Posts Tagged ‘indie’
Meg & Dia
Listen UpIn today’s saturated music market, formula means everything. A flim-flam here or a stop-time there might be the difference between fame and obscurity. Most listeners, whether they’re aware of it or not, judge pop mu...
Slowly But Surely
New muddy-rock trio Vincent’s got a lot of buzz — and promise.JIMMY FOWLER
Here’s a timeless image of a twentysomething bassist in a new band: Coby Queen answers his cell phone for a 1 p.m. interview, then asks for a few minutes’ reprieve.
Spurring Hipsterdom
Lola’s may be the mid-sized indie venue Fort Worth has been praying for.ANTHONY MARIANI
Before Brian Forella bought it last year, 6th Street Live (formerly 6th Street Bar & Grill) was a warm but glorified hole-in-the-wall with a patio, hosting shows by local and touring bluesmen and classic-rock cover bands.
Also-Ran
In case you haven’t noticed, the indie dramedy formula won’t be going away anytime soon, thanks to movies like Dan.Cole Williams
Of all the young, male comedic actors who have recently been in or directed movies that don’t hew to formula, Steve Carell is arguably tops of the class.
Cute is What We Aim For
The ShowThis week, thousands of bands will be crisscrossing the Metroplex on their way to and from the annual SXSW Music Festival in Austin.
The Burning Hotels
The ShowThe Burning Hotels often get compared to The Killers. But the local quartet does the disco-rock darlings somewhat differently, chiefly by stressing melancholy over angry arrogance and by stripping glam of its cocksure poses to ...
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
Listen UpSomewhere amid the musical handiwork of Elliott Smith, Weezer, and The Shins, you’ll find a similarly inspired, indie-ish-for-life, guitar-based Missouri quartet sporting a cheeky moniker in tribute to the first president of ...
Valhalla
The ShowMost rock bands develop respect not by fancy book-learnin’ but by playing holes-in-the-wall for peanuts.
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