Mogwai’s Hidden Sense of Humor

With his thick Scottish accent and humorous remarks, Stuart Braithwaite, leader of the post-rock instrumental band Mogwai, comes across as a likeable rogue. Considering that his band’s stock and trade is music that features dense and distorted waves of noise and feedback, Braithwaite’s easygoing candor is unexpected. But a quick…

Dengue Fever

Very few bands have the convoluted but fascinating history of Los Angeles’ Dengue Fever. Inspired by a trip to Cambodia, brothers Ethan and Zac Holtzman went about forming a band that would pay tribute to that country’s pop music from the 1960s. Somehow, the brothers even stumbled across Chhom Nimol,…

Last Night: The Moody Blues at the Verizon Theater

The Moody Blues Verizon Theatre in Grand Prairie May 2, 2011 Better than: attending an AARP convention. Seeing that most of the original members of The Moody Blues are well into their 60s and 70s at this point, it was no surprise that the audience that gathered together last night…

Last Night: Psychedelic Furs at the Granada Theater

The Psychedelic FursGranada TheaterApril 24, 2011Better than: the last three times I saw the Furs. Seeing that this was the third time in less than two years that the Psychedelic Furs have played Dallas, it was somewhat of a surprise to see a full house packed in at the Granada…