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Editor’s Note
When we sat down to chat with Dan Brodhag, we were also gearing up to start filming a music video for his song “Best Offer” off his debut album “Sleeping Dogs.” And that got me to wondering why not more musicians or bands made videos for their songs? I mean there’s a lot of filmmakers in Corpus Christi, right? Every year for the Corpus Christi 7 Day Film Project hundreds of wannabe filmmakers show up to participate and make a short film in 7 days. And a music video can essentially be a short film which was what we were doing. Maybe there’s just not enough professional equipment in the city? But with the way technology is nowadays that seems unlikely. I mean, Corpus has a flourishing music scene with acts in every musical genre imaginable, so why not go forth and explore? That question may never be answered, but it was fun to help out a local act like Dan and be the guy to shoot his first video. Maybe it’ll catch on, and we’ll see more videos go in to production around the city. Corpus is gorgeous after all. Anyway, here’s a few stills from the shoot.
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contributors Daphne Garcia Cate Grimes
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story and photos by Paul Gonzales aturday, May 31, saw the return of Rumble on the River. Now in its ninth year, the Rumble had humble enough beginnings. It began nearly 10 years ago when some decided to get together and throw a little shindig for Matt Hole from Matt Hole and the Hot Rod Gang. While not yet named Rumble by the River, it continued on again for the second year and gained USA Military Veterans Motorcycle Club, who set
up and raise money for various military organizations, as their sponsor. In its third year the party moved to Dan Brodhag’s home by the river, gained its namesake, and that is where it’s been held to this day. Tons of bikers, musicians and fans flock to area every year, and it seems to be getting bigger and better. This year’s lineup included Matt Hole and the Hot Rod Gang, Mikey Rivera Jr., Ty Dietz, Johnson Grass,
GETTING DOWN BY THE RIVER Paul Sutherland (above) was one of many musicians that performed throughout the day starting from above right: Matt Hole and the Hot Rod Gang, Johnson Grass and Surlee. Thomas Elskes, Surlee, Not too shabby for a $5 Tyler McCumber, Jason entry fee. Maddox, Pete Devlin, It’s usually held the Paul Sutherland and last weekend in April, so Richie Allbright. make sure to keep tabs on when next year’s Rumble will be happening. It’s the 10-year anniversary, so be expecting something pretty awesome.
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RIVER RUMBLERS Fans from all over Texas showed up to the 9th Annual Rumble on the River hosted by Dan Brodhag at his casa by the river.
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film
THE LONG, HARD JOURNEY OF A LITTLE MOVIE CALLED
AKIRA
story by Paul Gonzales
NEW NEW YORK The script is supposedly changing locales from Neo-Tokyo to New Manhattan, which has been hinted at being owned mostly by the Japanese.
T
he 1998 anime (Japanese animated movie) “Akira” is based on the manga (Japanese comic) of the same name by Katsuhiro Otomo who subsequently went on to direct the film. The manga is more than 2,000 pages long, but most of the middle section was omitted from the anime version, obviously for running time requirements, even though the film still clocks in at 124 minutes. Basically, “Akira” is a cyberpunk action film that takes place during 2019 in a dystopian version of Tokyo called NeoTokyo after World War III. It involves rival biker gangs, telekinetic powers and a lot of really great animation. The plot is a bit crazy, so you’d have to watch the film to really get it. “Akira” has become a huge cult hit amongst comic book junkies and anime fans alike. It ushered in new techniques in anime that are still used to this day. It’s a massive, gorgeous, epic masterpiece. So, naturally, Hollywood stepped in and scooped up the remake rights in 2002 with Leonardo DiCaprio producing. It’s now 2014, and we still don’t have a live action remake of “Akira”. And while that’s great news for most fans, some of us would still love to see that version realized at some point. The released storyboards and concept art reveal much of the anime’s mind-blowing design work was still intact for various versions of the film which moves
from Neo-Tokyo to New the Kaneda role. Manhattan. And as for the love interest, Kei, the list was long as well with Keira The list of potential Knightley, Freida Pinto, actors signed on or in con- Rooney Mara, Abbie sideration for the leads, Cornish, Blake Lively and Kaneda and Tetsuo, has Mila Kunis being considgrown quite a bit over the ered for the role. years. As of November In 2009, DiCaprio and 2011, Kristen Stewart Joseph Gordon-Levitt (“Twilight”) was in were considered, with advanced negotiations for concept art featuring the the role, but was never latter in full costume. The publicly secured or confollowing year, Zac Efron firmed. entered negotiations to Later that year, a post star as Tetsuo. appeared online looking And a bit later, Garrett for a male of “any ethnicHedlund, Michael ity” who is 20-25 years old Fassbender, Justin and “strung out, intense, Timberlake, Joaquin a street rat” as well as Phoenix, Chris Pine, the lead female who had Chris Evans and Keanu to be “tough, sexy, strong Reeves were rumored for willed and street savvy.”
