[Editor’s Note: Over the next couple of weeks, I’ll be presenting my 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. 6 on the list–and, please, feel free to click after the…

So your Christmas festivities are coming to a close. For hours, you’ve been sitting around with family for hours, eating and hearing about Uncle Harold’s increasingly aggravating bunion problems. You’re getting anxious. Antsy. You need to get out.Well, friend, you’ve come to the right place. Our weekly Good Friday tradition…

[Editor’s Note: Over the next couple of weeks, I’ll be presenting my 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. 7 on the list–and, please, feel free to click after the…

[Editor’s Note: Over the next couple of weeks, I’ll be presenting my 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…

2008 saw The Toadies triumphantly return to the music world with the release of its surprisingly still-in-form No Deliverance. 2009, meanwhile, saw even more successes from the band as it continued to tour the country, playing on both the club and festival circuits. The latter seemed to prove especially fruitful…

Not to get all nostalgic, but 2009 really was a fantastic year in Dallas-Fort Worth music. There are various reasons why and, last week, we handled the news-side of it all. But this week’s a little closer to the heart. This week really matters. Because, well, the music mattered around…

A proud local product, The Old 97’s always makes certain to bring its high-energy twang-rock back through town with respectable regularity. But, this week, the band is offering up something truly special: a four-night residency of “evening with” performances at Sons of Hermann Hall. The evenings’ festivities will largely follow…

[Editor’s Note: Over the next couple of weeks, I’ll be presenting my 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…

On Sunday, from the afternoon and into the late evening, Third String Productions will present its third annual holiday-themed affair called Unsilent Night (not to be confused with this Unsilent Night). And as always, it’s quite the mall punk affair: This year’s headliners include A Day to Remember, Sense Fail,…

[Editor’s Note: In this week’s paper, you’ll see my picks for the best DFW albums of 2009. Unfortunately, because of space concerns in print, some of the column was cut. So I’ve decided to print the whole thing here in full. Check it out. Argue away. Do your thing. And…

Quite the all-out dance-party bill at the Granada Theater on this upcoming Monday night, featuring the oh-so-hip (and all-around DC9-approved) bill of Neon Indian, Fizzy Dino Pop and Ishi, three acts we’ve been drooling over pretty hard for the past six months or so.No need to hype these acts up…

[Editor’s Note: Over the next couple of weeks, I’ll be presenting my 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…

With the calendar year about to turn, we’re coming up on three years of Fair to Midland promising new material and not coming out with it. So when I spotted frontman Darroh Sudderth not too long ago at Trees, I asked him what was up.His response? “It’s a process,” he…

[Editor’s Note: Over the next couple of weeks, I’ll be presenting my favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Right now, we take an in-depth look at song No. 11 on the list–feel free to click after the jump…

[Editor’s Note: Over the next couple of weeks, I’ll be presenting my favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Right now, though, we take an in-depth look at song No. 12 on the list–and feel free to click after…

Pikahsso on Saturday, December 19, at The Green Elephant:Well, it’s official: Pikahsso, of Awkquarius and formerly of PPT, has gone and lost his mind. He even says as much in the below clip of him freestyling at an Awkquarius show from Saturday night. I’ll give him this much, though: Free-styling…

[Editor’s Note: Over the next couple of weeks, I’ll be presenting my favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Right now, though, we take an in-depth look at song No. 13 on the list–and feel free to click after…

You can thank Michelle Poe, Keith Burns (of Trick Pony) and Cowboy Troy for the above music video and new official song for your Dallas Cowboys. For what it’s worth, this is probably the best thing that Cowboy Troy’s ever done. His rhyming of “new home” with “one-of-a-kind, big ol’…

It’s been a crazy day around here, what with the big NX35 announcement and all. Part of us doesn’t want it to end; the rest of us can’t wait for the weekend to start.Oh, who are we kidding? We’re pretty stoked about this weekend–and for good reason, too, as there’s…

[Editor’s Note: Over the next couple of weeks, I’ll be presenting my 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. 14 on the list–and click after the jump for a free…