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2005 Stories by Jesse Hughey

• Heading Out

  published December 15, 2005

  On February 22, founding Korn guitarist Brian "Head" Welch announced his departure from the band, claiming the band's music and lifestyle... More >>

• A Very Freeky Christmas with the Freek Out, Ghost of Monkshood, B-Minor Harmonic

  published December 8, 2005

  Not all Christmas songs evoke images of snow, toys or the birth of Santa Claus. Many of the greatest holiday songs empathize with those who have... More >>

• La Femme Qui Rock, with The Happy Bullets, Knife in the Water, more

  published November 10, 2005

  If the name wasn't French for "Girls Who Rock," nobody would've noticed the girl-band theme at Saturday's second installment of La Femme Qui Rock.... More >>

• Thinking About You

  published November 10, 2005

  My old buddy Thom--yeah, I mean Thom Yorke from Radiohead--finally wrote me again. I was getting worried. What? Yeah, we don't hang out much, him... More >>

• John Cale

  published October 27, 2005

  Leave it to Snoop Dogg of all people to put Velvet Underground co-founder John Cale in his place. "I realized I had gotten entirely away from my... More >>

• Lyrics Born, Pigeon John, Tahiti

  published October 13, 2005

  If respect was platinum and creativity diamonds, San Francisco's Lyrics Born would be iced out like a Master P video shoot. Instead, the... More >>

• North Texas New Music Festival

  published October 6, 2005

  On the second day of the North Texas New Music Festival, the Burden Brothers got off to an early start--in fact, the sun was still out during... More >>

• Pilotdrift

  published September 29, 2005

  Anything less than unique would be a disappointment from the recording-company arm of local Polyphonic Spree lovers Good Records. That Water... More >>

• Olospo, Bagg

  published September 22, 2005

  "This is just like church," Bagg drummer Grady Sandlin observed as he rode in a rented party bus back to Denton, after his band and headliners... More >>

• Unfair Squares

  published September 22, 2005

  After 30 years, you'd think that fans of John Prine would have gotten the hint. After all, this is the guy who wrote 1971's Vietnam war protest... More >>

• Red Cross benefit with Slick 57, Centro-matic, Deep Blue Something, Happy Jack, [DARYL], Sorta

  published September 15, 2005

  Dylan Silvers thanked the audience, the performers and Granada owner Mike Schoder about 50 times when playing with [DARYL] and Who cover band... More >>

• The Dandy Warhols

  published September 15, 2005

  Odditoreum's introductory spoken-word track sets up the story that in some alternate universe, a postwar jug band named the Dandy Warhols... More >>

• Mermaid Purse, The Valentines, Andrew Tinker

  published September 1, 2005

  If a club show could be likened to a sandwich, The Valentines' Saturday night set was like a slice of off-brand bologna between two pieces of... More >>

• Voxtrot, The Hourly Radio

  published September 1, 2005

  Voxtrot singer Ramesh Srivastava has something of a reputation for hopping around in a spastic dance during his band's live shows, and you can't... More >>

• Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

  published September 1, 2005

  Howl was clearly no easy ride for Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. The Los Angeles trio's third album's lyrics address depression, failed... More >>

• Supergrass

  published August 18, 2005

  Supergrass no longer sounds like a hyperactive younger brother jumping up and down, clamoring for attention. After releasing last year's... More >>

• Body Rock

  published August 18, 2005

  In concert, Jon Mikl Thor wields fake swords and foam war hammers in mock battle with masked opponents. He also bends steel bars between clenched... More >>

• Collin Herring, Cordelane, Doug Burr

  published July 28, 2005

  When a rock star blames his dad for something, it's usually pretty bad. You know,... More >>

• Bob Mould

  published July 28, 2005

  Bob Mould's latest album, Body of Song, comes with a blurb advertising the disc as a "return to his signature guitar sound." Though there's... More >>

• The Solace Bros, Redbud Revival

  published July 21, 2005

  Oklahoma City's Redbud Revival is the best reason to get to the Gypsy Tea Room early on Friday. RR specializes in bluesy, no-frills rock... More >>

• Robert Gomez, McGowan, Zack Hexum, Kristy Kruger

  published July 21, 2005

  Between songs, Robert Gomez is all smiles, offering an abandoned warm beer to anyone who wants it, estimating the number of chickens that have... More >>