A New Brewery

Did someone say craft beer? Well, count me in! If you've been following the blog, then you know that Roy and I are big supporters of the craft beer movement. We have played at several brewery tours, and have had a blast at each one. Most of these breweries tend to start off in someone's garage or basement, so to speak. We've seen and heard, first hand, about the work and dedication, that these people put in. They kind of march to their own beat (kind of like us), and really just want people to appreciate a good beer. We can really relate to these folks and like to support them, in any way that we can.

This Saturday, we will be playing at a brand new craft brewery located in Krum, Texas. For those of you unfamiliar with Krum, it's right next to Denton. Denton, of course, is home to a bustling music scene, and is also home to the University of North Texas and Texas Woman's University. It's a big college town.

The name of the brewery is Independent Ale Works. I received a call several weeks ago, from one of the owners, asking if we would be interested in playing their grand opening. He didn't have to twist my arm very hard, ha ha! This is going to be a little bigger than the usual 3 hour tour, that most breweries do. This one will be going on all day, so it will be more like a festival.

They plan on opening the doors at noon, and going until 8 or 9pm. One thing about breweries, it's a pretty laid back atmosphere, as far as time goes. From my understanding, their will be several food trucks, and at least 3 bands/musicians. Also at these events, their are usually several artists, some other vendors selling specialty items, and usually a food vendor selling homemade BBQ sauce, or something along those lines. Like I said, it's kind of a festival atmosphere.

As far as I know, we will be kicking off the music portion. We are scheduled to start at 3pm, but we may start a little earlier, if we are ready to go. We will see how the mood is, and go from there. I have heard that their may be a band before us, but I'm not sure about that, as of this moment. I do know that their will be two acts after us.

Our good buddy, Eric Wagner, will be taking the stage after us. Eric has a lot of great music, and you can check him out here www.reverbnation.com/ericwagner I'm hoping he shows up early and maybe we can persuade him to sit in on harmonica, with us, for a song or two.

Rock band Prostinaut will be closing things out, on Saturday night. These guys rock! Check em' out here www.reverbnation.com/prostinaut

All in all, it should be a great day. If your going to be in the Denton area on Saturday, you should come check it out. Heck, even if your not, I'm thinking a little road trip will be well worth it!

Independent Ale Works is located at 11555 US Hwy 380 West, Suite 208, Krum, Texas. It's about 4 miles, to the west of I-35. So, come on out and support this brand new craft brewery.

Ok, we plan to throw in a new song for this show, so I better get off of the computer, go pick up the guitar, and make sure I can play it. Damn Strait! Talk to ya soon!