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June 15, 2000
Across the Bar
Rocket Summer, Toadies break out, Solex gets Good, Live at the Hootenanny, and more
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June 29, 2000
Across the Bar
End hits
Best of Dallas
September 21, 2000
Best evidence that the local music scene is better than Austin's (Despite what Texas Monthly says)
End hits
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June 7, 2001
Scene, Heard
KRBV's change in format causes barely a ripple in the airwaves
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July 12, 2001
Scene, Heard
A year ago, all Bryce Avary wanted was a record contract...
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July 26, 2001
Scene, Heard
One Ton Records closes its doors
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February 14, 2002
A Loss for Music
Dallas says goodbye to DJ Rich Soul
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March 21, 2002
Conference for Cynics
SXSW offers up dreamchasers, diatribes and some darn good music, too
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December 28, 2000
Dallas Stars
Revisiting the best local albums of 2000
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May 24, 2007
General Greetings
hellogoodbye HOBs into Dallas
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February 13, 2003
Happy Freakin' Valentine's Day
Some local CD-release shindigs make this horrible holiday a little more tolerable
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February 13, 2003
This Is Me
Bryce Avary explores the other side of The Rocket Summer
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January 16, 2003
Hip-Hop Hooray
Final Friday's growing fan base sends showcase to a larger venue
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November 28, 2002
OK Karaoke
XPO Gold! gives its vocalists a chance to shine
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October 17, 2002
Generals Knowledge
Sub Pop set to release Baptist Generals disc
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January 4, 2001
Everyone's a Critic
Or at least a handful of musicians and music-industry types are, for a few brief moments
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August 17, 2000
Scene, Heard
Smirnoff sucks them in; The Rocket Summer waits 'til fall; Jeff Buckely's mom; North Texas Music Festival jab; Plus, much, much more
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May 4, 2000
Teenage love rock
Seventeen-year-old Bryce Avary prepares for The Rocket Summer
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June 11, 2009
Suburban tweeners rock out to mall punk, DFW's hottest musical export. No, really.
Seventeen-year-old Bryce Avary prepares for The Rocket Summer
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October 1, 2009
Last Night: The Get Up Kids at The Granada Theater
[Editor's Note: Sorry this is being posted so late in the day. We had some technical difficulties in getting it your way. But, alas, here you go...] The Get Up Kids, Youth Group, Pretty & Nice Granada TheaterSeptember 30, 2009 Better than: seeing The Get Up Kids in 2004 opening for Dashboard ... More >>
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October 9, 2009
The Rocket Summer Preps New EP, Announces Full-Length For Early 2010
Bryce AvaryGrapvine's own The Rocket Summer--or pretty much the person we all have to thank for the success that all the mall-punk acts of the region have been having in recdent years--dropped some big news earlier this week, announcing two new records set for release in the near future. Later th ... More >>
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October 21, 2009
Stream The Rocket Summer's New Single. If You Dare.
As promised, Grapevine's own Bryce Avary of The Rocket Summer has gone ahead and debuted his new single, "You Gotta Believe," the title track to his new EP, over on the Alternative Press' Web site.And, according to Avary's label, Island Def Jam, it created quite the stir, apparently crashing the ... More >>
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November 30, 2009
Today's Sign of The Apocalypse: In Case You Missed It, Forever The Sickest Kids Performed at Halftime During the Lions-Packers Thanksgiving Day Game. Watch it.
OK, so it's less a Forever The Sickest Kids performance and more of a performance from just frontman Jonathan Cook, as the rest of the Dallas-based pop-punk sextet goofs off behind him alongside a few other guests. But, true enough, as promised, there FTSK was taking part in the Motown-themed halft ... More >>
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January 15, 2010
The Rocket Summer Joins Others In A Live "Stand By Me" Cover, Releases Of Men And Angels Album Art, Track List And, Sure, A New Song, Too.
This past weekend, at a benefit concert held in Orlando each year to fight suicide, addiction and self-cutting, Grapevine's own Bryce Avary (aka The Rocket Summer) performed a cover of "Stand By Me" alongside the likes of Mat Kearney and members of Underoath, Anberlin and Copeland. Check it out in ... More >>
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January 20, 2010
Show Announcements: Buck Pets To Rock Trees Once Again, More
Yet another reunion show recalling Deep Ellum's glory days is in the works as The Buck Pets, whose history Jeff Liles tackled in Echoes and Reverberations last year, will play Trees Saturday, April 10. We haven't heard any kind of formal announcement yet, but the calendar on the Trees MySpace page c ... More >>
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February 4, 2010
Hop Onto The Dallas Lilith Fair Bill. Or Maybe Open For The Rocket Summer.
