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Aggie Students Produce Livestock Art

In the days before photography, when members of the gentry commissioned portraitists to commit their wealth and beauty to canvas, it wasn't uncommon for the household's sheep and cows to get their pictures painted too. The heyday of agricultural art is long over, although animals still appear in paintings --...
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Last Night: Chiddy Bang, Vonnegutt at Trees

Chiddy Bang, Vonnegutt TreesDecember 2, 2010Better than: going to an actual SMU party. Lest there remained any question as to whom the music of Chiddy Bang is meant for, the Philadelphia-based, indie rock-sampling hip-hop duo provided the answer at Trees last night.Or maybe it's more appropriate to say that their...
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With Paste Gone, Where Will Our Local Folkies Get Their National Love?

Gawker is reporting today that Paste magazine is about to close shop any minute now, further proving that combining two dying industries, music and journalism, indeed results in a double-negative and not a positive.It's a sad day for sure, both for music journalism fans and for local music. Paste, let...
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Gorillaz, NERD

If Gorillaz ever took themselves completely seriously, would it spell doom for their infectious virtual-band whimsy, or make for some iconic, classic postmodernism? Originally just a playful side project for Blur frontman Damon Albarn, the animated quartet captured creative lightning in a bottle with the hip-hop-infused synth pop of 2001's...
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Counting Down the Best Local Albums of 2010

This was bound to be a big year in local music. After an impressive 2009 that mostly saw notable debut or breakthrough releases from previously unheralded area performers (see: Telegraph Canyon, Teenage Cool Kids, Neon Indian, The O's and Air Review), we knew, heading into this year, that the big...
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Jonesing for Art

Generally speaking, football and art go together like orange juice and toothpaste. It's not that you can't appreciate both, it's just that it's not really appropriate to pound back a beer, scream at Jason Garrett for another screwy passing game, and then settle back into your chair to discuss how...
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Last Night: Talib Kweli, Ozomatli and Surprise Special Guest Bun B Rock RedBull’s SoundClash at the Palladium Ballroom

Red Bull SoundClash with Ozomatli, Talib Kweli & The Rhythm Roots Allstars with Special Guest Bun BPalladium BallroomOctober 28, 2010Better Than: Anything else worth the $10 ticket price. The Palladium looked a little different last night.Instead of the conventional one stage people have become accustomed to, there were two stages...
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Listomania: Billy Corgan’s Six Most Questionable Career Decisions

There was a time in our younger days when there simply was no bigger band than Smashing Pumpkins. Depending on who you ask, double-album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Saddness is either one of the greatest triumphs of the mid-'90s alt-rock boom or one of the most self-indulgent, overrated albums...