Texas Music Around Fort Worth Weekend of February 1, 2013

Friday, February 1, 2013

Mike Calaway @ The Woodshed Smokehouse – 6:00

Fifth on the Floor @ White Elephant Saloon - 9:00 - $10

Bobby Duncan @ Chubby’s Burger Shack - 7:00

Phillip Griffin Band @ Railhead in Willow Park - 7:30 

Union Hill @ The Spice Rack Grill (Burleson) - 9:00

Stephen Pride @ Stagecoach Ballroom - 8:00 - $7

Gary P. Nunn @ Pearl’s Dancehall & Saloon - $15

Kolton Moore & The Clever Few @  Red’s Roadhouse - 9:00

Six Market Boulevard w/ Grant Jones & The Pistol Grip Lassos @ Magnolia Motor Lounge - 10:00

Casey Hubble Band @ Fred's Texas Cafe - 7:00 

Grupo Fantasma (Latin) w/ The Effinays @ The Live Oak Music Hall - 9:00 - $10

Saturday, February 2, 2013

Rachel Stacy @ The Woodshed Smokehouse – 6:00 

Jamie Richards @ White Elephant Saloon - 9:00 - $10

Scott Lyle Band @ Railhead in Willow Park - 7:30 

Jesse Jennings @ The Spice Rack Grill (Burleson) - 9:00

Amber Digby & The Midnight Flyer @ Stagecoach Ballroom – 8:30 - $10 

Jake Hooker & The Outsiders @ Pearl’s Dancehall & Saloon - 9:00 - $20

Ryan Beaver & Brian Keane w/ Dead Leaves @ Magnolia Motor Lounge - 10:00

Jackie Myers Band @ Fred's Texas Cafe - 7:00
  
Centro-matic w/ Air Review & Peter Black (of The Orbans) @ The Live Oak Music Hall - 9:00 - $15


(I saw Gary P. Nunn many, many moons ago @ Gruene Hall and, man, was that a great show.  The harmonica player was the bomb.)

Found Around Fort Worth

Since I'm running out of pictures for Stuff We Find In Our Yard, I thought I'd start something called Found Around Fort Worth where I'll share with y'all a pic of something I've found around Fort Worth. 

First off, I try to be as positive as I can here on Fort Worth Mama but I just had to share this picture with y'all.  I've seen this man for the past week and a half on this same corner begging for money.  The other day I saw this man begging for money WHILE TALKING ON HIS CELL PHONE.  How is that even possible?

Chime in, please.

My First Attempt @ Shabby Chic

Soooo I'm, like, in love with shabby chic.  You couldn't tell it by my house because I have nothing that is shabby chic.  Shabby, yes.  Chic, notsomuch.  Now, I've refinished furniture before but it's not like I'm a pro or anything...far from it.  I've only refinished two things - a hope chest and also a double-size bed.  The double-size bed I refinished with my grandpa - something I will always cherish.

Before

So when I saw these two nightstands at a friend's yard sale, I saw my first shabby chic project.  They screamed white and turquoise to me.  They said, Shelley, take us home and try to make us pretty.  So that's what I did - I tried my very best.  Trial and error, trial and error. 

Before

I watched a couple of videos online and learned how to use Vaseline to give the paint a chippy look.  First I sanded the nightstands.  Then I painted both pieces with turquoise paint.  Then I put Vaseline in different spots on the nightstands.  And then spray painted them with a gloss white.  Then I went back and wiped off the Vaseline and, wallah, spots of turquoise appeared.  That process worked great.  What wasn't so great was how I applied the Vaseline.  The nightstands came out polka dotted looking, almost like a cow print - not the look I was going for.

I went around the edges with a sanding block hoping that would make them look better.  It helped a little bit but not a lot.  I wound up taping over the edges that I had sanded and then spray painted the nightstands again with the white, to cover up the polka dotted cow mess that I had created. I then stenciled on a few designs and put on some new knobs and called them good.

After

Are they perfect?

After

Not by a longshot.

After

But I think they turned out pretty dang cute.


I also painted this child's rocking chair.  You can kind of tell what I meant about the turquoise looking like a cow print - I didn't go back over this with more spray paint, just added the hot pink polka dots.

If you like the looks of these, they're for sale at the Vineyard's Antique Mall in Colleyville, booth Italy 13.

