Strange Brew and Lounge Side Austin Music Awards Winners 2015

Posted on March 8, 2016 by admin

Strange Brew and Lounge Side just triple-swept the 2014/2015/2016 SXSW & Austin Chronicle Music Awards for Best Live Music Venue, Best Club Sound, and Best Music Venue to Play!!! This is a testament to the hard working Staff and their dedication and enthusiasm and, of course, the Sound Engineers and Booking Team with Shane Widner, Scott Ward, and Kacy Crowley! I could not be more proud of our team than I am this year! Cheers to them and a job well done! List of Winners
TWC News Spotlight

A Word from the Founder – Scott Ward

THANK YOU! 4 More Music Awards for us all!

Strange Brew wins BEST CLUB SOUND, BEST LIVE MUSIC VENUE, BEST VENUE TO PLAY and BEST BOOKER for Kacy Crowley, bringing the total to 12 awards in 4 years!

When we started the music venue, the thought of being an award winning venue, (not to mention an award winning venue that would rack up that many awards in just 4 years), never crossed our minds and although it is wonderful to be acknowledged for hard work and dedication, it isn’t what drive us. The music drives us, the musicians and the fans drive us, the fact that we have been given the privilege to serve our customers and musical guest with a great experience is what drives us and we thank you for giving us that opportunity day in and day out. We will continue to improve in any way we can.
THANK YOU AUSTIN!





photo by Todd V. Wolfson

2015-16 AUSTIN MUSIC INDUSTRY AWARD WINNERS

LIVE MUSIC VENUE

1) Strange Brew

2) Mohawk

3) Continental Club

4) Saxon Pub

5) The Roost

6) ACL Live at the Moody Theater

7) Empire Control Room

8) Vulcan Gas Company

9) Stubb’s

10) White Horse

LIVE MUSIC BOOKER

1) David Cotton, The Roost

2) Kacy Crowley, Strange Brew

3) Transmission Events

4) Graham Williams, Transmission Events

5) Marcus Lawyer, Transmission Events

6) Mike Boudreau, Red Eyed Fly

7) Anthony Stevenson, Come and Take It Productions

8) James Taylor, Holy Mountain

9) Travis Newman, Parish

10) Howdy Darrell, White Horse

CLUB LIGHTING

1) Vulcan Gas Company

2) Empire Control Room

3) The Parish

4) The Roost

5) ACL Live at the Moody Theater

6) Ilios

7) Strange Brew

8) Cheer Up Charlies

9) The Highball

10) Emo’s

CLUB SOUND

1) Strange Brew

2) Vulcan Gas Company

3) The Roost

4) Parish

5) Saxon Pub

6) Mohawk

7) Cactus Cafe

8) ACL Live at the Moody Theater

9) Continental Club

10) Emo’s

BEST MUSIC VENUE

1) Strange Brew

2) Mohawk

3) ACL Live at the Moody Theater

4) Continental Club

5) Saxon Pub

6) Empire Control Room

7) Vulcan Gas Company

8) ABGB

9) Cheer Up Charlies

10) Stubb’s

ONGOING MUSIC RESIDENCY

1) Church On Monday, Continental Club Gallery

2) Motown Monday, the Highball

3) Durawa, Strange Brew

4) James McMurtry, Continental Club

5) Bob Schneider, Saxon Pub

6) Toni Price, Continental Club

7) David Grissom, Saxon Pub

8) Tameca Jones, Continental Club Gallery

9) Jon Dee Graham, Continental Club

10) The Resentments, Saxon Pub

2013 AUSTIN MUSIC AWARD WINNERS

Best Acoustic Venue: Strange Brew



Todd V. Wolfson

2. Cactus Cafe
3. Saxon Pub
4. Flipnotics
5. Parish
6. Elephant Room
7. One-2-One Bar
8. Evangeline Cafe
9. The Blackheart
10. Listening Room at Winflo

more info ›

Best All-Ages Venue: Strange Brew



Todd V. Wolfson

2. Mohawk
3. Antone’s
4. Stubbs
5. ACL Live at the Moody Theater
6. Emo’s
7. Red 7
8. Broken Spoke
9. Cactus Cafe
10. Central Market

more info ›

Best Live Music Venue: Strange Brew



Todd V. Wolfson

2. Mohawk
3. Continental Club
4. ACL Live at the Moody Theater
5. Saxon Pub
6. Parish
7. Holy Mountain
8. Hotel Vegas
9. White Horse
10. Broken Spoke

complete list

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Matthew Comer – Enlightening Arts Website Launch

Posted on February 17, 2016 by admin

The Enlightening Arts website was designed, developed, and launched.

