Pegasus News - Dallas/Fort Worth

Sarah Hepola is back from shark fishing in New Zealand (or something like that) and she's spunkier than ever...

...in Across the Bar Sarah rolls her eyes and shakes her head while recapping the Dallas Music Fest...

A few weeks ago, I wrote that the Dallas Music Fest was the city's best-organized and least interesting festival. Well, I was right on one count. In only its second year, the Cleveland-owned DMF proved to be a disaster of confusion and mediocre music, with bands playing to empty houses and panels delayed by hours. Jeff Blue, senior vice president of A&R at RCA, was reportedly so frustrated that he ditched the festival early, leaving his assistant to handle his Saturday-afternoon panel. (Blue could not be reached for comment.) Say what you will about the music--which skewed young and heavy--the organization left a lot to be desired...Read the rest

...I tried so very hard to be supportive of this fiasco...for the bands...and ONLY for the bands. But I'm going on record now...Don't fall for this deal next year. Save your time, your hardwork and your music for the New Music Festival. Those are good folks...good local folks who have a stake in good local music and the venues who support it.

In Odds & Ends Sarah touches on a couple of sweet upcoming Denton Music Festivals that are worthy of the small cost to gain entrance...

A tale of two festivals: When it rains, it pours good music in Denton, where two festivals have announced concerts that will fall within a week of each other. On April 2, the second annual WakeUp Festival features performances from The Riverboat Gamblers, Baptist Generals, Mugzu, Speedtrucker, Jetscreamer and Fishboy, along with Austin acts The Gourds and Flametrick Subs. Last year's event was a beer-soaked celebration of music and activism, all done with a healthy dose of nakedness and college liberalism. Just a week later, on April 9 at Hailey's, the first-ever Spune "Wall of Sound Festival" features performances by such critical darlings as Midlake, Record Hop, Radiant, Black Tie Dynasty and Austin's What Made Milwaukee Famous. But how much marquee festival can one tiny college town sustain? ....Read More.

Sustain? Hell, I'm moving to Denton for the month of April so I don't miss a single note!

A new feature in Odds & Ends "Ask the Expert" and features our own Josh Venable of The Adventure Club...

This new feature attempts to answer some of the most common questions faced by local upstart musicians. How to put a press kit together? How to get booked? How to properly punctuate "li'l"? This week, we debut with a question for everyone's favorite Adventure Club host, Josh Venable You gotta go here to read the question and answer.

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Robert Wilonsky chats a teeny-tiny bit about what I believe to be one of the greatest CDs of 2004 here.

Merritt Martin talks Kitty Kitty Bang Bang and more here.

Iron & Wine with Sam Machkovech here.

Rob Trucks----He Will Dare

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Cindy now blogs at The Fine Line.