Picture Show: The Toadies at The St. Patrick’s Day Concert

Yesterday was a banner day for North Texas music nerds. Without doing too much self-horn tooting, the St. Patrick’s Day Concert–just outside the parade–presented some completely killer sets from local musicians.The Toadies headlined of course, which brought a warm-bellied St. Patrick’s Day crowd into Energy Square. Here Holy Spain, True…

Last Night at 35 Conferette: Dr. Dog Brings Good Vibes, Helps The Festival Find Its Footing

</iframe<br><br>Dr. Dog8:20 p.m. at Main Stage #1It felt perfectly “Denton” — a consummate “indie” performer, giving its adoring “indie” crowd a jubilant display at the region’s preeminent “indie” festival. Yes, after a Thursday night that was plagued by late set starts, Friday night’s main stage headline performer, Dr. Dog, seemed…

35 Conferette Day Two: Yes, That Was Michael Cera

Two days down. Two more to go. Last night saw bands like Dr. Dog, Japanther, Babar (the band, not this dude), and Mister Heavenly. And if you’re not familiar: Mister Heavenly is the freshly formed super group just recently signed to Sup Pop, and features Islands Nick Diamonds, Man Man’s…

The Most Awesome Hipster Photo of 35 Conferette Day One (and more)

35 Conferette kicked-off last night in Denton with Sarah Jaffe, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, and Mavis Staples. Steadfast (and midterm exam-exhausted) photographers Danny Fulgencio and Stephen Masker grabbed a series of great opening day and night photos for you over in our slideshow section, which–of course–including some…