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Cute is What We Aim For
This week, thousands of bands will be crisscrossing the Metroplex on their way to and from the annual SXSW Music Festival in Austin.
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LaLaLand
In 2004, as Austin singer-songwriter James McMurtry was barricading himself behind a career iron curtain over the Iraq War, a more obscure musical entity...
Secret Devil Sign
A million years ago, Black Sabbath, heavy metal’s original Saurians, electrocuted the blues to invent an ominous breed of devil-courting, mom-scaring music.
Shortly thereafter,...
Radio (Finally) Opens the Airwaves to Indies
On Monday, the FCC and the four major commercial radio conglomerates reached an agreement that will result in more airtime for independent artists.
Giving less...
Bright Future
Daniel Hopkins, 26-year-old drummer for the North Texas synth-pop outfit Radiant, talks in almost spiritual terms about the group’s performance before a million-plus plus...
Spune on 6th
For the past four years, Spune Productions has been in the vanguard of hip music in the Metroplex. A ton of cool indie bands...
On the One
Establishing supernatural, groove-oriented funk on a nightly basis would prove an exhausting task for your average musician, but San Diego’s On The One manages...
More Than a Feeling
Before Dallas’ blues-rock outfit The Kül take the stage, drummer Ross Martinez spins some vinyl to set the mood. His favorite choices are classic...
The Shins
Wincing the Night Away, The Shins’ new album, picks up quickly where the band left off four years ago with Chutes Too Narrow.
Much...
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
More Behind The Picture Than The Wall is a c.d. filled with “leapers and weepers” — a mix of upbeat, banjo-laced, toe-tapping hillbilly dance...