Texas Music Around Fort Worth Weekend of January 25, 2013

Friday, January 25, 2013

The Highway 80 West Band @ Cowtown Bar & Grill - 5:00

Bracken Hale @ The Woodshed Smokehouse – 6:00

Tejas Brothers @ White Elephant Saloon - 9:00 - $10

Ryan McBride @ Chubby’s Burger Shack - 7:00

Marley Prase @ Railhead in Willow Park - 7:30 

The Jim Bowies @ The Spice Rack Grill (Burleson) - 9:00

Rusty Brothers @ The Grease Monkey - 9:30

Landon Dodd @ Stagecoach Ballroom - $10

The Randy Brown Show @ Pearl’s Dancehall & Saloon - 9:00 - $10

Shurman (R&R) w/ These Mad Dogs of Glory (R&R) @ Magnolia Motor Lounge - 10:00

J. Charles & The Trainrobbers @ Fred's Texas Cafe - 7:00 

Gretchen Peters w/ Whitnye Raquel @ The Live Oak Music Hall - 8:00 - $10

Saturday, January 26, 2013

Blue Hat @ The Woodshed Smokehouse – 6:00 

Tommy Alverson @ White Elephant Saloon - 9:00 - $10

Stewart Stafford Song Swap @ Chubby’s Burger Shack - 7:00

Taylor Hickey Band @ Railhead in Willow Park - 7:30 

Jimmie Jones @ The Spice Rack Grill (Burleson) - 9:00

Josh Ingram @ The Grease Monkey 

Sonny Burgess @ Stagecoach Ballroom – $12.50

Poo Live Crew @ Red’s Roadhouse - 9:00- $5

Johnny Bush & The Bandoleros @ Pearl’s Dancehall & Saloon - $20

Graham Wilkinson w/ Luke Wade @ Magnolia Motor Lounge - 10:00

Mando Saenz @ Fred's Texas Cafe - 7:00 

Stuff We Find In Our Yard

I'm about to run out of pictures for Stuff We Find In Our Yard, y'all.  What am I going to do with myself?  I think I might have to expand my horizons and post stuff I find around Fort Worth.

Fort Worth Stock Show

Abby checking out the goats

Who doesn't love the Fort Worth Stock Show? 

Maddie checking out the goats

First of all, let me apologize for the quality of my pictures - most of them were taken with my phone.

Chicks looking at chicks

Of course we go to the stock show every year.  My husband's birthday just so happens to fall during the time of the stock show, and we love to go and walk around the grounds and have a couple of adult beverages and watch the girls smile when they see all the animals.

I love this man

One of our favorite things to do at the stock show is walk around the exhibit hall and look at all the cool things they have for sale.  Like, for instance, this cool little horse on rollers - you make him go by pushing down on the pedals:

She's as fast as lightning

You might even run into one of the coolest cows around - Miss Elsie of Borden Milk fame:

Maddie petting Elsie

And her son Beauregard:

Girls looking at Beauregard

On our way to the sale barn, we ran into a nice cowboy that let the little ones pet his horse.

My mom & girls petting horse

In the sale barn, there's another area with different vendors.  The girls and I fell in love with this gorgeous chair/chaise.  We'll take one for every room, please.

Yay for turquoise!!

There really are some very talented, creative people out there and a lot of them are selling their wares at the Fort Worth Stock Show.  You really ought to go check them out.

Leaving the Fort Worth Stock Show

There's so much to see and do at the stock show.  You really just have to go and experience it for yourself.  It's legendary, you know!

Sunset @ FWSSR

We had a great time at the Fort Worth Stock Show, just like we do every year. 

(Want to save a little money?  Check out Frugal in Fort Worth's post on how to get discounted tickets to the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo)

Texas Music Around Fort Worth Weekend of January 18, 2013

Friday, January 18, 2013

The Highway 80 West Band @ Cowtown Bar & Grill - 9:00

Monty McClinton @ The Woodshed Smokehouse – 6:00

Cody Jinks @ White Elephant Saloon - 9:00 - $5

Stevie Ray Lepard Trio @ Chubby’s Burger Shack - 7:00

River Trip Band @ Railhead in Willow Park - 7:30 

Hailey Sellers & Ryan Ready @ The Spice Rack Grill (Burleson) - 8:00 & 9:00

Brian Shuck @ The Grease Monkey

Canyon Creek @ Stagecoach Ballroom - 8:00 - $6

Voodoo Blue (Stevie Ray Vaughn Tribute Band) @ Red’s Roadhouse - 9:00 - $5

Kelly Spinks & Miles of Texas @ Pearl’s Dancehall & Saloon - 9:00 - $10

Mike Ryan Band w/ Greg Schroeder @ Magnolia Motor Lounge - 10:00

Fish Fry Bingo @ Fred's Texas Cafe - 7:00 

Eleven Hundred Springs w/ Convoy & the Cattlemen @ The Live Oak Music Hall - 8:00 - $10