The site has the following features:

  • Search Engine Optimized for good SEO
  • Responsive Web Design for Mobile browsers
  • Enable connect to and publish and pull to and from Facebook and Twitter and other social media
  • Favicon, Search function on site, customized down to page level right navigation and footer items. Interactive Slider with banner images. Interactive Carousel with manufacturer images.(Email addresses as images to discourage spam bot scrapping.)

If you would like a site like this set up for you, please Contact us.

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Professional Art Installation Website Launch

Posted on October 14, 2015 by admin

The Professional Art Installation website was designed, developed, and launched.

The site has the following features:

  • Search Engine Optimized for good SEO
  • Responsive Web Design for Mobile browsers
  • Enable connect to and publish and pull to and from Facebook and Twitter and other social media
  • Favicon, Search function on site, customized down to page level right navigation and footer items. Interactive Slider with banner images. Interactive Carousel with manufacturer images.(Email addresses as images to discourage spam bot scrapping.)

If you would like a site like this set up for you, please Contact us.

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Thank You to Randy Lawrence Homes

Posted on October 2, 2015 by admin

Thank You to Randy Lawrence Homes – Dripping Springs Home Builder.

Randy Lawrence Homes built and completed a custom home for our family in October of 2015. Randy and his team made our dream a reality. He patiently worked with us for almost 3 years to decide the type of house that was best for our family, to help us work with lenders, start the permitting process, and really just gave us the push to take the leap of faith and commit to such a project and sign the contract to build. We are so pleased that he did! As for RLH, for us there was never another choice after we saw the quality of work in his previous projects and we have had no regrets.

  • 10709 Valley Vista Road Austin, TX 78737

Randy and his wife, Patty, worked with us through every step of the process. They held our hands and showed us the way. They always championed our wants and desires. They never let us feel like we were not connected or heard. Patty is a wonderful designer and has an eye for beauty, interesting design, and richness. She took her time and met us at every consultation for the finish out of the house. She empowered us to make our own decisions and feel good about them. And she inspired us to make choices that were a bit out of our comfort zone, but have made all the difference in the world on the aesthetic of our home. Not only are you hiring an accomplished homebuilder, you are also getting an amazing designer!

  • 10709 Valley Vista Road Austin, TX 78737

I really do believe that if Randy had not built our home for us we never would have made the first step. If you feel hesitant to start such an endeavor, due to worries of the nature of such a sizable project, put your trust in Randy Lawrence Homes. When your home is complete, it will be Randy’s integrity and leadership that will ensure that your home is perfect and exactly what you’ve dreamed.

My wife and I are very proud of our home that was built for us and welcome anybody to come see it! We were grateful to Randy (and the homeowners) for allowing us to walk through a previous project and would love to extend the same courtesy should you need it, please contact us.

Sincerely,
Matthew, Jenny, Garrett and Grace Comer
10709 Valley Vista Road
Austin, TX 78737
Freeman Properties
freemanproperties.com

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Matthew Comer 4.0

Posted on July 11, 2015 by admin

A year older a year wiser, that’s what they say. Welcome to Matthew Comer 4.0!

For my birthday, I picked up a keg of Shiner Bock and headed out to our new custom home being built at 10709 Valley Vista Road Austin, TX 78737 to see how the shower tiling was going, gave the guys some draft beer to keep them going. Then Jenny, GMAC, Grace and I headed to one of my favorite swimming holes, Camp Ben McCulloch where Onion Creek has been flowing great all Summer, due to the recent Texas floods. My Dad got me a Plow Disc for my birthday, to cook the way cowboys cook. We grilled up several pounds of chicken and beef fajitas. Many friends and family came out to celebrate this day with me. We sat in the river together and swam around until dusk. What a great day, thank you to all!

