I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. I sure did. I'm still stuffed as of today! Well, today is the day. It's Black Friday. That means the Christmas madness begins! I know my mom, sister, aunt, and cousins are out shopping today. As for me, no thanks.
Black Friday also means happy release day for us. Yes, our new single called Island Holiday is available at all digital outlets, including Amazon and I-tunes. Or.....you can get it for free, if you join our mailing list. Personally, I would go for the free stuff. This is one of the best Black Friday deals available, right? I think so. Here is the link to join the mailing list www.sanddollarrodeo.com Just scroll down and you should see it at the bottom left side of the page. After you join, you should get an email shortly thereafter, with a free download code. If you have any issues accessing the download, please send us an email at info@sanddollarrodeo.com and we will get you set up. So c'mon now and getcha ya some Island Holiday and dance off that turkey and dressing.
You can also dance that turkey off, tomorrow night with us. We will be down in Cleburne, at the Caddo Street Grill www.caddostreetgrill.com This will be our 2nd time down there. It's a really cool place. Their are two sides. One side is a regular restaurant. The other side is a bar/concert venue. You have to be 21, to get into this area. The venue is located at 211 S. Caddo Street, Cleburne, TX. We will take the stage at 9pm. So if your in the area, or just want to take a trip down to Cleburne, c'mon down and join us. It'll be a good time, and you can de-stress from all of your Black Friday escapades.
Ok gang, I know this is a really short entry, but that's really all I've got for now. Thank you so much for reading, and for your support of the band. I'll see you guys on the flip side.
Friday, November 29, 2013
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Martin House
In case you haven't noticed, Roy and I like good beer. Brian and Cisco do, as well. If you've listened to the album, then you know that quite a few of the songs either reference beer, or are beer themed. Among them are I'll Just Have A Beer (Duh), Carry Me Home, Tailgate To The Beach, Into The Night, and Down There On The Floor. Most nights, you will probably see one, or all of us sipping on a beer during our show. Some nights I'm not in the mood though, and will drink sweet ice tea instead. That's kind of a running inside joke within the band. They will mention that I am hitting the hard stuff, that night. We never get trashed on stage. That's not what it's about. Although, I've been known to get the set list mixed up from time to time. I guess you could blame that on the beer. The band sometimes does, ha ha! Like I said, we just enjoy the taste of a good beer. Live music (especially ours) and a cold beer, just seem to go together.
If you've been following along with the blog, then you might recall that we have played at several craft breweries. Craft beer is becoming a really big deal in Texas. It seems like new breweries are popping up on a weekly basis. A growing trend among these breweries, is that the open the doors on Saturday afternoons, for sampling and tours. Another growing trend, is to have live music at these events.
This Saturday afternoon, November 23rd, we will be playing at the Martin House Brewing Company, in Fort Worth. Check them out here www.martinhousebrewing.com They have several beers, that have been selected for the DFW.com Battle of the Brews, that is going on right now. It's a bracketed craft beer tournament.
I'm really excited about this show, and am really looking forward to sampling their beer. The event starts at 2pm and runs until 5pm. For $10, you get a souvenir pint glass, 3 complimentary pints of beer (for those over 21), a tour of the brewery, plus live music. I don't know about you, but that seems like a pretty good way to spend a Saturday afternoon, if you ask me! Plus, the weather is going to be really miserable on Saturday. We are looking at cloudy skies, rain, and a high of only 42 degrees, so their you go. C'mon now, you have no excuse!
SDR is really making a point to support these craft breweries. We believe in what they are doing, and really want to see them all have success. A lot of them are starving artists, just like us. Well, we are not literally starving, but you know what I mean. They are trying new, and different things. Much like us!
Ok gang, that's about all the time I have for now. Thanks for your support, and if your in the area on Saturday, drop on by and have a beer with us. Talk to ya soon!
If you've been following along with the blog, then you might recall that we have played at several craft breweries. Craft beer is becoming a really big deal in Texas. It seems like new breweries are popping up on a weekly basis. A growing trend among these breweries, is that the open the doors on Saturday afternoons, for sampling and tours. Another growing trend, is to have live music at these events.
