Local Music Scene

Jake's Sports Cafe is the first place I think of when talking about Lubbock's music scene. Jake's is located at 5025 50th Street which us near the intersection of 50th and Slide.



Here is the schedule of events that I discuss in the podcast.

November 30 [Friday]
SNMNMNM & Treasure Mammal

December 01 [Saturday]
MELT-BANANA

December 07 [Friday]
Indigenous

December 08 [Saturday]
Ian Moore

December 14 [Friday]
Monte Montgomery

December 18 [Tuesday]
Adema


Six barrel seduction is a good local band that plays hard rock with just a touch of jazz thanks to their bassist background in jazz. They are headlining the Texas Tech Rugby Party at New town this Thursday November 29, 2007. Some info on the party that you might be interested in is that it is All the Beer and Trashcan Punch you can drink. There are two live bands playing outside SIX BARREL SEDUCTION and the well-known country band, THE JOSH ABBOT BAND. The cover is $10 for guys and ladies are free. Cover pays for you to drink all night. 18 to enter 21 to drink and the party starts at 10pm.

Cricket’s also has a great band that plays every Wednesday night called Plain Brown Wrapper. They play all the songs you love to rock out to in a bar. They go on around 10:30 and there is no cover. A few other places to check out on your own might be Rocky LaRue’s that’s located on the main drag on Broadway and well as Blue Light, which is a 21 and up only bar in the depot that has live music all the time.

That's all for this week folks! Check out the podcast called "Local Music Scene" at the top right of the page. Thanks and God bless.

Local Art Scene

Hey guys, welcome back! This week my podcast gives some information on the local art scene here in Lubbock. There are a few specific events or exhibits that I shed some light on. The first one is the First Friday Art Trail. The monthly First Friday Art Trail showcases art and artists in Lubbock, much of which is created locally in the unique and inspiring galleries, studios, businesses and restaurants downtown and throughout our city. Next month’s event will be on December 7. Another event is the 29th Annual Lubbock Arts Festival will be held April 19 - 22, 2007 at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center. The Festival is a multi-arts, multi-event celebration including Visual Arts, Performing Arts, and Children's Arts. Finally, the Texas Tech School of Art offers a variety of art exhibits that I discuss in the podcast, most of them are free, especially if you are a Tech student.

Restaurants close to campus

Hey guys...

This weeks episode was probably my least favorite that I have done so far. I've been sick and haven't been able to dedicate as much time to it as I would have liked to. The background noise in the interviews could have been a little bit louder, but it wasn't too bad. Part of the reason why i like it is because I have a slight obsession with Cricket's. It's like my favorite place to go in Lubbock. I'm getting better at editing the audio and this time the editing went much quicker. I hope you guys like it.

Sports in Lubbock

Hello everyone! Welcome back to Texas Tech Lifestyles. Since this is October and we are right in the middle of another exciting Texas Tech football season, that will be the main focus of this podcast. I filmed and edited a highlight video from the Tech vs. Iowa State game that was played on October 6, 2007. I filmed the video with one of the new HD cameras. I shot the film in widescreen HD and edited it in iMovie. I had an issue when I tried to drop the video into the middle of my podcast, because Garage Band would NOT let me position the video anywhere but at the very beginning. I had planned to put in the middle but as you will see that has been forced to change. Although, I focused mainly on Tech Football, I also discuss Tech volleyball and the Lubbock Cotton Kings. I provide information on schedules and ticket prices and other promotions on these three topics. I hope everyone likes my first video podcast. Thanks!

Local Bar Scene

Hello everyone. I would like to welcome you back to Texas Tech Lifestyles. This week’s episode is about the local bar scene here in Lubbock. I’m going to discuss the bars that fit into the college scene the best,. have an interview with a Tech student, and the drink specials a little later in this episode. So thank you guys for tuning in and lets get started. I’m here with Laura Gentolizo and she is a senior here at Texas Tech.

Insert a prerecorded interview with Laura Gentolizo.

Alright, now to the part you really care about—the drink specials. Were going to start with Thursday because as most of you will find out, Thursday is a good night for drink specials and college nights. I’m going to start by listing a few bars on Broadway, as well as, in the Depot District. This way there is an even spread for both areas. Lets start with some bars on Broadway.
Thursday night drink specials are as follows:

Cricket’s HH is from 4-7 pm- $3 wells, $1 off pitchers, $.50 off pints
Chimy’s HH is from 4-7 pm- $.1.50 domestic drafts, $2.50 double wells
Mesquite’s $1.75 drafts, $3 Jack and Crown
Daquiri Lounge College night- no cover with Tech id, $.10 wells and can beer until 11, $2 Daquiris
Blue Light $1.50 draft pitchers until 11 and $3 after 11, $5 jumbo daiquiris
The Library $1 domestic bottles, $1.50 import bottles, $1 wells

Let’s move on to Friday and Saturday nights. The drink specials are basically the same for both nights with just a few exceptions.
Friday and Saturday night drink specials are as follows:

Cricket’s $2.75 wells and house ‘ritas
Chimy’s HH is from 4-7 pm- $.1.50 domestic drafts, $2.50 double wells
Mesquite’s $1.75 drafts ALL DAY
Daquiri Lounge $.50 wells and drafts,$1 Jager until 11
Blue Light $5 pitchers of Beam and Coke, and $10 You-call-it pitchers
The Library $2 Beam, $2.50 Long Island Ice Teas, $2 You-call-its until 11
Saturday: $1 domestic drafts, $1 wells, $2.50 LITs

Well guys, I hope this helps you out and gets you planning where you would like to spend your weekend. I would like to thank www.visitlubbock.com for letting me use a few of their images, www.studybreaks.com where I got the drink specials, and Laura Gentolizo for her interview. Look for another episode in two weeks. Thanks and have a great day.

An Introduction To My New Podcasting Series

My podcast series for this class is basically going to be a 'lifestyles' series aimed towards the students here at Texas Tech. I chose this topic because it is something that I care about and that I think other students here at Tech will take an interest in. There will episodes about restaurants, bars, live music, art, and sporting events that are located in Lubbock. This will give students the chance to find something locally to get interested in. I think there is the potential for this to be a common topic among other students in my class. However, I want to put my own touch on it and make it as unique as possible. The biggest challenge that I ran into when I did my first podcast was trying not to say 'um' or 'uh.' I never realized how many times I say that when I'm speaking. I'm nervous about putting video clips on the podcasts because I think it's going to require me to use a program that I am not very familiar with. Hopefully, Mr. Galvez will be in his office to help me out if I run into any difficulties.