Email Author Lance Lester

2009 Stories by Lance Lester

• Pretty Lights Gives It All Away

  published November 5, 2009

  For many an up-and-coming indie music act these days, the best way to get your music noticed is to get a mention on a major music blog. A... More >>

• Har Mar Superstar

  published October 15, 2009

  When it comes to lives shows, it's hard to beat Sean Tillman. Why? Does he have dynamic singing skills and dance moves? Uh, no, not... More >>

• Wye Oak, Cotton Jones

  published October 1, 2009

  Two-man rock groups generally fall into one of two types of rock: blues and hard-rock. Then there is Maryland's Wye Oak, a duo that... More >>

• DJ Sober Knows How To Read A Room

  published October 1, 2009

  I've been really impressed the couple of times I've seen DJ Sober spin before shows. His song selection is impeccable and he reads the crowd... More >>

• Dallas Observer Music Awards

  published July 23, 2009

  Last year, at our 20th annual Dallas Observer Music Awards, there was a distinct theme of tradition behind all the festivities. And... More >>

• Jessica Lea Mayfield

  published July 16, 2009

  Jessica Lea Mayfield isn't the type of young singer-songwriter who's wise beyond her years; if anything, her songs show just how young... More >>

• Old Crow Medicine Show Hits The Road...Again

  published April 30, 2009

  In 2000, the movie O Brother Where Art Thou? set events in motion that were unprecedented at the time: All of a sudden, there was a... More >>

• The Faint,Ladytron,The Crocodiles, DJ Figo

  published April 16, 2009

  Co-headlining tours are meant to bring together the best of a particular genre into one night of greatness. Fittingly, that's the case on... More >>

• Morrissey

  published April 9, 2009

  Steven Patrick Morrissey has, for the last several years, experienced something of a renaissance in his career. His last big radio hit, "The... More >>

• Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Flavor Crystals Monday

  published April 9, 2009

  When people think of Brian Jonestown Massacre, the band's music isn't necessarily the thing that immediately comes to mind. Which is quite... More >>