This Saturday afternoon, November 23rd, we will be playing at the Martin House Brewing Company, in Fort Worth. Check them out here www.martinhousebrewing.com They have several beers, that have been selected for the DFW.com Battle of the Brews, that is going on right now. It's a bracketed craft beer tournament.
I'm really excited about this show, and am really looking forward to sampling their beer. The event starts at 2pm and runs until 5pm. For $10, you get a souvenir pint glass, 3 complimentary pints of beer (for those over 21), a tour of the brewery, plus live music. I don't know about you, but that seems like a pretty good way to spend a Saturday afternoon, if you ask me! Plus, the weather is going to be really miserable on Saturday. We are looking at cloudy skies, rain, and a high of only 42 degrees, so their you go. C'mon now, you have no excuse!
SDR is really making a point to support these craft breweries. We believe in what they are doing, and really want to see them all have success. A lot of them are starving artists, just like us. Well, we are not literally starving, but you know what I mean. They are trying new, and different things. Much like us!
Ok gang, that's about all the time I have for now. Thanks for your support, and if your in the area on Saturday, drop on by and have a beer with us. Talk to ya soon!
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Bowling Time And Some Acoustic?
After a few weeks away from the stage, we will be hitting it again this weekend. We have shows scheduled for the next five weeks, starting with the Cowtown Bowling Palace, this Saturday night. If you've been keeping up with the blog, the you know that we've played here several times, before. To the un-initiated, this is a really cool and unusual event. Roy found out about this place, earlier this year. Cowtown calls it "Bowling With The Bands". It's a really great deal. For $10, you get unlimited bowling for two hours, plus live music from the band. They also have plenty of cheap beer, and food. Oh, and if beer is not your thing, then they also have plenty of cheap, soda, tea, and water. I drank sweet tea the last time we played there, and trust me, it's really good! So, come join us on Saturday, November 16th, for some bowling, and live music. We will start playing about 9pm. The Cowtown Bowling Palace is located at 4333 River Oaks Blvd, Fort Worth, Texas.
Speaking of shows, we only have one weekend open for the rest of 2013. We are still open for the weekend of December 20-21. If you would be interested in having Sand Dollar Rodeo come play your holiday party, or event, now is the time to get your request in. Just drop us an email at info@sanddollarrodeo.com and we will get right back to you!
I have one other piece of exciting news, that I would like to share with you. We have been invited to participate in a new concert series at MacGyver's Food And Spirits http://www.facebook.com/macgyversfoodandspirits It's called the Bigstar97.com Campfire Jam. it's held every Wednesday night at MacGyver's in Burleson, Texas. So please mark you calendars for January 15, 2014. That's the night that we will be playing out there. Yes, I know it's a Wednesday night, but it's an early show. We will be playing with two other artists (I'm not sure who), yet. The show starts at 7, and will run until 10pm. Hey, you will have to eat dinner that night anyway, so you might as well come out, and join us!
This will be a very different experience, for Roy and I. As you can probably guess, from the title "Campfire Jam", that does not entail, loud electric guitars and drums. It is an acoustic, singer songwriter night. As such, Roy and I will be stripping the SDR tunes, down to the bare minimum. It will just be us and our acoustic guitars, we might throw a harmonica in their as well, but who knows? We've never done this type of show before, so I'm excited and nervous "a little", at the same time. At any rate, it will be very different, from the normal SDR live show. We really want to thank Bigstar97.com for inviting us. By the way, be sure and check out the station, when you get a chance www.bigstar97.com Also, if your in to what is going on with this, please be sure to "like" the Bigstar97.com Campfire Jam Facebook page. They will send out updates on everything that is going on with the Campfire Jam.
Ok, that's about it for now. Thanks for reading, and we look forward to seeing you soon!
Speaking of shows, we only have one weekend open for the rest of 2013. We are still open for the weekend of December 20-21. If you would be interested in having Sand Dollar Rodeo come play your holiday party, or event, now is the time to get your request in. Just drop us an email at info@sanddollarrodeo.com and we will get right back to you!