Saturday, January 12, 2013

Mike Calaway @ The Woodshed Smokehouse – 6:00 

Brad Hines @ White Elephant Saloon - 9:00 - $5

Midnight River Choir @ Chubby’s Burger Shack - 7:00

Kyle Redd Band @ Railhead in Willow Park - 7:30 

Dempsey Pullen & Clark Bandy @ The Spice Rack Grill (Burleson) - 9:00

Zane Williams @ The Grease Monkey - $5

Johnny Rodriguez @ Stagecoach Ballroom – 7:00 - $20-$25

blacktopGYPSY @ Red’s Roadhouse - 9:00

The Cornell Hurd Band @ Pearl’s Dancehall & Saloon - $15

The Crooks w/ Eagle Eye Williamson @ Magnolia Motor Lounge - 10:00

The Venetian Sailors @ Fred's Texas Cafe - 7:00 

MilkDrive (Jazz-grass) w/ Ginny Mac & Keegan McInroe @ The Live Oak Music Hall - 8:00 - $13

Mark McKinney @ Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo - 9:30 (Mark McKinney plays after the rodeo - entertainment tent is north of the coliseum)

Stuff We Find In Our Yard

One day I looked out the window and thought it was The Attack of the Goats - there was like 20 of them in our yard.  After eating everything and anything that was green, except the grass, we were able to shoo them back to their home (they belong to a neighbor).

That reminds me...did I ever tell you about the time I was sitting in my recliner in the living room and I happened to look up out of our "Hello, Goodbye Window" and there was this big ol' eyeball just staring at me - I mean it was a huge eyeball - ginormous eyeball in the corner of the window.  I got up to see what it was, and this huge streak of blonde goes running westbound. 

The peeping Tom turned out to be this cow:

Isn't it a cute cow?  I wound up calling this cow "friend" because every time we'd go outside, it would come up to the fence.  Guess it was just wanting to get a closer look at us. 

Repotting Festival @ Calloway's Nurseries

Don't miss out on the Repotting Festival @ Calloway's Nurseries.  Do you have plants that have outgrown their container?  Is there an empty corner that could use a splash of color to brighten your home?  Does the colder weather make you dread repotting outdoors?  Come to the Repotting Festival at Calloway's Nurseries and replant in comfortable greenhouses on potting benches.

Help yourself to Calloway’s Premium Potting Soil and one feeding of Calloway’s Lasting Beauty plant food.  Take home a freshly planted container to liven up your indoor spaces for the Winter months!  Bring your plants or empty containers and leave the mess at home.  Or go pick out new plants and containers to purchase and pot them up while you’re there.

The Repotting Festival is this Saturday, January 19, 2012 and starts at 9:00 and is happening at the Calloway's on South Hulen, as well as the Hurst, Southlake and 13 other Calloway’s Nursery locations.

Texas Music Happenings Around Fort Worth Weekend of January 11, 2013

Friday, January 11, 2013

The Highway 80 West Band @ Cowtown Bar & Grill - 5:00

Brandon Bolin @ The Woodshed Smokehouse – 6:00

Morris McCann @ White Elephant Saloon - 9:00 - $5

Joey Green & Brandon Steadmon @ Chubby’s Burger Shack - 7:00

Steve Helms Band @ Railhead in Willow Park - 7:30 

Adrian Garza @ The Grease Monkey

Kennedale Speedway Banquet @ Stagecoach Ballroom

 

Trio Grande (ZZ Top Tribute Band) @ Red’s Roadhouse - 9:00 - $5

Jody Nix & The Texas Cowboys @ Pearl’s Dancehall & Saloon - 9:00 - $10

K Phillips & The Concho Pearls @ Magnolia Motor Lounge - 10:00 - $8

Foxtrot Uniform @ Fred's Texas Cafe - 7:00 

Saturday, January 12, 2013

Chris Watson Trio @ The Woodshed Smokehouse – 6:00 

Bodie Powell @ White Elephant Saloon - 9:00 - $6

Leland Williams @ Chubby’s Burger Shack - 7:00

Brushfire Band @ Railhead in Willow Park - 7:30 

The Dirty River Boys @ The Grease Monkey - 10:00 - $15

New West Band @ Stagecoach Ballroom – $8

Cody Jinks & The Tonedeaf Hippies @ Red’s Roadhouse - 9:00

Scott Whitaker @ Pearl’s Dancehall & Saloon - $10

Legacy 4 @ Magnolia Motor Lounge - 10:00 - $5

Tyler Rougeux (of Whiskey Folk Ramblers) @ Fred's Texas Cafe - 7:00 

Holt & Stockslager do Simon & Garfunkel @ The Live Oak Music Hall - 9:00

Mark McKinney @ Smitty's Bar & Grill in Denton (Yeah, I know that's kind of far, but Mark McKinney is a friend of a friend and you should really go and see him perform)  - 9:00