Subject: Cory Graves

• Last Night: Mount Righteous, Cryptacize, And Danielson At The Granada

  Mount Righteous, Cryptacize, and Danielson Granada Theater November 20, 2008 Better than: Watching the Dallas Stars lose yet again. On most occasions, the biggest compliment an opening act receives is "at least their set didn't last too long." But for a band like Grapevine's own Mount Righteous at the Granada Theater last night that was the furthest thing from people's minds. From the moment the ten-piece took the stage, its overwhelming joy was infectious. "Cause when the music starts we a

  November 21, 2008

• Last Night: Little Joy, The Dead Trees, Cocky Americans at The Lounge on Elm Street

  Little Joy, The Dead Trees, Cocky Americans The Lounge on Elm Street November 26, 2008Better than:  Brown gravy on mashed potatoes.(We've also got a little video from the show after the jump)The first thing that comes to mind about The Lounge on Elm Street is intimacy. The small, boxy venue forces audiences to come together and be a part of the event. With no true backstage area to speak of, bands are faced with little choice but to rub shoulders with the audience, to wait in line at the sa

  November 27, 2008

• Good Friday: Les Americains, Black Joe Lewis, Sarah Jaffe, RTB2, Jack With One Eye, Hayes Carll, Joe Ely, Gary Allan,Justin Nozuka, Automorrow, The Golden Boys, Daniel Francis Doyle, The Steps, Salim Nourallah, 100 Damned Guns, Loretta Lynn, Starhead

  As national tours go, there's really only so much going on this weekend--as evidenced by the fact that, unless I'm forgetting some, we only previously spread word on three weekend shows already: the Lola's Stockyard show tonight with AA Bondy, Doug Burr and Telegraph Canyon, the Longhorn Saloon show tonight with Hank III and the Sunday night Nokia Theatre show with Slipknot, Coheed & Cambria and Trivium.But there are some good shows we haven't yet riffed on. So without any further ado...Menk

  February 20, 2009