I have one other piece of exciting news, that I would like to share with you. We have been invited to participate in a new concert series at MacGyver's Food And Spirits http://www.facebook.com/macgyversfoodandspirits It's called the Bigstar97.com Campfire Jam. it's held every Wednesday night at MacGyver's in Burleson, Texas. So please mark you calendars for January 15, 2014. That's the night that we will be playing out there. Yes, I know it's a Wednesday night, but it's an early show. We will be playing with two other artists (I'm not sure who), yet. The show starts at 7, and will run until 10pm. Hey, you will have to eat dinner that night anyway, so you might as well come out, and join us!
This will be a very different experience, for Roy and I. As you can probably guess, from the title "Campfire Jam", that does not entail, loud electric guitars and drums. It is an acoustic, singer songwriter night. As such, Roy and I will be stripping the SDR tunes, down to the bare minimum. It will just be us and our acoustic guitars, we might throw a harmonica in their as well, but who knows? We've never done this type of show before, so I'm excited and nervous "a little", at the same time. At any rate, it will be very different, from the normal SDR live show. We really want to thank Bigstar97.com for inviting us. By the way, be sure and check out the station, when you get a chance www.bigstar97.com Also, if your in to what is going on with this, please be sure to "like" the Bigstar97.com Campfire Jam Facebook page. They will send out updates on everything that is going on with the Campfire Jam.
Ok, that's about it for now. Thanks for reading, and we look forward to seeing you soon!
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Island Holiday, And Some Other News
Due to a couple of scheduling quirks, we will not be returning to the stage until November 16th. We were off last weekend. Originally, Cisco was going to be out of town last weekend, but some things changed, and he was actually here. But, by the time he found out that he was going to be in town, it was too late for us to pursue any show bookings. That's ok, though. It was actually nice to have a quiet weekend, with nothing going on, or nowhere that I had to be.
Many of you know that I am a football fanatic. That would be the American version, and not the version that is played across the pond. Texas is pretty much the football capital of the world, although Oklahoma, Florida, California, and Ohio might disagree with that assessment. I do believe, however, that Texas is the undisputed king of high school football. Some of the high school stadiums down here, would rival or exceed, many small colleges. I live in Aledo, which happens to have one of the best teams, in the state of Texas, year in and year out. This year is no exception, as they are the #1 ranked team in the state, for their classification. Many believe that they will capture their 4th state title, in 5 years. They were also the subject of a bullying probe, that went nationwide, a few weeks ago. I'm not going to get into all that, you can Google the incident, if you want to read more about it.
Anyway, my point of all of this, is that I have been unable to attend a game this season. In years past, I usually attend all the home games, most of the playoff games, and a few of the road games, depending on who the opponent is. This year, my commitments with SDR have prevented me from going to a game. I'm not complaining at all, as I love to be on stage with my band mates, and wouldn't trade that for the world. It was nice, however, to go spend a Friday night at the stadium. I had a lot of people come up to me and ask, "Where have you been this year?" I talked up the band, and explained what's been going on. Maybe this will result in some new fans for us? I was hoping for a good game, but it was not to be. Aledo was playing a team that was also undefeated. They are the second best team in the district, but Aledo ended up winning the game, 72-6. Ouch!
I arrived home a little after 10, and the family was already asleep. This is early for me, especially on a Friday night. There are some nights, where we do not even start playing until nearly 10 o'clock, so I was wired. I hopped on the xbox 360 and played for a few hours, before calling it a night. Talk about a night of goofing off, huh? I almost feel guilty!
The next day (Saturday), was all about the kids. They had a birthday party to go to, early in the day. Then, the wife and I caught up on our backlog of TV shows, that we never seem to have the time to watch. That evening, we decided to take the kids to a drive-in movie theatre, that opened up earlier this year in Fort Worth. They had never been to a drive-in, and honestly, I only remember going to one when I was a kid. We saw Jaws. I'll never forget seeing that movie, as a kid.
