If there’s one regret we have, looking back on our list of the 40 best songs of 2009, it’s that, somehow, we completely forgot about Robert Gomez’s rather brilliant 2009 release Pine Sticks and Phosphorus and, specifically, “The Hunting Song.” How? Because, well, sometimes, we’re idiots. And by “we,” I…
It was back in November when we first heard the latest song about frozen treats from Mr. Ice Cream Paint Job himself, Dorrough. This one, you’ll surely recall, is called “Caramel Sundae” and features fellow Dallasite Fat B on the track, in which the fellas talk about members of the…
Once upon a time, she was just Carmen. Then, after realizing that the single-name thing wasn’t her style, she extended it out to her full name: Carmen Rodgers. And, on her 2004 release Free, Rodgers showcased a surgary-sweet indie soul coo and rightfully earned her a couple DOMA nominations in…
British-based Fact Magazine recently released it’s best albums of the decade list (everyone’s doing it!) and here’s an interesting inclusion of note: Coming in at No. 21 on the taste-making mag’s list is Dallas-based electro artist Gerard Hanson, who scores with the 2006, self-titled album he release under his Convextion…
Quite the treat via ye olde inbox this morning, as longtime DC9 favorite Bridges & Blinking Lights has finally and formally announced the name and release date of its upcoming, sophomore full-length. Heroes, Guns & Snakes, the note reads, will earn its official release on March 2, book-ended by a…
Up to this point, we really haven’t heard too much from 16-year-old Dallas rapper Lil Twist. We knew a few things, of course: Namely, that he’s a member of Lil Wayne’s Young Money crew and stopped by to join the man on stage at Wayne’s American Airlines Center performance back…
Well, we knew there’d be some debate on the matter of our Best Area Albums of the ’00s list in this week’s paper. We even acknowledged as much in our introduction to the piece: No doubt we’ve forgotten a handful of worthy contenders; no doubt you’ll call us out for…
Congratulations to the soulful area hip-hoppers in Dem Southernfolkz, who this morning saw their video for “The Message” get MTV’s approval for rotation on its MTV Jams channel. It’s the band’s first video to earn airplay on one of the cable station’s many subsidiary channels–but, if the band has its…
We kinda figured we wouldn’t be the only ones to dig on some of the Denton-based Bryce Isbell’s latest work under his FUR moniker: Just over an hour ago, Pitchfork offered up its take on FUR’s collaboration with Neon Indian frontman Alan Palomo, “Black Castles,” a song we offered up…
Earlier this week, Pitchfork posted the above, Ray Concepcion-filmed clip of Neon Indian performing its Demi Lovato-approved “Deadbeat Summer” up in New York City at the Brooklyn Bowl. It makes for a fine visual, what with all the bowling balls and pins, etc. But, more than that, the performance, which…
Seems we’re smack dab in the midst of a folk-rock revival around these parts—yup, again, I know. But it’s undeniable, really: Between the four acts on this bill and many, many others (including standouts The Fox & The Bird and The Beaten Sea), neo-folk is everywhere around town right now…
The next couple of months are bound to be busy ones for Jonathan Tyler & The Northern Lights as the band amps up for the release of its major label debut, Pardon Me, on March 16. Till then, don’t even bother looking for the guys (and gal) in this outift…
Do you “dig music”? Can you write worth a lick? Are you a college student willing to work in exchange for credit and what will surely be a life-changing experience (maybe) instead of cash? Yeah? Really? Cool, ’cause we’re all ears: We’re currently accepting applications for spring semester interns here…
Denton-based, DOMA-winning Best DJ Yeahdef has been a busy man of late, posting a slew of fresh remixes to his SoundCloud page, among them a couple of edits to fellow local products Neon Indian and Darktown Strutters. The disc jockey, born Joey Leichty, says he’s “always toyed with the idea…
Mayhaps you noticed this post earlier today on Unfair Park. Then again, maybe you didn’t. Either way, it sure bears repeating: Damien Weighill, the man behind the oh-so-awesome video for Giggle Party’s “Jason Bought a Hatchet” will be stopping through town at the end of the month, putting his art–which…
Listen: My job description requires me to see a lot of concerts. More than is probably healthy, to be honest. I’m out at least three nights a week (often more like five or six) seeing local or national shows around town. Believe me, I’m not complaining. But, when you see…
We’re big fans of what John Iskander is doing around town with the shows that he’s booking under his Parade of Flesh moniker. But you already knew that.What you might not have known, however, is that Iskander’s been planning another post-SXSW bash–as he’s been known to do in the past…
Pitchfork sure lurves it some Sleep Whale–and Abacus and Melting Season and Sunnybrook, too, actually. So it shouldn’t be surprising then that the fifth (!) side-project the band has announced in just the past year alone (the remaining one being Joel North’s Northern project), would go ahead and earn some…
We, just like you, were caught off guard when we learned that Lil Wayne was booked to play the Allen Event Center on this Thursday night. But, alas, it’s happening, folks–despite, even, his recent legal issues downstate (which come on top of earlier ones, too, duh). So it should be…
Kind of a crazy night last night at The Libertine for the fourth go ’round of the once-a-month local music love-fest we’re still calling The Local Hang with Playlister P. It featured the biggest crowd we’ve seen to date, for one. And it was a pretty rockin’ crew, to boot–plenty…
Even now, more than a year after its self-titled debut was released, True Widow continues to get more love for its dirgey, badass, beast of a record. Back in October, it was Aquarius Records in San Francisco. And, yesterday, a Swedish videographer named Mats Ek offered up the above, gorgeous…
Like the Toadies, the Old 97’s too closed out 2009 with a multiple-night run at one of its old haunts. And, on Wednesday night, as the Toadies launched its brief Trees run, the 97’s brought its four-nighter to a close just up the road on Elm Street at Sons of…
