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Arcade Fire
With Neon Bible, Arcade Fire’s second effort and the follow-up to 2004’s hugely successful Funeral, the Canadian septet doesn’t just avoid the proverbial sophomore...
Norah Jones
Norah Jones has done a lot to quash the expectations established by her first album, 2002’s Come Away With Me.
She has remained active,...
More Cowtown at South-by
Two other Fort Worth acts that I've neglected to tell you about are scheduled to perform sanctioned showcases at SXSW. The first is R&B...
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.
Local...
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...
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...