We opted for a little tamer fare, as the drive-in was showing a double feature of Free Birds, and Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2. Cloudy, was the much better movie, of the two, in my opinion. We made it home about 11ish. Kids were passed out, we threw em' in bed, and I was exhausted too. I had these grand plans of maybe picking up the guitar, or playing some more video games, but neither of those materialized.
Sunday, was a lot of board games with the kids, NFL football, and Duck Dynasty. It's my oldest daughter's favorite show. Boy, I was productive last weekend, wasn't I?
We were supposed to have a show this Friday, at Old Texas Brewing Company, in Burleson, but it was cancelled awhile back. The venue cancelled the show. Their was something mentioned about an ongoing lawsuit with a music publisher over royalties. As a result, they advised us that they had to cancel all future shows, until this issue is settled. I'm not really sure what is up with all of this. I am bummed that it got cancelled though. This place looks really cool, and I was really looking forward to playing there.
So, there ya go. That's another reason why we've had this gap in the show schedule. Aledo plays an away game on Saturday afternoon, against a really weak team. I think, I'm gonna skip that, and wait for the playoffs. I guess I'll play some more xbox this weekend, lol.
Moving along! We have a song, that we will be releasing as a single on Black Friday. That would be Friday, November 29th, for all of you non shoppers. We feature this song in most of our live shows, but it did not make it on to the GPS album. It seems to be a real crowd favorite. We've been asked at several shows, where people can buy it. The song has a Christmas theme to it, but we've found that we can play it year round. The song is called Island Holiday. Now, here is the real cool part. You can get this song for free, on Black Friday. That's right, free! All you have to do is sign up for our mailing list here http://ow.ly/qpmW1 This is an exclusive offer and thank you, for everyone, on our mailing lis. It will also be available at all the usual digital stores, including i-tunes and Amazon, but why do that, when you can get it for free? So, please feel free to pass the link along, to everyone you know. Again, everyone on the mailing list will receive an email, with a link to download the song, so be sure to sign up now!
The last bit of news that I would like to share, is that we are starting a group called the SDR Street Team. What is that, you ask? It's an exclusive group that will get special access to downloads, graphics, giveaways, and whatever else we decide. So what's involved? Pretty simple-Spread the word about the band. Tell your friends, tell strangers, re-post our posts, post on your own, start rumors-we don't care if they're true or not, pass out flyers, when we're coming to your town, etc.. Basically, help us spread the word about the band, and grow the scene. You will also have access to assorted pre/post show activities (sound checks, dinner with the band, and other stuff like that!) You can even help us breakdown the equipment, after the show, if you want! Just kidding! Oh, and most important-you'll be the cool kid in class, and we will be forever in your debt. So, if your in Texas or Oklahoma and want to help out, please send us a message at info@sanddollarrodeo.com or you can contact us through Facebook or Twitter.
Well, that's about all the time I have, for now. Thanks, as always, for your support of the band and for reading the blog. Talk to ya soon!
Many of you know that I am a football fanatic. That would be the American version, and not the version that is played across the pond. Texas is pretty much the football capital of the world, although Oklahoma, Florida, California, and Ohio might disagree with that assessment. I do believe, however, that Texas is the undisputed king of high school football. Some of the high school stadiums down here, would rival or exceed, many small colleges. I live in Aledo, which happens to have one of the best teams, in the state of Texas, year in and year out. This year is no exception, as they are the #1 ranked team in the state, for their classification. Many believe that they will capture their 4th state title, in 5 years. They were also the subject of a bullying probe, that went nationwide, a few weeks ago. I'm not going to get into all that, you can Google the incident, if you want to read more about it.
