We’ve got quite a backlog of CDs we’ve never gotten around to, so we’re going to try to chip away at the pile with this regular feature. The plan: to take a few at a time and play each CD for as long as I can stand it.Bryan Adams (Ontario,…
It’s a weekend chock-full of holiday parties. The Granada Theater is throwing one, DayBowBow has one in Denton, The O’s have one at Sons of Hermann Hall, and “The Orphanage” is hosting their fifth annual Christmas party at the Double Wide on Saturday night. The two slackers who host the…
[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…
Ladies and gents, you may have noticed: We have a new commenting system. Sure, we’re going to miss the hell out of Captcha’s bizarre word combinations, and that hypnotic voice to soothe you with phrases like “booger humans” or “gladly tectonic.” Today, we got something we think is more interesting:…
It’s pretty simple, really…
We’ve been in a fairly nostalgic and retrospective mood of late — maybe you’ve noticed our pretty much constant looks back at this year of late? — which got us thinking: Looking back on the year that was 2009, is there an area band or release that we didn’t give…
Earlier this week, we shared Smile Smile’s cover of “Silent Night,” while also noting that the indie pop duo planned on following up that cover song with yet another free-to-download cover later this week. Well, it’s later. And the song is here. After the jump, check out Smile Smile’s take…
In case you forgot: Yes, Drowning Pool is from Dallas. So, here’s a video of a parrot signing along to that band’s biggest hit…
As the web moves towards more and more of a social experience, there are more and more demands to have a truly interactive social lifestyle. And SongVote, a Feburary-launched DFW-based social playlist website, aims to meet the demand of building collaborative playlists for weddings, parties, concerts, etc.We recently caught up…
While we’re not going to go so far as to nominate a Person of the Year (boo, Zuckerberg, boo), we feel a picture show of the most memorable fans of the year would be appropriate. Thanks to our many photographers in the field at many of the year’s best shows,…
An interesting array of shows taking place around our area this Thursday evening. A celebration in one corner of town, some legendary soul at another, some inspired metal in yet another corner, and, up north, some impressive local acts working it for a worthy cause…
It’s a fairly simple design. But, more than that, it’s a great cause…
[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. 12 on the list — and, please, feel free to click after the jump…
Like Green River Ordinance, A.Dd+ and The Debut before him, Denton’s Sunnybrook has now turned to Kickstarter.com and is asking fans to help fund his new release. The brainchild of Paul North, who also performs with his older brother Joel in Sleep Whale, Sunnybrook has long been a Pitchfork-approved entity,…
In their just-released edition focusing on 20 things to look out for in 2011, D Magazine takes the stance that Sarah Jaffe is in store for a big 2011. Which, OK, she probably is. But let’s not forget how big Jaffe’s been in 2010. As the year’s winding down and…
Over on his paper’s music blog, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s Preston Jones has been spending the past few days detailing the latest news taking place at the historic Ridglea Theater, which, you may or may not recall, has been in and out of trouble all year long, facing potential closings,…
I sorta get it: Bruno Mars is an innocent puppy who sees the best in women. He showed as much in his first single “Just the Way You Are.” Well, checking back on that song, the title should have read, “Just the Way You Look.” Why? Because it focused mostly…
Dandee Fleming’s favorite hobby, apart from playing bass in his Albuquerque, New Mexico-based band Lousy Robot, is making low budget music videos for his favorite songs. He’s made several for his own band, and a few for I Love Math, including this snowday video for their song “Josephine Street.” Today, on…
For many musicians, the lure of the Christmas songbook is hard to resist. Despite the challenge of reworking well-worn (and, in some cases, worn-out) songs, a few dozen acts try each year to make something fresh out of these seasonal favorites. This year’s crop is heavy on female-fronted pop. But…
Every weekend throughout the metroplex, dozens of bands that aren’t native to the Dallas area come through town, hoping to commandeer the attention of a few ears and attach themselves to the memories of area concertgoers. For many a traveling band, the only way they will ever be able to…
These days, he might be best known around town as a radio jock on KKDA-730 AM Soul 73, but Bobby Patterson, as longtime local music fans are already well aware, is far more than just another detached voice being transmitted over the airwaves. In fact, once upon a time—in the…
Not quite the Dropkick Murphys-style fiddle jockeys their name vaguely suggests, Reckless Kelly has been making twangy alt-country roots-rock since they formed in Bend, Oregon, in the mid-’90s. Named after Australian bank robber Ned Kelly, the band later relocated to Austin and released a string of well-received country-charting albums, including…
