Looking for places to play North TX and East NM

Hemisaurus · April 22, 2017, 09:40:45 PM

Anyone suggest any places to play round these parts?

Cheers.

Pissy · April 23, 2017, 08:09:11 AM

The 806 coffee house in Amarillo has bands. When we went through about 10 years ago we tried to get on a same day bill, and they would've let us play, but the night was already set in stone. We went there anyways for the afternoon and they were cool people, unfortunately it just didn't work out. Too bad as it's kind of an oasis.

Hemisaurus · April 23, 2017, 08:27:33 AM

Do they take a while to respond?

Already filled out the booking form on their website, still haven't heard back.

Pissy · April 23, 2017, 08:37:35 AM

When we did it, it was totally out of the blue e-mail that we were passing through that afternoon. They responded quickly. 10 years ago, so their whole method may be different now. There was no booking form online to fill out. I think they'd only been open a few months. When you're an oasis, there's no shortage of people wanting to fill their calendars.

Hemisaurus · April 23, 2017, 05:28:00 PM

Hmm, nothing else? I've been looking at Roswell, anywhere, Tucumcari down to Las Cruces?

Danny G · April 24, 2017, 11:11:43 AM

Launchpad or Bert's Tiki Lounge in Albuquerque?

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Danny G · April 24, 2017, 11:15:02 AM

Jake's Backroom in Lubbock is legit

The Deadhorse in San Angelo, but that's not exactly "north"

Too bad The Blue Max in Midland shut down, that was a great place run by great people

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Danny G · April 24, 2017, 11:15:47 AM

I hear good things going on in Denton, let me ask around

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Danny G · April 24, 2017, 11:17:48 AM

Mercury Lounge in Tulsa OK, tho that might be out of your range

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Danny G · April 24, 2017, 11:20:10 AM

Three Links in Dallas

The Grotto in Denton, I think there's another cool place too. See if I can dig it up

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Hemisaurus · April 24, 2017, 04:09:56 PM

Ta, yeah ABQ seems to be the place in NM, we were looking around the east side, trying to get something more in Las Cruces, I suppose we could do ABQ instead and then maybe like Lubbock.

We got Joplin, MO on the way out and Arkansas on the way back, we were hoping to hit a little desert in between. Still waiting to hear from the 806 after using their booking form, FB messaging them, and finally getting an email address, so any other places to hit in Amarillo would be nice.

I guess Joplin to Lubbock to Las Cruces might be do-able instead.

Danny G · April 24, 2017, 06:14:43 PM

The Lowbrow Palace in El Paso

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Danny G · April 24, 2017, 06:16:47 PM

Be careful about I-10 west of Las Cruces and east past El Paso.

Checkpoints.

They're looking for illegal aliens but if you act weird they will search you (and let you go if you cough it up rather than making them look for it).

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Hemisaurus · April 24, 2017, 06:21:40 PM

Been there done that, didn't have my greencard :oops:

OGSpacetrucker · April 24, 2017, 11:09:25 PM

There was a guy who goes here to b more for all the shows and he books in NM! just got a name and a few stories but i'll tell you what i know.

Danny G · April 25, 2017, 09:38:28 AM

Our own Black is the person to ask for booking New Mexico

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Hemisaurus · April 25, 2017, 02:40:08 PM

Quote from: Danny G on April 25, 2017, 09:38:28 AM
Our own Black is the person to ask for booking New Mexico

Is this Siri at work? Owen Black maybe? Aaron Black?

Danny G · April 25, 2017, 02:42:49 PM

Gordy from Black Maria. He posts here as black

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Hemisaurus · May 01, 2017, 05:03:28 PM

Thanks Danny, et al. Looks like we might be getting somewhere, we skipping across N. TX and E. NM and jumping from OKC over to ABQ, but it should be cool, not a bad drive. We've got a show already in Durango, CO the next night, so we're getting the route down.

SpaceTrucker · May 04, 2017, 04:46:48 AM

Quote from: Danny G on April 25, 2017, 09:38:28 AM
Our own Black is the person to ask for booking New Mexico

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Messaged black and the guy I was talking about is one of his good friends! Small world.

Hemisaurus · May 21, 2017, 06:32:47 PM

Quote from: Pissy on April 23, 2017, 08:09:11 AM
The 806 coffee house in Amarillo has bands. When we went through about 10 years ago we tried to get on a same day bill, and they would've let us play, but the night was already set in stone. We went there anyways for the afternoon and they were cool people, unfortunately it just didn't work out. Too bad as it's kind of an oasis.

We might be in. The booker was on vacation and didn't get back to us until now. She said they already have something booked, but they have two areas with stages??? So we play the other one, and split the door. Having never been there, I can't comment. Anyone?