The Postal Service (Band)

The Postal Service at Verizon Theatre: "This is Love in the Modern Age, Folks"

The Postal Service Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie June 3, 2013 There are a lot of plaid shirts, some seersucker shorts, some totally appropriate Arrested Development tees. There are waxed mustaches and boat shoes and tattoos and highlights. Trying to find some common markers in the crowd doesn ... More >>

Ten Must-See Concerts in DFW This Week: May 30-June 5

Hey guys, guess what. Scientists recently decided that the world could instantly turn into a solid state at any moment, so before that happens, go catch these 10 must-see concerts in DFW. Scroll down to make your bucket list, then find the link to this terrifying NPR article on page two.

The Best of Coachella: Weekend Two

The Visual Stimulations for People Who Were High Coachella's art installations -- the ones designed to impress you while you're high, aka all of them -- were particularly impressive this year. There was the tesla coil, the crane that was formerly a flower but now a praying mantis, the giant floresce ... More >>

The Coachella 2013 Awards

The brunette in the backward pink mesh trucker hat and booty shorts grabs a megaphone and addresses her fellow campers. "WECOME TO COOOOACHEELLLA." The congregation of twenty 20-somethings lustily applauds. It's Thursday night, a dozen hours before the festival officially begins, and the rules ar ... More >>

The Best of Coachella: Weekend One

Karen O's Outfit Karen O's wardrobe on Friday night was bad ass. The Yeah Yeah Yeah's front woman appeared on the main stage in a technicolor cape draped over a suit that looked like it was made of mercury. The vibrant collage was topped with a headpiece that Liberace might have worn had he ever bee ... More >>

The Postal Service are Coming to Dallas: Presale Starts Tomorrow

Update, 2/20, 9:50 a.m. The pre sales have started for East Coast dates. The link goes live to the right of the date, where it currently says On Sale Soon. Once you click, you get put in a queue for tickets, so I'd try and click as close to 10 a.m. as you humanly can. As in, start refreshing your br ... More >>

The Fifteen Worst Make Out Records Ever

It's a classic Valentine's Day dilema -- you've planned ahead, made the sweeping gestures, made eyes across a white tablecloth and now you're ready to express yourself with some good old fashioned parts-rubbing. Whatever you do, don't play any of these records.

The Postal Service Reunion was Ten Years Coming. Do you Feel Old Yet?

If you are in or around your mid-twenties, this probably isn't the first time you've felt the cold hands of classic-rockdom closing around your neck. (For me, it was seeing a Garden State DVD on the bargain shelf at an FYE. And then, right afterward, it was thinking, "Man, I can't believe I used to ... More >>

Starfucker's Vowel-Free and on the Dancefloor

Dntel: Brought To You By The Postal Service

Death Cab For Cutie, Frightened Rabbit

Saturday, August 13, at Verizon Theatre in Grand Prairie

Bravo, Max!

Dog's Light Self-released

Counting Down the Best Local Albums of 2010

Over The Weekend: Freelance Whales at The Loft

Freelance Whales, Miniature Tigers, GenerationalsThe LoftNovember 12, 2010Better than: helping my wife put up the early Christmas decorations in our house (for real). Freelance Whales​It's sometimes easy to forget how powerful of an impact that buzz can have on a young band's existence. And, yes, ... More >>

Giveaway: Five Pairs of Tickets to See Freelance Whales and Miniature Tigers at the Loft

Freelance Whales​Some people have wild stories on how they became band members. Others just grew up together. And some, like Freelance Whales, meet each other on Craigslist.And sometimes, that can make for the best results. Freelance Whales' electro-pop debut album, Weathervanes, has garnered mass ... More >>

Aural Ambush: The Octopus Project

As you may have noticed, the last rebirth of Aural Ambush wasn't as long-lasting as we'd hoped. This summer we're giving it another go.If you're not familiar with the concept, it's pretty simple: We grab an mp3 from a group touring through our domain, equip ourselves with CD player, headphones, and ... More >>

Fergus & Geronimo Get Signed To Sub Pop Imprint Hardly Art

Fergus & Geronimo​Denton favorite, blog favorite and DOMA-nominated Fergus & Geronimo, was just signed to Hardly Art for its upcoming release. Hardly Art is an imprint of the powerhouse indie Sub Pop label, and has had several notable bands, like The Postal Service, Fleet Foxes, and Beach ... More >>

Telegraph Canyon's Chris Johnson To Launch New Electronic Side-Project? ASAP, Actually.

Telegraph Canyon's Chris Johnson​Just got off the horn with Telegraph Canyon's Chris Johnson for a little follow-up on this here Fort Worth Weekly item that says--hey now!--might he be dropping the guitar and harmonica for a new electronic-based project he's setting up to work on with Mike Sempert ... More >>

Good Friday: Acid Mothers Temple, Patty Griffin, Buddy Miller, Robin & Linda Williams, Caroline Herring, Foe Destroyer, Happy Bullets CD Release Show, Owl City, Viking Moses

​I guess everyone is either happy about getting a tax refund or bummed about paying out to Uncle Sam. Either way, the musical plate about town this weekend is sufficiently busy.First, the stuff covered in print: Murder by Death will be rattling listeners' bones at Rubber Gloves on Saturday night a ... More >>

Staff Trax: Thieves Like Us, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Yeasayer, KISS, Goldrush and Owl City

​ "Drugs In My Body" - Thieves Like UsI first staggered upon Thieves Like Us a few years back while carelessly clicking in and out of the blogospherem, and my first exposure to the electro trio was via its video for "Drugs in My Body." Since then, the band has produced several videos, EPs and, las ... More >>

Rebel Yell

Starter for '10

A look at 2010's most anticipated DFW album releases

Owl City: The Latest In A Long Line Of Rip-Offs

Minus the Bear, Helio Sequence, The Vipers

Sunday, October 21, at the Palladium

Iron & Wine

The Shepherd's Dog (Sub Pop)

The Ties That Bind

The Top 10 musical ties of 2002