This website, matthewcomer.com is getting old, too, 12 years old that is! It has been redesigned several times and updated to WordPress years ago. Like the saying goes these days, “It is what it is…”

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Lewie Smoked Meats Website Launch

Posted on June 11, 2015 by admin

The Lewie Smoked Meats website was designed, developed, and launched.

The site has the following features:

  • Search Engine Optimized for good SEO
  • Responsive Web Design for Mobile browsers
  • Enable connect to and publish and pull to and from Facebook and Twitter and other social media
  • Favicon, Search function on site, customized down to page level right navigation and footer items. Interactive Slider with banner images. Interactive Carousel with manufacturer images.(Email addresses as images to discourage spam bot scrapping.)

If you would like a site like this set up for you, please Contact us.

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Amy Diane Workman Memorial

Posted on April 11, 2015 by admin

Please come and remember our dear friend Amy and celebrate her life.

This will be a small Memorial planned as Amy had wished. Short and sweet. Songs of life. And any stories that you wish to share.

The memorial will be located in an Austin backyard, just before the evening. Giving travelers the ability to take in a lunch, then depart for dinner, or make ways back home.

We would like people to stay as long as they wish afterwards and catch up with old friends and remember.

Amy’s Friends

Please RSVP, if you are able to attend at evite.com.

Amy’s Celebration of her life was carried out just as she wished.

I am thankful to have known Amy. And thankful for all of those who attended to celebrate her memory. And thank you to all of her many many other friends who either did not attend or I failed to contact in time to give enough notice of the event. Thank you to Bridgett, you did what nobody else did or would do; because of you, we were able to honor Amy’s last wishes. Thank you to my wife Jenny for all that she did to make this happen at our home. Thank you to Jason for all of his help and all of the beautiful flowers. Thank you Sister Sophie for writing and sending the Eulogy in your place. Thank you Jalana and Madi for doing their part in the event and all of the kind words that they shared for their friend.

Amy’s son, Athen, graduates from high school in a little over a month and could surely use anything that anybody could give.

Also, there is this podcast with songs that Amy liked that I put together for the https://tinycurations.com/ Podcast, with the Funeral for a Friend – For a Girlfriend – Deep Dives w/ Matt Comer Episode.

This episode has been published and can be heard everywhere your podcast is available.
DEEP DIVES & tiny curations Podcast Episodes Available Today:
http://tinycurations.com

Listen NOW on Pandora:
https://www.pandora.com/search/tiny%20curations/

Hear the playlist on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4yUFxIC8zyUxy1OhhItu2s?si=XHXjcUOuTUS3Iv-ZvGXvBw

  • Satisfied – Ian Moore
  • Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd
  • Have You Ever Seen the Rain – Creedence Clearwater Revival
  • Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) [2016 Remastered] – Phil Collins
  • Stay (I Missed You) – Lisa Loeb
  • Wildflowers – Tom Petty
  • Always – Bon Jovi
  • If It Makes You Happy – Sheryl Crow
  • Yellow Ledbetter – Pearl Jam
  • Cap’n Kirk – Bob Schneider
  • Sideways – Citizen Cope
  • I’m Yours – Jason Mraz
  • Heavenly Day – Patty Griffin

Five years ago today, a good friend passed away unexpectedly. I hadn’t seen her in several months. She had a condition that was deteriorating her ability to make new memories. The last time I saw her, she told me that “someday I would understand and it would all make sense”.

How could a beautiful young strong and determined woman with an enduring professional career and mother to a college bound athlete Senior in High School.

Emotions ran high. And there was a hurt feelings, feelings as if people didn’t do enough, and between friends and other friends and family over her support over the past few years, or rather lack thereof.
One of her close friends took care of the arrangements. And my wife and I held a Memorial of Life a couple weeks afterwards in our backyard. It was a touching outdoor service and many of her friends and family spoke. Myself included, please see the show notes for the words that I spoke in honor of my friend and for additional details about her life.

Such close friends, in fact, that my would be wife and her became really close friends. She even was my wife’s closest help during our wedding. And my wife and I attended her second wedding ceremony several years after our own. She leaves a strong young son behind, whom just graduated college a few months ago. He is a real good young man with a bright future and would make his loving mother so proud. She had been a single mother who gave so much of her life for him.

