Bobby Patterson

These days, he might be best known around town as a radio jock on KKDA-730 AM Soul 73, but Bobby Patterson, as longtime local music fans are already well aware, is far more than just another detached voice being transmitted over the airwaves. In fact, once upon a time—in the…

Bonus MP3: Smile Smile — “Silent Night”

No strangers to cover songs, the his/her duo of Smile Smile’s released at least two this year by our count. The first? That came back in October, when the band passed along our way its version of Blink-182’s “Dammit” for DC9 reader consumption.Earlier this week, meanwhile, the band released a…

Watch: Astronautalis — “The Wondersmith and His Sons”

The sometimes-area-based wordsmith known as Astronautalis is celebrating his birthday today, and is doing so with the release of a brand-spanking-new music video for the song “The Wondersmith and His Sons,” off of his still-great 2008-released album, Pomegranate. It’s kind of a chilling watch, this new video, too, as SMU…

Listomania: The 15 Best Concerts of 2010

With apologies to Robert Earl Keen, Devin the Dude, Cake, Hayes Carll and the multitude of also-rans filling up the regional concert calendar in these final weeks of 2010, it’s safe to say, I think, that, with Friday night’s Wu-Tang show at the Granada Theater, the year in live music…

Bonus MP3: Crushed Stars — “Eyeliner”

Speaking of Crushed Stars, mastermind Todd Gautreau will be bringing his project to La Grange tonight to showcase his latest material, which, mind you, is mostly the product of his own mind and playing. Aside from some assistance from drummer Jeff Ryan (Sarah Jaffe, Pleasant Grove) and production work from…