Email Author Eric Grubbs

2012 Stories by Eric Grubbs

• Preview: Cursive, Cymbals Eat Guitars at Trees

  published April 12, 2012

  Expect a few angular pop nuggets from Cursive's oeuvre, including Domestica, The Ugly Organ and Happy Hollow, as the Omaha band unveils... More >>

• Preview: The Revival Tour at Trees

  published March 15, 2012

  Billed as "an acoustic collaborative event," this year's edition of The Revival Tour features Chuck Ragan, Tom Gabel, Dan Andriano and Cory... More >>

• Mind Spiders

  published February 23, 2012

  Around this time last year, while the metroplex's roads were iced over for a week, Mind Spiders' frontman Mark Ryan found himself stuck in his... More >>

• Mark Ryan's First Show

  published February 23, 2012

  What was the first show you remember seeing? I don't know which came first exactly, but I did see The Ventures when I was 12.... More >>

• Preview: Machine Head, Monday, February 13, at House of Blues

  published February 9, 2012

  Machine Head's latest opus, Unto the Locust, only adds to their vast catalog of smart, powerful metal. Expect the new stuff to mix effortlessly... More >>

• Bad Design Talk About Their First Time

  published February 2, 2012

  Recalling the post-punk and hardcore bands that frequently played Rubber Gloves in the late '90s, Denton four-piece Bad Design just released a... More >>

• The Life & Times

  published January 19, 2012

  No matter what night of the week it is or if the weather is terrible, The Life and Times' spacey post-hardcore stomp is a galvanizing force.... More >>

• The Black Dotz Are a Band, Dammit

  published January 12, 2012

  There's one thing Mwanza Dover wants to make abundantly clear about The Black Dotz: It's not Dover's band. Sure, he's the lead singer of the... More >>