THE ACTORS
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film Liam Neeson films “Non-Stop” and “Run All Night.” Just this February, Serra returned and stated the project is still underway with him as the director and should begin filming later this year. But he created a few speed bumps for himself when he stated his opinions about the source material during an interview with Comingsoon. net that “nobody’s interesting. Tetsuo’s interestTHE AMERICANS Chris Evans (left) and Joseph Gordon- ing because weird sh*t Levitt were obviously choices for the lead roles as they happens to him, and Kaneda is so two-dimenwere even rendered into concept art by James Clyne. sional.” Then on the subject Seeing how the main Hughes decided to tackle of Japanese fiction as a concern for the film has it himself, turning the whole, he said, “[it’s] part always been keeping the epic into two parts. He of the Japanese culture; budget from skyrocket- eventually left over crethey never have strong ing, casting unknowns ative differences in 2011. characters. They’re used might’ve been an option Spanish director as a way to at this point. Jaume Collet-Serra move The last announced signed on shortly after, casting for the lead was but production was shut Garrett Hedlund (“Tron: down for the fourth Legacy”) with Keira time, and Serra Knightley (“Pride and went on to Prejudice”) as the love m a k e interest. t h e
the other philosophy forward.” The statements angered journalists and fans alike, and that was the last he publicly spoke of the project.
BUDGET
The first time the film was considered for production as a live action movie was in the early 1990s when Sony Pictures attempted to mount the production but scrapped it when the budget ballooned to upwards of $300 million. So far, rights holders Warner Brothers reportedly just want to put up and estimated $70 million for the feature film. For a story of this scale, the budget seems ridiculously low with most summer films regularly costing north of $100 million on each picture.
DIRECTORS
Ruairí Robinson was the director announced to helm the project in 2008 but later, in 2009, announced he dropped out. Then came “Book of Eli” directors Allen and Albert Hughes in 2010. Albert
KILLER RIDE Kaneda’s iconic motorbike from the anime (top) got revamped in the concept art, adding leather seats and an all-new collection of stickers and logos to reflect the change in regions.
VERDICT Whether this film will ever get off the ground, much less be any good, is still way up in the air. The list of actors is interesting, and changing the setting from Japan to America is intriguing, but at the end of the day the project just seems like too much of a gamble. While I do hope for the
best, I’m not holding my breath to see it playing on screens anytime soon. So until then, I’ll kick back and watch the BluRay of the anime at home and imagine how awesome a live action version could be if they just do it right. But, if Hollywood history has proven anything, it has the potential to be a disaster of epic proportions.
THE NEED FOR SPEED one of the most memorable scenes in the ‘Akira’ anime was fully realized in stunning detail.
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cover story that; we were just plunking around doing Marshal Tucker stuff. “I was writing a little bit back then,” Brodhag paused to try and remember the songs. “Very few of those songs I even remember or wrote down. But I was getting a pretty good response like ‘play that one’ or ‘play this one’, so it encouraged me to write more and do more of my own stuff.”
