O. Deletron: Calamarvelous
Before moving to Denton in his early 20s, Tame … Tame and Quiet drummer Jason Flynn and his friends filmed a bunch of random...
Convoy and The Cattlemen: More Punk than Cowpunk
We’re becoming all too familiar with the musical trope of the sleeve-tattooed former punk swapping his studded battle vest for a denim pearl-snap, laying...
Cloudland Podcast Launches
You know how people, particularly musicians, get drunk in bars and start talking about how cool it would be if they had a band?...
The Crystal Furs’ Twee
Let me go ahead and get this out of the way: I absolutely loath “twee pop” – the phrase, not the music. I enjoy...
Got Bars? The Rap Game
More than any genre’s artists, rappers seem to be (by far) the most entrepreneurial and brand conscious. (Remember Dave Chappelle’s “Wu-Tang Financial” sketch?) Nationally,...
Joe Gorgeous’ “Wet Cement” Is Rock Solid
The low-key yet watch-steady buzz that has followed Joey Gorman since his days co-fronting the dirty Stones-rock outfit The Longshots is likely about to...
Fort Worth Now or Later?
Back during South by Southwest’s halcyon days (circa 1998-2008), I’m pretty sure that for most of us visiting journalists and other, much less cool...
Complete’s Three Cents
Youth is the ambrosia that sustains both rock ’n’ roll and hip-hop. A steady injection of new blood is fundamental to the unspoken, yet...
SXFW
In two weeks, South-by-Southwest, the annual corporate branding showcase masquerading as a music festival, descends upon Austin, the world’s most eminent Important Music City....
Good Sinners, Great Barbecue
You wouldn’t think of the Railhead Smokehouse in Parker County as a musical hub. But that’s where twangy quintet Chance Ray & The Good...
