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If you have to stay in B/CS
CS offers 3 rock clubs
by Angel Stokes
Battalion staff
Spending a Friday or Satur
day night in College Station
with nothing to do and no place
to go? Interested in. hitting the
"hot spots" for dancing, drink
ing, to see people or to be seen?
Keep reading to find out what
options are available for you.
Park Avenue, RoxZ and
Scandals all have nightly drink
specials, dance floors, play Top
40 and dance rock, and have
undergone either remodeling or
name changes or both in the
past year. All have dance floors
that are relatively small; things
get congested on popular dance
numbers. But that's where the
comparison stops.
Park Avenue, formerly Lip
stick, is located on Harvey Road
in the Woodstone Shopping
Center. Park Avenue has a
"dressy" interior — very sub
dued colors, lots of wood and
neon skylines of major Texas
cities along the walls — making
it the most sophisticated of the
three clubs.
Henry Torres, bar manager
and a disc jockey at Park Ave
nue, says that the club is aiming
for a sophisticated atmosphere.
The music is Top 40, dance rock,
some slow sets and maybe one
or two country and western
songs, Torres says.
"We don't play hard rock,"
he says, "because we aren't
trying to compete with the
RoxZ."
He said they try to fit most
requests into their sets and will
play just about anything unless
it's hard rock.
What really sets Park Avenue
apart from the others is late
night on Friday and Saturday
nights, when its is open from 1
a.m. until 4 a.m. for dancing. No
alcohol is served, only soft
drinks and munchies.
Be prepared to wait in line,
because after the other clubs
close at 1 a.m., many people
come Park Avenue to dance and
be seen. Torres says the late
night hours have been success
ful; as many as 400 to 500 people
have come in after 1 a.m.
Park Avenue is planning to
have live bands in the future,
Torres says, as well as other acti
vities. He says that the bands
would set up on the dance floor.
A fashion show is scheduled for
later in the fall, he says. Park
Avenue also can be rented for
meetings in the afternoon.
He also says that they are
planning to expand the dance
floor over Christmas break.
The RoxZ, in Post Oak Mall,
seems to have a large interior
because of its high ceiling and
the use of brighter lights. The
decor is sparse — a few posters
scattered along the walls. And
the music — from the "killer
sound system" — is LOUD.
- Mike Earhart, assistant mana
ger of RoxZ, says the club's
crowd is a combination of stu
dents and local residents.
Roxz plays rock-n-roll and
dance music. He says that they
will play requests if the DJ can fit
it into the sequence he is
playing.
The big thing at the RoxZ is
the new 5150,000 light show,
Earhart says.
He says that the club won't
have live bands come in because
it costs too much money and
limits the audience. RoxZ prob
ably won't have a late night
either, he says, because it's not
that much of a money maker.
Scandals, located in the Doux
Chene Apartment complex on
FM 2818 and formerly known as
Dallas, reopened this summer
after remodeling the interior
and changing the name.
Ranee Buss, manager of Scan
dals, says the club play dance-
able rock, not necessarily hard
rock.
He says that Scandals won't
have a late night because it does
better with what it already has.
Buss says the club is planning a
big Halloween party and work
ing with some more ideas.
Scandals has good specials
and plays good music, but the
location is not that good — ex
cept if you are a Doux Chene
tenant.
If none of these places have
what you're looking for, then
read on to find the "hot spots"
in the larger cities of Texas.
Bands perform
by Ann Ramsbottom
Battalion staff
You've put in a big day on
campus. You're tired and
tense; you need to relax. How
to get rid of the pressures...a
drink, maybe a little supper.
So you go to the local re
staurant or bar. Suddenly, the
place comes alive.
What luck. You've just
walked into the right place at
the right time. Special feature
tonight...live entertainment.
When live entertainment is
what you need, take advan
tage of the Bryan-College Sta
tion restaurants and bars
booking live musicians.
For jazz exclusively, try
Baker Street restaurant and
bar. A casual, laid-back
atmosphere that allows you to
relax, listen to background
music and still carry on a con
versation.
