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High Hopes for Lo-Life
Lo-Life Recordings is thinking big. The DIY Fort Worth collective/label has already begun doing what any good collective does: concentrate bands’ energy (and anxiety)...
New Cosmic Order
The Sword broke the barrier. The Austin quartet was one of the first heavy-metal bands to be embraced by the indie-rock community, not only...
Benjamin Britten and “Moonrise Kingdom”
Benjamin Britten’s music is one of my specialties, as it happens, and it’s front and center for one of my favorite movies of the...
Lola’s, 1919 Fests
This weekend, not one but two –– count ’em, two –– underground festivals are happening, and while they mostly draw from different demographics, Lolaspalooza...
About to Roar
Get to know We The Sea Lions.
Super-tight and prolific, the dark indie-rock quintet has been around for two-plus years but still seems to run...
Sheran Keyton is “Simply Etta”
Even by rock ‘n’ roll standards, the great Etta James, who died early this year at age 73, lived a life of meteoric highs...
Killer or Filler?
Madràs’ Things Can Change
Since its June release, the debut album from twentysomething singer-songwriter Jeevan Antony, his bass-playing younger brother Mathew, and drummer/producer Ben Hance...
Under the Radar
Most veteran scenesters probably remember dearly departed Cadillac Fraf, a.k.a. Chad Percy, whose level-headed –– and enlightening –– response to criticisms of his lo-fi...
Death of the Album?
About a week ago, Dallas Observer writer and former local musician Daniel Hopkins penned a column about local bands and albums, specifically about the...
Killer or Filler?
Foxtrot Uniform’s Huj! Huj! Hajrah!
The alt-bluesy, country-psyching, classic-rocking Foxtrot Uniform has just released its first album, Huj! Huj! Hajrah!, after months of can-do and...