Many songs were played today in remembrance of my friend. These songs are special to me and mean a lot. I hope you enjoyed them as much as we did. And there were many other songs that we just didn’t have time to play here. Please see the show notes for a playlist containing this additional music.

Thanks for listening.

Rest in Peace Amy Workman.

More on her life:
Amy Diane Workman
March 10, 1977 – March 05, 2015
http://www.matthewcomer.com/amy-diane-workman-memorial

Amy Diane Workman Memorial Slideshow:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXwVrGSnGnk

Extended Version:
Listen on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5ZxX9KqO8cNoSrUG0u1yxD?si=2bHWyJLVTTOVPPPp78n7ag

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River City Martial Arts 25 Year Reunion

Posted on April 10, 2015 by admin

We are getting together and your presence has been requested. Spouses and children welcome.

Let’s all meet at Mr. Doss new school Premier Martial Arts, as it has been a long time since we have been in the dojo together.

Then let’s grab go some dinner somewhere close to the school, maybe a nearby Mexican Food Restaurant (Chuys, Flores, Maudie’s, other…)

Finally, we can end the night with some fun entertainment together, possibly at Pinballz Kingdom in nearby Buda.

Please RSVP if you are able to make out or not.

And please invite or send out to anybody that should be on this list, like John and Joey Bynum and others.

Looking forward to seeing all of you again!

However, we all ended up at the Moontower Saloon!

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Strange Brew and Lounge Side Austin Music Awards Winners 2014

Posted on March 9, 2015 by admin

Strange Brew and Lounge Side just triple-swept the 2014/2015 SXSW & Austin Chronicle Music Awards for Best Live Music Venue, Best Club Sound, and Best Music Venue to Play!!! This is a testament to the hard working Staff and their dedication and enthusiasm and, of course, the Sound Engineers and Booking Team with Shane Widner, Scott Ward, and Kacy Crowley! I could not be more proud of our team than I am this year! Cheers to them and a job well done! List of Winners

This was right after the record night the past Friday for Strange Brew and LoungeSide in terms of sales for the double set Sold Out Reckless Kelly show. It was the biggest day of sales since opening the doors in June of 2010!






photo by Todd V. Wolfson

2014-15 AUSTIN MUSIC INDUSTRY AWARD WINNERS

LIVE MUSIC VENUE

1) Strange Brew

2) Mohawk

3) Continental Club

4) Saxon Pub

5) The Roost

6) ACL Live at the Moody Theater

7) Empire Control Room

8) Vulcan Gas Company

9) Stubb’s

10) White Horse

LIVE MUSIC BOOKER

1) David Cotton, The Roost

2) Kacy Crowley, Strange Brew

3) Transmission Events

4) Graham Williams, Transmission Events

5) Marcus Lawyer, Transmission Events

6) Mike Boudreau, Red Eyed Fly

7) Anthony Stevenson, Come and Take It Productions

8) James Taylor, Holy Mountain

9) Travis Newman, Parish

10) Howdy Darrell, White Horse

CLUB LIGHTING

1) Vulcan Gas Company

2) Empire Control Room

3) The Parish

4) The Roost

5) ACL Live at the Moody Theater

6) Ilios

7) Strange Brew

8) Cheer Up Charlies

9) The Highball

10) Emo’s

CLUB SOUND

1) Strange Brew

2) Vulcan Gas Company

3) The Roost

4) Parish

5) Saxon Pub

6) Mohawk

7) Cactus Cafe

8) ACL Live at the Moody Theater

9) Continental Club

10) Emo’s

BEST MUSIC VENUE

1) Strange Brew

2) Mohawk

3) ACL Live at the Moody Theater

4) Continental Club

5) Saxon Pub

6) Empire Control Room

7) Vulcan Gas Company

8) ABGB

9) Cheer Up Charlies

10) Stubb’s

ONGOING MUSIC RESIDENCY

1) Church On Monday, Continental Club Gallery

2) Motown Monday, the Highball

3) Durawa, Strange Brew

4) James McMurtry, Continental Club

5) Bob Schneider, Saxon Pub

6) Toni Price, Continental Club

7) David Grissom, Saxon Pub

8) Tameca Jones, Continental Club Gallery

9) Jon Dee Graham, Continental Club

10) The Resentments, Saxon Pub

2013 AUSTIN MUSIC AWARD WINNERS

Best Acoustic Venue: Strange Brew



Todd V. Wolfson

2. Cactus Cafe
3. Saxon Pub
4. Flipnotics
5. Parish
6. Elephant Room
7. One-2-One Bar
8. Evangeline Cafe
9. The Blackheart
10. Listening Room at Winflo