the life and times of
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hen I first met Daniel Brodhag, who is affectionately known to many of his friends as Dan or Dano, it was while he was recording tracks for his first and only album Sleeping Dogs. During the following year we would share a “few” beers and stories together. You see, Brodhag’s a quiet, humble guy. Not shy, he just never interrupts people while they speak or waits for his turn to talk. He always seems to listen to what you have to say. A rare attribute these days. He has a ton of friends, and everywhere he goes people seem to know him. He’s very generous, too. Just the other weekend, as we arrived at his home by the river late at night, there was a rather large gathering of musicians and friends hanging out, having a good time at
story & photos by Paul Gonzales his place. He just smiled ried by the age of 19 and and joined in on the fes- went on about his life, tivities. picking up the guitar Brodhag sort of got every once in a while. into the whole songwritIt wouldn’t be until his ing thing pretty late in early 40s that he would the game. Listening to his actually start to get a litdebut record though, it tle more serious about the sounds as if it couldn’t playing. have been recorded before “I was probably 42 it was. or 43. I was getting a It’s full of years spent divorce, and I worked in living, loving and learn- a machine shop in town, and one of our customers ing. invited me to a little after Young Gun party in his shop.” “I started playing in “They’d sit there on the my early teens,” Brodhag weekends and drink beer, recalled. “My brother and they all played a little taught me how to fin- bit, so they all encouraged ger pick, and I worked me to come out and bring on it for quite a while my guitar and play.” and never really did anyThey eventually moved thing with it. Just kind from the shop to The of plunked around for Texan, which was a groyears.” cery store and is now a “My brother was an bar. Dan’s girlfriend at exceptional musician. the time worked there, He played drums, dobro, and the guys would show classical guitar. He could up on Fridays during read transcriptions and her shift and would song do Segovia and stuff like swap around a table. that.” “No one was an accomBrodhag ended up mar- plished or anything like
Under the Influence During the divorce, Brodhag decided to stay away from his local haunts for obvious reasons. And that lead to an encounter that would change his musical aspirations for the time being. “I’ve lived in Corpus my whole life, and I knew everybody. Everybody wanted to talk about how sorry they are about how things went, blah, blah, blah, and I didn’t want to hear it; I didn’t want to talk about it. “So I used to get on my bike and ride over to Aransas Pass because it was the closest place that had a bunch of beer joints.
‘My voice was quivering. They probably thought I had a natural tremolo or something.’ So I started to hang out in Aransas Pass. “I had never heard of Jimmy Trout before except for all the tip jars in all the bars I went to were trying to get money to get Jimmy out of jail. “So I participated in that.” Later on, coming back from Port Aransas, he stopped into The Doghouse, a local bar, and ran into Trout in the nearly empty bar as he was setting up for a gig. “He was a real outgoing guy, so he came bebopping up and introduced himself, and I said, ‘Hey, man, I helped you get out
of jail,’ which he appreciated. “He asked me if I played, and I said I played a little bit. So he handed me the guitar, and said ‘Play me something.’ So I played him one of my songs. “He sat there and crossed his arms and said, ‘Play me another one.’ So I played another one.” They quickly became friends, and Trout would hire Brodhag to open up for him for a while after that. Trout would also frequent the Humble Time Radio Show in New Braunfels. During the show, musicians would be invited to play three songs live in front of an audience. The best songs would be chosen and broadcast over the air. “I’ll never forget. It was the first time, and he said, ‘Let’s go play the Humble Time Show,’ and I just said sure. I’d been playing at the Doghouse, and it was always a small but appreciative crowd. “And then I got in there, and the place was packed. There was about 100 people in a pretty
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cover story into the living room of McCumber’s house, and there would be everyone in a circle ready to play the next Brodhag tune, Saracene with headphones askew on his head. They ended up with 18 or 19 tracks recorded, and 10 were chosen for Sleeping Dogs.
Endgame?
small room. I remember the closer it got ’til it was my turn to play I kept thinking, ‘Man, I can’t do this. I’ve never played a venue like this in front of people like this with my own stuff.’ “It came off all right; I got up on stage, and they had an issue with the sound, so I had to sit up there for three or four minutes while they were working on it, and I think it worked in my favor. My nerves settled a little bit. “I listened to that recording after it was done, and I was shaky. My voice was quivering. They probably thought I had a natural tremolo or something,” he laughed. “I thought I was just going to wet my pants and go running off the stage. I didn’t think I’d get through three songs.” Brodhag ended up being nominated along with Trout for one of Humble Time Radio’s annual awards. It was for the ‘Heart’ award which went to honest songs written by the songwriter.
He and Trout would both lose out to nowclose-friend Al Barlow. And every time Brodhag would return to
‘I like getting up and playing and things like that. I get a lot of free beer so that helps a lot.’ the show he’d make the cut.
