Baptist Generals

The Class of 35

Conversations with the bands that have been with 35 Denton from the beginning.

Remembering Pops Carter, 1919-2012

Denton fixture Tom "Pops" Carter passed away on Sunday, and while I didn't have any first-hand knowledge of him, the stories I have been hearing from DFW musicians who did points to a ladies man, a friend of musicians and a fount of blues and R&B history, from Louisiana to Houston to North Texas. Se ... More >>

Chris Flemmons, Kyle La Valley and Natalie Dávila Talk About 35 Denton's Sea Change

In early January, 35 Denton festival founder Chris Flemmons addressed about 30 folks who showed up for the opening party for 35 Denton's new office. The spot is in a renovated old Gulf Oil service station on the corner of N. Locust and W. McKinney, less than a minute walk from Denton's historic town ... More >>

At RGRS, James Shepherd Wears a Number of Hats -- All While Getting His Masters Degree.

Welcome to Local Music 'Mericans, where we meet some of the people behind the local music scene -- those who aren't necessarily members of local bands, but more the people who make the scene move. James Shepherd​James Shepherd, known endearingly throughout the music scene simply as "Shep," has ... More >>

The Must-See Acts at 35 Conferette

Does 35 Conferette Really Promote Local Artists?

Sarah Jaffe Offers Up Three Free Song Renditions For Just-Released Daytrotter Session

Johnnie Cluney for DaytrotterSarah Jaffe, illustrated.​Surely, you're familiar with Sarah Jaffe at this point, if only through osmosis. Indeed, the young singer-songwriter and her rising reputation have benefited both from the boatload of press and critical adoration she received in 2010 following ... More >>

The Best Songs in Dallas Music, 2010: With Some Help From Sarah Jaffe, The Flowers of God Channel The Velvet Underground at No. 22

[Over the next few weeks, we'll be presenting our favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today we take an in-depth look at song No. 22 on the list -- and, please, feel free to click after the jump for a free download of the t ... More >>

NX35 Officially Changes Name to 35 Conferette, Announces Pre-Sales, Early 2011 Performers

​NX35 is dead.After months of hints, rumors and premature tweets, the Denton-based music festival has formally announced its name change to 35 Conferette.The festival, which started in Austin as a day-party to celebrate and showcase Denton bands during SXSW, became a North Texas institution three ... More >>

Bonus MP3: The Flowers of God featuring Sarah Jaffe -- "Tunnelvisionary"

Steve GullickAndy Young​Longtime local music fans should recognize Andy Young's name. He was the drummer for the Bella Union-signed Lift to Experience, the iconic area shoegaze outfit that came to prominence in the early '00s during Denton's space rock era. These days, though, Young's working on a ... More >>

Local Musicians Are Suddenly Dabbling In Politics

Tracklist: The Local Hang with Playlister P, Vol. 5

​Many thanks to those who stopped on by The Libertine last night for the fifth installment of The Local Hang. Yep, that's right, our fifth, which, if nothing else, proves that if you and Libertine owner Simon McDonald reach a drunken agreement, he will hold you to it for no less than five months.S ... More >>

Download: Robert Gomez's Daytrotter Session

Johnnie CluneySweet shirt, Robert. Flemmons put you up to that?​If there's one regret we have, looking back on our list of the 40 best songs of 2009, it's that, somehow, we completely forgot about Robert Gomez's rather brilliant 2009 release Pine Sticks and Phosphorus and, specifically, "The Hunti ... More >>

Dan's Silverleaf Opens Up its Booking for the Hipster Set

Tracklist: The Local Hang With Playlister P, Vol. 1

​Thanks to all the area musicians, DJs, loacl music fans, and, well, everyone else who stopped on in The Libertine last night to check out the little experiment we're calling The Local Hang with Playlister P. It was a night not without flaws--I'll admit that it took me a while to figure out the so ... More >>

Good Friday: New Science Projects, The Theater Fire, Red, Air Review, George Strait, I Was A King, Pops Carter, Josh Weathers, Bowling for Soup, J.D. Souther, Grand Funk Railroad, Better Than Ezra, Les Claypool, Girl In A Coma

Why, yes, that is R. Kelly playing from my computer speakers in the office right now. Which means it must be the weekend. And means I must be running late on posting Good Friday. My sincerest apologies. Here are your weekend plans, friends. First up, the shows we've already hyped.Tonight's kinda cra ... More >>

NX35 Gives Music Fans Something to Remember

Can't-Miss Dallas-Area Bands to Catch at SXSW

Doug Burr

The Shawl (Velvet Blue Music/Spune)

The Heartstring Stranglers Graduate

DOMA XX: And The Nominees Are...

North of the Dial

Advice for the New Observer Music Editor

A lot of music editors enter the Thunderdome. None gets out alive.

First, the Good News: Jandek's Coming to Town. And Wayne Coyne Shops IKEA!

Little D-struction

First Fry Street, then Frequency Down...what's next to suffer in Denton?

MySXSW

Austin's biggest music fest was anything you wanted it to be. Dallas acts made theirs a blast.

The Chopping Block

Is legendary music venue Trees taking the phrase "out with the old" literally at the start of 2006?

Odds & Ends

Falkon is finito; Denton preps for two music fests; and Ask the Expert with Josh Venable

Forever and Now

When Little Grizzly comes to an end, they will not stand alone

Second Chance

Chomsky set to release third album

Jackpot!

Rock Lottery returns to Denton

Support Group

Music coalition members are there for each other

Big 10

Barley House celebrating a decade of business

Remembering (Barely) SXSW

We've vowed never to do it again--but we can't wait till next year

And the Nominees Are

Various Dallas acts up for Grammy awards

Just a Suggestion

South by Southwest comes to Austin, but why can't Dallas get in on the action?

Scene, Heard

Todd Deatherage is moving to the Big Apple

Good/Bye

The Good/Bad Art Collective turns eight and moves out

Scene, Heard

We'll take most of the blame, but not all of it.

Scene, Heard

Holiday schmoozing

Scene, Heard

More reality TV

Scene, Heard

Prize Money's back, kinda

Scene, heard

Darlington disolves; Rubber Gloves gets booked; Mandarin time; Club anniversaries; Shabazz 3 heads north; Plus, much, much more

Dots and loops

The Kadanes celebrate The New Year, One Ton Records sticks its head in the Buzz-Oven, and oh-so-much more

Scene, heard

All the music news that's fit to print, and some that isn't

Scene, heard

DOMA 2000 (of course), Baboon takes it live; Elliot Smith helps The Toadies; and much, much more

Scene, heard

Welcome back, losers

Out Here

The Mag Seven
12Lb. Test

Rock and roll eyes

For Matt Barnhart, Quality Park Records is job one

Lady sings the Blues

Chonita "N'Dambi" Gilbert is a back-up singer no more