A couple interesting items in the inbox this morning for local musicians looking to add some high-profile gigs to their resume. So, hey, might as well pass 'em along, yeah?First up a chance to open for The Rocket Summer on Friday, February 26, when Bryce Avary stops on by the Granada Theater to c ... More >>
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February 23, 2010
Not A Bad First Day For The Rocket Summer's Of Men And Angels...
In the upcoming issue of the Observer, I spend some time with Grapevine native Bryce Avary, better known to most as the guy behind The Rocket Summer. And, as you'll see in the piece, it's a slightly different Avary we're seeing this time around: He's older, wiser, and, maybe most surprising of all, ... More >>
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March 1, 2010
Over The Weekend: The Rocket Summer, Analog Rebellion at the Granada Theater
The Rocket Summer, Analog RebellionGranada TheaterFebruary 26, 2010Better than: blowing some kickass bubblegum bubbles.Jered ScottBryce Avary, also known as The Rocket Summer.Holy crap. guys. People really love The Rocket Summer. Like really really.It's not difficult to see why: At the Granada Theat ... More >>
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May 6, 2010
Turn On Your Television: There's Local Music Everywhere!
The normal rule of thumb is that you need three examples of something happening before you can call it a trend. Well, how about four? SUPER TREND, DUDES. And, in this case, the super trend is all about your TV. Specifically: Area products and songs on TV. Like, for instance, did you know that DFW ... More >>
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May 21, 2010
Band List Finalized for the Dallas Stop of the Vans Warped Tour
On July 3, the Vans Warped Tour makes its stop in Dallas. I attended last year and, besides having to spend $4 on a bottle of water and nearly passing out a couple of times, I had a great time. Last year, there was several old-school punk and hip-hop bands sandwiched between a lot of emo acts. Th ... More >>
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July 19, 2010
Spend A Day (Or, Actually, Just A Slideshow) In The Rocket Summer's Shoes
If you've ever wondered what it'd be like to walk a day in rock star shoes, the folks at Alternative Press have you covered. As part of their "Warped Speed" Vans Warped Tour coverage, the magazine gave us less-famous folk a look at just that, following around Grapevine's Own hook-heavy alt-rock h ... More >>
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November 24, 2010
Five Things About Local Music to be Thankful For
Hey, we're still excited about the Old 97's new record being great.It's turkey time once again, but there are many other things to be grateful for this Thanksgiving. Here are five music-related items that North Texas residents should be thankful for having. 1. The Old 97's finally ma ... More >>
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November 29, 2010
The Best Songs In Dallas Music, 2010: Damaged Good$ Calls Out Its Haters (Even If The Rest Of Us Didn't Realize There Were Any) at No. 25
[At the end of each of the last two years, we spent the final few weeks of the year counting down the best music that the local scene has had to offer. This year's no different -- well, except that, this year, our original list of songs to be included for consideration was significantly larger than ... More >>
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November 30, 2010
The Best Songs in Dallas Music, 2010: The Burning Hotels Make A Case For Post-Punk at No. 24
[Over the next few weeks we'll be presenting our favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today we take an in-depth look at song No. 24 on the list--and, please, feel free to click after the jump for a free download of the track. Keep checking back to s ... More >>
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December 6, 2010
The Best Songs in Dallas, 2010: Sundress Unleashes A Hypnotic Plague at No. 20.
