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Saturday night was another one with tough decisions.  Do I go see Animal Spirit at Lola's for their CD release, or go see The Royal Savages at Live Oak?  Since I hadn't seen The Royal Savages play live, I opted to go support them this night. 

The Live Oak is a bar like no other on Magnolia.  They have very interesting cuisine and craft beer, a roof top patio and a small "performance hall".  I had been to Live Oak only a few times, I'm not really into craft beer and their drinks are a little on the expensive side, especially with the Boiled Owl being across the street.  Its a very nice bar with very nice and well stocked bathrooms.  Park by the Boiled Owl and Yucatan and walk over, otherwise you may find a parking spot hard to come by. 

Slumberbuzz took the stage first.  They recently won an award for Best Experimental Band.  Experimental it was.  They had 5 band members, 2 or 3 electric guitars and 1 or 2 bass guitars (I couldn't quite see the guy in the back, he was sporting a guitar of some sort).  The music wasn't bad at all.  Not really my thing but I can see them puling in a crowd.  The DID win Best in FW Weekly. 

Royal Savages took the stage around 10pm.  Their band has 4 members, Addison on Lead guitar and vocals, Lauren on lead vocals, James on Bass and Ben on drums.  The two lead singers voices were very dynamic together.  I thought Lauren's mic could have been turned up a little more, Addison's voice is very all consuming.  James played his bass guitar like an old school rock star complete with unbuttoned pearl snap shirt.  Ben beat on the drums in perfect rhythm.  Their lyrics were somewhat audible, singing about love and the sun amongst other topics.  You could tell they put a lot of heart and soul into their music, they were wonderful stage performers really getting into the songs.  The style was very catchy, I can see them in a line up with some of the other amazing bands in Fort Worth holding their own.  They are not very well known at his moment but I see them as the new up and coming Fort Worth band.  They'll be headlining my benefit show at Bubba's Back 40 August 17th.  You won't want to miss that show!  I'm also working on getting The Royal Savages for a performance at the Cellar. 

I wasn't really feeling this night out because the night before had been WAY too fun and long with little sleep.  Thanks to new partner in promotions, I kept to my word of hitting up Magnolia with posters and flyers.  He was taking a little too long so I hit up a close spot, Bubba's Back 40, to kill some time. 

There were only a few people in the bar this night and it was fairly quiet, but I didn't mind, I wasn't looking for too much excitement.  I ordered a draft beer from Courtney and took a gander at the ever changing menu.  I wasn't too hungry but  wanted SOMETHING so I focused on the appetizers or "Pre-Meals" as they're labeled at this restaurant.  I was surprised to find the Hobo Nachos come in a single serving size for just $2.99- PERFECT!!!  It was the absolute most perfect size of Hobo Nachos.  Courtney was a sweet bartender, the atmosphere perfect for a first stop. 

I swooped up my partner and we headed to Magnolia.  First stop, the Boiled Owl.  We ran into two other friends in the parking lot, posted a poster outside on our way in and walked into the bar.  It was way dead this night.  Buuuut Nicole's B-day and Friday on the Green brought everyone out the night before so I kind of understood why.  We decided to make the strip before stopping to drink so we headed down towards 8th on Magnolia. 

One thing I will have to say about the businesses and other bars in this area- they are so supportive of each other and everything going on.  Most all of the places we stopped, Shaw's Patio & Grill, The Chat Room, some little Mexican Restaurant, The Bearded Lady, were all more than happy to have us hang a poster in the window or on their walls.  I even met the owner of the Bearded Lady.  He seemed really humble and nice, mentioned I wrote a blog and he was excited about the free press.  So, I will HAVE to spend more time at this bar to give it a complete write up.  They also serve food but I didn't look at the menu.  I know, bad blogger.  If you happen to go to The Bearded Lady, ask for Julia aka "Jules".  She's the best server in the joint <3

A few girlfriends wanted to go dance so we headed to Studio 80.  Ladies got in free and guys were $5.  Not a bad cover charge.  They even offered valet and a shuttle service up to 5 miles.  They sported those life size images of famous people like Justin Bieber, Obama, Michael Jackson and George W.  They had a back room with air hockey and big Jenga, and another room filled with leather couches and chairs. One of my favorite parts was that they played the 80's music videos while the songs played.  Nothing like remembering when MTV actually played music.  The DJ played some great tunes, Push It, Sweet Child of Mine, Like a Prayer, The Humpty Dance, Hammertime....I love to dance on the dance floor but unless I've had a few drinks, if it's packed, I get claustrophobic.  You'll find me doing my only little jig on the side lines.  This dance floor was fairly small and very packed, I mean did you see what was playing?  This bar is great for people watching and I got a kick out of seeing a very well dressed older man dancing with two very attractive semi older women.  He was getting down!!  At one point two of the ladies were running around and dancing with the life size cut outs.  Definitely good times.  Another good thing about this bar is that the smoking was outside.  So any of you non smokers out there- no second hand inside.  Very nice venue, good music and visuals, and a well stocked bathroom (except they ran out of paper towels toward the end of the night).