‘Sleeping Dogs’ If we go back to when I first met Brodhag, during his recording session, I had no idea the magic that was being recorded around me. While I was friends with most of the other guys, Brodhag was always just there, lurk-
ing on the sidelines. I honestly had no idea they were working on his record. “Tony Saracene and Tyler McCumber had everything set up at Tyler’s house in Swinney Switch, and even though I’ve known Tyler through the years more as an acquaintance than a friend, not somebody I would hang out with.” The studio space which doubles as a home is known as M.I.M.I., McCumber’s Institute for the Musically Illiterate. “So I’d bump into them at shows here and there, and they said to come on over because they things set up to do some recordings. It was George Hermes that finally one day said, ‘Well, I’ll just come and pick you up, and we’ll go out there and just see how it goes;’ and he did.” For roughly the next 20 weeks the group would gather on Thursday with whichever musicians and singers they needed for that session and work on Brodhag’s debut album. You would walk
Showing up fashionably late to the music scene, Brodhag comes at it with a different view. “I don’t want to tour. I don’t want to put a band together and hit the road or nothing like that. “I guess I’d like to get my stuff heard more than I would like to get it sold. To that end, I’ve given away a lot more CDs than I’ve sold,” he laughs. And with new songs and an eye on the a new record already, he’s just taking things a day at a time. “It’s more of a see where it goes sort of a thing. I know there’s
Sleeping Dogs Daniel Brodhag Get the album by going to facebook. com/daniel.brodhag Daniel Brodhag’s debut album ‘Sleeping Dogs’ is 10 tracks of pure Americana storytelling. Each song unravels with tangible emotion and unique sensibilities. The song ‘Alamo’ places you directly in the line of fire, leaving the heart as its only casualty of war. ‘Borders’ nearly puts you in a modern western down at the Mexican border. But it’s the track ‘Best Offer’ where Brodhag truly lets his emotional side shine. The song describes his pining for a long, lost love and how he’ll take whatever he can get as long as she’s near. ‘Sleeping Dogs’ is a remarkable record from beginning to end and bests most seasoned artists. people out there looking to make a living with it, and some of them are doing a pretty good job. “But it’s not my biggest ambition. I like doing the shows. I like getting up and playing and things like that. I get a lot of free beer so that helps a
lot,” he laughed. “I make $100 here or there. Fifty dollars here or there. But I guess I just want people to hear my stuff.” And with his first album only a few months old, the world finally can.
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interview by Cate Grimes
interview
Indie record label Cliff House Records was started by a Corpus Christi couple who are sharing their love of music one record at a time.
F
rom an outsider’s perspective, most people think that Corpus Christi really doesn’t have a lot going on. But they would certainly be wrong. Since November 2012, husband and wife team Jason and Johanna (the “H” is silent) DuBois have single-handedly run a local record label in Corpus Christi called Cliff House Records. Coming from different backgrounds, Jason, a historian, and Johanna who has a background in psych/communication & counseling, this is purely a passion for them. STXscene: So, why did you decide to start a record label? Jason: Since I was a young kid, I was really into Nirvana. He (Kurt Cobain) would always talk about bands like Superchunk and SonicYouth. Then I learned about Superchunk who had
started the Merge record label and they were really doing some amazing things. I always admired the indie labels because that was all the music that I liked. I always wanted to be in a band but there was something about fostering good music and trying to share it that
There was this one artist in particular, a young guy that was so talented and so amazing, that sounded like he really got screwed over by his record label. He was really getting the short end of the stick and that’s just something I noticed. But I guess what got us more on the trajectory was The Blind Owls. We met them at Studio B and I was so struck by their talent – Jason: It was cool because they noticed us first. I’ll always remember that we were walking past them and they said, ‘Hey, nice glasses!’ And, of course, anyone who knows the Blind Owls know they all wear glasses. Jason: We were both wearing our glasses so that’s how we struck up a conversation with them. These guys were so unique. But I also saw talent like Black Milk, and I just loved their mix of melody with a raw anger, very grunge, and I thought I‘d really love to invest in
RECORD MANIFESTO Cliff House Records released Obscured by Echoes LP on vinyl which is one of the labels main goals, because everyone can agree that everything sounds better on vinyl.
really motivated me. Johanna: Mine comes from a more recent [interest]. We’d go to a lot of concerts, we met bands and heard some of their stories.
