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…
Area graphic designer/hip-hop producer Objektiv One’s always up to something. Or so he makes it seem on his always-entertaining, damn pretty self-titled blog, where he pontificates on all things music- and visual-related. And, earlier this month on his blog, Objektiv One (real name: Ross Edman), released a short, free, three-track…
Since the shitstorm that was the entire month of July for Club Dada–a month so brutal, in fact, that the lights in the revered Deep Ellum venue went dark and haven’t been turned back on since–I’ve been working on-again and off-again about a story about the venue’s demise. And that…
What’s crazy about Thanksgiving is that it’s like the third hit of your snooze button in the morning—time is running out, and the holiday reminds you of how close we are to sending another year off into the sunset. So, on that note, allow us some cheese to go with…
Alright: Another weekend! No sense in beating around the bush. Let’s just jump right in and check out the show-going options on the DFW plate for the next couple of days. First, as always, the shows we’ve already plenty hyped up.Tonight at The Green Elephant, various hip-hop and DJ acts…
It was back in early September when we first posted the above unofficial video for Dallas-based electronic outfit Ishi’s “Pastel Lights,” set to the ’80s not-quite-classic movie Solarbabies, and called the song “the best darn thing the band’s released yet.” And I still wholeheartedly stand by that claim–which explains my…
Not sure how we missed this when it was published back in October, but allow us to point you in the direction of a pretty fascinating blog post by the FADER–one which explores the backstory behind the moderate local D-Town Boogie track “Mr. Hit Dat Hoe.”Among the fun facts to…
We’ve spent plenty of time in recent weeks sharing our excitement for the artist formerly known as PlayRadioPlay!’s new disc under the Analog Rebellion moniker. And, every time we hear a new leak from Aledo native Daniel Hunter’s new upcoming disc, Ancient Electrons, our anticipation of the album’s release only…
You’d think that, in most instances, after scoring a major, nationwide hit with a song called “Ice Cream Paint Job,” a rapper might consider avoiding the subject of frozen treats for a little while.But oh how presumptuous of you that would be…This past week, Dorrough’s collaborator, the FADER-approved Fat B,…
A cursory Wikipedia search tells me that the City of Sherman has at least a little musical history–well more than I was aware, at least–as the hometown of Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame saxophone player Buddy Tate and country music icon Buck Owens.But, the Owens-hosted Hee Haw and…
Austin-based solo blues-rock performer Dax Riggs has quite the musical past, having fronted various sludge, metal and indie bands in the ’90s and ’00s before debuting his own material as a solo artist in 2007. The interesting this is that he manages to incorporate various elements of those past influences…
It was a couple weeks back now that KDGE-102.1 FM The Edge announced the lineup for the 2009 version of its annual How The Edge Stole Christmas show. And, uh, you’ll have to pardon us for missing the announcement when it first came to pass. For pretty obvious reasons. More…
It’s an intimate lineup tonight at The Hydrant in Denton for Spune’s folk-themed, Thanksgiving-inspired affair. (And, oh yeah, a reminder: Thanksgiving is a week from today.) Indeed, this lineup is quite the homey one, featuring Minnesota Americana artiste Charlie Parr, DFW-based folk hero Doug Burr, and, one of our latest…
Detroit-based Deastro, born Randolph Chabot, like everyone else these days, revels in an electronic realm. But let’s not write off his electro-pop tunes completely. Rather, they’re rather catchy–lush, too, in a dream-pop sorta way. Kinda like Owl City, maybe, if Owl City were a more original, more dance-inspired, less emo-oriented…
In this week’s paper, Tom Murphy extols the virtues of Champaign, Illinois, indie pop outfit Headlights. Says Murphy:Headlights writes upbeat melodies that are so catchy it’s often easy to miss the rich layers of sound and textures that go into each song. Continue reading…Check out the above video for “Cherry…
Norah Jones popped up on The Colbert Report last night, as promised, and talked to Colbert about the supposed change in direction of her new album The Fall, one Robert really couldn’t find too much of in his review of this disc in this week’s paper. Stream ahead to the…
Before we (and the rest of the world) start counting down our favorite albums, songs and trends of 2009, let’s get this out of the way right now: Far as electronic music is concerned, it’s been a banner year. Critically, look no further than buzz bands like Passion Pit and…
Because it’s OK to kill three birds with one stone…Check the above video, posted to Stereogum this morning, of St. Vincent performing her song “The Party” in Basel, Switzerland, with a little help from her European tourmate, Daniel Rossen of Grizzly Bear. It’s an impressive take–for a few reasons, not…
I dare you: Find an artist who’s earned a greater percentage of straight-up adoring pieces profiles than Neko Case has. It’s kind of crazy, actually. Seems anytime a critic sets his or her sights on Case, all rational thought goes out the window. It’s understandable, though. I mean, you’ve heard…
I don’t know the story behind The Mountain Goats’ song “The Best Ever Death Metal Band in Denton” (hear it in the above clip). I wish I did–for fairly obvious, curious reasons. But, far as I can tell, we’ve never covered it. And a cursory Google search isn’t turning up…
Here’s a fun item to end the day on: You can thank a cast of local musicians for the above submission to this year’s Doritos Crash The Super Bowl competition. The clip was directed by History at Our Disposal frontman Jason Reimer and stars Dove Hunter’s Jayson Wortham as the…
A new video from Denton ex-pats The Riverboat Gamblers has made its way online today, set to the lead single, “DissDissDissKissKissKiss” from the band’s catchy-as-hell, March-released album, Underneath The Owl. Give it a watch (and keep an eye out for a certain area bass player in there, too).Oh, and since…
