Music Emissions Interview: Royal Bangs
I first got hip to the Knoxville based, Black Keys endorsed band through Spin magazine about a month ago. They were named one of April’s 2011 best new artists by Spin, then promptly made their television debut on Letterman not long after. As fate would have it, they were scheduled to stop by Dallas before [...]
Royal Bangs Tour Review
After getting turned onto this group by Spin and seeing them on Letterman, I was both excited and lucky to watch them. They made a stop in Texas before going home for a day or two before hitting Europe. I went to Deep Ellum, a famous section of Dallas where many bands have played before [...]
Your Face Left Before Buke and Gass
Forever, since 2002 to be exact, my favorite small venue show was Down at the Ranch Bowl. Not only was I a huge fan of Down at the time (and, on occasion, still am) but the show degraded at some point to a party rather than concert. Anselmo requested that all the house lights be [...]
South By Southwest 2011 Coverage, Part Two
In part one, I described how my best friend and I attended the SXSW fest this year in Austin for the very first time. We didn’t purchase any passes, badges, or wristbands. Nor did we have any press passes either. Here is part two, reviews of all the shows that we were able to catch. [...]
South By Southwest 2011 Coverage, Part One
Written by Benjy Oliver My life was recently radically changed forever as I was able to fulfill a dream. Yes, I was able to finally experience the notorious and legendary South By Southwest in Austin. My only regret is not going to this event sooner, and not staying longer while I was there. I’m using [...]
Sublime w/Rome, The Dirty Heads, and Matisyahu Tour Review
Sometimes things get better the longer they last. It may almost be time for kids to head back to school, but that doesn’t mean that summer or vacation is over…yet. Sometimes things also get better right before they end. Which explains why most of us are trying to squeeze every final moment we can out [...]
Passion Pit/Tokyo Police Club 2010 Tour Review
How difficult do you think it would be to sell out a concert on a Monday night? Well not hard at all if your band is Passion Pit or Tokyo Police Club! That’s what myself and a couple thousand of other sweaty fans found out recently as the two bands on tour stopped off in [...]
Artists On The Verge (2010): Minus The Bear
Thursdays have historically been a day for boasting the all-time classic albums of indie music. A few weeks ago the staff decided to jump on a different bandwagon. Over the next few months, new staff writer Ben Oliver , and others will begin to spotlight Artists On The Verge. Artists who have stayed vigilante and [...]
The Easy Star All-Stars live in Austin, TX
All public consumption of their three epic cover albums aside, The Easy Star All-Stars have something to prove. Not to anyone listening as much as to themselves as artists. Either way, terrific human spirits were up there glorifying sound. Having conquered and re-mapped three of the most legendary artists/albums in the history of music, one [...]
1st annual Pearl Street Festival
Written by Brian Rutherford and Jason Henshaw Saturday, October 24th was a gorgeous day for The Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Granbury, TX, just outside the vicinity of crazed Halloween shoppers and blue skies gazers lurked a first annual charity event. Just about 35 miles Southwest of Fort Worth, TX, under those very same blue skies and [...]
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