By Aggies, For Aggies
By Chris Zebo When you think “band,” you imagine 3-5 musicians performing together. When you hear Black Pistol Fire perform, you think “band.” Interesting, considering the “band” is just two guys; one behind a drum kit, the other with an electric guitar and microphone. But like an ant that can carry 50 times its weight, [...]
By Jon Gomez For the third time in the past 24 months, Mercy Project is setting a world record. First, they played kickball for 50 straight hours. Then there was a game of 24-hour flag football. Now, a group of 56 players from around Texas will play a non-stop, 49-hour baseball marathon. So who is [...]
By Shauna Lewis The fifth annual Ballpark Beerfest on March 31 will include more than 200 types of beer to sample, a fajita cook-off, a mechanical bull, sumo wrestling and dueling pianos. The Brazos Valley Bombers’ event will be held at the Brazos Valley Bank Ballpark, 2200 Bomber Drive in Bryan, from 1 p.m. to [...]
By Chris Zebo The circus is coming to town, but this isn’t just any circus. Since the 1980s, Cirque du Soleil’s “nouveau cirque” (contemporary circus) has been awing fans from its birthplace in Quebec and in every continent on the globe except Antarctica. The entertainment company reportedly rakes in over $850 million a year, with [...]
By Chris Zebo The last time we interviewed College Station’s country singer laureate, Bri Bagwell talked about her experience on CMT’s Next Superstar, her love for Aggieland, and her rigorous touring schedule. We caught up with her recently after shooting her first music video for her song “Whiskey.” MW: You just shot a new music [...]
By Ian Soares For all intents and purposes, this winter season had been relatively mild. In fact, the weather has been downright spring-like for several weeks. So, imagine my surprise as I prepared for my player interview at the Aggie Softball complex and had to take into account tornado warnings and severe storms. Because of [...]
By Tobin Redwine New Braunfels-based songwriter Drew Kennedy’s complex new project employs both a ten-song LP and a 43-chapter novel, together titled “Fresh Water in the Salton Sea,” to be taken as one artistic piece. This innovative method produced two vital components that could each stand on their own as enjoyable forays into the artistic [...]
By Meredith Morse For all of your boot-stompin’, dirt-raisin’, beer-drinkin’ needs, Brazos Valley has just the thing to kick start your spring. Chilifest, Snook’s much-anticipated yearly country music event, has announced its official lineup for the 2012 festival, and things are sure to get rowdy. The 21st annual Chilifest event will feature country stars Sunny [...]
By Chris Zebo He is and always has been a fixture of the Texas fringe; as a Jewish cowboy country singer, as an Independent politician, as a man of letters. You never know what to expect out of him, but when he speaks, it’s him speaking; no posturing, no filter, no political correctness, no sanctimony, [...]
Originally from Houston, Josef Pierre is a student in sociology at A&M (2012). If you were ever to meet him, after a few soft-spoken words from his mouth you would think he was either a taciturn nerd or a mysterious, smooth rapper. He’s actually both. This young talent is about to release his first full-length [...]