Vineyard Christian Fellowship

Hmm, disclaimer! I’m actually qualified at this point to write about Brewtones, which is from what I can tell, the Vineyard’s congregation-​hall-​turned-​small-​venue for concerts. After troubles from Googlemaps in getting there — some craziness involving that U-​turn at Rice, but oh wait the directions totally flip you around and it’s at the other corner of the intersection — we grabbed a bite to eat at Jason’s Deli and headed over.
The first thing we noticed was the mass of Indiekids gathered around the front. A different breed from their hair-​in-​face cousins the Emokids, the Indiekids are armed with mullets and gently used, fashionable-​again apparel from Goodwill. It’s ok though. ’cause the crowd was nice: lots of manhugging going on around here.
There’s a foyer area with couches and a beverage bar. It feels comfy. Beyond this area is the main hall. More couches. Pleasantly dim, though I’m hoping that’s a little different on Sundays. I have to say this was the most personal concert I’ve ever attended. I had thought that Emo’s inside stage in Austin was great, but this one takes honors. Sure it was a church concert, but I definitely got my money’s worth. Acoustics were spot on for the space the sound had to fill, and you could sit or stand and feel close to the band.
An aside, the lighting fixtures were awesome. What I thought were vines strung about the dull, 30watt chandeliers were actually Christmas lights filling the shades. Totally a home project I will never get around to. Cheers, Vineyard! Be fruitful!