Subject: Lee Miller

• What It Was Like: Pete Tong, Late of the Pier, Peter Bjorn & John, Angus & Julia Stone, School of Seven Bells, Zee Avi

  Pete Freedman School of Seven Bells' Benjamin Curtis at Buffalo Billiards.The first night of SXSW saw four pretty major draws around town--Echo and the Bunnymen at Emo's; The Decembrists at Stubbs; St. Vincent, Department of Eagles and M. Ward at the Central Presbyterian Church; Peter Bjorn & John and Glasvegas at Vice--and a whole bunch of other worthwhile draws...

  March 19, 2009

• What It Was Like: U-N-I, Gil Mantera's Party Dream, Funeral Party, Efterklang, Yelle, The Pack A.D., Bosque Brown, Pete Philly & Perquisite, Bobby Bare Jr.

  Patrick Michels Yelle turned her Emo's performance into an all-out dance party on Saturday night.Act: U-N-I, a backpacker hip-hop duo from Inglewood, California.Where: SpeakeasyWhat It Was Like: Stumbling into a nice surprise. There's a high energy feel and definite grittiness to U-N-I's sound, thanks to beats that blend the backing tracks of modern acts like The Cool Kids and older, East Coast acts like Boogie Down Productions.Verdict: Worth looking into further, for sure.

  March 23, 2009

• Bosque Brown Gets Its Baby Pitchforked...

  Annie GunnKeep your head up, Mara Lee Miller.Over on Pitchfork this morning, Bosque Brown finds itself getting reviewed and such. The good news? Unlike the band's friends in the Theater Fire, Mara Lee Miller and Co. didn't have to wait seven months to get the treatment.The bad? Well... it's a 4.6. And, uh, it's not one of those reviews where the author just slaps a low number on there for credibility's sake. Writes Pitchfork's Matthew Perpetua:Too often Miller seems like a talented character act

  April 1, 2009

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

  March 12, 2009

• Settling In

  Luqa restaurant meets its deadline

  November 9, 2006

• The Local List

  December 22, 2005

• The Strange Boys

  States Newest Noise Makers (Self-released)

  November 24, 2005

• Demons and Angels

  Mara Lee Miller's Bosque Brown walks the fine line between darkness and light

  September 1, 2005

• Watch: Bosque Brown Helps Europe Find God

  Bosque Brown's not in town this weekend--along with a host of other DFW-based acts, the enchanting, Mara Lee Miller-fronted folk act's been up in New York City for SXSW Light (aka CMJ 2009). Which, sure, might be as good enough an excuse as any to post the above video of MIller performing "White Dove" in a European cathedral during a recent oversas tour, which we've been sitting on for a few weeks now.It's a beautifully shot clip in a gorgeous setting--which is pretty much what you can expect f

  October 22, 2009

• Giveaway: A Pair of Tickets To Tonight's Show at The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth with Alela Diane, Marissa Nadler and Bosque Brown

  There's a lot to like about tonight's show at the Modern Art Museum in Fort Worth--so much so that the unique location of the show (in the museum itself) falls pretty far down the line. First of all, there's headliner Alela Diane, of whom Falling James writes in this past week's paper:Her rustic folk tunes are often as magical as the natural wonders she evokes, with her lilting vocals and stark acoustic guitar threaded with mystically exotic strains of violin. Continue reading...Then there's to

  November 4, 2009