Sunrise, a professional jazz
group made up of profession
al business people from
around town accompany you
as you wine and dine on any
thing from nachos to teriyaki
steaks. Sunrise usually plays
on Saturday evenings
Murphey's offers a little
more variety in listening plea
sures. Jazz, rhythm and
blues, country and rock are
favorites with professionals
and college students. Various
local and out-of-town groups
play Friday and Saturday
evenings.
The management at Mur
phey's has made some recent
changes with more in store.
The interior has been com
pletely remodeled since last
school year; carpet has been
added and the bar has basical
ly cleaned up its act.
Rebels restaurant and bar
features an Old South atmos
phere with home-style cook
ing. If you're not watching
MTV or football games on the
big screen, chances are you'll
be listening to any of several
live groups playing middle-
of-the-road music.
Bogie's of Northgate (for
merly, The Alamo and Sebas
tian's Tavern) offers live en
tertainment and more: re
staurant, bar, beer garden,
pool tables, dance floor, video
games, juke box and real bar-
beque.
Live entertainment is fea
tured three nights a week. On
Saturdays Sneaky Pete plays
'60s and modem music on the
guitar. Local rock bands play
Mondays and Tuesdays.
Carlos o' Willies presents
easy listening as well as early
rock on weekends. Styles of
food varies also: from steaks
to hamburgers.
C&W clubs have variety
by Ann Ramsbottom
Battalion staff
If you're into stepping out,
two-stepping, or just keeping in
step with the crowd, kick up
your heels and go kickin'.
Local country-western bars
offer a wide variety of moods
from brightly lit disco-country
with a little bit of rock, to good
ol' hard country settings just
short of the wild west — suited
for a barroom brawl.
Popular with college students
is the Texas Hall of Fame, better
known as "The Hall." The Hall
honors college students on
Wednesday nights with Aggie
night; Aggies get in free with a
student I.D.
The Hall is the only club left in
Brazos County that offers live
country music five nights a
week. Regulars include both loc
al and non-local groups. Mon
day nights feature the Hall of
Fame Gang, Wednesday nights
feature Silver Creek, Thursdays
are the Debonaires and Fridays
rotate among Johnny Lyon and
the Country Nu-Notes, Haw-
keye and Roy Robbins and the
Availables. Saturday nights do
not feature a regular entertainer.
This month marks the fifth
year anniversary of The Hall. It
continues to play hard country,
progressive country and a little
bit of rock to both college stu
dents and the older generation.
The Hall features a 4>385-foot
dance floor with two bars and
plenty of munchies: popcorn,
nachos, chips and dips. And if
you don't want to dance, pool
tables and video games are in
good supply.
Upon entering The Electric
Cowboy, you are greeted by a
display of rattlesnakes and
skulls. However, that's where
the old west ends. The Electric
Cowboy offers a bit of disco with
its bright light show and fre
quent rock 'n roll. Country pre
vails, however, with a definite
following of cowboy customers.
The Electric Cowboy also
offers video games and pool
tables.
Graham Central Station fol
lows the mood of the Electric
Cowboy with plenty of flash.
The long, narrow dance floor is
well lit. The lights, along with
country and Top 40 tunes, keep
the rhythm going all night long.
Occasionally, Graham's hosts
special parties such as the recent
beach party. A big Halloween
party is planned for October.
For a more mstic look. The
Cowboy is a little more authen
tic. Done in rough cedar wood
and decorated with western art,
the bar generally appeals to an
older crowd. However,the man
agement is striving to appeal to
college students as well. Begin
ning next week. Aggies will get
in for half price on Tuesdays
with a student I.D.
The Cowboy offers other spe
cials as well. Mondays are high
lighted by Monday night foot
ball. Mondays also feature a
ladies pool tournament. A $5 en
try makes any woman eligible to
compete for a 24-karat gold
piece. Wednesday is ladies
night; half price drinks for ladies
all night long. Thursday nights
are highlighted with a men's
"shoot for gold." For a $10 en
try, men compete for a 24-karat
gold piece from Texas Coin Ex
change.
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