these guys. I’d really love to see (all these bands) grow. What’s particularly cool about Cliff House Records, is that they specialize in releasing their
artists albums solely on vinyl. Johanna: Our primary focus has been just getting all our artists out on vinyl. STX: And why is that? Do you guys just love vinyl personally? Is it a nostalgic thing? Jason: There’s just something so nice about having the physical media and the huge artwork. Dropping the needle and it just feels so alive! It’s an experience. You can put a [record] on and it almost feels like the band is in the room with you. It doesn’t feel the same when [the content] is all transferred to ones and zeros. Johanna agrees. Some of the main artists on their label now are The Boxing Lesson, Obscured By Echoes, and of course, The Blind Owls. And Cliff House Records are singlehandedly responsible for releasing two out of the three (so far) on vinyl: The Boxing Lesson and Obscured By Echoes. They describe The Boxing Lesson as Pink Floyd-esque, pyschedelic rock and Obscured By Echoes as “hauntingly eery.” Johanna said of OBE, “What they’re doing right now is really beautiful. And you can buy it at Disc-Go-Round.” In fact, The Boxing Lesson is available there too. STX: So why the name Cliff House Records? What’s the significance? Johanna: Before we got married, we were living at The Cliff House, a high-rise condominium downtown. It was beautiful. We had a great view of the coliseum which I
You can hear The Boxing Lesson’s latest Big Hits! at theboxinglesson. bandcamp.com as well as purchase the vinyl edition released through Cliff House Records. was very attached to. (When they tore it down) we intentionally went to brick give-away day and got some of the bricks for our own yard. So when we left there and got a house, I wanted to pay homage to the place I love and miss. So it makes me happy to bring that into what
we’re doing now. It’s rare to find such a hard-working, intelligent and fun-loving couple who are passionate about what they’re doing and believe so strongly in nurturing and growing their artists talent. Especially in Corpus Christi. “Go forward and look up,” Jason says. “We have a great scene here and it should be appreciated.” You can more info on the label by heading here cliffhouse-records. squarespace.com and facebook.com/ CliffHouseRecords.
Austin’s The Boxing Lesson formed in Los Angeles by Paul Waclawsky in 2002 where they released 2 EPs on their own label, Send Me Your Head Records. In 2004 Waclawsky headed from California to Texas, and assembled a new lineup which included Jaylinn Davidson on synthesizers and Jake Mitchell on drums. While in Texas, the band took a full year writing and practicing new material before playing live. The tracks would be featured on the EP Songs in the Key of C which Smother Magazine wrote, “The Boxing Lesson are an indie rock band on a mission to the moon.” In 2008 the band self-released their debut album Wild Streaks & Windy Days at SXSW. The band recorded and released a few EPs since, with Big Hits! being The Boxing Lesson’s first full album in five years. It was released at the 2013 SXSW festival.
THE BOXING LESSON
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A review of ‘Watch Dogs’
Back in 2012, “Watch Dogs” made waves with its grand debut, and since then, the gaming community has been buzzing with anticipation for the game. Critics and gamers alike could not wait to get their hands on Ubisoft’s fresh new IP (Intellectual Property). “Watch Dogs” was set to be released during the launch of the next-gen consoles, but a month before release, it was delayed six months. The gaming community became nervous. So, would “Watch Dogs” live up to its anticipation, or would the game’s delay be the first nail in the coffin?
In “Watch Dogs”, players control Aiden Pierce, a highly-skilled hacker roaming the highly-connected streets of Chicago. The game opens with Aiden and his partner trying to perform a very lucrative hacking job that will give them access to multiple bank accounts in a short period of time. Unfortunately, the job goes south quickly, causing a contracted hit on Aiden’s life. Ultimately, it is his nine-year-old niece who pays the price. The rest of the game follows guilt-ridden Aiden as he seeks revenge against the people who caused the accidental death of his niece. Aiden is an antihero with an excitingly fun arsenal of environmental hacks that help him reach his ultimate goal. Along his quest for vengeance, Aiden i n t e r acts with some very u n i q u e characters, from the psychotic mercenary, Jordi, to a “legendary” hacker named T-Bone. Each character has a unique perspective, and the voice actors do an amazing job bringing those characters to reality.
