[Over the next few weeks, we’ll be presenting our favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today, we take an in-depth look at song No. 8 on the list — and, please, feel free to click after the jump…

Back in the day, there was a place for music videos — on television, and, namely, on the few glorious stations that played them. For the most part, though, those stations are no more — or they’ve changed formats so much that the remnants of their storied pasts have become…

If you’re sitting to at home or at your office desk, trying to muster up some inspiration so you can make that one last trip to the mall today, tomorrow or the next day and finish up your last-minute gift-shopping, allow this clip, courtesy of up-and-coming Fort Worth-based rapper Killa…

[Over the next few weeks, we’ll be presenting our favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today, we take an in-depth look at song No. 9 on the list — and, please, feel free to click after the jump…

Speaking of True Widow, as we were earlier today, we just stumbled across quite the treat for those who, like us, are salivating at the thought of the band’s to-be-released-in-March sophomore album, called As High As The Highest Heavens and From The Center to the Circumference of the Earth (or,…

Yesterday, the folks down at Austin’s SXSW announced yet another round of performers who have been confirmed to play the annual March festival. And, though at first glance, it doesn’t appear as if any other North Texas have been added to the lineup that already features Erykah Badu, Bowling For…

Another week has passed and another round of acts has been added to the upcoming 35 Conferette in Denton (formerly known as NX35).Today, five more names just added to the March 10-13 festival lineup: indie dance favorites !!! (pronounced Chk Chk Chk, if that helps), Alaskan-based prog-rockers Portugal. The Man,…

[Over the next few weeks, we’ll be presenting our favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today, we take an in-depth look at song No. 10 on the list — and, please, feel free to click after the jump…

Not too long ago in this space, we posted an item about a local pop outfit (who’ll remain unnamed for this post’s sake) calling it quits. A few days later, that post was refuted by the Alternative Press — after the artist’s label caught wind of the piece and asked…

It was quite the scene last night at Murray Street Coffee Shop, where members of the Dallas Family Band gathered for their public appearance together in months to sing Christmas carols for a small collection of revelers that almost matched the outfit in size. And not a bad feather in…

[Over the next few weeks, we’ll be presenting our favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today, we take an in-depth look at song No. 11 on the list — and, please, feel free to click after the jump…

We’ve been in a fairly nostalgic and retrospective mood of late — maybe you’ve noticed our pretty much constant looks back at this year of late? — which got us thinking: Looking back on the year that was 2009, is there an area band or release that we didn’t give…

Earlier this week, we shared Smile Smile’s cover of “Silent Night,” while also noting that the indie pop duo planned on following up that cover song with yet another free-to-download cover later this week. Well, it’s later. And the song is here. After the jump, check out Smile Smile’s take…

In case you forgot: Yes, Drowning Pool is from Dallas. So, here’s a video of a parrot signing along to that band’s biggest hit…

It’s a fairly simple design. But, more than that, it’s a great cause…

[Over the next few weeks, we’ll be presenting our favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today, we take an in-depth look at song No. 12 on the list — and, please, feel free to click after the jump…