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10 Acts to Catch at Fun Fun Fun Fest

I've been to every Fun Fun Fun Fest since its inception in 2006, back when it was a one-night event and Spoon played to a small crowd of very cold attendees. Since then, the fest has grown in scope and size, seen legends and up-and-comers grace its stages, and matured out of its original Austin loca ... More >>

Ten Acts To Catch At Fun Fun Fun Fest

Preview: Chairlift, Nite Jewel at Dada

Monday, April 16, at Dada

Girls at Granada, Yann Tiersen at Trees and More Show Announcements

Girls​One of the biggest records of 2011 came from San Fransisco's Girls, who successfully mine early rock and roll influences to create notable and at times brilliant albums. Gorilla Vs. Bear has championed the band for years, and the blog is bringing Girls to the Granada Theater on Friday, March ... More >>

The Violitionist Highlights Denton On The Web

The Best Of SXSW Music Wednesday: Folk Beards, Nite Jewel and Nudity

Nick RalloAnd the award for Best Folk Beard goes too...​People drunk. After day one-ish of SXSW Music, it's a new term. People drunk is the dulled sensation, the open-mouth brain shock of trying to figure out which great band to catch in a completely huge crowd. Looking at yesterday's schedule ... More >>

Last Night at 35 Conferette: Nite Jewel Hits, But Mostly Misses, Before A Small Hailey's Crowd

Nite Jewel​Nite Jewel11:40 p.m., Hailey's ClubNite Jewel's set at 35 Conferette on Sunday night proved to be as interesting, frail and filigreed a thing as the band's name implies. But following Denver-based Pictureplane's rousing, bass-thumping set wouldn't have been an envious position for many ... More >>

Night Four at 35 Conferette '11: The Strongest Bill Of The Festival Caused Some Anguish, But Sent The Denton Fest Out In Style In The End.

​Without question, Sunday's offering at the 2011 35 Conferette was the Denton festival's strongest, featuring performances from the likes of Davila 666, Miami Horror, Colour Revolt, !!!, Portugal. The Man, Big Boi, A Place to Bury Strangers, Jessica Lea Mayfield, Gayngs, Kid Koala, Dan Deacon, The ... More >>

The Must-See Acts at 35 Conferette

Show Announcements: True Widow, 35 Conferette Schedule, The Hope Trust, Bill Frisell, KT Tunstall, Portugal. The Man, Black Label Society, Slobberbone & More!

Steve VisneauTrue Widow​It's been three years since local slow-grinding act True Widow released their self titled debut album to local acclaim. But their debut grabbed the attention of Kemodo Records, who signed the band just last year. And now they are poised to release their follow up, the ridic ... More >>

Show Announcements: Arcade Fire, Beirut, Josh Groban, Gruff Rhys, Alejandro Escovedo, Gogol Bordello, Bruce Hornsby, Big K.R.I.T., Bruno Mars, Janelle Monae & More!

Who is this band, and why are they holding a Grammy?​Since the Grammys, the general population has been mostly dumbfounded that Arcade Fire could win in the category of Best Album. All over the web, the question resounds: "Who is Arcade Fire?" You'd think that a band that's sold as many albums as ... More >>

35 Conferette Adds More Acts, Including New Sub Pop Supergroup Featuring Michael Cera

If nothing else, Michael Cera is cooler than Danny Masterson, right?​After announcing last week the addition of another 135 bands to its bill, you'd think the folks up at Denton's 35 Conferette might need a breather -- or, I dunno, maybe some time to focus on the actual logistics of the fest, sinc ... More >>

35 Conferette Adds A Whopping 135 More Bands To Bill, Including A Whole Slew of Locals

Big things happening today in the world of 35 Conferette -- bigger news, even, than the fact that the-festival-formerly-known-as-North-by-35 now has an actual website to call its own (!). Bigger, too, than the really awesome web teaser/advertisement that the fest's organizers have created to promote ... More >>

35 Conferette Adds Midlake Pal John Grant, Remix Fave Cut Chemist, Others To '11 Lineup.

​A few more more acts of note have been added today to the bill of the 35 Conferette, which will overtake and, quite possibly, overwhelm Denton from March 10 through the 13. And at least one of them has some local ties: John Grant, formerly of the Denver-based punk outfit The Czars, spent a good c ... More >>

The Pains of Being Pure At Heart Join 35 Conferette Bill

That headline kind of says it all -- and, gotta say, we're pretty stoked to see our favorite Jesus & Mary Chain apers getting tacked on to this thing, which, we'll once again remind you, will be taking place in Denton on March 10 - 13.After the jump, the full bill, which now boasts 61 names, and ... More >>

35 Conferette Adds Miami Horror, Turbo Fruits, Pujol and Eight Others To Growing 2011 Lineup

​Things are getting down to the nitty gritty for the folks up at Denton's 35 Conferette. The fest, formerly called NX35, has made some big announcements on the performer front in the past few weeks, but, sitting just 10 weeks away from its 2011 launch, the festival's yet to announce its full lineu ... More >>

Big Boi Joins 35 Conferette's Increasingly Impressive Lineup of Performers

Big news out of 35 Conferette camp this morning -- literally and figuratively, actually -- as the Denton-hosted, pre-SXSW festival has announced that iconic Atlanta rapper Big Boi will join an already crowded and impressive group of performers at this year's third annual go in March.The rapper, half ... More >>

Latest Round of 35 Conferette Lineup Adds Includes !!!, Portugal. The Man, Kid Koala, Generationals and The Civil Wars

​Another week has passed and another round of acts has been added to the upcoming 35 Conferette in Denton (formerly known as NX35).Today, five more names just added to the March 10-13 festival lineup: indie dance favorites !!! (pronounced Chk Chk Chk, if that helps), Alaskan-based prog-rockers Por ... More >>

Adds To 35 Conferette: Local Natives, Gayngs, How to Dress Well, Dave Smalley and Others.

​The folks up at the festival formerly known as NX35 have today announced a few more of the acts they plan on hosting in Denton as part of their four-day, pre-SXSW bash in mid-March. And a couple of them are pretty big -- especially if you've been paying any attention to those oh-so-enticing year- ... More >>

A Couple More Adds For Denton's 35 Conferette: Jessica Lea Mayfield, A Place to Bury Stranges, Reading Rainbow and Others...

​The Denton-hosted, pre-South by Southwest festival formerly known as NX35 went and released another round of performers slated to play its festivities in March today -- and, as with the last round of additions, it features a couple of interesting names.Among today's several adds: Ohio-based singe ... More >>

Erykah Badu Included Among SXSW's Very Early Initial Performers List

​Well, at least one local will be participating at South by Southwest in the coming spring.In anticipation of its 25-year anniversary, SXSW has just just released its earliest performer announcement in history, and, alongside acts like A Place to Bury Strangers, Asobi Seksu, Designer Drugs, El Gui ... More >>