You will find characters you love and characters you love to hate. For me, that is part of the allure to the game; it is important to connect with the characters in order to stay invested within the game. Aside from crazy characters, Aiden will interact with the sprawling metropolis of Chicago; with its individualized sections and famous landmarks, the digital city comes to life. Even the citizens are lively in this game. While roaming the streets I ran across NPCs (NonPlayable Characters) having a jam session and getting overly friendly with one another, committing petty crime and even something as mundane as walking down the street to their destination. NPCs are everywhere, and thanks to Aiden’s profiling hack, even their deepest secrets can be revealed. With the use of this hack we discover which citizens are under police suspicion, their religious affiliation, current career and yearly income, all of which are important when trying to find whose bank account can be hacked to score some dough. Yes, it’s stealing and wrong, but Aiden really needs the cash. If stealing cash is not your thing, you can also
from busted. They took just a little time to familiarize (PS4 version) take with, but once p e oyou were over ple’s car info the learning and steal songs they are curve it became easier to listening to. I should roam the world. restate here, Aiden is the Aiden’s story starts anti-hero who often navislow, and it takes a few gates opposite the law. hours for the game to When it comes to the kick into drive, but once game, “Watch Dogs” is it does, it is hard to put beautiful. Sure, it might the controller down. This not be the graphic powopen-world game allows ered next-gen game gamers to immediately promised two years ago, free roam to their heart’s but that doesn’t mean the content. However, I recgraphics are something to ommend playing the scoff at. first few missions in the In my time traips- campaign first. This will ing the street, I never ensure you get the necesencounter lag or pop-in sary hacking skills that regardless of how much really free up the world havoc was on screen. around you. Great detail was taken to The main mission’s make the cityscape come story is intriguing and to life. This detailing only will keep players on the caused problems when I edge of their seat, but found myself driving into in case you ever do need a sunset’s blinding light. a break from the main At those times I would mission, there is plenty have preferred less realto do in digital Chicago. ism. The entire map is littered On the topic of driv- with side missions and ing mechanics, “Watch collectibles, which can Dogs” is not as precise lead gamers with a short as high-speed car chases attention span to easily require, but they are far get off track.
The developers say that the main mission with some free roaming will clock in about 40 hours; players are looking at triple digits if they want to do it all. I have easily clocked in 40 hours of gameplay and have only managed a little over half of the main missions and 39% of the game. Apparently, I get easily distracted with side missions. I would like to add here that the developer’s estimated time frame does not include any of the multi-player content. In the end, “Watch Dogs” is still a game that people should play, and the minor complaints are never game breaking. In its first week out, “Watch Dogs” sold 4 million copies, making it Ubisoft’s top selling new IP of all time. With these sales figures we are guaranteed to see more from this franchise. I happily give “Watch Dogs” 8.5 hacked smartphones out of 10. Now go forth and game on.
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Becky’s Cafe 201 W Calvert Ave. (830) 780-4339 Big Daddy’s Tarbender’s 426 CR 298 (830) 780-3202 Dairy Queen Texas 80 (830) 780-2712 El Mariachi Jalisco Restaurant 118 Texas 123 (830) 780-3350 The Market Sat. & Sun. only 208 E. Calvert Ave. (830) 780-3841 Partner’s BBQ 204 S. Hwy. 123 (830) 780-5121 Polak’s Sawsage Farm Restaurant 2835 U.S. 181 (830) 583-2113 Taqueria Vallarta 202 Texas 123 (830) 780-2465
KENEDY
The Backyard Grill 496 N. Sunset Strip St. (830) 583-0438 Barth’s Restaurant 445 N. Sunset Strip St. (830) 583-2468 Church’s Chicken 110 N Sunset Strip St. (830) 583-9030 Jerry B’s 4531 U.S. 181 (830) 583-2500 Lucita’s Mexican Restaurant 500 W. Main St. (830) 583-9455 Pizza Hut 106 N Sunset Strip St. (830) 583-9864 R J’s Hamburgers 420 W Main St. (830) 583-2344 Rodriquez’s Tacos 205 Texas 72 (830) 583-9800
THREE RIVERS
Agave Jalisco Mexican Restaurant 400 S Harborth Ave. (361) 786-2020 Bar @ 3 Rivers Bar & Grill 201 N. Harborth Ave. (361) 786-2020 Beckett’s Dugout 800 N Harborth Ave. (361) 786-3600 Brush Country BBQ U.S. 281 (361) 786-4335 El Tapatio 405 N. Harborth Ave. (361) 786-3949 Pepe Boudreaux’s 3145 Texas 72 (361) 786-4938
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continued Ranch House 100 S. Harborth Ave. (361) 786-2196 Sowell’s BBQ 114 W. Thornton St. (361) 786-3333 Staghorn Restaurant 1019 N. Harborth Ave. (361) 786-3545 Subway S. Harborth Ave. (361) 786-3308 Church’s Chicken 110 N. Sunset Strip St. (830) 583-9030 Jerry B’s 4531 U.S. 181 (830) 583-2500 Lucita’s Mexican Restaurant 500 W. Main St. (830) 583-9455 Pizza Hut 106 N. Sunset Strip St. (830) 583-9864 R J’s Hamburgers 420 W. Main St. (830) 583-2344 Rodriquez’s Tacos 205 Texas 72 (830) 583-9800
Drink BEEVILLE
19th Hole Patio Cantina 3601 N. St. Mary’s St. (361) 358-2837 B.O.B.W.E. 1308 S. St. Mary’s St. (361) 542-4551 Chili’s Grill & Bar 400 E. FM 351 (361) 354-5600 The Grand Dancehall 2461 U.S. Hwy. 59 (361) 358-1185 Papi’s Place 1517 W. Corpus Christi St. (361) 358-7160 The Riverbend Sports Bar 1603 N. St. Mary’s St. (361) 362-0471
Roadside Tavern 2503 S. Washington St. (361) 362-1720 Scores Sports Bar & Grill 1502 N. St. Mary’s St. (361) 358-5055 Stone Creek Grill 4402 N. St. Mary’s St. (361) 354-5189 T’s Honky Tonk 209 N. Washington St. (361) 358-1411 Tejano Highway 1205 S. Washington St.