more info ›

Best All-Ages Venue: Strange Brew



Todd V. Wolfson

2. Mohawk
3. Antone’s
4. Stubbs
5. ACL Live at the Moody Theater
6. Emo’s
7. Red 7
8. Broken Spoke
9. Cactus Cafe
10. Central Market

more info ›

Best Live Music Venue: Strange Brew



Todd V. Wolfson

2. Mohawk
3. Continental Club
4. ACL Live at the Moody Theater
5. Saxon Pub
6. Parish
7. Holy Mountain
8. Hotel Vegas
9. White Horse
10. Broken Spoke

complete list

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Hays County Ducks Unlimited Banquet 2015

Posted on February 28, 2015 by admin

10th Annual
Hays County
Ducks Unlimited
Banquet

June 4th 2015
Texas Old Town in Kyle
1205 Roland Lane Kyle, TX 78640

Doors open at 6:00 pm
Dinner at 7:30 pm
Live Auction starts at 8:30 pm
Steak and Shrimp Dinner!
Live Auction, Raffles, Silent Auction, and Games!!!

Advance Pricing (Contact a Committee Member for advance tickets, if advance pricing is still available.)
$50.00 per person
$80.00 Couple
$750 per Mallard Corporate Table (Seats 10)
$450 per Widgeon Corporate Table (Seats 8)
$450 per Pintail Corporate Table (Seats 2)
$150 per Auction Corporate Table (Seats 1)
$50 per Donor Value of Item(s) Donated
$25 per Greenwing (16 and under) (Call us about options.)

Ticket Prices include Food, Drinks, and one year Membership
Last year’s event sold out, get your tickets now and don’t miss out on an action-packed evening with friends!

With a special intimate acoustic performance by local rising star Colt Buckelew & The Crossroads, and Tiffany Valentine.

Online ticket sales

10th Annual Ducks Unlimited Hays County Kyle, Texas Chapter Banquet & Drawing Thursday June 4, 2015 this time at a new venue, the Texas Old Town in Kyle.

Ducks Unlimited is a non-profit organization dedicated to waterfowl and wetlands conservation. Funds generated in the United States through voluntary, tax-deductible contributions are used to enhance, acquire and restore habitat in Canada, the United States and Mexico.

Raffle

Items will be drawn in order listed.
Need not be present to win!!!
Must be 21 years old to enter

Raffle tickets are being sold for $5 or $20 for 15 tickets with a chance to win:

  • Ruger American Predator Rifle 22-250
  • Ruger LC9S Pistol 9mm
  • Mossberg Maverick Hunter 12-Gauge, 3” Over/Under Shotgun
  • Yeti Cooler Tundra 45
  • Simply Vera Vera Wang Sterling Silver Blue Topaz & Diamond Accent Square Halo Stud Earrings Jewelry

Contact: Matthew Comer for more details

Sponsorships

Mallard corporate Table – $750 (Seats 10)

  • Reserved Seating for 10 people
  • Sponsor Signage Recognition at Event
  • Recognition in Program
  • 3 Tickets for Sponsors Gun Drawing
  • Hat, Glass, and Shirt for 10 people

Widgeon corporate Table – $450 (Seats 8)

  • Reserved Seating for 8 people
  • Recognition in Program

Pintail corporate Table – $450 (Seats 2)

  • 2 Event Tickets
  • Recognition in Program

Auction Item Underwriter – $150 (Seats 1)

  • 1 Event Ticket
  • Recognition on Auction Item Underwritten

Donor – $50+ Value of Item(s) Donated – $50 (Seats 1)

  • Recognition at Event for Donations

Sponsorships and Donated Items May Be Tax Deductible. Please consult with your accountant/tax preparer to determine eligibility of tax deductions. Hays County’s Ducks Unlimited Federal ID Number is 20-4514414.

You can donate to the event
if you are unable to attend.

More Info

We are on facebook!

Buy Tickets

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