Next month, Denton's own Shiny Around the Edges' "debut album" Holy Roller will be released on Sounds Are Active--the same indie-imprint that's released material by I Heart Lung, Castanets and The Weird Weeds. In anticipation of that release, the band was kind enough to send us the mp3 for "Come Closer" this morning. Shiny's Michael Seman tells us isn't available anywhere else on the ol'
interweb, and, up to this point, it was only available for streaming on
the band's MySpace page. So che
It's a story we've all heard before: Artists move into the cheap end of town, start doing ... whatever it is artists do, and pretty soon developers, city officials and moneyed trophy wives all want a piece of the scene. This "gentrification," as it's known in places like Asheville and Charleston, doesn't have to be a bad thing. In fact, the trend helps revitalize cities around the country.NX35 kicked off yesterday afternoon tackling this topic with a presentation called "Indie Ro
With so many talented local acts, like Fishboy and Shiny Around the Edges, and touring acts, like Casiotone for the Painfully Alone and Moth Fight, it's really difficult not to let the insanity that was Monotonix's packed-out show at Hailey's overshadow all the other bands that played NX35 on Sunday night. Everyone's heard about bands that are "a force of nature" or a "train wreck", but until you actually see Monotonix live, nothing you've heard about those three long-haired Israelis can prepare
