contact Kimm Thomas at 936-295-5932. Call as soon as possible before all of the dates that are still available are filled by other local artists and groups! Don't be lazy and miss out on this great and most likely easy to book opportunity! 

There are a lot of great bands in this town, and so the "Music in the Park" series will hopefully be very entertaining and feature many talented local artists!

Arthur Yoria LIVE at Lizard's (Fri., August 19)

On Friday, August 19, Arthur Yoria will be coming to Huntsville! The show starts at 10pm, and it will be at Lizard's (1231 Josey). Tune in to 90.5 The Kat (the campus radio station) to hear a song or two - or call in to request it. They have a CD! 


Singer/songwriter Arthur Yoria has had songs placed on TV shows (The OC, Felicity, Camp Jim, and Laguna Beach) and on major films (National Lampoon's Adam and Eve and Breaking Dawn). He has also had songs used in commercials for Domino's Pizza, Arizona Jeans, Cheapbooks.com and Zig Zag. 

You can check out his website here: http://www.arthuryoria.com​/


Be sure to join the Facebook event page here: Click me!

The Sweetsops LIVE at Lizard’s! July 15th, 2011 at 10:00pm

The Sweetsops LIVE

July 15th at 10:00pm

Lizard's

1231 Josey St.

Huntsville, TX 77340

 Let It Be known!

Lizard’s is working hard to bring new bands to Huntsville, Texas! This Friday, The Sweetsops, a Beatles cover band all the way from Houston, will be making their way to Huntsville to perform some classic Beatles tunes! Since we love us some Beatles, we are very excited about this show!

So, after A Hard Day’s Night from working Eight Days a Week, why don’t you travel Across the Universe (or to Lizard’s), and Come Together for the Sweetsops THIS Friday! And um, I Am the Walrus!

Visit the event page on Facebook by clicking HERE.

Lizard's is currently looking for bands to fill in available Friday spots in the upcoming weeks. If you are in a band or know of any bands that would be interested in performing at Lizard's, then you should email lizbooking@gmail.com TODAY!

Rock Monster LIVE at Lizard's!

ROCK MONSTER Live at Lizard's

July 8th, 2011

10pm until 1:00pm

What's cooler than a Rock Lobster? How about a ROCK MONSTER! After the success of their show last month, Rock Monster is now the offical house band of Lizard's. Unless something happens (like 4th of July weekend), expect to see Rock Monster play the first Friday of every month! Also, the upstairs will be OPEN!

There is no cover for this event. See the Facebook event page here: Click me!

Rock Monster is: Ray Nepveux, Chris Hale, Martin Shirk, and Robbie Williams.

Add the new Lizard's Facebook page to see other upcoming events: Click here.