
2) and number of warm-weather activities (No. 1 spot with an overall score of 67.18 and high marks in the number-of-attractions category (No. In the warm weather category, Nevada's Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise metro area nabbed the No. To compile the data, WalletHub measured 37 key metrics, including two weeks of flight data, safety indicators, and weather predictions. destinations that are also the easiest to reach," according to the study's landing page. REVERB will also host an "eco-village" at each tour stop to raise awareness for social and environmental causes.Īs a result, the two lists rank "the cheapest U.S. The band boasts more than 17 million followers on Spotify with more than 500 million streams on songs "Still Into You" and "Misery Business."Īctive in socio-political issues, Paramore is donating portion of ticket sales to Support + Feed, which supports plant-based food initiatives and food equality and REVERB, an environmental nonprofit. The band recently performed the title track on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and also recently performed at Austin City Limits.įormed in 2004 in Franklin, Tennessee, Paramore has seen myriad lineup changes, but has been consistently led by charismatic lead singer Hayley Williams, known for her hair of varied hues and springy stage presence. Paramore is touring in support of their sixth studio album, This Is Why, which is slated for a Februrelease. In addition to Houston, Paramore will play Dickies Fort Worth's Dickies Arena on July 8 and Austin's Moody Center the next day on July 9. The new staff is ready to serve and eager to please. It was always about the guest experience and giving people a safe place to have a fun time."įor those who haven't been in awhile, now's a good time to climb the stairs and get reacquainted with Bad News. Keeping people out who are trouble makers or have bad attitudes or are shit starters, whatever you want to call them, has always been about making sure that everybody else who wants to be here and be nice and have a great time can do that," Burrow says. "That’s always been my goal with this place is for it to be comfortable and for people to have a good time here. Having such a wide selection serves Burrow's goal of being "a neighborhood bar in the middle of downtown Houston." Yes, people who are loud or disruptive will be asked to leave - quickly - but Burrow notes that even an occasionally quick trigger helps preserve the atmosphere for everyone else in the room. While that means customers can find a three figure dram of Scotch on the bar's shelves, Burrow also points out that Bad News is flexible enough to serve a $6 Scotch and soda or a $5 Old Fashioned during happy hour. I don’t know of another bar in the city that’s got as wide a selection of interesting and unique spirits."

Of course, the bar maintains its extensive back bar that Burrow describes as "probably second only to Anvil now that they’ve expanded their back bar and doubled their inventory. That’s why I got into bartending, to talk to people and have that social interaction."įor now, patrons will find that the bar's cocktail menu features almost exclusively Burrow's drinks, but he expects that to change as Blechman and Brock get up to speed.
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"It’s been about a year since I worked a full schedule," Burrow says. He's tapped Anvil/Boheme/Julep veteran Hal Brock and Elyse Blechman, a Houston native with extensive experience at San Antonio cocktails bars like The Brooklynite and Hot Joy, to join him in giving Bad News a new viewpoint. In place of Ricks, Olivier and Kristine Nguyen (down to one night per week), Burrow will be behind the bar Friday through Sunday.