Anyway, my point of all of this, is that I have been unable to attend a game this season. In years past, I usually attend all the home games, most of the playoff games, and a few of the road games, depending on who the opponent is. This year, my commitments with SDR have prevented me from going to a game. I'm not complaining at all, as I love to be on stage with my band mates, and wouldn't trade that for the world. It was nice, however, to go spend a Friday night at the stadium. I had a lot of people come up to me and ask, "Where have you been this year?" I talked up the band, and explained what's been going on. Maybe this will result in some new fans for us? I was hoping for a good game, but it was not to be. Aledo was playing a team that was also undefeated. They are the second best team in the district, but Aledo ended up winning the game, 72-6. Ouch!
I arrived home a little after 10, and the family was already asleep. This is early for me, especially on a Friday night. There are some nights, where we do not even start playing until nearly 10 o'clock, so I was wired. I hopped on the xbox 360 and played for a few hours, before calling it a night. Talk about a night of goofing off, huh? I almost feel guilty!
The next day (Saturday), was all about the kids. They had a birthday party to go to, early in the day. Then, the wife and I caught up on our backlog of TV shows, that we never seem to have the time to watch. That evening, we decided to take the kids to a drive-in movie theatre, that opened up earlier this year in Fort Worth. They had never been to a drive-in, and honestly, I only remember going to one when I was a kid. We saw Jaws. I'll never forget seeing that movie, as a kid.
We opted for a little tamer fare, as the drive-in was showing a double feature of Free Birds, and Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2. Cloudy, was the much better movie, of the two, in my opinion. We made it home about 11ish. Kids were passed out, we threw em' in bed, and I was exhausted too. I had these grand plans of maybe picking up the guitar, or playing some more video games, but neither of those materialized.
Sunday, was a lot of board games with the kids, NFL football, and Duck Dynasty. It's my oldest daughter's favorite show. Boy, I was productive last weekend, wasn't I?
We were supposed to have a show this Friday, at Old Texas Brewing Company, in Burleson, but it was cancelled awhile back. The venue cancelled the show. Their was something mentioned about an ongoing lawsuit with a music publisher over royalties. As a result, they advised us that they had to cancel all future shows, until this issue is settled. I'm not really sure what is up with all of this. I am bummed that it got cancelled though. This place looks really cool, and I was really looking forward to playing there.
So, there ya go. That's another reason why we've had this gap in the show schedule. Aledo plays an away game on Saturday afternoon, against a really weak team. I think, I'm gonna skip that, and wait for the playoffs. I guess I'll play some more xbox this weekend, lol.
Moving along! We have a song, that we will be releasing as a single on Black Friday. That would be Friday, November 29th, for all of you non shoppers. We feature this song in most of our live shows, but it did not make it on to the GPS album. It seems to be a real crowd favorite. We've been asked at several shows, where people can buy it. The song has a Christmas theme to it, but we've found that we can play it year round. The song is called Island Holiday. Now, here is the real cool part. You can get this song for free, on Black Friday. That's right, free! All you have to do is sign up for our mailing list here http://ow.ly/qpmW1 This is an exclusive offer and thank you, for everyone, on our mailing lis. It will also be available at all the usual digital stores, including i-tunes and Amazon, but why do that, when you can get it for free? So, please feel free to pass the link along, to everyone you know. Again, everyone on the mailing list will receive an email, with a link to download the song, so be sure to sign up now!
The last bit of news that I would like to share, is that we are starting a group called the SDR Street Team. What is that, you ask? It's an exclusive group that will get special access to downloads, graphics, giveaways, and whatever else we decide. So what's involved? Pretty simple-Spread the word about the band. Tell your friends, tell strangers, re-post our posts, post on your own, start rumors-we don't care if they're true or not, pass out flyers, when we're coming to your town, etc.. Basically, help us spread the word about the band, and grow the scene. You will also have access to assorted pre/post show activities (sound checks, dinner with the band, and other stuff like that!) You can even help us breakdown the equipment, after the show, if you want! Just kidding! Oh, and most important-you'll be the cool kid in class, and we will be forever in your debt. So, if your in Texas or Oklahoma and want to help out, please send us a message at info@sanddollarrodeo.com or you can contact us through Facebook or Twitter.
Well, that's about all the time I have, for now. Thanks, as always, for your support of the band and for reading the blog. Talk to ya soon!
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