[Over the next few weeks, we'll be presenting our favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today we take an in-depth look at song No. 20 on the list -- and, please, feel free to click after the jump to grab the song as a free download. Also after the ju ... More >>
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December 10, 2010
The Best Songs in Dallas Music, 2010: Lalagray Offers A Confident Introduction, But Leaves Out The Hard Part, at No. 16
[Over the next few weeks, we'll be presenting our favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today, we take an in-depth look at song No. 16 on the list -- and, please, feel free to click after the jump to hear a stream of the track. Also after the jump, c ... More >>
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December 14, 2010
The Best Songs in Dallas Music, 2010: With An Assist From "Young Folks," Sore Losers Free Loads Its Way to No. 15
[Over the next few weeks, we'll be presenting our favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today, we take an in-depth look at song No. 15 on the list -- and, please, feel free to click after the jump to grab a free download of the track. Also after the ... More >>
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December 14, 2010
The Best Songs in Dallas Music, 2010: Leg Sweeper Does It For The Weekend at No. 14
[Over the next few weeks, we'll be presenting our favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today, we take an in-depth look at song No. 14 on the list -- and, please, feel free to click after the jump to grab a free download of the track. Also after the ... More >>
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December 17, 2010
The Best Songs in Dallas Music, 2010: PlayRadioPlay! Becomes Analog Rebellion and Overtakes The Machines at No. 11
[Over the next few weeks, we'll be presenting our favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today, we take an in-depth look at song No. 11 on the list -- and, please, feel free to click after the jump to grab a free download of the track. Also after the ... More >>
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December 20, 2010
The Best Songs in Dallas Music, 2010: Mind Spiders Rises Valiantly From The Ashes of The Marked Men at No. 10
[Over the next few weeks, we'll be presenting our favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today, we take an in-depth look at song No. 10 on the list -- and, please, feel free to click after the jump to grab a free download of the track. Also after the ... More >>
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December 22, 2010
The Best Songs in Dallas Music, 2010: The Old 97's Drum Up Some Of Their Old Magic at No. 8
[Over the next few weeks, we'll be presenting our favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today, we take an in-depth look at song No. 8 on the list -- and, please, feel free to click after the jump to hear a stream the track. Also after the jump, check ... More >>
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December 23, 2010
The Best Songs in Dallas Music, 2010: The Beaten Sea Recalls A Forgotten Time and Cures Our Ills at No. 7
[Over the next few weeks, we'll be presenting our favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today, we take an in-depth look at song No. 7 on the list -- and, please, feel free to click after the jump to hear a stream of the track ... More >>
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December 24, 2010
The Best Songs in Dallas Music, 2010: The Orbans' Music Rings True at No. 6
[Over these last few days of 2010, we'll be presenting our favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today, we take an in-depth look at song No. 6 on the list -- and, please, feel free to click after the jump to watch its accompanying music video. Also a ... More >>
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December 27, 2010
The Best Songs in Dallas Music, 2010: Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights Explore The Dark Circles of Hell at No. 5
[Over these last few days of 2010, we'll be presenting our favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today, we take an in-depth look at song No. 5 on the list -- and, please, feel free to click after the jump for a stream of the track. Also after the jum ... More >>
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December 28, 2010
The Best Songs in Dallas Music, 2010: Erykah Badu Strips Back To Reveal Her Old Self at No. 4
[Over these last few days of 2010, we'll be presenting our favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today, we take an in-depth look at song No. 4 on the list -- and, please, feel free to click after the jump for a stream of the track. Also after the jum ... More >>
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December 30, 2010
The Best Songs in Dallas Music, 2010: Spooky Folk Mines A Hatred For Its Members' Bible Belt Upbringing at No. 2
[Over these last few days of 2010, we'll be presenting our favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today, we take an in-depth look at song No. 2 on the list -- and, please, feel free to click after the jump for a stream the track. Also after the jump, ... More >>
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May 3, 2011
Adrian Hummel Finds Ways To Sneak Local Content Into His Power FM Show
Welcome to Local Music 'Mericans , where we meet some of the people behind the local music scene -- those who aren't necessarily members of local bands, but more the people who make the scene move.Adrian HummelKPWR-89.7 FM Power FM jock Adrian Hummel holds a lot of noble titles in our local mu ... More >>
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June 13, 2011
Last Night: Archers of Loaf and The Globes at The Loft
Archers of Loaf, The Globes The LoftJune 12, 2011Better than: seeing a Parade of Losers reunion.Archers of Loaf, a little younger.It was a lot to ask of people to divert their eyes away from the television when the Mavericks were one victory away from winning the NBA finals. No matter who was pla ... More >>
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August 2, 2011
My First Show: Chance Morgan of The Burning Hotels On One of the Bronco Bowl's Last Shows
Welcome to My First Show, where we give bands a chance to talk about the first shows they ever attended -- no matter how uncool and embarrassing those tales may be. Mindy ByrdChance MorganChance Morgan and Matt Mooty, friends since childhood, are the masterminds behind one of Fort Worth's finest ... More >>
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November 28, 2011
Giveaway: One Pair of VIP Tickets to the Fourth Annual Unsilent Night Music Festival
The mall punk scene is still going strong here in Dallas, and Saturday, December 10, marks the fourth annual Unsilent Night Music Festival, put on by ZH Entertainment and Third String Productions. Anyone who has been to any of these mall punk shows in recent years knows that they are not small ... More >>
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