GOLIAD
Schroeder Dancehall 12516 FM 622 (361) 573-7002
KARNES CITY
Bar Tonik 102 N. Market St. (830) 780-5255
KENEDY
Coyotes Sports Bar 116 W. Main St. (830) 583-9243 Desperado Saloon 312 S. Sunset Strip St. (830) 583-0371 Jerry B’s 4531 U.S. 181 (830) 583-2500
PAPALOTE
Chasers Bar & Grill 10620 CR 535 Hwy. 181 (361) 287-3340
SKIDMORE
Al’s Friendly Bar 517 County Road 619 (361) 287-3326
THREE RIVERS
Bar @ 3 Rivers Bar & Grill 201 N. Harborth Ave (361) 786-2020 Beckett’s Dugout 800 N. Harborth Ave. (361) 786-3600 Pepe Boudreaux’s 3145 Texas 72 (361) 786-4938
TULETA
7 Brothers Saloon 7961 Hwy. 181 N. (361) 318-5250
Sat. June 14 • Cl*t Eastwood at 1321: Well, this is an interesting sounding show. Austin’s Cl*t Eastwood, Bloodf*ckers and Babosos del Valle will be tearing it up starting at 8 p.m., and it’s just $5. Make time to go check out these thrashers. 1321 Ayers in Corpus Christi. • Corpus Christi Writers at Cafe Calypso: The Corpus Christi writers meet every second Saturday so bring whatever you want, as long as it’s an excerpt from a novel, a short story, poem, lyrics, comic, graphic novel, pitch, treatment, logline, screenplay, etc. Sit and chat with other writers and get/give some writing tips. It’s free. 5425 S.P.I.D. in Corpus Christi.
10 and under are free with an adult. 1724 N. Tancahua St. in Corpus Christi.
Fri. June 20 • Summer of Slam at Downtown Bar & Grill: Punk rock invades Victoria. Lechuza, Womanthrower, A Growing Menace and AS* will all be throwing down Friday night with the doors opening at 8
p.m., and music at 10 p.m. 125 E. Constitution St. in Victoria.
off its cast and crew call.
• Jeremy Halliburton at Schroeder Hall: It’s a CD release party with doors opening at 7 p.m. with music at 8:30 p.m., and it’s all free. 12516 FM 622 in Goliad.
opportunity to meet film-
Wed. June 25 • CC7D at House of Rock: Once again the 7 Day Film Project will kick
Anyone looking for a film team to join will have an making teams stationed around several tables. There will be raffles, and it’s all free. 511 Starr St. in Corpus Christi. Need your awesome event listed? Drop us a line at Paul@stxscene.com or send us a Facebook event invite at facebook.com/stxscene.
Karate Joe’s Bar & Grill 135 Beer Ln. • Mosquito Grove, TX
upcoming shows!
karaoke every Thurs.
Thurs. June 19 • JB and the Moonshine Band at Brewster Street Icehouse: My 94.7 presents Texas Throwdown Thursdays with Josh Grider’s CD release party featuring JB and the Moonshine Band lending a hand. Tickets are $15 at the door, and children
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