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Howling at the Moon
Before I took over this column about five years ago, I decided not to be negative. Spewing vitriol about local/struggling bands, clubs, and events...
Jeff Price
Sometimes, a c.d. requires several spins before its tasty subtleties rise to the surface.
Other times, though, a disc can jump right out of...
Confusatron
Funk? Check. Jazz? Check. The kitchen sink? Check.
Confusatron does a lot of everything and amazingly well. In most tunes, the eight-piece ferociously bites downbeats,...
Nudity / Priestess
There are basically two kinds of retro bands — ones that hew closely to the old school, and ones that occasionally flip the script.
Nudity...
Hunters, Forests, and Porridge
Midlake is another in a long line of famous indie rock bands from Denton. Other wildly successful non-mainstream acts that also hail from our...
Katsuk Returns, T-Bone Weds
On Monday nights back in the day at The Wreck Room, Daniel Katsuk and his A-Hummin' Acoustical Acupuncture probably drew bigger crowds on a...
Randy Rogers Band
Every decade or so, a new regional renegade comes along to symbolize Texas Music’s swaggering side, a la Jerry Jeff Walker in the 1970s,...
Sufjan Stevens
Writing a definitive Sufjan Stevens review is almost as ambitious as Stevens’ intent to write, record, and release 50 albums themed after each U.S....
Right on Time
Nestled between the College of Emotional Engineering and the Bureau of Synthetic Voice and Music, The Hourly Radio broadcasts propaganda across Aldous Huxley’s Brave...
The Byrds
Arguably one of the most influential bands of the 1960s and early 1970s, The Byrds were also occasionally mediocre and derivative as they wandered...
